A wardrobe is a cupboard with space for hanging clothes. As an item of furniture as opposed to a separate closet, the wardrobe did not generally appear until the early 19th century. Until then, clothes had been stored in clothes presses.

Wardrobes may have between one and four doors, and sometimes have fitted drawers in the centre section and hanging space on either wing. The doors are often panelled, with a decorative figured timber panel surrounded by a moulded frame. The clothes hangers hung on rails or hooks, usually facing the front. Antique wardrobes are often too shallow to fit standard size wire hangers comfortably side on.

A Beaconsfield wardrobe is the term used to describe an Edwardian period wardrobe that has an open storage area in the centre top section, usually backed by a mirror, with externally visible drawers below.

Wardrobes have been made in most of the usual more...

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Substantial wardrobe, by Patrick Gay Rundle Mall, Adelaide,…

Late 19th Century Walnut Wardrobe with Bevelled Mirrored Doors

Substantial wardrobe, by Patrick Gay Rundle Mall, Adelaide, late 19th century walnut. Open and carved front flanked by bevelled mirrored doors, height 258 cm, width 247 cm, depth 74 cm

Victorian walnut wardrobe, of two full length doors with…

Victorian Walnut Wardrobe with Fitted Drawers

Victorian walnut wardrobe, of two full length doors with internally fitted drawers

Victorian walnut wardrobe, three doors with internal drawers…

Victorian walnut wardrobe with drawers

Victorian walnut wardrobe, three doors with internal drawers (needing minor attention)

Edwardian walnut wardrobe, with 3 doors opening to a fitted…

Edwardian Walnut Wardrobe with Fitted Interior - 165cm Wide

Edwardian walnut wardrobe, with 3 doors opening to a fitted interior including removable later shelving, 165 cm wide, 58 cm deep, 207 cm high divides into 4 parts for removal

A 17th century Italian walnut and inlaid armadio (wardrobe),…

17th Century Italian Walnut Inlaid Armadio Wardrobe

A 17th century Italian walnut and inlaid armadio (wardrobe), circa 1680, of architectural form, the moulded and dentil cornice above a frieze inlaid with birds and flowerheads, above a pair of doors with carved and fielded panels flanked by moulded panel…

19th century burr walnut single door mirror front wardrobe with…

Burr Walnut Wardrobe with Mirror and Drawer

19th century burr walnut single door mirror front wardrobe with single drawer on plinth base, 202 cm high, 126 cm wide, 50 cm deep,

19th century mahogany and walnut veneer wardrobe with single…

Mahogany and Walnut Veneer Mirrored Wardrobe with Drawer

19th century mahogany and walnut veneer wardrobe with single bevelled glass mirrored door and lower drawer height 202 cm, depth 48 cm, width 119 cm at base, 134 cm at top)

Late 19th century walnut wardrobe fitted with three doors and…

19th Century Walnut Wardrobe by Peter Gay

Late 19th century walnut wardrobe fitted with three doors and internal drawers, by maker Peter Gay, Gays Arcade, Adelaide

Wardrobe late Victorian, walnut with, single arched top…

Victorian Walnut Wardrobe with Mirrored Door and Drawer

Wardrobe late Victorian, walnut with, single arched top mirrored door, and drawer below, height 210 cm, length 118 cm, depth 66 cm

A Victorian burr walnut breakfront wardrobe, the central door…

Victorian Burr Walnut Breakfront Wardrobe with Mirror

A Victorian burr walnut breakfront wardrobe, the central door with a mirror, the interior with three drawers and four slides, the two side cupboards lined with William Morris style fabric, the arched pediment with carved detail to the centre, raised on…

A Victorian burr walnut three-door breakfront wardrobe, with…

Victorian Burr Walnut Breakfront Wardrobe with Fitted Interior

A Victorian burr walnut three-door breakfront wardrobe, with fitted interior, W. 190 cm

Attractive rosewood, walnut and inlaid wardrobe featuring…

Wedgwood Inlaid Wardrobe

Attractive rosewood, walnut and inlaid wardrobe featuring circular blue Wedgwood jasperware rondels

A fine Empire style Karelian birch and walnut wardrobe, early…

Empire Style Karelian Birch & Walnut Wardrobe

A fine Empire style Karelian birch and walnut wardrobe, early 20th century. the breakfront arched robe in contrasting dark and warm colours with fine stringing throughout, a central mirrored section with a fitted interior, an ebonised crest and lozenges…

