Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 2nd October 2025
Lot 1002
A RARE ENGLISH EARLY MEDIEVAL DUG-OUT CHEST
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3810
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Description
A RARE ENGLISH EARLY MEDIEVAL DUG-OUT CHEST
13TH / 14TH CENTURY
made by hollowing out a solid tree trunk, of rectangular form with a small lidded cavity, the cover with wrung wrought-iron hinges and locking straps, with traces of historic polychrome decoration
30cm high, 99cm wide, 37cm deep
Catalogue Note
For a comparable example see the dug-out chest in the belfry at St. Mary’s Church, Foy, Herefordshire.