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American Pine Lift Top Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
The interior of this pine lift top commode has been painted brown, it has been refinished to a nice
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1860s American Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

Antique American Pine Lift Top Commode
American Pine Lift Top Commode
H 32.75 in W 29 in D 17.25 in
Pine Lift Top Commode in Original Blue Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Blue painted lift-top commode, circa 1860.
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19th Century Canadian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Paint, Pine

Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
lift top and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV, this miniature chest
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Bronze

Flame Mahogany European Lift Top Washstand
Located in Wilson, NC
Flame mahogany European lift top washstand, the top, front, drawers, and doors of this European
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1860s Austrian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Marble, Brass

Central European Lift Top Pine Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
disguising the lift top blanket chest interior. The lower drawer is functioning. The drawer dividers have
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1850s Austrian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

Antique Central European Lift Top Pine Chest
Central European Lift Top Pine Chest
H 27.5 in W 42.5 in D 24 in
Antique English Lift Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine English antique Georgian style dresser with 3 long drawers and a lift top. Each drawer with
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19th Century Georgian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Antique English Lift Top Chest of Drawers
Antique English Lift Top Chest of Drawers
H 43.75 in W 37.5 in D 19 in
Federal Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Lift Top
Located in New York, NY
drawers having a lift top with replaced brass hardware with an eagle impression supported on bracket feet.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode combines elegance, premier craftsmanship and
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Mahogany Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany commode, with tooled leather top, front is veneered with flame mahogany; top
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1860s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pottery, Mahogany

Antique English Mahogany Commode
English Mahogany Commode
H 18 in W 20 in D 18 in
English Faux Painted Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
commode to a cabinet on the top and lift top compartment in the lower half. The exterior, ogee top molding
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1810s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

English Faux Painted Commode
English Faux Painted Commode
H 29.38 in W 25.63 in D 15.75 in
Pine Three Step Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
turned potty cover inside. There is a lift top on the second step that holds the porcelain potty, on
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1890s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine, Leather, Porcelain, Mahogany

Pine Three Step Commode
Pine Three Step Commode
H 27 in W 18.75 in D 27.5 in
English Mahogany Bed Step Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
, and the top lifts up to expose the commode section. There are some shrinkage separations in the sides
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1840s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Mahogany Bed Step Commode
English Mahogany Bed Step Commode
H 26.5 in W 18.75 in D 27.25 in
Satinwood Bow Front Painted Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
vignettes. The pullout / pull-out commode has a lift top made of solid mahogany and raises to expose two
Category

1860s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

Satinwood Bow Front Painted Commode
Satinwood Bow Front Painted Commode
H 34.5 in W 23 in D 21 in
English Painted Bow Front Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
The interior of this commode has been converted to a cabinet and a lift top compartment in the
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1830s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

English Painted Bow Front Commode
English Painted Bow Front Commode
H 26.88 in W 24.13 in D 15 in
French Empire Artisan-Painted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode, with an artisan hand-painted finish, from the 19th century. This antique
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19th Century French Empire Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Dutch Burl Walnut Commode/Sideboard, Late 18th Century
Located in CH
design that includes a drawer and cabinet below. When you lift open the top, the commode transforms into
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Walnut Louis XIV commode is a study in understated elegance! Finely contoured
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Walnut Commode with Contrasting Inlaid Veneer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
19th century commode, walnut with contrasting shell, scroll and floral form inlaid veneer, top with
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19th Century Edwardian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century French Empire Apprentice Commode in Walnut with Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century French Empire Apprentice Commode in walnut with lift top. Table top item.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Fine Early 19th Century Dutch Inlay Commode or Klapbuffet
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
shell inlays. The hinged top lifts to reveal additional serving area, and collapsable shelves.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Satinwood

Antique 18th century Georgian mahogany Gentleman's chest of drawers commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
rectangular moulded top above four graduating cock beaded drawers with swan neck brass handles The top
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1780s English Georgian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

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 Lift Top Commode

Materials

Boxwood, Satinwood, Rosewood

17th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Drop Front Desk and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Created in Italy during the 17th century, this commode features a rectangular top with partial lift top
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17th Century Italian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th C. Primitive Pine Wood Lift Top Dry Sink Washstand Commode Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. Primitive Pine wood lift top dry sink washstand commode cabinet. Item features
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine

Late 18th century Swedish Gustavian painted chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
pine Gustavian period commode, with scraped back paint. 5 drawer chest with a small drawer just below
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Oak, Paint, Pine

French Antique Transformation Chest of Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
top.  The top can be lifted up and reveals the top of a secretaire. The secretaire compartment lifts
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

18th century Georgian mahogany fitted Gentleman's chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
rectangular moulded top above four graduating cock beaded drawers with swan neck brass handles The top
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1780s English Georgian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
dates from around the 1920-30’s. It is of superb quality and is a great size, the top half lifts off
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1920s British Campaign Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Antique Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Antique Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
H 39.38 in W 37.01 in D 20.08 in
Handsome 18th Century English Oak Chest with Star Inlay, Dated 1730 Great Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 18th century English oak chest with star inlay, dated 1730. Great patina and color, lift
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Oak

19th C. New England Tall Original Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual, lift-top, stand-up blanket chest in the form of an Empire chest of drawers was
Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine

Tall Chest in Pine with Five Drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely tall chest of drawers in pine with lift-top in pedestal form, followed by five drawers
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine

Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
lots of storage space inside the generous drawers, this lifts off the base for ease of transport. It
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1890s British Queen Anne Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
H 52.76 in W 42.13 in D 20.08 in
Louis Xv Transitional to LouisXvi Tulipwood Parquetry and Marquetry Floral Case
Located in Nashville, TN
floral inlay .The top also sans traverse inlay across a central panel flanked by two panels with
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Tulipwood

