Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Redo Possibly made by Cantagalli workshop

Possibly made by Cantagalli workshop or another European pottery as an exhibition piece

Hu was interested in contemporary virtuoso artist Albert Marquet (1875-1947)

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

these panels repeating three times around the body

5 cm X 64 cm X 7

Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Redo Possibly made by Cantagalli workshopA 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