18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century French walnut commode with serpentine block-front.
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century French walnut commode with serpentine block-front.
Steel
18th Century French Walnut Commode, Castres, Pyrénées, circa 1760
Located in Brooklyn, NY
18th century French Walnut Commode, Castres, Pyrénées, c. 1760 Dry walnut, Original Pulls, later Escutcheons H: 32 D: 24 W: 50 in.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French walnut commode with molded drawer fronts and shaped paneling, fitted with three drawers and ornate brass pulls. The case has a shaped apron and stands on short legs, showing...
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of a carved french walnut commode with a slight bow fronted design, paneled to the ends and with french scroll feet. original handles and good colour and condition thr...
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Three Drawers and Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the 18th century with three drawers, carved apron and ornate hardware.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Brass Fixtures
Located in Round Top, TX
This 18th century chest from France is absolutely gorgeous. It’s patina is a rich warm walnut with three drawers that slide very nicely from many years of use. You can see in the pho...
Brass
$6,600Sale Price|32% Off
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Burl Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
An excellent quality, 18th century French walnut commode with fabulous quarter veneered and moulded top, having a moulded and detailed edge, conforming to the shape of the commode be...
Wood
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
This exceptional 18th century French provincial commode embodies the warmth, craftsmanship, and understated elegance that define the finest provincial furniture of the Louis XV perio...
Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century French Provincial walnut 3-drawer commode with hoof feet, heart carved apron and shaped top.
Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut commode 18 th century
Located in Houston, TX
This fine louis XV Style carved walnut commode has a shaped Top, over three drawers with scrolled foliate accents, rising on Fluted bracket feet. It is 18 th century and hand carved.
Walnut
18th Century French Provençal Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A lovely 18th Century French, serpentine fronted walnut commode.
Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 18th century walnut French provincial commode of the Louis XV period.
Walnut
Country French 18th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant Country French 18th century walnut three-drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine scrolled legs with carved hoof feet.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Three-Drawer Serpentine Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 18th century French Carved Walnut Serpentine Commode with three Drawers.
Walnut
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regence highly carved walnut commode.
Walnut
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Lyonnaise walnut commode.
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century French Louis XV style finely carved walnut three-drawer commode with bronze hardware.
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th c. French Louis XV Style carved 3 Drawer Walnut Commode with Bronze Hardware. Lyon, France.
Bronze
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Bombay Commode, Hand-Carved
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century, French provincial walnut 3-drawer bombay commode with cabriole legs and escargot feet, intricately hand carved apron and shaped top.
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French Louis XV provincial walnut commode.
Walnut
18th Century Regence Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Carved Walnut Commode
Walnut
$25,000
18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular 18th century walnut commode with three drawers and original hardware. Each drawer follows the lines of the top of the piece and have been carved out of a single piece of ...
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode Bordelaise.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Bordelaise commode.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Regence Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century French Walnut Regence Three-Drawer Commode with Bronze Mountings.
Bronze
Louis XV Walnut Commode, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Louis XV carved walnut commode, 18th Century. Five drawers with three smaller drawers including a hidden drawer over two large drawers. Provenance: Estate of T. Boone Pickens (J....
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode Bordelaise.
Brass
18th Century, French, Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Period French, Louis XV three-drawer walnut commode or chest of drawers with original marble top.
Marble
Vintage 18th century Walnut Commode, French Provençal, French Louis XVI Period
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A testament to the refined rustic elegance of the South of France, this exquisite mid 18th-century commode embodies the sophisticated transition between the Louis XV and Louis XVI pe...
Brass
$10,500Sale Price|57% Off
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
Walnut
$4,100 / item
18th Century French Walnut Louis XIV Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XIV commode band-made in Southern France in the mid 1700s using walnut and pegged constructions. The commode has beautiful color, patina, and character. The commode features th...
Walnut
18th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th century French commode. A fine quality Louis XV period walnut commode of most attractive colour.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Petite Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut petite commode Bordelaise.
Walnut
Period Neoclassical French Carved Walnut Commode w/Fluted Accents, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical raised walnut wood chest of two drawers, with fluted accents, from the 18th century.
