Four Drawer, Three Door Cabinet with Unusual Turtle Hardware

Small brass turtles guard the drawers. Nobody ever hurried a turtle.

This four drawer, three door cabinet with unusual turtle hardware comes from South Korea, 20th century, in elm wood. Korean chests of this kind stored clothing and household goods, and their metal fittings were often symbolic as well as useful, with the turtle long standing for longevity. Three doors with strongly figured panels sit above the drawers, their flame-like grain doing all the work. A small drawer tucks in below the right door. Three long drawers follow, each with bail handles and a brass turtle plate at center. Fifty-four inches high, 37 long and 18 deep.

Your socks will be safe for some time.