This is the smaller of the two Victorian dressers dating back to 1860’s featuring beautiful hand-carved pulls. During the Victorian era the emphasis was on the nature and whimsy.  Victorians wanted to escape the sins of the cities, and have created these beautiful countryside homes surrounded with elaborate gardens. This attitude is reflected in the furniture carvings featuring nature, with major themes being wheat, nuts and fruits. The exterior of the piece was painted in stormy seas, a moody blue tone which I chose specifically to accentuate the fascinating beauty and details of the drawers and aged top which were stripped of old finish, stained in a red chestnut oil based stain, and finished in traditional oil finish and polyurethane.  The wheels on this piece are original and fully functioning. This small dresser could also be a nightstand.  I hope it will find a good home along with the similar large Victorian large dresser I also renovated and listed separately.