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19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
By Empire Furniture
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 34.85 in W 45.48 in D 22.84 in
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 58.25 in W 36.25 in D 14.25 in
French Empire Mahogany Chest with Egyptian Revival Mounts
Located in New York, NY
French Empire (19th Century) mahogany and gilt trimmed chest with back rail, lion head handles, and
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers or “commode” made of flamed mahogany in the French Empire style. This piece has
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Vintage 1910s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Mahogany Two-Drawer Chest, Early 20th Century, Empire Style Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mahogany two-drawer chest from the early 20th century. This antique French chest features
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20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
H 31.75 in W 26.75 in D 17.25 in
19th Century French Empire Antique Mahogany, Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique French single chest of drawers made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive Empire mahogany commode hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 48.25 in D 25.25 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany & Gilt Metal Mounted Cabinet on Chest circa 1800
Located in Suffolk, GB
This antique French Empire mahogany and gilt metal mounted antique cabinet on chest has an upper
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 67.72 in W 47.64 in D 20.87 in
1830s French Empire Mahogany Chest with Four Drawers and Gilded Edges, Commode
Located in Miami, FL
1830s French Empire mahogany chest with four drawers and gilded edges
Beautiful wooden root.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 38.97 in W 48.22 in D 23.42 in
French Empire Ebonized Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Empire-Style Parcel Ebonized Mahogany Commode, marble top, three graduated drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 35 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
Fine French Mahogany Empire Commode
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A french marbled top and bronze mounted mahogany commode. The original grey marble top over the
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Petite Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
France circa 1810. This case piece is topped with an interesting piece of black, gray and white fossil
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire Mahogany Commode with Belgian black marble top. Circa 1850. A fine
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Semi-circular body, one door in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire 19th Century Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous French mahogany commode from 19th century France, circa 1840’s. The stunning gray and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal
Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, dating from the first quarter of the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, frieze drawer, over three
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany Veneer, 19th century Napoleon III RESTAURED
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire chest of drawers in mahogany veneer, 19th century
Three drawers plus one under the gray
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 35.04 in W 50.79 in D 24.22 in
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid and veneer of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire Neoclassical Style Chest of Drawers, Late 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Empire Neoclassical style mahogany chest of drawers with ormolu mounts, late nineteenth
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers
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Antique 1880s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French Empire style mahogany chest of drawers commode with warm rich patina. circa 1820
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 36.5 in W 50.75 in D 23.15 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, French Polished
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Commode with wonderful lion paw feet, in the Empire style, although we have seen
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Antique 1890s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 33 in W 50.13 in D 22.75 in
Petite Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France made of flamed Cuban mahogany with four dovetailed drawers and
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Antique 1880s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that
Draw easily. A column flanks each
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Empire Chest Of Drawers, Stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée, Paris c. 1800
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Greven, DE
Empire chest of drawers stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée
Paris
Mahogany
around 1800
Dimensions: H
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Antique 1790s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 36.23 in W 51.58 in D 24.81 in
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely small Empire chest in mahogany with satinwood inlays, ebonized details and brass
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Southall, GB
A fantastic quality 19th Century Empire mahogany and ormolu commode with marble top. This commode
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire chest or commode with bowed front offering four drawers on tapered feet in the
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Antique 1810s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany, Satinwood
H 32.25 in W 38 in D 20.5 in
Empire Style Chest of Drawers, Possibly France, circa 1880
Located in Madrid, ES
classical antiquity (Greek and Roman) place the chest of drawers in the Empire style. This dominated in all
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Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Small Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style late 19th century mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, France Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers veneered in mahogany, with four drawers and white marble top. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 36.23 in W 45.28 in D 23.23 in
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze
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Antique 1820s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marble Columns, Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Empire commode in Cuban mahogany with marble columns flanking two drawers and resting
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.75 in W 32.25 in D 18 in
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and
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Antique 1860s Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 32.25 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
Antique Napoleonic French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers Grey Marble Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with a gray marble top; four
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 34.25 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
Henkel Harris French Empire Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Dresser
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Empire of Louis Philippe style dresser or chest of drawers
By Henkel Harris
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1990s American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 34.5 in W 44 in D 20.5 in
French Empire Style 1870s Mahogany Three-Drawer Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style mahogany commode from the late 19th century, with white marble top, three
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 32.75 in W 32.5 in D 15.25 in
Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Empire Revival "retour d'Egypte" four drawer commode, ca. 1910 or later, in the manner of
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Antique 19th Century Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Bluestone Top and Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Empire commode is a perfect example of the type of chest of drawers that became popular
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
H 36 in W 51.25 in D 25.25 in
19th Century French Empire Commode
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode
19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Baltic Empire Biedermeier Period Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
by Napoleon’s Neoclassical inspired Empire style (1804-1815) in France, having a fine quality solid
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Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
French Empire Jacob Desmalter et Cie mahogany two door commode with marble top
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
French Empire oak lined two door mahogany commode with brass mounts and marble top by Jacob
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 21.66 in
19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode was crafted during the Napoleon III
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire French Semainier Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Semainier,
Mahogany,
France, 1825-1830
,,The Empire style is an early-nineteenth-century
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Antique 1820s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Charming Small Empire Commode is made of mahogany with a black marble top. It has bronze rings
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Chest of Drawers with Painted Trompe L'Oeil, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Tall French Empire-style commode. The pine wood is painted in a faux-bois trompe l'oeil imitating
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
H 53.94 in W 50.4 in D 22.45 in
Petite French Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was created in 19th century France. Topped with a removable
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Granite, Metal, Brass
Antique Empire/ Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome North German Biedermeier chest of drawers in West Indies mahogany whose fine figuring is
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 34.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode with bronze mounts and a dark gray stone top
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Antique 1810s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 35.04 in W 46.46 in D 23.23 in
French 19th Century Petite Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French Empire commode made of mahogany, is topped with its original black fossil marble
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Provincial Empire Marble Top Commode, France, Circa:1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
elements of French Empire furniture, the application is more provincial than Parisian made pieces. The
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Antique 1810s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode
Located in Houston, TX
drawers, flanked to either side by an ormolu-
Mounted pilaster, raised on turreted feet.
Flame mahogany
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
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French Mahogany Empire Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French mahogany empire chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each French mahogany empire chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. Your living room may not be complete without a French mahogany empire chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A French mahogany empire chest, designed in the Empire, Neoclassical or Louis XVI style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made French mahogany empire chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Empire Furniture, John Stuart Inc. and Molitor are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Mahogany Empire Chest?
Prices for a French mahogany empire chest start at $1,350 and top out at $30,032 with the average selling for $4,800.
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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