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Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A superb quality George III period mahogany bow fronted chest having superbly figured and inlaid

Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

American Bow Front Sheraton Chest
American Bow Front Sheraton Chest

American Bow Front Sheraton Chest

Located in Bradenton, FL

A very pretty 19th century American Sheraton Mahogany chest of drawers. Old refinish in very good

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Chest Drawers Mahogany Bow Front, 1850
Victorian Chest Drawers Mahogany Bow Front, 1850

Victorian Chest Drawers Mahogany Bow Front, 1850

Located in Potters Bar, GB

This chest of drawers stands upon turned feet. Having an arrangement of 6 mahogany lined drawers

Category

1850s Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor's Chest, Denmark, circa 1820
Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor's Chest, Denmark, circa 1820

Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor's Chest, Denmark, circa 1820

Located in Kinderhook, NY

An elegant, richly grained mahogany bachelor's chest or petite commode, of bow front form and clean

Category

Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Bow Front Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, Circa 1790
English Mahogany Bow Front Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, Circa 1790

English Mahogany Bow Front Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

English mahogany bow front graduated three-drawer chest with satinwood string inlay, upper baize

Category

1790s English George III Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Chippendale Bow Front Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest C1830’s
Antique Chippendale Bow Front Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest C1830’s

Antique Chippendale Bow Front Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest C1830’s

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Chippendale chest offers flame mahogany construction in bow front form and having four

Category

Early 19th Century Chippendale Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Small 19th Century Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Small 19th Century Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Small 19th Century Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

victorian bow front chest of drawers is slightly better quality and a little more decorative than most which

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Bow Front Small Chest of Mahogany from the 19th Century
English Bow Front Small Chest of Mahogany from the 19th Century

English Bow Front Small Chest of Mahogany from the 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome English bow-front small chest of drawers of mahogany from the 19th century - featuring a

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers
Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers

Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers

Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB

Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers. Standing on turned legs

Category

Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Early 19th Century Federal Bow Front Six Drawer Tall Chest
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Bow Front Six Drawer Tall Chest

Antique Early 19th Century Federal Bow Front Six Drawer Tall Chest

Located in Peabody, MA

Antique Federal six drawer tall chest from Philadelphia, ca. 1820, with a gently bowed front.

Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swedish Bow Front Commode
19th Century Swedish Bow Front Commode

19th Century Swedish Bow Front Commode

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

This 19th century bow front commode has three drawers with original hardware. It tapers to

Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Sheraton Bow-Front Mahogany Side Cabinet
Sheraton Bow-Front Mahogany Side Cabinet

Sheraton Bow-Front Mahogany Side Cabinet

Located in Hixson, TN

A Sheraton mahogany bow-front mahogany cabinet with two drawers. Two paneled flamed mahogany ovals

Category

Early 20th Century English Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Austrian Biedermeier Honey Color 1870s Two-Drawer Veneered Bow-Front Commode
Austrian Biedermeier Honey Color 1870s Two-Drawer Veneered Bow-Front Commode

Austrian Biedermeier Honey Color 1870s Two-Drawer Veneered Bow-Front Commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

chest features a rectangular top sitting above a bow-front façade. Two dovetailed drawers, adorned with

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Victorian Bow Front Mahogany Tall Chest
Victorian Bow Front Mahogany Tall Chest

Victorian Bow Front Mahogany Tall Chest

Located in Bradenton, FL

A very attractive two over three English Mahogany chest of drawers with carved rope twist quarter

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Pine Chest of Drawers
19th Century Pine Chest of Drawers

19th Century Pine Chest of Drawers

Located in Nashville, TN

This is a very rare English pine Bow Front Pine chest of drawers. This piece dates to the 19th

Category

1860s English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

American Late Federal Chest of Drawers
American Late Federal Chest of Drawers

American Late Federal Chest of Drawers

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Mahogany bow front step back chest with splat, two drawers and twist supports. The lower cabinet

