Antique Walnut Wellington Chest

A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century, Victorian Period, Walnut Wellington Chest Of Drawers, Having Seven Superbly Figured Drawers With Original Brass Swan Neck Handles, Enclosed By Hinged Locking Pilaster With Carved Decoration, 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...

A fine quality mid-19th century, victorian, burr walnut childs chest, of useful proportions, having well figured top over six drawers with replacement brass knobs enclosed by locking...

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...

A very good quality mid 19th century Satinbirch wood, childs size wellington chest, having eight drawers with original turned wooden knobs, enclosed by Locking Pilaster. Childs si...

A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century, Early Victorian, Mahogany Wellington Chest Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Seven Drawers Retaining Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Flanke...

An Extremely Good Quality Mid 19th Century, William IV Period, Mahogany Wellington Chest Of Drawers, Having Well Figured Veneers Throughout, With Rectangular Top Over Concealed Fri...

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...

A wonderful antique miniature Victorian Wellington chest of drawers in burr walnut. This dates from around the 1860-1880 period & is quite a rare item. It is a charming little item,...

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.

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

A superb antique Victorian Wellington chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1850-1870’s. It is of am...

Victorian figured rosewood Wellington chest with good architectural features including well carved corbels at the top & bottom of the pilasters, a sla...