Mid-Century Modern Walnut 5-Drawer High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This elegant Mid-Century Modern walnut 5-drawer high chest offers the perfect blend of timeless style and practical storage.
Wood, Walnut
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Walnut Queen Anne Style 5 drawer chest 1920s
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Walnut Queen Anne Style 5 drawer chest circa 1920s Figured Walnut Top, & drawer fronts Shaped Front, Oak lined Drawers, Period Style Brass split tail Drawer Handles All Sitting on 4 ...
Walnut
Victorian Walnut 5 Drawer Pharmacy Chest, Antique Storage, 1890, UK
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian 5 Drawer Pharmacy Chest of Drawers This is an unusual piece of Victorian Furniture it is a tall chest of 5 deep graduated drawers, the drawer fronts are painted with a v...
Walnut
Walnut Mid-Century Modern Sculptural 5 Drawer High Chest Dresser Mint!
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut Mid-Century Modern sculptural 5 drawer high chest dresser mint!
Walnut
Sculptural Thick Carved Solid Walnut Panels Design 5-Drawer High Chest Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern thick solid walnut sculptural design panels high chest dresser.
Walnut
Contemporary / Modern White "Lustrosa" Cabinet and Natural Wood 5-Drawer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary / Modern "Lustrosa" 5 drawer chest featuring a white finished wood cabinet containing 5 drawers with a natural walnut finish, each with two top mounted drawer pulls, res...
Metal, Brass
Lane Altavista 5-Drawer Cabinet or Dresser in Rosewood & Paldao Walnut
By Warren C. Church, Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Over my long career in the mid-century modern field, I have owned hundreds of Lane pieces. While they're all nice and I enjoy owning all of them, there are some that rise above. This...
Brass
Drop Front Compartment 5 Drawer High Chest 46" Tall Dresser Mid Century MINT
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Drop Front Compartment 5 Drawer High Chest 46" Tall Dresser Mid Century MINT
Walnut
Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV Period Carved Walnut 5-Drawer Commode, early 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming case housing two over three drawers the upper front with carved details, raised on bracket feet
Walnut
Cane Double Door Compartment 5 Drawer High Gentleman Chest Dresser Walnut MINT!
By American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cane Double Door Compartment 5 Drawer High Gentleman Chest Dresser Walnut MINT!
Aluminum
Light Walnut Hammered Brass Pulls 5 Drawer Chest of Drawers Dresser Mint
By Drexel, Heritage Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light American walnut hammered brass pulls 5 drawer chest of drawers dresser mint.
Brass
Barney Flagg for Drexel Parallel Carved Walnut 5-Drawer Tall Dresser or Chest
By Drexel, Barney Flagg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Barney Flagg, this dresser was made in the 1960s by Drexel, who was the manufacturer for other high-end designers at the time. This line is made in a unique way: the main...
Walnut
Mid Century 5 Drawer Double Door Compartment Walnut Tall High Chest Dresser MINT
By Broyhill Brasilia, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century 5 Drawer Double Door Compartment Walnut Tall Gentleman's High Chest Dresser MINT!
Walnut
American Mid-Century Modern Light Walnut Heavy Brass Drop Pulls 5 Drawer Chest
By Drexel, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American Mid-Century Modern Light Walnut Heavy Brass Drop Pulls 5 Drawer High Chest Dresser MINT!
Brass
Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Herman Miller 5 Drawer Chest Dresser Restored
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Herman Miller 5 drawer chest dresser restored.
Walnut
Classic Modernist 5 Drawer Chest by Basic Witz.. two-tone with brass pulls
By Basic Witz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist 5 Drawer Chest by Basic Witz.. featuring two-tone wood,, rosewood elements, with stunning brass pulls,, Great design,, almost regency looking.. Hand delivery avail ...
Brass
Continental 5 Drawer Small Chest
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th c. 5 drawer continental walnut commode with gilt bronze pulls
Walnut
Kent Coffey Chest
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Baltimore, MD
Very Nice Kent Coffey Walnut 5 drawer chest of drawers. Great size with handsome features like black lacquered metal knobs and vertical pulls.
Metal
English Walnut 5-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English walnut 5-drawer chest, the cross banded top veneered in 8 sections with overall chevron banding above 2 short and 3 long chevron banded drawers supported by replaced bun f...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern 5-Drawer Walnut High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern 5-drawer walnut high chest is a beautiful blend of timeless design and everyday function.
Wood, Walnut
Art Deco Burr Walnut 5 Drawer Chest, Circa 1930s
By Harry & Lou Epstein Furniture Co
Located in Dereham, GB
Art Deco Burr Walnut 5 Drawer Chest, Circa 1930s Top with Burr walnut book match veneer, walnut upstand, 5 drawers with Burr Walnut Veneer on fronts, Walnut Shaped Handles.
Walnut
Art Deco Burr Walnut 5 Drawer Chest circa 1930s
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Art Deco Burr Walnut 5 Drawer Chest circa 1930s Burr Walnut veneer on top, 5 Drawers with Burr Walnut Veneer on fronts, walnut shaped handles, Sitting on Stepped shaped Bracket fe...
