Antique Colonial hardwood merchants chest
Antique Colonial hardwood merchants chest
NOW SOLD
This Antique merchants chest in hardwood is of large size.
This would make an amazing coffee table.
The hinged lid that opens at the middle of the top, opens to reveal a large open storage area, a fantastic cavernous area to store things.
Used by wealthy merchants and people of importance to transport their valuables, gold and silk, along the trading routes in the East.
This trunk stands on turned feet
Made of hardwood and then bound in iron strapping, to protect the contents from the hard arduous journeys they undertook. This could have been lashed to the deck of a ship, as well as on a wagon pulled by oxen or even elephants.
Imagine the stories this could tell, and the conversations struck up with your family and friends as your mind goes back in time to the adventures of those days.
125cms wide (49ins)
70cms deep (23 3/4ins)
51.5 cms high (20 1/4ins)
Delivery
FREE delivery to UK mainland
For all other destinations please contact us, and we will get a quote.
We use a professional Removal company to transport our precious items and do not entrust them to usual parcel services. Therefore, delivery may be 7 -10 days, but it is worth the wait of course.
On occasions customers have been disappointed to miss an item as they e-mailed their enquiry instead of phoning, I would recommend that if you wished to get the piece, please call rather than e-mail. We are very friendly and easy to deal with.
This antique is a green product and has not affected the environment we live in. We spend time choosing the best product, an antique item that must meet the strict criteria to be placed in Hingstons of Wilton stock.
Guarantee
This antique carries the Hingstons Antiques product guarantee plate which gives you the peace of mind that any item with this plate, is of the quality and condition expected when purchasing from Hingstons Antiques Limited. All our goods are individually selected by Nick Hingston who uses his experience of over 45 years of trading to select the items with the best design and condition suitable to be placed into our quality stock.
Price Matching
Antiques are unique, and it is impossible to price match in the normal way. Please consider the quality of product, and the care taken in our restoration, before deciding if you are looking at price comparison.
When you choose to purchase an item from Hingstons, you will be purchasing a piece that will enhance your home.
We spend time choosing the best product, an antique item that must meet the strict criteria to be placed in Hingstons of Wilton stock.
Hingstons Distance Selling Policy
Purchases from Hingstons Antiques Ltd give all buyers the right to cancel the purchase within 14 working days after receipt of the item, for a full refund less transport costs, on condition it is returned in the condition it was sent.
Payment- We can accept payment online, by bank transfer, card transaction by phone, or cheque in store for UK customers, please contact us if you are an overseas customer.
Items remain on sale until payment is received.
