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What is the difference between a dresser, a bureau and a chest of drawers?
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The difference between a dresser, a bureau and a chest of drawers is where you place these furnishings and their overall shapes and designs. Usually positioned in a bedroom, a dresser is a wide, low casegood consisting of two or more columns of drawers. When this type of furniture is placed in a living room, office, library or other space beyond the bedroom, people normally refer to it as a bureau. Another type of bedroom furnishing is a chest of drawers, which is a tall vertical column of drawers stacked one above the other. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of dressers, bureaus and chests of drawers.
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French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French mahogany 19th century semainier–made in the Louis XVI style–this Neoclassical dresser offers seven drawers (one for each day of the week) outlined in paneling and crowned with...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Union National Georgian Style Serpentine Mahogany Bachelors Chest Buffet Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional Bachelors Chest, Buffet or Dresser by Union National, Circa 1940s. Designed in George III styling with a dramatic serpentine mahogany case featuring four sliding dove...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,500 Sale Price
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Danish Empire Style Chest of Drawers, Gray Paint with Flower Decoration 1930s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish empire style corrugated three drawer chest on high legs made of solid pine wood. Handmade by Danish master carpenter in the 1930s.
The chest is decorated with light grey and ...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Nightstand Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small drawer storage made in Japan. The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s), and the texture of the wood over the years gives it a deep flavor. Th...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
18th Century Oak French Commode
Located in Nijlen, BE
A fine quality, 18th Century French country, Directoire commode in Bleach oak, with a superb colour and proportions, of simple lines, that will work well in most settings.
Pure cre...
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Antique 18th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Paul Poiret, Chest of Drawers, Oak, Metal, France, 1920s
By Paul Poiret
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-white painted oak and metal chest of drawers designed by Paul Poiret and produced by Atelier Martine, France, c. 1920s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.25"H x 30.0"W x 17.25...
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Vintage 1920s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
