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Italian cassettone, (chest) 16th and 17th century

Until the mid-19th century, the standard chest had either four long, or three long and two short drawers. Rarely were there any exceptions to this rule. A chest with three drawers, or a series of small upper drawers, purporting to be Georgian, will probably have been converted from a chest-on-chest or tallboy. It is true that the 18th century commode often contain two long deep drawers, but this was a much grander and more decorative piece altogether, intended for drawing rooms, not bedrooms, and in any case was usually made to stand on legs. The standard chest of drawers continued to be made throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries (some Edwardian pine chests even had bracket feet), but variations were introduced during the mid-Victorian period, with some chests having seven or more drawers usually a deep hat drawer and smaller glove compartments. Chests with more... barley-sugar twist or split bobbin-turned supports date from the mid-19th century. less...

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An Italian inlaid walnut cassettone, 17th century, the…
17th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Cassettone

An Italian inlaid walnut cassettone, 17th century, the rectangular top with ovolo carved moulded edge, above three panelled drawers inlaid in fruitwood with scrolling tendrils within checkered borders, and a further concealed base drawer, on moulded plinth

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An Italian walnut cassettone, 17th century, the moulded…
17th Century Italian Walnut Cassettone with Zecchini Panel

An Italian walnut cassettone, 17th century, the moulded rectangular top above three long double panelled drawers with brass handles and escutcheons, flanked by carved uprights terminating in putto herms above a panel of zecchini, the moulded base with carv

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An Italian walnut cassettone, Bologna, circa 1650, the…
Italian Walnut Cassettone, Bologna 1650

An Italian walnut cassettone, Bologna, circa 1650, the rectangular moulded top above a carved dentil frieze and three long drawers with relief carved moulded fronts, on a moulded base, the bracket feet with moulded and fleurs-de-lis carved motif, the cast

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A 17th century walnut cassetone, carved column supports with…
17th Century Walnut Cassetone with Renaissance Carvings

A 17th century walnut cassetone, carved column supports with the typical Renaissance method of pegging throughout, three drawers, original hardware and key, shaped brack feet. Bologna, circa 1670. Height 37.01 in., width 38.98 in., depth 15.75 in.

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