Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sloping lid and if someone should decide

and if someone should decide use this for making some skeleton lollipops

glossy surface that turns black on exposure to air

reminding one of a terrific expressionistic woodcut

which is the smaller of two I purchased at a nearby consignment store

perhaps making this little rattle as a gift for their child or grandchild

Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sloping lid and if someone should decideNot my expertise (what is, really?!), but with its clean lines, turned pulls, paneled sides, and gently rounded corners on the top, I think this tabletop chest is really beautiful, and useful for stashing all sorts of little ish things. My guess would be late 19th century, and I assume made as an apprentice piece or salesman sample as chests of this scale usually were. Photos describe it better than I can so I've taken a lot. 11 3 4 t x 12 1 4 w x 7 1