Rare Victorian Pine Specimen Chest – SOLD
A lovely Victorian pine specimen chest, retaining a wonderful amount of character and original charm. Made from beautifully aged pine, this unusual chest features five graduated drawers, each fitted with its original turned wooden knobs. The top 3 drawers open to reveal a superb bank of individual compartments, originally for storing and organising small specimens, tools, samples or other specialist items. The compartmented drawer gives this piece a particularly interesting and versatile character, making it equally suited to use as a collector’s cabinet, artist’s storage, jewellery or haberdashery cabinet, or simply as an unusual piece of antique furniture. The pine has developed a lovely warm honey-coloured patina, with plenty of natural marks and signs of age that add to its authentic Victorian appearance. A particularly attractive and useful piece with a great sense of history. Measurements: 782mm wide × 375mm deep × 710mm high Last picture shows the size against a normal size chest.