18th century Colonial brass-mounted padouk chest or trunk, in the Dutch East India Company taste, the hinged rectangular cover with engraved brass cartouche and pierced spandrels, plus two sizes of brass studs, over conforming box body, with front and side decoration, the latter with carry handles, on moulded apron, raised upon a separate pair of supports having turned bun feet to the front and inverted V-shaped rear legs, overall 76cm x 40cm x 30.5cm high (without legs), 46cm high overall
Sold for £400
18th century Colonial brass-mounted padouk chest or trunk, in the Dutch East India Company taste, the hinged rectangular cover with engraved brass cartouche and pierced spandrels, plus two sizes of brass studs, over conforming box body, with front and side decoration, the latter with carry handles, on moulded apron, raised upon a separate pair of supports having turned bun feet to the front and inverted V-shaped rear legs, overall 76cm x 40cm x 30.5cm high (without legs), 46cm high overall
Auction: Summer Specialist Sale, 13th Jun, 2024
Our Summer Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors
Highlights included an Austral Islands Cheif's staff £15,500, a Large Minton majolica elephant four-branch candelabrum centrepiece £6,200, an Asscher cut diamond (approx. 4.5 carats) platinum ring £11,500, The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, K.C.S.I £12,500, and an early 19th century double-sided micromosaic table box £11,000.
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