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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Italian 19th century serpentine fronted chest, having two large…

Italian 19th century serpentine fronted chest, having two large drawers, walnut construction, the whole resting on cabriole legs. A great example of Continental furniture with excellent timbers. 87 x 131 x 60 cm

An Italian polychrome serpentine commode, Sicily, mid 18th…

Italian Polychrome Serpentine Commode with Bucolic Landscape Decoration

An Italian polychrome serpentine commode, Sicily, mid 18th century, the jasper top above two drawers decorated sans traverse with a bucolic landscape scene of peasants merrymaking, within scrolls and swags, the sides with similar scenes on a dark green…

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…

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 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 very rare and beautiful olive-wood serpentine fronted commode,…

Italian Olive-Wood Serpentine Commode, 1770

A very rare and beautiful olive-wood serpentine fronted commode, Italian circa 1770 with original bronze handles and key escutcheons, 119 cm wide, 81 cm high, 66 cm deep

A small walnut chest of drawers, Italian circa 1700, 78 cm high,…

Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1700

A small walnut chest of drawers, Italian circa 1700, 78 cm high, 61 cm wide, 28 cm deep

A good Tuscan dark walnut upright chest with original bronze…

1700s Tuscan Dark Walnut Upright Chest with Bronze Handles

A good Tuscan dark walnut upright chest with original bronze handles, Italian circa 1700, with lion mask ring drop handles and figured walnut drawer fronts, 100 cm high 90 cm wide 37 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

A small faux-bois painted commode, Italian circa 1770, 60 cm…

Italian Faux-Bois Commode, 1770

A small faux-bois painted commode, Italian circa 1770, 60 cm high, 73 cm wide, 38 cm deep

An Italian faux marble top gilt bronze mounted painted bombe…

19th Century Italian Bombe Commode with Faux Marble Top

An Italian faux marble top gilt bronze mounted painted bombe commode, 19th century, 87 cm high, 95 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Italian bombe commode, in pained cream finish, decorated with…

Cream Bombe Commode with Ancient Ruins Decoration

Italian bombe commode, in pained cream finish, decorated with ancient ruins, set with central door raised on four squat cabriole legs, 86 cm x 95 cm x 42 cm

A pair of painted and gilded commodes, probably Italian, late…

Painted and Gilded Commodes with Judgment of Paris Panels

A pair of painted and gilded commodes, probably Italian, late 19th/20th century, each hand painted with a circular panel depicting the judgement of Paris, the three drawers with twin ring handles, imitation marble painted to the top, 95 cm high, 52 cm…

A large European walnut veneer bombe commode, 18th century,…

18th Century Italian Walnut Veneer Bombe Commode

A large European walnut veneer bombe commode, 18th century, probably north Italian, the three drawer commode with well figured veneer throughout inlaid with strung cross-banded ribbon designs, having the original escutcheons and locks, solid wood…

An Italian marble top gilt bronze mounted painted bombe commode,…

Italian Gilt Bronze Marble Top Bombe Commode

An Italian marble top gilt bronze mounted painted bombe commode, 19th century, 87 cm high, 95 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Italian carved walnut commode, late 18th century, 98 cm high,…

18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Commode

An Italian carved walnut commode, late 18th century, 98 cm high, 125 cm wide, 60 cm deep

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…

Italian burr walnut commode early 19th century of serpentine…

19th Century Italian Burr Walnut Serpentine Commode

Italian burr walnut commode early 19th century of serpentine outline, with three long drawers, on scroll feet, one foot (A/F)

Italian inlaid chest of drawers, of rectangular form, with star…

Italian Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Star Motif

Italian inlaid chest of drawers, of rectangular form, with star motif to the top in various woods and mother of pearl, set with a series of drawers and doors, 90 x 82 x 53 cm

Colonial cedar two door press on 4 drawer chest with…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Drawers and Doors

Colonial cedar two door press on 4 drawer chest with cockbeading upper section fitted with 5 drawers, from the Thomas Frederick Marzetti collection, an English free Settler with Italian Heritage from Cawood Estate homestead (C1824) Bothwell Tasmania,…

A walnut serpentine fronted commode, Italian 18th century 90 cm…

18th Century Italian Walnut Serpentine Commode

A walnut serpentine fronted commode, Italian 18th century 90 cm high, 125 cm wide, 63 cm deep

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…

A 19th century Italian painted four drawer commode 90 cm high,…

Italian Painted Four Drawer Commode, 19th Century

A 19th century Italian painted four drawer commode 90 cm high, 120 cm wide, 58 cm deep

Impressive Italian parquetry inlaid three drawer commode,…

Italian Walnut Parquetry Commode with Inlaid Drawers

Impressive Italian parquetry inlaid three drawer commode, figured walnut panels to the drawer fronts, 82 cm high, 124 cm wide, 54 cm deep

An Italian neoclassical parquetry commode, 19th century, inlaid…

Italian Neoclassical Parquetry Commode with Ebony Inlay

An Italian neoclassical parquetry commode, 19th century, inlaid with ebony and fruitwood parquetry panels, with two drawers. The whole supported by four tapering legs, 95 cm high,104 cm wide, 54 cm deep approximately