Category

Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Chippendale Serpentine Bow Front Flame Mahogany Tall Chest Dresser
Chinese Chippendale Serpentine Bow Front Flame Mahogany Tall Chest Dresser

Chinese Chippendale Serpentine Bow Front Flame Mahogany Tall Chest Dresser

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Chinese Chippendale Serpentine bow front flame mahogany tall chest dresser. Item features custom

Category

Early 20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Bowfront Ebonized Mahogany French Chest with New Hardware
Bowfront Ebonized Mahogany French Chest with New Hardware

Bowfront Ebonized Mahogany French Chest with New Hardware

Located in Troy, MI

French bow front mahogany chest with five functional drawers and new, brass pull ring hardware

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Chest with Moth Decoupage Motif
English 19th Century Chest with Moth Decoupage Motif

English 19th Century Chest with Moth Decoupage Motif

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A playful twist on an antique bow front pine chest of drawers. Recently painted black with a moth

Category

19th Century English Other Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Pine

19th Century Sheraton 4-Drawer Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chest Dresser
19th Century Sheraton 4-Drawer Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chest Dresser

19th Century Sheraton 4-Drawer Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chest Dresser

Located in Philadelphia, PA

19th century Sheraton 4-drawer mahogany bow front bachelor chest drawer. Listing includes beautiful

Category

Mid-19th Century English Sheraton Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Bow Front Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers 50"
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Bow Front Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers 50"

Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Bow Front Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers 50"

Located in Dayton, OH

An exceptional antique 19th Century Victorian Tallboy Dresser. Features a mahogany frame with bowfront and two over three drawer configuration. The beautiful drawers showcase flame...

Category

19th Century American Empire Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard

19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Grand late 19th century mahogany bow front sideboard chest or commode featuring a demilune form

Category

19th Century English Louis XV Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Georgian Commode Speckled by Ira Yeager
19th Century English Georgian Commode Speckled by Ira Yeager

19th Century English Georgian Commode Speckled by Ira Yeager

By Ira Yeager

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fantastic 19th century English mahogany bow-front commode or chest of drawers featuring a lacquer

Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century French Salesman Sample Chest with Inlay
Late 18th Century French Salesman Sample Chest with Inlay

Late 18th Century French Salesman Sample Chest with Inlay

Located in Tampa, FL

A late 18th century salesman sample, Fruitwood bow front three drawer chest from France. Marquetry

Category

19th Century French Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Fruitwood

Mahogany Chippendale Bow-Front Chest of Drawers
Mahogany Chippendale Bow-Front Chest of Drawers

Mahogany Chippendale Bow-Front Chest of Drawers

Located in West Chester, PA

An unusual and wonderful chest of drawers with a top that has oval and circular inlay along the

Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Small Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest
Small Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

Small Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

Located in West Chester, PA

Small chest with lift lid. Inlay on lid and front. Bold French feet. New England.

Category

18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Mahogany Bow Front Chest

Mahogany Bow Front Chest

Located in Charleston, SC

19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Chest. This chest is a little lower than most bow front chests

Category

19th Century British Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

American Bow Front Chest
American Bow Front Chest

American Bow Front Chest

Located in Hinsdale, IL

American Cherry Bow Front Chest

Category

19th Century American Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Cherry

English bow front chest
English bow front chest

English bow front chest

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

bow front chest of 4 drawers

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Bow front chest
English Bow front chest

English Bow front chest

Located in Hudson, NY

English bow front chest of drawers. 19th Century Mahogany.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English bow front chest
English bow front chest

English bow front chest

Located in Hudson, NY

English bow front chest mahogany with brass pulls circa 1800.

