A fine William & Mary walnut chest on stand.
Retaining original brass teardrop handles with engraved backplates.
Lovely rich nut brown colour & patination.
The upper chest with arrangement 3 narrow drawers & 3 graduated deep drawers supported on original base with a shallow frieze drawer and twin drawers either side of an arched central kneehole with shaped frieze. The shaped front frieze & gables with applied steam bent bearing.
As in all quality items of this period the shaped moulded cornice & waist mouldings are all made from gross grained walnut.
The oak lined drawers all decorated in thick saw cut figured veneers. The drawers also decorated with inlayed feather banding.
There is some historic & long dead worm holes to various areas which only adds to the history, originality & patination.
All be sensitively cleaned & wax polished.
Brases lightly cleaned.
Upper handle & drops currently undergoing repair & will be refitted again.
I have been establishe
...d as a dealer and antique furniture restorer for almost 20 years.
I have a real love and passion of fine 18th and early 19th century furniture.
As a professional restorer I am always searching for the finest quality and original items but should any restoration be nessesary it will be sympathetically and skilfully carried out in house by myself.
If items are purchased with buy now option I shall do my very best to work with my courier to offer free delivery within most of UK mainland. (Some exclusions to locations may apply)
It has been noted that the system is rounding up measurements added in cm to the next nearest inch so if dimensions are critical for a particular space please work by the cm size listed of please ask.Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1044749
Dateline of this antique is 1700
Height is 170cm (66.9inches)Width is 130cm (51.2inches)Depth is 75cm (29.5inches)
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