Early Victorian 19th Century English Burr Walnut Wellington Chest of Drawers

A Very Good Quality 19th Century Burr Walnut Wellington Chest, Having Superbly Figured Veneers Throughout, The Rectangular Top Over Seven Drawers With Mostly Original Turned Wooden K...

Early Victorian burr walnut wellington chest circa 1840. Beautiful quality wellington in original condition, complete with a fitted secretaire. Veneered in stunning burr walnut, si...

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...

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 Burr Walnut Wellington Chest By Holland & Sons Constructed using stunning burr walnut veneers, the wellington chest supported on a thumbnail moulded plinth base, an arrangement of...

For sale is a good quality George III burr walnut chest of drawers. The top of the chest has walnut banding as well as herringbone inlay. Below this the chest has two short drawers, ...

An early 19th-century, late Georgian period mahogany Wellington chest, attributed to Gillows. The chest boasts a lovely rich plum mahogany colour and features seven mahogany-lined dr...

For sale is a good quality burr walnut chest on stand. The top of the chest has an arched pediment with a single drawer in the centre. Below this there are two short drawers over thr...

Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers circa 1870. Good quality 4 drawer chest of drawers with burr walnut drawer fronts and top surface. Bookmarked veneered top surface...

19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers circa 1880. Great quality tall chest of drawers often known as a seminere chest as it has 7 drawers. Shaped walnut top surface with m...