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Chip-carved Art & Crafts period chest c.1900 This chip-carved…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
16-Nov-2009
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Chip-carved Art & Crafts period chest c.1900 This chip-carved box chest is an extremely good example of its genre and is rare in both its form and the extensive nature of the carving, which was often confined to smaller objects such as trays and jewellery boxes, the Victorian era was characterised by historical revivals, with earlier eras mined for design inspiration and re-interpretation, including Egyptian, Grecian and Jacobean. Medi'val chip-carved oak coffers inspired new expression in the Art of chip-carving, a simple carving technique often expressed in objects stained dark to look old and blackened with age. Height 50 cm. Width 67 cm. Depth 50 cm
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Furniture: Trunks & Chests