A late 19th century Indo-Dutch Colonial harewood and ebony…
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A late 19th century Indo-Dutch Colonial harewood and ebony chest, set on bun feet of solid plank construction featuring pierced brass escutcheon and studs, together with key 111 cm width, 54 cm depth, 60 cm high

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  • Harewood - Harewood is a fine-grained, dense, and light-coloured wood that comes from the sycamore tree, a type of maple tree, that has been dyed silvery grey with iron oxide. The wood is highly prized for its beautiful appearance and its durability, which makes it ideal for use in furniture making, cabinetry, and decorative objects.

    The wood has a pale colour with a slight pinkish or reddish hue, and it has a very smooth surface that can be easily polished to a high shine. The wood has a straight grain that is sometimes slightly wavy, and it has a fine, uniform texture.

    Harewood is often used for inlay work or as a decorative veneer on furniture, where its subtle grain pattern and pale color can create a beautiful contrast with other darker woods. It is also used for making musical instruments such as pianos, as its density and fine grain can produce a rich, clear sound.
  • Harewood - Harewood is sycamore which has been stained a green colour and is used in veneer form as an inlay.
  • Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
  • Pierced Decoration - Ornamental woodwork with part of the background cut through and removed to produce an open-work pattern.
  • Bun Feet - Similar to ball feet, though somewhat compressed or flattened in appearance. Introduced during the late 17th century, but they have been used on furniture up to the present day.

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