A RARE BERMUDAN CEDAR TRUNK ON STAND

A RARE BERMUDAN CEDAR TRUNK ON STAND

MID-18TH CENTURY

the hinged top revealing a vacant interior, above a false drawer front and a wavy apron and on cabriole legs

86cm high, 135cm wide, 60cm deep

Provenance

Robert Bradley Antiques, Salisbury.

Catalogue Note

The distinctive dovetailing on this chest is typical of Bermuda production. Every cabinetmaker is said to have had his own brass dovetail pattern. See Bryden B. Hyde. Bermuda’s Antique Furniture & Silver for related chests.