Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes Conditions vary a bit and

Conditions vary a bit and there a some little parts and pieces missing or loose here and there

I think the purple

shiny facets are enamel

with a couple of tiny spots visible only with close inspection

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS five holes Conditions vary a bit andThis gorgeous three drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales. Tabletop chests like these were also often "apprentice chests," created by furniture makers in training before undertaking full sized versions. Just stunning, I believe this one dates from the 1830s 1850s. It features three drawers (numbered in pencil on the back) with dovetailed corner joints and turned mahogany