ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SERPENTINE LOUIS XV PAINTED COMMODE CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique French Louis XVI style 19th Century hand painted Oak Serpentine fronted commode chest ...
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble will make a stunning addition to any room! Featuring tailored architecture inspired by the ancient Greeks and Roma...
Carrara Marble, Brass
17th-century antique oak chest of drawers
Located in MILL, NL
English chest of drawers / commode William & Mary period (late 17th century).
Oak
19th century carved oak Cabinet
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century cabinet, the large rectangular well-figured oak top having a molded edge. Above two finely carved doors with foliated scrolling detail. The door opening to reveal two ba...
Oak
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
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, 1910s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, 1910s. Small Rococo style commode with three serpentine front drawers and four turned legs connected with stretcher.
Oak
c18th English oak chest on stand
Located in London, GB
A nice understated c18th two part English bleached oak chest on stand . The top comprises of a three spacious drawers to the chest with drop handles above a base with two narrow deep...
Oak
$3,393Sale Price|24% Off
Classic English Commode, Dresser or Sideboard Light Grey Patinated, 1880s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Welshdresser - chest of drawers - sideboard in solid oak and veneered light gray color finish, England 1880 Classical furniture with fluted legs and drawers. 2 large drawers and the...
Metal
Antique oak coffer - UK, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Worn softly at the edges through centuries of use, this 18th-century oak coffer carries the silent marks of a long domestic life. The surface is shaped by time, with a softened patin...
Oak
Antique oak coffer - UK, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Coffers – traditionally used for storing valuables – are some of the earliest types of furniture on record. The oak of this simple yet robust chest has a warm colour and patina and i...
Oak
$22,902Sale Price|20% Off
Commode with two continuous drawers Louis XV Paris Mid-18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Two-drawer continuous commode with concealed chain. The cabinet is domed thanks to both a vertical and horizontal move, fully veneered in quadripartite Bois de Rose laid crosswise to...
Marble, Bronze
ANTIQUE FRENCH NAPOLEON III BOULLE MARQUETRY UPRiGHT COMMODE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime French Napoleon III Circa 1880 Brass & Faux Tortoise shell Boulle chest of drawers with gol...
Brass
$3,435Sale Price|40% Off
18th Century French Country Provincial Grey White and Gold Painted Commode
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary antique provincial commode or chest of drawers is made from Oak wood in France at the end of the 18th Century.
Brass
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Sensational Portuguese Style Carved Walnut and Brass Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring old-world charm and masterful craftsmanship into your home with this Sensational Portuguese Style Carved Walnut and Brass Commode Chest of Drawers. Expertly crafted in the trad...
Brass
18th C Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 18th C oak chest of drawers, lovely size and great colour. 1720
Oak
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Breche Marble Top, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French two-drawer commode, crafted in the Louis XV style, dates from the Napoleon III period, circa 1860–1880.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, Late 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The structure is made of solid oak, a traditional and stable wood widely used in French cabinetmaking, with beautifully figured veneers applied throughout.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique English Jacobean Oak Chest
Located in Cambridge, US
England, ca. late 17th century. A fabulous antique Jacobean or Charles II style chest on stand. Features solid oak construction with a planked top with moulded edge above two small a...
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Walnut & Marble, Circa 1780
Located in Winter Park, FL
Oak and pine as secondary woods. French polish finish with nice shiny luster.
Marble
English Oak wood Tallboy 19th century
Located in MILL, NL
English Tallboy / Chest on Chest. Consisting of 2 chests of drawers stacked on top of each other. Originating from England, early 19th century. Made of solid oak, inlaid with burr o...
Oak
Antique Oak Chest Of Drawers
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Jacobean Style Chest Of Drawers. A handsome and nicely proportioned Jacobean style antique oak chest of drawers raised on four castors. The graduating cushion moulding drawers are fu...
