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14.2" W x 7.7" H x 9.4" D

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Weight:  5.4 lbs

 

Cedar wood, tornillo wood, plywood, leather and bronze

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Cedar and leather chest, 'Colonial Queen'

Floral hardware in gleaming bronze repeats the motif of garlands in rich tooled leather. As lovely as it is useful, this delightful chest is hand-crafted and boasts a hand-carved cedar base. The Asis Family takes their inspiration from colonial Peruvian art for this original design.
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Asis Family

"Handicrafts are born within us. They permit us to make them a reality."
Born in 1953, Eduardo is the head of the Asis Family. He worked with wood from a young age in his uncles' workshop, where he learned to carve and give a fine finish to their designs. He especially enjoyed developing furniture for homes and restaurants.

However he found it necessary to move to the city and went to work in a government office. There he met Carmen, whom he married two years later. Her brother worked in wood and tooled leather, and in his free time Asis joined his brother-in-law to design and craft furniture. Recalling the work he loved as a youth, ...

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Very Nice Item-Wonderful Workmanship.Extra Fine Details in Leather. Everything I had Hoped for in Quality.Mahogany is Superior to my Expectations, Really Exceptional. Many Thanks....

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