A Welsh Borders oak 'clamp front' chest

A Welsh Borders oak 'clamp front' chest, the hinged lid revealing a vacant interior, with four applied moulded legs with scroll feet, late 16th / early 17th century, Radnorshire or Breconshire, 77.3cm high, 120.5cm wide, 47cm deep.

For a discussion on this type of Welsh chest, see Richard Bebb, Welsh Furniture 1250-1950, Vol 1, pp146-147. Also see an article by Luke Millar in the Regional Furniture Society's Newsletter No.18 (Winter 1992).