Oak Chest of Drawers with Geometric Moulded Fronts

We like this chest a lot, mostly for the drawer fronts, where the oak is raised into geometric panels with pointed ends the way Jacobean joiners did it and a small brass teardrop hangs on each one. Such a treasure for a bedroom.

• Solid oak with a warm brown polish.
• Geometric moulded panels on every drawer front, Jacobean style.
• Brass teardrop handles.
• 2 short drawers on top, 3 long drawers below.
• Made by hand in our Jodhpur workshop.

The Jacobean Moulding On The Drawers

The shapes on the fronts come from strips of moulding fixed onto each drawer with their corners cut to an angle. Chests in England were decorated like this in the early 1600s, in the time of King James and the style takes it's name Jacobean from him. The pattern is in the wood itself, so there is nothing painted on it to fade or chip. Under a lamp the raised edges throw small shadows and that is what gives the whole front it's look.

What Goes Inside The 5 Drawers

• The 2 small top drawers take watches, wallets, socks and the things you reach for every morning.
• The middle long drawers hold folded shirts, sweaters and bedsheets.
• The bottom one is for the winter quilts and the spare blankets.

Oak is a hard wood and drawers full of heavy winter clothes will not sag in the middle.

The Small Brass Handles

Each handle is a brass teardrop that hangs flat against the drawer when nobody is using it, so a dupatta or a sleeve does not catch on it while you walk past and 1 finger is enough to pull a drawer open. Round bun feet under the chest keep it lifted off the floor.