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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19th century four drawer huon pine chest of drawers on turned…

Huon Pine Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents

19th century four drawer huon pine chest of drawers on turned legs with brass escutcheons and huon pine secondary timber, 95 cm high, 93 cm wide, 47 cm deep,

Antique French fruitwood four drawer commode, bombe shaped and…

French Bombe Commode with Marble Top

Antique French fruitwood four drawer commode, bombe shaped and decorated in relief, topped with white marble, early 19th century, 85 cm high, 112 cm wide, 60 cm deep

19th century Northern European scumbled pine chest with four…

Scumbled Pine Chest with Ebonised Uprights

19th century Northern European scumbled pine chest with four drawers, within half round ebonised uprights

An antique German mahogany chest on chest, later 19th century,…

19th C. Mahogany Chest on Chest with Lion Handles

An antique German mahogany chest on chest, later 19th century, with well figured book end veneers, both sections having four drawers of graduating depth, the top drawers of ogee profile, with black metal lion's, head and ring handles and raised on waisted…

A 19th century Dutch walnut and marquetry four drawer commode,…

Dutch Walnut Marquetry Commode with Four Drawers

A 19th century Dutch walnut and marquetry four drawer commode, 99 x 93 x 43 cm

A Louis XV style Chinoiserie bombe commode, of compact…

Chinoiserie Bombe Commode with Marble Top and Cabriole Supports

A Louis XV style Chinoiserie bombe commode, of compact proportions, with a variegated marble top, above four drawers, painted with a Chinoiserie scene, cabriole supports, 58 x 91.5 x 34 cm

An English oak chest of four drawers, with molded panel front,…

17th Century English Oak Chest of Drawers

An English oak chest of four drawers, with molded panel front, drop handles, and bracket feet, probably 17th century, height: 92 cm, width: 94 cm, depth: 55 cm. Provenance: Shepherd's Market, Sydney, as 'c.1680-1,700'. Private collection, Sydney, acquired…

Petite chest of drawers late 19th century, full cedar, four…

Late 19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers

Petite chest of drawers late 19th century, full cedar, four drawers on bun feet, height 91 cm, length 96 cm, depth 54 cm

Antique French Louis Philippe walnut chest of four drawers with…

Louis Philippe Walnut Chest with Grey Marble Top

Antique French Louis Philippe walnut chest of four drawers with grey marble top, approx 100 cm high, 130 cm wide, 57 cm deep

French 19th century empire style chest of four drawers, gilt…

Empire Style Chest with Gilt Bronze and Marble Top

French 19th century empire style chest of four drawers, gilt bronze mounts and marble top, approx 94 cm high, 128 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany secretaire 'Campaign' chest of drawers,…

Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest with Secretaire

A Victorian mahogany secretaire 'Campaign' chest of drawers, with four drawers, each with flush brass handles, the secretaire drawer opening to a fitted interior, turned feet, 112.5 x 117.5 x 54 cm

Antique French Empire chest marble topped four drawer commode,…

French Empire Marble Top Chest with Original Pulls

Antique French Empire chest marble topped four drawer commode, fitted with original pulls, 132 cm wide

Antique Georgian mahogany four drawer chest, fitted with brass…

Georgian Mahogany Chest with Brass Handles and Bracket Feet

Antique Georgian mahogany four drawer chest, fitted with brass back plate handles, all standing on shaped bracket feet, 78 cm high, 84 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A 19th century serpentine shaped four drawer chest, in flame…

Flame Mahogany Serpentine Four Drawer Chest

A 19th century serpentine shaped four drawer chest, in flame mahogany, Continental, height 93 cm, width 103 cm, depth 53 cm

A Georgian mahogany bow front four drawer chest, two half…

Georgian Bow Front Mahogany Chest with 4 Drawers

A Georgian mahogany bow front four drawer chest, two half drawers over two full width drawers, raised on bracket feet. 91 x 50 x 90 cm.

A superb George IV mahogany cross banded bow front chest.…

George IV Mahogany Bow Front Chest with Bracket Feet

A superb George IV mahogany cross banded bow front chest. Having four drawers, slide. Supported on bracket feet. Height 86 cm, width 101 cm, depth 58 cm.

A 19th century Biedermeier walnut chest of four drawers, a…

Biedermeier Walnut Chest with Marble Top and Ornate Handles

A 19th century Biedermeier walnut chest of four drawers, a slender bombe top drawer with three full width drawers below, variegated charcoal grey marble top, ornate handles and keyhole escutcheons, deep plinth base with short bracket feet. With key. Old…

A Georgian dwarf chest of four drawers, walnut veneer with…

Georgian Walnut Dwarf Chest with Brass Handles

A Georgian dwarf chest of four drawers, walnut veneer with brass drop handles, 18th century, 75 cm high, 62 cm wide, 46 cm deep

