Military Chest

Name: Military Chest
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA628933
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Moxhams Antiques

Description

An English made teak military chest with its original brass corners and all but one of its original handles. Still with original unscrewable feet. Top right drawer has a stronger lock. This form of miltary chest were made over a long period from the early 19th to the early 20th century ~ the design of the skeleton escutceon with a straight bottom edge is for circa 1890.

Provenance: Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO (5 November 1863 – 24 August 1946) was a British Army general, who, during World War I, commanded the 48th (South Midland) Division from 1915 to 1918. He was the youngest of three brothers (Edward, Hew, and Robert) who all rose to command divisions or corps during the war.

I bought the chest locally; the vendor's grandmother used to clean house for him when he lived in Bath and called it the Major's Chest.

Physical Dimensions

Height

109cm (42.91")

Width

99cm (38.98")

Depth

45cm (17.72")

Declaration

Moxhams Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA628933

Dealers Internal Reference

S07

Dealers Notes

Established in 1967,Moxhams Antiques is a family business with a large shop in Bradford-on-Avon near Bath. We have an extensive and varied stock specialising in good period town and country furniture, ceramics, particularly delftware, as well as some decorative items.

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Description

An English made teak military chest with its original brass corners and all but one of its original handles. Still with original unscrewable feet. Top right drawer has a stronger lock.

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This form of miltary chest were made over a long period from the early 19th to the early 20th century ~ the design of the skeleton escutceon with a straight bottom edge is for circa 1890.

Moxhams Antiques

fig 1. Military chest — fig 1. Military Chest

Provenance: Major General Sir Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO (5 November 1863 – 24 August 1946) was a British Army general, who, during World War I, commanded the 48th (South Midland) Division from 1915 to 1918. He was the youngest of three brothers (Edward, Hew, and Robert) who all rose to command divisions or corps during the war.

I bought the chest locally; the vendor's grandmother used to clean house for him when he lived in Bath and called it the Major's Chest.