Antique 18th Century English George II Burl Elm Chest of Drawers Dresser 1750 Decorative Arts This very fine tea caddy

This very fine tea caddy is engraved in the Chinoiserie taste

A near identical vessel is on display in the Louvre's collection and can be seen online through the museum's website

first with Sokrat Vorobiev

exiled in Paris and desparate for money

An original antique Art Deco glass vase "Ormeaux"

Antique 18th Century English George II Burl Elm Chest of Drawers Dresser 1750 Decorative Arts This very fine tea caddyA fine & rare high quality antique George II burl elm chest of drawers, English, circa 1750. This early chest is made of the finest burl elm, with a quartered top and having a stepped edge moulding, below are two short & three long drawers, The drawers are edge banded & have panels of swirled burl elm, the drawers with brass lock escutcheons & bail handles, the chest is raised on tall shaped bracket feet. The drawers are rather deep therefore