What does bow fronted mean?

It means the front of the chest curves outward in a convex sweep, rather than running flat. Dealers write it as bow front, bow fronted, bowfront or just bow, and all four describe the same thing. It's the most-recorded feature after period. Across every spelling it runs to well over nine hundred titles, which makes it the commonest shape word in the category.

How old are these chests?

The dated field runs from 1700 to 1960, a 260-year span for what is recognisably one object. Only 1,744 of the 6,806 listings pin themselves to a clean year; the rest sit in era buckets. Georgian is the biggest single label, then "19th Century", Victorian, "18th Century", Regency and "1800s". Edwardian and 1920s pieces make up a genuine twentieth-century tail. The labels overlap. Georgian, 18th Century, George III and 1800 get used for the same sort of stock, and a title's period word sometimes disagrees with the dated field, so treat it as an indication.

Is a tallboy the same as a chest on chest?

Yes. Two carcases stacked to form one tall chest, and dealers use the two words interchangeably in titles. Tallboy appears in 166 titles. Two-part forms are a small share of the category, and they concentrate at the upper end, dominating the top of the sample.

What is a Wellington chest?

A tall narrow chest with a hinged pilaster down one side that locks all the drawers at once when swung shut. Wellington appears in 225 titles. Double versions, twelve drawers in two banks, turn up only a handful of times and sit near the top of the range.

Are French mahogany chests common?

Continental work is the rarest origin in this category. Among 6,806 listings, 163 titles say French, and commode appears in 212. Several of those are marble-topped. Individual Russian, Dutch bombé, Swedish Empire, Biedermeier, Directoire and Channel Islands pieces each turn up once in the sample, alongside semainiers of seven drawers.

Do unusual chests of drawers appear?

Regularly. The sample includes a Victorian commode disguised as a chest of drawers, a sheet-music filing cabinet, a haberdashery shop cabinet and a five-drawer pharmacy chest. Also a demi-lune chest of twelve drawers, one with a raised mirrored dressing compartment, and one fitted with a secret drawer. Around 753 mahogany chests are listed on Sellingantiques in a year across 333 dealers, so the oddities surface often enough.

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A case of graduated drawers in mahogany or mahogany veneer, made from the eighteenth century onward as bedroom storage for clothes and linen.

18th century

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A George III Mahogany Channel Islands Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century

From Jeckyll & Co

£950

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19th century

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Mahogany Commode

From D J Green Antiques

£1,700

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chest of drawers

1920 - 1940

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Antique Mahogany Military Campaign Style Chest of Drawers

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,250

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Hall Chest

From Deva Antiques

£895

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Antique 19th Century Mahogany Sheraton Style Chest of Drawers C.1860

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£1,250

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An Attractive Mahogany George III Chest on Chest Bleached and Painted

18th century

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An Attractive Mahogany George III Chest on Chest Bleached and Painted

From Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

£2,850

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18th century

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A Late George 3rd Mahogany Bow Fronted 4ht Chest of Drawers C1820

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£595

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£240

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George III Mahogany Batchelors Chest, with Brushing Slide

19th century

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George III Mahogany Batchelors Chest, with Brushing Slide

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£1,850

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Small Antique Chest of Drawers

From The Antiques Hound

£450

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Continental examples are the rarest on Sellingantiques: of 6,806 listings, only 163 titles say French, with Russian, Swedish Empire and Biedermeier pieces turning up singly.

18th century

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18th Century Georgian Period - George III Painted Mahogany Chest on Chest with Secretaire

From Whites Antiques

£3,600

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A Particularly Appealing Mahogany Military Chest

19th century

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A Particularly Appealing Mahogany Military Chest

From W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

£2,850

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Scottish Regency Bow Front Chest of 4 Graduated Drawers in Flame Mahogany Circa1830

19th century

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Scottish Regency Bow Front Chest of 4 Graduated Drawers in Flame Mahogany Circa1830

From Whites Antiques

£2,550

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18th century

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George III Chest of Drawers

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£795

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers

From Penderyn Antiques

£795

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A George 3rd Mahogany Three Height Chest C1790

18th century

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A George 3rd Mahogany Three Height Chest C1790

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£695

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Antique Mahogany Chest of Drawers

A George III Mahogany Channel Islands Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century

Mahogany Commode

Antique Mahogany Military Campaign Style Chest of Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Hall Chest

Antique 19th Century Mahogany Sheraton Style Chest of Drawers C.1860

An Attractive Mahogany George III Chest on Chest Bleached and Painted

A Late George 3rd Mahogany Bow Fronted 4ht Chest of Drawers C1820

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers.

George III Mahogany Batchelors Chest, with Brushing Slide

Small Antique Chest of Drawers

18th Century Georgian Period - George III Painted Mahogany Chest on Chest with Secretaire

A Particularly Appealing Mahogany Military Chest

Scottish Regency Bow Front Chest of 4 Graduated Drawers in Flame Mahogany Circa1830

George III Chest of Drawers

Antique Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers

A George 3rd Mahogany Three Height Chest C1790

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