Regency Mahogany and Satinwood Miniature Chest Of Drawers

A charming Regency period 19th century Miniature Chest, veneered in mahogany, satinwood and field maple.

Having delightfully figured and inlaid top over two short and three long drawers with replacement brass knobs.

Raised on elegant splay bracket feet with shaped apron.

Often there was debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents.

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip on which the salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and take orders from those designs.

This particular miniature chest of drawers is quite unusual in that it doesn't really appear to fit either of the usual purposes, as it is far too good quality for an apprentice to have made.

However the combination of woods and design is not something we have really seen full size counterparts to.

We actually wonder whether it was made as a sample piece for the veneers which the workshop had available at that particular time, allowing the customer a visual reference of how the item they had just ordered would look in a variety of different finishes.

Circa 1820.

Height - 13in.
Width - 12in.
Depth - 6in.

This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance

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