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Neat Oak Bachelors Chest of Drawers
Rams Head Antiques
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Neat Oak Bachelors Chest of Drawers

1900 - 1920
Description

This is a smart oak chest of drawers in good serviceable condition dating from the early 20th century circa 1900.

The heavy chest has a thick, solid oak top with a nice colour and four useful drawers that all run freely in the cabinet.

This has all of its original brass drop handles and escutcheons in good condition and the chest has bracket feet to the base.

This is of nice neat proportions measuring only 62cm wide by 45cm deep by 78cm high.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £65 plus vat to most destinations.

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Bachelors Chest to the 1900s.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

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This is a smart oak chest of drawers in good serviceable condition dating from the early 20th century circa 1900.
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The heavy chest has a thick, solid oak top with a nice colour and four useful drawers that all run freely in the cabinet.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base.
fig 1. Neat Oak Bachelors Chest of Drawers

This has all of its original brass drop handles and escutcheons in good condition and the chest has bracket feet to the base.

This is of nice neat proportions measuring only 62cm wide by 45cm deep by 78cm high.

UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs £65 plus vat to most destinations.

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Bachelors Chest to the 1900s.

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SA1232071
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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Archive I A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base.

Neat Oak Bachelors Chest of Drawers

Archive II A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base. View II
Archive III A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base. View III
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Rams Head Antiques
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Weardale
Durham
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A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base.
Neat Oak Bachelors Chest of Drawers
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A compact oak bachelors chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with metal drop handles and keyhole escutcheons on a shaped bracket base.
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A bachelors chest is a compact, low-profile chest of drawers that originated in the early eighteenth century. Designed for smaller living spaces, these pieces traditionally feature three or four graduated drawers and were built to provide practical storage while maintaining a small footprint.

Antique oak chests are typically constructed from solid English or European oak, utilizing hand-cut dovetail joints for the drawer boxes. Secondary woods such as pine or chestnut were frequently used for drawer linings and back panels, complemented by cast brass or iron hardware and shaped bracket feet.

Authentic period oak furniture exhibits indicators of age such as uneven hand-planed backboards, hand-cut dovetails with irregular spacing, natural shrinkage gaps along timber joints, and authentic oxidisation around iron or brass fittings. Smooth wear along the drawer runners and bottom edges also indicates genuine age.

A compact oak chest can serve as a hallway accent, a bedside table, or additional storage in a living area. Modern interior schemes balance the dark grain of aged oak by pairing it with neutral wall palettes, minimal ceramic accessories, and modern lighting.

To maintain antique oak, dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year along the direction of the wood grain. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and radiator units to prevent timber movement, and rub paraffin wax on drawer runners to ensure smooth operation.
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