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Antique Semainier Chest

Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests
Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests

Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests

Located in Milford, NH

A fine pair of Louis XVI style semainier chests, each with five drawers accented with decorative brass ring pulls, spectacular wood grain veneered molded tops with front turret corne...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Brass

French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800
French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800

French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800

Located in Winter Park, FL

An early 19th century French Empire Period miniature semainier chest finished in rich matched flame walnut veneers.

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Brass

19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest
19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest

19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest

By Maison Jansen

Located in Morristown, NJ

A stunning Antique French Louis XV-style semainier (tall chest of drawers), crafted in the late 19th to early 20th century.

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1880s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Breccia Marble, Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Semainier ~ Chest of Drawers
19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Semainier ~ Chest of Drawers

19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Semainier ~ Chest of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Semainier ~ Tall Chest of Drawers is a refined expression of classical design, crafted in rich mahogany and crowned with a luminous...

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers
Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers

Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to this very rare and extremely good looking French 19th century mahogany with marble top and brass gallery rail Semainier lingerie chest of drawers This French 19t...

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers
Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers

Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1920's Italian walnut semainier chest of drawers with iron pulls. Measurements: Height: 48" Width: 29.5" Depth: 16"

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1920s Italian Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910

Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910

Located in Long Branch, NJ

Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910 Dimensions : 55" Tall X 15" Wide X 13" Deep These gorgeous Semainier chests were made in France in t...

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1910s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers

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...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode
Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode

Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode

Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

Good example of a 19th century mahogany semainier , French tall narrow chest of drawers , a drawer for each day of the week Circa 1870’s from the Napoleon III period , with original ...

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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Semainier, Ebonized Mahogany, Seven Drawer Chest, France
Louis XVI Semainier, Ebonized Mahogany, Seven Drawer Chest, France

Louis XVI Semainier, Ebonized Mahogany, Seven Drawer Chest, France

Located in Austin, TX

French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French po...

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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Brass

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A fine French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, featuring a figured marble top over a frieze of one drawer with escutcheon over six drawers with a locking pilaster and key - each ...

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany from the late 18th century, featuring a white marble top over a frieze with seven drawers between opposing reeded columns, with ...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest

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.

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1880s French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Bronze

Antique Scandinavian Chest of Drawers Gustavian Swedish Highboy Blonde Pine 1840
Antique Scandinavian Chest of Drawers Gustavian Swedish Highboy Blonde Pine 1840

Antique Scandinavian Chest of Drawers Gustavian Swedish Highboy Blonde Pine 1840

Located in London, GB

Most likely made in Sweden around 1840 in the Gustavian/Karl Johan style, this spectacular Highboy/Tallboy or Semainier chest of drawers will add authentic antique Scandinavian quali...

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1840s Swedish Gustavian Antique Semainier Chest

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Pine

Mid-19th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Mid-19th Century French Directoire Style Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This mid nineteenth century French Directoire style tall chest of drawers is called a semainier in French due to its seven drawers.

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Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier
French 19th Century Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier

French 19th Century Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A gorgeous 19th century French walnut chest of drawers–seven drawers to be exact-designed as a classic semainier in the Louis Philippe style with spellbinding patterns in the matched...

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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Semainier Chest

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Metal

19th Century Painted Five Drawer Semainier, Probably Italian in Origin
19th Century Painted Five Drawer Semainier, Probably Italian in Origin

19th Century Painted Five Drawer Semainier, Probably Italian in Origin

Located in Milford, NH

A beautifully decorated hand painted five drawer carved semainier with floral painted drawer fronts and top, pierce carved foliate crest, side cartouches of various female figures, a...

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19th Century Italian Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850
Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850

Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850

Located in Arundel, GB

Fine quality French, Cherrywood Semainier retaining a fantastic timeworn patina. Comprising a drawer for each day of the week, with brass banded detail and brass drop handles. Raise...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Fine Charles X French Semainier Circa 1830 With Black Marble Top
Fine Charles X French Semainier Circa 1830 With Black Marble Top

Fine Charles X French Semainier Circa 1830 With Black Marble Top

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A fine antique French Semainier tall chest of drawers featuring seven drawers.

