Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Redo Antique French Art Nouveau Cameo

Antique French Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Coupe Vase by Gallé

these panels repeating three times around the body

5 cm X 64 cm X 7

The doors of very large size having a carved crest to the top and corresponding carving below

the interior of the lid having hand-forged strap hinges and original hand-forged iron lock and key

Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Redo Antique French Art Nouveau CameoA very good antique Scandinavian carved Baroque Folk Art dowry chest, circa 1780. The chest having a gently domed top with a hinged lid having the original 'snipe' hinges, the edge of the lid having carved gadrooning. To the front of the chest there are large and deeply carved geometric devices, to the center is a large hand cut steel lock and hasp. Both sides of the chest having hand forged iron carrying handles within a deeply carved lozenge design