A wonderfully aged antique wooden eight-drawer workshop cabinet, full of genuine character and with exactly the sort of untouched patina collectors look for.
This would most likely have been used as a small workshop, watchmaker’s, jeweller’s, engineer’s or tradesman’s parts cabinet, with eight individual drawers designed for storing small tools, fittings, components or materials.
The cabinet has a lovely dark original finish with extensive surface wear, scratches, knocks and areas where decades of use have worn through around the drawer pulls. Several different small metal knobs / fixings remain fitted, adding to its completely un-restored, utilitarian appearance.
The drawer construction is simple and workmanlike, and the interior timber shows plenty of age and use. This is not a polished reproduction piece — it is a genuinely old working cabinet that has clearly had a long life.
Approximate dimensions: Width: 40 cm / 15.75 inches Height: 39–40 cm / approx. 15.5 inches Depth: approx. 28 cm / 11 inches
Features include: Eight individual wooden drawers Dark aged original-style finish Small metal drawer pulls / fixings Wonderful worn workshop patina Compact freestanding size Ideal for watches, jewellery, tools, curios, stamps, coins, haberdashery or general small-part storage
Condition is heavily aged and worn, which is a major part of the appeal. There are scratches, scuffs, paint/finish losses, worn areas around the handles, knocks and general signs of long-term use. Some drawer pulls appear to have been replaced or altered over the years. There is also some age-related splitting / damage to the rear and lower edges, all visible in the photographs.
Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.
A fantastic piece of original workshop storage, equally suited to a collector, vintage interior, shop display or simply being put back to work.