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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A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral…

17th Century Oyster-Veneered Chest of Drawers with Floral Marquetry

A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral marquetry chest of drawers, late 17th century, rectangular, the top with ovolo-moulded edge above two short and three graduated long drawers, on shaped bracket feet, the top cross-banded around…

A William and Mary oyster veneer chest, C. 1690, England. A…

William & Mary Oyster Veneer Chest, Late 17th Century

A William and Mary oyster veneer chest, C. 1690, England. A late 17th century English William and Mary Laburnum oyster veneered chest of drawers of small proportions. Top drawer when pulled out reveals a secret drawer. The oyster veneer covers all four…

A William and Mary walnut commode, an 18th century English…

18th Century Walnut Commode with Inlays and Burr Fronts

A William and Mary walnut commode, an 18th century English walnut chest of drawers. With quartered, feathered, and cross-banded top. Featuring herringbone inlays and figured burr drawer fronts with cast drop handles. Sitting on raised bun feet. Height 90…

William & Mary antique English oak chest of four drawers with…

17th Century English Oak Chest with Brass Accents

William & Mary antique English oak chest of four drawers with ornate brass escutcheons and drop handles, late 17th century, 85 cm high, 87 cm wide, 49 cm deep

A 19th century oak split chest of drawers in William and Mary…

William & Mary Split Oak Chest of Drawers

A 19th century oak split chest of drawers in William and Mary style of four drawers with faux small drawer fronts to the two large drawers, brass acorn drop handles, cut brass keyhole escutcheons, raised on stile feet, the chests splits into two pieces to…

William and Mary oak chest on stand the top with 2 short and 2…

William & Mary Oak Chest on Stand with Drawers

William and Mary oak chest on stand the top with 2 short and 2 long drawers, the stand with one drawer, shaped apron below on bun feet, 103 cm wide, 122 cm high, 55 cm deep

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each…

Country Oak Four Drawer Chest with Brass Handles

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each drawer with moulded panels, brass drop handles, keyhole escutcheons, raised on squat bun feet, splits in two for ease of moving up narrow staircases. 103 x 57.5 x 90 cm.

A William and Mary walnut chest on stand. The five drawers…

Herringbone Banded William & Mary Walnut Chest on Stand

A William and Mary walnut chest on stand. The five drawers having Herringbone banding, 131 cm high, 97 cm long, 53 cm deep.

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each…

Country Oak Chest with Heraldic Brass Escutcheons

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each drawer with four moulded panels, brass drop handles, and heraldic brass escutcheons. Aged patina. 94 cm x 62 cm x 80 cm.

William & Mary oyster laburnum and walnut chest circa 1700, Ex…

1700 Oyster Laburnum & Walnut Chest from Burdekin House Exhibition

William & Mary oyster laburnum and walnut chest circa 1700, Ex Burdekin house exhibition (label verso)

An attractive William and Mary chest on stand, Late-17th…

William & Mary Chest on Stand with Turned Legs

An attractive William and Mary chest on stand, Late-17th century/Early-18th century, mahogany and walnut veneered with two short drawers and four large below with shaped apron. Resting on turned legs joined by concave stretchers on bun feet, height 147.5…

A William and Mary chest on stand, Late-17th/early-18th century,…

William and Mary Chest on Stand

A William and Mary chest on stand, Late-17th/early-18th century, framed in oak, with walnut veneers, two short and three long drawers on barley twist legs joined by shaped stretchers, height 122 cm, width 102 cm, depth 58 cm

An 18th century oak four drawer chest, the drawer fronts with…

William & Mary Oak Chest with Ornate Brass Handles

An 18th century oak four drawer chest, the drawer fronts with block moulded fielded panels, brass handles with large ornate floral back plates, brass keyhole escutcheons, later base. Possibly William and Mary period. 99 cm x 59 cm x 88 cm.

New Zealand Colonial kauri pokerwork collector's cabinet, with…

Kauri Pokerwork Collector's Cabinet with Carved Portrait

New Zealand Colonial kauri pokerwork collector's cabinet, with 13 graduated drawers the fronts decorated with florals, scrolls and birds, the sides decorated with figures of Valour and Wisdom, the top with a female portrait carved by Mary White (nee…

William and Mary walnut oyster veneered chest on stand with two…

Walnut Oyster Veneered Chest on Stand with Barley Twist Legs

William and Mary walnut oyster veneered chest on stand with two short and three long drawers on barley twist legs joined by concave stretchers and bun feet beneath

William and Mary oak chest of drawers, 18th century, the…

18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers

William and Mary oak chest of drawers, 18th century, the rectangular top above four panelled drawers with moulded geometric design, on bun feet, the metalwork later, height 89 cm width 97 cm depth 57 cm

