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18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
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18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers

18th century
Sold 30 April 2025 · Carse Antiques
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Description

Great small size George 2nd / early George 3rd solid walnut chest of drawers. 4 long drawers with moulded edges, oak drawer linings and original iron locks. The chest stands on its original nice shape ogee bracket feet and has moulded canted corners to the carcass and a nicely moulded edge to the top. Most unusually this wee chest has a hidden drawer concealed in the frieze moulding of the top at the front as shown. The drawers have nice brass swan neck handles, most of which are original but a couple have had slightly larger handles at one time.

The chest is in very good condition for its age and is a nice mellow colour. It has been sympathetically re-polished.

SIZE; 36" wide max by 16" deep by 32" high

CIRCA; 1740 - 1760

Physical Dimensions
Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
40.5cm (15.94")
Declaration

Carse Antiques has dated this 18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1132083
Dealers Internal Reference
11073
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Description
Great small size George 2nd / early George 3rd solid walnut chest of drawers. 4 long drawers with moulded edges, oak drawer linings and original iron locks.
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The chest stands on its original nice shape ogee bracket feet and has moulded canted corners to the carcass and a nicely moulded edge to the top.
Carse Antiques

Most unusually this wee chest has a hidden drawer concealed in the frieze moulding of the top at the front as shown. The drawers have nice brass swan neck handles, most of which are original but a couple have had slightly larger handles at one time.

The chest is in very good condition for its age and is a nice mellow colour. It has been sympathetically re-polished.

SIZE; 36" wide max by 16" deep by 32" high

CIRCA; 1740 - 1760

Height
81cm (31.89")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
40.5cm (15.94")
Date of Manufacture

Carse Antiques has dated this 18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1132083
Dealers Internal Ref
11073
Carse Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2011

Specialists in georgian and earlier furniture

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Rait
Perthshire
PH2 7RT
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An eighteenth-century walnut chest of drawers featuring four graduated horizontal drawers with brass swing handles and bracket feet.
18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
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An eighteenth-century walnut chest of drawers featuring four graduated horizontal drawers with brass swing handles and bracket feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectChests of Drawers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBracket feet, Brass swing handles, Key escutcheons, Graduated drawers
  • SizeH 81 cm (32 in) x W 91.5 cm (36 in) x D 40.5 cm (16 in)

FAQs

Walnut was the predominant timber used in British cabinet making from the late 17th century until the 1730s, when mahogany began to surpass it in popularity due to the introduction of higher import duties on walnut and the discovery of mahoganys stability.

Authentic pieces typically feature solid walnut or walnut veneer applied to secondary pine or oak carcases, constructed using hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawer frames and backboards, alongside hand-forged iron or brass hardware.

Authentication involves examining the timber grain, tool marks, secondary woods used internally, hand-cut dovetailing, and the presence of shrinkage cracks or oxidisation consistent with age rather than artificial ageing.

An antique chest provides architectural warmth and textural contrast when paired with minimalist modern seating, neutral walls, and contemporary abstract art to create a balanced, layered aesthetic.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels away from direct sunlight and heat sources, applying occasional microcrystalline wax, and avoiding modern silicone-based polishes.
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