Walnut
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XIV style Commode is nicely carved in the wood with beautiful thick iron handles. It is walnut wood and has been refinished.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high-quality 18th century French Louis XV period two drawer walnut commode.
Walnut
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful commode is made of flamed walnut with amazing hardware. It is a French regency style.
Walnut
$4,784Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode combines elegance, premier craftsmanship and timeless hand-selected materials to create a special piece your family will consid...
Marble, Bronze
French 18th century commode
Located in MILL, NL
Particularly large walnut chest of drawers / dresser. Louis XV France / 18th century. With large gilt bronze fittings. With curved front. Beautiful patina and color. In very good con...
Walnut
18th Century French, Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Walnut marble top commode.
Marble
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XVI Commode is made of walnut and inlay. The feet are lacquered in black.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Wood Commode from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in walnut wood during the 1700s, this lovely commode hails from Bordeaux, France.
Metal, Bronze
$27,600Sale Price|20% Off
Continental Walnut Commode Mazarine, Late 18th Century
Located in Madison, MS
A stunning Walnut Commode Mazarine, French or Continental, crafted circa 1780. The commode is in pristine condition and would make a huge statement in any room. It features beautiful...
Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Regence Period Walnut Commode with Ormolu Mounta
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine 18th century French Regence period walnut and ormolu mounted commode or chest of drawers.
Bronze, Ormolu
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut commode with grey marble top, pierced apron, & 2 drawers.
Marble
French Regence Walnut Commode w/ Linen-Fold Design, from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence period beautifully-carved walnut chest of drawers, with its original hardware, from the 18th century.
Walnut
French 18th Century Pantalonniere Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
Outstanding early 18th century Louis XIV Pantalonniere Commode wonderfully constructed from well patina'd walnut and oak. Wonderfully larger scale, the top with a molded edge above ...
Walnut
French 18th Century Pantalonniere Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
Outstanding early 18th century Louis XIV Pantalonniere Commode wonderfully constructed from well patina'd walnut and oak. Wonderfully larger scale, the top with a molded edge above ...
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Two Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Louis XV period carved walnut two drawer commode with original brass hardware. An easy useable size that will work in many settings. Refinished in the last quarter of th...
Walnut
$36,000
18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully shaped commode with lovely patina
Walnut
$7,808Sale Price|23% Off
Late 18th Century Walnut Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century three drawer walnut bombé commode, with steel handles and escutcheons.
Walnut
French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive and high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period walnut and rosewood Commode de Château.
Marble
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV walnut commode with serpentine top, moulded edges, paneled sides and four carved sliding drawers with bronze dore hardware. Shaped apron below. William Word Fine Antiq...
Bronze
Early 18th Century French Regence Walnut Gilt Bronze Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 18th Century French Regence Walnut Gilt Bronze Commode Early 18th century Regence walnut commode with gilt-bronze mounts.
Bronze
French 18th Century Régence Period Walnut, Fruitwood, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Régence period walnut, fruitwood, ormolu, and Caunes marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth, GB
An 18th century French walnut commode arbalete (crossbow) with original locks, keys and escutcheons
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
A very nice sized 18th century French walnut commode with marble top.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Commode "En Arbalete"
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Louis XV walnut commode, the front sculpted, "en arbalete" and having three drawers, the drawers and sides with geometric molding, the apron scalloped, and the cabriole front feet....
18th Century French Walnut Commode Signed FC FRANC
Located in Coral Gables, FL
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode Signed FC FRANC, a documented 18th century French ebeniste.
Unavailable
H 33.75 in W 41.25 in D 21.5 in
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Ebonized Trim and Brass Pulls
Located in New York, NY
French 18th century walnut two drawer commode with ebonized trim and brass pulls.
Brass
Early 18th Century French Commode
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Early 18th century French walnut commode.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Three Drawer Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
This 18th Century French Walnut Commode has three drawers, beautiful hardware, shaped sides, carved volutes on the corners, side panels and feet and a shell motif on this carved skirt.
18th Century French Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Great proportion, small, 18th century French walnut bombe commode.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dark walnut serpentine carved commode with four drawers, original handcrafted ormolu and escutcheons, circa 18th century, France.
