Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS Sales Techniques This one really makes me

This one really makes me want to host an afternoon tea simply in order to serve from it

This fabulous thing is a carved wood whistle in the shape of a bird

which I must say is rather satisfying to employ

The visible design remains as a window into the vast reticulate intricacy of the universe

Antique Mahogony Three-Drawer Salesman's Sample / Apprentice Chest - Reserved for SS Sales Techniques This one really makes meThis 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