A VERY ATTRACTIVE, EARLY 20th CENTURY, CARVED OAK AND BURR WALNUT, CHEST OF FIVE DRAWERS / TALLBOY, OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND CONDITION. THIS FABULOUS CARVED OAK CHEST IS ENGLISH MADE AND IS A RICH MEDIUM-DARK OAK IN COLOUR. IT DATES FROM THE EARLY 1900'S AND HAS AN EXCELLENT ALL ROUND FINISH THROUGH-OUT. THE CHEST ALSO TAKES ON A DELIBERATE 'STRESSED', AGED APPEARANCE, WITH RUSTIC 'STRESS' MARKS THROUGH-OUT. IT IS OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY AND IS MADE IN THE 'GEORGIAN STYLE', USING TRADITIONAL METHODS, SUCH AS VISIBLE PEGGED, 'HAND CUT' JOINTS ETC AND ONLY THE VERY BEST QUALITY, SOLID OAK TIMBER, VENEERS AND FINISHES ARE USED THROUGH-OUT, INCLUDING THE BACK, BASE AND ALL THE DRAWER LININGS. THE CHEST HAS A SPACIOUS FLAT TOP, WITH TRADITIONAL 'STRAIGHT-CUT' EDGES AND ROUNDED CORNERS. THERE IS A DECORATIVE MOULDED CORNICE BELOW THE 'OVER-SAILING' FLAT TOP, WHICH IS FIXED TO THE SOLID OAK 'FRAME-WORK'. THERE ARE FIVE USEFUL DRAWERS BELOW, WHICH PROVIDE VERY USEFUL STORAGE SPACE. THERE ARE TWO SMALL DRAWERS ABOVE THREE MORE LARGER GRADUATED DRAWERS, ALL OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE FIVE DRAWERS HAVE ATTRACTIVE, 'CHOP-CARVED' BEADED BORDERS TO THE FACE AND THEY ALL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'RING-TURNED' OAK KNOBS. THE DRAWER FRONTS ALSO HAVE VERY ATTRACTIVE INSET 'BURR-WALNUT' PANELS SET WITHIN THE CARVED OAK BEADED BORDERS. ALL THE DRAWER SIDES, EDGES AND RUNNERS HAVE ALSO BEEN WAXED TO ELIMINATE WEAR, STICKING DRAWERS AND UNNECESSARY DAMAGE. THE CHEST OF DRAWERS HAS TWO INSET, SOLID OAK, PANELS IN EACH OF THE SIDES, ALL WITH DECORATIVE MOULDED / CHAMFERED BORDERS AND IT STANDS ON ATTRACTIVE 'RING-TURNED' 'REEDED' AND FOLIAGE CARVED, OAK LEGS, RAISED UPON TRADITIONAL BLOCKED FEET, WITH A MATCHING MOULDED BORDER / CORNICE ABOVE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OAK STRETCHERS AT THE THE BASE OF THE CHEST, FOR GREATER STRENGTH AND STABILITY. THE CHEST 'FRAME-WORK' AND ALL THE LEGS HAVE VISIBLE PEGGED JOINTS THROUGH-OUT AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THIS SUPERIOR QUALITY, CARVED 'STRESSED OAK', CHEST OF FIVE DRAWERS HAS BEEN CLEANED AND RE-POLISHED. IT IS IN EXCELLENT RESTORED CONDITION THROUGH-OUT AND WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE ADDITION TO ANY HOME / BEDROOM.
HEIGHT 48", WIDTH 31", DEPTH 17 1/8".