Bidspirit auction | Continental Baroque Clamp-Front Ark /

Continental Baroque Clamp-Front Ark / Chest - A Continental Baroque clamp-front grain ark / chest, 16th/17th century, the dome lid constructed of five boards overlapping, wedged and grooved into side supports and peg-hinged to the rear stile supports, the horizontal front and side boards are clamped between the vertical stile supports. Dimensions: Height 34 1/2in; width 44in; depth 25 1/4in. Condition: Wear commensurate with age and use. Typical marks and losses and repairs overall. Evidence of old wood worm throughout. No key.