A James I boarded cypress-wood and 'pitch'-decorated chest, circa 1620
A James I boarded cypress-wood and 'pitch'-decorated chest, circa 1620
North Italian, made for export to England
Of show dove-tailed construction, the hinged lid with applied edge moulding, the front incised-carved and filled with mastic/pitch, designed with the Royal Coat of Arms, with lion and unicorn supports, flanked by curtain-draped and a caryatid reserve, 157.5cm wide x 61cm deep x 62.5cm high, (62in wide x 24in deep x 24 1/2in high)
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A James I boarded cypress-wood and 'pitch'-decorated chest, circa 1620
North Italian, made for export to England
Of show dove-tailed construction, the hinged lid with applied edge moulding, the front incised-carved and filled with mastic/pitch, designed with the Royal Coat of Arms, with lion and unicorn supports, flanked by curtain-draped and a caryatid reserve, 157.5cm wide x 61cm deep x 62.5cm high, (62in wide x 24in deep x 24 1/2in high)
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