Oak
Large English Oak Tallboy Chest Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 Large English Oak Tallboy Chest Drawers sku 1881 Base W117 x D57 x H80 cm Top W118 x D57 x H99 cm Together W118 x D57 x H179 cm Weight 139 kg
Oak
$7,960Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This monumental French Louis XV period butler’s desk commode is a masterpiece of 18th-century-inspired design, blending elegance, opulence, and utility in one commanding piece. Craft...
Oak
$1,674Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century oak mule chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century oak mule chest, the rectangular top opens on the original steel hinges to reveal a large compartment space which includes a candle box to the left, panelled sides and ha...
Oak
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers exudes a stately elegance that is truly timeless!
Marble, Bronze
English Oak Military "Campaign Chest"
Located in Kastrup, DK
English military "Campaign Chest" Made in solid oak with fittings, handles and locks in brass. The chest is three-part with seven drawers with profiled edges. Three wide drawers, two...
Brass
English oak chest of drawers, 18th century
Located in MILL, NL
English oak chest of drawers, 18th century English chest of drawers / tallboy. Exceptionally tall. Made from solid oak. With original fittings. In very good condition. Drawers work ...
Oak
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top, circa 1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
The quality of construction is particularly noteworthy. The substantial oak carcass gives the commode considerable weight and solidity, while the drawers display finely executed hand...
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Dutch Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers handmade in the Netherlands in the early 1800s using oak and peg construction. The commode features three inset drawers all with serpentine fronts.
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Commode or Sauteuse, Stamped "P.ROUSSEL"
By Pierre Roussel (1723-1782)
Located in Berlin, DE
Important 18th century Louis XV Marquetry commode or sauteuse, stamped "P.ROUSSEL" A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted marquetry commode with a shaped and eared Belgian red marble top ...
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Grey/ White Painted Commode/ Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely Swedish painted chest of drawers in oak with dental molding along ridge of top and half-corner columns extending from original turned feet to underside of molding. Has origi...
Oak
English Oak Campaign Chest with Writing Compartment
Located in Kastrup, DK
English campaign chest crafted from solid oak with original brass fittings, recessed handles and locks. The chest is constructed in two separate sections and comprises six drawers. ...
Brass
Jacobean Oak Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
An English Jacobean oak chest of drawers with a dark aged finish, beaded mouldings to the drawer fronts, and turned bun feet, 17th century. The chest is fitted with three drawers, th...
Oak
18th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode or Sauteuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French large Louis XVI neoclassical breakfront marquetry gilt bronze commode or sauteuse, attributed ti Etienne Avril (1748-1791): A Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted pa...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Georgian Oak Bureau
Located in Billingshurst, GB
18th century Georgian oak bureau the bureau has four drawers with swan neck handles. The bureau has a fall front flap good writing surface. The interior has eight drawers and one cen...
Oak
Early Oak Sacristy Chest From Italy, Circa 1750
Located in Nashville, TN
Early Oak Sacristy Chest From Italy, Circa 1750. Rare model in solid oak with original hardware. Very nice original patina and wear.
Oak
$20,840Sale Price|20% Off
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode, sign. J.F. LAPIE (Jean François Lapie ) , with guild stamp, Paris circa 1730. Tulipwood, rosewoo...
Marble, Ormolu
Georgian Oak Chest-on-Chest, c.1780
Located in Savannah, GA
Georgian bleached oak chest-on-chest, circa 1780. Upper and lower chest each with two graduated long drawers, fitted with patinated brass pulls and escutcheons, raised on bracket fe...
Oak
18th c. French Louis XVI Bleached Oak Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is an 18th c. French Louis XVI Bleached Oak Chest, perfect for a bedroom or living room. It features an antique brass handle finish and nice patina. Mixes well with a va...
Oak
Louis XVI Transitional Two-Drawer Commode with a Breche Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period 18th century French two drawer chest with a breche marble top, the oak carcass veneered in various exotic woods in an overall geometric design. The large inlaid oval panel t...
