Mahogany 19th Century Wellington Chest Of Drawers (England, circa 1840)

£3,750.00
Mahogany 19th Century Wellington Chest Of Drawers

Mahogany 19th Century Wellington Chest Of Drawers (England, circa 1840)

£3,750.00

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, Flanked By Pilasters, One Locking, Headed By Attractive Carved Decoration, Raised On Original Plinth To 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 are constructed from.

This particular 19th century wellington chest is constructed using high quality mahogany timbers which have retained a rich colour throughout the years and resulted in a very attractive piece of furniture to look at.

As always one of the big advantages with a chest of this form is that it offers a different and more unusual perspective to the room in terms of its height and proportion. Also of course the drawers are incredibly functional when used for items that you don’t wish to be buried at the bottom of the much larger drawers which can be found in conventional antiques chests of drawers.

As with all the items which we offer for sale, this Victorian Wellington Chest has been attended to in the traditional manner at our workshops before being offered for sale, by our highly trained and skilled antique furniture restorers including a light clean and natural wax polish to ensure that it is in retail condition and ready to be placed immediately into the home or workplace.

Circa 1840.

Height 47.5in.
Width 24in.
Depth 16.5in.

 

Stock Code8319
Height 47.5 inch (120.65 cm)
Width 24 inch (60.96 cm)
Depth 16.5 inch (41.91 cm)
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