18th / 19th Century Early Portable Document Chest Substantial Solid Wood Working Chest Clearly Made for Daily Professional Use Rather Than Decoration Constructed With Wide Early Boards And Tight Hand-Cut Joinery Throughout Demonstrating Period Craftsmanship And Durability Retains Its Original Iron Carry Handle Mounted To the Lid Showing Appropriate Wear Consistent With Age And Use the Front Is Fitted With a Diamond-Shaped Engraved Brass Escutcheon, With the Original Keyhole Intact. Lock Is Absent, Which Is Typical For Chests Of This Age And Use the Interior Features a Correct And Well-Preserved Document-Style Layout Designed For Organized Storage And Transport Of Important Papers, Including a Shallow Upper Compartment With Fixed Wooden Battens For Folded Documents Correspondence Or Ledgers a Deep Lower Compartment Suitable For Bound Volumes And Account Books, And a Vertical Side Partition Intended For Rolled Documents, Deeds, Or Folios. This Form And Configuration Were Commonly Used By Lawyers, Merchants, Estate Managers, And Clerks For the Secure Handling Of Deeds, Contracts, And Financial Records. Retains Its Original Surface And Untouched Patina, With Honest Wear From Generations Of Use And No Evidence Of Refinishing. Structurally Sound And Increasingly Difficult To Find in This Authentic, Unaltered Condition. a True Early Working Chest With Strong Historical Character And Practical Interior Architecture?an Excellent Example For Collectors Of Early Furniture, Professional Artifacts, Or Americana. L 24.5: W 13.25" H 11.25" We Provide Efficient and Economical In-house Shipping Services US & Worldwide also including White Glove Door-to-Door Delivery Service with Personal Drivers Across the Tri-State Area For Further Details Please Select 'Buyer Arranged Shipping' and Contact our Office. in Overall Good Condition Please View all Photographs Closely Out of a New York City Estate Thank you for Bidding with Gold Coast Auctioneers 50 Werman ct Plainview NY 11803 tel. 516-586-3992 We are now accepting Consignments for our future auctions. words: Antique Wooden Working Solid Wood Hand-Cut Joinery Original Iron Handle Brass Escutcheon Professional Document Chest Lawyer Merchant Clerk Chest Period Furniture Americana Untouched Patina Authentic Unaltered Condition americana civil war revolution 1776 birthday 250 years revolutionary

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