A Fun Early 20thC Miniature Ash & Parquetry Inlaid Chest of Drawers sub-Curios his hands and feet are

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A Fun Early 20thC Miniature Ash & Parquetry Inlaid Chest of Drawers sub-Curios his hands and feet areOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 20 Width: 8. 25 inches Depth: 3. 5 inches Height: 7. 25 inches The ash carcass having an arrangement of five drawers, four short over one long, the short drawers in two sizes, all with parquetry inlaid fronts in softwoods with ebony knob handles, sitting on a skirt base. The design of the draw fronts is split symmetrically and diagonally between a chequerboard and a