Description
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 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, it has a clean interior and a lattice tray at the top The carvings are mainly of country scenes, the chest is carved on every side, and comes with the original lock The Chest is in good condition, it is 35” long x 18” high and 17” deep CS112 Manufacture Date : 1930 Materials : Fruitwood