Oak
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Louis XVI / Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in France in the early 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut, oak and fruitwood veneer.
Fruitwood, Walnut
$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 C. French, Louis Philippe Marble-Top Walnut Commode - Iris Apfel Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Classic Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring a beautifully variegated black marble top with rounded corners above four drawers, each fitted with gilt-metal rosette pulls, medallio...
Marble, Bronze
Georgian Oak Chest with Brushing Slide, c.1740
Located in Savannah, GA
A Georgian oak chest with brushing slide, circa 1740, with three long drawers and a brushing slide above the drawer bank. The chest has a straightforward country form with shell deta...
Oak
17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers or Garret Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
17th Century Oak Chest of Drawers or Garret Chest A Garret Chest is one that can be broken down to give ease of access usually to a garret room or attic bedroom The chest has 4 lo...
Oak
French 18th Century Natural Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined French 18th century chest of drawers, beautifully crafted in natural oak and retaining a soft, sun-washed patina that highlights the elegance of its provincial craftsmanship.
Oak
English Antique Country Oak Chest of Drawers, circa 1680
Located in Nottingham, GB
A substantial late 17th-century English country oak chest of drawers, dating from circa 1680–1700 and displaying a rich medium to dark oak colour with a beautifully developed patina....
Brass
Late 18th Century Georgian Period Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Late 18th Century Georgian Period Oak Chest of Drawers This Charming Old Oak Chest of Drawers is full of naive character has two short drawers at the top and three longer graduated ...
Oak
Fine 18th Century Antique English Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Nottingham, GB
A handsome 18th-century English chest of drawers, finely constructed from oak and distinguished by its beautifully aged timber, traditional proportions and substantial period charact...
Brass
Georgian Dark Stained Oak Diminutive Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
Georgian Dark Stained Oak Diminutive Chest of Three Drawers. 20.75" H x 19" W x 9.5" D. Provenance: From a Madison Avenue Collection.
Oak
Early 19th Century Oak Sacristy Drawer Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large sacristy drawer cabinet or archive cabinet from the late 18th or early 19th century. Solidly crafted in oak. An authentic, one-of-a-kind piece with a linear design, combined ...
Oak
Charles II Oak And Bone Inlaid Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a long drawer with paneled front and central architectural arch with vanishing point perspective. Below a pair of paneled doors with split balusters ending on bu...
Bone, Oak
Fine Quality Antique 20th Century Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Nottingham, GB
A charming and well-proportioned 20th-century oak chest of drawers, combining practical storage, traditional detailing and beautifully matured timber within a compact and versatile d...
Oak
19th Century Louis Quatorze Napoleon III Boulle Meuble D'appui Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Chased fire-gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood with brass inlays Boulle technique. High-right corpus. In the articulated front, the...
Bronze
$6,853Sale Price|37% Off
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Marquetry Petit Bombe Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The interior of the drawers is made of oak wood. The front and sides are covered with a separate walnut/nutwood.
Marble, Bronze
Welsh Oak Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
An early to mid-19th-century Welsh oak chest of drawers, circa 1820–1850. A rectangular top sits above a narrow band of reeded dentil molding that conceals two secret drawers. Below,...
Oak
$12,900Sale Price|20% Off
George III Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Madison, MS
This is an elegant George III period oak chest of drawers. The medium dark patina has a beautiful patina. There are two smaller top drawers and 5 larger drawers. All of the drawers h...
Oak
French Antique carved oak chest of drawers
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Chest of Drawers / Oak / Rustic / Antique French oak chest of drawers with two small and three large drawers having a carved apron at the base and short cabriole leg...
Oak
PERIOD Georgian 18th Century English Oak Chest
Located in High Point, NC
PERIOD George III oak and mahogany chest of drawers from England. This lovely piece has a two board top, the boards being nicely figured. This follows down to two drawers over thre...
Brass
English 18th Century Oak Geometric Chest with Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 18th Century Oak Geometric Chest with Bracket Feet
Oak
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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