Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes The ground is sort of

The ground is sort of a taupe—a mottled purple-gray

the bristles spread 4 3/4" wide and 3" tall

Conditions vary a bit and there a some little parts and pieces missing or loose here and there

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

which are amplifying my desire for a wonderful old wooden desk across the surface of which I'd spread out all manner of vintage desk accessories

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes The ground is sort ofThis gorgeous three drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales. Tabletop chests like these were also often "apprentice chests," created by furniture makers in training before undertaking full sized versions. Just stunning, I believe this one dates from the 1830s 1850s. It features three drawers (numbered in pencil on the back) with dovetailed corner joints and turned mahogany