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 more...

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Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers

Seven-Drawer Huon Pine Chest

Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers

A French walnut and inlaid tall chest, the marble top above…

French Inlaid Walnut Tall Chest with Ormolu Details

A French walnut and inlaid tall chest, the marble top above seven drawers with ring ormolu handles flanked by pilasters with ormolu corbels on turned feet. 145 cm high, 70 cm wide, 38 cm deep

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble…

19th Century French Rosewood Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble top above seven drawers flanked by satinwood canted corners. 136 cm high, 94 cm wide, 36 cm deep

A French Louis XV style kingwood tall chest, of bombe outline…

Louis XV Style Kingwood Tall Chest with Ormolu Accents

A French Louis XV style kingwood tall chest, of bombe outline with marble top above seven drawers flanked by ormolu corbels with a shaped apron on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 138 cm high, 77 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers

Victorian 7-Drawer Mahogany Chest

Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers

A Louis XV style Semainier, of tapering serpentine form in…

Louis XV Style Walnut Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style Semainier, of tapering serpentine form in walnut, kingwood and satinwood surmounted with a caramel marble top, with seven drawers each with stringing and floral inlay, foliate brass pulls, escutcheons, the sides with herringbone parquetry…

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century with…

19th Century Australian Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century with seven drawers. 121 cm high, 107 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above…

French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest with Bronze Mounts

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above seven drawers flanked bronze mounts. 145 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

French inlaid upright chest fitted with seven drawers

French Inlaid 7-Drawer Upright Chest

French inlaid upright chest fitted with seven drawers

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of seven drawers with…

Huon Pine Chest with 7 Drawers and Columns

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of seven drawers with full columns and cantilever top

A late Georgian mahogany chest of seven drawers with ebony…

Georgian Mahogany Chest with Ebony Stringing & 7 Drawers

A late Georgian mahogany chest of seven drawers with ebony stringing, cock beading and shaped apron

A cedar chest of seven drawers

Seven-Drawer Cedar Chest

A cedar chest of seven drawers

A 19th century Wellington chest of seven drawers in ebonised…

Ebonised Wellington Chest with Gold Detail

A 19th century Wellington chest of seven drawers in ebonised finish with gold incised detail. Height 121 cm. Width 70 cm. Depth 46 cm

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous…

Victorian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers and Turned Handles

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous proportions having an extended top with an ogee shaped frieze drawer above an arrangement of seven drawers with turned handles including a central panelled drawer flanked by two smaller and a…

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Bobbin Columns

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by half turned bobbin columns

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

A French Louis XV style walnut tall chest, the yellow shaped…

Louis XV Style Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XV style walnut tall chest, the yellow shaped marble top, above seven drawers, flanked by canted corners, with a shaped apron, on tapering supports, with ormolu sabots. 110 cm high, 46 cm wide, 32 cm deep.

A Louis XVI style French tall chest, the marble top, above…

French Louis XVI Style Tall Chest with Marble Top

A Louis XVI style French tall chest, the marble top, above seven drawers on short square tapering legs. 143 cm high, 77 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

A Victorian mahogany miniature Wellington chest, seven drawers,…

Miniature Mahogany Wellington Chest with Lock and Key

A Victorian mahogany miniature Wellington chest, seven drawers, turned wood knobs, on plinth base, drawers all locked in place by a hinged panel to both sides, one panel with lock and key. 37.5 x 26 x 51 cm

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers,…

Antique Cedar and Pine Chest of Drawers

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers, fitted with split bobbin turned decoration to the sides, approx 123 cm high, 110 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Small chest of seven drawers, approx 77 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23…

Compact Seven-Drawer Chest

Small chest of seven drawers, approx 77 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep

A fine mahogany Wellington chest, 19th century, the seven…

19th Century Mahogany Wellington Chest

A fine mahogany Wellington chest, 19th century, the seven drawer chest having a plain extended top above seven full width drawers of graduating depth and supported on a plinth base, with a lockable vertical hinged flap, decorative corbels and turned knob…

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high,…

Antique Cedar 7-Drawer Chest - 118cm x 110cm

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high, 110 cm wide

A French kingwood and marquetry inlaid tall chest, with a…

French Kingwood Inlaid Tall Chest with Ormolu Mounts

A French kingwood and marquetry inlaid tall chest, with a marble top, above seven drawers with ormolu mounts. 139 cm high, 58 cm wide, 37 cm deep

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom…

Huon Pine Chest with 7 Drawers and Bun Feet

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom knobs on bun feet

Antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers

Australian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest

Antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers

A 1930s burr walnut chest of seven drawers in the Chippendale…

Chippendale-style Burr Walnut Chest with Seven Drawers

A 1930s burr walnut chest of seven drawers in the Chippendale style, 90 cm high. 80 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A French Louis VX style walnut serpentine shaped seven drawer…

