Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
The whole is very solid and robust, no movement or weakness. The upper case lifts off the bottom for transport. Some evidence of old woodworm -long since treated and dead - small marks, losses and knocks consistent with age and use.
Original backboards – huge slabs of oak – and all of the timbers hand azed to inner surfaces.
The lower case with three dummy drawers over two working drawers, each with later Georgian brass bail handles and substantial oak linings.
The press is peg jointed throughout and has developed this wonderful ripe melon colour over the last three hundred and fifty years.
The dummy drawers allow you to hang clothes at full length and the press is deep enough for modern coat hangers.
A handsome piece of early British furniture in very condition for age and with a beautiful colour developed naturally over centuries of care, wax and hands.
Dimensions are approximately:
69.25 inches high
56 inches wide (max)
21 inches deep (max)
Lower case from floor to waist moulding is 29 inches
Internal height of drawers is 6 inches
Internal hanging height is: 49 inches
Internal depth for hangers is: 18.5 inches
For metric please multiply by 2.5
Webberley Antiques has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
Specialists in 18th century and earlier furniture for more than 45 years
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