Antique Victorian Miniature Walnut Wellington Chest of Drawers

A superb antique Victorian burr walnut Wellington chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1850-1870’s. It is of absolutely amazing quality and is much l...

A lovely little antique Victorian burr walnut specimen chest of drawers. This was made in England, we would date it from around the 1880-1900 period. It is of superb quality, this i...

A fantastic antique Victorian chest of drawers, made in England and dating from around the 1860-1880 period. This is of superb quality, it is a very useful size, low and compact, ye...

A large and extremely well made antique Victorian chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1860-1880’s. The quality is outstanding, this is a well design...

Each with squarish rectangular tops over six green tooled leather faced drawers with cast bail handles the whole with hinged lock side mechanism with key. Plinth base.

Antique Walnut Wellington Chest A good Victorian figured walnut Wellington chest with well carved corbels and flower heads and a secretaire drawer fitted with 2 drawers veneered in b...

Antique English Victorian Wellington Chest of Drawers Campaign Carved Oak. Direct from England, a stunning antique English “Wellington Chest”, one of the first we have found in quit...

A Fine Quality Late 19th Century, Victorian Period, Figured Walnut Wellington Chest, Of Attractive Small Proportions, Having Rectangular Top Over Seven Extremely Well Figured Drawers, With Replacement Brass Ring Handles, Flanked By Pilasters Headed With Elegant Carved Corbels And Well Figured Ends, Raised On Original Plinth Base. The first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, commissioned the first chest of this type, i.e. a tall bank of drawers secured by hinged locking pilasters to take with him and carry around various battlefields and that is where the name wellington chest comes from. It is now used to refer to almost any tall, narrow antique chest of drawers. From around 1820 onwards they were manufactured in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, plus they varied a great deal in terms of both their quality and the wood which they were constructed from. This particular antique wellington chest of...