Eduardo Laia Martins

Folk Art & Rustic Antique Furniture

Beautifully painted bridal chest.
This type is also known as a Bahut, intended as a traveling trunk.
Nice forged bands and lock.
The key works.

Rarely do you see such a beautifully painted chest with a domed lid.
Less than 1 in 1000.
Dated under the coats of arms 1777.
I don’t know which noble family these coats of arms pertain to.
What we do know is that this relates to a marriage because it bears two coats of arms.

Prachtige beschilderde bruids kist. 
Dit type wordt ook wel Bahut genoemd, bedoeld als reiskoffer. 
Mooie gesmede banden en slot. 
De sleutel werkt. 

Zelden zie je zo'n mooi beschilderde kist met bol deksel. 
Minder dan 1 op de 1000. 
Gedateerd onder de wapenschilden 1777. 
Ik weet niet op welke adellijke familie deze wapenschilden betrekking hebben. 
Wat we wél weten is dat dit betrekking heeft op een huwelijk omdat het twee wapens zijn. 


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Chest - Polychrome wood - dated: 1777

Germany -   - dated: 1777

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Polychrome painted Bahut bridal chest dating to 1777 from Germany, made of pinewood, with wrought bands and a working key, measuring 99 cm wide, 62 cm high and 58 cm deep.

Chest - Polychrome wood - dated: 1777

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Polychrome painted Bahut bridal chest dating to 1777 from Germany, made of pinewood, with wrought bands and a working key, measuring 99 cm wide, 62 cm high and 58 cm deep.

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