Chest of Drawers Arts and Crafts Golden Oak 1904

Here we have a lovely golden oak arts and crafts chest of Drawers. As you would expect from the period and style the chest is of stunning quality being made from solid Oak. The drawer linings and bases are solid Oak. The chest has a brass patent number plate inside the drawer with the dtae 1904 and an RD number stamped on the drawer. This is what the British library had to say about the patent.

Dear Enquirer,

Thank you for your enquiry on the 6th of April regarding an old chest of drawers.

You correctly identified the year of the patent – 1904 and the patent number – 8896.

"Improvements in Drawers for Tables, Desks, Wardrobes and other Articles of Furniture" by Harris and Solomon Lebus.

The full patent can be viewed (and saved or printed) from the free patent database called Espacenet. The link below gives access to the patent abstract:

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19040519&CC=GB&NR=190408896A&KC=A

In the column on the left will be a link to the Original Document. Clicking the link will load the full document (2 pages) into a pdf which you can then save or print.

Old British designs are held at the National Archive (formerly the Public Record Office) in Kew. It should be possible to obtain a copy of the design from them. The design will have illustrations of the item in question and should include some brief information about the applicant, date, class etc.

The National Archives,

Kew,

Richmond,

Surrey TW9 4DU.

As you can see the chest was made by Harris and Solomon Lebus this would account for the locks being stamped H L and L. So as you can see this is of classic Arts and crafts design with the overhanging top, fantastic styalised handles and beautifully shaped bracket feet. A fantastic shape design and size ready for your home.

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