18th century and later lowboy tables / chests

A "lowboy" is a term to describe an 18th century item of period furniture originally used as a dressing table but now often used as a side table. The antique lowboy originally got its name as it is basically a low, small antique table. They were usually made in English oak with one or two drawers on the front and solid brass decorative handles. The earliest examples from the Queen Anne period would have been standing on elegant cabriole legs and made from Walnut or with spectacular figured oyster veneers. The Georgian period produced more simple country designs with turned legs. Many of these designs were reproduced in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras in mahogany timber. These would come with Chippendale influences like blind fretwork carvings and more intricate decorative handles. They are still used for a variety of interior functions, and can style to a room. .