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English Mahogany Bow Front Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, mahogany bow front chest on chest with ebony string inlay on unique Hepplewhite crown
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19th Century British Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century American Bow Front Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful American bow front chest with a string inlay and beautiful character in the
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19th Century Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Hardwood

Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Not your garden-variety bow front chest (who would put a mahogany chest in the garden?), this chest
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19th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Inlaid Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine English mahogany bow front chest with satinwood crossbanding to the top, with boxwood string
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19th Century British William IV Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Inlaid Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Inlaid Bow Front Chest of Drawers
H 40 in W 41 in D 20.25 in
English bow front chest on chest early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Mahogany bow front chest on chest early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Figured-Mahogany Bow-Front Chest-of-Drawers
Located in London, GB
A FINE REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY BOW-FRONT CHEST BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1820. Stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER
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19th Century Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
English late Georgian solid mahogany bow front chest of drawers. Two over three. Includes original
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1790s English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers almost certanly Gillows. The shapedn well figured
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Early 19th Century British Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

19th C. Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Antique Bow front Chest with fine traditional form. Fine construction with four graduated long
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19th Century Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th C. Mahogany Bow Front Chest
19th C. Mahogany Bow Front Chest
H 39.25 in W 45.25 in D 24 in
18th Century English Georgian Bow Fronted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine antique Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers. The bow front top with figured
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Grain Painted Bow Front Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
19th century French grain painted bow front chest, the top with simulated wood grain and
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mahogany Bow Front Chest, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome bow front chest is sold and very appealing. The shape of the drawers follow the lines
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Antique Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is an unusual 19th century antique Victorian mahogany bow front chest with a white marble top
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Miniature Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 19th century mahogany miniature bow fronted chest of drawers, with moulded mahogany cross
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19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Large English Bow Front Chest of Drawers of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bow-front chest of mahogany featuring a bowed top over four beaded drawers with
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19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century English Painted Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English painted hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers.
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1820s European Hepplewhite Antique Bow Front Chests

19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany bow front chest of drawers from England. This chest has fantastic graining
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

George III Flame Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a very good quality George III flame mahogany bow front chest, the line inlaid caddy
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19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Red Lacquer Hepplewhite Bow-Front Chest with Chinoiserie
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English Regency red lacquer Hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers with chinoiserie
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Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Exceptional Georgian Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An exceptional quality Georgian Bow Front chest of drawers. With bracket feet and absolutely
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Era Bow Front Chest of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bow front chest of drawers from the Georgian Era, c.1810, featuring a bowed top with
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers. Having a brushing slide
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Satin Mahogany Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 18th Century Satin Mahogany Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest of Drawers Commode, refinished in
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Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Bow Front Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
American 18th century Chippendale bow front ball and claw foot chest, likely from the Boston area
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Bow Front Chest
Chippendale Bow Front Chest
H 36.25 in W 42 in D 22.25 in
Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Bow Front Chest Of Drawers C.1815
Located in London, GB
A regency mahogany and line inlaid bow front chest of drawers, early 19th century (c.1815) A
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

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Mahogany, Rosewood

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th Century Sheraton Flame Mahogany Bow Front Chest having turret cookie cutter corners, flanked
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1820s American Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century mahogany bow front chest of drawers from England. The top is made from a single
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Edwardian Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality figured mahogany bow fronted chest of four drawers having a quality
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Other

American Sheraton Cherry and Curly Maple Four Drawer Bow Front Chest, 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton four drawer bow front chest with curly maple front and American cherry case. The
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1810s American Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of 5 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bow fronted chest of 5 drawers having a quality mahogany bow
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19th Century English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Other

Outstanding Quality Antique Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of 5 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique George III figured mahogany bow fronted chest of 5 drawers having an
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19th Century English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Other

American Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers with Fluted Quarter Columns C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American Mahogany bow front chest with a carved molded edge top, four graduated drawers with the
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1840s American American Empire Antique Bow Front Chests

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Brass

Antique George IV Period Mahogany Bow Front Chest Of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome period George IV (1820-1830) mahogany bow front chest of drawers dresser - commode
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Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Small Georgian 19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique quality small Georgian 19th century mahogany bow front chest of drawers C1820. Lovely
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1820s Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

