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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Georgian mahogany secretaire chest of drawers with fitted fall…

Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers with Fitted Desk

Georgian mahogany secretaire chest of drawers with fitted fall front secretaire desk above 3 long drawers, 108 cm wide, 53.5 cm deep, 103 cm high

Hardwood secretaire campaign type chest of drawers with…

Hardwood secretaire campaign type chest of drawers with recessed brass handles, divides into two parts, 91.5 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep, 102 cm high

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 19th century teak Anglo-Indian campaign secretaire chest,…

Teak Anglo-Indian Campaign Secrétaire Chest

A 19th century teak Anglo-Indian campaign secretaire chest, fitted with four drawers, the secretaire drawer with well fitted interior, brass mounts. Height: 149 cm. Width:110 cm. Depth: 44 cm.

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…

George III mahogany secretaire chest C:1,800 with ebony and box…

George III Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire Chest

George III mahogany secretaire chest C:1,800 with ebony and box wood string inlay, 107 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 106 cm high.

French provincial cherrywood bombe secretaire commode, Bordeaux,…

Cherrywood Bombe Secrétaire Commode, Bordeaux 1780

French provincial cherrywood bombe secretaire commode, Bordeaux, 1780, fall-front desk enclosing a fitted interior with secret compartments, above serpentine body with two short drawers and two long drawers, apron carved with acanthus leaves and shells,…

A George III mahogany campaign secretaire- chest, English,…

George III Campaign Secretaire-Chest (1810)

A George III mahogany campaign secretaire- chest, English, circa 1810, 110 cm, high,117 cm, wide,63 cm, deep

An antique English mahogany military campaign chest with fitted…

English Mahogany Military Campaign Chest with Secretaire Drawers

An antique English mahogany military campaign chest with fitted secretaire central drawers, original brass bindings to edges and corners, superb detailing with cockbeading and cross-banded edges, circa 1830. One of the finest examples seen in our rooms.…

A French walnut upright secretaire marble top chest. Height 128…

French Walnut Secretaire Chest with Marble Top

A French walnut upright secretaire marble top chest. Height 128 cm, width 78 cm, depth 43 cm.

A fine French kingwood secretaire marble top chest. Having…

French Kingwood Secrétaire with Ormolu Mounts

A fine French kingwood secretaire marble top chest. Having ormolu mounts. Height 125 cm, width 64 cm, depth 34 cm.

A Georgian secretaire chest, late 19th century, the fall front…

Georgian secretaire chest with fall front and drawers

A Georgian secretaire chest, late 19th century, the fall front secretaire opening to pigeon holes and drawers, above three drawers, raised upon bracket feet, 108 cm high, 110 cm wide, 57 cm deep

Rare Anglo Indian secretaire chest, in hardwood with extensive…

Anglo Indian Carved Secrétaire Chest

Rare Anglo Indian secretaire chest, in hardwood with extensive carved decoration to the four full width drawers, brass handles and fitted interior to top drawer

A Regency mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, gilded leather…

Regency Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Inlaid Decoration

A Regency mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, gilded leather insert, small drawers and pigeon holds to the secretaire with inlaid floral decoration and a semi-Royal cypher, the front in the form of two false drawers, with three full width drawers, brass…

A late 19th century teak split campaign chest, with brass…

Teak Split Campaign Chest with Brass Details

A late 19th century teak split campaign chest, with brass capping and binding, escutcheons and recessed handles. The upper section with a small central secretaire drawer flanked by deep drawers over one of full width. The lower section with two full width…

An English mahogany secretaire chest, mid 19th century, the…

Mahogany Secrétaire Chest with Blind Armorial Crests

An English mahogany secretaire chest, mid 19th century, the rectangular top with moulded edging above a fall front secretaire opening to a fitted interior of pigeon holes and drawers, above three drawers, all applied with blind armorial crests, the whole…

Rare 19th century Anglo-Indian campaign chest of eight drawers…

19th Century Anglo-Indian Campaign Chest with Secretaire

Rare 19th century Anglo-Indian campaign chest of eight drawers in camphorwood, fitted with a secretaire, in two parts with brass inset handles and lion paw feet

A fine secretaire a abattant marble top commode late 19th…

Marble-top Secretaire Commode with Leather Writing Surface

A fine secretaire a abattant marble top commode late 19th century the rectangular top with white marble above a pull out secretaire drawer fitted with a red leather lined writing surface and small drawers. Fitted with two long drawers upon tapered turned…

The Atkins chest, New Zealand Colonial Rewa Rewa secretaire…

Atkins' Rewa Rewa Secrétaire Chest with Writing Surface

The Atkins chest, New Zealand Colonial Rewa Rewa secretaire chest fall front writing surface revealing an interior with open recess and four small drawers, eight drawers below on box base this desk was made for the Atkins family of Auckland in the 1890s,…

A fine French walnut secretaire upright chest fitted with four…

French Walnut Secretaire Upright Chest with Four Drawers

A fine French walnut secretaire upright chest fitted with four drawers. 126 cm high, 61 cm wide, 32 cm deep.

