Australian cedar, also known as red cedar or Toona ciliata, is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia. It is known for its high-quality timber, which has a distinctive red color, fine grain, and a pleasant aroma. In the 19th century, Australian cedar was widely used in the manufacture of furniture, particularly in Australia and the United Kingdom.

The timber was considered to be a highly desirable material for furniture making due to its strength, durability, and natural resistance to rot and insects. It was also relatively easy to work with and could be finished to more...

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 more...

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A rare Australian colonial cedar apothecary chest of…

24-Drawer Cedar Apothecary Chest with Brass Handles

A rare Australian colonial cedar apothecary chest of twenty-four drawers with inset brass handles

An Australian five drawer chest, cedar and original blue…

Antique Australian Cedar Chest with Original Blue Paint Finish

An Australian five drawer chest, cedar and original blue painted finish, circa 1870s pencil inscription on base plate with a possible date mark for 1876 119 cm high, 122 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Early antique Australian Colonial cedar chest of drawers, circa…

1840's Australian Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers

Early antique Australian Colonial cedar chest of drawers, circa 1840's, fitted with eight drawers, the central deep drawer with cross banding, flanked by two pairs of smaller drawers, three long graduated drawers below, standing on carved and turned…

Colonial cedar chest of drawers with full columns and…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Hidden Drawer

Colonial cedar chest of drawers with full columns and cantilever top, note hidden under drawer (full cedar)

A cantilever Australian cedar chest of drawers with half turned…

Cedar Chest of Drawers with Turned Columns, 1840

A cantilever Australian cedar chest of drawers with half turned columns. Full cedar construction, circa 1840. 120 cm high, 122 wide, 55 cm deep

Australian cedar 5 drawer chest with half turned columns &…

1860s Australian Cedar 5-Drawer Chest with Turned Columns

Australian cedar 5 drawer chest with half turned columns & ebonized handles. c1860s. 120 x 52 x 109 cm

Marquetry inlaid cedar eight drawer chest with serpentine glove…

Serpentine Cedar Marquetry Inlaid Eight Drawer Chest

Marquetry inlaid cedar eight drawer chest with serpentine glove drawer, circa 1880, 132 cm high, 121 cm long, 58 cm deep

A good cedar chest of drawers. Australian circa 1855. shell…

A good cedar chest of drawers. Australian circa 1855. shell inlaid turned handles, 124 cm wide, 54 cm deep 115 cm high

A large cedar and blackwood eight drawer straight-fronted…

A large cedar and blackwood eight drawer straight-fronted chest-of-drawers. Tasmanian origin, Australian circa 1860, 126 cm wide 61 cm deep 120 cm high

Australian cedar campaign chest of drawers, circa 1860, 118 cm…

1860 Australian Cedar Campaign Chest of Drawers

Australian cedar campaign chest of drawers, circa 1860, 118 cm high, 113.5 cm long, 52.5 cm deep

19th century cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers with huon pine…

Cedar Chest with Huon Pine Inlay and Turned Legs

19th century cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers with huon pine inlay cockbeading to drawers on turned legs cedar secondary timber, 108 cm high, 113 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An Australian Colonial cedar string-inlaid chest of drawers,…

String-Inlaid Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers

An Australian Colonial cedar string-inlaid chest of drawers, the straight front with two half-drawers and three full-length drawers, cock-beaded and with turned knob handles; string-inlaid rectangular top, top edge and drawer faces; shaped apron. Height…

A Colonial cedar chest of five drawers with cantilever top,…

Tasmanian Cedar Chest with Floral Supports

A Colonial cedar chest of five drawers with cantilever top, fine gadrooned moulding to the top drawer, vine leaf and quilled split columns terminating in floral decorated supports, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, cedar with pine secondary timbers, 126 cm…

An Australian full cedar chest of drawers, circa 1850, the…

1850 Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers

An Australian full cedar chest of drawers, circa 1850, the rectangular top above two short and three long drawers with turned handles and ivory escutcheons, raised on turned bun feet, 113 cm wide, x 50 cm deep, 114 cm high. Provenance: Private collection,…

