English William and Mary Inlaid Burled Chest of Drawers

late 17th/early 18th century, mahogany veneers, oak and pine secondary, two part form, the rectangular case with applied molded edge and vertical veneer, top with distinctive light wood line inlay featuring stylized clover, the upper case with graduated drawers, applied waist and base vertically veneered waist molding, the lower case with two graduated drawers, all drawers with light wood line inlays, later suppressed ball front feet.
38.5 x 39.5 x 22.25 in.
From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Cynthia Salzhauer, Oxford, North Carolina
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Top with shrinkage split at center; top reset with later medial brace boards; later drawer guides; insect damage; later pulls; later front feet; veneer cut patch to left/right side cases; other minor veneer repairs and losses.