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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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 Australian cedar Biedermeier style chest, 19th century, in…

Australian Cedar Biedermeier Chest, 19th Century

An Australian cedar Biedermeier style chest, 19th century, in warm light tones with an extended surface above an ogee profile frieze drawer and three drawers flanked by turned pillars, raised on a shaped base with bracket feet, 93.5 cm high, 85 cm wide,…

An antique Australian cedar three drawer chest with unusual…

Antique Cedar Chest with Unique Drawer Configuration

An antique Australian cedar three drawer chest with unusual drawer configuration, New South Wales origin, early to mid 19th century, 86 cm high, 97 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An Australian cedar three drawer chest, 19th century, 95 cm…

19th Century Australian Cedar Three Drawer Chest

An Australian cedar three drawer chest, 19th century, 95 cm high, 104 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A miniature blackwood three drawer chest together with an…

Blackwood Miniature Chest and Maple Glove Box

A miniature blackwood three drawer chest together with an inlaid Queensland maple glove box, 20th century the chest 23 cm high, 27 cm wide, 14 cm deep

Two cloisonne enamel wares, 20th century, comprising a…

Cloisonne Enamel Chest and Screen with Bird and Tree Motifs

Two cloisonne enamel wares, 20th century, comprising a miniature chest of three drawers on bracket feet with swing handle and a small four-panel table screen, both decorated on a black ground with birds and blossoming trees, gilt metal mounts, Inata marks…

A Victorian cedar chest, of three drawers with turned knob…

Victorian Cedar Chest with Turned Uprights and Drawers

A Victorian cedar chest, of three drawers with turned knob handles and bobbin turned uprights on turned feet, height 90 cm, width 93 cm, depth 46 cm. Provenance: The Gordon and Jackie Samuels collection

An antique tramp art three drawer miniature chest, cedar and…

Antique Tramp Art Miniature Chest, South Australian Origin

An antique tramp art three drawer miniature chest, cedar and Baltic pine, Barossa Valley, South Australian origin, circa 1890, 28 cm high, 33 cm wide, 20 cm deep

A Colonial mahogany Scotch chest, with three drawers over three…

Mahogany Scotch Chest with 6 Drawers

A Colonial mahogany Scotch chest, with three drawers over three long drawer format. Height 147 cm, width 132 cm, depth 66 cm

An American three drawer chest with serpentine front, mahogany…

Serpentine Mahogany Chest with Ash Secondary Timbers, 1910

An American three drawer chest with serpentine front, mahogany with ash secondary timbers, circa 1910, 86 cm high, 128 cm wide, 64 cm deep

An Australian three drawer chest, cedar and pine, 19th century,…

19th Century Australian Cedar and Pine Three Drawer Chest

An Australian three drawer chest, cedar and pine, 19th century, 92 cm high, 99 cm wide, 55 cm deep

An unusual Australian cedar three drawer chest with inset…

Antique Australian Cedar Chest with Campaign Handles and Turned Legs

An unusual Australian cedar three drawer chest with inset campaign handles and finely turned legs, early to mid 19th century, 90 cm high, 92 cm wide, 48 cm deep

George III walnut low boy c. 1790, the rectangular top above a…

George III Walnut Low Boy, c. 1790

George III walnut low boy c. 1790, the rectangular top above a three drawer frieze, raised on cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet, height 71 cm width 75 cm depth 47 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney

Late 19th century French marble top commode, in Louis XVI taste,…

French Louis XVI Marble Top Commode by Rinck

Late 19th century French marble top commode, in Louis XVI taste, set with white and pink marble top, above three drawers accented with ormolu mounts and drop ring handles, signed Rinck, raised on four tapered fluted legs, 88 cm x 146 cm x 66 cm. Purchased…

Campaign chest 19th century, cedar, brass bound, three drawers,…

19th Century Cedar Campaign Chest with Brass Accents

Campaign chest 19th century, cedar, brass bound, three drawers, on bracket feet. Provenance: Hawker Family, width 90 cm

Colonial cedar spice chest, probably Australian, of rectangular…

Australian Colonial Cedar Spice Chest

Colonial cedar spice chest, probably Australian, of rectangular shape, having nine vertical rows of three drawers, height 71 cm width 52 cm depth 24 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Janis Salisbury, Sydney

Louis XV style burr walnut commode, the bombe serpentine front…

Burr Walnut Commode, Louis XV Style

Louis XV style burr walnut commode, the bombe serpentine front with three drawers, on cabriole legs, height 65 cm width 72 cm depth 35 cm. Provenance: The Estate of J. Belfer, Sydney

Georgian bow front three drawer chest. Lime washed finish with…

Lime Washed Georgian Chest with Brass Handles

Georgian bow front three drawer chest. Lime washed finish with brass fleur de lys handles. 111 cm x 52 cm x 83 cm

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century, with…

19th Century Australian Pine Chest with Three Drawers

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century, with three drawers. 95 cm high, 90 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Antique kauri pine chest of drawers two short over three…

Antique Kauri Pine Chest of Drawers

Antique kauri pine chest of drawers two short over three drawers, 104 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 128.5 cm high

Early cedar chest of three drawers. Full length drawers; bun…

Antique Cedar Chest with Three Drawers

Early cedar chest of three drawers. Full length drawers; bun feet. Height 95 cm. Depth 54 cm