FINE QUALITY PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY SWEDISH CARVED ELM COMMODES CIRCA 1850.RECTANGULAR TOPS IN BOOK MARKED VENEERED ELM, SOLID MOULDED EDGES AND ROUNDED CORNERS WHICH FORM THE TOP OF THE CANDY TWIST HAND CARVED COLUMNS WHICH RUN DOWN EACH SIDE OF THE FRONTS OF THESE CHESTS. EACH FITTED WITH 3 DRAWERS OF EQUAL PROPORTIONS AND A FURTHER SHAPED DRAWER ON THE BOTTOM. EACH DRAWER IS FITTED WITH AN ORNATE ORMOLU HANDLE WHICH HOUSES THE KEYHOLE AS WELL. WORKING LOCKS AND KEY. EACH STANDING ON CARVED PAW FRONT FEET AND A BLOCK FOOT TO THE REAR.RARE TO FIND A PAIR OF CHESTS OF THESE PROPORTIONS STILL TOGETHER. FULLY RESTORED AND RE-POLISHED BY HAND IN OUR WORKSHOP. SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN COLOUR BETWEEN THE 2 CHESTS, THIS IS DOWN TO NATURAL DAYLIGHT FADING WHICH HAPPENS OVER YEARS WHEN PAIRS OF ITEMS ARE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE HOME. NATURAL SHRINKAGE TO 1 BOTTOM DRAWER BUT STILL FUNCTIONS AND LOCKS.MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND FADING TO WOODWORK, READY FOR EVERYDAY USE....