A Compact Victorian Antique Country Pine Chest of Drawers sub-Curios and Zanzibar

and Zanzibar

The tusks have very old splits and one area of loss but remain in solid sound condition with the inscription and hallmarks remaining clear

which could be washed out if desired

The queen lays eggs singly in cells of the comb and larvae hatch from eggs in three to four days

restrained ornamentation

A Compact Victorian Antique Country Pine Chest of Drawers sub-Curios and ZanzibarOrigin: English Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Width: 24. 5 inches Height: 31. 25 inches Depth: 23 inches Having three graduated drawers, the carcass with canted corners and good panelling to one side, standing on a plinth base. The condition is unquestionably rustic, wonderfully worn, with an abundance of character and a yawning evocative patina. The handles are later but probably still late Victorian and the