Early 18th Century Oak Cupboard / Mule Chest Book Sets

Early 18th Century Oak Cupboard / Mule Chest Book Sets*REDUCED TO CLEAR* A very large and extremely substantial solid oak early 18th century mule chest later converted to a cupboard with two cupboard doors and three lower drawers. The cupboard extends behind the central three false drawers giving additional storage. The mule chest boasts inlay to the front, panelled sides and a moulded two plank oak top. Later handles. One false drawer drop handle is absent (to the lower left). There are some signs of

The caddy is of unusual design with brass and mother of pearl inlay very much in the art nouveau taste to both the top and escutcheon

Diameter of mirror: 11

The drop handles are stylistically correct historic replacements

which appears to be subsequent to the historic woodworm

'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon

He often wrote as a gentle social satirist

free from dents and with clear hallmarks

The legs remain firm and the table sits perfectly thus

Georges Carette learned the secrets of making fancy toy magic lanterns from August Lapierre

however this is barely visible and does not affect the design of the piece (please see photographs)

All panels open and close with ease and the screen fully folds down to the width of one panel if needed

and also remains in a very good condition with only two very small chips to the inside wall of the glass