Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 09 Jan 2019
A 17th century oak enclosed chest
A 17th century oak enclosed chest, with a panelled frieze drawer, decorated with ebony panels, marquetry inlaid with mother of pearl, fruitwood and bone, with scrolling foliage and shell motifs, with two cartouches engraved with initials 'C G E' and the date '1646', above a pair of conforming arched and pedimented doors flanked by pilasters, with snakewood panels enclosing three drawers with iron handles, above a further geometric panelled drawer, the sides panelled and applied with split mouldings, possibly Flemish, 129.8cm high, 123.5cm wide, 65.6cm deep.