A French late Gothic carved and paneled oak chest, 15th century
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A French late Gothic carved and paneled oak chest
15th century
Front and sides with linenfold carving, sold together with a copy of a 1988 Christie's auction catalog in which it was previously featured.
H: 126 1/4, W: 51 3/4, D: 37 3/4 in.(H: 320.68, W: 131.45, D: 95.89 cm.)
George Grey Barnard (American, 1863-1938).
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (American, 1874-1960).
Formerly in the collection of The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York who acquired it as a gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1925.
Christie's East, November 22, 1988, English and Continental Furniture, Decorative Objects, Works of Art, Paintings, and Rugs, lot 317.
Private collection, Virginia.
Notes from the Metropolitan Museum files indicate this piece was reconstructed at the MET in 1931. The side panels show a central cut suggesting some reconfiguring, currently lacking backboards, case interior set with heavy modern steel bracing system for structural support (disassembles for transit), some panels and/or framing members restored (interior with black stenciled marks "New York"), pest damage, some losses and repairs at joins, strip patch at one side of top.
15th century
Front and sides with linenfold carving, sold together with a copy of a 1988 Christie's auction catalog in which it was previously featured.
H: 126 1/4, W: 51 3/4, D: 37 3/4 in.(H: 320.68, W: 131.45, D: 95.89 cm.)
George Grey Barnard (American, 1863-1938).
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (American, 1874-1960).
Formerly in the collection of The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York who acquired it as a gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1925.
Christie's East, November 22, 1988, English and Continental Furniture, Decorative Objects, Works of Art, Paintings, and Rugs, lot 317.
Private collection, Virginia.
Notes from the Metropolitan Museum files indicate this piece was reconstructed at the MET in 1931. The side panels show a central cut suggesting some reconfiguring, currently lacking backboards, case interior set with heavy modern steel bracing system for structural support (disassembles for transit), some panels and/or framing members restored (interior with black stenciled marks "New York"), pest damage, some losses and repairs at joins, strip patch at one side of top.
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A French late Gothic carved and paneled oak chest, 15th century
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