Exceptional Flemish Baroque Collectors Cabinet on Stand, Mid-17th Century Chic..
Located in Buchanan, MI
An exceptional flemish baroque collectors cabinet on stand, Circa 1640, walnut and palisander marquetry on an ebonized base. Note: Depth is at its deepest point, most of the case is ...
Palisander, Walnut
17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-17th century Flemish oak chest of drawers. With turned split mouldings to the drawers on bun feet.
Oak
Flemish Painted Chest, Circa 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Turned open-worked supports grace the front of the cabinet. Flemish, Circa 17th Century
17th Century Flemish Marquetry Walnut Chester Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 17th century Flemish marquetry walnut Chester drawers in pristine condition.
Walnut
$94,875
H 180 in W 160 in D 50 in
Original 18th Century Monumental Cabinet on Stand / Italian Bargueno / European
Located in Miami, FL
Important monumental cabinet on stand. The case of the cabinet is walnut, veneered with rich rib boned ebony and luxuriously decorated with turtle shell, bronze, carey. Bargueno wi...
Walnut, Glass
$4,650
H 54.93 in W 37.41 in D 14.18 in
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. Th...
Iron
$4,650
H 46.78 in W 32.68 in D 15.36 in
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is embellished with a carving of Don Quixote de la Mancha bordered with branches of leaves. The desk is supported by a pedestal joined by a bridge of turned columns. Th...
Iron
French 17th Century and Later Cabinet on Stand
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An ornately-carved walnut 17th century and later French cabinet on stand, the top with a pair of carved doors and paneled carved sides with columns at the corners, the whole raised o...
Walnut
Italian Early 18th Century Baroque Period Inlaid Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique Italian early 18th century Baroque period ebonized fruit wood and Pietra Dura marble and semi precious stone inlaid specimen cabinet. The small scale c...
Marble
$18,500
H 71 in W 60 in D 25 in
Antique Flemish / Dutch Walnut Marquetry Royal Manuscript Cabinet, circa 1680
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Flemish / Dutch walnut marquetry Royal Manuscript cabinet, circa 1680. The cabinet possessing a stepped cornice with a carved frieze of fruiting vines. Below there are six do...
Walnut
$23,311Sale Price|20% Off
H 88.98 in W 73.63 in D 31.11 in
Antique 17th Century Oak Dutch Renaissance Cabinet with Ebony and Mahogany
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is an antique four-door cupboard, in Dutch, named “Kussenkast”, that was made in the Northern Netherlands in the late 17th century. This cupboard takes its name from th...
Brass, Steel
$39,456
H 69.69 in W 43.71 in D 20.87 in
Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
An exceptional art cabinet crafted in the 18th century, conceived as a tribute to the opulence and refinement of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Made from an oak base venereed wit...
Bronze
$65,601
H 76.38 in W 48.43 in D 18.12 in
Fine Late 17th Century Flemish Tortoiseshell Architectural Cabinet On Stand
Located in Kent, Dover
A rare and of fine quality, late XVII Century Flemish European ormolu mounted ebony and red tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, of architectural form, crowned with an architectural, gall...
Bone, Ivory, Tortoise Shell, Ebony, Pine
$19,728
H 51.19 in W 34.26 in D 13.39 in
Antwerp Cabinet From The Baroque Period - 18th Century In Boule Marquetry
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and unique Antwerp Baroque period cabinet with Asian decoration in tortoise shell, pewter and brass ball marquetry, chiseled and gilded bronze ornamentation. 18 century The ca...
Wood
$42,358
H 66.54 in W 51.19 in D 21.26 in
Important Antwerp Cabinet In Tortoiseshell, Ebony And Bronze, 17th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important Antwerp Cabinet In tortoiseshell, ebony And Bronze, theater in ebony and bone marquetry
Bronze
$5,955
H 58.27 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Cabinet on Stand, Bargueno or Varqueno
Located in Miami, FL
This Bargueno is a portable desk. The base is typically a Spanish table and dates from 19th Century. The upper part was added in the 20th century in England and dates from the Arts a...
