A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A
A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A
A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A
A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A
A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A
A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis A

A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis Apprenticed
Thomas Dennis Chest.
£3,500.00

A 17th Century Carved Oak Dated Chest.

This joined oak chest is elaborately carved with a three panel front with botanical motifs and numerous other structural and ornamental traits comparable to the documented practices of the workshop that Thomas Dennis apprenticed at based in Ottery St Mary Exeter before relocating to Massachusetts

The front carved with three panels all showing the Dennis signature of Botanical foliage and S-scroll design dated RI 1688

In good order still retaining its wire hinges, internal till and amazingly its full height.

This chest is one more to add to the few known chests from this workshop and Further reference can be found :

Oak Furniture The British Tradition ,Victor Chinnery dedicates 7 pages on this workshop pages 503-510.

Antique Collecting Magazine Oak And Country Issue September 2004 (image no 6 listed shows an example carved by the same hand)

Discovering Dennis, The search for Thomas Dennis among the artisans of Exeter, 2009, Marhamchurch antiques exhibition.

Dimensions:

46" (117cm) Wide

20" (51cm) Deep.

30.5" (78cm) High.

A 17th Century Oak Chest Dated 1688 From The Workshop Where Thomas Dennis Apprenticed