Swedish 19th century burr walnut chest of drawers

Early 19th century walnut chest of drawers circa 1800. Good quality chest of drawers in the chippendale taste. Shaped top which echoes the rest of the serpentine shaped drawer fron...

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...

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...

Striking walnut and burr walnut 7 drawer chest, which is often known as a seminere, albeit this one has the addition of a secretaire. Top drawer slightly overhangs the other 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...

A Small Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers – Georgian Style Item Code: 1377 A very attractive small antique burr walnut chest of drawers in the Georgian style, offering excellent c...

A walnut and burr walnut chest of drawers with ormolu mounts and locking pilaster, six graduating drawers.

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...