Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Decorative Arts including a pair of crowned

including a pair of crowned heads supporting the top

influenced by the Spanish squash flower

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he had been employed by the Oregon General Extension Division

The sides having brass carrying handles and the chest is raised on turned bun feet

Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Decorative Arts including a pair of crownedSOLD A good antique 18th century Dutch Colonial Governor's teak & brass mounted ebonized chest, Dutch East Indies Company VOC, circa 1740. The VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) was formed during the first few years of the 1600s and was a powerful global trading company with a significant colonial presence in the East Indies until the late 1700s. Such chests were originally brought from Europe & as time went on were made colonially from local