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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French pine map chest of drawers, c. 1900, rectangular top,…

French pine map chest of drawers, c. 1900, rectangular top, five long graduated drawers with turned oak handles, the top two have dividing compartments, the other side with two short drawers, height 95 cm, width 133.5 cm, depth 75 cm. Provenance: Ben…

An important Arts & Crafts oak high dresser by Ernest Gimson,…

Arts & Crafts Oak High Dresser by Ernest Gimson (1910s)

An important Arts & Crafts oak high dresser by Ernest Gimson, 1910s, the upper part with four cupboards each with a pair of doors in a double bow front arrangement above an open plate shelf, the projecting lower part, rectangular with gently bowed centres…

Edwardian eight drawer plan cabinet in stained pine. 107 x 92 x…

Stained Pine Plan Cabinet with Eight Drawers

Edwardian eight drawer plan cabinet in stained pine. 107 x 92 x 63 cm

Australian cedar map cabinet, early 20th century, manufactured…

Early 20th Century Cedar Map Cabinet by Rojo & Sons

Australian cedar map cabinet, early 20th century, manufactured by Rojo & Sons, Vic., with six long drawers, on castors, height 69 cm width 120 cm depth 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW

Schulim Krimper (1893 - 1971) The cloakroom counter…

Schulim Krimper's Maas Cabaret Counter and Porcelain

Schulim Krimper (1893 - 1971) The cloakroom counter commissioned for the Maas Caberet in High Street, St. Kilda, circa 1955. 96 cm high, 170 cm wide, 46 cm deep. (together with a small range of Maas Cabaret branded porcelain). When post-war…

Vintage 6 drawer architect plans chest

Vintage Architect Drawer Chest

Vintage 6 drawer architect plans chest

An Australian cedar architect's plan chest, two sectional with…

Late 19th Century Australian Cedar Plan Chest

An Australian cedar architect's plan chest, two sectional with fourteen drawers, late 19th century, 147 cm high, 120 cm wide, 82 cm deep

19th century mahogany ships map chest concave fronted drawer, 7…

Mahogany Ship Map Chest with 7 Graduated Drawers

19th century mahogany ships map chest concave fronted drawer, 7 graduated drawers beneath enclosed by 2 panel doors on box base

19th century mahogany ships secretaire map chest concave…

Mahogany Ship's Map Chest with Secretaire and Drawers

19th century mahogany ships secretaire map chest concave fronted drawer with fall front, fitted with pigeon holes and 2 small drawers, 8 graduated map/chart drawers below enclosed by 2 panel doors on box base (one side af)

Maple four drawer plan cabinet with original handles, circa…

1920s Maple Plan Cabinet with Original Handles

Maple four drawer plan cabinet with original handles, circa 1920s

A set of map drawers, 157 cm high, 150 cm wide, 90 cm deep

Map Drawers: Large, Spacious, and Functional

A set of map drawers, 157 cm high, 150 cm wide, 90 cm deep

An early 20th century solid pine artist's chest of drawers…

Solid Pine Artist's Chest with 8 Drawers

An early 20th century solid pine artist's chest of drawers fitted with 8 full width drawers, length 130 cm, diameter 87 cm, height 100 cm

Artists oak work cabinet having an opening top surface with…

Oak Artist Work Cabinet with Drawers and Metal Tray

Artists oak work cabinet having an opening top surface with metal tray insert for paints/brushes etc. As well as 4 drawer upon castors. Height 78 cm.

A document cabinet on stand in the manner of George Bullock, of…

Rosewood Document Cabinet on Stand with Brass Inlay and Carvings

A document cabinet on stand in the manner of George Bullock, of rare form, the cabinet and stand veneered in the finest Brazilian rosewood over mahogany. Four superbly carved and turned legs support the stand and four matching decorative supports flank…

Industrial plan drawers, chest of sixteen drawers, Victorian…

Victorian Ash Industrial Plan Chest with 16 Drawers

Industrial plan drawers, chest of sixteen drawers, Victorian ash, circa 1900, 166 cm high, 90 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A Namco six drawer plan File cabinet 61 x 114 x 86 cm

