Object Description
A Very Attractive Mid 19th Century Mahogany
Miniature Bowfronted Chest With Well Figured
Top And Crossbanded Decoration Over Two Short
And Three Long Drawers Having Replaced Brass
Knobs Over Elegant Original Splay Feet
(There is often a debate over whether miniature furniture was made
as an apprentice piece, which is where somebody who is looking
for a job in a workshop would create something to showcase
their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesman
sample piece, which is where a few articles were made as
scale models in advance of a road trip on which the salesman
would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from.)