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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A campaign style rosewood chest, 19th century, having brass…

A campaign style rosewood chest, 19th century, having brass bound corners and recessed brass drawer pulls. The central top has a fall front opening to a secretaire compartment, with two small drawers either side, over three full length drawers, all…

A good rosewood and cedar press-on-chest, attributed to Andrew…

A good rosewood and cedar press-on-chest, attributed to Andrew Lenehan, Australian circa 1850, 136 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 220 cm high

A handsome English William IV Wellington chest of six drawers,…

19th Century English William IV Rosewood Wellington Chest

A handsome English William IV Wellington chest of six drawers, rosewood veneer with lamb's tongue corbels, 19th century, 127 cm high, 55 cm wide, 40 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 vintage Anglo-Indian rosewood military style chest,…

Anglo-Indian Rosewood Military Chest with Brass Fittings

A vintage Anglo-Indian rosewood military style chest, traditional configuration with two short over three full width drawers, brass fittings, height 95 cm.

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 Victorian rosewood Wellington chest, 19th century, a finely…

Victorian Rosewood Wellington Chest with Carvings

A Victorian rosewood Wellington chest, 19th century, a finely figured chest with carved corbels above a plinth base, with associated key, 123 cm high, 56 cm wide, 41 cm deep

A 19th century rosewood collectors' chest, the two doors open…

Rosewood Collector's Chest with Satinwood Veneer Drawers

A 19th century rosewood collectors' chest, the two doors open to reveal six drawers to each side, the fronts with satinwood veneer, raised on modern office casters. 105.5 x 47.5 x 56.5 cm.

Victorian rosewood chest of drawers on bun feet, 5 drawers, 2…

Victorian Rosewood Chest of Drawers on Bun Feet

Victorian rosewood chest of drawers on bun feet, 5 drawers, 2 short and 3 long, replacement handles c.1875, height 101 cm, width 106 cm, depth 45.5 cm Ex. Colin Lennox Antiques, Double Bay

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 Louis XV/Transitional style small commode; the shaped marble…

Small Louis XV style commode with gilt metal gallery

A Louis XV/Transitional style small commode; the shaped marble top with three quarter pierced gilt metal gallery above two drawers veneered in kingwood and crossbanded in rosewood and ebony, on slender tapering supports. Height 78 cm, width 61 cm, depth…

Rosewood Wellington chest, fitted with 6 drawers and turned…

Rosewood Wellington Chest with 6 Drawers and Lockable Side

Rosewood Wellington chest, fitted with 6 drawers and turned knobs, lockable side

A George IV rosewood chest of drawers, first half 19th century,…

George IV Rosewood Chest of Drawers

A George IV rosewood chest of drawers, first half 19th century, with an arrangement of three short and three long drawers with cross-banded decoration, 101 cm high, 107 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A French bow fronted rosewood chest modern with the covering…

French Writing Rosewood Chest

A French bow fronted rosewood chest modern with the covering depicting examples of French writing.

A French bow fronted rosewood chest, having five long drawers,…

French Rosewood Bow Front Chest with Brass Handles

A French bow fronted rosewood chest, having five long drawers, cross banding and brass handles, upon bun feet. 20th century, height 92 cm, width 89 cm, depth 51 cm

19th century rosewood 6 drawer Wellington chest flanked by…

Rosewood Wellington Chest with Corbels and Plinth Base

19th century rosewood 6 drawer Wellington chest flanked by corbels on plinth base, 106.5 cm high, 57 cm wide, 36 cm deep,

Poul Hundevad, a 1950s Danish four-drawer chest, in rosewood…

Danish Rosewood and Teak Chest

Poul Hundevad, a 1950s Danish four-drawer chest, in rosewood and teak, 'Danish Control' plaque to drawer internal and blindstamps to reverse, 76 x 70.5 x 43 cm

George III oak and rosewood crossbanded chest on chest moulded…

George III Oak Chest on Chest

George III oak and rosewood crossbanded chest on chest moulded dentelle cornice, the top with three small, two short and two long cock beaded drawers and brushing slide within fluted canted corners, the base with three long graduated cock beaded drawers…

