MID 19TH CENTURY BURR BIRCH SWEDISH SECRETAIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS

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MID 19TH CENTURY BURR BIRCH SWEDISH SECRETAIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1860.

WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THIS SCANDINAVIAN BIRCH AND PINE SECRETAIRE CHEST, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN FULLY RESTORED IN OUR WORKSHOP.  MADE IN BIRCH WITH BIRCH ROOT DRAWER FRONTS AND A PINE WRITING INTERIOR.

TOP SURFACE WITH MOULDED AND SIDES OF THE SAME GRAIN, FITTED WITH 4 DEEP DRAWERS.  TOP DRAWER PULLS OUT AND FRONT DROPS DOWN TO FORM A WRITING SURFACE AND ALLOW ACCESS TO THE FULLY FITTED PINE AND BIRCH ROOT INTERIOR OF DRAWERS ARRANGED AROUND A CENTRAL TABERNACLE.  EACH DRAWER FITTED WITH ORNATE BRASS HANDLES AND ESCUTHEON.  RAISED ON 4 BLOCK FEET.

LATER APPLIED HARDWARE CIRCA 1900, IN LINE WITH FASHION, AS SWEDISH CHESTS OF THIS PERIOD NEVER HAD HANDLES.  LATER REPLACED BLOCK FEET AND LOWER MOULDING WHICH HAS BEEN DONE TO A HIGH STANDARD.  MINOR RESTORATIONS TO WOODWORK.  RECENTLY RE-POLISHED IN OUR WORKSHOP AND READY FOR EVERYDAY USE.