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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18th Century Figured Elm Chest of Drawers

From Wakelin and Linfield

£2,950

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Antique Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers 18th Century English Furniture

From Heavenly Antiques

£485

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18th century

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18th Century Antique Oak Chest on Stand Georgian Cabinet Drawer Storage Cupboard

From Heavenly Antiques

£675

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18th Century Italian Walnut Cabinet

From Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

£4,850

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Regency Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

19th century

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Regency Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Walton House Antiques

£1,250

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18th century

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18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers

From TallBoy Interiors

£2,295

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Chest of Five Drawers

From Abersoch Antiques

£575

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Georgian Chest of Drawers

From Deva Antiques

£585

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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Antique Oak Coffer

From Deva Antiques

£685

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Antique Period Oak & Country Furniture 16thc Elizabethan Boarded Coffer. English C1560-80

16th century

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Antique Period Oak & Country Furniture 16thc Elizabethan Boarded Coffer. English C1560-80

From Mark Seabrook Antiques

£1,475

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.

17th century

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Late 17th Century Oak Moulded Front Chest of Drawers with Fine, Faded Patina

From LVS Decorative Arts

£2,200

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17th century

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Good Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers – Moulded Front, Circa 1680

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£1,100

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£895

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Fine Quality Sheraton Revival Edwardian Period Mahogany Tall Chest

1900 - 1920

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A Fine Quality Sheraton Revival Edwardian Period Mahogany Tall Chest

From Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

£495

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19th century

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Pitch Pine Aesthetic Period Chest of Drawers

From Camden Antiques

£750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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A Mahogany Regency Cupboard C1810

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£375

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Period Furniture Storage

18th Century Figured Elm Chest of Drawers

Antique Georgian Oak Chest of Drawers 18th Century English Furniture

18th Century Antique Oak Chest on Stand Georgian Cabinet Drawer Storage Cupboard

18th Century Italian Walnut Cabinet

Regency Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers

Regency Mahogany Chest of Five Drawers

Georgian Chest of Drawers

Antique Oak Coffer

Antique Period Oak & Country Furniture 16thc Elizabethan Boarded Coffer. English C1560-80

Late 17th Century Oak Moulded Front Chest of Drawers with Fine, Faded Patina

Good Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers – Moulded Front, Circa 1680

Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers

A Fine Quality Sheraton Revival Edwardian Period Mahogany Tall Chest

Pitch Pine Aesthetic Period Chest of Drawers

A Mahogany Regency Cupboard C1810

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