Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Pine carcass, walnut veneer, carved walnut, ebonised wood, fruitwood inlay
Measurements
99.5 x 145 x 75 cm
Place of origin
Italy, Northern
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245980
Summary
A walnut chest of drawers, North Italian, early 18th century, with a facetted and recessed centre, inlaid with various fruitwood, the marquetry depicting scrolling foliage and decorative figures, above a moulded plinth on scrolling bracket feet.
Provenance
Previous history and date of acquisition not recorded; listed in the Corridor when bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913).