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Biedermeier Marble Top Chest

Biedermeier Marble-Top Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This Biedermeier chest has a 1 1/8inch thick marble top. The drawers have three fruitwood veneered
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Antique 1840s German Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Biedermeier Marble-Top Chest
Biedermeier Marble-Top Chest
H 39 in W 48.25 in D 25 in
Antique Biedermeier Mirror Back Pier Console Table with 2 Marble Top Side Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Biedermeier mirror back pier console table with 2 marble top side chests - 3 piece set
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Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Marble Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
original graphite grey marble top, this chest exudes timeless sophistication. Enhancing its allure are two
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Biedermeier Semainiere with Marble Top, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
marble top. The chest of drawers stands on carved lion paws and is accentuated by smooth pilasters on the
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Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...

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Marble

Biedermeier Period 1840s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut three-drawer commode from the mid-19th century, with grey marble top
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Marble

Rare Cabinet Chest of Drawers with Marble in the antique Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
frame. Gering marble top surface with light-grey grain. Partially ebonised. Interior shelving. Such a
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birdseye Maple

Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
. Crowned with an original graphite grey marble top, this chest exudes timeless sophistication. Enhancing
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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Oak, Softwood

19th Century Russian Biedermeier Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers Mirror
Located in Roma, RM
crescent shape, with white Carrara marble top, three drawers, footless base. Gilt bronzes along the edges
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Antique 1820s Russian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Antique circa 1860 Walnut & Marble Topped Chest of Drawers with Original Key
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite circa 1860 Continental Walnut & Marble chest of
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Antique 1860s European High Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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French Louis Philippe Painted Safe With Marble Top
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of eleven Wiener Werkstatte side chairs by Gebruder Thonet. Each have rounded rectangular backs with interlocking circle and ball designs over upholstered paisley seats, all on...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Maple Commodes
Located in New York, NY
with grey marble top and over mirror panel (priced as pair).         
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C
Located in London, GB
stunning chest features a beautiful Verde Antico marble top, attractive ormolu mounts and eight useful
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Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
stunning chest features a beautiful Verde Antico marble top, attractive ormolu mounts and eight useful
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Vintage 1980s French Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Empire Mahogany Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
' sides and shaped rectangular mottled Rouge de Rance marble tops with three quarter brass galleries
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Antique 1830s French Empire Tables

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Mahogany

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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Biedermeier Marble Top Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the biedermeier marble top chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each biedermeier marble top chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, marble and stone. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect biedermeier marble top chest — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

How Much is a Biedermeier Marble Top Chest?

A biedermeier marble top chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,450, while the lowest priced sells for $1,430 and the highest can go for as much as $6,750.

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

Is it 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 a 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.

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.

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