An Australian cedar four drawer chest of compact proportions,…

Compact Australian Cedar Chest, 1875

An Australian cedar four drawer chest of compact proportions, red pine secondary timbers, circa 1875, 93 cm high, 78 cm wide, 46 cm deep

Antique French Louis Philippe four drawer commode, with marble…

Louis Philippe Commode with Bronze Mounts and Marble Top

Antique French Louis Philippe four drawer commode, with marble top, fitted with well cast bronze mounts, approx 94 cm high, 125 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Marble topped French Empire style four drawer commode, 83 cm…

French Empire Marble Commode

Marble topped French Empire style four drawer commode, 83 cm high, 104 cm wide, 57 cm deep

A large and impressive French Louis XV style kingwood and cross…

Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode with Bronze Mounts

A large and impressive French Louis XV style kingwood and cross banded four drawer marble top commode with outstanding bronze mounts. 90 cm high, 133 cm wide, 60 cm deep.

Maple four drawer plan cabinet with original handles, circa…

1920s Maple Plan Cabinet with Original Handles

Maple four drawer plan cabinet with original handles, circa 1920s

Antique 18th century French walnut four drawer commode

18th Century French Walnut Commode with Four Drawers

Antique 18th century French walnut four drawer commode

A mid 29th century French four drawer chest with exotic…

Exotic French Fruitwood Chest with Marble Top

A mid 29th century French four drawer chest with exotic fruitwood veneers, ormalau escutcheons & black marble top. 98 cm high, 138 cm, width, 60 cm deep

A Georgian mahogany four drawer bowfront chest, decorative…

Georgian Bowfront Mahogany Chest with Brass Handles

A Georgian mahogany four drawer bowfront chest, decorative stringing to top, brass handles and keyhole escutcheons, raised on bracket feet. 94 x 53 x 95 cm.

An Australian green painted pine straight fronted chest of four…

Green Pine Chest of Drawers, 1880

An Australian green painted pine straight fronted chest of four drawers, circa 1880. 82 cm high, 89 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A fine William IV mahogany four drawer bow front chest, The…

William IV mahogany bow front chest with ornate brass handles

A fine William IV mahogany four drawer bow front chest, The cockbeaded drawers with flame veneer panels outlined with beading, fitted with ornate brass bun handles, flanked by ring turned columns, raised on conforming tapering turned feet. 122 x 61 x 111…

A stylish bamboo and ebonised four drawer tall chest, French,…

French Bamboo Tall Chest with Ebonised Finish

A stylish bamboo and ebonised four drawer tall chest, French, mid 19th century. 150 cm high, 98 cm wide, 43.5 cm deep

A George III mahogany bowfront chest of four drawers, the…

Mahogany Bowfront Chest with Oval Brass Handles

A George III mahogany bowfront chest of four drawers, the graduating full width drawers each with an oval brass back plate swing handle, moulded edge detail, raised on bracket feet. 110 x 57.5 x 101 cm

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each…

Country Oak Four Drawer Chest with Brass Handles

A William & Mary style four drawer country oak chest, each drawer with moulded panels, brass drop handles, keyhole escutcheons, raised on squat bun feet, splits in two for ease of moving up narrow staircases. 103 x 57.5 x 90 cm.

An 18th century oak four drawer chest, the drawer fronts with…

William & Mary Oak Chest with Ornate Brass Handles

An 18th century oak four drawer chest, the drawer fronts with block moulded fielded panels, brass handles with large ornate floral back plates, brass keyhole escutcheons, later base. Possibly William and Mary period. 99 cm x 59 cm x 88 cm.

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th…

Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Semainier

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th century, in mahogany and tulipwood and fashioned as a semainier, with a marble top, curved edges, a fall front with a bird's eye maple fitted interior and four drawers below, a shaped apron with…

A well proportioned Charles II yew-wood and oak geometric…

Charles II Geometric Chest of Drawers

A well proportioned Charles II yew-wood and oak geometric design chest of four drawers, English circa 1700, 92 cm, high 100 cm, wide 56 cm, deep

A 19th century oak split chest of drawers in William and Mary…

William & Mary Split Oak Chest of Drawers

A 19th century oak split chest of drawers in William and Mary style of four drawers with faux small drawer fronts to the two large drawers, brass acorn drop handles, cut brass keyhole escutcheons, raised on stile feet, the chests splits into two pieces to…

A Georgian mahogany small proportion military campaign chest of…

Georgian Military Campaign Chest with Four Drawers

A Georgian mahogany small proportion military campaign chest of four drawers in two sections, each drawer with oak lining, the fronts with beaded edging and inlaid recessed handles (some parts absent), wrought iron carry handles fixed to either side, the…

Fine antique French kingwood chest of four drawers, fitted with…

Antique French Kingwood Chest with Bronze Mounts and Inlay

Fine antique French kingwood chest of four drawers, fitted with bronze drop bale handles, decorated with inlaid brass fluting, and bronze mounts, white marble top, 88 cm high, 75 cm wide