Walnut
18th Century Carved Walnut French Regence Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century carved walnut French Regence commode with bronze d'ore hardware.
Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant, 18th century French serpentine commode in walnut, with a lovely colour and three drawers.
Walnut
18th French Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth, GB
A French walnut commode with original escutcheons, locks and key. The commode is a beautiful rich colour and in excellent condition.
Walnut
18th Century French Commode in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French transitional Louis XIV/Louis XV commode in walnut.
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and with a lovely color, 18th century French serpentine walnut commode of elegant proportions that will work well in most settings.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Bordeaux Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
18th century walnut commode from Bordeaux region of France.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Louis XV serpentine walnut commode with 4 drawers on 3 levels. Period piece, provincial work. Scrolled feet, carved shell motif on the bottom.
Brass
French 18th Century Walnut Bombe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Shapely French 18th century walnut bombe commode with cabriole legs and marble top.
Marble
18th Century French Walnut Two-Drawer Commode
Located in New York, NY
French 18th century walnut two-drawer commode with shaped front, brass pulls and apron.
Brass
French Provençal Avignon 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 18th century walnut commode two drawers with rich carving, exceptional open carved bottom belt and snail feet.
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI French Walnut commode
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5562 18th Century Louis XVI French Walnut commode with original grey veined marble top.
Walnut
Dark Walnut Commode with Shaped Drawers, 18th Century, French
Located in New York, NY
An early 18th century French walnut three-drawer commode with shaped drawer fronts and apron and original hardware, Grenoble, France, early 18th century.
Walnut
French 18th century Louis XIV three-drawer walnut commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 18th century Louis XIV three-drawer walnut commode with figured walnut sides.
French 18th century Louis XV two-drawer walnut commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 18th century Louis XV two-drawer walnut commode with marble top and cabriole legs.
18th century french provincial walnut commode
Located in Penzance, GB
A french provincial walnut chest of drawers in good original condition, Louis the xv in date. These country made chests were copy's of the elegant commodes in the great palaces, but ...
Walnut
Antique French 18th Century Four-Drawer Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French 18th century four-drawer Louis XV walnut commode with detailed carvings and original hardware.
Pewter
French Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual French Walnut Commode with marquetry top design in oval and surrounded by one card of each suit.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Three Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Three Drawer Commode
Walnut
Fine French 18th century Period Louis XV carved walnut commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine French 18th century Period Louis XV carved walnut three-drawer commode from Provence.
18th Century French Walnut Block Front Commode/Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century French Walnut Block Front Commode/Chest
French early 18th century Period Louis XV walnut commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French early 18th century Period Louis XV three-drawer walnut commode with serpentine marble top.
18th Century Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Lannebert, FR
Lovely Louis XVI period commode.
Walnut
An 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth, GB
Vagabond Antiques presents an 18th century walnut commode France, circa 1750 ” A solid walnut commode, the timbers have a deep, rich, natural colour “
Walnut
Unavailable
H 37.8 in W 55.12 in D 26.38 in
French Régence 18th Century Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Newark, GB
A wonderful piece of furniture, this fine 18th century French Régence commode or chest of drawers has a feel of the massive about it.
Walnut, Wood
Unavailable
H 32.29 in W 44.89 in D 20.87 in
Walnut and Oak Serpentine Commode, French, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
The serpentine sides and front with shaped bottom frieze. French, Regence period, early 18th century.
18th Century French Provincial Serpentine Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
18th century French Provincial serpentine commode made from walnut with impressive brass hardware.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 36 in W 45.5 in D 20.5 in
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A finely carved late eighteenth century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. A rectangular grey marble top sits above a commode of bombe form w...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
This Louis XV commode features a medium toned walnut with beautiful patina. The top has a serpentine shape and the front is curved. The three carved and curved sliding drawers featur...
Walnut
French 18th c. Commode
Located in Norwalk, CT
Walnut serpentine form on front and sides with two short over two long drawers. Shaped recessed side panels, serpentine aprons. Brass pulls and escutcheons. Raised on cabriole legs.
