Victorian - wardrobes
Wardrobe. A cupboard with space for hanging clothes. As an item of furniture as opposed to a separate closet, the wardrobe did not generally appear until the early 19th century. Until then, clothes had been stored in clothes presses.
Wardrobes may have single doors, sometimes mirrored, sometimes double doors, often double-heightened with several drawers beneath the cupboard. Many breakfront wardrobes have survived, with a chest of drawers in the middle section and hanging space on either wing. The clothes hangers hung on rails or hooks, usually facing the front. Antique wardrobes are often too shallow to fit hangers comfortably side on.
A Beaconsfield wardrobe is the term used to describe an Edwardian period wardrobe that has an open storage area, usually backed by a mirror.
Wardrobes have been made in most of the usual furniture timbers oak, pine, cedar, mahogany, walnut, satinwood and redwood and the styles range from the plain and simple to the elaborate and ostentatious. Many were made as part of a bedroom set together with matching dressing table and washstand. Some wardrobes were fitted with small drawers, shelves and cupboards down one side.
Wardrobes may have single doors, sometimes mirrored, sometimes double doors, often double-heightened with several drawers beneath the cupboard. Many breakfront wardrobes have survived, with a chest of drawers in the middle section and hanging space on either wing. The clothes hangers hung on rails or hooks, usually facing the front. Antique wardrobes are often too shallow to fit hangers comfortably side on.
A Beaconsfield wardrobe is the term used to describe an Edwardian period wardrobe that has an open storage area, usually backed by a mirror.
Wardrobes have been made in most of the usual furniture timbers oak, pine, cedar, mahogany, walnut, satinwood and redwood and the styles range from the plain and simple to the elaborate and ostentatious. Many were made as part of a bedroom set together with matching dressing table and washstand. Some wardrobes were fitted with small drawers, shelves and cupboards down one side.
9 item(s) found:
Mid Victorian cedar small wardrobe with single drawer under. Original 8 turned hanging pegs extant (one damaged) . Height 181 cm. Width 100 cm. Depth 50 cm
A Victorian silky oak three door break front wardrobe, the central full length mirror door concealing a fitted interior
A Victorian huon pine wardrobe, the breakfront top above three carved and panelled cupboard doors, raised on a conforming plinth base, 228 x 213 x 72 cm.
A Victorian cedar wardrobe, the ogee pelmet above two panelled doors raised on a plinth base with a single long drawer 148 x 212 x 62 cm.
Australian Victorian cedar wardrobe with a shaped pediment, mirrored door flanked by panel doors
Large Victorian birdseye huon pine 3 door wardrobe - breakfront - fitted with drawers
Victorian cedar wardrobe. Single mirrored door over 3 exterior drawers. Cedar secondary timbers
Late 19th century Victorian colonial style huon pine gentleman's wardrobe fitted
Two door Victorian mahogany wardrobe with internal drawer, the left side all hanging and right side drawers half way down, arched and corbelled doors, in original condition