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass

Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier C1930
Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier C1930

Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier Offered by Bloomingdales C1930 Measures - 57 3/4" x 30 5/8" x 19 1/2"

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Early 20th Century Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Cherry

Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops
Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops

Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops

Located in Atlanta, GA

Designed to store a week's supply of lingerie and shirts (semainier comes from the word 'semaine', translating as week in English) each chest is adorned with exquisite faux-bamboo ac...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25

False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25

Located in Girona, Girona

False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered with walnut, fluted uprights and feet in solid walnut. Oak interior. Nickel-plated bra...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top
Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top

Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of French Louis XV style "Semainier" tall chest commodes with a Brêche d'Alep marble top.

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany
Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany

Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Danish semainier or tall boy (chest-on-chest) from the 19th century, featuring a Biedermeier design of flame-cut mahogany - canopy top over seven graduating, locking drawers w...

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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest

19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest

Located in Hopewell, NJ

19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from mahogany, this design was fitted with seven drawers to provide a drawer for every day o...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Bronze

Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840

Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with bookmatched crotch-mahogany veneer on drawer fronts, pedestal top and plinth base, Denmar...

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Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Walnut with Marble Top
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Walnut with Marble Top

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Walnut with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome French semainier or tall chest of walnut with marble top, featuring a slightly narrower top drawer over six larger drawers beneath.

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest
19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest

19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest

Located in Hopewell, NJ

An elegant French semainier or tall chest of having rosewood veneer with marble top, featuring a slightly narrower (hidden) top drawer over six larger drawers beneath.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880

Located in Portland, OR

The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer chest), the feather-banded rosewood case is sumptuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry on the front a...

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1880s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier

Unavailable

H 58.5 in W 38 in D 16 in

19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

French painted marble-top semainier (chest of drawers).

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B
Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B

Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B

Located in Charlotte, NC

An antique semainier chest in the French Louis XV style, unbranded.

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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

Semainier Louis XVI
Semainier Louis XVI

Semainier Louis XVI

Unavailable

H 55.91 in W 25.6 in D 14.57 in

Semainier Louis XVI

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Diary desk with 7 drawers , veneered bois de rose & amarante , ormoulu & marble top

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18th Century and Earlier Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier
Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier

Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier

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H 52 in W 23.5 in D 17.5 in

Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier

Located in Mobile, AL

A stunning rare 1790s Kingwood semainier with five drawers of matchbook veneer, supported by inlaid feet with ormolu mounts. It features canted corners, and the sides are adorned wit...

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Semainier Chest

19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier

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H 60 in W 30.75 in D 16.5 in

19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

French marble-top semainier with narrow top drawer over five deep drawers.

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Kingwood

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

Unavailable

H 66.88 in W 37.5 in D 17.5 in

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

Located in San Francisco, CA

An 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier, retaining its original gray marble top above seven functioning drawers, the front flanked by stop-fluted columns and the whole wi...

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18th Century Antique Semainier Chest

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice
Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

Located in Hollywood, FL

Overall painted in green with parcel-gilt carved details, five drawers, over short cabriole legs and carved shell frieze, provenance, Sotheby's Amsterdam- drawers relined in 19th ce...

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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Semainier Chest

19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier

Unavailable

H 51.88 in W 23 in D 13.88 in

19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

19th century French Louis XV style kingwood marble-top semainier, having a Breche de' Alep marble top above a tall superstructure with seven drawers and bronze mounted shoulders, apr...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier
A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier

A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier

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H 59.85 in W 38.19 in D 15.16 in

A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier

Located in Madrid, ES

A french black lacquered and brass details Louis XVI style semanier.

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Wood

Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest
Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest

Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest

Unavailable

H 62.21 in W 35.04 in D 19.69 in

Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest

Located in Wels, AT

Biedermeier tall eight-drawer chest. Semainier, flanking black columns.

