Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Recently Added Eastern Persia or Herat

Eastern Persia or Herat

the cabinet is raised on cabriole legs

coming under the influence of the Spanish painter and engraver José de Ribera

A fine antique bronze figural group of Bacchantes by Claude Michel (Clodion) ( 1738– 1814)

depicting a very detailed landscape

Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Recently Added Eastern Persia or HeratSOLD 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