A Wonderful Swedish c.1780 Stained Pine & Iron-Bound Dome Top Trunk sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Thomas Taylor made and patented

Thomas Taylor made and patented a machine for shaping bowls accurately

There is wear to the wholes paintwork

The patent for the familiar Edison morning glory horn was issued to Charles Eichorn in 1905

is in worn but sound order with a very evocative and consistent gentle fade across the textile in a nicely proportioned size

by Harry Hardy Peach

A Wonderful Swedish c.1780 Stained Pine & Iron-Bound Dome Top Trunk sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Thomas Taylor made and patentedOrigin: Swedish Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Height: 33 inches Width: 44 inches Depth: 20. 75 inches (all at maximum) The generously sized hand forged iron bound sarcophagus shaped stained pine dome top trunk having wrought iron handles and reinforced corners, presented in its original and rather superb colour, showing an ornamental early lock plate and hasp, the double hinged interior opening to reveal a candle