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A very attractive George III period oak childs chest having well Figured and crossbanded top above two short and three long Drawers flanked by curved corners raised on replaced bracket Feet (This charming little childs chest is the perfect size to use as a coffee table, or to Stand a lamp on and has a large amount of character and  charm. It is a good weight which highlights the solid construction from high grade oak and is certainly robust. It has various minor old marks, scuffs and scratches but these all add to the character of the piece.  Children’s furniture...

A superb quality Regency period mahogany whatnot Having four well figured tiers and adjustable top with Turned upright supports over one frieze drawer raised On turned legs with original brass castors (A very elegant and good quality 19th century whatnot...

A Good Quality And Charming Early 19th Century Mahogany Miniature Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Three Long Drawers With Original Brass Knobs And Boxwood Inlaid Escutcheons, Over Elegant Shaped Apron With Original Splayed Bracket Feet.  There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country, for him to use to try and fill his order book with full size counterparts. We believe that this particular little Georgian Miniature Chest was probably made as an apprentice piece, due to the relative simplicity of it, combined with the exceptional execution, which maybe suggests that somebody was very much trying to impress somebody else. It is also slightly unusual in form, which again suggests it was made more as a one off item with a specific purpose, as opposed to a scale model of other items. It is certainly a charming piece of antique miniature furniture...

A very attractive and good quality and early 20th century Queen Anne style walnut childs chair having carved decoration to top of well figured splat back over drop in seat raised on ...

A late 19th century ash and beech childs Commode chair raised on elegant turned Legs (Children's, or childs, chairs as the name suggests were made throughout the 18th and 19th...

A delightful mid-19th century mahogany childs size Wellington chest of five long drawers with locking pilaster raised on original plinth base.