Australian cedar, also known as red cedar or Toona ciliata, is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia. It is known for its high-quality timber, which has a distinctive red color, fine grain, and a pleasant aroma. In the 19th century, Australian cedar was widely used in the manufacture of furniture, particularly in Australia and the United Kingdom.

The timber was considered to be a highly desirable material for furniture making due to its strength, durability, and natural resistance to rot and insects. It was also relatively easy to work with and could be finished to more...

An early 19th century innovation, chiffoniers continued to be made virtually until the end of the Victorian period. It usually consists of a two-door cupboard, with a long cutlery drawer and a shaped back, with one or two shelves, supported by spindles for ornaments and such like.

Regency chiffoniers were quite small and delicate, with the doors often decorated with pleated silk behind brass grilles. The backs were usually square, sometimes with a triangular pediment, although from the 1820s they often featured the carved Regency scroll.

Many Australian cedar versions have simple Doric columns and recessed panelled doors. Victorian more...

There are several distinct types of sideboard. The Georgian sideboard was a long narrow table, fitted with cutlery drawers and cellaret cupboards, used as a serving table in dining rooms. Most examples are at least five feet long.

Although sideboards date from the mid-18th century, their development is usually associated with the designs of Sheraton. Sideboards may be straight fronted, curved at either end, or sometimes have a recessed breakfront. The latter was partly to lighten the effect of a large piece of furniture and partly, writes Sheraton, 'to secure the butler from the jostles of the other servants' more...

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Colonial cedar chiffonier with one drawer and two doors, 111 cm…

Colonial Cedar Chiffonier with Drawer and Two Doors, 111cm

Colonial cedar chiffonier with one drawer and two doors, 111 cm wide, 41 cm deep, 128 cm high

An early cedar raised-back chiffonier. Australian circa 1830,…

An early cedar raised-back chiffonier. Australian circa 1830, 110 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 137 cm high

A rare colonial cedar chiffonier by Joseph Sly, New-South-Wales,…

A rare colonial cedar chiffonier by Joseph Sly, New-South-Wales, Australian circa 1845. impressed stamp "J Sly" twice to rear. Provenance: Once the property of descendants of Joseph Sly and thence to current owner, 108 cm wide, 52 cm deep 165 cm high

A fine early Colonial cedar two shelf chiffonier. Australian…

A fine early Colonial cedar two shelf chiffonier. Australian circa 1835, 92 cm wide 45 cm deep, 155 cm high

An Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier with ornately carved…

An Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier with ornately carved back and serpentine shelf, 19th century, 164 cm high, 97 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier of small proportions with…

Mid 19th Century Australian Colonial Cedar Chiffonier with Palladian Back

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier of small proportions with Palladian back, mid 19th century

An antique Australian cedar chiffonier with shield panel door,…

Antique Cedar Chiffonier with Shield Panel Door (1870)

An antique Australian cedar chiffonier with shield panel door, circa 1870, 151 cm high, 107 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A cottage chiffonier, cedar and pine, South Australian origin,…

South Australian Cottage Chiffonier, 19th Century

A cottage chiffonier, cedar and pine, South Australian origin, 19th century 139 cm high, 100 cm wide, 40 cm deep. Provenance: The Rodney Pemberton Collection

A Colonial cedar chiffonier with turned cedar supports and half…

Colonial Cedar Chiffonier with Turned Supports and Columns

A Colonial cedar chiffonier with turned cedar supports and half turned columns, South Australian origin, circa 1850s 154 cm high, 107 cm wide, 46 cm deep

An early Colonial Australian cedar chiffonier with three…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier, 1840

An early Colonial Australian cedar chiffonier with three cascading shelves supported on finely turned columns above a single dummy drawer and two panelled doors, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840 178 cm high, 103 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. The shaped arching back…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Cupboards and Drawers

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. The shaped arching back chiffonier with rectangular top with bull nose edge, two ogee profile frieze drawers above a pair of framed cupboards flanked by corbels and raised upon a plinth base. Height 134 cm, width 136 cm,…

A good Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860, the chiffonier…

1860 Cedar Chiffonier with Arched Back and Panelled Doors

A good Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860, the chiffonier with an arched back, applied scroll decorations with crest, a shaped ledge and a conforming bow fronted top enclosing a frieze drawer above two panelled doors flanked by corbels and upon a…

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. 19th century, the chiffonier with…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Shield Panels

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. 19th century, the chiffonier with a thumbnail moulded edge top, a long frieze drawer with an ogee profile above two doors with applied shield form panels, on a plinth base. Height 109 cm, width 98 cm, depth 42 cm

Chiffoniere Victorian cedar, single drawer over two shield…

Victorian Cedar Chiffoniere with Mesh Panels

Chiffoniere Victorian cedar, single drawer over two shield doors with, turned legs and mesh side panels, height 160 cm, width 92 cm, depth 42 cm