Antique mahogany Wellington secretaire chest with four drawers…

Mahogany Wellington Secrétaire Chest with Desk Section

Antique mahogany Wellington secretaire chest with four drawers and centre desk section, 127 cm tall, by 57 cm wide and 44 cm deep.

Secretaire chest of drawers late 19th century, Beidermeier,…

19th Century Beidermeier Secretary Chest of Drawers

Secretaire chest of drawers late 19th century, Beidermeier, walnut & mahogany, dropside writing & letter bureau with four drawers, ebonised decorations, height 160 cm, length 76 cm, depth 42 cm

Late Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest with 2 short…

Mahogany Secrétaire Chest on Chest with Desk

Late Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest with 2 short and 3 long drawers above a fall front secretaire desk and 2 more long drawers, divides into 2 parts for removal, 110 55 187

Louis XVI style marble top ebonised fall front secretaire…

Louis XVI Marble Top Ebonised Commode

Louis XVI style marble top ebonised fall front secretaire commode, French, 19th century a Louis XVI style marble top ebonised fall front secretaire commode, French, 19th century 85 cm high, 124 cm wide, 52 cm deep

William IV mahogany secretaire chest with fall front desk…

William IV Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Fitted Interior

William IV mahogany secretaire chest with fall front desk opening to a fitted interior, next to a short drawer and above 3 long drawers, 124 cm wide, 57 cm deep (closed), 112 cm high

Antique French Louis XV style secretaire chest, 108 cm high,…

French Louis XV Style Secretaire Chest

Antique French Louis XV style secretaire chest, 108 cm high, 120 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A French kingwood secretaire chest 19th century serpentine in…

French Kingwood Serpentine Secrétaire with Ormolu and Marble Top

A French kingwood secretaire chest 19th century serpentine in form, with a rose marble top, above a drop-down secretaire opening to a fitted interior of shelves and two drawers, above five drawers, the whole applied with ormolu 126 cm high, 64 cm wide, 35…

William IV mahogany secretaire Scotch chest, with long frieze…

Mahogany secretaire Scotch chest with pigeonholes and drawers

William IV mahogany secretaire Scotch chest, with long frieze drawer, central secretaire with small drawers, pigeonholes and fall front, flanked by one deep and two short drawers, three long cockbeaded drawers below within acanthus top uprights on turned…

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 late Georgian mahogany secretaire chest, 19th century, with…

Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Leather Surface

A late Georgian mahogany secretaire chest, 19th century, with remnant British antique Dealers' Association label, the deep chest with a fall front revealing an arrangement of six shallow drawers and nine pigeon holds, a tooled leather surface, two long…

A George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers c.1,800…

George III Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers

A George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers c.1,800 having pull-out secretaire drawer with interior drawers letter racks, and stationery compartments over lower three full size drawers with brass drop handles, height 116 cm, width 125 cm, depth 56 cm

19th century mahogany secretaire chest with fall front…

Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Fall Front and 2 Drawers

19th century mahogany secretaire chest with fall front secretaire above 2 drawers, 109 cm wide, 102 cm high

A Louis XV style inlaid kingwood secretaire a abbatant, late…

Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Secretaire Abbatant with Ormolu Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid kingwood secretaire a abbatant, late 19th century, a serpentine russet marble top above a drawer and fall front fitted with four, drawers and a compartment, three long drawers to an apron with drop and raised on small shaped legs,…

A Georgian oak secretaire chest, the interior with pigeon holes…

Georgian Oak Secrétaire Chest with Swan Neck Handles

A Georgian oak secretaire chest, the interior with pigeon holes and small station drawers, with two full width drawers, brass swan neck handles and decorative backplates, raised on bracket feet. Width 110 cm, depth 48 cm, height 112 cm.

