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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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

French walnut Semainier chest with cross banded drawers and…

French Walnut Semainier Chest with Brass Handles

French walnut Semainier chest with cross banded drawers and brass handles, 79 cm wide, 79 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 121 cm high approx

Louis XV style semainier chest walnut circa 1930, five drawer,…

Louis XV Style Walnut Semainier Chest with Ormolu Mounts

Louis XV style semainier chest walnut circa 1930, five drawer, ormolu mounts, height 100 cm, length 81 cm, depth 41 cm

Louis XV style Semainier chest of 7 drawers, with marble top…

Louis XV Semainier Chest with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts

Louis XV style Semainier chest of 7 drawers, with marble top and ormolu mounts, 77 cm wide, 38 cm deep, 150 cm high

A small demi-lune Empire style mahogany chest, a petite marble…

Empire Style Mahogany Chest with Gilt Bronze Trims

A small demi-lune Empire style mahogany chest, a petite marble topped semainier, with panelled sides and gilt bronze trims in the restrained Empire style raised on long toupie style legs with capped feet. Height 93 cm. Width 58.5 cm. Depth 31.5 cm

French parquetry Semainier chest of drawers with ormolu mounts,…

French parquetry Semainier chest of drawers with ormolu mounts, 56 cm wide, 32 cm deep, 131.5 cm high

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…

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 French Louis XV-style walnut Semainier, circa 1950, a…

Louis XV-style Walnut Semainier with Marble Top

A French Louis XV-style walnut Semainier, circa 1950, a serpentine cream and purple marble top above seven full-width draws each with feather banding within shaped reserves, quarter veneered panels to the sides, with a shaped apron and shaped edges…

A Regence style oak semainier, circa 1930s, the semainier with…

Regence Style Oak Semainier with Cast Foliate Handles

A Regence style oak semainier, circa 1930s, the semainier with short drawers with fielded panels and cast foliate pull handles, reeded and rounded edges, with a shaped apron and raised on short cabriole legs, height 129 cm, width 58 cm, depth 40 cm

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, circa 1900 with a…

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Semainier with Bronze Mounts

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, circa 1900 with a mottled brown marble top with canted corners, above seven bookend veneer drawers with cross-banding, further embellished with neoclassical ring handles, the shaped apron with drop and raised on…

A transitional style semainier in mahogany and other timbers,…

Mahogany Semainier with Marquetry and Brass Handles

A transitional style semainier in mahogany and other timbers, early 20th century, a eight drawer variation on the traditional semainier, each with marquetry and strung borders, brass wreath handles, fielded side panels and pronounced short cabriole legs,…

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

Louis XV Style Inlaid Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930, a purple and ochre marble top of shaped profile, the drawers with floral, inlay to shaped reserves, quarter veneer panelling to the sides, a shaped, apron and raised on short hipped curvaceous legs,…

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

Louis XVI style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930 with a mottled brown marble top with canted corners, above seven bookend veneer drawers with cross-banding, further embellished with neoclassical ring handles, the shaped apron with drop and raised on…

Empire style semainier chest circa 1930 mahogany, seven…

Empire Mahogany Semainier Chest with Brass Mounts

Empire style semainier chest circa 1930 mahogany, seven lockable drawers, brass banding and mounts, height 143 cm, length 74 cm, depth 38 cm

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 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…

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 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…

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, c1900 With moulded…

Louis XVI Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, c1900 With moulded rounded rectangular grey and white marble top above seven drawers with quarter veneer panels and cross-banding, the sides with similar parquetry decoration, further embellished with neoclassical…

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

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier Arbalete with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier arbalete, circa 1930, with a yellow and purple marble top above seven bookend veneer reserved, drawers with stringing, quarter veneer panels to the sides, with hipped edges, flowing to small splayed feet, gilt bronze…

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 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…

A Louis transitional XVI style tulipwood semainier, later 19th…

Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Semainier with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis transitional XVI style tulipwood semainier, later 19th century, with a white marble top with canted corners, and seven bookend veneer drawers with contrasting borders, the shaped apron with drop and raised on short cabriole legs, with cast gilt…

A Louis XV style verde marble mounted kingwood and pallisander…

Louis XV Style Marble Mounted Semainier Chest

A Louis XV style verde marble mounted kingwood and pallisander secretaire semainier chest, French, late 19th century, 127 cm high, 64 cm wide, 35 cm deep

