The chest has four spacious drawers to the front which are finished with aged metal cup handles. The top drawer has a hinged fall front which opens to reveal a fitted interior with pigeon holes for paperwork. The fall front can be used as a desk space for a laptop. The drawers all run well and the interiors are in fairly good clean condition. The wood has been French Polished finish and has a nice low sheen finish.
The chest is generally in good structural condition with many small marks of age and use. The drawer interiors have some marks to the bases. The cup handles have were reinstated after later fitted drop handles were removed, there are small filled dowel holes where the drop handles once sat. Height to fall front of top drawer- 81cms.
You are welcome to collect in person or we can arrange a courier. Help will be required to unload due to the size of this item. North as far as Manchester. Please take a glance at our other items, we list new things every week.
Our stock is constantly changing and updating and is quite varied and in many cases unique. We are a small family run company based in South Devon and have been restoring furniture for many years after deciding to turn our hobby into a business.We professionally restore antique and vintage pieces, painting some which need updating and preserving those which look handsome left untouched. We use traditional methods such as hand painting and French Polishing and all our paint is water based.
We love anything old and antique and take great care in the preparation and repair of all items, treating old woodworm and fixing joints as a matter of course. The item "Antique Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers, bureau desk" is in sale since Tuesday, October 1, 2019. This item is in the category "Home, Furniture & DIY\Furniture\Chests of Drawers".house" and is located in Denbury, South Devon. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.