An Italian walnut chest of drawers 19th century having three…

19th Century Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers

An Italian walnut chest of drawers 19th century having three drawers over bracket feet base, height 82.5 cm, width 122 cm, depth 52.5 cm Provenance: Purchased Milan c.1987

An oak commode, Italian, 17th century 126 cm wide, 59 cm deep,…

17th Century Italian Oak Commode

An oak commode, Italian, 17th century 126 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 91 cm high

Magnificent 18th century Italian three drawer commode, of…

18th Century Italian Inlaid Commode

Magnificent 18th century Italian three drawer commode, of rectangular form, beautifully decorated with inlaid reserves and panels depicting rural and village scenes, in local veneers, set with classical brass escutcheons and bail handles, 82 cm x 107 cm x…

An Italian commode of three drawers in walnut, with boxwood…

Italian Walnut Commode with Boxwood Inlays, c. 1830

An Italian commode of three drawers in walnut, with boxwood inlays. Standing on top tapered square section legs. C. 1830., height 98 cm, length 147 cm, depth 59 cm.

Italian provincial style commode, decorated in the Florentine…

Florentine Style Commode with Tapered Legs

Italian provincial style commode, decorated in the Florentine style, the rectangular top above three long drawers, on tapered legs, height 95 cm width 122 cm depth 51.5 cm

An Italian walnut four draw commode with ivory inlaid panels…

18th Century Italian Ivory Inlaid Walnut Commode

An Italian walnut four draw commode with ivory inlaid panels and stringing, 18th century, 101 cm high 149 cm wide, 69 cm deep

A carved walnut and marquetry three-drawer chest, Italian 17th…

17th Century Italian Walnut Marquetry Chest with Three Drawers

A carved walnut and marquetry three-drawer chest, Italian 17th century, 90 cm high, 77 cm wide, 37 cm deep

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

A fine quality walnut and parquetry gilt bronze mounted commode,…

18th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A fine quality walnut and parquetry gilt bronze mounted commode, Italian 18th century, 84 cm high, 127 cm wide, 66 cm deep

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

Louis XV style Italian bombe three drawer commode, marble top.…

Italian Louis XV Bombe Commode with Bronze Accents

Louis XV style Italian bombe three drawer commode, marble top. Bronze handles and protection edges in the form of faces, circa 1910, approx 80 cm high, 125 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An unusual walnut chest, Italian, 17th/18th century. 86 cm high,…

Italian Walnut Chest, 17th/18th Century

An unusual walnut chest, Italian, 17th/18th century. 86 cm high, 96 cm wide, 48 cm deep

A fine Italian, walnut veneered commode, mid 18th century, of…

18th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Gilt Handles

A fine Italian, walnut veneered commode, mid 18th century, of small proportions, the well patinated cross-banded serpentine top above three long drawers with wooden escutcheons, scroll and foliate gilt metal handles, supported on cabriole legs, 83 cm high…

A fine Italian walnut and floral marquetry decorated four…

Italian Walnut Marquetry Commode with Brass Handles

A fine Italian walnut and floral marquetry decorated four drawer commode with fine brass handles

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

An Italian burr walnut and parquetry four drawer commode 113.5…

Italian Burr Walnut Parquetry Commode with Four Drawers

An Italian burr walnut and parquetry four drawer commode 113.5 x 93.5 x 61.5 cm.

An Italian polychrome painted commode, 18th century, the…

18th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Commode

An Italian polychrome painted commode, 18th century, the painted faux marble serpentine top, above two long drawers painted with gilt rocaille cartouche and sprays of polychrome flowers and birds, gilt borders, all to rustic red diaper ground, on cabriole…

A green handpainted Italian chest, with a shaped rectangular…

Green Italian Handpainted Chest with Floral Pastels

A green handpainted Italian chest, with a shaped rectangular top above five ornately panelled drawers with decorated ring pull handles, the edges with pilasters embellished with busts and pendant florals, and supported on decorated cabriole legs; the…

An 18th century North Italian walnut, ebonised and ivory inlaid…

18th Century Italian Ivory Inlaid Commode

An 18th century North Italian walnut, ebonised and ivory inlaid commode 104 x 160 x 77 cm

Italian burr walnut marble topped three drawer commode, approx…

Italian Burr Walnut Marble Topped Commode with Three Drawers

Italian burr walnut marble topped three drawer commode, approx 94 cm high, 138 cm wide, 63 cm deep

An Italian three drawer antique commode with inlaid floral…

Italian Inlaid Floral Commode with Brass Mounts

An Italian three drawer antique commode with inlaid floral swags crossbanding to the front and top, half palisters with brass mounts to the front, square sectioned tapering legs. Height 90 cm. Width 127 cm. Depth 50 cm

An inlaid walnut three-drawer commode, Italian, 18th century.…

18th Century Italian Walnut Inlaid Three-Drawer Commode

An inlaid walnut three-drawer commode, Italian, 18th century. 108 cm high, 136 cm wide, 59 cm deep