Antique baroque chest of drawers from the 18th century

Dimensions: H x W x D: 78 x 106 x 63 cm

Description:
Three-leaf piece of furniture standing on squeeze feet.
Multiple curved and bent furniture front with solid base and panel edge.

The drawers are veneered in walnut, each with three ash-framed fields of walnut burl. We also see fielding in the same manner on the sides and top.

Clean and contemporary craftsmanship.

Interesting facts:
The chest of drawers, usually equipped with stacked drawers, largely replaced the chest in the middle-class household at the beginning of the 18th century. To better understand the development of the chest of drawers, it is necessary to examine the drawer and its significance in earlier furniture.
An early use for the drawer can be found in the double cabinet of the Renaissance. The understanding of using drawers as storage space is limited to the storage of precious objects, small utensils or items that are given special attention and deposited separately from the usual items used in the household.
The drawer still has a long way to go before it is used as a storage container. Initially hidden behind doors, it was not until the cabinet cabinets of the late 17th century that the drawer appeared as an independent, constructive element whose front also had a design function. It still only serves to store objects that are of high value or special significance.
The drawer only takes on more mundane tasks with the separate storage of linen and clothing. This eventually led to the development of the chest of drawers as a piece of furniture in its own right, which in the 18th century also became increasingly important for interior design and was increasingly the focus of the craftsmen's attention.
The chest of drawers quickly became widespread and was transformed into a decorative and technical challenge for carpenters, wood sculptors and metal craftsmen.