Antique Oak Fariniere Dragon Head Clawfoot Flour Sugar Coffee Box Bin Rare Chest

Antique Oak Fariniere Dragon Head Clawfoot Flour Sugar Coffee Box Bin Rare Chest Offered for your consideration is this Incredible Antique Oak Fariniere Hand Carved 2 Dragon Head Flour / Sugar / Coffee Box / Bin Rare Chest that is a Very Heavy Self-Standing Claw Foot Floor Model Unit. The top lid raises up off the upper compartment and the bottom lid slides forward off from the lower compartment. This amazing unit was purchased in Platte, South Dakota but the great-grandparents of the owners were French & Dutch. They called this a Fariniere, which was a French word we had not heard before. Most of the Farinieres I found were a bit smaller, hung on a wall, & most of the cover lids slid upward, which doesn’t make sense to me at all because the flour would fall out of the bottom space as one pulled the slide door upwards. Anyway, the former owners told me it was handmade (it looks it) & that it had been repaired by different people over the years. This older couple was using the top storage area for coffee & the bottom area for flour, but she told us that her grandmother always kept sugar in the top bin. Hence the 3 words in the title of “flour, sugar, coffee”. It measures approx. 18” wide x 13-1/4” deep x 43” high. The heavy duty lids are approx. 11-1/2” x 15-1/2”. It has been refinished and oh the feel of it is so very smooth. We believe this to be an unusual rare item as we had never seen one before in our 56 years in the business & furniture has always been our specialty. If you live fairly close to us, you can pick this up at your convenience ~ or if you would like some shipping suggestions, please call or message us. We will work with Your Choice of shipper to wrap & pack this item securely. We encourage you take the time to view the photos for additional item specifics and condition details ~ Thank you and may GOD Bless the USA, our Beloved Troops, & Veterans! We value honesty/credibility/reputation more than any item we might sell. We attach large pictures to show our items clearly & we do not misrepresent our items. Your feedback & seller ratings are VITAL to our business. Please give us 5 stars ~ if you do not think we deserve it, please let us know why. We do our best to please all customers.