A rare richly patinated walnut and ebonised chest of drawers with foliate carved decoration and a number of pole locked secret drawers.

It consists of one longer top drawer with three shorter drawers with secret interior compartments above three lower drawers graduating in size. The drawers are set between spiral twist corner mouldings to each side and the chest stands on four carved Braganza feet. Later brass drop handles.

Height: 36 ⅜ in (92.5 cm)

Width: 34 ¼ in (87 cm)

Depth: 19 ¼ in (49 cm)

Provenance: Victor Needham Antiques, March 1987.

A very similar chest with naïve relief carving and ebonised details was sold in the Rous Lench Collection at Sotheby’s, London on 7^th July 1986

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