Pair of Louis style Semainier 7 drawer chests with marble tops,…

Louis Style Marble Top Semainier Chests (7 Drawers)

Pair of Louis style Semainier 7 drawer chests with marble tops, 60 cm wide, 40 cm deep, 106 cm high

A walnut semainier with Empire Styling serpentine shaped with a…

Empire-style Walnut Semainier with Marble Top and Brass Details

A walnut semainier with Empire Styling serpentine shaped with a mottled cream marble top above a shaped cornice, seven veneer panelled drawers, and quarter panelled sides above an extended plinth base, the chamfered edges surmounted by brass busts, and…

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, of typical…

Louis XV Semainier with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, of typical form with a shaped purple and ochre marble top above seven even drawers with feather veneer reserves, quarter veneer strung panels to the sides, bold high hipped edges flowing to small feet,…

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

Louis XV Inlaid Semainier with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, of typical form with a shaped purple and ochre marble top above seven even drawers with feather veneer reserves and floral inlay, quarter veneer strung panels to the sides, bold high hipped edges…

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…

French Louis XV parquetry semainier, approx 138 cm high, 71 cm…

Louis XV Parquetry Semainier - 138cm High

French Louis XV parquetry semainier, approx 138 cm high, 71 cm wide, 36 cm deep

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, mid-20th century With a…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, mid-20th century With a serpentine cream marble top above seven full-width drawers with feather banded and inlaid floral reserves, hipped and curvaceous edges to splayed feet, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots,…

A pair of marquetry inlaid ormolu mounted marble top semainier,…

French Marquetry Semainier with Ormolu Mounts and Marble Top

A pair of marquetry inlaid ormolu mounted marble top semainier, French, 19th century, 118 cm high, 44 cm wide, 30 cm deep

A French 19th century semainier chest of drawers, of narrow…

French Semainier Chest of Drawers with Inlaid Brass Veneer

A French 19th century semainier chest of drawers, of narrow proportions, the bank of seven flat-front drawers surmounted by a slightly overhanging top drawer. The case of walnut inlaid in cut brass and contrasting veneers, the top inset with a panel of…

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

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, early 20th century, with a serpentine cream marble top above seven full-width drawers with feather banded and inlaid reserves, hipped and curvaceous edges to splayed feet, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height…

An Austrian figured walnut semainier with cast gilt-metal…

Gilt-Metal Mounted Figured Walnut Semainier

An Austrian figured walnut semainier with cast gilt-metal mounts. Height 159 cm. Width 100 cm

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th…

Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Semainier

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th century, in mahogany and tulipwood and fashioned as a semainier, with a marble top, curved edges, a fall front with a bird's eye maple fitted interior and four drawers below, a shaped apron with…

Napoleon III ormolu mounted ebonised boulle Semainier, c. 1860…

Napoleon III Boulle Semainier with Ormolu Mounts

Napoleon III ormolu mounted ebonised boulle Semainier, c. 1860 white marble overlaid top above three mock drawers forming the fall front and four drawers, the whole inlaid with cut brass on a red tortoiseshell ground, with a shaped apron and bracket feet.…

A rare semainier chest for scarves by Hermes, circa 1970,…

Hermes Scarf Semainier Chest in Elm and Leather

A rare semainier chest for scarves by Hermes, circa 1970, styled in elm magnifier and brown box leather, 27 cm square.

An impressive 19th century century Biedermeier flame mahogany…

Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Semainier Chest on Chest

An impressive 19th century century Biedermeier flame mahogany semainier chest on chest, the top with pagoda top above seven graduated drawers, book matched burr veneer to the drawers, brass handles and shaped metal keyhole escutcheons, raised on plinth…

Belle Epoque mahogany and marquetry semainier early 20th…

Belle Epoque Marquetry Semainier with Ormolu Handles

Belle Epoque mahogany and marquetry semainier early 20th century the serpentine marble top above seven drawers with ormolu handles, front and sides inlaid with floral motifs, height 164 cm, width 90 cm, depth 47 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.

A Flemish semainier veneered with amboyna, kingwood, rosewood…

Flemish Semainier with Exotic Wood Veneer, 1850

A Flemish semainier veneered with amboyna, kingwood, rosewood and ebony, circa 1850. 189 cm high, 78.5 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A French Empire mahogany & gilt semainier c1820

French Empire Mahogany Semainier, c.1820

A French Empire mahogany & gilt semainier c1820