possibly old french style chest of drawers

I like to imagine that Louis Seize still had his head when this was made... It's in bad shape unfortunately(maybe I should learn how to restore things myself as I do not have money to let it be done professionally, someone as poor as me being able to to get great stuff cheaply because of the downturn in the antiques market, creates other problems apparently) more pictures to come... 91cm high(35.8inch)/63cm width(24.8inch) /46cm deep(18.1inch) It looked smaller in the pictures... the construction of the drawers are a bit puzzling...

apparently there were two of these, they belonged to a freule(unmarried lady of nobility), the seller told me.

 

can't seem to upload any more pictures, is this a glitch or something?

 

did not have this problem in the past...managed to upload one now... but the other three disappeared... hey, now they appear...weirrrd

 

With a little help from a friend

 

My first thought would have been English.

 

Mine too. I'd like to know where this was found or where it lives, and why French is thought possible.

 

this thing is located in the netherlands. The seller told me it was french, but could be dutch as well.

 

It's not far from the Netherlands to the UK.

 

Neither is France...

 

Also true!

 

The more I look at this, the more I am seeing English - the hardware screams it and I believe it is mahogany with oak lined interior. Even the drawer faces applied to the drawer look English.

 

My guess is Biedermeier.

 

The drawer pulls are Hepplewhite, little doubt about that, and if original to the chest I'd guess English as well.

 

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This is how I started and learned - restoring things myself. Today there are products that make a refinish much easier like Howards Restore a finish. There are many you tube videos about how to do repairs. The process, I found, created a lasting relationship with the piece I worked on. My first attempts weren't so good, but I tackle jobs with confidence now.

 

Very nice.

But what's up with that object on top of the dresser with the hand in it? How old is that? WHAT is that?

 

The hand is a photo in what looks like a solid stone frame. If that dresser could talk, it's more likely to be speaking Brummy than Pom. I recognize those drawer pulls too, and if I can (furniture not being even close to a specialty) why couldn't the dealer? Odd.

 

Well, just don't throw a wobbly about it. I'm off to get me snap and a glass of pop. Good evening each!

 

that is the shell of an old clock, without a clockwork, now a display thingie...

@evelyb30 Not of stone, wood. (what do you mean by brummy or pom?)

The seller was not a professional dealer, just someone whose wife got it from her friend, the noble lady in question. Did not pay much for it.
I looked up hepplewithe english chests, those are not that common over here, so not that strange if someone does not recognise the hardware... the rest of the chest still does look more french "directoire" to me. the straight lines, the feet..pointy straight feet, not curled

how can I tell if the hardware is original?

 

Are there any shadow signs of fading around the handle plates? Signs of different fixings on the reverse?