Charles I elm boarded chest
1645
Somerset, England
W 50 3/4 × H 22 1/4 × D 17
Stock # Marh1092
SOLD
Carles I elm boarded chest. Carved with botanical imagery of the very best quality, with thistles, flowers,vine and leaf flanking the central lock plate which is set within a shield and dated 1645.
A near identical chest is illustrated in Victor Chinnery's Oak Furnture, page 106, figure 2:110.
Rare collector's piece.