Namco Six Drawer Plan File Cabinet

A Namco six drawer plan File cabinet 61 x 114 x 86 cm

A Namco six drawer plan File cabinet 61 x 114 x 86 cm

Namco 6-Drawer Plan File Cabinet

A Namco six drawer plan File cabinet 61 x 114 x 86 cm

Cedar map/plan drawers substantial seven lockable drawers, with…

Lockable Cedar Plan Drawers with Brass Fittings

Cedar map/plan drawers substantial seven lockable drawers, with brass fittings, height 97 cm length 150 cm depth 85 cm

Australian 7 drawer plans chest by Mark Leek Furniture Makers,…

Australian 7-Drawer Plans Chest by Mark Leek Furniture Makers

Australian 7 drawer plans chest by Mark Leek Furniture Makers, the graduated drawers with brass cup handles, one piece of moulding missing from back, 136 cm wide, 92 cm deep, 85 cm high

Rare pair of English mahogany collectors cabinets late 19th…

English Mahogany Collectors Cabinets with Folio Drawers

Rare pair of English mahogany collectors cabinets late 19th century, both with extensive folio drawers ideal for the coin collector, 93.5 cm high, 153.5 cm long, 60 cm deep

A West Australian jarrah plan cabinet chest of drawers, early…

Early 20th Century Jarrah Chest of Drawers

A West Australian jarrah plan cabinet chest of drawers, early 20th century, comprising of eight drawers height 167.5 cm;. Width 130 cm; depth 89 cm

A 1950s industrial plan drawers, ten drawers, metal fittings,…

1950s Industrial Plan Drawers with Ten Metal Fittings

A 1950s industrial plan drawers, ten drawers, metal fittings, 90 cm high, 122 cm wide, 87 cm deep

A vintage eight drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, circa…

1940s Victorian Ash Plan Cabinet with Eight Drawers

A vintage eight drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, circa 1940s, the deep shallow drawers each with pairs of ribbed timber pull handles and centred with card holders, the interior of each drawer with a full width hinged metal paper guard; raised on a…

An antique eight drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, late…

Victorian Ash Plan Cabinet with Eight Drawers

An antique eight drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, late 19th to early 20th century, the cabinet with a mitred top with a tooled ox blood leather insert above eight shallow drawers each with pairs of metal cup handles and raised on a plinth base.…

A seven drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, circa mid 20th…

Mid-century Victorian Ash plan cabinet with seven drawers

A seven drawer plan cabinet in Victorian Ash, circa mid 20th century, the deep cabinet with a low gallery to the rear, with shallow drawers each with metal cup pull handles and small metal frames for holding identification cards. Height 91 cm. Width 94 cm…

A fine 19th century Australian colonial blackwood plans cabinet,…

19th Century Australian Blackwood Plans Cabinet

A fine 19th century Australian colonial blackwood plans cabinet, with a moulded inverted cornice above seventeen drawers, each with turned handles, on carved paw feet. 150 cm high, 98 cm wide, 65 cm deep.

A Wilson & Co folio cabinet

Wilson & Co Folio Cabinet

A Wilson & Co folio cabinet

A Victoria burr walnut folio cabinet by Gillows the folio…

Gillows Burr Walnut Folio Cabinet with Double Easel Action

A Victoria burr walnut folio cabinet by Gillows the folio holder with double easel action and sliding mechanism above a pair of plain glazed doors enclosing shelves, raised on a plinth base stamped to the top of the right hand door: Gillow. Width 135 cm,…

A rare Victorian burr walnut folio cabinet with locking…

Victorian Burr Walnut Folio Cabinet with Locking Doors

A rare Victorian burr walnut folio cabinet with locking fall-front doors to either side

An Australian plan chest, 19th century, with one deep drawer…

19th Century Australian Plan Chest

An Australian plan chest, 19th century, with one deep drawer and six shallow drawers. 86 cm high, 94 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Oregon pine plan cabinet, c.1900, with 18 drawers, brass…

Antique Oregon Pine Plan Cabinet with 18 Drawers

Oregon pine plan cabinet, c.1900, with 18 drawers, brass handles. Height 147 cm. Width 151 cm; 87.5 cm. Provenance: Greenhill Gallery