Object Description
Circa 1860. Rare solid camphor wood, Anglo-Chinese two-part, brass-bound 19th-century military chest. The top with a rich golden colour and figured grain, brass corners and strapping above two short drawers with ebonised inlay, inset shaped military handles above a long drawer, all with original brass locks. Unusually, the base has a similar configuration of two short over one long drawer. The sides with two sets of brass carrying handles and supported on neat bun feet. The top bearing a brass plaque with the name John Foley