A very characterful bank of drawers dating to the second half of the 19th Century. This piece is fairly low and wide and would have once been used on a counter top or fixed to a wall. The most recent owner used it to store plumbing fittings in a workshop or garage but it may have originally started life as either an apothecary chest or a factory hardware chest. It is well made, solid and heavy, made primarily of pine, and the front is fitted with an arrangement of thirty-seven drawers which are all finished with aged decorative cast iron cup handles. We have left it pretty much as we found it, simply cleaned the inside of the drawers so that it can be used inside a home rather than just in a workshop or garage. One could strip it back to bare pine if desired, but this would take away a lot of its unique character.
Measurements height-61cms width-183cms depth-18cms top two rows drawers measure 9cms high x 12cms wide x 15cms deep third row drawers measure 12cm high x 22.5cms wide x 15cms deep bottom row drawers measure 15cms high x 27cms wide x 15cms deep The measurements are taken at the widest points.
Condition In solid condition with many commensurate marks of age and use.
