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George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
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George III Mahogany Chest on Chest

18th century
Sold 8 August 2025 · FB Antiques
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For sale is a very good quality George III mahogany chest on chest, having an arrangement of three short over three long drawers in the top, above a brushing slide and a further three drawers below, raised on bracket feet. This piece is in excellent condition.

Width: 110cm Depth: 55cm Height: 188cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this George III Mahogany Tallboy to the Georgian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1090895
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LC005
Description
For sale is a very good quality George III mahogany chest on chest, having an arrangement of three short over three long drawers in the top, above a brushing slide and a further three drawers below, raised on bracket feet. This piece is in excellent condition.

Width: 110cm Depth: 55cm Height: 188cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this George III Mahogany Tallboy to the Georgian era.

Height
188cm (74.02")
Width
110cm (43.31")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1090895
Dealers Internal Ref
LC005
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Archive I A dark warm brown George III mahogany chest on chest with multiple graduated drawers and polished brass drop handles. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

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Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 8DY
United Kingdom
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A dark warm brown George III mahogany chest on chest with multiple graduated drawers and polished brass drop handles.
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
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A dark warm brown George III mahogany chest on chest with multiple graduated drawers and polished brass drop handles.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChest of Drawers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Oak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGraduated drawers, Brass drop handles, Fluted pilasters, Bracket feet
  • SizeH 188 cm (74 in) x W 110 cm (43 in) x D 55 cm (22 in)

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A George III chest on chest, often called a tallboy, is a two-part storage unit comprising an upper chest of drawers stacked upon a deeper lower chest, popular during the late eighteenth century for maximising bedroom storage with a vertical footprint.

These pieces are typically constructed from dense tropical hardwoods like mahogany, featuring hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawer boxes, oak secondary woods for drawer linings, and cast brass drop handles with matching escutcheons.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-correct joinery such as hand-cut dovetails, timber shrinkage consistent with age, original brass hardware or well-matched period replacements, and secondary framing timbers like oak or pine inside the drawer carcasses.

Position the piece against a neutral or softly contrasting wall to highlight the rich grain of the timber, allowing its formal architectural proportions to serve as a focal point while balancing the heavy visual weight with minimalist surrounding decor.

Maintain stable indoor humidity levels and keep the wood away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber cracking, applying occasional natural beeswax polish to nourish the grain without building up synthetic residues.
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