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American Empire Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest, 19th Century
Located in Trenton, NJ
The projecting top drawer above three graduated drawers of increasing depth, the flanking scrolled pilaster columns curving from cornice to platform base, and the outward-scrolling f...
Wood
19th century Empire Four Drawer Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice 19th century 4 drawer chest/commode constructed of mahogany with brass pulls. The dovetailed drawers are done by hand. The finish is it's original finish. It's a great...
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Unique chest of drawers featuring Flame Mahogany case and adorned with cast bronze busts of female beauty. Top feature hand cut brass fenders to prevent objects from rolling. Lion he...
Bronze
American Empire Tiger Maple & Birdseye Maple Chest of Drawers
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
An exceptional American Empire chest of drawers showcasing richly figured tiger maple beautifully contrasted with striking birdseye maple veneers.
Birdseye Maple
19th c. French Walnut Empire Design Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. French Walnut Empire Design Chest is a handsome piece of furniture that exudes elegance and style.
Brass
Antique French Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style chest of drawers French, 19th century Measures: Height 86cm, width 127cm, depth 57cm This beautiful chest of drawers was crafted in France in the 19t...
Ormolu
American Empire Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
American empire cherry wood chest of drawers, circa 1830. With a back splash with circular ends, a large top drawer, 3 graduated lower drawers all drawers with shield shaped escutche...
Cherry
Pine Empire Gentleman's Chest of Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
What a handsome chest of drawers! The two-tiered case has two overlay drawers in the top gallery, upon a three over three drawer lower case. The top row of three drawers comprises...
Pine
Empire-style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Empire mahogany commode, 19th century, marble top.
Wood
Empire Paris porcelain vases - early 19th century
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
They are ideal pieces to complete a neoclassical decoration : to be placed above a fireplace on either side of an ormolu mantel clock, on an Empire chest of drawers or console. They ...
Porcelain
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used one for each day of the week), has ebony inlay around each of the gilded lion’s ma...
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire Bleached Chestnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
French 19th-century Empire commode crafted in bleached chestnut, featuring three spacious drawers, elegant columnar sides, brass pulls, and decorative escutcheons. Its warm, naturall...
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Empire commode crafted in richly figured flame mahogany veneer. Featuring three spacious drawers, classic ebonized columns with brass capitals, origina...
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
This impressive French 19th century Empire commode is crafted in richly figured walnut and showcases the strong architectural character associated with the Empire period. The case fe...
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century French tall chest of drawers with a black marble top, made from walnut. The case is lovely and has paneled sides and a single upper projecting drawer over four flu...
Marble
19th century Swedish empire birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish empire birch chest of drawers circa 1870. Good quality Scandinavian chest of drawers very much in the empire taste.
Birch
Fine American Empire Mahogany Banded Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The large chest well constructed in mahogany with fine tiger maple banding at the top, on the top drawer and the base of the supports. The top drawer over three graduated case drawe...
Brass
19th century empire revival birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century empire revival birch chest of drawers circa 1890.
Birch
Empire Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire burl walnut chest of drawers with marble top, circa 1820.
Marble, Brass
Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, dating from the first quarter of the 19th century and French in origin.
Mirror
Swedish Gustavian Empire Style Painted Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Swedish Gustavian Empire style painted chest. You're exploring a piece that blends Scandinavian restraint with neoclassical grandeur—a Swedish Gustavian Empire–style pai...
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gross Minot Tall French chest of and all contents in living room From Mrs.
Bronze
Early 20th C. American Empire BowFront Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous, rare Early 20th Century American Empire Bow Front Flame Mahogany chest on chest of drawers with Beatiful craving decorations and dovetail construction drawers working clo...
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Solid Walnut Chest of Drawer / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The chest of drawer is in very good condition. It will bring a wonderful unique touch to any home.
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
French, early 19th century, in the Empire / Neoclassical style A refined antique chest of drawers crafted in rich mahogany, featuring elegant neoclassical details.
Marble, Bronze
Swedish 19th century empire revival birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century empire revival birch chest of drawers circa 1870.
Birch
Mid 19th Century Empire Style Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
An elegant antique Empire-style chest of drawers, richly finished in warm, deeply figured mahogany veneer with a lustrous, time-softened glow.
Marble, Brass
Empire Period Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in Figurative Yew Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Period Empire Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in figurative Yew Wood An exceptional, museum-quality Empire-period Neoclassical chest of drawers dating to the very beginning ...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire Painted Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
This 19th century Empire commode features a beautifully distressed painted finish with classic column-form supports and three spacious drawers. Topped with a contrasting dark wood su...
