Lot 156

Generally very well presented, consistent with age and use, with scattered shrinkage cracks in the veneers but little appreciable wear.

The central locking mechanism for both full-width drawers is by way of a lock fitted to the lower half of the upper drawer front, the bolt of which extends downwards through the underside of that drawer front to pass through a steel loop fixed to the drawer divider and into a mortice in the upper side of the lower drawer front. At present, the bolt of the lock is extended in the locked position, but with no key present, meaning that the upper drawer cannot be fully closed (as the extended lock bolt cannot pass the steel loop).

(In preparing this report it has not been possible to inspect the back of the commode.)



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