What is a period chest of drawers?

A period chest of drawers is a wooden storage unit built before the Victorian era, typically featuring stacked horizontal drawers used for linens and clothing. These pieces rely on solid oak, mahogany or walnut construction, joined by hand-cut dovetails and finished with period brass hardware.

How do you use antique storage furniture today?

Antique storage pieces function effectively in modern interiors for stowing clothes, bedding, tableware or paperwork while adding architectural character to a room. Positioning them in bedrooms, hallways or living spaces allows you to utilise their deep drawers and cupboards for daily domestic organisation.

How can you tell a seventeenth-century oak chest from a Georgian one?

Seventeenth-century chests display heavy timber construction, pegged joints, panelled sides and geometric mouldings executed in native oak. Georgian pieces show smoother mahogany surfaces, curved bow fronts, delicate bracket feet and refined dovetailing developed over a century later.

What is the difference between a coffer and a chest of drawers?

A coffer is a deep storage box accessed via a hinged lid on top, primarily designed for blankets and household goods. A chest of drawers provides side-access pull-out drawers stacked vertically, offering more structured organisation for folded garments.

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Period furniture storage brings together centuries of oak, mahogany and walnut built to hold linen, silver and clothes with architectural gravity.

17th century

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17th Century Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1680

From School House Antiques

£2,150

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18th century

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Antique 18th Century Welsh Oak Mule Chest

From Penderyn Antiques

£650

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19th century

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Japanese Tansu Red Lacquered Chest

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£275

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19th century

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Japanese Kiri Wood Storage Cabinet

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£225

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18th century

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18th Century Oak Coffer

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£375

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Antique Edwardian Satinwood Chest of Drawers

1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Satinwood Chest of Drawers

From Penderyn Antiques

£595

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19th century

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Georgian Small Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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18th century

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18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode

From Anthony Short Antiques

£3,400

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chest of drawers

18th century

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Antique Oak Mule Chest

From Pap Antiques and Restoration Ltd

£520

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19th century

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17th Century Oak Six Plank Coffer

From Walton House Antiques

£675

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Listings span eight distinct material categories, led by oak, mahogany and walnut alongside decorative additions of brass, iron, marble, rosewood and fabric.

18th century

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18thc Oak Chest of Drawers

From Helios and Co Antiques

£995

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17th century

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17th Walnut Century Chest of Drawers

From Holmes Antiques

£3,500

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18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From James Reeve (Quinneys of Warwick)

£775

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18th century

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Good Welsh 18th Century Oak Corner Cupboard

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

£595

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17th century

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17thc Oak Coffer

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£775

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Tudor-period Welsh Oak Carved Chest or Coffer, Circa 1560

16th century

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Tudor-period Welsh Oak Carved Chest or Coffer, Circa 1560

From WelshAntiques

£4,900

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Period Furniture Storage

17th Century Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers C. 1680

Antique 18th Century Welsh Oak Mule Chest

Japanese Tansu Red Lacquered Chest

Japanese Kiri Wood Storage Cabinet

18th Century Oak Coffer

Antique Edwardian Satinwood Chest of Drawers

Georgian Small Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode

Antique Oak Mule Chest

17th Century Oak Six Plank Coffer

18thc Oak Chest of Drawers

17th Walnut Century Chest of Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Good Welsh 18th Century Oak Corner Cupboard

17thc Oak Coffer

Tudor-period Welsh Oak Carved Chest or Coffer, Circa 1560

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