mahogany - chests of drawers
Chest of drawers. Until the mid-19th century, the standard chest had either four long, or three long and two short drawers. Rarely were there any exceptions to this rule. A chest with three drawers, or a series of small upper drawers, purporting to be Georgian, will probably have been converted from a chest-on-chest or tallboy. It is true that the 18th century commode often contain two long deep drawers, but this was a much grander and more decorative piece altogether, intended for drawing rooms, not bedrooms, and in any case was usually made to stand on legs. The standard chest of drawers continued to be made throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries (some Edwardian pine chests even had bracket feet), but variations were introduced during the mid-Victorian period, with some chests having seven or more drawers usually a deep hat drawer and smaller glove compartments. Chests with barley-sugar twist or split bobbin-turned supports date from the mid-19th century.
6 item(s) found:
An English mahogany coin Collectors cabinet, 19th century 33 x 23 x 10 cm
A large early 19th century mahogany and brass bound Collectors' cabinet, the later panelled top with a moulded edge above two pairs of long drawers and 22 further graduated drawers some with original dividers, with brass bound corners,…
A French 18th century Louis XVI ormolu and brass-mounted mahogany semainier, the rectangular white marble top with pierced three-quarter gallery surround, above seven drawers, with fluted angles, on tapering feet and small sabots. Width 80 cm.…
A George III mahogany tallboy, English, circa 1800. Width 117 cm. Depth 56 cm . Height 180 cm
A mahogany tall boy, English, late 18th/early 19th century the shaped pediment above two short and six graduated long drawers on shaped apron and splade feet. Width 110 cm. Depth 59 cm . Height 206 cm
A Victorian mahogany specimen butterfly cabinet, 13 (of 14) drawers with various butterflies from around the world, four drawers labelled 'Ceylon', 'Malaya', 'England', 'Africa'. Some butterflies have Latin/ English inscriptions. Height 98 cm. Width 46 cm.…