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A Small Mid Victorian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Chequers Antiques
for sale €1,515     $1,645
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A Small Mid Victorian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

19th century
Description

A mid Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of four long drawers, the moulded top over four graduated drawers each with swan neck handles, on lightly outswept bracket feet. English circa 1870.

Condition: Excellent, with good colour and grain.

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Depth
43.5cm (17.13")
Declaration

Chequers Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Bowfront Chest to the Victorian era.

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SA645115
Description
A mid Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of four long drawers, the moulded top over four graduated drawers each with swan neck handles, on lightly outswept bracket feet. English circa 1870.

Condition: Excellent, with good colour and grain.

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
73cm (28.74")
Depth
43.5cm (17.13")
Date of Manufacture

Chequers Antiques has dated this Victorian Mahogany Bowfront Chest to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA645115
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A mid-Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with curved fronts, brass drop handles, and bracket feet.
A small mid Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of drawers
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A mid-Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of drawers featuring four graduated drawers with curved fronts, brass drop handles, and bracket feet.
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A Victorian bowfront chest of drawers features a gently convex front profile designed to maximise interior volume while reducing visual weight in a room. Popularised in the late eighteenth century and continuing through the nineteenth century, these chests typically display veneered mahogany drawer fronts, graduated drawer layouts, and traditional brass hardware.

Traditional pieces utilize solid mahogany or pine carcasses faced with cut mahogany veneers, such as flame or curl mahogany. Drawers are constructed using hand-cut dovetail joints and solid timber linings, fitted with cast brass drop handles or turned timber knobs.

Authentic nineteenth-century chests feature hand-cut dovetails on drawer joints, irregular tool marks on unexposed backboards, and natural oxidisation on timber linings. Original brass hardware displays natural patination and secondary timber linings show natural shrinkage consistent with age.

A bowfront chest functions as a focal point in an entryway, bedroom, or living room space. Positioning modern artwork or a simple mirror above the chest creates a balanced contrast between traditional timber tones and contemporary elements.

Maintain mahogany furniture by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year in the direction of the grain. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and intense light to prevent wood shrinkage, veneer movement, and finish fading.
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