Live Auction 3479An American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures
AN ENGLISH OAK CHEST
Lot 333

AN ENGLISH OAK CHEST

LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LATER CARVED

Closed18 June 2014

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AN ENGLISH OAK CHEST
LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY LATER CARVED
With hinged panelled top, the sides carved with stylized foliage and the initials MC
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, 58 in. (147.3 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep

Acquired from Charles, New York, 9 November 1928.

Specialist note

There is an apocryphal printed paper label to the interior of the chest which suggests it was once the property of Mary Cromwell, a relative of Oliver Cromwell.