Cedar chiffonier, late 19th century, with shaped gallery top,…

Late 19th Century Cedar Chiffonier with Gallery Top

Cedar chiffonier, late 19th century, with shaped gallery top, over single drawer and shield panelled doors, height 140 cm, width 113 cm, depth 53 cm

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier, c. 1840, the triangular…

Colonial Cedar Chiffonier from 1840

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier, c. 1840, the triangular shape back above a rectangular top with a single shelf on ring turned supports, over two cushion moulded drawers and a pair of paneled doors, on turned feet, height 157 cm width 113 cm depth 53…

A rustic Colonial chiffoniere, Australian cedar, Tasmanian…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffoniere, 1860

A rustic Colonial chiffoniere, Australian cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1860, 140 cm high, 109 cm wide, 47 cm deep,

A fine cedar and birdseye huon pine two door chiffonier with…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier with Huon Pine Doors (9 words)

A fine cedar and birdseye huon pine two door chiffonier with Thomas Hope scroll back with single shelf, the base with single ogee moulded fitted cutlery drawer above finely figured huon pine shield panel doors, Tasmanian origin, circa 1845, 148 cm high,…

A rustic Australian cedar chiffonier, circa 1880, 157 cm high,…

1880 Australian Cedar Chiffonier - Rustic Design

A rustic Australian cedar chiffonier, circa 1880, 157 cm high, 111 cm wide, 50 cm deep

W. H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne Australian Colonial cedar two door…

Antique Australian colonial cedar chiffonier with curved back

W. H. Rocke & Co. Melbourne Australian Colonial cedar two door chiffonier with curved scroll back, two cushion moulded drawers and internal cellarette drawer, circa 1860, pine secondary timbers with pressed brass manufacturers label to the interior, a??,…

A Colonial cedar chiffonier, the shaped and carved backboard,…

Colonial Cedar Chiffonier with Carved Backboard and Paneled Doors

A Colonial cedar chiffonier, the shaped and carved backboard, with one shelf, above a single drawer with paneled doors below, flanked by bobbin turned columns, on bun feet. Some losses due to age. Height 156 cm, width 115 cm, depth 50 cm

A fine Colonial cedar chiffonier, circa 1830 Tasmania, the…

Colonial Cedar Chiffonier, Tasmania, 1830

A fine Colonial cedar chiffonier, circa 1830 Tasmania, the architectural back board fitted with a single shelf, supported by turned columns. The lower section fitted with a single long drawer, above a pair of panelled doors, flanked by convex pilasters,…

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier, with William VI style…

William VI style cedar chiffonier with shield panels

Australian Colonial cedar chiffonier, with William VI style carvings, fitted with a drawer and two doors with shield shaped panels (some alteration to the top shelf evident)

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, in pale honey…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Acanthus Scrolls

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, in pale honey colours having a shaped arching back with applied acanthus scrolls and a medallion crest, an ogee profile frieze drawer above a pair of framed cupboards flanked by corbels and raised on a plinth…

1965, a Colonial Australian cedar chiffoniere with shield doors…

Colonial Cedar Chiffoniere with Mirrored Panels (9 words)

1965, a Colonial Australian cedar chiffoniere with shield doors and mirrored panels, circa 1855, 153 cm high, 109 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Australian cedar chiffonier made for Mr William Gunn of the…

Australian Cedar Chiffonier for Glasgow Arms Hotel, 19th Century

An Australian cedar chiffonier made for Mr William Gunn of the Glasgow arms Hotel, kangaroo flat, Bendigo, 19th century, 139 cm high, 123 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An early Colonial chiffonier, Australian cedar, circa 1835,…

Early Colonial Australian Cedar Chiffonier (9 words)

An early Colonial chiffonier, Australian cedar, circa 1835, design taken from J.C. Loudon 'An Encyclopaedia of cottage, farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture' (1833), see 'Early Colonial furniture in New South Wales and van Diemen's Land' by Clifford…

Good Australian cedar chiffonier with Thomas Hope scrolled back…

Antique Cedar Chiffonier with Thomas Hope Scroll Back

Good Australian cedar chiffonier with Thomas Hope scrolled back circa 1845

Cedar chiffoniere circa 1820 New South Wales, two shelves to…

1820 Cedar Chiffoniere with Two Shelves and Drawers

Cedar chiffoniere circa 1820 New South Wales, two shelves to top, with turned column supports, two rounded drawers, over two panelled doors with brass, dividing strip, height 152 cm, length 97 cm, depth 51 cm

An Australian cedar chiffonier meat safe with scroll top &…

Antique Australian Cedar Chiffonier Meat Safe, c.1890

An Australian cedar chiffonier meat safe with scroll top & shelf, c.1890 156 x 92 x 42 cm