Lieutenant-colonel Robert Henry Wynyard Cb (1802?1864)…

Historical Australian Cedar Campaign Chest of R.H. Wynyard

Lieutenant-colonel Robert Henry Wynyard Cb (1802?1864) historical Australian cedar campaign chest, two-section with two short over three full width drawers, recessed knob handles, each drawer with a brass lock and escutcheon plates, two absent, compressed…

An early Colonial Australian campaign chest, cedar and pine,…

Colonial Australian Cedar Campaign Chest

An early Colonial Australian campaign chest, cedar and pine, early to mid 19th century, 107 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Colonial campaign chest, cedar and pine with brass fittings,…

Colonial Cedar Campaign Chest with Brass Fittings

A Colonial campaign chest, cedar and pine with brass fittings, 19th century 100 cm high, 102 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Colonial cedar bureau chest. Sliding writing slope with fitted…

Colonial Cedar Bureau Chest with Sliding Writing Slope

Colonial cedar bureau chest. Sliding writing slope with fitted compendium. 3 drawers under. One foot detached. Height 102 cm. Width 113 cm. Depth 52 cm

19th century cedar 5 drawer chest drawers

Antique Cedar 5-Drawer Chest

19th century cedar 5 drawer chest drawers

Unusual Colonial full cedar half column 8 drawer chest of…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Half Column and 8 Drawers

Unusual Colonial full cedar half column 8 drawer chest of drawers with shallow cantilever top, C1850's, 138 cm (H) x 123 cm (W) x 59 cm (D)

Hill & Sons of Sydney antique Australian cedar press on chest,…

Antique Australian Cedar Press on Chest by Hill & Sons

Hill & Sons of Sydney antique Australian cedar press on chest, mid 19th century, (missing slides), 236 cm high, 137 cm wide, 64 cm deep

An Australian Colonial cedar chest of drawers, c.1850, with…

Antique Cedar Chest of Drawers, c.1850

An Australian Colonial cedar chest of drawers, c.1850, with impressed makers stamp 'J S', comprising two half drawers over three, graduated full drawers upon turned bun feet. Height 101 cm. Width 117 cm; depth 52 cm. Note: This chest has been made using…

A Colonial campaign chest of drawers, Australian cedar and pine,…

19th Century Colonial Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers

A Colonial campaign chest of drawers, Australian cedar and pine, 19th century, 117 cm high, 100 cm wide, 46 cm deep

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

Cantilever Colonial cedar chest of 5 drawers. A fine example…

Colonial Cedar Chest with 5 Drawers

Cantilever Colonial cedar chest of 5 drawers. A fine example with cockbeading to drawers, blackwood end grain handles, turned columns & huon pine secondary timbers. Tasmanian origin c1840. Height 120 cm, width 121 cm, depth 57 cm

Australian brass bound cedar campaign chest, circa 1860, 118 cm…

1860 Australian Brass Bound Cedar Campaign Chest

Australian brass bound cedar campaign chest, circa 1860, 118 cm high, 107 cm long, 48 cm deep

An Australian Colonial chest of drawers C.1820, Tasmanian…

Tasmanian Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers, 1820

An Australian Colonial chest of drawers C.1820, Tasmanian George III period, cedar with blackwood and Tasmanian oak secondaries, one piece 10 mm cedar top with reeded edging, five drawers, replaced brass escutcheons and, hand turned rondel handles, on bun…

A Colonial six drawer chest with unusual staggered top drawers,…

Tasmanian Colonial Cedar Chest with Staggered Drawers

A Colonial six drawer chest with unusual staggered top drawers, beautifully selected grains of cedar, huon pine secondary timbers with blackwood knobs, Tasmanian origin, circa 1860, 140 cm high, 123 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Good 19th century Australian cedar chest of drawers, of…

Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers with Stringing Decoration

Good 19th century Australian cedar chest of drawers, of rectangular form, set with two short drawers above three graduated drawers, all beautifully decorated with stringing, the whole raised upon four bun feet, 109 cm x 53 cm x 102 cm

A rare and early string inlaid cedar straight front…

A rare and early string inlaid cedar straight front chest-of-drawers. Australian circa 1825, 119 cm wide 47 cm deep 116 cm high

Campaign chest, Victorian cedar five drawer with brass fittings…

Victorian Cedar Campaign Chest with Brass Fittings

Campaign chest, Victorian cedar five drawer with brass fittings on bun feet, height 103 cm, length 99 cm, depth 44 cm

A cedar four drawer chest, Australian, 1840, 82 cm high, 84 cm…

Australian Cedar Four Drawer Chest, 1840

A cedar four drawer chest, Australian, 1840, 82 cm high, 84 cm wide, 47 cm deep

A Colonial huon pine chest of seven drawers, inverted…

Colonial Huon Pine Chest with Inverted Breakfront and Turned Columns

A Colonial huon pine chest of seven drawers, inverted breakfront with full turned columns and cushion moulded long drawer; birdseye huon pine with cedar and huon pine secondary timbers, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850. Note: Unusual drawer configuration. 128…

A good early cedar straight front chest of drawers. Australian…

A good early cedar straight front chest of drawers. Australian circa 1835, 120 cm wide, 58 cm deep 120 cm high

A good rosewood and cedar press-on-chest, attributed to Andrew…

A good rosewood and cedar press-on-chest, attributed to Andrew Lenehan, Australian circa 1850, 136 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 220 cm high

Andrew Lenehan, Australian cedar chest of drawers, paper label…

1850 Cedar Chest of Drawers from Sydney, Australia

Andrew Lenehan, Australian cedar chest of drawers, paper label in top drawer, Sydney origin, circa 1850. Provenance: Mossgreen Somercotes Sale 2008, previously Ex Graham Cox Collection, Private Collection Tasmania, 111 cm high, 118 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Andrew Lenehan cedar chest of drawers

Cedar Chest: Andrew Lenehan's Drawers

Andrew Lenehan cedar chest of drawers

A rare cedar Wellington chest, Australian, circa 1850, 106 cm…

1850 Australian Cedar Wellington Chest - Rare Find!

A rare cedar Wellington chest, Australian, circa 1850, 106 cm high, 175 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A rare Colonial Australian chest of drawers finely crafted with…

Regency Style Australian Chest of Drawers, 1835

A rare Colonial Australian chest of drawers finely crafted with regency styled half turned columns, cross banded edge and cock beading, redgum veneer on cedar, circa 1835, 127 cm high, 131 cm wide, 56 cm deep

An impressive cedar Gentleman's press-on-chest. Australian…

An impressive cedar Gentleman's press-on-chest. Australian circa 1845. Provenance: The Reynolds Family, Rokeby House, Clarence Plains, Tasmania. Acquired by the present vendors at the auction of The Collection of Michael and Maria Hobden, Lawson-Menzies…

Colonial cedar six drawer cockbeaded chest with rope twist…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Rope Twist Columns

Colonial cedar six drawer cockbeaded chest with rope twist columns and knulling

Colonial cedar two door press on 4 drawer chest with…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Drawers and Doors

Colonial cedar two door press on 4 drawer chest with cockbeading upper section fitted with 5 drawers, from the Thomas Frederick Marzetti collection, an English free Settler with Italian Heritage from Cawood Estate homestead (C1824) Bothwell Tasmania,…

19th century huon pine 5 drawer chest of drawers with full…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Provenance

19th century huon pine 5 drawer chest of drawers with full columns & cedar secondaries, 136.5 cm wide, 66 cm deep 115 cm high. Provenance: Allport Family

A good Colonial cedar Grecian key inlaid five-drawer…

A good Colonial cedar Grecian key inlaid five-drawer chest-of-drawers. Australian circa 1835. inlaid with ebony and pine stringing, 120 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 114 cm high

Chest: An early Australian Colonial full cedar chest with 5…

Early Australian Colonial Cedar Chest with Inlay

Chest: An early Australian Colonial full cedar chest with 5 graduated drawers. Unusual top with no over hanging lip. Fine band of inlay at the top & also above the plinth. Rare

A good and early string-inlaid cedar five-drawer chest,…

A good and early string-inlaid cedar five-drawer chest, Australian, circa 1825. the top having strung edging of ebony and pine, the drawers all with ebony stringing, 115 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 111 cm high

An Andrew Lenehan five drawer chest, full cedar construction,…

Antique Cedar Five Drawer Chest by A. Lenehan (1850s)

An Andrew Lenehan five drawer chest, full cedar construction, stamped 'A. Lenehan', circa 1850's. 118 cm high, 111 cm wide, 50 cm deep

Fine antique 19th century Andrew Lenehan Sydney flame cedar…

19th Century Flame Cedar Press on Chest with Drawers

Fine antique 19th century Andrew Lenehan Sydney flame cedar press on chest fitted with four drawers below

An Australian cedar Wellington style chest, circa 1850, of…

1850 Australian Cedar Wellington Chest

An Australian cedar Wellington style chest, circa 1850, of unusual proportions, the rectangular top above four short and three long graduated drawers with turned handles and brass escutcheons, raised on later bun feet, 67 cm wide, x 41 cm deep, 109 cm…

An impressive Colonial solicitors chest comprising of ten…

Colonial Australian Cedar Solicitors Chest

An impressive Colonial solicitors chest comprising of ten single drawers and three double depth drawers with compartments and carved corbels, Australian cedar with Baltic pine secondaries, Melbourne origin, circa 1870, 187 cm high, 88 cm wide, 82 cm deep

Secretaire: A fine & rare chest, cedar with rose mahogany…

Rare Cedar Secretary with French Influenced Features

Secretaire: A fine & rare chest, cedar with rose mahogany veneered front & satinwood pigeonhole interior, circa late 1830s early 1840s. Unusual French influenced front feet, pilaster corners with scrolling leafy capitals. New South Wales origin. Height…

Secretaire chest Australian cedar c1835. Sydney, plate 36…

Antique Australian Cedar Secretaire Chest

Secretaire chest Australian cedar c1835. Sydney, plate 36 Australian furniture a guidebook by John Buttsworth, illustrated in nineteenth century Australian furniture plates 51 and 52. Sydney origin, the rectangular top above a stepped front with a…

An Andrew Lenehan chest of drawers, full cedar construction…

A. Lenehan Cedar Chest of Drawers, 1850s

An Andrew Lenehan chest of drawers, full cedar construction with brass escutcheons, stamped 'A. Lenehan' top left drawer, circa 1850's. 121 cm high, 135 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An early Australian cedar chest of drawers with pine string…

Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers with Inlay and Reeding

An early Australian cedar chest of drawers with pine string inlay drawer fronts and reeded edge to the top and base plate, Sydney, circa 1825, 111 cm high, 113 cm wide, 52 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney, Ex Simpson's Antiques, Illustrated…

A good Colonial ebony Grecian-key string- inlaid cedar chest.…

A good Colonial ebony Grecian-key string- inlaid cedar chest. Australian circa 1835, 120 cm wide, 120 cm high 54 cm deep

A Colonial cedar bow front chest of drawers, the moulded top…

19th Century Cedar Bow Front Chest of Drawers

A Colonial cedar bow front chest of drawers, the moulded top above two short and three long drawers on swept bracket feet, first half 19th century, height 116.5 cm, width 114 cm, depth 59 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from…

Rare Irish influence early Colonial full cedar 5 drawer chest…

Rare Irish Colonial Cedar Chest with Lion Paw Feet

Rare Irish influence early Colonial full cedar 5 drawer chest of drawers on hairy lion paw feet at front and turned legs at back. The canted corners decorated with fluted pilasters carved lyre capitals and highly figured drawer fronts suggest this chest…

A stunning and early Colonial chest of drawers, full cedar…

Early Colonial Cedar Chest with Greek Key Inlay

A stunning and early Colonial chest of drawers, full cedar construction with rare Greek key inlay top and drawer fronts, plus inlaid wooden escutcheons. Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1825. This piece is obviously a Sheraton inspired design with…

Early Colonial cedar cockbeaded 3 drawer chest of drawers on…

Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers by Lawrence Butler

Early Colonial cedar cockbeaded 3 drawer chest of drawers on French feet with secondary timbers of huon pine & Baltic pine from the workshop of or in the style of Irish political convict & early NSW Cabinetmaker Lawrence Butler. Originally with reeded…

Australian cedar chest of drawers, an important early…

Early Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers by Lawrence Butler

Australian cedar chest of drawers, an important early Australian casuarina, beefwood and cedar chest of drawers, attributed to Lawrence Butler c.1820 (perhaps with changed handles). Previously sold by Bonhams, lot 26, 'The Dale Frank collection of early…