walnut - 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.
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A decorative French walnut tall chest with a rouge marble top above six drawers with rosewood banding and cast foliate decorated handles flanked canted corner and ormolu corbels 160 cm high, 187 cm wide 60 cm deep.
A French Louis XV style walnut chest of bombÌ outline with a shaped marble top, above five drawers with cast foliate handles on short feet with ormolu sabots. 83 cm high, 45 cm wide, 49 cm deep.
An, early 19th century French walnut and marble topped commode in the transitional style, the grey and white veined marble top above frieze drawer and three further graduated drawers, raised on shaped block feet, 126 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 91 cm high
A provincial Louis XV period walnut commode, the rectangular top with serpentine front above two short drawers and a central narrow drawer above two long drawers all decorated with shaped carved fronts above a scroll carved apron with central flower heads,…
A parcel ebonised and walnut four drawer serpentine front commode, Italian 18/19th century
A large inlaid walnut four-drawer commode, Italian 18th century
A George I figured walnut chest on chest, the upper part with a cross-banded and moulded top above two short and three graduated long drawers, the lower part with two short and two long drawers, raised on (later) bracket feet,…
A George II walnut lowboy, circa 1740, with a projecting cornice top above an arrangement of two short and three long drawers, the base set with three further drawers, raised on bracket feet 112 cm wide, 63 cm deep, 126 cm high
George III walnut gentleman's chest on chest, the two mirrored doors opening to reveal four short drawers and three graduated long drawers, a writing slide and three further graduated long drawers, on bracket feet 103 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 195 cm high
A Continental walnut and ebonized miniature chest of drawers with marble top, circa 1880
A rare decorative French walnut Louis XV style commode and painted panels on high cabriole legs
A good quality walnut and parquetry bombe commode, Italian or south German, 18th century, with later marble top 79 cm high, 160 cm wide (approx), 65 cm deep
A walnut table top specimen or coin Collectors chest, 92 cm wide, 41 cm high
A fine French Louis XV style walnut commode of serpentine bombÌ shape, with a marble top, above three drawers with cast foliate decorated handles, on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots. Height 94 cm. Width 120 cm. Depth 52 cm.
A tall French Louis XV style bow fronted walnut chest with a marble top, below seven drawers flanked by canted corners, on short cabriole legs. Height 110 cm. Width 54 cm. Depth 34 cm.
A French Louis XV style walnut commode with a marble top above three drawers, with a shaped apron, on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots. Height 85 cm. Depth 80 cm. Depth 42 cm.
A French Louis XV style walnut commode, of serpentine bombÌ shape with a marble top, above three drawers, on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots. Height 82 cm. Width 79 cm. Depth 49 cm.
A late 18th century Continental walnut commode, of serpentine outline with two shaped drawers, above a carved apron, on short cabriole supports. Height 76 cm. Width 103 cm. Depth 60 cm.
A north Italian walnut and parquetry inlaid commode, circa 1790, the rectangular top with a central oval fruitwood parquetry panel and banded border, above three long drawers each with conforming inlaid decoration,…
A 19th century French figured walnut chest, with four drawers, shaped plinth and black variegated marble top. Height 95 cm. Width 130 cm. Diameter 57 cm
A fine French walnut two drawer shaped front commode with marble top and fine ormolu mounts
A fine French walnut tall chest, the marble top above seven drawers with satinwood banding on tapering feet with ormolu sabots. Height 149 cm. Width 75 cm. Depth 37 cm
A Victorian walnut Wellington chest fitted with 10 drawers
A Louis XV style serpentine chest of three drawers in walnut veneer, late 19th century
A handsome Georgian style burr walnut bow front chest fitted with five drawers
A small Continental walnut bombe commode, the shaped top above a central short drawer and two long drawers, with a carved apron, raised on cabriole legs, 92 x 76 x 42 cm.
A French walnut chest. Rectangular form with marble top four graduated drawers on turned fluted supports. Height 84 cm. Length 80 cm. Depth 40 cm
A late Victorian cedar and burr walnut chest of drawers, the rounded rectangular top above two short and three long graduated drawers, raised on a plinth base and squat bun feet, 119 x 119 x 54.
