A most attractive and elegant late 17th Century oak lowboy with a lovely natural and well developed patina and rich warm colour.
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The single drawer with original oak lining and early, possibly original, brass drop handles with snaped fixings, filigree backplates and brass penny engraved drops – the engraving now worn smooth from use.
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The drawer void is framed by a lovely ogee moulded border and the drawer itself has a slim outer border carved in the solid.
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The drawer opens and closes smoothly, is sturdy, clean and capacious, providing a lot of storage.
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The wide oversailing top of three slender oak boards with medullary rays has a shaped outer border carved in the solid.
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All set on tall finely ring turned legs with original tall peg feet (the leg and peg feet turned from a continuous length of oak) and united by the original box stretcher with channel carved and shaped upper face.
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Peg jointed throughout with original very small squared pegs.
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Sturdy and stable, the lowboy is in very good original condition with only minor knocks and nibbles.
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Really pretty, a lovely side, wine or lamp table which will look superb in a traditional cottage or modern interior.
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Oodles of charm, a useful small size, sturdy and entirely usable after 330 years and generations of service – a credit to the 17th century craftsman who made it.
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Dimensions are:
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27.5 inches high, 29 inches wide and 23 inches deep.
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For metric please multiply by 2.5
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Antique Number: SA1152408
Dateline of this antique is Before 1700
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