Drexel Biscayne Walnut Mid-Century Nine-Drawer Dresser & Mirror Set View Watchlist >
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Lot # G563.G559
System ID # 30441686
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Drexel Biscayne Walnut Mid-Century Nine-Drawer Dresser & Mirror Set
A complete Mid-Century Modern bedroom pairing from Drexel Furniture Company, High Point, North Carolina, in the maker's Biscayne series. The double dresser is built of walnut solids and veneers with a warm, even tone across the top and drawer fronts. Nine drawers — a single wide drawer over three across the left bank, and four graduated drawers to the right — carry flat brass bar pulls with ball-end terminals, and the case rides on tapered legs finished with brass ferrule foot caps. Drawer construction is dovetailed, with drawer dividers included. The maker's mark is present: a burned brand reading "by Drexel Reg. Trade Mark" on a drawer interior.
The matching wall mirror repeats the walnut surround with an integrated lower display shelf and slim brass rod supports flanking the glass — a restrained detail typical of Drexel's contract-grade bedroom lines of the late 1950s through mid-1960s. An original Certificate of Inspection accompanies the set (Inspector No. 15, serial 065510), documenting factory-original condition at time of sale — the kind of paperwork that rarely survives with a piece and directly confirms its authenticity.
Significance & Rarity
The Biscayne series carries steady, consistent demand among Mid-Century buyers who favor warm walnut tones and disciplined brass detailing. What sets this set apart is completeness: a full, unmodified brass hardware suite — pulls, ferrule caps, and mirror rod supports — paired with surviving factory documentation. Complete matched sets with original hardware and paperwork sit at the upper end of the market for the line.
Inclusions
- Nine-drawer double dresser
- Matching wall mirror with lower display shelf
- Original Certificate of Inspection
- Drawer dividers
CONDITION
Good overall with age-appropriate wear throughout. The top shows scratching, scuffing, and finish wear with a few spots of finish loss (see supplemental reference images); brass handles carry light oxidation consistent with age. No remarkable damage; drawers retain their dovetailed structure and dividers.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
Dresser
- 32 1/2" H × 57" W × 18" D
- Nine dovetailed drawers
- Walnut solids and veneers
- Brass bar pulls, brass ferrule foot caps
- Maker's mark: burned "by Drexel Reg. Trade Mark"
- Certificate of Inspection: Inspector No. 15, serial 065510
Mirror
- 33 1/2" H × 48 1/4" W × 4" D
- Walnut surround with integrated lower shelf
- Brass rod supports