A Louis XVI style walnut serpentine commode, the serpentine Carrara marble top above three long drawers with gilt metal handles and escutcheons, raised on turned tapering supports, 128 x 90 x 59 cm.
A French transition period walnut and cross banded commode with shaped marble top
A walnut five drawer chest, supported on bracket feet, cross banding to drawers and top, top and brasses replaced. Late 18th or early 19th century. Height 83 cm. Width 91 cm. Depth 58 cm
19th century walnut campaign cabinet on chest moulded cornice, cupboard below enclosed by two panel doors within scroll uprights, the split base with two short and three long drawers with steel carrying handles
Georgian figured walnut flat- front chest of three short and three long drawers within fluted canted uprights on bracket feet (reconstruction incorporating period timbers)
A Victorian burr walnut specimen chest of rectangular form with three drawers on a conforming plinth base and squat bun feet, 38 x 25 x 27 cm
An English oak and walnut chest 19th century two short and three long panelled drawers, bracket feet, 89 x 100 x 48 cm
A French 19th century walnut and floral marquetry chest, the rouge marble top above six drawers with leaf marquetry on tapering supports with ormolu sabots. Height 115. Length 144 cm. Depth 28 cm
A French 18th century transitional ormolu-mounted walnut semainier, by Pierre Garnier, Paris, surmounted by a shaped stepped marble top above seven drawers each with a foliate cast escutcheon, on short cabriole legs, stamped under the marble P.Garnier.…
A French Louis XV style walnut commode bombe shaped with a marble top, two drawers flanked by ormolu corbels having a shaped apron on tapering supports with ormolu sabots. Height 86 cm. Length 119 cm. Depth 50 cm
A fine George II red walnut chest-on-chest, English, circa 1750 180 x 105 x 58 cm
A rare late 19th century burr walnut secretaire Wellington chest with 7 drawers and the central fall front fitted secretaire sliding compartment
Chest on chest Georgian style walnut multi-drawer
A Louis XV style walnut serpentine bombe commode, French, circa 1900, the rouge Royal marble top above three long drawers, a shaped apron and raised on out swept feet, decorated throughout with floral marquetry panels and gilt metal mounts. Width 115 cm.…
An 18th century Italian walnut and tulipwood commode, the rectangular top with canted corners above three long drawers each with a pair of scrolled panels above a scrolled apron, raised on hoof feet. Width 130 cm. Depth 77 cm. Height 91 cm
An Italian Baroque style walnut chest of drawers, 20th century, the shaped rectangular top with moulded edge above two short and three long bombe shaped drawers with waisted sides, raised on bracket feet. Width 127 cm. Depth 55 cm. Height 92 cm
A Louis XVI period provincial walnut commode, the rectangular top above three long drawers with gilt metal handles in the form of rams heads, flanked by stop fluted pilasters, raised on square tapering stop fluted legs, minor restorations. Width 116 cm.…
An Adam style satinwood commode, circa 1910, the shaped breakfront top with walnut inlaid panel above a reeded and acanthus leaf edge, s-scroll and bell flower frieze,…
A Queen Anne walnut chest of drawers, the rectangular top above a moulded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers, a moulded edge and raised on later bun feet, the upper section of a chest on chest or stand. Width 95 cm. Depth 54 cm.…
A late 18th century Dutch walnut bombe commode, the serpentine rectangular line inlaid top with moulded edge above four graduated drawers, and line inlaid sides, raised on claw and ball feet. Width 94 cm. Depth 56 cm. Height 84 cm
Louis XV carved walnut serpentine commode, French, mid 18th century with two long drawers, brass pulls, pierced apron, on cabriole legs
A William and Mary walnut chest of drawers, with geometric moulded front and panel sides, two short and three long drawers, figural brass escutcheons and handles, raised on ball feet. Width 87 cm. Depth 43 cm . Height 93 cm