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A Fine Quality George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Miniature Chest Of Two Short And Three Long Drawers Having Well Figured Top Raised On Elegant Original Splayed Feet

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 late Regency mahogany miniature bowfronted chest of two short and three long drawers retaining original turned wooden knobs above shaped apron ...

A charming late 18th century mahogany miniature chest having three long drawers with brass handles raised on elegant splayed feet (Much discussion is had over the original purpo...

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 very attractive mid-19th century painted pine miniature chest of two short and two long drawers having original brass knob handles raised on original shaped bracket feet (The...

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 19th century Hepplewhite style Childs chair having pierced and shaped splat back standing on square legs and stretchers (Children's, or Childs, Chairs as the name suggests wer...

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