A Handsome Mid-Victorian Stained Pine Chest of Drawers c.1860-70 sub-Curios Bookcases were first introduced in

Bookcases were first introduced in the 15th century and with few changes along the way to their design

The label goes on to read

Provenance: Last Acquired on the London Art Market c

The lid is attached to the box with brass hinges

the top arch depicting a hand painted rural farm house scene with a peasant at the door of a stone house with trees and fallen log to the foreground against a sky blue sky

A Handsome Mid-Victorian Stained Pine Chest of Drawers c.1860-70 sub-Curios Bookcases were first introduced inOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 70 Width: 35. 5 inches Height: 38 inches Depth: 17. 5 inches (including handles) The stained pine carcass with plinth top above two short and three long graduated drawers, having the original ebonised knob handles, standing on turned bulbous peg feet survives in original condition from the mid Victorian period. The chest shows heaps of attractive wear and tear with