19th Century Oak Military Chest with Writing Interior
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century large oak military chest. The top lifting to reveal four shelves and centred by a
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Late 19th Century Irish Campaign Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wood Antique French Half-moon Chest Of Drawers, 1870s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
two side doors of good capacity. Original marble top of good size and service. Chest of drawers of
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany, Maple, Nutwood, Rosewood

19th Century Spanish Unfinished Pine "Mobila" Tall Chest of Five Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely tall chest of drawers in pine with lift-top in pedestal form, followed by five drawers
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Late 19th Century European Spanish Colonial Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century antique Regency walnut Wellington chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
a shaped cornice, the hinged top lifts up to reveal a spacious compartment space, carved tulip
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1830s British Regency Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Walnut

Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
grain painted finish and unusual lift top
Category

19th Century Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood, Paint

Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers
Canadian PIne Bonnet Chest of Drawers
H 50.5 in W 46.5 in D 19 in
Mid-18th Century George III Period Chest on Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-18th century chest on chest, George III, English. Mahogany with oak secondary. The top section
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Early American Tall Blanket Chest with One Drawer
Located in Sheffield, MA
. The tall lift top chest has one dovetailed drawer below with original drawer pulls. Great piece for
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine

Antique Baroque Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
color / patina. The top lifts up, the bottom two drawers work.
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Iron

Antique Baroque Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Antique Baroque Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
H 32.75 in W 24.5 in D 16.25 in
Victorian Carved Oak Sewing Chest of Drawers, Card Filing or Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
drawer storage. Super for use as a riser for a lamp or other item that you want to lift visually in a
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Marble

Chinese Carved Vintage Silver Jewelry Cabinet Collector Chest
Located in Baltimore, MD
hinged top lifts to reveal a red velvet lined spacious storage area for silverware. Three red velvet
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19th Century Southeast Asian Ming Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

English Maple Davenport Desk of the Late Georgian Period
Located in London, GB
slide action writing cabinet having a hinged lifting top inset with a tooled leather surface, fitted
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Maple, Leather

18th Century George III Mahogany Silver Chest by T Wilson, London
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
of London. The top of the chest has a lift up lid which opens to reveal ample storage space within
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

18th C. Irish George III Burled Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Secretary Drawer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early chest requiring restoration. With a serpentine case, the top drawer opens to a secretary
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

Large 19th Century Antique Dresser Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
-brown lacquer that embraces the soul of traditional Japanese artistry. The rectangular top
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Iron

Large 19th Century Antique Dresser Chest
Large 19th Century Antique Dresser Chest
H 39.25 in W 34.25 in D 17 in
19th Century Mahogany Military Secrétaire Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
a lift up writing slope with a leather writing surface with blind and gold tooling, the chest has
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1880s British Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Art Deco Chest of Drawers / Filing Cabinet with Stunning Coromandel Handles
Located in Lisse, NL
especially with a unique work of art displayed on top, this aesthetically marvelous chest will be the perfect
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

Barons Delaware Boston Joined Chest of Drawers, US American Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Boston chest of drawers with lidded top Ipswich/Boston, Massachusetts, 1650-1670 The wood and wood of
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Mid-17th Century American American Colonial Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Austrian Biedermeier Ebonised Commode
Located in New York, NY
and a top faux drawer with a lift top.
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Lift Top Commode

Austrian Biedermeier Ebonised Commode
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonised Commode
H 30 in W 24 in D 17.5 in
George III Mahogany Bedside Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Square top with gallery over a lift and slide door and a pull out drawer raised on square legs
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1770s English George III Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bedside Commode
George III Mahogany Bedside Commode
H 31.75 in W 21 in D 20 in
18th c. English Paneled Commode Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
inset panel, solid sides and base with shaped aprons, over open curved arms on turned supports, lift top
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Oak

English Grain Painted End Table
Located in Wilson, NC
Englsih grain painted end table, this table was originally a commode as revealed when the top is
Category

1850s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Pine, Paint

English Grain Painted End Table
English Grain Painted End Table
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 17 in
English Pine And Mahogany End Table
Located in Wilson, NC
English pine end table, originally was a commode, the top is faded mahogany and lifts ( inside
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1870s English Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

English Pine And Mahogany End Table
English Pine And Mahogany End Table
H 20.5 in W 18.5 in D 17.5 in
Extremely Rare Italian Rococo “Lacca Comodino”, 17th-18th Century, Venice
Located in Vero Beach, FL
bedside commode with polychrome painted decoration. This beautiful furniture has a lift up top, revealing
Category

1690s Italian Rococo Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Italian Small-Sized Carved Walnut Cabinet on Paw Feet, Turn of 17th & 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Italian smaller-sized carved walnut commode, with single drawer and door, from the turn of the
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Wood

Antique European Metamorphic Buffet Server
Located in Forney, TX
, featuring solid mahogany construction with contrasting banding, having a hinged lift-top opening to form a
Category

18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
ram heads. The doors open to reveal four pullout drawers while the top lifts up for hidden storage and
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Parquetry Mirrored Nightstand End Table
Located in Forney, TX
with bookmatched veneers on all four sides, having a cross-banded lift-top with canted corners and
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lift Top Commode

Materials

Brass

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Antique Lift Top Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique lift top commode for your home. Each antique lift top commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and pine. Your living room may not be complete without an antique lift top commode — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique lift top commode is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique Lift Top Commode?

Prices for an antique lift top commode start at $500 and top out at $9,000 with the average selling for $2,500.

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

Is it 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 a 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.

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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