The beautifully proportioned walnut chest’s molded border extends to the rectangular top, which is inlaid with cross-banded borders and arrow pattern bands; 3 long graduated drawers are similarly inlaid and stand on bold cabriole legs carved on the knees and apron with foliage and husks terminating in scrolled toes; the brass swan necked handles are backed with solid plates. The original chest is English circa 1720. This piece is Baker 5368, Collector's Edition.
 
Provenance: The Right Honorable The Lord Middleton, M.C., Wollaton Halland Birdsall House, Yorkshire, England.
 
Dimensions: 36.75" Wide x 20.87" Deep  x 32" High
 
About the Collection
In the 1970s Baker Furniture Company in the US partnered with the Stately Homes of England and Scotland to produce a line of furniture based on extraordinary historical pieces selected by Sir Humphrey Wakefield.
 
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