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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A late-19th century apothecary chest, in pine with 27 drawers,…

27-Drawer Apothecary Chest with Porcelain Handles

A late-19th century apothecary chest, in pine with 27 drawers, with white porcelain handles, height 92 cm, width 187 cm, depth 50 cm

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

19th Century Australian Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

An Australian birdseye huon pine chest of eight drawers, kauri pine secondary timbers, 19th century, 144 cm high, 121 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An eight drawer chest with fluted columns, Tasmanian huon pine,…

Fluted Column Chest in Tasmanian Huon Pine (1885)

An eight drawer chest with fluted columns, Tasmanian huon pine, circa 1885, 142 cm high, 118 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest, the frieze with a…

Huon Pine Chest with Carving and Corbels

A 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest, the frieze with a shaped drawer, below a deep drawer with applied carving, flanked by small drawers, above three graduated drawers, flanked by carved corbels. 141 cm high, 118 cm wide, 54 cm deep.

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…

Early Australian colonial Huon Pine Chest of eight drawers with…

Serpentine Huon Pine Chest with Carved Pilasters

Early Australian colonial Huon Pine Chest of eight drawers with serpentine front, flanked by carved pilasters

An antique Australian seven drawer chest with ornately carved…

Ornate Australian Antique Seven Drawer Chest

An antique Australian seven drawer chest with ornately carved corbels, huon pine with kauri pine secondary timbers, 19th century, 130 cm high, 114 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A Georgian three drawer chest, flame mahogany with ebony inlay…

Georgian Flame Mahogany Chest with Ebony Inlay, 1790

A Georgian three drawer chest, flame mahogany with ebony inlay and pine secondary timbers, circa 1790, 81 cm high, 82 cm wide, 42 cm deep

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

Exquisite 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest fitted with…

19th Century Huon Pine Chest with Spiral Columns

Exquisite 19th century Tasmanian huon pine chest fitted with seven drawers flanked by spiral twist turned columns

19th century huon pine 8 drawer chest of drawers flanked by…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Carved Pilasters

19th century huon pine 8 drawer chest of drawers flanked by carved pilasters and serpentine top drawer, 145 cm high, 119 cm wide, 60 cm deep

19th century 6 drawer chest of drawers inlaid with feature…

Inlaid 6-Drawer Chest with Huon Pine & Blackwood

19th century 6 drawer chest of drawers inlaid with feature timbers including huon pine musk casuarina & blackwood

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

Victorian painted pine flat front chest, by Deuce & Co, London,…

Deuce & Co Victorian Painted Pine Chest

Victorian painted pine flat front chest, by Deuce & Co, London, Aesthetic revival with two short and three long drawers on bracket feet, original makers label to top drawer

An Australian eight drawer chest with full length carved…

19th Century Australian Birdseye Huon Pine Eight-Drawer Chest

An Australian eight drawer chest with full length carved corbels, birdseye huon pine with kauri pine secondaries, 19th century, 146 cm high, 121 cm wide, 61 cm deep

A Colonial seven drawer chest, birdseye huon pine with Baltic…

19th Century Colonial Birdseye Huon Pine Chest

A Colonial seven drawer chest, birdseye huon pine with Baltic pine back boards, 19th century, 124 cm high, 114 cm wide, 47 cm deep

Huon pine serpentine chest of eight drawers in original…

Original Huon Pine Serpentine Chest with Eight Drawers

Huon pine serpentine chest of eight drawers in original condition

Huon pine chest: eight drawers with serpentine front, carved…

Serpentine Huon Pine Chest with Birdseye Figuring

Huon pine chest: eight drawers with serpentine front, carved columns & beautiful birdseye figuring. Late 19th century. H.140 x 116 x 53 cm

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

A huon pine chest of drawers, late 19th century, with an…

Huon Pine Barley Twist Chest of Drawers

A huon pine chest of drawers, late 19th century, with an arrangement of eight drawers flanked by barley twist columns, 142 cm high, 120 cm wide, 53.5 cm deep

A grandly proportioned, pine multi drawer housekeeper's chest…

Pine Housekeeper's Chest with 12 Drawers

A grandly proportioned, pine multi drawer housekeeper's chest of twelve drawers, of graduated depths, with turned handles, raised on squat bun feet. 44 x 165 x 97 cm.

