ON THE HUNT: EARLY VICTORIAN DRAWERS

As part of finishing off our master bedroom, I have been saving my pennies to buy a set of early Victorian (mid 1800s) set of cedar or mahogany drawers for the master bedroom. We have a set of replica pine drawers which were a moving-out-of-home present from my parents. However they have yellowed over the years and the space can fit a larger set (and I will never say no to more clothing space!). I spied some on Ebay almost a year ago (here). The first set is still listed. Over the summer holidays we saw some other alternatives on the Mornington Peninsula which are also contenders. I prefer the older simpler styles - rounded wooded handles, slightly curved sides - the furniture becomes more onate in the late 1800s. Decisions....