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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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.

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…

Louis XV style marquetry marbled-top commode, late 18th century,…

Louis XV Marquetry Commode with Marble Top

Louis XV style marquetry marbled-top commode, late 18th century, the white serpentine marble top above three shorts drawers and two long drawers, gilded brass scroll handles and escutcheons, height 84 cm width 122 cm depth 62 cm. Provenance: Buxton…

Louis XV style fruitwood and marquetry commode, c. 1900, of…

Marquetry Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts

Louis XV style fruitwood and marquetry commode, c. 1900, of bombe serpentine form with a moulded marble top above two drawers inlaid with sprays of flowers, the side similarly inlaid, raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze leaf cast mounts throughout,…

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…

Hobbs & Co., London, George III mahogany and marquetry bureau…

George III Mahogany Bureau Chest of Drawers

Hobbs & Co., London, George III mahogany and marquetry bureau chest of drawers, 19th century, rectangular top above a fall front drawer, enclosing a fitted interior with green tooled leather writing surface, pigeon holes and small drawers, above three…

North Italian marquetry commode, Lombardy, late 18th century,…

Late 18th Century North Italian Marquetry Commode

North Italian marquetry commode, Lombardy, late 18th century, the rectangular top finely decorated with fruitwood and ebony inlay, above two long drawers similarly inlaid, raised on tapering legs, retains French retailer label, loss to the veneer, height…

A Louis XIV style kingwood and fruitwood marquetry gilt metal…

Louis XIV Style Marquetry Commode with Gilt Mounts

A Louis XIV style kingwood and fruitwood marquetry gilt metal mounted three drawer commode, 19th century, 85 cm high, 136 cm, 68 cm deep

A French Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and…

Louis XV Marquetry Commode by Denis, 1750

A French Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and sycamore marquetry commode, circa 1750, the original shaped pale Rouge Royal marble top above two drawers, the inlay depicting a trailing vine, stamped 'Denis', 82 cm high, 100 cm wide, 43 cm deep

A pair of Louis XV style marquetry inlaid gilt metal mounted…

Louis XV Style Marquetry Commodes with Gilt Mounts and Marble

A pair of Louis XV style marquetry inlaid gilt metal mounted commodes each with a variegated marble top, above a bombe base with two drawers, 103.5 x 86 x 53 cm

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

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

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 marquetry and walnut commode, Italian, 18th century, the top…

Italian 18th Century Marquetry and Walnut Commode

A marquetry and walnut commode, Italian, 18th century, the top with a pair of inlaid panels of a regal gentleman and a lady, possibly the King and Queen of Naples, 128 cm wide, 90 cm high, 65 cm deep

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 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…

A fine walnut and specimen wood marquetry and parquetry commode,…

Italian Marquetry Commode, 1770

A fine walnut and specimen wood marquetry and parquetry commode, Northern Italian, circa 1770 with original enamelled and hexagonal handle detail. 82 cm high, 121 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A small William & Mary marquetry chest of drawers, English,…

William & Mary Marquetry Chest of Drawers

A small William & Mary marquetry chest of drawers, English, 18th century, with central floral trophy to the top and side panels, 80 cm high, 93 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: National Gallery of Victoria, de-acquisitioned

A fine Italian marquetry commode in the style of Guiseppe…

Italian Marquetry Commode in Maggiolini Style, 18th Century

A fine Italian marquetry commode in the style of Guiseppe Maggiolini, 18th century, 87 cm high, 123 cm wide and 57 cm deep

In the manner of, style of, Andre' Charles boulle tortoiseshell…

Boulle-style Tortoiseshell Commode

In the manner of, style of, Andre' Charles boulle tortoiseshell and finely cut inlaid brass marquetry ebony 5 drawer commode. Andre' Charles Boulle became the most famous French Cabinetmaker in the field of marquetry 1642-1732. 83 cm high, 118 cm wide, 64…