Fine antique Georgian secretaire chest on chest, displaying…

Georgian Mahogany Secretaire Chest on Chest

Fine antique Georgian secretaire chest on chest, displaying selected mahogany drawer fronts, fitted with brass drop bale handles, the top with dentil moulding, English, circa 1760's, Ex John Hawkins Antiques, 196 cm high, 110 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Unusual Georgian mahogany and ebony strung breakfront…

Georgian breakfront secretaire with unique features

Unusual Georgian mahogany and ebony strung breakfront secretaire, circa 1800, recessed central cupboard, double filing drawer, baize lined radius turning drawer, with one key, gilt tooled leather inlay, ivory escutcheons, 102 cm high, 125 cm long, 61.5 cm…

George IV mahogany and satinwood lined secretaire chest with…

George IV Satinwood Secretaire Chest with Ebony Inlay

George IV mahogany and satinwood lined secretaire chest with ebony line inlay, circa 1830, ivory escutcheons, with key, 122 cm high, 125 cm long, 53.5 cm deep

An antique Queen Anne period figured walnut mirrored cabinet on…

Queen Anne Figured Walnut Mirrored Cabinet on Secrétaire Chest

An antique Queen Anne period figured walnut mirrored cabinet on secretaire chest, all standing on bracket feet. A pair of mirrored doors open to reveal a fitted interior with numerous drawers all fitted with drop bronze pendant pulls, double ogee moulded…

Good 18th century Dutch secretaire chest, of rectangular form,…

18th Century Dutch Inlaid Secretaire Chest

Good 18th century Dutch secretaire chest, of rectangular form, set with five drawers, one drawer opening to reveal secretaire and fitted interior, all beautifully inlaid with scrolled flowers, urns and shell motifs, on four block feet, 150 cm x 100 cm x…

A Victorian mahogany campaign secretaire chest with brass…

Victorian Campaign Mahogany Secretaire Chest

A Victorian mahogany campaign secretaire chest with brass handles & banding, 124 x 103 x 48 cm

A mahogany campaign chest with secretaire compartment, English…

19th Century Mahogany Campaign Chest with Secretaire Compartment

A mahogany campaign chest with secretaire compartment, English 19th century, 103 cm high, 106 cm wide, 50 cm deep

19th century Camphorwood secretaire campaign chest. Provenance:…

Camphorwood Secrétaire Campaign Chest - Allport Family Provenance

19th century Camphorwood secretaire campaign chest. Provenance: Allport Family

An Impressive New Zealand made Art Deco style chest of drawers,…

Art Deco Kahikatea Chest of Drawers

An Impressive New Zealand made Art Deco style chest of drawers, in kahikatea, with three secretaire drawers raised over five banks of double drawers with unusual full length continuous relief handles extending to sides, height105 cm, width112 cm

19th century Campaign chest, in mahogany with brass fittings,…

19th C Mahogany Campaign Chest with Brass Fittings

19th century Campaign chest, in mahogany with brass fittings, raised on original turned feet, a pair of secretaire drawers over three banks of drawers, in two parts, height110 cm, width98.5 cm, depth47.5 cm

George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, c. 1800, the…

George III Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers

George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, c. 1800, the rectangular top above a fall front bureau with pigeon holes and three drawers, height 114 cm width 108 cm depth 50 cm

Antique Swedish biedermeier secretaire chest, with fall front…

Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire Chest with Fitted Interior

Antique Swedish biedermeier secretaire chest, with fall front writing surface opening to a fitted interior, above drawers with hinged side lock, 83 cm wide, 145 cm high

George III walnut secretaire chest on chest, 120 cm wide, 194.5…

George III Walnut Secrétaire Chest on Chest

George III walnut secretaire chest on chest, 120 cm wide, 194.5 cm high. Purchased W F Bradshaw, Queen St. Woollahra 1984.

Victorian cedar and mahogany secretaire chest, with upper…

Victorian Cedar and Mahogany Secretaire Chest

Victorian cedar and mahogany secretaire chest, with upper compartment opening to adjustable shelves, 108 cm wide, 213 cm high

A French mahogany four drawer commode having secretaire drawer…

French Mahogany Secretaire Commode with Fitted Interior

A French mahogany four drawer commode having secretaire drawer with fitted interior. 103 cm high, 122 cm wide, 60 cm deep. (Key in office).

