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Unusual Victorian Mahogany Folding Chest of Drawers
James R Millington Antiques
for sale €761     $826
£650
James R Millington Antiques

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Unusual Victorian Mahogany Folding Chest of Drawers

19th century
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Unusual mahogany Victorian folding chest of drawers dating from the 1870s. The chest has six graduated drawers all with yew wood turned knobs. There is a sort raised bookshelf back , with the chest top with two pull out loafer slides to support the folding shelf to extend the working area,

Physical Dimensions
Height
105cm (41.34")
Width
103cm (40.55")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
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James R Millington Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Folding Chest to the 1870s.

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SA1110478
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Unusual mahogany Victorian folding chest of drawers dating from the 1870s. The chest has six graduated drawers all with yew wood turned knobs.
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There is a sort raised bookshelf back , with the chest top with two pull out loafer slides to support the folding shelf to extend the working area,.
James R Millington Antiques
Height
105cm (41.34")
Width
103cm (40.55")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Date of Manufacture

James R Millington Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Folding Chest to the 1870s.

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SA1110478
James R Millington Antiques
James R Millington Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2010

Dealing in antique, victorian, pre-1940's furniture. Ideal for trade and export.

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James R Millington Antiques

James R Millington Antiques
Telephone 07787 574993
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Unit 37
Marsh Mills
Luck lane
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4AB
United Kingdom
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James R Millington Antiques
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A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers featuring a fold-out top surface, an upper open shelf gallery, and turned wooden knobs.
Unusual Victorian mahogany folding chest of drawers
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A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers featuring a fold-out top surface, an upper open shelf gallery, and turned wooden knobs.
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A Victorian folding chest of drawers is a 19th-century dual-purpose piece of furniture that combines traditional storage drawers with a hinged top surface that unfolds to serve as a writing desk or dressing platform.

Craftsmen during the Victorian era typically utilised dense hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, and oak, constructed using hand-cut dovetail joints and solid timber drawer linings.

Authentic period pieces display hand-cut or early machine-cut dovetail jointing, turned timber knobs or cast brass hardware, thick wood veneers, and age-consistent wear along drawer runners and hinges.

Position the piece against a light neutral wall to accentuate the rich mahogany tones, styling the open gallery with modest ceramic vessels or framed prints to balance its structural profile.

Position the furniture away from direct heat sources and strong sunlight, dust with a soft microfibre cloth, and periodically apply natural beeswax along the grain to protect the wood finish.
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