Surinam Dutch VOC WIC Slave Trade 18th Century Chest Walking Cane Restraint
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:19830 |
If needed more pics upon request WIC was like the VOC a dutch trading company only the WIC did the slave trading. Dutch had New York ( New Amsterdam) and trade this for Surinam. Here they started plantations and went to west africa to get slaves to suriname to work.
These items are rare, howver thru age hinges or nails might be replaced in time between the Original periode and the present time.
Brought back from Suriname in the 1970. Bought from a collector
Small eu...ropean oak seamans sailor (?) chest with handmade wrought iron gril, and cuffs chains. and lock.ches has original name and date on top.Chest has the GWC logo and is dated 1732.39, 5×27, 5×35 cm is size of chest. chain is 67 cm . Grill is 36 by 27 cm.
Also a very rare walking cane sword with bronze african figure or MOOR, ( sad to say but “Slave” The walkingstick or sword is probally 17th century. It bears also the WIC logo.Sword is 73 cm long.
Items ( chest only) were sold via Online auction during a two week auction, sold in last minute for 5500. Chest was send to the buyer, buyer had second thought Or just wanted pictures for his commercial purpose , however he canceled the sale. So instead if that online site i will try Ebay instead.
These items are rare, howver thru age hinges or nails might be replaced in time between the Original periode and the present time.
Brought back from Suriname in the 1970. Bought from a collector
Small eu...ropean oak seamans sailor (?) chest with handmade wrought iron gril, and cuffs chains. and lock.ches has original name and date on top.Chest has the GWC logo and is dated 1732.39, 5×27, 5×35 cm is size of chest. chain is 67 cm . Grill is 36 by 27 cm.
Also a very rare walking cane sword with bronze african figure or MOOR, ( sad to say but “Slave” The walkingstick or sword is probally 17th century. It bears also the WIC logo.Sword is 73 cm long.
Items ( chest only) were sold via Online auction during a two week auction, sold in last minute for 5500. Chest was send to the buyer, buyer had second thought Or just wanted pictures for his commercial purpose , however he canceled the sale. So instead if that online site i will try Ebay instead.