The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025

Lot 267

A GEORGE III ELM BOX AND COVER

Estimate £100 - £150

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Description

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.