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 more...

A table or cabinet fitted with mirrors, small drawers and compartments, used especially by ladies at their toilette. There have been many variations over the past two centuries. The great 18th century designers delighted in contriving elegant tables, ingeniously fitted with all kinds of sliding and hidden mirrors, drawers and cosmetic boxes. Some versions had small bookshelves and drawers in the superstructure, while others were plainer, square tables, with fold over lids which, when opened, revealed the mirrors and compartments.

Victorian dressing tables followed the prevailing fashions of the various revival styles, although the form became established as a table more...

A Victorian dressing table, usually in the Rococo revival style. It generally has heavy cabriole or scroll legs standing on a platform base, although turned and reeded legs are not uncommon. The table. top may be rectangular or serpentine in shape. The superstructure consists of an oval or rounded mirror supported by carved brackets, beneath which are two or three small drawers for gloves, pins, jewellery and so on. Normally made from walnut, mahogany or cedar. A duchess chest is a term frequently, though some-what misleadingly, applied in the Australian antique market to a combination chest. It consists of more...

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W.H. Rocke & Co. Two drawer miniature chest with Royal insignia…

Royal Commemorative Miniature Chest by W.H. Rocke & Co

W.H. Rocke & Co. Two drawer miniature chest with Royal insignia brass handle plates, made to commemorate the visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, late 19th century, stamped 'W.H. Rocke & Co., Melbourne', 24 cm high, 33 cm wide, 25 cm deep

An antique Duchess chest base, Australian cedar with serpentine…

Antique Cedar Duchess Chest Base

An antique Duchess chest base, Australian cedar with serpentine top drawer and well-figured lower drawers, 19th century, 93 cm high, 88 cm wide, 45 cm deep

A Victorian cedar duchess dressing chest, 155 cm high, 108 cm…

Victorian Cedar Duchess Dressing Chest

A Victorian cedar duchess dressing chest, 155 cm high, 108 cm wide, 42 cm deep

A colonial mottled kauri duchess, carved detail to mirror with…

Mottled Kauri Duchess with Carved Details and Jewelry Drawers

A colonial mottled kauri duchess, carved detail to mirror with conforming carved supports, four jewellery drawers, the base with two half and two full width drawers, raised on turned feet, later restoration. 108 x 50 x 190 cm.

A quality Victorian burr walnut Duchess dressing table, circa…

Victorian Burr Walnut Duchess Dressing Table

A quality Victorian burr walnut Duchess dressing table, circa 1870, in solid walnut with burr walnut veneers, an oval mirror supported by finely, carved and pierced antlers above a pair of pillars each with three petite, drawers, a central hinged…

Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, the top with three…

Mahogany Duchess Dressing Table with Fluted Columns

Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, the top with three small serpentine drawers, the base with long drawer, fluted column supports and concave under tier

A late Victorian dressing table in huon pine, Duchess type,…

Late Victorian Huon Pine Dressing Table with Folding Mirrors

A late Victorian dressing table in huon pine, Duchess type, shelf back, with folding side mirrors, and spandrel carvings, height 177 cm, length 107 cm, depth 52 cm

A Victorian dressing table, late 19th century, mahogany & cedar,…

Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table with Oval Mirror

A Victorian dressing table, late 19th century, mahogany & cedar, central oval mirror back, six drawer Duchess top over, three drawer base

A Victorian mahogany duchess dressing table, 176 cm high, 120…

Victorian Mahogany Duchess Dressing Table - 176cm High

A Victorian mahogany duchess dressing table, 176 cm high, 120 cm wide, 54 cm deep

A Federation pine duchess dressing table, four drawers to base…

Federation Pine Duchess Dressing Table with Swing Mirror

A Federation pine duchess dressing table, four drawers to base and two jewellry drawers and a swing mirror 170 cm high, 90 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Edwardian six drawer duchess chest

Edwardian Duchess Chest with Six Drawers

Edwardian six drawer duchess chest