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ANTIQUE #SA1104238

Elegant Late 19th Century Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers By Druce & Co, London

£1,350    $1,729    €1,628
A late 19th century elegant mahogany chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite style by Druce & Co, London.
 
This chest of drawers consists of a mahogany veneered top with boxwood and mahogany stringing with mahogany crossbanding and outer boxwood stringing.
 
This leads down to a brushing slide with drop handles leading down to four graduated drawers.
 
The drawer fronts consist of fine quality mahogany veneers with boxwood and mahogany stringing with an outer boxwood stringing and all having brass handles and escutcheons, one drawer retaining the original brass makers plaque ''Druce & Co. Baker St, Portman Square, LONDON''.
 
The sides consist of fine quality mahogany veneers with boxwood and mahogany stringing, below the drawers and to the sides is a shaped frieze typical of Hepplewhite design, all supported by four elegant splay feet.
 
Druce & Co were a company of upholsterers, cabinetmakers and secondhand furniture retailers being based in a premises in Baker Street, London established in the 1850''s by Thomas Charles Druce and later taken over by his son until 1913, the company continuing throughout the Wars but suffering extensive damage by bombing in 1940.
 
This chest of drawers is in very good condition for age, is of stable construction and can go straight into a home.
 
Size:
 
Height: 33.5'''' / 85cm
 
Width: 34'''' / 86.5cm
 
Depth: 17.75'''' / 45cm
 
 
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LVS Decorative Arts is a small family run business based in Suffolk, specialising in an eclectic mix of fine quality and decorative antiques from around the world.
 
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LAPADA & CINOA member
 
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All furniture is professionally restored to the highest of standards, using traditional methods, we feel that quality restoration is paramount to the longevity of the piece.
 
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Antique #SA1104238, shown on this page, originates from 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1900
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Suffolk
United Kingdom
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