Antique Regency chest of drawers

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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French Empire flame mahogany Chest-of-drawers, c. 1820,…

French Empire flame mahogany Chest-of-drawers, c. 1820, rectangular black and yellow granite top, above a frieze drawer, three long drawers, and a plinth drawer, raised on bun feet (A/F), height 92 cm, width 130 cm, depth 58 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner…

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…

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…

George III cream painted mule chest, c. 1820, with hinged lid,…

Cream Painted Mule Chest, George III, c. 1820

George III cream painted mule chest, c. 1820, with hinged lid, the base with two short drawers and bale handles, raised on bracket feet, height 72 cm, width 94 cm, depth 48 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney

Irish Regency mahogany chest of drawers, c. 1820, the bow-front…

Irish Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Irish Regency mahogany chest of drawers, c. 1820, the bow-front with two short drawers and three long drawers, the apron embellished with bow and arrows central cartouche flanked by two paterae, raised on bracket feet, height 92.5 cm, width 92 cm, depth…

A very fine Louis XIV commode, attributed to master…

Louis XIV Commode by Master Thomas Hache

A very fine Louis XIV commode, attributed to master Cabinetmaker Thomas Hache (1664-1747), the Hache family was a celebrated dynasty of cabinetmakers from the city of Grenoble at the foot of the French Alps. Led by Noel Hache (1630-1675), the Son of a…

Regency mahogany campaign chest, c. 1820, in two parts, having…

Regency Campaign Chest with Inlaid Decoration

Regency mahogany campaign chest, c. 1820, in two parts, having two short drawers and three long drawers with inlaid decoration and turned knobs, brass mounts and handles, height 92.5 cm, width 95 cm, depth 45 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Lady Sybil…

English padouk campaign chest, c. 1815, the rectangular top…

English Padouk Campaign Chest with Inlaid Decoration

English padouk campaign chest, c. 1815, the rectangular top with removable gallery above two short drawers and three long drawers with inlaid decoration and turned ebony pulls, raised on bun feet, height 102 cm width 78 cm depth 46 cm. Provenance:…

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

A Biedermeier birch and ebonised chest of drawers, Austrian,…

Biedermeier Birch Chest of Drawers from Austria

A Biedermeier birch and ebonised chest of drawers, Austrian, circa 1820. 80 cm high, 98 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: Roy's Antiques, Melbourne