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AN EARLY AUSTRALIAN CEDAR AND PINE INLAID 'MISSIONARY' CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1815
AN EARLY AUSTRALIAN CEDAR AND PINE INLAID 'MISSIONARY' CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1815Estimate $15,000 – $20,000
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- Lot Sold $10,000 (Hammer Price)
- $12,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the rectangular top above two short and three long graduated drawers decorated with Grecian key pattern and with original steel locks, raised on turned feet; 10CM WIDE, 54CM DEEP, 116CM HIGH;
NOTE The Late Kevin Fahy pronounced this chest as one of the Missionary Chests in relation to its likely connection to the Reverend Samuel Marsden (1765-1838) who in 1815 went to New Zealand with a group to convert the Maori to Christianity. It is presumed that this chest went over to New Zealand and never came back, perhaps they had to leave New Zealand in a hurry;
PROVENANCE This chest was discovered by the present owner in an antique shop on the North Island of New Zealand where it was listed as a mahogany chest.
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