A William and Mary walnut low boy, circa 1710 with three fitted…

Walnut Low Boy with Turned Legs and Fitted Drawers

A William and Mary walnut low boy, circa 1710 with three fitted drawers, above turned legs joined by a shaped stretcher, 66 cm high 77 cm wide 47 cm deep

A William and Mary walnut and elm chest of drawers, comprising…

William & Mary Inlaid Walnut Chest of Drawers

A William and Mary walnut and elm chest of drawers, comprising five fruitwood inlaid drawers, English, late 17th / early 18th century, 94 cm high, 95 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A fine William and Mary oyster veneered walnut chest on stand,…

William & Mary Oyster Veneered Walnut Chest on Stand

A fine William and Mary oyster veneered walnut chest on stand, the stand probably 19th century, 142 cm high, 102 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A George III oak chest of drawers Williams and Mary period c.1,…

George III Oak Chest of Drawers, Williams and Mary Period

A George III oak chest of drawers Williams and Mary period c.1,700 with two half size drawers over three full size on turned bun feet height 78 cm, width 52 cm, depth 86.5 cm

A William & Mary walnut chest, rectangular, with five drawers…

William & Mary Walnut Chest with Elaborate Brass Handles

A William & Mary walnut chest, rectangular, with five drawers each with elaborate brass handles, supported on four bun feet, 103 x 100 x 52 cm

A William and Mary style walnut veneer chest of drawers, late…

William & Mary Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers

A William and Mary style walnut veneer chest of drawers, late 17th to early 18th century, on a pine carcass with ebony strung oyster veneer spandrels above two small and three long oak lined drawers with ebony stringing, applied brass escutcheons and…

A William and Mary provincial oak chest on stand, 149 cm high,…

William & Mary Oak Chest on Stand - Provincial Style

A William and Mary provincial oak chest on stand, 149 cm high, 107 cm wide, 66 cm deep

A William and Mary oyster veneered walnut dwarf chest, circa…

William & Mary Oyster Veneered Dwarf Chest (1690)

A William and Mary oyster veneered walnut dwarf chest, circa 1690. The rectangular moulded top inlaid with concentric circles, above two short and three long graduated drawers, on compressed bun feet, 87 cm width x 55 cm depth 77.5 cm height.Provenance:…

William and Mary walnut chest of drawers, with quartered veneer…

Quartered Walnut Chest of Drawers with Bun Feet

William and Mary walnut chest of drawers, with quartered veneer and crossbanded top, two short and three long graduated drawers on bun feet

Large William and Mary burr walnut oblong chest with wide…

William & Mary Burr Walnut Chest with Octagonal Legs

Large William and Mary burr walnut oblong chest with wide crossbanded top two short and one long drawer on eight tapering octagonal legs joined by shaped stretchers on bun feet

A small William & Mary marquetry chest of drawers, English,…

William & Mary Marquetry Chest of Drawers

A small William & Mary marquetry chest of drawers, English, 18th century, with central floral trophy to the top and side panels, 80 cm high, 93 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: National Gallery of Victoria, de-acquisitioned

A small William and Mary walnut veneered chest of drawers,…

18th Century William and Mary Walnut Chest of Drawers

A small William and Mary walnut veneered chest of drawers, English, 18th century. 93 cm high, 98 cm wide and 54 cm deep

A William and Mary oak chest of four graduated drawers with…

William and Mary Oak Chest with Bronze Lion Handles

A William and Mary oak chest of four graduated drawers with bronze lion face handles. 88 x 58 x 78 cm

A William and Mary oak chest of five drawers, two half drawers…

William & Mary Oak Chest of Drawers

A William and Mary oak chest of five drawers, two half drawers over a set of three graduated long drawers on bracket feet. 88 x 47.5 x 103

A William & Mary style chest on stand 18th century and later…

18th Century Walnut Chest on Stand

A William & Mary style chest on stand 18th century and later the chest is walnut with figured veneers, having three full size drawers and upper secretive drawer the base is a turned six leg stretcher type construction having three upper drawers. Height…

A William & Mary chest-on-stand, circa 1730, the cavetto…

1730 William & Mary Chest-on-Stand

A William & Mary chest-on-stand, circa 1730, the cavetto moulding cornice above two short drawers and three long drawers with brass escutcheons, small swan-neck handles on a stand with central drawer flanked by two small drawers with a shaped skirt, on…

An English William & Mary period oak chest of drawers, late…

17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers

An English William & Mary period oak chest of drawers, late 17th century the rectangular top over conforming case, fitted with four panelled drawers, raised on bracket feet