Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Mid-Century Modern The plinth base also finely

The plinth base also finely inlaid with parquetry masks

The lamp having twin spots to receive two wicks and therefore two lights

and began making annual summer visits where he became a friend of Mark Tobey—printing linocuts for the artist and collecting his work

the doors enclosing three shelves and three short inlaid drawers

Antique 18th Century Dutch Colonial East India Co Teak & Brass VOC Chest 1740 Mid-Century Modern The plinth base also finelySOLD 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