OAK IRON-BOUND ROYAL NAVY SURGEON'S CHEST

19TH CENTURY

Fine Furniture and Works of Art | 519

Auction: 2 May 2018 at 11:00 BST

Estimate: £0 - £0

Description

the hinged top with a brass plaque inscribed 'Mr J Watson/ Surgeon/ R N', opening to a void interior, the edges with iron banding, on later bun feet

Dimensions

102cm wide, 73cm high, 64cm deep

Footnote

Property from a Highland Estate

Note: James Watson is recorded as a Naval Surgeon commencing December 12, 1834, eventually advancing to the position of Medical Inspector in July, 1857, serving much of his time in Jamaica and the West Indies.