Mid C18th Dutch East Indies Colonial Brass-mounted Padauk Coffer or Strong-box .

Mid C18th Dutch East Indies colonial brass-mounted padauk coffer or strong-box .

Raised on large turned ball feet to the front with shaped bracket feet to the rear. The lid mounted with dome-top studs , the front with a large pierced gilded-brass escutcheon together with the original key . The base with a heavily-moulded surround. .

The ends fitted with heavy quality gilded-brass carrying-handles with elaborate pierced back-plates.

The cleated edge lid opening to reveal strap hinges to the underside , with a plain void interior. Fitted with the original lock and working key .

A highly decorative chest of smaller scale and proportions, designed to be highly potable and probably to transport money and valuables.

In excellent original condition with a rich colour and patina.

Manufactured in the Dutch colonies of the East Indies known as Batavia . These ornate and decorative portable chests or strong-boxes were prized possessions and status symbols used by officers and officials of the Dutch colonists or V.O.C .(“Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie”).

H 20”

W 34”

D 17”

Batavia , Indonesia c.1750

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