Louis VX Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis VX style walnut serpentine shaped seven drawer marble top tall chest. 141 cm high, 82 cm wide, 45 cm deep

An original English oak seven drawer Wellington chest

English Oak Wellington 7-Drawer Chest

An original English oak seven drawer Wellington chest

A Continental flame mahogany upright seven drawer tall chest.…

Continental Flame Mahogany Tall Chest with 7 Drawers

A Continental flame mahogany upright seven drawer tall chest. 135 cm high, 72 cm wide, 37 cm deep

A French mahogany upright seven drawer chest having marble top…

French Mahogany Upright Chest with Marble Top and Brass Gallery

A French mahogany upright seven drawer chest having marble top and brass gallery. 120 cm high, 60 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A superb French kingwood upright seven drawer chest, 152 cm…

French Kingwood Upright Chest with 7 Drawers

A superb French kingwood upright seven drawer chest, 152 cm high, 81 cm wide, 44 cm deep

A tall French kingwood and cross banded seven drawer chest. 143…

French Kingwood 7-Drawer Chest

A tall French kingwood and cross banded seven drawer chest. 143 cm high, 55 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A Continental walnut tall seven drawer chest. 148 cm high, 62…

Continental Walnut Tall 7-Drawer Chest

A Continental walnut tall seven drawer chest. 148 cm high, 62 cm wide, 41 cm deep

Victorian mahogany Wellington chest, the rectangular top above…

Victorian Mahogany Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

Victorian mahogany Wellington chest, the rectangular top above a bank of seven drawers within moulded pilasters with truss capitals, one side lockable, raised on a plinth base, height 110 cm width 53 cm depth 42.5 cm

A French seven drawer ormolu mounted marble top upright chest.…

French Ormolu Marble Top Upright Chest with Seven Drawers

A French seven drawer ormolu mounted marble top upright chest. 135 cm high, 74 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

Exquisite 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest fitted with…

19th Century Huon Pine Chest with Spiral Columns

Exquisite 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest fitted with seven drawers flanked by spiral twist turned columns

Fine quality Victorian mahogany chest fitted with seven drawers

Victorian Mahogany Chest with 7 Drawers

Fine quality Victorian mahogany chest fitted with seven drawers

Victorian mahogany Wellington chest with seven drawers flanked…

Fluted Mahogany Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

Victorian mahogany Wellington chest with seven drawers flanked by fluted pilasters with bulls eye terminals

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven…

Mid 19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven drawers, two central small drawers flanked by two Larger drawers, over three full width drawers, turned columns on break front plinth

French parquetry semainier with seven drawers, approx 130 cm x…

French Parquetry Semainier with Seven Drawers

French parquetry semainier with seven drawers, approx 130 cm x 56 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A fine Australian cedar seven drawer chest, circa 1880, nine…

Antique Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

A fine Australian cedar seven drawer chest, circa 1880, nine drawers flanked by two carved corbels, on turned feet, 149 x 121 x 58 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Marvin Hurnall antiques

A Continental oak & walnut chest of seven drawers with gallery…

Oak & Walnut Chest with Gallery Top and 7 Drawers

A Continental oak & walnut chest of seven drawers with gallery top

A French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest, 126 cm…

French Walnut Marble Top Chest with 7 Drawers

A French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest, 126 cm high, 57 cm wide, 36 cm deep

A fine French mahogany upright seven drawer chest with marble…

French Mahogany Marble Top Upright Chest

A fine French mahogany upright seven drawer chest with marble top, 186 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep

A French serpentine front kingwood and floral marquetry seven…

Floral Marquetry Kingwood Chest with Marble Top

A French serpentine front kingwood and floral marquetry seven drawer marble top chest

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50…

Cedar Colonial Tallboy with 7 Drawers

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50 cm

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven…

Antique Cedar Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven drawers, 132 x 121 x 52 cm

Vintage French Louis XV style marble topped seven drawer…

French Louis XV Style Marble Semainier

Vintage French Louis XV style marble topped seven drawer parquetry semainier, 140 cm high, 65 cm wide

A Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 47 cm

Victorian Mahogany 7-Drawer Chest

A Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 47 cm

A Louis XV style tulipwood bombe semainier, early 20th century,…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood bombe semainier, early 20th century, with a soft apricot and grey marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with book end and feather banded details, with boldly hipped edges flowing to short splayed legs, with gilt…