Rare mid-18th century English rosewood and yew wood chest on…

18th Century English Rosewood and Yew Wood Chest on Chest

Rare mid-18th century English rosewood and yew wood chest on chest, fitted with four full-width drawers of varying geometric panels, bracket feet and later brass handles, the chest ini two parts of military campaign style

A Regency mahogany chest of drawers, of large proportions, with…

Regency Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers

A Regency mahogany chest of drawers, of large proportions, with five oak lined drawers in mahogany and mahogany veneers. The facade with decorative satinwood and rosewood inlays and stringing flanked by carved tri-form columns. The whole on ogee bracket…

An elegantly proportioned tallboy chest, in figured rosewood;…

Rosewood Tallboy Chest with Original Handles

An elegantly proportioned tallboy chest, in figured rosewood; manufactured in the 1950s and featuring original metal draw handles. Standing on tapered legs., 115 x 60 x 37 cm

A fine 1960s rosewood tallboy chest in the style of Kai…

Rosewood Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A fine 1960s rosewood tallboy chest in the style of Kai Kristiansen, with seven drawers and moulded handles, 120 x 74 x 42.5 cm

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood and rosewood bombe commode,…

1930s Inlaid Bombe Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood and rosewood bombe commode, circa 1930s, with a shaped yellow breche marble top above two long drawers with quarter veneer, panelling with floral inlay enclosed by stringing, with a shaped apron, hipped edges and…

George III oak Dower chest, with hinged top, two faux and four…

George III Oak Dower Chest with Rosewood Drawers

George III oak Dower chest, with hinged top, two faux and four real rosewood crossbanded drawers on bracket feet

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 very fine Louis XIV commode, attributed to master…

Louis XIV Commode by Master Thomas Hache

A very fine Louis XIV commode, attributed to master Cabinetmaker Thomas Hache (1664-1747), the Hache family was a celebrated dynasty of cabinetmakers from the city of Grenoble at the foot of the French Alps. Led by Noel Hache (1630-1675), the Son of a…

George III oak and rosewood crossbanded flat front chest, two…

Oak and Rosewood Chest with 5 Drawers

George III oak and rosewood crossbanded flat front chest, two short and three long graduated cockbeaded drawers on bracket feet

An Anglo-Indian rosewood carved chest on stand, circa 1920,…

Carved Rosewood Chest on Stand with Barley Twist Supports

An Anglo-Indian rosewood carved chest on stand, circa 1920, profusely relief carved with flower heads and vegetal arabesques, brass swing, handles to the short ends and large shaped hinges, raised on barley twists, supports and a conforming box stretcher…

George IV mahogany chest of drawers with brass and rosewood…

George IV Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Inlay

George IV mahogany chest of drawers with brass and rosewood inlaid skirt circa 1830, height 118, width 130, depth 58 cm, with key

A transitional style rosewood, mahogany and marquetry commode,…

Marquetry Commode with Gilt Bronze Handles

A transitional style rosewood, mahogany and marquetry commode, late 19th century, with a coffee coloured marble top above a frieze with trailing ivy leaf, inlay, a ribbon and garland inlaid ornament to the two long drawers, with, cast gilt bronze wreath…

Victorian mahogany Scotch chest with ogee secret drawer, two…

Victorian Mahogany Scotch Chest with Secret Drawer

Victorian mahogany Scotch chest with ogee secret drawer, two short and three long drawers within plain column supports on turned feet, rosewood and mother of pearl handles and escutcheons

Regency faded mahogany flat front chest the top with rosewood…

Faded Mahogany Chest with Rosewood Detailing

Regency faded mahogany flat front chest the top with rosewood cross banding, two short and three long cockbeaded drawers on bracket feet

George IV rosewood crossbanded and string inlaid mahogany chest…

George IV Mahogany Chest of Drawers

George IV rosewood crossbanded and string inlaid mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1830, 113 cm high, 107.5 cm long, 52.5 cm deep

Rosewood chest of drawers, mid Victorian, Staggered front, four…

Victorian Rosewood Chest of Drawers with Ebonised Edging

Rosewood chest of drawers, mid Victorian, Staggered front, four drawers with ebonised edging

