Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
This lovely piece of furniture is a very rare survivor from the turn of the 18th century.
The stand consists of six barley twist legs combined with curved stretcher bars.
The chest section consisting of three equally-sized drawers, which retain their original drop handles with Tudor rose backplate pattern and cast escutcheons. The drawer fronts consist of panels of walnut and contrasting sections of osyter veneering, laid in a geometric pattern, with strung borders. The sides have inlaid marquetry with a design incorporating two hearts.
The top of the piece also has strung marquetry, in a geometric pattern, wide crossbanding and some oyster veneering.
Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
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Late 17th/early 18th Century English Walnut Chest on Stand
