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Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled
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for sale €2,633     $2,858
£2,250
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

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    34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.
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Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled

1900 - 1920
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Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled

A superb quality early antique oak dressing chest with mirror, an early Ambrose Heal design that dates to 1900 by Heals of London, a special order for a country house bedroom. We have another matching piece. This piece has the Heals makers stamp to the back of a drawer. Beautifully made, very high quality and featuring chequer inlays in holly and box woods. In excellent condition and a lovely even colour. A one off Heals design, commissioned for an English Country Island house, featuring the wonderful Heals squashed heart handles to the six drawers, they are beautifully lined and run smoothly. Under the original mercury plate dressing mirror that is supported by uprights that finish with decorative ball finals. is a lift up, hinged oak storage box. In fabulous original condition and with a generous kneehole area to sit at. Stands well on gun barrel turned legs with a connecting H stretcher on oak ball feet. A very rare early Heals piece, with a matching bedside available.

Dimensions

Height: 171cm (67.86")

Width: 115cm (45.63")

Depth: 53cm (21.03")

Physical Dimensions
Height
171cm (67.32")
Width
115cm (45.28")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Declaration

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Oak Dressing Table to the Edwardian era.

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SA1220617
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Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled
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A superb quality early antique oak dressing chest with mirror, an early Ambrose Heal design that dates to 1900 by Heals of London, a special order for a country house bedroom.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

We have another matching piece. This piece has the Heals makers stamp to the back of a drawer. Beautifully made, very high quality and featuring chequer inlays in holly and box woods. In excellent condition and a lovely even colour. A one off Heals design, commissioned for an English Country Island house, featuring the wonderful Heals squashed heart handles to the six drawers, they are beautifully lined and run smoothly. Under the original mercury plate dressing mirror that is supported by uprights that finish with decorative ball finals. is a lift up, hinged oak storage box. In fabulous original condition and with a generous kneehole area to sit at. Stands well on gun barrel turned legs with a connecting H stretcher on oak ball feet. A very rare early Heals piece, with a matching bedside available.

Dimensions

Height: 171cm (67.86")

Width: 115cm (45.63")

Depth: 53cm (21.03")

Height
171cm (67.32")
Width
115cm (45.28")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Oak Dressing Table to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1220617
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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Trade Associations

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole.
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Archive I An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole.

Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled

Archive II An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View II
Archive III An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View III
Archive IV An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View IV
Archive V An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View V
Archive VI An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View VI
Archive VII An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View VII
Archive VIII An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole. View VIII
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An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole.
Very Rare Early Heals Antique Oak Dressing Chest – Labelled
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An Arts and Crafts solid oak dressing table featuring a central arched tilting mirror, small upper drawers, chequerboard inlaid borders, and lower drawers surrounding an arched kneehole.
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  • ObjectDressing Tables
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialOak, Glass, Wood Inlay
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsChequerboard inlay, Arched kneehole, Tilting arched mirror, Turned legs
  • SizeH 171 cm (67 in) x W 115 cm (45 in) x D 53 cm (21 in)

This early Edwardian Arts and Crafts dressing chest originates from the workshops of Heals of London, attributed to an early Ambrose Heal design from around 1900. Fashioned from solid oak with a warm brown timber finish, the piece is enriched by chequerboard inlay in holly and box woods along the drawer edges and kneehole arch. The upper section holds a tilting arched mercury plate mirror flanked by decorative ball finials, atop small jewellery drawers and a hinged storage box, while the lower section provides six drawers fitted with iconic squashed heart handles and an arched kneehole space. Turned gun barrel legs with ball feet and an H stretcher support the base structure. Measuring 171 cm high, 115 cm wide and 53 cm deep, this dressing table functions as a practical and decorative dressing station or vanity unit in a traditional bedroom. It suits daily personal grooming routines while bringing authentic English country house character to the interior space as a statement antique.

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Originating in the late 19th century, Arts and Crafts furniture emphasises traditional hand craftsmanship, simple geometric forms, and natural wood grain, rejecting mass industrial production.

These pieces were primarily constructed from solid quarter-sawn oak, often incorporating ebony or boxwood chequerboard inlay, silvered glass mirrors, and hand-cut dovetail drawer joints.

Authentic Heal & Son items typically feature an inset ivorine makers badge, brass maker buttons, or paper labels inside the drawers, alongside clean joinery lines and subtle geometric inlay motifs.

An antique oak dressing table functions as a focal point in a bedroom or dressing room, styled with simple modern ceramics, neutral lamps, or contemporary art prints to balance the traditional timber.

Dust surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish twice a year along the grain to protect the timber and maintain its original finish.
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