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 seven drawer chest with cantilever…

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cantilever top and carved corbels, South Australian origin, 19th century, 126 cm high, 119 cm wide, 53 cm deep

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer…

Antique Huon Pine Seven Drawer Chest

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer chest, 19th century, 123 cm high, 115 cm wide, 49 cm deep

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century full cedar, seven drawer…

Mid 19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century full cedar, seven drawer with, mother of pearl inlay handles & escutcheons, half bobbin Turn columns and bun feet, height 127 width 112 cm, depth

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century Victorian cedar, seven…

Victorian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest with Mother of Pearl Handles

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century Victorian cedar, seven drawer breakfront with, mother of pearl inlaid handles, carved foliate corbels and bun feet, height 129 cm, width 128 cm, depth 52 cm

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers with…

Antique Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers with cedar and red pine secondaries, circa 1880 122 cm high, 116 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A colonial kauri seven drawer scotch chest, the drawer fronts…

Colonial Kauri Scotch Chest with Mottled Veneer and Crystal Handle

A colonial kauri seven drawer scotch chest, the drawer fronts and rounded sides with mottled veneer, the central hat drawer with a burr totara panel and crystal handle flanked to the left by two small drawers and to the right a deep drawer with conforming…

19th century cedar chest, fitted with seven drawers, original…

Antique Cedar Chest with Mother of Pearl Handles and Legs

19th century cedar chest, fitted with seven drawers, original handles with mother of pearl inlays, supported on turned legs

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 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…

An Australian cedar seven drawer chest with carved hat drawer…

19th Century Australian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest with Carvings

An Australian cedar seven drawer chest with carved hat drawer and bobbin turned columns, 19th century, 122 cm high, 116 cm wide, 53 cm deep

An antique kauri pine chest of seven drawers, South Australian…

South Australian Antique Kauri Pine Chest, Late 19th Century

An antique kauri pine chest of seven drawers, South Australian origin, late 19th century, 125 cm high, 119 cm wide, 51 cm deep

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cedar…

19th Century Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cedar secondary timbers, 19th century, backing boards replaced with ply, 129 cm high, 117 cm wide, 51 cm deep

Blackwood tallboy chest, solid blackwood chest fitted with…

Solid Blackwood Tallboy Chest with 7 Drawers

Blackwood tallboy chest, solid blackwood chest fitted with seven drawers, flanked by half turned columns

Belle Epoque mahogany and marquetry semainier early 20th…

Belle Epoque Marquetry Semainier with Ormolu Handles

Belle Epoque mahogany and marquetry semainier early 20th century the serpentine marble top above seven drawers with ormolu handles, front and sides inlaid with floral motifs, height 164 cm, width 90 cm, depth 47 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.

An antique Australian cedar chest of seven drawers, 19th…

19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An antique Australian cedar chest of seven drawers, 19th century, 123 cm high, 110 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A huon pine seven drawer chest, South Australian origin, circa…

Antique Huon Pine Seven Drawer Chest (1885)

A huon pine seven drawer chest, South Australian origin, circa 1885, 131 cm high, 117 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A tramp art miniature seven drawer chest, cedar box cedar with…

Tramp Art Miniature Seven Drawer Chest

A tramp art miniature seven drawer chest, cedar box cedar with gilt metal roundels, circa 1890s, 31 cm high, 25 cm wide, 13 cm deep

19th century cedar seven drawer chest of drawers on turned legs…

19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers with Huon Pine Secondary

19th century cedar seven drawer chest of drawers on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 113 cm high, 116 cm wide, 54 cm deep,

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded…

Reeded 19th Century Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded corbels and pilasters on turned legs, some damage, cedar and huon pine secondary timbers. Please note backboards have been replaced with ply, 135 cm high, 132 cm wide, 59 cm deep,

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian…

Australian Victorian Style Miniature Chest of Drawers

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian style, huon pine and cedar, late 20th century, 44 cm high, 40 cm wide, 27 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

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa…

Antique Tasmanian Huon Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa 1890, 124 cm high, 121 cm wide, 52 cm deep

An Art Deco fiddleback blackwood dressing chest, drawer signed…

Art Deco Blackwood Dressing Chest with Cheval Mirror

An Art Deco fiddleback blackwood dressing chest, drawer signed and dated N. Lykke 1931, with cheval mirror above seven drawers, in the Chippendale style with fretwork brackets, once in the main bedroom of Barford, from 1954, 76 cm wide, 62 cm deep, 222 cm…

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the…

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier with Marquetry and Marble Top

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the rectangular marble top over seven drawers with brass escutcheons, raised on short cabriole legs with ormolu sabots, marble (A/F), height 153 cm, width 50 cm, depth 35 cm. Provenance: Christopher Davis…

A Colonial tallboy chest of seven drawers, kauri pine, huon…

Colonial Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A Colonial tallboy chest of seven drawers, kauri pine, huon pine and blackwood, 19th century 140 cm high, 73 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned…

Australian Cedar Chest with Bobbin Turned Columns

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned columns, height 130, width 123, depth 56 cm (approx)

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven…

Antique Cedar Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven drawers, 132 x 121 x 52 cm

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50…

Cedar Colonial Tallboy with 7 Drawers

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50 cm

A fine Australian cedar seven drawer chest, circa 1880, nine…

Antique Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

A fine Australian cedar seven drawer chest, circa 1880, nine drawers flanked by two carved corbels, on turned feet, 149 x 121 x 58 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Marvin Hurnall antiques

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven…

Mid 19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven drawers, two central small drawers flanked by two Larger drawers, over three full width drawers, turned columns on break front plinth

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

Antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers

Australian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest

Antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom…

Huon Pine Chest with 7 Drawers and Bun Feet

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom knobs on bun feet

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high,…

Antique Cedar 7-Drawer Chest - 118cm x 110cm

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high, 110 cm wide

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers,…

Antique Cedar and Pine Chest of Drawers

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers, fitted with split bobbin turned decoration to the sides, approx 123 cm high, 110 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Bobbin Columns

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by half turned bobbin columns

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous…

Victorian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers and Turned Handles

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous proportions having an extended top with an ogee shaped frieze drawer above an arrangement of seven drawers with turned handles including a central panelled drawer flanked by two smaller and a…

A cedar chest of seven drawers

Seven-Drawer Cedar Chest

A cedar chest of seven drawers

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

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

19th Century Australian Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century with seven drawers. 121 cm high, 107 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers

Seven-Drawer Huon Pine Chest

Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers