Dimensions
35 inches high, 36 inches wide, 22 inches deep.
Usable heights in each drawer are 3.75 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches and 7 inches.
Full Description
A really good 17th century solid oak and Elm chest of four long graduated drawers, very small and well proportioned, with a fabulous colour and rich natural patination.
Lovely twin boarded oversailing top and geometric mouldings to the drawers. The brass handles appear original with snaped fixings and softened edges from centuries of use.
The chamfered and fielded panels to the sides are well framed and the back comprises two very large chamfered and hand azed boards.
The drawers with their original oak linings with substantial dovetailed joints, nailed up bottoms and rebated runners – all open and close smoothly, all are sturdy and solid and capable of holding a large load. Two original steel locks are present two are not.
Original peg joints and original feet which extend naturally from the stiles and with only minor marks, dings and a few very small losses and repairs consistent with the chest’s great age and generations of careful use.
Simply beautiful and original and made by skilled hands in around 1670
A really lovely small example.
