19TH CENTURY SWEDISH PAINTED PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS

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19TH CENTURY SWEDISH PAINTED PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1860.

FINE QUALITY CHEST OF DRAWERS OF GRAND PROPORTIONS MADE OUT OF VERY HEAVY PITCH PINE.

FITTED WITH 5 DRAWERS IN A 2 OVER 3 DESIGN AND LATER PAINTED CIRCA 1910 VERY MUCH IN A GUSTAVIAN REVIVAL TASTE. INTERIOR OF THE DRAWERS HAS BEEN PAINTED A CONTRASTING BLUE.  RECTANGULAR TOP WITH MOULDED EDGE AND GILT DETAILING, THIS IS ECHOED ON EACH OF THE DRAWER FRONTS.  TOP 2 DRAWERS FITTED WITH WORKING LOCKS AND KEY, OTHER DRAWERS HAVE HAD THEIR LOCKS REMOVED AND BLANKED OVER.  RAISED ON 4 TAPERED LEGS.

SURFACE MARKS AND LOSSES TO WOODWORK ON TOP SURFACE.  LATER PAINT WITH CRAQUELURE.  UNDERSTANDABLE RESTORATION TO FEET AND COLOUR MATCHED REPAIRS.  VERY HEAVY CHEST WHICH HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND READY FOR EVERYDAY USE.