An exceptional c.1930 Japanese double kimono chest, the twin chests side-by-side on common stand, both with a pair of sliding gold leaf on silk panelled doors above a combination of five short drawers above four full width drawers, all with burr mulberry fronts, bronzed copper swing handles and escutcheons, with key and working locks, secret locking to one side. Note: A bespoke chest ordered by a gentleman for his wife, good original condition. 182.5 cm x 41.5 cm x 1665.
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- Burr - Burr (or in the USA, burl) is the timber from the knotted roots or deformed branch of the tree, which when cut, displays the small circular knots in various gradations of colour. It is always cut into a decorative veneer, most commonly seen as burr walnut on 19th century furniture.
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