What timber are small chests usually made of?

Mahogany, more often than not. It carries 833 of 1,882 titles, which is more than walnut, oak and pine combined. Walnut, oak and pine make up most of the rest, with burr and figured walnut clustering in the interwar group. Beyond the big four, the archive turns up yew, elm, ash, birch, cherry, rosewood, satinwood, satin birch, kingwood, padouk, teak, goncalo alves and olivewood oyster.

How old are these chests?

The dated field runs from 1700 to 1940, weighted to the 18th and early 19th centuries. Georgian, 18th Century and 19th Century together account for more entries than every clean year combined. Sample titles reach further back than 1700, with oak chests described as c.1650, c.1670, c.1680 and c.1690, and a Charles II example dated 1680. Some listings sit under a "Before 1700" heading. At the other end there's a substantial 20th-century tail: 1920s, Edwardian, 1930s and 1900s pieces all appear in numbers.

Does a bachelor's chest always have a fold-over top?

Not in these listings. The term appears in 53 titles as bachelors and 28 as bachelor, and it's used loosely across periods, including Edwardian and 1920s chests. What it reliably signals is a narrow chest. The fold-over top is part of the classic description rather than a condition of the label as dealers here apply it.

What does a brushing slide do?

It's a board that pulls out above the top drawer, made for laying out clothes. Around 45 titles name one, roughly three in a hundred. That puts it with secretaire and dressing-chest fittings as a feature collectors look for but don't often find.

Are Continental examples common in this category?

They're a minority, under one in ten, but they come in more variety than you'd expect from a form read as English. Commode appears in 81 titles and french in 56. French, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Maltese and German pieces all turn up, along with Biedermeier, Directoire, Louis XV and Louis XVI labels. A Maltese walnut commode and an Anglo-Indian miniature military chest are among the once-only entries.

How many small chests come up for sale?

Around 195 are listed on Sellingantiques in a year, and 246 different dealers have offered one. It's a form almost every general furniture dealer keeps in stock at some point. Twenty-five titles offer a pair, and pairs and near-pairs reach some of the highest figures in the archive.

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A standard English chest of drawers made narrow, two short drawers over two or three long ones, built for smaller rooms and now sought for the same reason.

19th century

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A Fine Victorian Wellington Chest

From Poirot Art Deco

£2,750

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Small Proportioned Solid Oak Chest of Drawers

From Worboys Antiques

£525

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Georgian Revival Small Chest of Drawers

From Antiques Decorative

£580

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Antique Small Campaign Style Chest of Drawers | Brass Handles | Af-6220

From ActFurniture LTD

£685

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Small Sized Burr Walnut Queen Anne Chest on Chest of Drawers

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£995

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Queen Anne Style Walnut Chest

From Adam Antiques

£1,650

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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A Small Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers C1920

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£495

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Small 18thc Swedish Chest of Drawers

From Millers Antiques

£1,200

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chest of drawers

19th century

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A Mahogany Chest of Drawers - 19th C

From Kontrast Antiques

£1,600

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Walton House Antiques

£1,650

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chest of drawers

Continental examples on Sellingantiques run French, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, German and Maltese, including a Maltese walnut commode and an Anglo-Indian miniature military chest.

18th century

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Small George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers

From Thakeham Furniture

£2,950

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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Antique Small Dutch Bombe Chest of Drawers | Claw Feet | Af-6058

From ActFurniture LTD

£495

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chest of drawers

19th century

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Welsh Small Bow Front Mahogany Regency Georgian Design Chest of Drawers with Secret Drawer

From CJ Antiques

£550

2 MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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Fine Quality Mid 18th Century George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers of Small Proportions & Fine Patina

From LVS Decorative Arts

£2,450

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chest of drawers

George III Small Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest

18th century

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George III Small Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest

From Hingstons of Wilton

£1,875

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chest of drawers

1900 - 1920

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French Louis XV Style Walnut Chest

From Shackladys Antiques

£495

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chest of drawers

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Small Chest of Drawers

A Fine Victorian Wellington Chest

Small Proportioned Solid Oak Chest of Drawers

Georgian Revival Small Chest of Drawers

Antique Small Campaign Style Chest of Drawers | Brass Handles | Af-6220

Small Sized Burr Walnut Queen Anne Chest on Chest of Drawers

Queen Anne Style Walnut Chest

A Small Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers C1920

Small 18thc Swedish Chest of Drawers

A Mahogany Chest of Drawers - 19th C

Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Small George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers

Antique Small Dutch Bombe Chest of Drawers | Claw Feet | Af-6058

Welsh Small Bow Front Mahogany Regency Georgian Design Chest of Drawers with Secret Drawer

Fine Quality Mid 18th Century George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers of Small Proportions & Fine Patina

George III Small Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest

French Louis XV Style Walnut Chest

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