A Rare 16th Century Welsh Tudor Oak Clamp Fronted Ark From The Abbey House
A Rare 16th Century Welsh Tudor Oak Clamp Fronted Ark From The Abbey House
A Rare 16th Century Welsh Tudor Oak Clamp Fronted Ark From The Abbey House

A Rare 16th Century Welsh Tudor Oak Clamp Fronted Ark From The Abbey House Malmesbury
welsh clamp fronted ark chest
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16th Century Welsh Oak Clamp Fronted Ark.

Provenance:The Abbey House ,Malmesbury.

This rare Tudor chest that sits within a group known to have been constructed in The Black Mountain region of The Brecon Becons are all similar with wide stiles decorated with channel-moulding and turned in feet.

Ref :Richard Bebb Welsh Furniture Vol 1 page 146

Constructed of riven timber with an unusually flat canted lid consisting of three overlapping boards,the front consisting of a single plank clamped with wide stile ends all held together by wedges and pegs.

Standing with no loss of height this chest is a good example showing the development from storage chest to a piece of vernacular furniture.

Good untouched surface with a natural patina and colour in all the right spots .

58" Wide

33" High

24" Deep

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A chest for the connoisseur or true Welshman .

A Rare 16th Century Welsh Tudor Oak Clamp Fronted Ark From The Abbey House Malmesbury