Category

19th Century British Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Striped Bow Front Chest
Striped Bow Front Chest

Striped Bow Front Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

Striped bow front chest. English, 1870. Grey and off-white stripes, great piece.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

English bow front chest
English bow front chest

English bow front chest

Located in Fairhope, AL

English bow front chest. Made of mahagony with a satin wood banding with splayed feet.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

English Bow Fronted Chest
English Bow Fronted Chest

English Bow Fronted Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A decent small scaled mahognay bow front chest of drawers made in England late in the 19th century.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

English Bow Fronted Chest
English Bow Fronted Chest

English Bow Fronted Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

One of two similar 19th English Mahogany Bow Fronted Chests of Drawers with nice color, good

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

English Bow Front Chest
English Bow Front Chest

English Bow Front Chest

Located in Athens, GA

English bow front chest, caddy top, circa 1820, satin wood banding, period brass pulls, original

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest

Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nice and large mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers made in England during the second quarter of

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

English Bow Front Chest
English Bow Front Chest

English Bow Front Chest

Located in Athens, GA

English bow front chest in light mahogany, circa 1830-1840, Beautiful round brasses, exceptional

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Bow Front Chest
English Bow Front Chest

English Bow Front Chest

Located in Athens, GA

English bow front chest with rope twist edges, line inlay in satinwood on each drawer and top edge

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Bow Front Chest
English Bow Front Chest

English Bow Front Chest

Located in Athens, GA

English bow front chest with fine crotched mahogany drawer fronts, circa 1830, oak lined, original

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Bow Front Chest
Sheraton Bow Front Chest

Sheraton Bow Front Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good early 19th century Sheraton designed bow fronted chest made in America or England. Standing

Category

19th Century American Federal Antique Bow Front Chests

George Iii Bow Front Chest
George Iii Bow Front Chest

George Iii Bow Front Chest

Located in Hudson, NY

George the third English bow front chest. Mahogany with brass pulls.

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Cherry wood bow front chest of drawers with four long drawers

Category

19th Century American Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest
Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

Located in Wilson, NC

Hepplewhite bow front chest, the top of this mahogany chest has beautiful figured grain and the

Category

1820s English Hepplewhite Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Located in New York, NY

A very good quality light mahogany bow front chest of drawers. circa 1800.

Category

19th Century British Antique Bow Front Chests

Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Mahogany bow front chest fitted with two short drawers over three graduated long drawers on splayed

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Located in Wainscott, NY

Handsome Mahogany Period, Five drawer Bow front Chest of Drawers, Nice Inlay. Brass hardware old

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

English Bow Front Chest with Inlay
English Bow Front Chest with Inlay

English Bow Front Chest with Inlay

Located in Athens, GA

English Regency bow front chest in mahogany with fine inlay banding on each drawer. Beautiful color

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bow Front Chests

George III Bow Front Chest
George III Bow Front Chest

George III Bow Front Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very nice George III period Sheraton mahogany bow fronted chest / commode made in England about

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Federal Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Federal Mahogany Bow Front Chest

Federal Mahogany Bow Front Chest

Located in Norwalk, CT

A Federal Mahogany Bow Front Chest the top with projecting round corners, reeded stiles ending in

Category

19th Century Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Bow Front Chest, c. 1800
Mahogany Bow Front Chest, c. 1800

Mahogany Bow Front Chest, c. 1800

By Thomas Sheraton

Located in Los Angeles, CA

English Sheraton Mahogany Bow Front Chest, c. 1800

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Large Regency Bow Fronted Chest
Large Regency Bow Fronted Chest

Large Regency Bow Fronted Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nice and large English Regency period mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers made during the first

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Wood

Regency Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Regency Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers

Regency Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers

Located in Salisbury, GB

Regency bow fronted chest of drawers with bobbin turned columns.

Category

1820s Antique Bow Front Chests

English Bow front chest of drawers
English Bow front chest of drawers

English Bow front chest of drawers

Located in Woodbury, CT

A wonderful diminutive bow front chest with a lively shaped skirt and good color.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Antique Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Antique Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Antique bow front chest of two over three drawers, mahogany veneers. could have some work done.

Category

19th Century English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Mahogany

English Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest
English Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

English Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest

Located in Wilson, NC

This Hepplewhite bow front chest has a top made from" plum pudding" mahogany and is crossbanded

Category

1790s English Antique Bow Front Chests

Materials

Brass

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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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