Victorian mahogany Wellington chest

Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers This Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers was made circa 1870. Burr walnut chests of drawers were made in limited numbers in the Victorian pe...

Pair of Victorian walnut bedside chests Each drawer is fitted the original turned walnut handles. Running down each front corner is a very attractive moulding. In the Victorian perio...

Edwardian mahogany high chest This Edwardian mahogany high chest was made circa 1900, using the highest quality mahogany available. It would have been made by Maple & Co, the h...

Victorian Naval dockyard chest This Victorian Naval dockyard chest was made in the last quarter of the 19th century. Made in 2 parts so this was easily transported to and around the...

George III Irish mahogany tallboy This George III Irish mahogany tallboy was made circa 1790. Irish tallboys are set apart from the British chest on chests...

William IV mahogany Channel Island chest This small William IV mahogany chest was made circa 1830. It is a rare chest of drawers not only for its size but also the design. The 4 grad...

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.

A wonderful Victorian Wellington Chest Circa 1850 With eight graduated ash lined drawers, hinged locking arm to the right. The Wellington Chest was named aptly after the Duke of W...