English Burr Walnut Bow Front Chest of Drawers circa 1870 with Bookmatch Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
English burr walnut bow front chest circa 1870 with bookmatched veneer on the sides, four drawers
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Bow Front Chest of Drawers, American, Bedroom, Victorian, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique bow front chest of drawers. An American, flame and oak 4 drawer bedroom
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Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Oak

Antique American 18th Century Mahogany Bow-Front Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American 18th century mahogany bow-front chest of drawers, circa 1780.
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Late 18th Century American Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front top with two over three drawers with oval brass handles. Splayed legs.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
H 42.25 in W 43.5 in D 21.5 in
Miniature Bow Fronted Chest, c1830
Located in valatie, NY
This handsome little oak chest has many of the same details of its larger counterparts. The bow
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Oak

Miniature Bow Fronted Chest, c1830
Miniature Bow Fronted Chest, c1830
H 6.5 in W 10.25 in D 5.75 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Chest with Flame Veneer, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English 19th-century mahogany bow front chest offers a striking balance of refinement and
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19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Altrincham, GB
A late George III mahogany bow fronted three drawer chest of drawers, with shaped apron and raised
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1790s English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

19th Century American Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
showing in the top and front. The brass knobs maintain the simple design and give the chest a more unique
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1820s American Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

small Antique mahogany bow front chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality small Antique mahogany Georgian style mahogany chest of drawers circa 1900 . The chest
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Early 1900s English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Petite Size English Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is an early 20th Century English petite size bowfront chest of drawers. This is a Beautiful
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Early 1900s English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Mahogany Bow-Fronted Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
A George III period figured mahogany bow-fronted tallboy of attractive small proportions, having
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Kingwood

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Parquetry And Marquetry Bow Front Chests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted pair of bow front chests with pink marble conforming tops. The fronts with two
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bow Front Chests

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Marble, Brass

Antique 18th Century Bow Front Chest Of Drawers In Mahogany ( REF AF-3446 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
An elegant 18th-century bow front chest of drawers crafted from rich mahogany, characterised by its
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18th Century British Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
mahogany has a bow front, is outfitted with five total drawers, two smaller top drawers, with three larger
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Bow Front Chest Of Drawers In Mahogany ( REF AF-3585 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
A magnificent early 19th-century bow front chest of drawers crafted from high-quality mahogany
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Italian 1800s Petite Walnut Three-Drawer Bow Front Chest with Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular top with bow front, sitting above three drawers adorned with banding and fitted with ornate pulls
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Walnut

George III English Satinwood & Banded Bow Fronted Chest Commode Circa 1790
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb George III satinwood bow fronted four drawer chest/commode. English. Circa 1790. The
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18th Century English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

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Boxwood, Satinwood, Rosewood

19th Century Miniature Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century well-figured and faded mahogany miniature bowfront Chest of 2 short and 3
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Early 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Regency Period Bow Fronted Chest with Reeded Detail, English circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
chest is bow fronted with inset panelled sides, all made of a hardwood, possibly red walnut. The sides
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Chest Drawers, Bow Front Antique Circa 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Early Victorian mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers. Circa 1800 Standing on ring turned feet
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1880s Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century Italian Walnut 2-Door Bow Front Chests, Cute Smaller Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
-adorned, making these pieces best used against a wall. These 18th century Italian bow-front side chests
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18th Century Italian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

American Cherry Bow Front Graduated Chest of Drawers. Rhode Island. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American Cherry bow front chest with carved molded edge top, four graduated drawers, original oval
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1780s American American Colonial Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

19th century Georgian bow front commode /chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers circa 1810 . The chest of drawers consists of two
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1810s English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Antique American Mahogany Bow Front 4 Drawer Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique American bow front chest with four graduated drawer with oval brass drop pull handles and
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19th Century American Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Georgian Chest of Drawers Bow Front Mahogany Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous Georgian bow front chest of drawers in mahogany Circa 1820 on this
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1820s Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th C. Neoclassical Bow-Front Commode in Blue/Gray w/Charcoal Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French raised bow-front chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique commode from France
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19th Century French Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

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Antique Bow Front Chests For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique bow front chests is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique bow front chests was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. There are all kinds of antique bow front chests available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bow front chests are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Victorian and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Bow Front Chests?

Prices for antique bow front chests start at $550 and top out at $10,850 with the average selling for $1,838.

Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

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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