17th Century West Country Carved Oak Chest.

This one has a quirky repair which makes me smile.

Of joined construction with a three panelled front all carved in a West country style of foliate S-scrolls to muntins ,rails and panels probably Exeter with a plank top,but this is where it gets interesting the facing right hand side is from an Elm six plank chest that has been put in to the side but still keeping the original legs, and the base is also from the Elm donor chest.

This was all done a long long time ago and i can not work out why it would have needed replacing and to sacrifice a board chest for the repair amazes me.

It has had a hard life whatever its story maybe,two of the panels are split and there is also a square repair/knot fill to the top.

A survivour of a hard country life but also a cherished member of a family.

Good colour and lots of dirt under a glass finish surface.

48" Wide

22" Deep

26.5" High.

The look is all about this ones life story ...