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 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

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…

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 antique Australian cedar chest of four drawers of unusually…

Petite 19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Four Drawers

An antique Australian cedar chest of four drawers of unusually petite proportions, 19th century, 81 cm high, 94 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A Colonial miniature chest of four drawers, the ogee moulded…

Colonial Miniature Chest with Four Drawers

A Colonial miniature chest of four drawers, the ogee moulded base above bracket feet, cedar with pine secondary timbers, later brass drawer knobs, circa 1890, 43 cm high, 41 cm wide, 21 cm deep

An antique Australian cedar four drawer chest, circa 1855 102…

1855 Australian Cedar 4-Drawer Chest

An antique Australian cedar four drawer chest, circa 1855 102 cm high, 92 cm wide, 47 cm deep

Georgian mahogany miniature chest-of-drawers, late 19th century,…

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest-of-Drawers

Georgian mahogany miniature chest-of-drawers, late 19th century, with four drawers and gilded brass escutcheons, height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Cedar linen chest late 19th century two panelled door top over…

19th Century Cedar Linen Chest with Drawers and Panels

Cedar linen chest late 19th century two panelled door top over four drawers with brass escutcheons, height 224 cm, length 142 cm, depth 63 cm

An unusual Colonial four drawer cedar chest of drawers, South…

Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers, 19th Century, South Australia

An unusual Colonial four drawer cedar chest of drawers, South Australian origin, 19th century, with Baltic pine secondaries and kauri pine knobs, 95 cm high, 109 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Australian Art Deco four drawer chest, stained solid silky…

Australian Art Deco Solid Oak Chest, 1930s

An Australian Art Deco four drawer chest, stained solid silky oak, Queensland origin, circa 1930s, 78 cm high, 61 cm wide, 33 cm deep

William Norrie impressive four drawer chest, mottled kauri…

19th Century Kauri Inlaid Chest with Native Timbers

William Norrie impressive four drawer chest, mottled kauri inlaid with native New Zealand timbers, New Zealand origin, late 19th century, 126 cm high, 61 cm wide, 46 cm deep

An antique Australian four drawer chest, cedar with pine…

19th Century Cedar Chest with Pine Secondaries

An antique Australian four drawer chest, cedar with pine secondaries, 19th century, 88 cm high, 92 cm wide, 47 cm deep

An Australian cedar miniature chest of drawers, Barossa valley,…

Australian Cedar Miniature Chest of Drawers with Carved Roundels

An Australian cedar miniature chest of drawers, Barossa valley, late 19th century, with four drawers and an additional triple false front top, all with carved roundels, framed by bobbin turned uprights on toupie front feet, 54 cm high, 40 cm wide, 22 cm…

An antique Australian cedar four drawer chest, circa 1880s, 81…

1880s Australian Cedar Chest with Four Drawers

An antique Australian cedar four drawer chest, circa 1880s, 81 cm high, 104 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Australian Colonial four drawer chest, full cedar…

Australian Cedar Chest, 1870

An Australian Colonial four drawer chest, full cedar construction, New South Wales origin, circa 1870, 96 cm high, 91 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An antique Australian four drawer chest, full cedar…

Antique Cedar Chest from 19th Century NSW Australia

An antique Australian four drawer chest, full cedar construction, New South Wales origin, mid 19th century, 94 cm high, 96 cm wide, 53 cm deep

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,

An early Victorian mahogany four drawer washstand, circa 1840,…

Antique Victorian Mahogany Washstand with Four Drawers

An early Victorian mahogany four drawer washstand, circa 1840, the deep chest with a three quarter shaped gallery and bullnose edge above two short and two long drawers with cockbeading, a shaped apron with drop and raised on gently splayed bracket feet,…

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

An Australian four drawer tub chest, cedar and pine, circa…

Antique Australian Cedar and Pine Tub Chest (1880s)

An Australian four drawer tub chest, cedar and pine, circa 1880s, 86 cm high, 90 cm wide, 43 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

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…

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…

A rosewood marble topped secretaire a abbatant, late 19th…

Rosewood Marble Top Secretaire with Fitted Interior and Drawers

A rosewood marble topped secretaire a abbatant, late 19th century, fashioned as a semainer of serpentine profile with cavetto cornice, a faux, drawer fall front opening to a fitted interior in birch, four drawers below, with quarter veneer panels and…