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1820s European Antique Semainier Chest

Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany
Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany

Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany

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H 59.49 in W 40.83 in D 20.08 in

Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive 19th century Danish Biedermeier semainier tallboy chest of drawers. Boasting fine quality flamed mahogany marquetry work throughout.

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19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Two Part Semainier Chest.
Biedermeier Two Part Semainier Chest.

Biedermeier Two Part Semainier Chest.

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H 66.5 in W 35 in D 19.75 in

Biedermeier Two Part Semainier Chest.

Located in Hudson, NY

Biedermeier Two Part Semainier Chest. Burl Wood.

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19th Century Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Burl

19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest
19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest

19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest

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H 58.25 in W 31.5 in D 17.75 in

19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest

Located in Martlesham, GB

A lovely quality 19th century French mahogany semainier chest of drawers, the top having a moulded edge with a fantastic pink and veined figured marble top, with panelled and moulded...

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1840s French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

French Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers
French Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers

French Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers

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H 61.42 in W 49.22 in D 18.12 in

French Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

French 19th Century mahogany semainier chest of drawers with a marble top.  This beautiful chest has a grey marble top with white veining.

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

1900s French Provincial 7-Drawer Semainier Chest
1900s French Provincial 7-Drawer Semainier Chest

1900s French Provincial 7-Drawer Semainier Chest

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H 58.9 in W 33.5 in D 21.1 in

1900s French Provincial 7-Drawer Semainier Chest

Located in High Point, NC

This 1900s French Provincial seven-drawer semainier chest is a charming example of functional elegance with timeless appeal.

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Early 20th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Wood

20th Century Swedish Birchwood Semainier Chest - Vintage Scandinavian Cabinet
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Semainier Chest - Vintage Scandinavian Cabinet

20th Century Swedish Birchwood Semainier Chest - Vintage Scandinavian Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A vintage Swedish Art Deco bureau, semainier chest made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Birchwood, in good condition.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers
19th Century French Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers

19th Century French Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers

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H 57.29 in W 38.19 in D 16.54 in

19th Century French Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

A 19th century French Empire high chest of drawers, so-called "semainier". Solid mahogany and veneered on oak.

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19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Granite, Brass

Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880

Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that there are seven drawers - one for each day of the week - semaine Very on trend with...

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1880s Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880

Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that there are seven drawers - one for each day of the week - semaine Very on trend with...

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1880s Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers

Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a bedroom or dressing room with this antique fruitwood Semainier with walnut veneer. Crafted in France circa 1820, the tall and narrow chest stands on rounded front feet; th...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

Petite French Four-Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century
Petite French Four-Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century

Petite French Four-Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Adorable chest, of walnut, having a rectangular top of marble, with rounded front corners, surrounded by a pierced 3/4 gallery, on case with four stacked drawers, each with a fielded...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Mahogany Semainier Tall Chest
19th Century French Mahogany Semainier Tall Chest

19th Century French Mahogany Semainier Tall Chest

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Early 19th century French mahogany semainier chest, with a grey marble top sitting on a moulded edge above seven oak lined drawers with original lion mask ring handles and shield sha...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1920s
20th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1920s

20th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1920s

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H 40.16 in W 18.9 in D 13.39 in

20th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1920s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Pretty 1920 walnut semainier chest of drawer with flap on the right with lock to close all the drawers.

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1920s French Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Walnut Semainier
French 19th Century Walnut Semainier

French 19th Century Walnut Semainier

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H 59.25 in W 37.5 in L 59.25 in

French 19th Century Walnut Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This is a nice French 19th century semainier chest, which is a tall chest with seven drawers for use in a bedroom or dressing room.

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19th Century French Other Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier

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H 57.63 in W 28.5 in D 15.5 in

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This is a fine example of a French semainier chest, which is a tall chest with seven drawers for use in a bedroom or dressing room, circa 1900.

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Inlaid Lingerie Marble Chests Dressers 1900
Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Inlaid Lingerie Marble Chests Dressers 1900

Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Inlaid Lingerie Marble Chests Dressers 1900

Located in Portland, OR

A very fine pair of antique French lingerie Semainier chests of drawers, made of inlaid kingwood with variegated golden colored marble tops & gilt bronze mounts, circa 1900, This ver...