A Georgian secretaire chest of four drawers, fully fitted…

Georgian Secrétaire Chest with Fitted Interior

A Georgian secretaire chest of four drawers, fully fitted interior, 118 x 118 x 55 cm

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th…

Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire Semainier

A fine Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire À abbatant, 19th century, in mahogany and tulipwood and fashioned as a semainier, with a marble top, curved edges, a fall front with a bird's eye maple fitted interior and four drawers below, a shaped apron with…

An Anglo Indian teak secretaire campaign chest, late 19th…

Anglo-Indian Teak Campaign Chest with Brass Fittings

An Anglo Indian teak secretaire campaign chest, late 19th century, with brass fittings and carry handles, the central fall front drawer enclosing pigeon holes and drawers, flanked by short drawers above lower section of three drawers, 107 width x 51.5…

A Victorian mahogany secretaire 'Campaign' chest of drawers,…

Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest with Secretaire

A Victorian mahogany secretaire 'Campaign' chest of drawers, with four drawers, each with flush brass handles, the secretaire drawer opening to a fitted interior, turned feet, 112.5 x 117.5 x 54 cm

A Victorian cedar secretaire Wellington chest. Later 19th…

Victorian Cedar Secretaire Wellington Chest

A Victorian cedar secretaire Wellington chest. Later 19th century, the chest with six drawers of differing depths, one with a faux front serving as a fold down writing plane and concealing two half width drawers and four pigeon holes, with acanthus carved…

Secretaire chest Australian cedar c1835. Sydney, plate 36…

Antique Australian Cedar Secretaire Chest

Secretaire chest Australian cedar c1835. Sydney, plate 36 Australian furniture a guidebook by John Buttsworth, illustrated in nineteenth century Australian furniture plates 51 and 52. Sydney origin, the rectangular top above a stepped front with a…

Victorian mahogany secretaire chest with 3 long drawers above a…

Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Chest with 5 Drawers

Victorian mahogany secretaire chest with 3 long drawers above a secretaire drawer and 2 further long drawers. Provenance: Sotheby's Sydney

19th century teak two stage secretaire campaign chest of neat…

Teak Campaign Secretaire Chest with Brass Accents

19th century teak two stage secretaire campaign chest of neat proportions, brass corners and folding handles on bracket feet

Victorian teak campaign chest on chest with brass handles &…

Teak Campaign Chest with Secretaire Top & Brass Handles

Victorian teak campaign chest on chest with brass handles & secretaire top

Antique European walnut secretaire chest, with fitted interior…

European Walnut Secretaire Chest with Fitted Interior and Drawers

Antique European walnut secretaire chest, with fitted interior and 3 long drawers, 85 cm wide, 90 cm high approx

A French transitional mahogany three drawer secretaire commode.…

French Mahogany Secretaire Commode with Three Drawers

A French transitional mahogany three drawer secretaire commode. 96 cm high, 128 cm wide, 61 cm deep

Victorian mahogany secretaire chest with fitted interior above…

Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Fitted Interior and Drawers

Victorian mahogany secretaire chest with fitted interior above 3 long drawers, 101 cm wide, 111 cm high

19th century secretaire chest of drawers with fitted interior

Antique Secretaire Chest with Fitted Interior

19th century secretaire chest of drawers with fitted interior

An unusual huon pine secretaire chest of drawers, Tasmanian,…

Tasmanian Huon Pine Secrétaire Chest of Drawers (1830)

An unusual huon pine secretaire chest of drawers, Tasmanian, circa 1830, 97 cm high, 64 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, English,…

George III Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers

A George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, English, 19th century. 86 cm high, 102 cm wide, 60 cm deep

An Anglo Indian Secretaire campaign chest, camphor wood and…

Anglo Indian Camphorwood Secretaire Campaign Chest

An Anglo Indian Secretaire campaign chest, camphor wood and brass, second quarter of the 19th century, separating into two sections, the upper section having a fall front secretaire drawer flanked by a single and two smaller drawers respectively, below…

A Victorian mahogany secretaire Wellington chest c.1870-1880.…

Victorian Mahogany Secretaire Wellington Chest

A Victorian mahogany secretaire Wellington chest c.1870-1880. The chest has six drawers, with two interior half size drawers. The third drawer has a pull-out secretaire hinged front, with tooled leather writing surface. Height 118 cm; width 61 cm; Depth…

A French Louis Philippe style mahogany upright eight drawer…

Louis Philippe Mahogany Chest with Secretaire

A French Louis Philippe style mahogany upright eight drawer chest with secretaire

A French walnut secretaire chest, the marble top above a…

French Walnut Secrétaire Chest with Marble Top and Fitted Interior

A French walnut secretaire chest, the marble top above a secretaire drawer with a fitted interior, above brass banded graduated drawers flanked by fluted pilasters on turned feet. 140 cm high, 74 cm wide, 39 cm deep

