19TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT SECRETAIRE TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1890.
STRIKING WALNUT AND BURR WALNUT 7 DRAWER CHEST, WHICH IS OFTEN KNOWN AS A SEMINERE, ALBEIT THIS ONE HAS THE ADDITION OF A SECRETAIRE.
TOP DRAWER SLIGHTLY OVERHANGS THE OTHER DRAWERS TO ALLOW SPACE FOR THE CARVED AND TURNED COLUMNS WHICH RUN EACH SIDE OF THE DRAWERS. 4TH DRAWER DOWN PULLS OPEN AND UPON PRESSING 2 BUTTONS THE DRAWER FRONT COMES DOWN TO FORM A WRITING SURFACE AND REVEAL A FULLY FITTED INTERIOR OF THE THE SAME BURR WALNUT. INTERIOR OF A CENTRAL CUPBOARD, FLANKED EITHER SIDE BY DRAWERS, TRAYS AND PIGEON HOLES.
BARES A MAKERS LABEL ON THE BACK OF SLOJDSKOLAN IN SWEDEN.
GRADUATING DRAWERS ARE FITTED WITH ORNATE HANDLES, COMPLETE WITH WORKING LOCKS AND KEY. PIECE STANDS ON 4 BUN FEET.
RICH DEEP COLOUR. MINOR RESTORATION TO WOODWORK, EXPECTED MINOR SURFACE MARKS FROM USE. VERY SMALL COMPRESSION DENT TO THE BACK EDGE ON THE TOP SURFACE, WHICH IS PHOTOGRAPHED.
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Internal Reference: EA3184
Antique Number: SA895272
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 155cm (61.0inches)
Width is 93cm (36.6inches)
Depth is 50.8cm (20.0inches)
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