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.

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£875

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18th century

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George III Mahogany Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers

From Sturmans Antiques

£1,695

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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An Edwardian Mahogany 3 Height Chest of Drawers C1900

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£395

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chest of drawers

19th century

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A Victorian Mahogany Biedermeier 4 Height Chest of Drawers C1860

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£675

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chest of drawers

19th century

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A Very Rare 19th Century Massive Wellington Style Chest of Tall Drawers

From Yeats Country Antiques

£5,975

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chest of drawers

1920 - 1940

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Antique French Mahogany Semainier C1900

From Swag Antiques

£975

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chest of drawers

18th century

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C18th Small Four Drawer Chest of Drawers

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£395

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers | Bracket Feet | Af-6380

From ActFurniture LTD

£625

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1820

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£780

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Early 19th Century Mahogany & Satinwood Small Bow Fronted Caddy Top Chest of Drawers

From Richard Anthony Rush Antiques

£800

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The most expensive mahogany chest of drawers ever sold on Sellingantiques was a Henry Hill of Marlborough George III serpentine commode, in March 2026.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers | Brushing Slide | Af-6362

From ActFurniture LTD

£495

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19th century

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Lovely Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, Apprentice Piece.

From Charnwood Antiques

£695

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Antique Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest

1900 - 1920

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Antique Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest

From W H Barker Antiques

£195

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Antique George III 1790 Mahogany & Brass Chest of 5 Drawers by J Moorcroft

18th century

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Antique George III 1790 Mahogany & Brass Chest of 5 Drawers by J Moorcroft

From Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables

£1,200

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18th century

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18th Century George III Period Mahogany Chest on Chest, C1780

From Anthony Short Antiques

£3,600

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18th century

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Late Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£295

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Antique Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

George III Mahogany Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers

An Edwardian Mahogany 3 Height Chest of Drawers C1900

A Victorian Mahogany Biedermeier 4 Height Chest of Drawers C1860

A Very Rare 19th Century Massive Wellington Style Chest of Tall Drawers

Antique French Mahogany Semainier C1900

C18th Small Four Drawer Chest of Drawers

Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers | Bracket Feet | Af-6380

Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1820

Early 19th Century Mahogany & Satinwood Small Bow Fronted Caddy Top Chest of Drawers

Antique Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers | Brushing Slide | Af-6362

Lovely Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, Apprentice Piece.

Antique Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest

Antique George III 1790 Mahogany & Brass Chest of 5 Drawers by J Moorcroft

18th Century George III Period Mahogany Chest on Chest, C1780

Late Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers.

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