Victorian - 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.
23 item(s) found:
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 late Victorian huon pine chest of drawers, circa 1880, the rounded rectangular top above an arrangement of two short panelled drawers, two smaller drawers and three long drawers, raised on toupie feet, r, 118 x 130 x 52 cm.
A Victorian cedar chest of drawers, the rounded rectangular top above an arrangement of two short and three long graduated drawers, raised on a plinth base with toupie feet, 118 x 107 x 53 cm.
A Victorian cedar chest of drawers, the stepped rectangular top above a projecting long frieze drawer and an arrangement of seven further drawers, flanked by twist turned columnar supports, raised on a plinth base, 121 x 134 x 60 cm.
Chest of drawers huon pine Victorian (restored)
A mid Victorian cedar secretaire chest, with satinwood interior of drawers and pigeonholes, three long drawers below flanked by canted pilaster corners with leafy capitals. Width 122 cm. Depth 54 cm . Height 128 cm
An Australian Victorian cedar and brass bound secretaire campaign chest, the secretaire drawer and short drawer above three long graduating drawers on bun feet, secretaire possibly added later. Width 118 cm. Depth 48 cm . Height 113 cm
Victorian cedar eight-drawer chest with serpentine front
A Victorian cedar chest of drawers, the rectangular top above an arrangement of four short and four long drawers, 115 x 149 x 52 cm
A 19th century cedar campaign chest with two short drawers above three long, surmounted by a two door Victorian mahogany cabinet top
A Victorian miniature cedar chest of drawers, circa 1880. Two small central drawers between two hat drawers over three graduated full width drawers flanked by two half cotton reel columns on chamfered base and turned legs. Height 50 cm. Width 49 cm.…
Victorian cedar 8 drawer serpentine front chest of drawers with carved columns and hat drawer
Original Victorian bow fronted cedar, eight drawer chest with carved columns, from the Barossa Valley
Large Australian Victorian cedar chest of drawers, fully restored.
Large Victorian cedar chest of seven drawers in restored condition
Late Victorian huon pine chest of five drawers in restored condition
Late victorian pollard oak chest of five drawers with its original handles
Late Victorian cedar seven drawer chest
Victorian colonial red cedar chest of six drawers with a single plank top, split bobbin turned columns, turned wooden handles and bun feet
Victorian solid huon pine chest of five drawers with a single plank top, rounded corners and bun feet
Huon pine chest of seven drawers with escutcheons, carved columns and Victorian castors
Victorian cedar seven drawer chest with bobbin half column decorations