Antique (In Part) Walnut Blanket Chest with Custom-Made Base

Item Details

An antique (in part) walnut blanket chest with a custom-made base. The dovetailed case dates to the nineteenth century and it features a rectangular, molded lid with breadboard ends and iron, strap hinges opening to a lidded, poplar till. The exterior, front panel has an inlaid, diamond-shaped escutcheon and the chest rises on a later, molded base ending in dovetailed, bracket feet.

Condition

- base is later; front, right foot with a glue repair and a few resulting cracks; lid with scratches and marks; small patch repair to left of inlaid escutcheon and another to back, left corner of lid; interior retains lock plate but missing latch on lid and key; other surface wear and small chips as would be expected with age and use.

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Item #

18DCC289-352