A SOUTH GERMAN FIGURED ASH, FRUITWOOD AND OAK CHEST
LATE 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The hinged panelled lid above an architectural facade, with applied leafy fronds, some issuing from a green-mask and flanked by paired tapering pilasters, each pair enclosing a shell-headed arch, the sides similarly panelled and with iron loop handles, enclosing an interior with elaborate engraved steel and polychrome decorated lock, dated 1594 and bearing initials 'B.W.W' and engraved steel hinges, with a row of five small drawers and a lidded compartment, the base section fitted with three similarly panelled drawers, the reverse with 'Munchen' transit labels
41¼ in. (105 cm.) high; 70 in. (178 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76 cm.) deep
A SOUTH GERMAN FIGURED ASH, FRUITWOOD AND OAK CHEST
LATE 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The hinged panelled lid above an architectural facade, with applied leafy fronds, some issuing from a green-mask and flanked by paired tapering pilasters, each pair enclosing a shell-headed arch, the sides similarly panelled and with iron loop handles, enclosing an interior with elaborate engraved steel and polychrome decorated lock, dated 1594 and bearing initials 'B.W.W' and engraved steel hinges, with a row of five small drawers and a lidded compartment, the base section fitted with three similarly panelled drawers, the reverse with 'Munchen' transit labels
41¼ in. (105 cm.) high; 70 in. (178 cm.) wide; 30 in. (76 cm.) deep
