Bidspirit auction | A Hand Painted Nine Drawer

A Hand Painted Nine Drawer Spice Style Chest With Polychrome Decoration - This lot comprises a wooden nine-drawer accent chest arranged in a three-by-three grid. The piece is constructed from hardwood, likely mango wood, with a medium-brown stained finish to the top and side panels showing prominent natural grain. The drawer fronts and frame facade are heavily ornamented with hand-painted polychrome decoration in a folk art style featuring raised embossed paintwork. The design is centred around a large circular motif spanning all nine drawers, containing a black and white checkerboard centre surrounded by scrolling floral vines and dense geometric dot patterns in red, white, blue, and green on a dark blue and cream ground. The drawers are of simple construction, utilizing butt joints secured with nails. Each drawer is fitted with a dark-finished iron ring pull mounted on a scalloped circular backplate. Width 80cm Depth 30.5cm Height 80cm.