Antique Period Flame Mahogany Seven-drawer Chest – Biedermeier

Antique Period Flame Mahogany Seven-drawer Chest – Biedermeier

This is a wonderful seven-drawer chest, which is really a butler's desk on the third drawer down, in gorgeous flame mahogany and originating in Denmark. It's a beautifully made period piece dating from the 1840s-`50s. I'm sure it's been redone at some point because it's in really unbelievable condition because the finish is so beautiful in person and the grains are very vibrant. The only flaw I can see on this piece is that someone has replaced the backboard or inserted a new backboard cover for some reason on the back of the chest. Other than that, this chest is immaculate. It has its original carved knuckle front feet, the original carved block foot in the back that looks like someone has replaced the feet, but it is all original. It has the seven drawers going down the front with no handles, which is the way Denmark makes them, and the only thing on the drawer fronts is either celluloid or ivory escutcheons, which are all intact. When the third drawer cover is flipped down, it exposes a six-drawer cubbyhole interior that is called a butler's desk. The butler's desk is all intact and offers plenty of writing space. The overall size is 39 inches wide, 19.5 inches deep, and 60.5 inches tall. The actual ogee molded crown canopy on the dresser is 3.5 inches tall. It comes with a key that seems to work all the drawer locks, and it also works the flip-down butler's desk lock. Please take a look around the rest of the site, and remember that we give a generous freight discount when you purchase multiple items. Call 1-207-314-9621 for details. It will cost only $325 to have this chest shipped to your home, within our normal delivery area.

Item ID: 16081A

$2,250 USD SOLD