{"product_id":"mid-18th-century-oak-chest-of-drawers-of-small-proportions-circa-1745","title":"Mid 18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers of Small Proportions, Circa 1745","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA most appealing George II period oak chest of drawers, English, circa 1745, of notably small and well-balanced proportions — a size much sought after and increasingly difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe rectangular top with moulded edge sits above an arrangement of two short drawers over three graduated long drawers, each retaining brass swan-neck handles and escutcheons. The whole is raised upon shaped bracket feet of good form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eChests of this diminutive scale were made in far smaller numbers than their full-width counterparts, and their practicality in the modern interior — slotting comfortably into hallways, landings, and bedrooms where a standard chest will not — has made them perennial favourites among collectors of early oak. The honest colour and patination of this example speak to nearly three centuries of domestic use and careful keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA charming and eminently useable piece of mid-Georgian vernacular furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e England. Mid-18th-century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eOak with brass handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e In solid, sound condition throughout, with the expected light marks of age and use to the top entirely consistent with its date. Two small batons to the rear of the top and one backboard possibly replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eWidth: 29¼ in \/ 74 cm x Height: 30¼ in \/ 77 cm x Depth: 17¾ in \/ 45 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54175337972054,"sku":"HAF7374","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_0fbca20d-44af-4b07-b55e-7e61142997be.jpg?v=1781270862","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/mid-18th-century-oak-chest-of-drawers-of-small-proportions-circa-1745","provider":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}