An Important Early Victorian Stained Pine Chest; ‘Toy Music H.R.H Princess Beatrice’ c.1860 antiques the head with short brown

the head with short brown hair and the body constructed of a combination of paper maché

little short of superb

and was also a craft expertly employed by Native Americans centuries before

the oval caned back with intricately pierced carved corners issuing berried leaves to a caned seat

The piece has undergone some structural work to ensure it is in fit and useable order with the feet being later but entirely in keeping

An Important Early Victorian Stained Pine Chest; ‘Toy Music H.R.H Princess Beatrice’ c.1860 antiques the head with short brownOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early VictorianProvenance: Marilyn Rose, Isle of WightDate: c. 1860Height: 15. 5Width: 31. 5Depth: 20. 5Of Royal interest and in utterly original condition, the stained and painted pine chest sign written to the top in black Toy Music H. R. H Princess Beatrice, the whole being dovetail jointed and opening to reveal a vacant partitioned interior, one section for toys the other for musical instruments, the whole of large size and