French Fruitwood Linen Chest
Stock No
MV3002
2026
- £330.00
- €380 Euro
- $440 US Dollar
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Item Description
An unusual French fruitwood linen chest with a two-door cupboard at low level, and lift-up top above. The lift-up top section is faced with a false drawer front, and the lower cupboard section is faced with a false double drawer front, to give the external impression of a three-drawer chest. It has unusual, hand-forged metal hinges to the lift-up top section, and there are escutcheons on the false drawer fronts: dummy ones on the top two 'drawers', and a genuine escutcheon and lock on the lower 'drawer', but there isn't a key to this.
At some point a great deal of trouble has been taken to 'patch in' a repair below one of the handles, which adds to the feeling of age and character of this piece.
The top has various age-related marks, and there are signs of historic worm (long gone, but all our furniture is treated with anti-woodworm as a matter of course). A beautiful, rustic French farmhouse linen chest.
116 cm wide x 63 cm deep x 88 cm high
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
Period
First quarter 20th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1364 631691
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