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.

Small Antique English Georgian Oak & Mahogany Cross-banded Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers (Circa 1780)

18th century

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Small Antique English Georgian Oak & Mahogany Cross-banded Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers (Circa 1780)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£1,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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18th Century Provincial French Oak Cupboard.

From Earl and Rymer

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Japanese Keyaki Merchant (Tansu) Chest

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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17th Century Period Oak Antique Grain Ark from Snowdonia

From Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

£895

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Georgian Chippendale Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

18th century

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Georgian Chippendale Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£1,575

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17th century

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17th Century Oak Moulded Front Small Chest of Drawers

From Blank Canvas Antiques

£1,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers

From FB Antiques

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

18th century

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Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

From Walton House Antiques

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Outstanding Original Antique Victorian Flame Grain Mahogany Chest of 5 Drawers

19th century

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Outstanding Original Antique Victorian Flame Grain Mahogany Chest of 5 Drawers

From Lincoln Restorations

£715

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique George III Period Golden Mahogany Bow Tallboy

18th century

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Antique George III Period Golden Mahogany Bow Tallboy

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£7,800

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.

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers

19th century

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Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers

From London City Antiques

£1,485

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

17th century

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17th Century Charles II Oak Geometric Chest of Drawers, C1680

From Anthony Short Antiques

£2,900

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookshelves

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£24,000

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Jacobean Oak Chest of Drawers with Original Brasses, C.1680

17th century

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Jacobean Oak Chest of Drawers with Original Brasses, C.1680

From Hingstons of Wilton

£1,375

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£485

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Period Furniture Storage

Small Antique English Georgian Oak & Mahogany Cross-banded Bachelor’s Chest of Drawers (Circa 1780)

18th Century Provincial French Oak Cupboard.

Japanese Keyaki Merchant (Tansu) Chest

17th Century Period Oak Antique Grain Ark from Snowdonia

Georgian Chippendale Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers

17th Century Oak Moulded Front Small Chest of Drawers

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Small George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Outstanding Original Antique Victorian Flame Grain Mahogany Chest of 5 Drawers

Antique George III Period Golden Mahogany Bow Tallboy

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers

17th Century Charles II Oak Geometric Chest of Drawers, C1680

Pair of 19th Century Regency Period Rosewood Open Bookshelves

Jacobean Oak Chest of Drawers with Original Brasses, C.1680

Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers.

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