Brass
French 18th c. Commode
Located in Norwalk, CT
Louis XV provincial walnut serpentine chest with three long drawers and brass mounts and pulls. Carved details on the drawers. Raised panels and shaped aprons on the sides. Raised on...
Brass
French Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
French two drawer Walnut Commode from Provence with scalloped cartouche pattern on the drawers, escargot feet scalloped apron with shell and sunflower carved design.
Wood
Unavailable
H 35.5 in W 47 in D 22 in
ON SALE Commode with Sink 18th Century French Walnut Bombe' Original Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century French walnut bombe' commode with original hardware.
Wood
18th c Régence walnut commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
One of a kind piece of exceptional quality. Carved French Régence walnut commode. Has original hardware and a wonderful patina. Carved drawers and frame, ending in scroll feet bo...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 48.82 in D 23.63 in
French 18th Century Walnut Commode by Pierre Hache, Grenoble, circa 1740
By Pierre Hache
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Fine walnut commode By Pierre Hache, city of Grenoble circa 1740 Beautiful commode walnut opening by two drawers. Model curved crossbow, based on amounts of finely carved valances ...
Walnut
18th Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode
Located in Lannebert, FR
Small 18th Louis XVI period walnut commode.
Walnut
18th C Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 18th C Louis XV Walnut Commode from Provence with inlaid sunburst & sunflower carvings.
French Walnut Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid 18th century French serpentine shape two drawer walnut commode having raised carved wood decoration to the drawer fronts over cabriole legs ending on scroll feet.
Wood
French Burgundian Walnut Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
French commode of walnut with unusual shaped larger to small top to bottom. From burgundy.
Walnut
18th Century Country French Commode
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
18th century country French marble-top commode in solid walnut.
18th Century Period Louis XV Walnut Commode en Arbalete
Located in Round Top, TX
Beautiful 18th Century Period Louis XV Commode en Arbalete in pristine condition. Stunning hardware compliments this piece.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th Century Louis XV Bowfront Walnut Commode
Wood
French Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Commode With Beautiful Details in Brass and Gilt
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 54 in D 26 in
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome 18th century French Louis XV period three-drawer commode is taller and wider than most.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Serpentine Commode
Located in Asheville, NC
18th century Louis XV French Provincial serpentine commode from Toulouse region, Circassians walnut, foliate gilt bronze pulls, locks present, tombeau form supported by splayed legs ...
Bronze
Exceptional French 18th centurywalnut three-drawer commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French 18th century Period Louis XV carved walnut three-drawer commode from Rhone with Seran Colon serpentine marble top.
Unavailable
H 33.25 in W 55 in D 24.25 in
A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL COMMODE. FRENCH, 3rd QUARTER 18th CENTURY
Located in New York, NY
THE SERPENTINE TOP ABOVE THREE LONG BOMBE DRAWERS ON CABRIOLE LEGS, FITTED WITH GILT-BRONZE HANDLES CHUTES ESCUTCHEONS AND SABOTS.
Walnut
Rustic French Commode in Bleached Walnut
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant French Commode in a bleached Walnut, from the Paris Region,18 th Century, original Bronze Handles, 3 big drawers and 2 small drawers, excellent antique patina and warm we...
Walnut
French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Walnut Commode from Provence with very unusual geometric inlay top, 18th century.
Walnut
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
French Slate Round Table
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage round slate table with a base that is made up of two interlocking pieces. These pieces come from the Ardennes area of France.
Slate
$15,900
H 119.5 in W 71 in D 28 in
Large 19th Century French Directoire Period Painted Bookcase or Display Cabinet
Located in Birmingham, AL
This exceptional mid-19th century French Directoire period painted bookcase or display cabinet from Gordes, circa early 1800s, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of its era. Han...
Wood
Italian Bleached Wood Chest w/Faux Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian chest of drawers with faux marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from Italy has a faux-marble painted top above a case which houses three full-sized drawers...
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th century French Louis Philippe commode in well-figured walnut, topped with a deep gray marble. The drawer fronts showcase rich grain patterns, and fine dovetail joinery is visi...
Marble
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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