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Really Unusual C1900 Miniature Chest of Drawers
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Really Unusual C1900 Miniature Chest of Drawers

1900 - 1920
Sold 21 May 2025 · Rupert Landen Antiques
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Description

This unusual miniature chest of nine drawers is in mahogany. The drawers are lined in oak with bone handles and each has a gilt number. The top has fine boxwood and ebony inlay with a caddy mould around it. The drawers have box inlay around the edge and the front of the piece has boxwood and ebony inlay down the corners. This piece stands on extravagant splay feet. The drawers internal measurements are 65 mm high 90 mm wide 245 mm long

st 3258

Physical Dimensions
Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Declaration

Rupert Landen Antiques has dated this Antique Miniature Chest of Drawers to the 1900s.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA901820
Dealers Internal Reference
3258
Dealers Notes

Based in the South Oxfordshire countryside,

Rupert Landen Antiques is a family-run antiques business. Specialising in hand-picked chandeliers, mid-century lighting and period furniture.

We source and lovingly restore unique one-off pieces, using traditional hand finishing techniques.

In our specialist restoration workshop, we put the craftsman at the heart of what we do with care, authenticity and pride.

You can arrange your own transport or collect in person. We ship worldwide and have extensive experience of wrapping carefully so you can shop with confidence! We often deliver for free to mainland UK - please contact us to discuss.

You can also view items at our restoration workshop by appointment only.

Our lighting has all been lovingly restored, tested and earthed but will need to be installed by a qualified electrician. All of our furniture has been through our antique restoration workshop.

All sizes are approximate.

Description
This unusual miniature chest of nine drawers is in mahogany. The drawers are lined in oak with bone handles and each has a gilt number. The top has fine boxwood and ebony inlay with a caddy mould around it.
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The drawers have box inlay around the edge and the front of the piece has boxwood and ebony inlay down the corners.
Rupert Landen Antiques

This piece stands on extravagant splay feet. The drawers internal measurements are 65 mm high 90 mm wide 245 mm long

st 3258

Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Date of Manufacture

Rupert Landen Antiques has dated this Antique Miniature Chest of Drawers to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA901820
Dealers Internal Ref
3258
Rupert Landen Antiques
Rupert Landen Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2018

Specialists in antique lighting and chandeliers

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Archive I A dark wood miniature chest of drawers with nine small drawers featuring white knobs and bracket feet. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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Rupert Landen Antiques

Rupert Landen Antiques
Telephone 07974 732472
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Hartslock Bridleway
Whitchurch on Thames
South Oxfordshire
RG8 7QX
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Jul 2018
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Rupert Landen Antiques
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A dark wood miniature chest of drawers with nine small drawers featuring white knobs and bracket feet.
Really unusual C1900 miniature chest of drawers
Ref: SA901820
A dark wood miniature chest of drawers with nine small drawers featuring white knobs and bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectMiniature Chests
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Bone
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBracket feet, Inlaid banding, Turned drawer pulls, Multi-drawer configuration
  • SizeH 29 cm (11 in) x W 35 cm (14 in) x D 27 cm (11 in)

FAQs

Miniature chests of drawers from the nineteenth century were often crafted as apprentice pieces to demonstrate a cabinetmakers skill, or used as specialised tabletop storage for jewellery, documents, and specimens.

These pieces typically feature fine hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or oak, constructed with traditional dovetail joints on the drawers and hand-turned wooden or bone knobs.

Authenticity is determined by examining the joinery for hand-cut dovetails, checking for appropriate timber shrinkage, natural oxidisation of the wood, and historical tool marks consistent with nineteenth-century manufacturing techniques.

A miniature chest can be placed on a desk, mantelpiece, or console table to function as sculptural storage while adding historic character and texture to contemporary spaces.

Maintain the timber by keeping the piece out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources, applying occasional natural beeswax polish to nourish the wood surface and prevent drying.
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