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Of mahogany, the projecting molded top above ten cockbanded drawers each centered by a plain brass keyhole escutcheon. The whole raised on a plain plinth base.
Provenance:
A Copenhagen collection.
This tall, narrow chest of drawers is called a semainier, deriving the French word semaine, meaning ‘week’. Originally seven in number, the drawers were intended to store a week’s supply of garments.