Walnut
Heals Art Deco Walnut 5 Drawer Chest circa 1930s
By Heal's
Located in Dereham, GB
Heals Art Deco Walnut 5 Drawer Chest circa 1930s Heals ivorine Button badge Plain Walnut Top, 5 Drawers walnut handles, Walnut Drawer fronts, with Vertical figured walnut centre v...
Walnut
George III 5 Drawer Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Handsome 5 drawer chest in the George III style....beautiful rich finish with original brass hardware.....great antique condition...
Walnut
Super Pair of 5 Drawer Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century 5 drawer chests with brass hardware.
Brass
George I provincial 5 drawer chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English George I period provincial burl walnut and oak 5 drawer chest, the satinwood cross-banded quarter veneered top over 2 short and 3 long cross-banded drawers on later bracke...
Burl, Oak, Satinwood, Walnut
Mid Century 5 Drawer Tallboy Chest by Inter-Continental
By Inter-Continental-Design Limited
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century five drawer tallboy dresser by Inter- Continental Design Limited. Warm medium tone walnut finish with black enamel hardware and vinyl plinth base. Inter-Continental De...
Metal, Enamel
A Portuguese Early 19th Century Walnut 5-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top with graduated molded edge above a conforming case with slightly canted front corners, the central top drawer housing a secret compartment, all locks original, or...
Walnut
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H 42.5 in W 39 in D 20.5 in
18th Century American Chippendale 5 Drawer Chest with Unique Top Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful antique 5 drawer American chippendale chest with unique top inlay. Appears nearly all original with a beautiful size and form.
Brass
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H 42.5 in W 40 in D 18 in
Stunning Pair of American Modernist 5-Drawer Chests after George Nelson
By Paul McCobb, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pair of American modernist 5-drawer chests. Very reminiscent of the classic designs by George Nelson, Paul McCobb etc.
Porcelain, Walnut
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H 41.75 in W 61.75 in D 25 in
Italian, Lombardia, Louis XIV Period Walnut & Ebonized 5-Drawer Cassettone, 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
The walnut and partially ebonized body in the rectilinear form resting on ebonized bun feet, three large drawers with an additional two smaller upper drawers, the front panels embell...
Walnut
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H 34.5 in W 23.5 in D 11.5 in
Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut & Giltwood 5-drawer Comodino, late 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular overall but with a convex front, the case housing 5 drawers trimmed in gilding, raised on carved splayed feet, width of top 21 inches, depth of top 10.25 inches
Walnut
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H 62 in W 31.5 in D 17 in
An Italian Walnut 19th C. Late NeoclassicTall 5-Drawer Brass Mounted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
the rectangular top above a conforming case housing 5 larger drawers mounted with brass ring pulls and centered escutcheons, having square block rear feet and square tapering front f...
Brass
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H 34.75 in W 50.25 in D 24.5 in
French Neoclassic Walnut and Marble Top 5-Drawer Commode, 2ndq 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a dark grey and white veined marble top atop a conforming case housing three upper drawers over two larger lower drawers, all retaining original locks, the drawers with brass ...
Walnut
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H 36 in W 50 in D 23 in
French Louis XVI Period Walnut & Brass Mounted 5-Drawer Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing three upper drawers above two larger drawers, all trimmed in brass moldings and having brass pulls and escutcheons, with flut...
Walnut
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H 33.5 in W 28 in D 15 in
Italian Baroque Shaped and Carved Walnut 5-Drawer Comodino, Late 17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a shaped top with slightly flared sides and a molded edge atop a conforming case with stylized carved decorations in the upper canted corners, the case housing five drawers, r...
Abalone, Walnut
A Pair Of Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair Of 5 Drawer Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Walnut
Cerused Walnut Art Deco 5 Drawer Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This cerused walnut dresser has many style points in the manner of Tommi Parzinger. Exaggerated brass sunburst escutcheons with solid brass pulls. Beveled plinth base, as well as t...
Mid-Century Modern 5-Drawer Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern tall chest of drawers. Features a Minimalist design, featuring 5 drawers with recessed and circular aluminum pulls. It is in good condition, s...
Metal
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H 46 in W 40 in D 19 in
Stunning Midcentury Kent Coffey Walnut Tableau High Boy Chest 5 Drawer Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Modernist walnut and brass chest or drawers by Kent Coffey "Tableau", handsome, classic Mid-Century Modern chest featuring 5 generous size drawers. Superior quality and construction,...
Walnut
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H 44.5 in W 40 in D 19 in
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass 5 Drawer Highboy Dresser Chest
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass 5 Drawer Highboy Dresser Chest This dresser measures: 40 wide x 19 deep x 44.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what...
Brass
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H 44.5 in W 40 in D 19 in
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass 5 Drawer Highboy Dresser Chest
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia mid century walnut and brass 5 drawer highboy dresser chest Dresser measures: 40 wide x 19 deep x 44.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what ...
Brass
English George II Provincial Oak and Walnut 5-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English provincial oak and walnut 5-drawer chest, the top and paneled sides made of solid oak, the drawer fronts veneered in lovely figured walnut, all resting on bracket feet, ci...
Oak, Walnut
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H 48.5 in W 34 in D 20 in
Antique Art Deco American Walnut Bowfront 5 Drawer Dresser Tallboy Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
American Late Art Deco tallboy chest of drawers, Circa 1940s. Made from walnut with a contoured front, four dovetailed matchbook walnut drawers and brass hardware. Size:48".
Walnut
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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