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A GEORGE III ELM BOX AND COVER
£100 - £150
A GEORGE III ELM BOX AND COVER
EAST DEVON, DATED '1780'
with strap hinges and a vacant interior, the front with carved initials 'TS' and the date '1780' inside a zigzag and flowerhead punched frame
22.5cm high, 53.2cm wide, 41cm deep
Literature
See Gabriel Olive, 'Farm and Cottage Furniture in the West Country', The Regional Furniture Society, p.50, pl.52 for a comparable box that belonged to Thomas Pring from Hemyock, East Devon.