Large Antique Mahogany Wellington Chest

Huge antique chest of drawers dating to the early Victorian period. The chest is made from solid mahogany, satin wood banding, turned ebony handles ...

A large chest of drawers dating to the early part of the 19th century and painted in a geometric style. The chest is in very good condition with the perfect amount of wear to the pai...

A large pine refectory table dating to the late 19th century. The table has a superb three plank scrub pine top with a pine base in old blue paint. In very good solid condition with ...

A fine quality display cabinet dating to the Edwardian period, The cabinet has two side cupboards with original brass grill and curtain, with a main glazed centre cupboard all of whi...

A large antique cheval mirror dating to the 1880’s. The mirror is made from mahogany with twisted columns sitting on a carved base with its...

A superb antique elm refectory table dating to the early part of the 20th century. The table sits on turned figured elm legs with ring deta...

Victorian small mahogany Wellington chest This Victorian small mahogany Wellington chest was made circa 1865. It is a 5-drawer version and so not as tall as the usual Wellington che...

Sn4769, fine quality Victorian figured mahogany chest of drawers, having figured top with moulded edge above 7 graduated, oak lined drawers fitted with original turned handles and fl...

Sn5358 Victorian mahogany Wellington chest, having oversailing top above seven graduated drawers all fitted with original turned knobs and fl...

A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Double Wellington Chest With Two Banks Of Six Drawers With Replacement Brass Knobs Flanked By Hinged Locking Pilaster To Each Side 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. By default this particular design of chest is therefore referred to as a double wellington chest. 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 are constructed from. This wellington chest is of a form rarely found in terms of its double bank of drawers...

Antique Victorian quality mahogany wellington chest of 7 drawers having a quality mahogany rectangular shaped top above 7 mahogany lined drawers with original turned mahogany knobs, ...

A fine antique mahogany early Victorian Wellington chest This tall cabinet has six drawers with a pilaster side-locking mechanism. Attributed to Gillows.