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Queen Anne Oak Mule Kist
Holmes Antiques
for sale €1,697     $1,842
£1,450

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Queen Anne Oak Mule Kist

18th century
For Sale by Holmes Antiques
Description

A very nice Queen Anne Oak Mule Kist of wonderful honey colour, dated 1712 and initialed M M. In excellent original condition retaining the original hinges, escutcheons and decorated brass back plates to the handles. The panels carved with foliage and tulips, the drawers decorated with applied geometric moulding.

Physical Dimensions
Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Declaration

Holmes Antiques has dated this Queen Anne Oak Mule Chest to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1041865
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

Description
A very nice Queen Anne Oak Mule Kist of wonderful honey colour, dated 1712 and initialed M M.
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In excellent original condition retaining the original hinges, escutcheons and decorated brass back plates to the handles.
Holmes Antiques

The panels carved with foliage and tulips, the drawers decorated with applied geometric moulding.

Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
137cm (53.94")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this Queen Anne Oak Mule Chest to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1041865
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers.
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Archive I An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers.

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Archive II An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View II
Archive III An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View X
Archive XI An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View XI
Archive XII An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View XII
Archive XIII An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View XIII
Archive XIV An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers. View XIV
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An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers.
Queen Anne Oak Mule Kist
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An 18th-century carved oak mule chest featuring three relief-carved front panels, a carved dated top frieze reading 1712, and two lower geometric drawers.
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A mule chest is a traditional storage vessel featuring a top-opening coffer compartment combined with one or more drawers positioned along the base. Emerging in the late 17th century, it bridged the evolutionary gap between simple storage trunks and modern chests of drawers.

Early 18th-century oak coffers were constructed using mortise and tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs, hand-carved fielded panels, and hand-forged iron or cast brass fittings.

Authentic Queen Anne period oak furniture exhibits hand-pegged joinery, subtle hand-carved details, irregular hand-sawn timber surfaces, and natural oxidisation around metal fittings.

A carved oak mule chest works well placed in an entryway, at the foot of a bed, or along a main hallway wall, offering natural texture that complements both contemporary and classic decorative schemes.

Maintain antique oak furniture by dusting regularly with a dry cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish annually, ensuring the piece is kept away from direct heat sources and extreme moisture.
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