Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2017

Lot 366

A Victorian camphorwood maritime trunk

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £700

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Description

A Victorian camphorwood maritime trunk, the hinged lid painted with 'THOMAS WOODCOCK SOUTHAMPTON' and with a brass plaque inscribed 'No. 2 T. WOODCOCK, 21 West Street, Southsea, Nr. Portsmouth, England', with a vacant interior, with side carrying handles, 47.3cm high, 76.2cm wide, 45.2cm deep.

Thomas Woodcock was a steward for the Orient Line of Clipper Packets that ran from England to Adelaide.