Lot Essay
A letter dated 1905 is included in this lot which suggests that the chest originally came from Craig Castle, Aberdeenshire
Details
An oak chest
with twin moulded panel hinged lid, above a geometrically moulded raised twin-panel front, with side iron carrying handles set in ebonised panels, on later block feet, the lock part incised, North German, late 17th/early 18th century -- 57½in. (146cm.) wide
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with twin moulded panel hinged lid, above a geometrically moulded raised twin-panel front, with side iron carrying handles set in ebonised panels, on later block feet, the lock part incised, North German, late 17th/early 18th century -- 57½in. (146cm.) wide
See Illustration