Late Victorian chest on chest, flame mahogany seven drawer,…

Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest with Seven Drawers

Late Victorian chest on chest, flame mahogany seven drawer, height 161 cm, length 101 cm, depth 50 cm

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930, with a…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930, with a mottled yellow marble shaped top above seven drawers each with quarter veneer shaped panels and stringing, the sides conforming, with a shaped apron and raised on short cabriolet legs, with gilt…

A French Louis XV style kingwood and serpentine fronted upright…

Louis XV Style Kingwood Serpentine Fronted Chest

A French Louis XV style kingwood and serpentine fronted upright seven drawer chest. 132 cm high, 59 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

A tall French walnut seven drawer chest. 122 cm high, 61 cm…

French Walnut Seven Drawer Chest

A tall French walnut seven drawer chest. 122 cm high, 61 cm wide, 36 cm deep.

A flame mahogany chest of seven drawers, 127 x 123 x 52 cm

Flame Mahogany 7-Drawer Chest

A flame mahogany chest of seven drawers, 127 x 123 x 52 cm

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned…

Australian Cedar Chest with Bobbin Turned Columns

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned columns, height 130, width 123, depth 56 cm (approx)

A Colonial tallboy chest of seven drawers, kauri pine, huon…

Colonial Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A Colonial tallboy chest of seven drawers, kauri pine, huon pine and blackwood, 19th century 140 cm high, 73 cm wide, 48 cm deep

A French Louis XVI style walnut seven drawer tall chest with…

Louis XVI Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XVI style walnut seven drawer tall chest with marble top and brass gallery. 120 cm high, 47 cm wide, 33 cm deep.

A fine French Louis XV style walnut and floral marquetry…

Louis XV Style Walnut Chest with Marquetry Decoration

A fine French Louis XV style walnut and floral marquetry decorated seven drawer serpentine shaped upright chest. 124 cm high, 70 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

A French Louis XV style upright seven drawer chest with shaped…

Louis XV Marble Top Chest

A French Louis XV style upright seven drawer chest with shaped marble top. 138 cm high, 70 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

A vintage mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, raised on…

Mahogany Wellington Chest with 7 Drawers

A vintage mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, raised on plinth base, requires some attention. Width 62 cm, depth 40 cm, height 112 cm.

A miniature mahogany Wellington chest, lift-up lid to the top…

Mahogany Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

A miniature mahogany Wellington chest, lift-up lid to the top compartment, seven drawers and traditional mechanism, raised on plinth base (suitable as a jewellery chest). Width 38 cm, depth 27 cm, height 61 cm.

Chest on chest late Victorian, dark stain flame mahogany, seven…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Chest with Seven Drawers

Chest on chest late Victorian, dark stain flame mahogany, seven drawers, on bun feet, with bone escutcheons, height 167 cm, length 102 cm, depth 50 cm

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers on…

Late Victorian Flame Mahogany Chest with Seven Drawers

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers on bun feet, brass escutcheons, height 161 cm, length 102 cm, depth 51 cm

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Chest with Seven Drawers

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers, on bun feet, with brass Escutheons, height 160 cm, length 100 cm, depth 50 cm

Louis XV style semainier chest with seven drawers & ormolu…

Louis XV Semainier Chest with Ormolu Mounts

Louis XV style semainier chest with seven drawers & ormolu mounts, 122 cm, high, 47 cm, wide & 37 cm, deep, knob missing from bottom drawer

Louis XV style French upright chest of seven drawers with…

French Louis XV Marble Top Chest with 7 Drawers (Chipped)

Louis XV style French upright chest of seven drawers with marble top (marble top chipped)

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the…

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier with Marquetry and Marble Top

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the rectangular marble top over seven drawers with brass escutcheons, raised on short cabriole legs with ormolu sabots, marble (A/F), height 153 cm, width 50 cm, depth 35 cm. Provenance: Christopher Davis…

A French mahogany and brass bound upright seven drawer marble…

French Mahogany Marble Top Chest with Brass Accents

A French mahogany and brass bound upright seven drawer marble top chest with brass gallery, 147 cm high, 73 cm wide, 39 cm deep.

A French Louis XV style kingwood and floral marquetry…

Louis XV Style Marquetry Chest

A French Louis XV style kingwood and floral marquetry serpentine front upright seven drawer chest, 142 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

An Oak Wellington chest of seven drawers of graduated depth…

Oak Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

An Oak Wellington chest of seven drawers of graduated depth with hinged locking bars to either side, raised on plinth base. 58.5 cm x 40 cm x 116 cm.

