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.

19th century

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Regency Goncalo Alves Cabinet

From Georgian Antiques

£8,600

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17th century

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17th Century North Country Coffer

From Holmes Antiques

£1,250

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Antique Chest on Stand, English, Georgian, Oak, Chest of Drawers, Circa 1720

18th century

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Antique Chest on Stand, English, Georgian, Oak, Chest of Drawers, Circa 1720

From London Fine Antiques

£2,350

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1900 - 1920

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Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Rosewood Canterbury

From Michael Youll Antiques

£475

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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George III Period Chest of Drawers.

From John Hubbard Antiques

£995

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Antique Oak Blanket Chest

From Affordable Old Furniture

£450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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Two Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Cabinets

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Georgian Walnut Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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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.

19th century

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Early C19th George III Period Bow-front Mahogany Chest of Drawers .

From M Lees and Sons

£900

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18th century

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Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£590

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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18th Century Oak Chest

From Ballinderry Antiques

£1,280

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Large Jacobean Period Panelled Oak Mule Chest

18th century

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Large Jacobean Period Panelled Oak Mule Chest

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Period Furniture Storage

Regency Goncalo Alves Cabinet

17th Century North Country Coffer

Antique Chest on Stand, English, Georgian, Oak, Chest of Drawers, Circa 1720

Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Rosewood Canterbury

George III Period Chest of Drawers.

Antique Oak Blanket Chest

Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Two Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Cabinets

Georgian Walnut Chest of Drawers

Early C19th George III Period Bow-front Mahogany Chest of Drawers .

Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers

18th Century Oak Chest

Large Jacobean Period Panelled Oak Mule Chest

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