$3,950
H 33.5 in W 44.25 in D 19.75 in
Antique French Chest of Drawers, Solid Wood, Bronze Pulls, 1920s
Located in Austin, TX
Antique chest of drawers from France made of solid wood construction. This piece has three dovetailed drawers, all with bronze pulls. This piece is in very nice antique condition str...
Bronze
$2,295
H 36 in W 50 in D 22 in
Antique French Empire Marble-Top Mahogany Dresser – 1800s Chest with Gilt Pulls
Located in Portsmouth, VA
A showstopping antique French Empire-style chest of drawers with a rich, storied past — and ready for its next chapter in a thoughtfully styled home. Dating to the mid-1800s, this d...
Marble
$4,200
H 29.125 in W 44 in D 22.75 in
Unusual Antique French Walnut 2-Drawer Commode with Iron Pulls, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual two-drawer walnut commode with iron pulls from France exudes charm. Hand-carved from walnut wood in the 1800s, the chest of drawers has a sinuous form. The arbalete fron...
Metal, Iron
$12,500 / set
H 40 in W 31 in D 17 in
Pair Antique Marble Top Finely Carved 3 Drawers Brass Pulls Bachelor Chests MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Antique French marble top finely carved 3 drawers brass pulls bachelor chests dressers cabinets MINT.
Marble
$12,600
H 34 in W 48 in D 22.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marquetry and Brass Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 19th-century walnut commode in the Louis XVI style, this piece showcases refined craftsmanship with its geometric marquetry, classical proportions, and elegant brass hardwar...
Brass
$4,900
H 36 in W 46.5 in D 21.5 in
19th C. Neoclassical French Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Lion Head Drawer Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with four drawers and marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, over case which houses ...
Marble
$5,600
H 38.5 in W 44.5 in D 21.75 in
19th C. Neoclassic French Painted Commode W/Marble Top & Lion's Head Ring Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-drawer Neoclassic commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France retains its original marble top which sits atop a Neoclassi...
Marble
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. Available to see in our NYC Showroom BK Antiques 306 East 61st St. 2nd fl. New York, NY 10065
Brass
Provençal Commode with Brass Pulls
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Chestnut and oak serpentine front country French commode with carved drawer front and carved apron, circa 1830. Original antique brass pulls and keyholes add detail to this beautiful...
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H 36.7 in W 57.1 in D 29.3 in
19th Century French Chest of Drawers with Brass Pulls, Antique Charm
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant 19th-century French chest of drawers combines practicality with antique charm. Crafted from high-quality wood, the chest features three drawers in the front, each adorne...
Wood
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H 32 in W 31.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Country French Painted Commode with Gold Highlights & Brass Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
The patina on the finish of this antique country French painted commode provides an unmistakable charm, making this a great choice for any casual decor! The gold highlights accentuat...
Wood
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H 34.5 in W 51 in D 23.5 in
19th Century French Empire Antique Chest with Marble Top & Lion Pulls
Located in New Orleans, LA
This French Empire chest features a rich wood grain, stately grey marble top, and striking lion-head pulls—embodying the grandeur and symmetry of early 19th-century neoclassical design.
Marble
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H 37.13 in W 50 in D 23 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Commode Pull Out Secretary Hidden Storage Restored
Located in Highwood, IL
Spectacular 19th century French Louis Philippe book-matched mahogany commode, dresser or chest of drawers constructed to a very high standard. Typically, we would not purchase an ave...
Marble, Brass
French Walnut Commode with Marble Top and Lion Ring Pulls
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A compact, yet substantial French commode from circa 1820 wrapped in expressive, bookmatched walnut mounted with lion face ring-pull hardware on the drawers. The dark marble on top f...
Brass
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H 36.5 in W 53.25 in D 26.5 in
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode with Figural Cherub Bronze Pulls
Located in Big Flats, NY
An 18th century antique French commode offers walnut pegged and paneled construction with shaped top surmounting serpentine case having three long drawers each with figural cherub ca...
