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Jansen Tall Chest

Signed Maison Jansen Directoire Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Mahogany Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, entirely original, stamped Maison Jansen commode in very good condition for
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Signed Maison Jansen Mahogany Louis XVI Directoire Marble Top Commode Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic signed Maison Jansen 9 drawer marble top dresser or commode. The piece features
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Maison Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Ebony & Brass Two-Door Bar and Tall Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Plainview, NY
Hollywood Regency bar, cabinet or ebony chest in the manner of Maison Jansen. This recently ebony
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Vintage 1940s Hollywood Regency Dry Bars

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Mirror, Wood

Fantastic Baker Furniture Company Directore Jansen Style Mahogany Brass Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Baker 1950s commode with the styling of Maison Jansen is absolutely
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Vintage 1950s American Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kittinger Satinwood & Rosewood French Regency Style Tall Chest Dresser Cabinet
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful vintage Kittinger French Louis XVI / Regency style tall chest cabinet in walnut with
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Vintage 1950s American Regency Dressers

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Rosewood, Walnut

Fine Quality 19th Century Bronze Mounted Directoire Jansen Style Marble Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular Maison Jansen style French-made Directoire commode in very good condition
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Antique 1880s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Directoire Heavily Brass Inlaid Ebonized Commode Circa 1940 Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
commode measures 44 wide x 32 tall x 19 deep. It dates to the mid 1900s and has been professionally
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Matched Pair of Maison Jansen style Ebonized and Gilded Louis XV Commodes
By Jacques Bodart
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
-worn gold leaf. The commodes were designed in the manner of Maison Jansen of Paris but made in the USA
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Jansen Tall Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal jansen tall chest for your home. Frequently made of wood, walnut and mahogany, every jansen tall chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a jansen tall chest — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A jansen tall chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful jansen tall chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Jansen Tall Chest?

The average selling price for a jansen tall chest at 1stDibs is $3,880, while they’re typically $1,450 on the low end and $8,750 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?

Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot. 

As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.

So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands. 

Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.

When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?

Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.

At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.

Questions About Jansen Tall Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A tall chest of drawers is known as a standard chest of drawers and also as a vertical chest. These are tall and narrow storage pieces. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage tall chests of drawers.

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