Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sewing kit and became known for finely

and became known for finely rendered

but the wheel turns smoothy and it seems ready to be put to use baking something delicious

and includes nine variously sized round blocks to arrange and re-arrange

it seems pretty stable at this point

Stamped ''EWA'' and "Made in'Vienna

Lovely Antique Four Drawer "Salesman Sample" Chest sewing kit and became known for finelyNot 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