19TH CENTURY FRENCH INLAID MAHOGANY 6 DRAWER INLAID CHEST

Description 19TH CENTURY FRENCH INLAID MAHOGANY 6-DRAWER INLAID CHEST, CIRCA 1830. EARLY 19TH CENTURY INLAID FRENCH MAHOGANY 6-DRAWER CHEST WITH INLAID TURNED COLUMNS. PROFUSELY INLAID ON ALL SURFACES WITH FOLIAGE, BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES. LATER HANDLES, AS THIS WOULD HAVE ALWAYS OPENED ON THE KEY. TOP OVER-SAILING DRAWER WITH SALT AND PEPPER INLAID CORNICE.  BEAUTIFULLY MATCHED INLAID DRAWER FRONTS, FURTHER FULL LENGTH INLAY TO BOTH SIDES.  STANDING ON 4 BLOCK FEET. TOP SURFACE IS MADE OF OAK WHICH WOULD OF ORIGINALLY HAD A PIECE OF MARBLE ON THE TOP, WHICH IS NO LONGER PRESENT, BUT THE OAK SURFACE HAS A POLISHED FINISH. STUNNING PIECE AND IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION, FULLY RESTORED AND RE-POLISHED IN OUR WORKSHOP.  EXPECTED OLD SURFACE MARKS AND VERY MINOR LOSSES.