Henry VIII oak linenfold chest
Circa 1540
England
W 50 1/2" × H 21" × D 17 1/2"
Stock # Marh2963
£7,850.00
Henry VIII oak linenfold chest, the hybrid constructed chest with boarded sides and back with the panelled front with four superb quality carved linenfold panels each with two crosses within the folds.
True linenfold appears in some accounts after 1450 as ""lignum undulatum" (literally wavy wood) Victor Chinnery, Oak furniture the British tradition