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Top Quality Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers
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Top Quality Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers

18th century
Sold 6 June 2026 · Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Very good mahogany chest on chest of eight drawers, in excellent original condition, brass swan necked handles, rosette detailing to the top cornice, excellent cllour and condition.

71.5" high

44.5" wide

22" depth

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You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

You are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Tallboy Chest to the Georgian era.

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All measurements are taken at the widest points.

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Very good mahogany chest on chest of eight drawers, in excellent original condition, brass swan necked handles, rosette detailing to the top cornice, excellent cllour and condition.

71.5" high

44.5" wide

fig 1. A front view of a tall, two-part Georgian mahogany chest of drawers featuring brass swing handles and bracket feet.
fig 1. Top Quality Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers

22" depth

Free Delivery To UK Mainland

Scottish Highlands Please Email For Quote

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

“
You are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Tallboy Chest to the Georgian era.

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SA1120569
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A front view of a tall, two-part Georgian mahogany chest of drawers featuring brass swing handles and bracket feet. SOLD6 JUN 26
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Archive I A front view of a tall, two-part Georgian mahogany chest of drawers featuring brass swing handles and bracket feet. SOLD6 JUN 26

Top Quality Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers

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Unit 5
The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
Verified Since Jan 2011
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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Verified Since Jan 2011
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Location: Unit 5 , The Elms Business Park, Appleby Magna, Derbyshire, DE12 7AP, United Kingdom
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A front view of a tall, two-part Georgian mahogany chest of drawers featuring brass swing handles and bracket feet.
Top Quality Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers
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A front view of a tall, two-part Georgian mahogany chest of drawers featuring brass swing handles and bracket feet.
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  • ObjectChest on Chest
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Oak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBracket feet, Brass drop handles, Dentil moulding, Dovetailed drawers

The tallboy, or chest on chest, emerged in early eighteenth-century Britain during the reign of George I, designed to maximise vertical storage space in bedrooms without occupying a larger floor footprint.

Authentic pieces were predominantly crafted from solid mahogany or mahogany veneers over oak or pine secondary woods, featuring hand-cut dovetail joints and brass drop-handle hardware.

Authentication involves examining drawer linings for hand-cut dovetailing, checking for timber shrinkage and oxidisation consistent with age, and inspecting the two-part modular construction typical of period chests on chest.

A tallboy serves as a statement storage anchor in a bedroom or dressing room, contrasting effectively against neutral walls while providing practical vertical organisation.

Maintain the timber by keeping it away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent warping, applying microcrystalline wax periodically to nourish the polished mahogany surface.
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