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Chest

Carved oak chest on a plainly moulded, waisted plinth raised on bun feet. The sides have fielded panels, the front a recessed panel within a plainly moulded frame, this panel carved with acanthus strapwork forming into roundels on either side of an oval cartouche carved with a reclining female figure holding a sheaf of corn, representing the classical goddess Ceres, or Abundance. Front corners are carved with attached Corinthian columns.
Size: Length: 126.5 cm; Height: 81 cm; Depth: 57.5 cm

Place: France

Object Type: chest

Period: Louis XIII

Actual Date: c.1612

Century: 17th century

Material: Oak

Museum Accession Number: FW.160