Antique English Regency Period Polychrome Casket - 19th C Painted Trunk / Chest

Antiques : By Period, Style : Georgian

 

English Regency period hand-painted polychrome casket, c.1820. This is an elegant and refined example featuring various exotic colonial landscapes scenes on both the body and domed lid. The use of painted borders gives it that sense of balance and classical symmetry. The exterior is further adorned with hand-painted knotty whorls that loosely resemble a burr walnut grain pattern whilst a traditional salmon-pink colored paper lines the interior. The casket is raised on brass ball feet and has brass lion head pulls on the sides. The carcass is pine, veneered and hand-painted, and is of high quality. This charming piece comes in superb and presentable condition. There is a repaired crack on the back, minor pieces of veneer missing from a couple of the corners and a crack in the base, as shown. Measures: 16” x 12” x 12 ¾”.

Item ID: RL-EA00868