William IV chiffonier circa 1840 Tasmanian, cedar and musk with…

Tasmanian William IV Chiffonier with Carved Tulip Gallery

William IV chiffonier circa 1840 Tasmanian, cedar and musk with carved tulip gallery back, shield and, Florette doors and squared half columns, height 105 cm, length 122 cm, depth: 58 cm

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, with an arching…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Carved Details

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, with an arching back with carved scroll edges and a leafy crest, a shaped, long shelf with turned supports to a serpentine extended base with a frieze, drawer above fielded cupboards and corbels, raised on a…

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, in rich honey tones…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Turned Supports

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, in rich honey tones with a simple plain arching back and long shelf with turned supports, an ogee profile frieze drawer above a pair of cupboards, flanked by turned pillars and raised on squashed bun feet,…

An early Colonial chiffonier, Australian cedar, Tasmanian…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier, 1835

An early Colonial chiffonier, Australian cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1835, cedar secondary timbers with Baltic pine backing boards, 172 cm high, 131 cm wide, 49 cm deep

Victorian cedar chiffonier, with bobbin turned columns, 108 cm…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Bobbin Turned Columns

Victorian cedar chiffonier, with bobbin turned columns, 108 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 160 cm high

19th century cedar chiffonier with Gothic back and flat…

Gothic Cedar Chiffonier with Flat Pilasters

19th century cedar chiffonier with Gothic back and flat pilasters

Fine Australian cedar chiffonier with Palladian back and open…

1845 Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Palladian Back

Fine Australian cedar chiffonier with Palladian back and open shelves circa 1845 probably NSW (Sydney)

Australian cedar chiffonier with barley twist columns and…

19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Barley Twist Columns

Australian cedar chiffonier with barley twist columns and Palladian back, 4th quarter of the 19th century

Australian cedar chiffonier, 4th quarter of the 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier

Australian cedar chiffonier, 4th quarter of the 19th century

Antique cedar kitchen chiffonier 98 cm wide, 43 cm deep, 152 cm…

Antique Cedar Kitchen Chiffonier - 98x43x152 cm

Antique cedar kitchen chiffonier 98 cm wide, 43 cm deep, 152 cm high

19th century cedar chiffonier. Provenance: Westfield Westbury…

Westbury Cedar Chiffonier from 19th Century Tasmania

19th century cedar chiffonier. Provenance: Westfield Westbury Tasmania

Antique Australian cedar chiffonier, back not original, height…

Australian Cedar Chiffonier, 19th Century

Antique Australian cedar chiffonier, back not original, height 129, length 106 cm, depth 50 cm

An Australian cedar chiffonier, New South Wales origin, circa…

1850 Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Turned Columns

An Australian cedar chiffonier, New South Wales origin, circa 1850 full turned columns, some pine secondary timbers 139 cm high, 100 cm wide, 54 cm deep

19th century Australian cedar chiffonier, with shaped back…

Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Arched Panel Doors

19th century Australian cedar chiffonier, with shaped back above lower shelf, above rectangular top, set with single lower drawer, above arched panel doors, on turned legs

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, of typical form…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Scrolling Detail

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, 19th century, of typical form with an arched back with applied scrolling detail and a shell and leaf crest, a serpentine shelf upon turned supports, an ogee profile frieze drawer above twin panelled cupboards and a plinth…

Victorian cedar chiffonier, having a long single draw above a…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Draw and Panelled Doors

Victorian cedar chiffonier, having a long single draw above a pair of panelled doors, raised on bun feet (A/F), height 98 cm width 106 depth 48 cm

Early 'Germanic' Australian cedar chiffonier with carved…

Carved Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Shield Doors

Early 'Germanic' Australian cedar chiffonier with carved 'Thomas Hope' style scrolled back piece and shield shaped panel doors

Early Victorian Australian cedar chiffonier C:1845, with 1…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Drawer and Doors

Early Victorian Australian cedar chiffonier C:1845, with 1 drawer and 2 doors, 118.5 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 144 cm high. See Simpson & Fahy, Australian Furniture, page 286 & 287

William Champion, rare Tasmanian cedar chiffonier, beautifully…

Rare Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier with Hexagonal Columns

William Champion, rare Tasmanian cedar chiffonier, beautifully proportioned and crafted with hexagonal columns, flame cedar panels, finely turned supports, cross banded edge and unusual tri-form drawer profile, rich patina with original polish, circa 1845…

An Australian cedar chiffonier with full turned columns, circa…

1860 Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Turned Columns

An Australian cedar chiffonier with full turned columns, circa 1860, 153 cm high, 107 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. Mid 19th century. Of typical form…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier

