Pair of Charles I carved inlaid chests
- Period
- Circa 1630
- Origin
- West country, England
- Dimensions
- W 50" × H 29" × D 20 1/2"
- Reference
- #Marh1106
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
Pair of Charles I oak carved and inlaid chests of the best quality, each chest with three panels of arcades carved with guilloche and inlaid with geometric interlaced designs, the stiles carved with leafy decoration and rails carved with a chain guilloche. Both chests with leafy spandrels.
A chest of near identical carving and from the same workshop sold in Christie’s London on the 16th March 2016, lot number 89. for £11,250.
Rare collector’s items.