Description & Technical information
A rare William and Mary brass bound ebonised strong box on giltwood stand.
The stand is original to the strong box and has concealed lopers to the front, which support the fold-down front of the box. The interior of the strong box reveals two drawers beneath a large open compartment and nine secret compartments.
Date: circa 1690
Period: 17th century
Origin: English
Dimensions: 122 x 82.5 x 43 cm (48 x 32¹/₂ x 16⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Poulett, Hinton House, Somerset, England;
Partridge Fine Arts Plc, London, England;
Private collection, Ireland.
Literature: ‘Furniture History Journal’, 1980, fig. 68; a similar strong box at Ham House, Surrey.
Illustrated: Colin G. Winn, ‘The Pouletts of Hinton House St. George’, 1976, p. 129, fig. 2; photographed in situ in the drawing room of Hinton House, Somerset.
Categories: Furniture
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