Victorian Mahogany Wellington Chest

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...

Stunning antique French oak 19th century Victorian Era Wellington campaign chest of drawers or cabinet~~6 drawers with lower cubby~~circa 1870s. Perfect statement piece that can accommodate any number of storage needs in today's home~~use in a bedroom or dressing area for clothing or jewelry~~in a dining area for storage of tableware~~in a study or library for office supplies...

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.