A 'TITCHMARSH AND GOODWIN STYLE' CARVED 'STRESSED OAK'

'JACOBEAN STYLE' BLANKET CHEST / COFFER

A VERY ATTRACTIVE, MID - LATE 20th CENTURY, SOLID, 'STRESSED OAK', BLANKET CHEST, OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION. THIS FABULOUS 'JACOBEAN STYLE' OAK BLANKET CHEST IS ENGLISH MADE AND IS A RICH DARK OAK IN COLOUR. IT IS MADE IN THE 'TITCHMARSH AND GOODWIN STYLE' AND HAS AN EXCELLENT ALL ROUND FINISH THROUGH-OUT. THE CHEST HAS ATTRACTIVE OAK-WOOD GRAINING THROUGH-OUT AND IT WOULD SIT NICELY WITH OTHER MATCHING ITEMS OF 'TITCHMARSH AND GOODWIN' 'HAND-CRAFTED' SOLID OAK FURNITURE. IT ALSO TAKES ON A DELIBERATE 'STRESSED OAK', AGED APPEARANCE AND HAS RUSTIC 'STRESS' MARKS THROUGH-OUT. THE CHEST IS ALSO OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY AND IS MADE IN THE 'GEORGIAN STYLE', USING TRADITIONAL METHODS, SUCH AS 'HAND-CRAFTED', 'PEGGED JOINTS' ETC AND ONLY THE VERY BEST QUALITY SOLID OAK TIMBER AND FINISHES ARE USED THROUGH-OUT. THE BLANKET CHEST HAS A LARGE LIFT UP TOP / LID, WHICH HAS DECORATIVE MOULDED, 'THUMB-NAIL' EDGES AND ROUNDED CORNERS. THE LID ALSO RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL HANDMADE STEEL 'STRAP' HINGES AND IT HAS ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING BARS FIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE, FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THERE IS A DEEP FRIEZE BELOW THE 'OVER-SALING' LIFT UP LID. IT HAS DECORATIVE 'FLUTED' MOTIF CARVING, WITH A DECORATIVE BEADED BORDER BELOW, WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE BLANKET CHEST. THE THREE ATTRACTIVE, INSET OAK PANELS BELOW THE FRIEZE ARE ALL DECORATIVE WITH 'SWIRL-LEAF' 'ROSETTE' MOTIF CARVING, WITH 'CHOP-CARVED' ARCHES ON MOULDED COLUMN SUPPORTS. THERE ARE SURROUNDING CARVED BORDERS AT THE FRONT, PLAIN, INSET, SOLID OAK PANELS, IN EACH OF THE SIDES, AGAIN WITH MATCHING MOULDED AND CHAMFERED BORDERS. THE CHEST IS LINED WITH SOLID OAK BOARDS, WHICH IS A SURE SIGN OF QUALITY AND IT IS RAISED UPON STURDY BLOCKED FEET, WITH VISIBLE 'PEGGED' JOINTS THROUGH-OUT, FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTH. THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY, 'TITCHMARSH AND GOODWIN STYLE', 'JACOBEAN', CARVED OAK, BLANKET CHEST HAS BEEN CLEANED AND RE-POLISHED. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY HOME.

HEIGHT  23  7/8",   WIDTH  42",   DEPTH  18  1/4".

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