Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Sculpture subsequently destroyed in the great

subsequently destroyed in the great Chicago fire of 1871

the body of the railing having Art Nouveau stylized floral decoration

and is co-founder of the Portland Brooklyn Project

5" tall X 24

The chair raised on turned legs with compressed bun feet and joined with an ornate carved stretcher

Antique Scandinavian Baroque Folk Art Carved Pine Dowry Chest / Trunk / Coffer, circa 1780 Sculpture subsequently destroyed in the greatA 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