Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sloping lid handwritten

handwritten

with its black eyes and beak

and I might think this photo was taken to commemorate her completion of an important exam

which is the smaller of two I purchased at a nearby consignment store

Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sloping lid handwrittenNot my expertise (what is, really?!), but with its clean lines, turned pulls, paneled sides, and gently rounded corners on the top, I think this tabletop chest is really beautiful, and useful for stashing all sorts of little ish things. My guess would be late 19th century, and I assume made as an apprentice piece or salesman sample as chests of this scale usually were. Photos describe it better than I can so I've taken a lot. 11 3 4 t x 12 1 4 w x 7 1