Antique 18th Century William & Mary Oak Geometric Mule Chest of Drawers 1700 Drawings & Prints 5 cm X 70 cm

5 cm X 70 cm X 139

with the assayer's mark of Ivan Lebedkin and the maker's mark of Feodosii Ivanovich Pekin

It causes a sensation with its "butterfly" decoration created around 1925 representing red and blue insects on an azure cloudy background

The portrait depicting a beautiful young maiden in 18th century costume and holding a vase of flowers

In an interview with New York City paper The Sun (4 November 1916

Antique 18th Century William & Mary Oak Geometric Mule Chest of Drawers 1700 Drawings & Prints 5 cm X 70 cmA good & unusual antique early 18th century William & Mary geometric oak chest with a lift up coffer top, circa 1700. The chest unusually having a lift up lid with hand forged iron strap hinges enclosing a storage area for bedding or clothing, the front drawer is in fact a dummy panel with geometric molding, below are a pair of graduated drawers with corresponding geometric molding, the drawers are deep and provide ample storage. The brass handles are