Antique Chest of Drawers with Intarsia, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the beginning of the 20th century. Finished with marble top Origin: France Very good condition Dimensions: 89 cm / W 50 cm / D. 33 cm.
Marble
Antique Chest of Drawers with Intarsia, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the beginning of the 20th century. Finished with marble top. Origin: France. Very good condition. Dimensions: H 109 cm / W 58 cm / D. 33 cm.
Marble
Chest of Drawers with a Stone Top, Tallboy, France, circa 1910
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers - bedside table from the beginning of the 20th century. Dimensions: height 98 cm / width 49 cm / depth. 42 cm.
Marble
Sold|$20,066 / set
Pair of Chests of Drawers, Italy, Around 1835
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Italian chests of drawers in walnut and burl veneer with profiled crossbars. The commodes are in a restored and hand polished condition.
Walnut, Burl
Sold|$1,695
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This beautifully compact chest of four drawers has a lovely golden color hand-polished to a rich honey glow. The top has a shallow routed step-down edge and the front corners of th...
Pine
Sold|$1,795
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
An applied bullnose molding creates a step-down edge to the top of this beautiful little chest of four hand-cut dovetailed drawers. The top front corners are chamfered, as are the ...
Pine
North German Chest of Drawer with Hoof Foot in Crotch Mahogany, circa 1845
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Beautiful North German chest of drawer with a typical "hoof foot" found in the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein region. It has shaped ogee drawer fronts with a bookmatched crotch mahogany ...
Mahogany
Blu Floral Painted Chest of Drawers, Northern Italy 1850
Located in Vo', Veneto
Painted Tyrolean chest of drawers Period: approximately 1850 Origin: Tyrol Essence: Fir Measurements: Height: 77cm Width: 106cm Depth: 58 cm Tyrolean painted chest of drawers, wit...
Fir
1850 Blue Painted Chest of Drawers, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Painted Chest of Drawers Dimensions: H. 97 cm – W. 125 cm – D. 59 cm Period: circa 1850 Origin: Austria Wood: Fir Description: Chest of drawers painted in petrol blue, with ...
Fir
XIX Century Blue Floral Painted Chest of Drawers, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Painted Chest of Drawers Measurements: H. 79 cm – W. 112 cm – D. 55 cm Period: circa 1850 Origin: Austria Wood: Fir Description: A blue painted chest of drawers, with three ...
Fir
Sold|$1,500
Continental Burl Elm Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental burl elm 3 drawer chest of drawers, 19th century. With a serpentine shaped over hanging top with 3 serpentine shaped drawers with brass pulls and escutcheons, resting on ...
Brass
1880s French Neoclassical Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
An oak chest of drawers from 1880s France with a Neoclassical silhouette. A cabinet housing a pair of drawers is elevated upon fluted legs, tapering down to carved block feet. Gilded...
Oak
Sold|$2,123
Antique Chest of Drawers, France, circa 1920
Located in Chorzów, PL
French walnut chest of drawers with intarsia from the beginning of the 20th century. Origin: France Very good condition. Dimensions: height 90 cm / width 101 cm / depth. 48 cm.
Marble, Brass
Antique Grey painted Pair of Chests of Drawers with Marble Tops, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large pair of chests of drawers with embedded white marble tops and four drawers as well as carved details. The chests are refinished in a soft, distressed gray paint that highlights...
Softwood
Chiffonier chest of drawers, around 1900, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chiffonier chest of drawers from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, France. Dimensions: height 85 cm / width 48 cm / depth 33 cmm
Marble, Brass
Sold|$3,350
Magnificent 19th Century French Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 19th century French chest.
Walnut, Burl
Pair of Chests of Drawers with Marble Tops, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of large chests of drawers with three drawers and white marble tops. The chests of drawers rest on conical feet that merge into fluted rounded corners with small baluster elemen...
Marble
Walnut Chest of Drawers, four drawers, polished, Germany Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large chest of five drawers with profiled top plate. The escutcheons are lined in brass. The dresser stands on curved feet with concealed drawer. The chest of drawers is veneered in ...
Brass
French Antique Night Stand-Bedside Table- Marbled Chamber Pot Stand-19th
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
French Vintage Nightstand- Bedside Table - Bedside Console from the late 19th Century. Made of walnut with veneer of burled Walnut Front - very solid handicraft . It has four Drawers...
Marble
19th Century Italian Carlo X Inlaid Walnut Dresser with White Marble Top
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and decorated with sating wood inlay. The dresser The dresser features four inset drawers all with beautifully han...
Marble
Sold|$2,400
French 19th Century Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stately 19th century French semainier is the perfect way to add more storage to your space without sacrificing style or square footage. A semainier was originally created in the...
Metal, Brass
Buffet Commode in the Louis Phillipe Style, France, circa 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers buffet type. Produced in France in 1880. Very good condition. Wood: walnut.
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest or Nightstand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Rare for its smaller scale with a 31 inch width, this late nineteenth century Louis Philippe style commode or chest of drawers features a facade of book matched burl walnut.
Walnut, Burl
Sold|$1,500
Cylinder Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis Philippe Continental mahogany marble top cylinder commode, 19th century.