Pair of Victorian burr walnut Wellington chests, 19th century,…

Victorian Burr Walnut Wellington Chests (Pair)

Pair of Victorian burr walnut Wellington chests, 19th century, each with seven drawers with turned knobs (2), height 91 cm width 54.5 cm depth 52 cm

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with…

Inlaid Tulipwood Semainier with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a purple and ochre marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with book end veneer and strung reserves with floral marquetry, hipped edges and raised on small cabriole feet,…

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with…

Inlaid Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a mottled rouge and terracotta marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with parquetry designs to shaped and strung reserves and raised on short splayed feet, with gilt bronze…

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87…

Austrian Historismus Walnut Chest of Seven Drawers

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87 x 48 cm

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87…

Austrian Walnut Chest with 7 Drawers

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87 x 48 cm

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a purple and cream shaped marble top above seven drawers with floral, inlay to shaped and strung reserves, with short hipped curvaceous feet, gilt, bronze mounts and sabots, height 133 cm, width 63…

An Art Deco fiddleback blackwood dressing chest, drawer signed…

Art Deco Blackwood Dressing Chest with Cheval Mirror

An Art Deco fiddleback blackwood dressing chest, drawer signed and dated N. Lykke 1931, with cheval mirror above seven drawers, in the Chippendale style with fretwork brackets, once in the main bedroom of Barford, from 1954, 76 cm wide, 62 cm deep, 222 cm…

A late 19th century mahogany Wellington chest of seven drawers

Mahogany Wellington Chest with 7 Drawers

A late 19th century mahogany Wellington chest of seven drawers

A William IV flame mahogany chest of seven drawers with turned…

William IV Flame Mahogany Chest with 7 Drawers

A William IV flame mahogany chest of seven drawers with turned columns

Biedermeier style walnut chest of drawers, with seven drawers…

Biedermeier Walnut Chest with 7 Drawers

Biedermeier style walnut chest of drawers, with seven drawers on block feet

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa…

Antique Tasmanian Huon Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa 1890, 124 cm high, 121 cm wide, 52 cm deep

Chest on chest late 19th century, flame mahogany, seven drawers,…

Flame Mahogany Sarcophagus Top Chest of Drawers

Chest on chest late 19th century, flame mahogany, seven drawers, sarcophagus top, height 160 cm, length 102 cm, depth 50 cm

A stained pine chest of seven drawers, 130 x 120 x 50 cm

Stained Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

A stained pine chest of seven drawers, 130 x 120 x 50 cm

Chest on chest late 19th century, faded mahogany, seven drawers,…

Faded Mahogany Chest with Sarcophagus Top and Brass Accents

Chest on chest late 19th century, faded mahogany, seven drawers, with sarcophagus top, brass escutcheons, height 163 cm, length 102 cm, depth 51 cm

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century mahogany, with a…

Mahogany Chest with Sarcophagus Top and Seven Drawers

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century mahogany, with a sarcophagus top, seven drawers, height 160 cm, length 100 cm, depth 50 cm

A fine 1960s rosewood tallboy chest in the style of Kai…

Rosewood Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A fine 1960s rosewood tallboy chest in the style of Kai Kristiansen, with seven drawers and moulded handles, 120 x 74 x 42.5 cm

A French Louis XV style walnut and upright serpentine shape…

Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XV style walnut and upright serpentine shape seven drawer marble top chest. 140 cm high, 84 cm wide, 43 cm deep.

A French walnut seven drawer upright chest with satinwood and…

French Walnut Seven-Drawer Chest with Satinwood and Ebony Bonding

A French walnut seven drawer upright chest with satinwood and ebony bonding. 136 cm high, 65 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

A French upright seven drawer marquetry inlaid marble top chest.…

French Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Chest

A French upright seven drawer marquetry inlaid marble top chest. 135 cm high, 77 cm wide, 43 cm deep.

A fine French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest. 159…

French Walnut Marble Top Chest with Seven Drawers

A fine French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest. 159 cm high, 55 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

A French flame mahogany seven drawer upright chest with marble…

French Mahogany Marble Top Upright Chest

A French flame mahogany seven drawer upright chest with marble top. 145 cm high, 113 cm wide, 49 cm deep.

A Colonial seven drawer chest, birdseye huon pine with Baltic…

19th Century Colonial Birdseye Huon Pine Chest

A Colonial seven drawer chest, birdseye huon pine with Baltic pine back boards, 19th century, 124 cm high, 114 cm wide, 47 cm deep

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian…

Australian Victorian Style Miniature Chest of Drawers

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian style, huon pine and cedar, late 20th century, 44 cm high, 40 cm wide, 27 cm deep

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded…

Reeded 19th Century Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded corbels and pilasters on turned legs, some damage, cedar and huon pine secondary timbers. Please note backboards have been replaced with ply, 135 cm high, 132 cm wide, 59 cm deep,