Collections & Fine Furniture - 16th April 2024
Lot 127
A RARE BERMUDAN CEDAR TRUNK ON STAND
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1008
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Description
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.