Iron
$13,925Sale Price|20% Off
H 69.3 in W 50.4 in D 22.84 in
Antique 17th Century Dutch Oak and Ebony Two-Door Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
Antique 17th Century Dutch oak and ebony two-door Renaissance cabinet. This extraordinary cupboard is made of the finest quarter-sawn oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance...
Ebony, Oak
$24,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 86.23 in W 46.46 in D 22.84 in
Baroque Cabinet with Secretaire, Germany, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding baroque cabinet with fall top secretaire, South Germany, 1750-1760. Beautiful walnut veneer with exquisite figural and landscape marquetry on writing top and doors. The c...
Elm, Walnut
$48,500
H 68.25 in W 48.25 in D 16.75 in
Spanish 18th Century Fruitwood, Rosewood and Ormolu Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning early 18th century Spanish ebonized fruitwood, rosewood, bone and ormolu specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised on its original base with beautiful spiral legs and block ...
Ormolu
Rare Portuguese 18th Century Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese 18th century cabinet Made of kingwood. Three drawers simulating four. Base with profusely decorated skirts with plant motifs, turned legs and beams. Hardware and fittings ...
Wood
$46,850
H 75 in W 56 in D 28 in
A Fine French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Crib Cradle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French or Russian 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany, Ormolu Mounted and Parcel-Gildwood Carved Crib & Bedding. The egg-shaped oblong rocking cradle supported at each...
Bronze, Ormolu
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 36 in W 36.5 in D 15 in
Biedermeier Period Burlwood Table Cabinet Of Curiosities Wunderkammer 19th C.
Located in Forney, TX
A fine Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) walnut maple burlwood marquetry table cabinet - wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) with fifteen drawers and concealed secret compartments, ci...
Iron
$337,535
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
18th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Collectors Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A glorious and magnificent 18th Century Italian collectors cabinet architecturally styled with pediment, columns and finials. This extremely fine cabinet features Florentine inlay de...
Wood, Ivory
$81,185Sale Price|35% Off
H 72 in W 57 in D 29 in
Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare and Important Renaissance "Judaica" Carved Oak Wood Cabinet, circa 1680 We are pleased to present a rare and important Renaissance Judaica carved oak wood cabinet. This exq...
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
$651,300
H 20 in W 31 in D 18 in
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$60,609Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$115,448
H 61.82 in W 38.59 in D 22.05 in
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
$38,961
H 64.18 in W 50.4 in D 17.72 in
Pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinets on Stands
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional and rare pair of 17th Century Spanish Baroque gilt bronze and metal mounted ebonised and tortoiseshell cabinets of grand scale with interesting provenance. Spanish...
Tortoise Shell, Ebony
$87,759
H 50.01 in W 72.45 in D 94.89 in
Louis-Philippe Gilt Composition King Size Bed After Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1850
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Majestic Louis-Philippe Giltwood and Gilt Composition King Size Bed, after a model by Francois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter, the outwardly curved headboard flanked by two open-wi...
Giltwood
$519,804 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$11,790Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.93 in W 12.6 in D 7.87 in
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Located in PARIS, FR
An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...
Marble
The Ditchley Park Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT BRASS-MOUNTED PIETRA DURA, EBONY AND EBONISED CABINET-ON-STAND, DUTCH, CIRCA 1650-80, THE PIETRA DURA PANELS FLORENTINE, MID 17TH CENTURY. Inset overall with paired Fl...
Alabaster, Limestone, Marble, Breccia Marble, Brass
$12,900
H 22.25 in W 23.25 in D 13.25 in
17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a diminutive burled walnut vargueno, collector or valuables cabinet, with molded cornice and drop front, opening to a multi-drawer interior with two fitted upper dr...
Brass, Wrought Iron
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.
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