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.

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17th Century Oak Chest C. 1680

From Serendipity Antiques

£725

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17th Century Oak Coffer C.1700

From Serendipity Antiques

£495

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Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£365

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Regency Figured Mahogany Chest of Graduated Drawers

19th century

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Regency Figured Mahogany Chest of Graduated Drawers

From Roger King Antiques

£395

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18th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers

From Penderyn Antiques

£650

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Antique George II Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£4,800

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Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers

From Holmes Antiques

£3,200

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A 19thc French Louis Phillipe Era Burr Walnut Commode

19th century

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A 19thc French Louis Phillipe Era Burr Walnut Commode

From Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

£2,795

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18th century

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Early 18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£385

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Antique Small Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Moxhams Antiques

£2,450

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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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An Absolutely Lovely 18th Century Oak Coffer or Blanket Box.

From Designer Antiques4u

£495

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18th Century George III Period Mahogany Antique Wine Cooler Cellarette

From The Fine Art Fund

£960

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17th century

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17th Century Olive Wood Oyster Veneer Cabinet on Stand

From Athey Antiques

£2,950

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William and Mary Walnut Chest of 4 Drawers.

17th century

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William and Mary Walnut Chest of 4 Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£595

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17th century

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Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

From Dickinsons Antiques

£925

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Queen Anne Walnut Chest of Drawers

From Walton House Antiques

£2,500

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Period Furniture Storage

17th Century Oak Chest C. 1680

17th Century Oak Coffer C.1700

Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers.

Regency Figured Mahogany Chest of Graduated Drawers

Antique Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Antique George II Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers

A 19thc French Louis Phillipe Era Burr Walnut Commode

Early 18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers.

Antique Small Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers

An Absolutely Lovely 18th Century Oak Coffer or Blanket Box.

18th Century George III Period Mahogany Antique Wine Cooler Cellarette

17th Century Olive Wood Oyster Veneer Cabinet on Stand

William and Mary Walnut Chest of 4 Drawers.

Early 17th Century Oak Coffer

Queen Anne Walnut Chest of Drawers

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