A Georgian cedar & inlay bowfront chest of four drawers, damage…

Georgian Cedar Bowfront Chest with Damage & Split

A Georgian cedar & inlay bowfront chest of four drawers, damage to one of the key holes, split to side, 100 x 116 x 60 cm

19th century four drawer huon pine chest of drawers, 92 cm wide,…

Antique Huon Pine Chest of Drawers

19th century four drawer huon pine chest of drawers, 92 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 89 cm high

An Australian cedar four drawer chest of drawers, late 19th…

Late 19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers

An Australian cedar four drawer chest of drawers, late 19th century labelled verso: National Trust of Australia (Victoria) 87 cm high, 89 cm wide, 42 cm deep

Joseph Sly, four drawer chest, Australian cedar, Sydney, mid…

J. Sly Cedar Chest, Sydney, 19th Century

Joseph Sly, four drawer chest, Australian cedar, Sydney, mid 19th century, stamped 'J. Sly' inside top drawers, 92 cm high, 95 cm wide, 47 cm deep

Small blackwood four drawer bedside chest of drawers

Blackwood 4-Drawer Bedside Chest

Small blackwood four drawer bedside chest of drawers

Chest of drawers Victorian, Germanic cedar, four drawers, with…

Victorian Cedar Chest with Mother of Pearl Details

Chest of drawers Victorian, Germanic cedar, four drawers, with mother of pearl escutcheons, height 96 cm, length 96 cm, depth 58 cm

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…

An Australian chest of four drawers, cedar, N.S.W. origin,…

1865 Cedar Chest of Drawers from NSW, Australia

An Australian chest of four drawers, cedar, N.S.W. origin, circa 1865 full cedar secondary timbers 96 cm high, 102 cm wide, 44 cm deep

Petite chest of drawers, Victorian cedar four drawer with…

Victorian Cedar Chest of Drawers with Mother of Pearl Handles

Petite chest of drawers, Victorian cedar four drawer with mother of pearl inset handles on turned feet, height 90 cm, width 81 cm

An Australian cedar chest of four drawers, c.1890, in a…

Restored Australian Cedar Chest, c.1890

An Australian cedar chest of four drawers, c.1890, in a restored condition

Early South Australian cedar low chest fitted with four drawers…

Antique Cedar Low Chest with Four Drawers

Early South Australian cedar low chest fitted with four drawers (cedar carcass)

Early Australian cedar chest fitted with four drawers

Antique Cedar Chest with Four Drawers

Early Australian cedar chest fitted with four drawers

A four drawer chest, pine with original turned handles and feet,…

Pine Chest with Coachwork Decoration, 1880

A four drawer chest, pine with original turned handles and feet, red oxide paint finish with coach work decoration, South Australian origin, circa 1880, 86 cm high, 86 cm wide, 45 cm deep

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…

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

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

Cedar four drawer chest of drawers

Cedar 4-Drawer Chest: Stylish Storage for Your Bedroom

Cedar four drawer chest of drawers

19th century cedar four drawer chest drawers

Cedar 4-Drawer Chest from 19th Century

19th century cedar four drawer chest drawers

South Australian colonial Germanic kitchen dresser in pine, two…

Colonial Germanic Pine Kitchen Dresser from Barossa Valley

South Australian colonial Germanic kitchen dresser in pine, two glazed doors above a chest of four drawers with original clear glass knobs, Barossa Valley region

Antique French figured mahogany wash stand chest, lift top with…

French Mahogany Wash Stand with Marble Top and Drawers

Antique French figured mahogany wash stand chest, lift top with marble topped surface and four drawers below

19th century cedar four drawer chest of drawers with shaped…

Cedar Chest of Drawers with Shaped Plinth

19th century cedar four drawer chest of drawers with shaped plinth

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

19th century cedar four drawer chest of drawers

Antique Cedar Chest with Four Drawers

19th century cedar four drawer chest of drawers

Antique Australian cedar four drawer chest of drawers with…

Australian Cedar Chest of Drawers with Turned Feet

Antique Australian cedar four drawer chest of drawers with turned feet. Height 86 cm. Width 92 cm