A LARGE GERMAN OAK AND IRON MOUNTED CHEST OR STOLLENTRUHE

A LARGE GERMAN OAK AND IRON MOUNTED CHEST OR STOLLENTRUHE

WESTPHALIAN, 16TH CENTURY

with floral strapwork mounts and carved scrolls to the front and feet, the hinged lid revealing a vacant interior with a lidded till

89.2cm high, 181.5cm wide, 64.5cm deep

Catalogue Note

This type of large standing chest is known as a 'stollentruhe' or studded chest and is thought to have been made from the 15th century. The type has become closely associated with the Westphalia region in central, western Germany.

For a similar chest, see the Victoria & Albert Museum, no.900:2-1904.