Baroque round-lidded chest 18th century, oak, upward widening box corpus on iron wheels, round lid with hasp, engraved and ajour worked iron fittings partly with tendril decoration, hinged handle, hollow pin lock (key not present), HxWxD: 84/122/85 cm. Signs of use and age such as drying cracks and oxidation. Provenance: From the estate of Prince Ulrich zu Wied, descendant of King Wilhelm II, from the Marienwahl, Ludwigsburg.

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