Decorative walnut wardrobe with mirror and glass panels

Walnut Wardrobe with Mirror and Glass Panels

Decorative walnut wardrobe with mirror and glass panels

A fine German Exhibition walnut and mixed timber wardrobe,…

German Exhibition Wardrobe, 1880

A fine German Exhibition walnut and mixed timber wardrobe, circa 1880, with maker's mark of C. Prachtel, Berlin, Purveyor to the Empress, of breakfront form with an extended cornice, panelled frieze, a central mirror and two panelled cupboards embellished…

An Edwardian walnut gentleman's robe, circa 1900-1910, maker's…

Andreas Svensson Walnut Gentleman's Robe

An Edwardian walnut gentleman's robe, circa 1900-1910, maker's mark of Andreas Svensson, Latrobe Street Melbourne, having an arched broken pediment upon a breakfront cornice with two cupboards, fitted to the interiors, with a central drawer below flanked…

Antique walnut 2 door wardrobe with inside mirrored hanging…

Antique Walnut Mirrored Wardrobe with Shelves and Drawers

Antique walnut 2 door wardrobe with inside mirrored hanging compartment to the left, shelves and drawers to the right, 121.5 cm wide, 58 cm deep, 178.5 cm high

A smart Art Deco four door walnut butterfly veneer wardrobe

Art Deco Walnut Butterfly Veneer Wardrobe

A smart Art Deco four door walnut butterfly veneer wardrobe

Victorian walnut wardrobe, with 2 doors and inside drawers, can…

Victorian Walnut Wardrobe with 2 Doors and Drawers

Victorian walnut wardrobe, with 2 doors and inside drawers, can be divided into 4 parts for removal, 165 cm wide, 67 cm deep, 208 cm high

An elm and Karelian birch Art Nouveau wardrobe, circa 1890,…

Art Nouveau Wardrobe with Inlaid Panels and Mirror

An elm and Karelian birch Art Nouveau wardrobe, circa 1890, having a gently arched extended top above a walnut and satinwood inlaid floral frieze upon Karelian birch, a full length bevelled mirror to the door flanked by simple and elegant inlaid panels, a…

Large 18th century Dutch walnut shrank (wardrobe) with outset…

18th Century Dutch Walnut Wardrobe

Large 18th century Dutch walnut shrank (wardrobe) with outset moulded corners, raised fielded and inlaid doors anduprights on bracket feet

A late 19th/20th century walnut combination wardrobe in the…

Arts & Crafts Walnut Wardrobe by Marshall & Co

A late 19th/20th century walnut combination wardrobe in the Arts & Crafts period by South Australian furniture makers Marshall & Co.

A French burr walnut wardrobe with fitted interior

French Burr Walnut Wardrobe with Fitted Interior

A French burr walnut wardrobe with fitted interior

A French walnut three door armoire, circa 1920, the breakfront…

French Walnut Carved Armoire with Mirror and Cupboards

A French walnut three door armoire, circa 1920, the breakfront robe with a bold carved rose pediment above a shaped full length mirror and a drawer, flanked by full length panelled cupboards with conforming carving, with plinth style bracket feet;…

A French walnut Louis XVI-style armoire, late 19th century, the…

19th Century French Louis XVI-style Walnut Armoire

A French walnut Louis XVI-style armoire, late 19th century, the tall robe with an arched cresting rail decorated with a carved laurel wreath and accompanying flowers, ribbons and scrolls above a shaped and carved pediment, with fluted pilasters surmounted…

An antique French walnut wardrobe, late 19th century, the…

French Walnut Wardrobe with Mirrored Door

An antique French walnut wardrobe, late 19th century, the moulded cornice above an asymmetrical arrangement of a hanging space with mirrored door, a cupboard with slides, and drawers, on a shaped plinth base, decorative fluting and carved details…

Antique late Victorian breakfront walnut robe, fitted with a…

Late Victorian Walnut Breakfront with Mirrored Doors

Antique late Victorian breakfront walnut robe, fitted with a bank of drawers to the centre and cupboards below, flanked by a pair of mirrored doors to the sides, 216 cm wide, 214 cm high

An Art Deco walnut wardrobe, 127 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 172 cm…

Art Deco Walnut Wardrobe - Compact and Stylish

An Art Deco walnut wardrobe, 127 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 172 cm high