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Pair of Victorian Table Top Chests.
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Pair of Victorian Table Top Chests.

19th century
For Sale by Ruby Antiques
Description

Pair Of Victorian Mahogany Table Top Chest With Drawer's. Very attractive pair of Victorian mahogany Chests with good turned handles , on bun feet. The Chests are in good sound condition no wood worm or splits. The measurements are 22.5 cm high x 24 cm wide x 18.4 cm deep.

Physical Dimensions
Height
22.5cm (8.86")
Width
24cm (9.45")
Depth
18.4cm (7.24")
Declaration

Ruby Antiques has dated these Victorian Tabletop Mahogany Chests to the Victorian era.

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SA1230782
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Pair Of Victorian Mahogany Table Top Chest With Drawer's. Very attractive pair of Victorian mahogany Chests with good turned handles , on bun feet. The Chests are in good sound condition no wood worm or splits. The measurements are 22.5 cm high x 24 cm wide x 18.4 cm deep.
Height
22.5cm (8.86")
Width
24cm (9.45")
Depth
18.4cm (7.24")
Date of Manufacture

Ruby Antiques has dated these Victorian Tabletop Mahogany Chests to the Victorian era.

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SA1230782
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A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet.
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Archive I A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet.

Pair of Victorian Table Top Chests.

Archive II A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet. View II
Archive III A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet. View III
Archive IV A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet. View IV
Archive V A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet. View V
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Ruby Antiques

Ruby Antiques
Telephone 07733 264 767
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Dawes Farm
Taunton Road
Bridgewater
Somerset
TA6 6PS
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/rubyantiques
Verified Since Apr 2021
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Ruby Antiques
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A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet.
Pair of Victorian Table Top Chests.
Ref: SA1230782
A matching pair of small Victorian mahogany tabletop chests, each featuring two drawers with turned wooden handles and resting on small dark bun feet.
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  • ObjectTabletop Chests
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany
  • ColourRich Brown
  • MotifsTurned wooden knobs, Two-drawer configuration, Bun feet, Moulded top edge
  • SizeH 22.5 cm (9 in) x W 24 cm (9 in) x D 18.4 cm (7 in)

This Victorian pair of tabletop chests is made from rich brown mahogany with a smooth polished finish and a moulded top edge. Each chest has two drawers, both fitted with paired turned wooden knobs, and the pair stands upon small dark bun feet. The timber displays a consistent dark grain, and the drawers are arranged in a neat two-drawer configuration suited to a gentleman's library. Each chest measures 22.5 cm high, 24 cm wide, and 18.4 cm deep. Placed on a sideboard top or desk, this pair provides useful concealed storage for small desk accessories, documents, or jewellery. The compact proportions allow them to sit together or separately in a study, living room, or hallway without dominating the surface area. The traditional design integrates easily into period or classic interiors while offering practical organisation for everyday items.

FAQs

During the Victorian era, miniature and tabletop chests were commonly constructed either as apprentice pieces to showcase a cabinet makers skill or as functional desktop storage for trinkets, jewellery, and writing materials.

Victorian craftsmen primarily utilised high-grade hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, and rosewood, featuring solid timber or fine veneers, hand-cut dovetail joints, and turned wooden or brass hardware.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces feature hand-cut dovetail drawer joints, original turned knobs attached with wooden or period metal threads, secondary timbers like pine or oak for drawer linings, and natural age-related shrinkage lines.

Place a pair of tabletop chests symmetrically on a long dining sideboard or office desk to provide elevated, functional storage for small items while introducing historical timber tones into modern schemes.

Dust regularly with a soft microfiber cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year, ensuring pieces are kept away from direct sunlight and central heating sources to prevent drying or cracking.
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