Charles Locke Eastlake. An Arts and Crafts oak dresser with good provenance

Charles Locke Eastlake. An Arts and Crafts oak dresser with good provenance. The dresser was originally commissioned by a parson, who chose the oak tree from which it was to be made. It was later purchased by Charles Fairbrother in 1908 when he settled in Chichester as headmaster of the Oliver Whitby School (Bluecoat school) from 1908 - 1931 and was in use in the school in the first decade of the last century and has been in the Fairbrother family for over 100 years. The last two images are pages from the book "The Victorian Home" by Ralph Dutton published by Batsford, 1954 which shows the dresser displayed with blue and white china. Eastlake worked in light oak and his dressers designed for the drawing room were large majestic affairs for the display of china. There is also a number of Chinese and Japanese blue and white china vases which were originally purchased with the dresser in 1908 and are available to be purchased with the dresser or separately. Height 83", Depth 25 1/2", Width 72". Circa 1870.