A Victorian cedar chiffonier. Mid 19th century. Of typical form with an arched back with a pierced carved crest and scrolling frame, a full width shelf with baluster supports, the lower section with bull nose edging, an ogee profile frieze drawer and two…

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, second half 19th century, the…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Arched Back

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, second half 19th century, the chiffonier with an arched and scroll decorated back with a shaped shelf and turned supports, the top with thumbnail edging above a pair of ogee shaped drawers and panelled cupboards with side…

An Australian cedar chiffonier base

Australian Cedar Chiffonier Base

An Australian cedar chiffonier base

An Australian cedar chiffonier circa 1870 with applied…

1870 Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Applied Decoration

An Australian cedar chiffonier circa 1870 with applied decoration to back board and corbells to base. Height 165 cm. Width 110 cm. Depth 50 cm

Antique 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier

19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier

Antique 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier

An Australian cedar chiffonier, late 19th century. 156 cm high,…

Late 19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier

An Australian cedar chiffonier, late 19th century. 156 cm high, 122 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A mid-Victorian cedar chiffonier, with a bow-front central…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Applied Decoration

A mid-Victorian cedar chiffonier, with a bow-front central drawer, single shelf on turn supports and prolific applied decoration to back 160 cm high, 104 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A cedar chiffonier, Tasmanian, circa 1840, 147 cm high, 102 cm…

Tasmanian Cedar Chiffonier, circa 1840

A cedar chiffonier, Tasmanian, circa 1840, 147 cm high, 102 cm wide, 50 cm deep

Victorian cedar chiffonier with ornately carved back, 1 long…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Carved Back and Storage

Victorian cedar chiffonier with ornately carved back, 1 long drawer and 2 doors, 107 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 163 cm high

Cedar chiffonier, with 1 drawer and 2 doors, 106 cm wide, 150…

Cedar Chiffonier with Drawer and Doors - 106cm Wide

Cedar chiffonier, with 1 drawer and 2 doors, 106 cm wide, 150 cm high approx

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860s, having a shaped and…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Serpentine Shelf

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860s, having a shaped and scrolled back with a pierced cartouche above a serpentine shelf with turned supports, a frieze drawer with an ogee profile above two doors with applied shield form panels flanked by corbels…

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860s, with an arched back,…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Scroll Decorations

A Victorian cedar chiffonier, circa 1860s, with an arched back, applied scroll decorations with crest, a shaped ledge and a conforming bow fronted top enclosing a frieze drawer above two panelled doors flanked by corbels and upon a plinth base. Height 157…

Australian full cedar chiffonier, approx 143 cm high, 115 cm…

Australian Cedar Chiffonier - 143cm x 115cm

Australian full cedar chiffonier, approx 143 cm high, 115 cm wide

A small Victorian style cedar chiffonier, 20th century, with a…

Victorian Cedar Chiffonier with Arched Back

A small Victorian style cedar chiffonier, 20th century, with a scroll carved arched back with decorative crest above a frieze drawer with two panelled doors flanked by corbels and opening to a single shelf, raised on a plinth base. Height 138 cm. Width 88…

Late 19th century Australian cedar and flame mahogany three…

Australian Cedar Flame Mahogany Chiffonier

Late 19th century Australian cedar and flame mahogany three door chiffonier

Antique cedar chiffonier

Vintage Cedar Chiffonier

Antique cedar chiffonier

An Australian cedar chiffonier, circa 1850, the back with…

1850 Australian Cedar Chiffonier with Pointilated Arch Panels

An Australian cedar chiffonier, circa 1850, the back with single shelf and scrolling anthemion above a rectangular top with single frieze drawer and two cupboard doors with pointilated arch panels raised on toupie feet, 111 cm wide, 50 cm deep, 148 cm high

An exceptional Australian Colonial full cedar pedestal…

Exceptional Australian Colonial Cedar Pedestal Sideboard by John Fletcher

An exceptional Australian Colonial full cedar pedestal sideboard, with carving by John Fletcher, Sydney, late 1840s, the rectangular top with cross-banded edge supporting a broad scrolled backboard with applied carved acanthus scrolls, over a beautifully…

Early 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier. Scrolled…

19th Century Australian Cedar Chiffonier

Early 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier. Scrolled backboard bearing single shelf on turned columns. Shield mounted doors (splits) flanked by Doric columns raised on turned bun feet. Provenance: Lawsons, 1995 catalogued as 'Reflecting the Influence…

A mid 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier the mirrored…

Cedar Chiffonier with Mirrored Back and Turned Columns

A mid 19th century Australian cedar chiffonier the mirrored back with five bevelled plates and shelves supported on ring turned columns above a rectangular top over an ogee long drawer and a pair of recessed panelled cupboard doors flanked by turned…

Small antique cedar chiffonier

Antique Cedar Chiffonier

Small antique cedar chiffonier