Bronze
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers framed with fluted columns and fine gilded escutcheon.
Bronze
Empire-Style Chest of Drawers in Elm Burl Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period chest of drawers. Elm burl veneer. Functional locks with a key.
Elm, Burl
French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Empire, Flame Mahogany chest of drawers features four graduated drawers with bookmatched mahogany veneer panels, fitted with original gilt bronze ring pulls decorated wit...
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Chest of Drawers, Possibly France, circa 1880
Located in Madrid, ES
Details such as the purity of furniture lines, its clear geometric shape, the angles, the presence of the caryatids in the front and the smooth rear, the centralization of the relief...
Bronze
French 18th Century Empire Solid Walnut Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Featuring four spacious drawers with beautifully figured walnut veneers, elegant lion’s head ring pulls, and classic shield-shaped key escutcheons, this chest reflects the understate...
Marble, Bronze
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers This Antique Empire style cabinet has ample storage and display space.
Wood, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Bleach Solid Mahogany Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The chest of drawer is in very good condition. It will bring a wonderful unique touch to any home.
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive Empire mahogany commode hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and neoclassical details comprise this outstanding chest of drawers.
Brass
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts Beautiful piece purchased in France.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870, in the refined Empire style.
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised finish and black marble top.
Brass
Dutch Empire Style Tall Chest, Mahogany & Ebonized Wood, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A tall Dutch Empire style chest crafted from mahogany and ebonized wood, made during the first half of the 1800s.
Brass
French 18th Century Empire Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The chest of drawer and the marble top are in very good condition.
Marble, Bronze
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
Mahogany
Late Empire French Walnut Chest of Drawers with Bronze Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
During the Restoration period and shortly after, the rich empire style became more linear, delicate, and contained in the measures of the furniture, this chest of drawers is a charac...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Empire Period Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Ebonized Columns
Located in Firenze, IT
An exceptional early 19th-century Italian Empire cherrywood chest of drawers, masterfully crafted in Lucca (Tuscany) during the Napoleonic era, circa 1810.
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Empire Antique Mahogany, Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique French single chest of drawers made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, veneered on Oakwood in good condition.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique American Empire Mahogany Wood 4-Drawer Chest, circa 1800-1840
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique American Empire mahogany wood 4-drawer chest with claw feet and original brass pulls ( circa 1800s-1840s) newly polished.
Mahogany
Empire Period Chest of Drawers - Chiffonier with a Marble Slab, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period walnut chest of drawers topped with a marble slab at waist height.
Marble
French Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers, Walnut & Bronze Mounts, 19th century
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Odense, DK
A grand yet grounded piece, this antique Empire commode dates back to the early 19th century. Crafted in rich walnut with glowing depth, the piece reflects the stylistic ideals of th...
Marble
Early 20th Century American Empire Mahogany and Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Freshly Refinished, Early 20th Century American Empire Mahogany and Walnut Chest of Drawers. Mahogany Frame and Walnut Drawers.
Walnut, Mahogany
French Early 19th Century Empire St. Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu, and Bleu Turquin marble chests.
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Period Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Walnut Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period commode with detached columns in walnut and walnut veneer, mounted on a very high-quality solid oak and fir frame. Functional key and locks. Original black marble...
Marble
Rare early 19th century American Late Empire inlaid mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A wonderful, early American, Late Empire style chest of drawers with atypical, marvelous inlays throughout.
Brass
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American Empire Cherry & Tiger Maple Gentlemen’s Chest C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
American Empire Cherry & Tiger Maple Gentlemen’s Chest C1840 Measures - 47 7/8" x 42 5/8" x 22 7/8" This American Empire gentlemen’s chest, crafted around 1840, showcases the el...
Cherry
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
1830s French Empire Walnut Chest with Four Drawers and Gilded Edges, Commode
Located in Miami, FL
1830s French Empire walnut chest with four drawers and gilded edges Beautiful wooden root.
Bronze
19th Century Italian Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser With Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire commode / chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut.
Marble
French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble chest/side tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Giallo Fossil marble night stands/chests.
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Demi Lune Chest of Drawers, Baltic States early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Demi Lune chest of drawers with three drawers, on low, curved pointed feet. The body is veneered in mahogany and decorated with profiled brass moldings. The top is triple-stepped and...
Brass
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Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top France, 1810 Walnut Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top.
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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