Antique, early 19th century French Empire marble topped,…

French Empire Cherrywood Commode with Marble Top

Antique, early 19th century French Empire marble topped, cherrywood four drawer commode, approx 90 cm high, 130 cm wide, 60 cm deep

Napoleon III ormolu mounted ebonised boulle Semainier, c. 1860…

Napoleon III Boulle Semainier with Ormolu Mounts

Napoleon III ormolu mounted ebonised boulle Semainier, c. 1860 white marble overlaid top above three mock drawers forming the fall front and four drawers, the whole inlaid with cut brass on a red tortoiseshell ground, with a shaped apron and bracket feet.…

A 19th century Italian painted four drawer commode 90 cm high,…

Italian Painted Four Drawer Commode, 19th Century

A 19th century Italian painted four drawer commode 90 cm high, 120 cm wide, 58 cm deep

Georgian mahogany serpentine front chest of four drawers with…

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Chest with Brushing Slide

Georgian mahogany serpentine front chest of four drawers with brushing slide. Height 86 cm, width 92 cm, depth 51 cm.

Fine George III mahogany chest of drawers, 18th century, the…

18th Century Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Fine George III mahogany chest of drawers, 18th century, the sides and moulded top inlaid with satinwood, above four drawers similarly decorated, raised on bracket feet, height 94 cm width 94 cm depth 52 cm. Provenance: Alstergren Family, Toorak, Vic. The…

Antique 18th century French four drawer commode, two long…

18th Century French Four Drawer Commode

Antique 18th century French four drawer commode, two long drawers with two drawers above, all with cast bronze handles, 84 cm high, 134 cm wide

Fine antique English Regency four drawer chest, of slight bow…

Regency Bow Front Chest with Oval Brass Handles

Fine antique English Regency four drawer chest, of slight bow front shape, fitted with original oval brass bale handles, standing on out swept fluted feet, 105 cm x 121 cm

William & Mary antique English oak chest of four drawers with…

17th Century English Oak Chest with Brass Accents

William & Mary antique English oak chest of four drawers with ornate brass escutcheons and drop handles, late 17th century, 85 cm high, 87 cm wide, 49 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…

Pair of English George III style serpentine front four drawer…

Pair of George III Style Mahogany Chests

Pair of English George III style serpentine front four drawer mahogany chests. Approx 80.5 cm high, 85 cm wide, 56.5 cm deep, (2)

A Georgian mahogany chest of four drawers, early 19th century,…

Georgian Mahogany Chest with Four Drawers

A Georgian mahogany chest of four drawers, early 19th century, 86 cm high, 90 cm wide, 47 cm deep

A particularly fine commode with cross band, four drawer,…

Caryatid-mounted Marble-top Four Drawer Commode

A particularly fine commode with cross band, four drawer, marble top and with caryatid mounts. Height 94 cm, width 120 cm, depth 49 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

Charles II antique English oak four drawer chest with recessed…

Charles II Oak Chest with Tear Drop Handles

Charles II antique English oak four drawer chest with recessed returned moulding, squat bun feet and tear drop brass handles, 17th century, 85 cm high, 93 cm wide, 56 cm deep

An Italian burr walnut and parquetry four drawer commode 113.5…

Italian Burr Walnut Parquetry Commode with Four Drawers

An Italian burr walnut and parquetry four drawer commode 113.5 x 93.5 x 61.5 cm.

A fine French Louis XV style kingwood bombe shaped four drawer…

Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode with Marble Top

A fine French Louis XV style kingwood bombe shaped four drawer commode with shaped marble top. 90 cm high, 130 cm wide, 60 cm deep.

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer chest of…

French Empire Marble Top Chest of Drawers

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer chest of drawers, 120 cm x 89 cm high

An antique mahogany chest of four drawers with brushing slide…

18th/19th Century Mahogany Chest with Brass Handles

An antique mahogany chest of four drawers with brushing slide and brass swing handles, 18th/19th century, 81 cm high, 89 cm wide, 58 cm deep

Louis XV style oak commode, 19th century, of serpentine shape…

Louis XV Oak Commode with Ebonised Finish

Louis XV style oak commode, 19th century, of serpentine shape with four drawers, raised on cabriole legs, ebonised finish with gilded brass handles. Provenance: Purchased from Howell & Howell, July 2008

French Empire walnut commode, c. 1800, the rectangular white…

French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top

French Empire walnut commode, c. 1800, the rectangular white marble top above four drawers flanked by columns with gilt bronze capitals raised on block feet, height 91 cm width 131 cm depth 65 cm. Provenance: Bill Bradshaw Antiques, NSW. The Collection of…

An 18th century Anglo-Dutch marquetry and string inlaid burr…

Anglo-Dutch Burr Walnut Commode with Marquetry Inlay

An 18th century Anglo-Dutch marquetry and string inlaid burr walnut bombe commode, fitted with four drawers with canted corners and paw feet. Stamped T. Willson, 68 Great Queen St. London, 86 cm high 103 cm wide 57 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