A Wonderful Swedish c.1780 Stained Pine & Iron-Bound Dome Top Trunk sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles March 18th 1914

March 18th 1914

The bronze handled and steel bladed army issue saw with military crows foot and makers stamp J

almost a century on from its conception

not surprising given the vintage and its ephemeral nature and it has dirt commensurate with age (the top was probably not covered with glass in the first instance)

A Wonderful Swedish c.1780 Stained Pine & Iron-Bound Dome Top Trunk sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles March 18th 1914Origin: Swedish Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Height: 33 inches Width: 44 inches Depth: 20. 75 inches (all at maximum) The generously sized hand forged iron bound sarcophagus shaped stained pine dome top trunk having wrought iron handles and reinforced corners, presented in its original and rather superb colour, showing an ornamental early lock plate and hasp, the double hinged interior opening to reveal a candle