Marble
Sold|$2,052
Antique Walnut Commode Buffet from 1880s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers, walnut helper. Wood: walnut, Year: circa 1880, Origin: Western Europe, Dimensions: height 201 cm, width 143 cm, depth 56 cm.
Walnut
19th Century French Miniature Commode or Sampler
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe miniature commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid walnut with waxed finish.
Brass
Italian Early 20th Century Bovolone Secretary Desk Commode, finely inlaid walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Bovolone - Verona - secretaire commode. In hand-carved walnut, veneer walnut with maple finely inlaid . Wax polished Measures cm: H 88, W 90, D 35.
Maple, Walnut
Pair of French Painted Petite Commodes with Opposing Cabinet Doors, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French painted petite commodes with carved scalloped gallery, open shelf, opposing cabinet doors with original knobs, shaped apron, and terminating on cabriole legs with scro...
Wood, Paint
19th C. French Miniature Marble Top Commode with Three Drawers and Ormulu Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightfully scaled and finely constructed, this 19th-century French miniature commode replicates the proportions and elegance of a Louis XV-style chest in charming miniature form. C...
Marble
Sold|$4,400
Louis Philippe Commode
Located in South Salem, NY
An antique Louis Philippe commode or chest of drawers. Three drawers with one hidden drawer at the top and a white marble top.
Marble
Sold|$4,200
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Commode is made of flamed mahogany with a white veined grey marble top.
Marble
Sold|$2,975
19th Century Louis Philippe Commode
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Louis Philippe commode from France made from pine and cherry.
Cherry, Pine
Sold|$5,575
19th Century Louis Philippe Commode
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Louis Philippe commode from France with the original marble top, over 5 drawers.
Walnut
Sold|$2,995
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century Louis Philippe commode made with beautiful bookmatched mahogany.
Mahogany
19th Century Exquisite Louis Philippe Commode
Located in High Point, NC
EXQUISITE 19th century Louis Philippe commode from France. The top is a gorgeous gray marble with white matrix, sitting atop the case, made from beautifully grained mahogany.
Marble
French Louis-Philippe Commode with Grey Marble Top and Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe wooden commode from the 19th century, with variegated grey marble top and four drawers.
Marble
1850 French Louis-Philippe Commode with Bookmatched Walnut Veneer and Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe four-drawer walnut commode with marble top from the mid-19th century.
Marble
Sold|$3,900
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century Louis-Philippe burl of walnut commode and a ste anne marble top.
Marble
Sold|$3,400
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French, Louis-Phillipe period burled walnut commode with spalted effect in the wood that creates fascinating ripples on the drawer fronts. Created in France during the 19th century...
Marble
Sold|$3,350
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top. It has 5 drawers.
Marble
Sold|$3,500
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Louis Philippe-styled four-drawer mahogany commode from 19th century France.
Stone, Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is an absolutely stunning, Louis Philippe mahogany commode with fold down secretary.
Mahogany
French, 19th Century, Louis Philippe Commode Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning Louis Philippe mahogany commode with a fold-down secretary desk housed in its top drawer.
Metal
French 19th Century Burl Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful 19th century French burl wood Louis Philippe style commode, circa 1870. The original marble top in superb antique condition has rounded corners and is shaped to match the...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode or Nightstand
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis Philippe small commode, or stand, made of solid walnut with book-matched veneer of walnut.
Walnut
Antique French Flame Mahogany Louis Philippe Commode with Marble
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French crotch mahogany Louis Philippe 4 drawer chest of drawers. The rich wood sets off the contrasting hardware, taking special notice to the swan-form pull on the top draw...
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis Philippe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic mahogany Louis Philippe four-drawer commode from 19th century France.
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
It rests on a straight plinth base with block feet, giving the commode a composed architectural presence while retaining the warmth characteristic of Louis-Philippe furniture.
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode/Chest of Drawers Flame Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Louis Philippe period commode made of solid flame mahogany and veneer.
Brass
19th Century Flame Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers Italian Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Italian burr walnut chest of drawers, very elegant design and high quality walnut burl veneers, dating back to the mid-19th century. Four-frontal drawers, three large and...
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Bleached Burl Walnut Louis Philippe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Philippe furniture is always highly sought after, as the clean lines and lack of elaborate motifs allow these pieces to be used with almost any interior design style.
Stone, Marble
Louis Philippe French Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis Philippe commode with grey marble top, matched crotch light walnut veneer, five drawers and turned bun feet.
Marble
French, 19th Century, Louis Philippe Bleached Burl Veneer Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Louis-Philippe style bleached burl wood commode from the late 19th century.
Walnut
Sold|$2,600
Louis Philippe Cherrywood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Found in France, this French Louis Philippe commode made of solid cherrywood has a beautiful thick gray with white veining marble top.
Marble
Pair of Louis Philippe Petite Commodes with Marble Tops
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming pair of Louis Philippe commodes. There is a variegated rouge marble top over a bank of three drawers with chevron veneer faces, raised on straight canted feet, cir...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning marble-top Louis Philippe commode, circa 1840, is from France and features gorgeous book-matched burl walnut veneers.
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis Philippe commode of burled and book matched walnut with original marble top.
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.