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French Walnut Semainier Chest of Drawers 19th C
The Real Wood Furniture Company
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    The real wood furniture company (chris baylis) sells windsor chairs, decorative furniture and objects from large showrooms in the cotswolds
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French Walnut Semainier Chest of Drawers 19th C

19th century
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French walnut and ebonised seven drawer chest with side locking bar and key each faced with beautifully figured burr walnut and divided by contrasting ebonised mouldings. The rich grain patterns and warm colouring highlight the quality of the timber. Beautifully shaped burr walnut top surface with 7 matching burr drawers each graduating in size to the bottom. Drawer fronts with burr, ebonised border and cross banded inlaid. Standing on turned compressed bun feet front legs with block feet to the rear.

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The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated this French Walnut Semainier Chest to the 19th Century.

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Large showrooms outside Chipping Norton. Please call for an appointment.

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French walnut and ebonised seven drawer chest with side locking bar and key each faced with beautifully figured burr walnut and divided by contrasting ebonised mouldings. The rich grain patterns and warm colouring highlight the quality of the timber.
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Beautifully shaped burr walnut top surface with 7 matching burr drawers each graduating in size to the bottom.
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Drawer fronts with burr, ebonised border and cross banded inlaid. Standing on turned compressed bun feet front legs with block feet to the rear.

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The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated this French Walnut Semainier Chest to the 19th Century.

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The Real Wood Furniture Company
The Real Wood Furniture Company
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The real wood furniture company (chris baylis) sells windsor chairs, decorative furniture and objects from large showrooms in the cotswolds

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Archive I A tall nineteenth-century French semainier chest featuring seven drawers decorated with burr walnut veneer panels and dark line inlay, set on turned front feet.

French Walnut Semainier Chest of Drawers 19th C

Archive II A tall nineteenth-century French semainier chest featuring seven drawers decorated with burr walnut veneer panels and dark line inlay, set on turned front feet. View II
Archive III A tall nineteenth-century French semainier chest featuring seven drawers decorated with burr walnut veneer panels and dark line inlay, set on turned front feet. View III
Archive IV A tall nineteenth-century French semainier chest featuring seven drawers decorated with burr walnut veneer panels and dark line inlay, set on turned front feet. View IV
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The Real Wood Furniture Company

The Real Wood Furniture Company
Telephone 07971 629703 or 01608 642741
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At Mo Tighe
Chapel House Grounds
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5SZ
United Kingdom
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A tall nineteenth-century French semainier chest featuring seven drawers decorated with burr walnut veneer panels and dark line inlay, set on turned front feet.
French Walnut Semainier Chest of Drawers 19th C
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A semainier is a traditional French tall, narrow chest comprising seven distinct drawers, historically intended to store a week worth of linen or clothing items, with one drawer allocated for each day.

Cabinetmakers during this period frequently utilised native and imported hardwoods, prominent among which were French walnut, burr walnut veneers, oak for secondary drawer linings, and hand-cut dovetail joinery.

Authentic period pieces display seven stacked drawers, hand-sawn secondary timber on drawer bottoms, hand-cut joinery, original timber shrinkage gaps, and natural oxidisation on the interior surfaces and metal fittings.

Due to its vertical orientation and compact footprint, a semainier functions efficiently in bedrooms, alcoves, or narrow hallway spaces, providing structured storage while serving as an architectural focal point.

Dust the wood regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a beeswax polish periodically along the direction of the grain, ensuring the cabinet is kept away from direct heat sources and sunlight to protect the veneer.
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