George III oak flat front chest with rosewood cross banded top,…

George III Oak Chest with Inlaid Drawers and Rosewood Top

George III oak flat front chest with rosewood cross banded top, two short and three long inlaid cockbeaded drawers, on bracket feet

A Flemish semainier veneered with amboyna, kingwood, rosewood…

Flemish Semainier with Exotic Wood Veneer, 1850

A Flemish semainier veneered with amboyna, kingwood, rosewood and ebony, circa 1850. 189 cm high, 78.5 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A German rococo style commode c1920 mahogany, gilt and rosewood…

German Rococo Commode in Mahogany and Gilt

A German rococo style commode c1920 mahogany, gilt and rosewood in the manner of Francois Cuvillies

Early Colonial cedar cockbeaded 3 drawer chest of drawers on…

Colonial Cedar Chest of Drawers by Lawrence Butler

Early Colonial cedar cockbeaded 3 drawer chest of drawers on French feet with secondary timbers of huon pine & Baltic pine from the workshop of or in the style of Irish political convict & early NSW Cabinetmaker Lawrence Butler. Originally with reeded…

A small transitional style tulipwood chest of drawers, circa…

Neoclassical Tulipwood Chest with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A small transitional style tulipwood chest of drawers, circa 1930s, with mottled cream marble with canted corners, two drawers with striking quarter veneer panelling and rosewood cross banding, with a shaped apron, tapering sabre legs and embellished with…

English 19th century mahogany chest of drawers, with 4 long…

19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Inlay

English 19th century mahogany chest of drawers, with 4 long drawers, cross banded rosewood inlay and turned bun feet, 123 cm wide, 60 cm deep, 119 cm high

A fine and elegant French mahogany Louis XVI style commode,…

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode

A fine and elegant French mahogany Louis XVI style commode, 19th century, with a deep grey marble top with ear form corners above three quarter fluted pillars, three full width oak lined drawers of equal depth with recessed rosewood veneer panels, raised…

A fine French transitional Tulipwood and rosewood commode, 18th…

18th Century French Tulipwood Commode with Neoclassical Mounts

A fine French transitional Tulipwood and rosewood commode, 18th century. the commode of breakfront form with a grey and amber marble top, with three oak lined drawers with book end veneer panels, stringing, laurel garland swing handles and ribbon…

A small 19th century English rosewood Wellington chest, six…

19th Century Rosewood Wellington Chest with Six Drawers

A small 19th century English rosewood Wellington chest, six graduated drawers, plain design with carved corbels and small turned wood handles. Minor faults and lock and key missing. 58 cm x 36 cm x 180 cm

Antique Regency mahogany bow front three drawer chest, with…

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest with Inlaid Banding

Antique Regency mahogany bow front three drawer chest, with rosewood cross banding and sting inlaid banding, standing on splay bracket feet

A fine quality Victorian figured walnut table top small…

Victorian Walnut Wellington Chest with Ebony Moulding

A fine quality Victorian figured walnut table top small Wellington chest, the four full width drawers with small bun handles, mahogany lining and adjustable sections, locked by the traditional vertical right hinged panel with fine ebony moulding, matching…

A Louis XV rosewood and bronze mounted bombe commode, French…

18th Century French Rosewood Bombe Commode

A Louis XV rosewood and bronze mounted bombe commode, French 18th century. 88 cm high 130 cm wide, 68 cm deep

A French 19th century rosewood chest, with a moulded cornice,…

19th Century French Rosewood Chest with Eight Drawers

A French 19th century rosewood chest, with a moulded cornice, above eight drawers flanked by a canted edge on a plinth with shaped feet. 155 cm high, 90 cm wide, 48 cm deep

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble…

19th Century French Rosewood Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble top above seven drawers flanked by satinwood canted corners. 136 cm high, 94 cm wide, 36 cm deep

Victorian rosewood Wellington chest of six drawers, hinged…

Victorian Rosewood Wellington Chest

Victorian rosewood Wellington chest of six drawers, hinged right hand flap. Height 141 cm. Width 60 cm. Provenance: Seddon Estate