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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George III 18th Century Bowfront Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£2,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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A Fine 18th Century Serpentine Chest of Drawers

From Holmes Antiques

£8,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chest with a Slide

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£3,995

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Small Antique English Georgian Oak & Mahogany Cross-banded Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers (Circa 1780)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£1,850

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Sturmans Antiques

£1,195

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Affordable Old Furniture

£350

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Bracket Foot Chest of Drawers

From Heathcote Antiques - S.A Webster

£495

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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18th Century Small Georgian Mahogany Chest with Brushing Slide.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£560

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Georgian Bowfront Chest of Drawers

From Stalham Antique Gallery

£785

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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Fine Small 18c Dutch Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Antiquus

£450

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

One-offs from the archive: a Victorian commode disguised as a chest of drawers, a sheet-music filing cabinet, a demi-lune chest of twelve drawers, and one with a secret drawer.

19th century

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Antique Victorian Walnut and Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Penderyn Antiques

£695

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chest of drawers

19th century

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French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£1,995

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chest of drawers

Georgian Style Mahogany Nine-drawer Filing Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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Georgian Style Mahogany Nine-drawer Filing Cabinet

From Shackladys Antiques

£3,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Large Mahogany Chest of Drawers –Fine Quality

From Prior and Willis

£2,096

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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Early 19th.c. Mahogany Secretaire Bureau Chest of Drawers C.1820

From Collinge Antiques

£1,495

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Antique George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers C.1790

From Founders Antiques

£995

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Mahogany Chest of Drawers

George III 18th Century Bowfront Mahogany Chest of Drawers

A Fine 18th Century Serpentine Chest of Drawers

18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chest with a Slide

Small Antique English Georgian Oak & Mahogany Cross-banded Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers (Circa 1780)

Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Edwardian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Regency Mahogany Bracket Foot Chest of Drawers

18th Century Small Georgian Mahogany Chest with Brushing Slide.

Georgian Bowfront Chest of Drawers

Fine Small 18c Dutch Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Antique Victorian Walnut and Mahogany Chest of Drawers

French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers

Georgian Style Mahogany Nine-drawer Filing Cabinet

Antique Late 18th Century Georgian Large Mahogany Chest of Drawers –Fine Quality

Early 19th.c. Mahogany Secretaire Bureau Chest of Drawers C.1820

Antique George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers C.1790

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