A superb George III mahogany chest on chest, with a moulded…

George III Mahogany Chest on Chest

A superb George III mahogany chest on chest, with a moulded cornice, above two short and three graduated drawers, the lower with secretaire drawer and graduated drawers below supported on four bracket feet

A Louis XV style verde marble mounted kingwood and pallisander…

Louis XV Style Marble Mounted Semainier Chest

A Louis XV style verde marble mounted kingwood and pallisander secretaire semainier chest, French, late 19th century, 127 cm high, 64 cm wide, 35 cm deep

Secretaire: A fine & rare chest, cedar with rose mahogany…

Rare Cedar Secretary with French Influenced Features

Secretaire: A fine & rare chest, cedar with rose mahogany veneered front & satinwood pigeonhole interior, circa late 1830s early 1840s. Unusual French influenced front feet, pilaster corners with scrolling leafy capitals. New South Wales origin. Height…

Flame mahogany secretaire chest. String inlay. Fall-front…

Flame Mahogany Secrétaire Chest with Inlay & 9 Drawers

Flame mahogany secretaire chest. String inlay. Fall-front fitted fruitwood secretaire. Nine lockable drawers. Height 125 cm. Width 125 cm. Depth 57 cm

Antique Regency mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, 108 cm…

Regency Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers (10 words)

Antique Regency mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, 108 cm wide, 106 cm high

A good 19th century mahogany secretaire campaign chest. Two…

Mahogany Secretaire Campaign Chest with Birdseye Maple Drawers

A good 19th century mahogany secretaire campaign chest. Two section split form, with secretaire. The fall enclosing birdseye maple drawers and pigeon holes, red leather inset writing surface, all above three long drawers, inset brass corner capping,…

A 19th century mahogany military campaign chest of unusual…

19th Century Military Campaign Chest with Secretaire Drawer

A 19th century mahogany military campaign chest of unusual configuration, by the 'Army & Navy C.S.L. (Makers)', in a configuration of two drawers above three of full width, the upper section right hand drawer opening as a secretaire and with an interior…

Antique French marble topped secretaire chest of drawers, 126…

French Marble Top Secretaire Chest of Drawers

Antique French marble topped secretaire chest of drawers, 126 cm wide, 99 cm high

Good Georgian secretaire chest, a fall front secretaire with…

Georgian Secrétaire Chest with Fitted Interior and Inlay

Good Georgian secretaire chest, a fall front secretaire with fitted interior and cross banded inlay, 2 small drawers on either side, 3 long drawers below, 116 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 104 cm high

19th century teak two stage secretaire campaign chest the…

Teak Campaign Chest with Secretaire Drawer

19th century teak two stage secretaire campaign chest the secretaire drawer fall front and pigeon hole interior, three further drawers below on bracket feet with flush brass handles and corners

A French 19th century mahogany chest, the black marble top…

19th Century French Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Marble Top

A French 19th century mahogany chest, the black marble top above a secretaire drawer enclosing an inset writing interior above three graduated drawers. 103 cm high, 122 cm wide, 60 cm deep.

A teak military secretaire chest, the upper section with a full…

Teak Military Secretaire Chest with Brass Details

A teak military secretaire chest, the upper section with a full width drawer, the front opening to reveal pigeon holes and small drawers, above two drawers of half width, the lower section with two drawers of full width, all with recessed brass handles,…

Antique mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, paperwork from…

1830s Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers

Antique mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, paperwork from Copperfield Antiques provided 'C.1830'. Fall front secretaire with fitted interior and leather insert writing surface flanked by two short drawers, with three long drawers below. Spiral twist…

A George IV mahogany secretaire chest of five drawers, circa…

George IV Mahogany Secretaire Chest with Missing Handle

A George IV mahogany secretaire chest of five drawers, circa 1825, one brass loop drawer handle detached and missing, 108.5 x 103 x 57.5 cm

A 19th century mahogany secretaire campaign chest, of two…

Mahogany Secretaire Campaign Chest

A 19th century mahogany secretaire campaign chest, of two section form with a secretaire drawer, the fall enclosing drawers and pigeon holes, above three drawers, inset brass corner capping, strapping and handles, raised on short turned legs. 101 cm high,…

Antique French secretaire cabinet on chest with cabinet above…

French Secrétaire Cabinet with Leather Insert Top and Drawers

Antique French secretaire cabinet on chest with cabinet above secretaire with three internal drawers and leather insert top, three large drawers below. 172 cm high, 96 cm wide