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

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

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of seven drawers with…

Huon Pine Chest with 7 Drawers and Columns

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of seven drawers with full columns and cantilever top

19th century huon pine chest of 7 drawers with carved corbels &…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Carvings

19th century huon pine chest of 7 drawers with carved corbels & shaped pilasters

A Tasmanian huon pine chest of drawers, 147 cm high, 125 cm…

Huon Pine Chest of Drawers: Tasmanian Treasure

A Tasmanian huon pine chest of drawers, 147 cm high, 125 cm wide, 72 cm deep.

19th century six drawer huon pine chest of drawers

Antique 6-drawer Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

19th century six drawer huon pine chest of drawers

19th century 8 drawer huon pine chest of drawers with…

Huon Pine Chest with Cantilever Top & Columns

19th century 8 drawer huon pine chest of drawers with cantilever top & full columns

An impressive huon pine chest of 8 drawers with full length…

Victorian Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

An impressive huon pine chest of 8 drawers with full length carved corbels, Melbourne, Victorian origin, circa 1885, 144 cm high, 121 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A rare solid casuarina chest of five drawers, Baltic pine…

Antique Casuarina Chest with Unusual Peg Joint Construction

A rare solid casuarina chest of five drawers, Baltic pine packing case secondary timbers with blackwood knobs, South Australian origin, circa 1870. Unusual peg joint construction throughout, and scratched in cock beading to the drawer blades, most likely…

A George I English chest on chest, walnut and pine with…

George I Walnut Chest on Chest

A George I English chest on chest, walnut and pine with cockbeaded trim, concave moulded base rail, attractive cast brass drop handles (hand made but of a later period) and original brass escutcheons, circa 1725, 170 cm high, 98 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A huon pine eight drawer tall-boy chest, Australian, circa 1870,…

Antique Huon Pine Tall-Boy Chest, 1870, Australian

A huon pine eight drawer tall-boy chest, Australian, circa 1870, 128 cm high, 115 cm wide, 62 cm deep

A solid huon pine five drawer chest, circa1880, 136 cm high,…

Antique Huon Pine Five Drawer Chest - 1880

A solid huon pine five drawer chest, circa1880, 136 cm high, 124 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A large three sectioned twenty four drawer display chest, later…

Large 24-drawer Display Chest from Bicknell Museum

A large three sectioned twenty four drawer display chest, later 19th century. Provenance: The Istituto di studi Liguri, Museo Bicknell, Bordighera, the cypress pine cabinet with sloping glazed display cabinets and three banks of panelled drawers, label…

A 19th century ebonized pine campaign chest, of Australian…

Ebonized Campaign Chest with Ownership Plaque

A 19th century ebonized pine campaign chest, of Australian interest, title plaque for Thomas Ferrier Hamilton Esq (1820-1905), in two sections as typical, of four drawers overall, two drawer fronts applied with engraved brass ownership plates of 'Thomas…

19th century Biedermeier pine chest of drawers with six drawers…

Biedermeier Pine Chest of Drawers with Brass Columns

19th century Biedermeier pine chest of drawers with six drawers within brass topped columns on block feet 96 W x 151 H x 55 D

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 fine Australian antique apprentice chest of nine drawers with…

Antique Australian Apprentice Chest with Nine Drawers

A fine Australian antique apprentice chest of nine drawers with full turned columns and feet, kauri pine, circa 1870, 46 cm high, 37 cm wide, 26 cm deep

19th century birdseye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers with…

Birdseye Huon Pine 7-Drawer Chest with Cantilever Top

19th century birdseye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers with cantilever top, 120 cm wide, 50 cm deep 128 cm high

Huon pine & blackwood chest of drawers, Tasmanian origin, 19th…

Tasmanian 19th Century Huon Pine Blackwood Chest of Drawers

Huon pine & blackwood chest of drawers, Tasmanian origin, 19th century

An unusual huon pine secretaire chest of drawers, Tasmanian,…

Tasmanian Huon Pine Secrétaire Chest of Drawers (1830)

