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 Charles II yew wood five drawer chest with fielded panels,…

Charles II Yew Wood Five Drawer Chest

A Charles II yew wood five drawer chest with fielded panels, later 17th century, 92 cm high, 95 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A George III yew wood chest of drawers, circa 1800, the top…

George III Yew Wood Chest of Drawers

A George III yew wood chest of drawers, circa 1800, the top with book match veneer and cross banding, above two short drawers and three long drawers, raised on four bun feet, 88.5 cm high, 94 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia, 'The…

A Georgian style bow front Yew chest, 20th century, the chest…

Yew Bow Front Chest with Georgian Style Design

A Georgian style bow front Yew chest, 20th century, the chest with two small drawers and three full length cockbeaded drawers of graduating depth raised on shaped bracket feet, with swing handles, decorative oval backplates and boxwood stringing, height…

Small English yew chest of drawers 44.5 cm wide

English Yew Chest: Small Drawers, 44.5cm Wide

Small English yew chest of drawers 44.5 cm wide

Small English yew chest of drawers with 2 short over 3 long…

English Yew Chest of Drawers - 2 Short, 3 Long

Small English yew chest of drawers with 2 short over 3 long drawers, 75.5 cm wide