• Henry VII boarded oak chest
  • Henry VII boarded oak chest
  • Henry VII boarded oak chest
  • Henry VII boarded oak chest
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Henry VII boarded oak chest

Period
Circa 1500
Origin
England (possibly Northamptonshire)
Dimensions
W 57 1/4" × H 23" × D 22"
Reference
#Marh2331

This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.

Description

Henry VII boarded oak chest. The front carved with three rows of ornament, the lower section carved with eight roundels or (Catherine wheels) the middle section with a carved scrolling band with leafy decoration and above this a row of cresting with rosettes.

Examples illustrated in Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, page 413, figure 4:2 (shown here)
V&A Museum: Vol 1 – Gothic and Early Tudor, item 314 – page 71 – plate 46 (shown here)

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