Art Deco - 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.
5 item(s) found:
A walnut and mahogany Art Deco chest, circa: 1930, the rectangular top over three quarter panel veneered drawers with circular copper handles flanked by two half columns on a shaped skirt and tapering circular legs. Height 81 cm. Width 99 cm. Depth 42.…
Art Deco Biedermeier revival chest of drawers with brass handles in the Regency manner
English oak Art Deco chest of drawers in restored condition
Art Deco chest of drawers with all original handles, quality chest with solid timber back board and inlaid mahogany top with cross banding, inlayed mahogany drawer fronts and dovetailed drawers.
Oak Art Deco chest of drawers with it original chrome handles and three graduated drawers