Portuguese Chest on Stand Coffers and Trunks silk-lined doors flanked by open

silk-lined doors flanked by open sections with adjustable shelves

The drawer also with an inlaid rope motif

The serpentine shaped platform is outlined with a pierced brass gallery

Stock# 13732

The top has a molded edge and several marks and variation in color typical of a piece that has not been recently re-polished

Portuguese Chest on Stand Coffers and Trunks silk-lined doors flanked by openA rosewood chest on stand of diminutive size. The raised drawer fronts are carved with a ripple molding. The stand features a pierced apron carved with a cherub's head. The bulbous turned legs are connected by barley twist stretchers. With all the original brass mounts including lifting handles on the sides. The drawer configuration is unusual with one long drawer, two short drawers, one deep drawer, and one medium sized drawer. Circa 1780 Origin