Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts

Chest is in overall good, stable, usable condition. Exterior surface fairly even throughout with typical light to moderate surface were and areas of likely repair. The inlays appear mostly complete and tight throughout with some minor areas of loss. Some discoloration to inlays. Age split to top. Drawers all open and close fairly smoothly, each with lock but no key. Pulls possibly replaced. Some splitting to drawer bottoms with some much later rebracing. Secondary wood is pine. Underside likely adapted, now with casters. Circular holes to underside (see images) suggest that perhaps a different type of feet were used earlier and that those have been replaced with the current bracket feet. Later blocking also to underside. Elements appear 17th/18th century but with some later adaptations. Additional images available upon request.

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