Bronze
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H 33.5 in W 51 in D 24.25 in
Neoclassic Period French Marble-Top Commode w/Paw Feet & Lion's Head Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic painted wood commode with marble top from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped white/gray marble top, above a case...
Marble
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H 35.5 in W 52 in D 23 in
Flame Mahogany Empire Commode with Gilt Bronze Escutcheons and Swan-Form Pulls
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Flame mahogany Empire commode with gilt bronze Swan escutcheons and swan-form pulls, with a frieze drawer, over three long drawers, over a 'hidden' drawer, on original bun feet, Fren...
Mahogany
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H 40.25 in W 49.25 in D 21 in
Antique French Commode or Buffet with Pull-Out Desk Drawers Beautiful Rosewood
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Commode or Buffet, made from one of the rarest woods, palisander, or more commonly referred to as, Madagascar Rosewood. Not only is this one of the world’s most beauti...
Wood, Rosewood, Leather
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H 34.25 in W 24 in D 51.25 in
French Neoclassical Commode w/Lion's Head Pulls and Raised on Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical marble-top chest of three drawers from the 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped black marble top, above a case which hou...
Marble
Antique French provincial fruitwood "bureau plat" w/2 pull-out panels
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French provincial fruitwood writing desk with 2 pull-out panels.
Fruitwood
Antique French Ornate Four-Drawer Commode with Key-Pulls
Located in Houston, TX
A highly decorated, four-drawer commode dating to the 19th century-- this antique French piece features decoration on the front drawer faces, around the bottom and on the sides. Each...
Oak
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H 33.5 in W 47.25 in D 20.5 in
Antique French Empire Style Commode in Painted & Waxed Finish with Ring Pulls
Located in Houston, TX
This antique French empire-style commode has a number of decorative details, including the lightly distressed black painted and waxed finish. The chest has two smaller upper drawers ...
Brass
Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Chests
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chest embodies the refined elegance of 18th-century French design through its masterful use of book-matched burl veneers and delicate inlays. Each drawer front showcases symmetricall...
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Style Burl Dressers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century style burl dressers with four drawers each with polished brass turned knobs with a hand rubbed warm brown finish with subtle distressing and raised on square tapered legs...
Brass
Pair of Regency Style Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style side table with a wooden gallery top, molded edge, with a pull-out slide about a lower shelf with drawer and turned legs all in a warm country wood tone and hand rubbed...
Wood
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$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
$2,100 / set
H 33.25 in W 35 in D 18.25 in
Pair of Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers Commodes, A Pair Classic Pair Swedish Style Painted Chest of Drawers. Two drawer chests based on an 18th Century Gustavian anti...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Vintage Mahogany Leather Top Bachelors Chests
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Pair of Vintage Mahogany Leather Top Bachelors Chest. Three drawer construction raised on a bracket base. The chests feature flush campaign style pulls. The top is finished in...
Brass
$5,619
H 32.68 in W 42.13 in D 20.08 in
Antique Genuine Swedish Original Gustavian Period Handmade Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish chest of drawers from the 1700s in gustavian style. The chest is a genuine Swedish gustavian furniture with four drawers made by hand in solid pine around 1790. Class...
Pine
$1,600 / item
H 16.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Bar Table Lamp, Contemporary Lamp, Verdigris, Brass, Alabaster by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
BAR is a table lamp by Kalin Asenov. Alabaster base, verdigris patina, and column, supporting a brass dome. Every piece is made to order which allows us to create variations in d...
Marble, Brass
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
Gustavian Hand-Painted Chest of Drawers, 19th Century Sweden
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Gustavian Chest of Drawers, Sweden, 19th Century A beautifully proportioned Gustavian chest of drawers from 19th-century Sweden, showcasing the hallmark simplicity and lightness of...
Softwood
$1,836Sale Price / set|26% Off
H 39.5 in W 49.5 in D 22.25 in
Pair of Auffray Style Carved Walnut Louis XV Commodes Dressers
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional pair of Auffray style Louis XV commodes, finely crafted in rich walnut, embodies the elegance and sophistication of French Provincial design. Each dresser features t...
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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