An unusual huon pine secretaire chest of drawers, Tasmanian, circa 1830, 97 cm high, 64 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Huon pine chest of drawers secret drawer to top, solid huon…

Huon Pine Secret Drawer Chest c.1840's

Huon pine chest of drawers secret drawer to top, solid huon birdseye, with lazy tongue decoration, from Hobart, c1840's

19th century huon pine five drawer chest of drawers

Antique Huon Pine Five-Drawer Chest

19th century huon pine five drawer chest of drawers

A Tasmanian huon pine eight drawer chest with turned columns,…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Turned Columns and Blackwood Handles

A Tasmanian huon pine eight drawer chest with turned columns, solid huon drawer fronts with blackwood handles, circa 1860, 147 cm high, 124 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A Victorian brass bound mahogany campaign chest by J. Shepherd,…

Victorian Campaign Chest by J. Shepherd

A Victorian brass bound mahogany campaign chest by J. Shepherd, the top section with two short drawers above one full width drawer, two drawers to the base, recessed brass handles, corners and strap fittings. Raised on turned legs. The 2 halves of the…

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

19th century birds eye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers…

Huon Pine Chest with Carved Details and 7 Drawers

19th century birds eye huon pine 7 drawer chest of drawers flanked by carved corbels angled pilasters on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 121 cm high, 123 cm wide, 60.5 cm deep

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

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of drawers with…

Huon Pine Chest of Drawers with Carved Pilasters

19th century birds eye huon pine chest of drawers with serpentine top drawer above 7 drawers flanked by carved pilasters on turned legs, 141 cm high, 117 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A huon pine eight drawer chest with serpentine front and carved…

Serpentine Huon Pine Chest with Carved Corbels (9 words)

A huon pine eight drawer chest with serpentine front and carved corbels, Circa 1870. 151 cm high, 122 cm wide, 59 cm deep

An early Tasmanian solid huon pine chest of drawers with huon…

Huon Pine Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents

An early Tasmanian solid huon pine chest of drawers with huon pine secondary timbers and brass escutcheons, 112 cm high, 122 cm wide, 58 cm deep

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

19th century birds eye full huon pine 8 drawer chest of drawers…

Huon Pine 8 Drawer Chest with Corbels and Turned Legs

19th century birds eye full huon pine 8 drawer chest of drawers flanked by corbels on turned legs, 136 cm high, 127 cm wide, 58 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 stunning Tasmanian birdseye huon pine chest with graduated…

19th Century Tasmanian Birdseye Huon Pine Chest

A stunning Tasmanian birdseye huon pine chest with graduated drawers,19th century, 133 cm high, 116 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A Colonial huon pine and blackwood chest of drawers, the…

Colonial Huon Pine & Blackwood Chest of Drawers

A Colonial huon pine and blackwood chest of drawers, the moulded rectangular top above two short and three long drawers, bordered in blackwood, having blackwood turned knobs, and standing on turned blackwood feet, mid 19th century, height 110 cm, width…

Huon pine tallboy chest of drawers, circa 1890 with bobbin…

Antique Huon Pine Tallboy Chest of Drawers

Huon pine tallboy chest of drawers, circa 1890 with bobbin turned pilasters, 210 cm high, 162 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral…

17th Century Oyster-Veneered Chest of Drawers with Floral Marquetry

A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral marquetry chest of drawers, late 17th century, rectangular, the top with ovolo-moulded edge above two short and three graduated long drawers, on shaped bracket feet, the top cross-banded around…

An impressive birdseye huon pine chest of 8 drawers with…

Antique Huon Pine Chest with Figural Corbels, Tasmania 1840

An impressive birdseye huon pine chest of 8 drawers with cantilever top and unusual carved figural corbels, Tasmanian origin, circa 1840, 143 cm high, 115 cm wide, 59 cm deep

Rare pair of 19th century huon pine & blackwood 5 drawer chests…

19th Century Huon Pine & Blackwood Chests of Drawers

Rare pair of 19th century huon pine & blackwood 5 drawer chests of drawers

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…

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…