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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Louis XVI kingwood, rosewood and tulipwood marquetry commode, c.…

Louis XVI Marquetry Commode with Gilded Brass Handles

Louis XVI kingwood, rosewood and tulipwood marquetry commode, c. 1780, with grey marble top above three short drawers and two long drawers with gilded brass handles, raised on spindle legs with simulated flutes, height 86 cm width 125 cm depth 59 cm.…

A tulipwood marble topped commode, late 19th century France,…

19th Century French Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top

A tulipwood marble topped commode, late 19th century France, the serpentine rouge marble top on a cabinet with shaped inlaid sides and three inlaid marquetry drawers with gilt bronze handles, escutcheons and sabots to the outswept legs, height 86 cm,…

A Regency revival bow fronted four drawer chest, circa early…

Regency Revival Bow Fronted Chest by James McCreery NYC

A Regency revival bow fronted four drawer chest, circa early 1900 'S James Mc Creery New York, the bow front top over a top drawer with marquetry panel and three further drawers with ring pull handles on splayed feet, height 89 cm, width 111 cm depth 55 cm

A gilt bronze mounted marble top bombe commode, French, circa…

Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A gilt bronze mounted marble top bombe commode, French, circa 1900, marquetry inlaid flowers to each curved side continuing across the two drawers, 86 cm high, 120 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A black marble top marquetry inlaid breakfront commode, French,…

Black Marble Inlaid French Commode with Gilt Bronze Details

A black marble top marquetry inlaid breakfront commode, French, 19th century, with gilt bronze escutcheons, standing on four tapered feet, 85 cm high, 114 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Fine 19th century French Haentges Freres commode, with makers…

French Marquetry Commode with Gilded Bronze Details

Fine 19th century French Haentges Freres commode, with makers label to inner top right hand drawer, in walnut over French oak, the heavy marble top set above five drawers with fine repeating geometric marquetry inlay, with gilded bronze escutcheon, loop…

18th century Dutch marquetry serpentine fronted 4-Drawer chest…

Dutch Marquetry 4-Drawer Chest with Serpentine Front

18th century Dutch marquetry serpentine fronted 4-Drawer chest this four drawer bureau has an oak carcass and walnut veneer with good aged patina. A key is present, and all locks are in working order. A good find. 76 x 92 x 56 cm

Chest of drawers, late 19th century, oak with burr maple veneer…

Burr Maple Chest with Marquetry and Marble Top

Chest of drawers, late 19th century, oak with burr maple veneer three drawers with marquetry inlay floral decoration brass rosette handles and marble top, height 90 cm, width 100 cm, depth 50 cm

A very impressive walnut and marquetry commode, Italian circa…

Italian Marquetry Walnut Commode, 1760

A very impressive walnut and marquetry commode, Italian circa 1760, 116 cm high 145 cm wide, 66 cm deep

A 19th century Italian Piedmontoise walnut and rosewood…

Italian Marquetry Commode with Tapering Legs

A 19th century Italian Piedmontoise walnut and rosewood marquetry commode, with two full width drawers raised on tapering legs, 100 cm wide

A Louis XV style tulipwood secretaire a abatant, mid-20th…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Secretaire with Marquetry Flowers

A Louis XV style tulipwood secretaire a abatant, mid-20th century, the tall serpentine profile cabinet with cream and purple variegated marble top, and with a marquetry bouquet of flowers inlaid to the pull down door revealing an interior of miniature…

A transitional style tulipwood marquetry chest, mid 20th…

Marquetry Chest with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts

A transitional style tulipwood marquetry chest, mid 20th century, the chest or chiffonier with a serpentine mottled yellow ochre marble top above five graduated drawers with reserved feather banded panels, the sides matching, with hipped edges and small…

A transitional style tulipwood inlaid commode, circa 1930 with…

Tulipwood Commode with Floral Marquetry and Bronze Mounts

A transitional style tulipwood inlaid commode, circa 1930 with a veined ochre marble top of serpentine profile, three drawers with floral marquetry to shaped reserves, hipped edges tapering to petite sabre legs, with cast bronze foliate handles, mounts…

An Italian walnut 18th century marquetry inlaid chest having…

18th Century Italian Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Chest

An Italian walnut 18th century marquetry inlaid chest having extensive floral marquetry work on all panels with crossbanding and inlaid stringing on each panel. 89 x 128 x 59 cm.

A small Louis XV period floral and foliate marquetry walnut and…

Louis XV Floral Marquetry Bombe Commode

A small Louis XV period floral and foliate marquetry walnut and kingwood veneered bombe commode, French 18th/19th century 85 cm high, 75 cm wide, 36 cm deep

An 18th century Italian marquetry commode, C. 1785, Lombardy,…

Neoclassical Italian Marquetry Commode, 1785

An 18th century Italian marquetry commode, C. 1785, Lombardy, Northern Italy. Neoclassical inlaid marquetry commode made from rosewood, kingwoods and various other exotic woods. Marquetry depicts a classical urn with flowers flanked by mythical Ho-Ho…

A Louis XV kingwood and tulipwood marquetry bombe commode, the…

Louis XV Marquetry Bombe Commode with Rose Spray Inlay

A Louis XV kingwood and tulipwood marquetry bombe commode, the shaped breccia marble top above two long drawers inlaid 'Sans traverse' with a spray of roses in marquetry framed by ormolu mounts on cabriole legs with foliate and cabochon ormolu chutes and…

A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral…

17th Century Oyster-Veneered Chest of Drawers with Floral Marquetry

A fine William and Mary Oyster-Veneered olive wood and floral marquetry chest of drawers, late 17th century, rectangular, the top with ovolo-moulded edge above two short and three graduated long drawers, on shaped bracket feet, the top cross-banded around…

French Louis XV style vitrine chest with marquetry inlay &…

French Louis XV style vitrine chest with marquetry inlay & ormolu mounts, 50 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 91.5 cm high

A French 19th century serpentine shaped kingwood commode having…

19th Century French Kingwood Commode with Floral Marquetry and Ormolu

A French 19th century serpentine shaped kingwood commode having floral marquetry inlay and ormolu mounts, height 81 cm, width 101 cm