Antique Italian Painted Chest of Drawers

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Chest of drawers hand-made in central Italy in the early 1700s using oak. The chest features three inset drawers with … Read more Chest of drawers hand-made in central Italy in the early 1700s using oak. The chest features three inset drawers with flat drawer fronts decorated with hand-carved molding along the edges. The corners of the case are cantered and protruding, while the sides are made of chamfered inset panels framed by molding. The top follows the same shape of the case with cantered corners and features an ogee edge. The chest has a large baseboard made of hand-carved molding and sits on hand-carved bracket feet.
Overall this is a beautiful chest of drawers that features very traditional Italian lines. The drawers show gorgeous and large hand-made dovetail joints and work very well. The color is a beautiful light pastel blue that gives the piece elegance and depth. See less