Antique Carved Walnut & Iron Coffer Chest Strong Guild Box Simmern Germany 1737 Sold signed & dated 1962

signed & dated 1962

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Antique Carved Walnut & Iron Coffer Chest Strong Guild Box Simmern Germany 1737 Sold signed & dated 1962A rare antique early 18th century carved walnut strongbox chest, dated and dedicated, Simmern, Germany 1737. This very fine antique box is incredibly stout and robust, made from solid walnut and crafted in 1737 and likely served a civil, guild, or personal storage chest for important documents, located in Simmern: a historic Medieval town in the Rhineland Palatinate region of Germany. The lift up hinged lid having stepped top with 'fish scale' carving