Lot 53

Structurally sound and generally very well presented, with typical minor shrinkage gaps and splits, light knocks, and general wear and superficial marks consistent with age and use. There are small repairs to the edges of two drawers (restoring damaged lip moulding, as visible in the catalogue photos).

The pulls and their backplates are sympathetic replacements; the escutcheons might be original. Around the pulls of the upper two short drawers are minor stains left by the removal of the previous pulls. Only the upper right drawer ever had a lock (the keyhole escutcheons on all other drawers are blind) but this lock is long gone.



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Allpress Antiques, Melbourne, from whom purchased by the vendor in 2009
Mary Adamson, Melbourne