Elizabethan, Welsh, Dated 1565
A Carved Panel
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February 11, 03:09 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description
the central panel with four heraldic shields, the border with the script THOMAS AP ROBERT AP RIS HINC LECTUM FIERI FECIT A 1565 "Thomas, son of Robert, son of Ryhs had this bed made in the year 1565"
oak
dimensions, including box frame, height 29 ⅛ in.; width 28 ¼ in.
73.8 cm; 72 cm
Sotheby's London, 28 September 2004, lot 98;
Where acquired by Aso O. Tavitian.
It has been suggested that the arms are those of Thomas Fychan (Vaughan) whose father, Robert ap Rhys, the last Abbot of Conway, was a chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey.