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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Tasmanian huon pine chest, an exceptional example of quality…

Huon Pine Chest with Eight Drawers and Carved Details

Tasmanian huon pine chest, an exceptional example of quality huon pine, fitted with eight drawers, showing ample amounts of detail with brass handles, carved columns flanking and supported on turned legs

19th century chest, Tasmanian huon pine fitted with eight…

Huon Pine Chest with Carved Columns and Eight Drawers

19th century chest, Tasmanian huon pine fitted with eight drawers, carved columns on turned legs

Late Victorian huon pine chest of drawers with 4 short and 3…

Late Victorian Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

Late Victorian huon pine chest of drawers with 4 short and 3 long drawers, 115 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 138.5 cm high

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers, kauri…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Eight Drawers (1880)

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers, kauri and red pine secondaries, circa 1880 135 cm high, 122 cm wide, 55 cm deep

An antique huon pine eight drawer chest with serpentine front…

19th Century Huon Pine Serpentine Chest with Barley Twist Columns

An antique huon pine eight drawer chest with serpentine front and Barley twist full-length columns, 19th century, 147 cm high, 116 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers with…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Barley Twist Columns

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers with full Barley twist columns, circa 1880, 152 cm high, 121 cm wide, 59 cm deep

An antique Australian huon pine chest of four drawers, 19th…

19th Century Huon Pine Chest with Four Drawers

An antique Australian huon pine chest of four drawers, 19th century, 84 cm high, 92 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An early Colonial Australian huon pine chest of five drawers,…

Colonial Tasmanian Huon Pine Chest with Five Drawers

An early Colonial Australian huon pine chest of five drawers, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 124 cm high, 117 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A Colonial Australian cedar five drawer chest with huon pine…

Colonial Australian Cedar Chest with Huon Pine and Blackwood Knobs

A Colonial Australian cedar five drawer chest with huon pine secondary timbers and blackwood knobs, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 106 cm high, 106 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A Colonial huon pine chest of five drawers, with cross banded…

Colonial Tasmanian Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

A Colonial huon pine chest of five drawers, with cross banded edging, cock beading and original circular brass escutcheons, Tasmanian origin, circa 1850, 119 cm high, 111 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An antique Australian eight drawer chest with barley twist…

Antique Australian Birdseye Pine Chest with Barley Twist Columns

An antique Australian eight drawer chest with barley twist columns, birdseye huon pine, Melbourne origin, 19th century, 141 cm high, 119 cm wide, 57 cm deep

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer…

Antique Huon Pine Seven Drawer Chest

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer chest, 19th century, 123 cm high, 115 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An antique Australian eight drawer chest with full turned…

Antique Australian Eight Drawer Chest

An antique Australian eight drawer chest with full turned columns, huon pine and kauri secondary timbers, 19th century, 139 cm high, 101 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers with…

19th Century Huon Pine Chest with Turned Columns

An antique Australian huon pine chest of eight drawers with full turned columns, 19th century, 144 cm high, 115 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Antique huon pine chest of drawers with 2 short and 2 long…

Vintage Huon Pine Chest of Drawers, 92cm x 52cm x 88cm

Antique huon pine chest of drawers with 2 short and 2 long drawers, 92 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 88 cm high

Antique huon pine chest of drawers with 2 short and 2 long…

Vintage Huon Pine Chest of Drawers: 2 Short, 2 Long

Antique huon pine chest of drawers with 2 short and 2 long drawers, 100 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 95 cm high

An antique Australian cedar three drawer chest with huon pine…

An antique Australian cedar three drawer chest with huon pine secondary timbers, Tasmanian origin, mid 19th century, 92 cm high, 100 cm wide, 56 cm deep

An antique Australian huon pine and blackwood four drawer chest…

An antique Australian huon pine and blackwood four drawer chest with huon pine secondary timbers, Tasmanian origin, late 19th century, 83 cm high, 91 cm wide, 49 cm deep