Large Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest

This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not know camphor wood it looks a lot like Mahogany it is a hard wood which lends itself very well to carving.

However the main reason for using camphor wood is its fragrance it smells a bit like Eucalyptus and this most attractive of smells repels moths hence its common use in the best quality Blanket Boxes

The carvings are mainly of Ships and Peacocks with bamboo and lotus flowers, the chest is carved on every side, the handles are also carved into the sides, it stands on bracket style feet and has a large brass clasp on the front
The Chest is in good clean condition, it is 41” long x 24” high and 20” deep
JK219.