Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS B&G Denmark There is such a warmth

There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter

I like the connection between the figure mining for fish hidden below the surface of the ice and the box itself as a place where treasures are concealed and kept safe

I believe this is an old darning egg

a drawing has the capacity to cut to the chase and nail a truth with alacrity

but also lovely displayed in silhouette on open shelves

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS B&G Denmark There is such a warmthThis 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