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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Semainier with Marble Top
19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Semainier with Marble Top

19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Semainier with Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a bedroom or dressing room with this elegant antique French "Semainier" chest of drawers crafted in France circa 1840.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Marble Chests of Drawers by Kahn & Cie 1895
Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Marble Chests of Drawers by Kahn & Cie 1895

Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Marble Chests of Drawers by Kahn & Cie 1895

By E. Kahn

Located in Portland, OR

A very fine pair of antique French Semainier chests of drawers, inlaid kingwood with veined golden ochre colored marble tops & gilt bronze mounts, by E.

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1890s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Chest
Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Chest

Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Chest

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H 59 in W 32.5 in D 18 in

Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Chest

Located in Doylestown, PA

A Louis XV Style semainier (7 drawer chest) in walnut with 6 single upper drawers and a double height bottom drawer, with old brass drwaer pulls, key escutcheons and sabots, French c...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Kingwood Tall Chest Semainier
Antique French Kingwood Tall Chest Semainier

Antique French Kingwood Tall Chest Semainier

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H 59.85 in W 31.89 in D 21.66 in

Antique French Kingwood Tall Chest Semainier

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful antique French semainier, or tall chest in Louis XV revival style and circa 1880 in date.

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier or Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier or Chest of Drawers

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H 53.75 in W 26.5 in D 15.5 in

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Tall semainier or chest of drawers with overhanging chunky marble top above six graduated brass mount drawers, all resting on turned legs. 25" W body of dresser; 14.75 D body of dre...

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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest
Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest

Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest

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H 56.5 in W 36.5 in D 20 in

Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest

Located in Winter Park, FL

A fine Empire chest made of flamed mahogany and original brass hardware ( polished and lacquered), retaining its white marble, six dovetailed drawers. Oak as secondary wood. For man...

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Brass

French Louis XVI Marble Top Semainier Seven Drawer Chest
French Louis XVI Marble Top Semainier Seven Drawer Chest

French Louis XVI Marble Top Semainier Seven Drawer Chest

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

French kingwood and exotic woods marble top semainier or seven drawer chest, the drawers with banded edges and the original brass pulls and escutcheons.

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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

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Kingwood

19th Century Louis Philippe Semainier High Chest of Drawers
19th Century Louis Philippe Semainier High Chest of Drawers

19th Century Louis Philippe Semainier High Chest of Drawers

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Elegant Louis Philippe high chest of drawers, so-called "semainier", from the 19th century.

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19th Century Belgian Louis Philippe Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble

Antique French Rosewood 6 Drawer Chest Semainier c.1860
Antique French Rosewood 6 Drawer Chest Semainier c.1860

Antique French Rosewood 6 Drawer Chest Semainier c.1860

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful antique French rosewood semainier or tall chest, circa 1860 in date. This piece was skillfully crafted in rosewood and features fabulous ormolu handles and mo...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

Antique French Carved Seven Drawer Lingerie Tall Chest Semainier
Antique French Carved Seven Drawer Lingerie Tall Chest Semainier

Antique French Carved Seven Drawer Lingerie Tall Chest Semainier

Located in West Hartford, CT

Antique carved mahogany lingerie chest has seven dovetailed drawers and features parquetry on drawer fronts and carved detail all around. It is raised on four carved fluted legs. Ori...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

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Brass

Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest
Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest

Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest - Unique size

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Empire Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers 'Semainier'
19th Century French Empire Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers 'Semainier'

19th Century French Empire Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers 'Semainier'

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Unusually small-scale French Louis Philippe flame mahogany seven drawer chest or 'semainier' having seven oak-lined graduated drawers.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Semainier Chest

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Mahogany

19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire

19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

French flame mahogany seven drawer chest or semainier, each drawer with book-matched flame mahogany front and the original brass pulls.

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Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Semainier Chest

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Mahogany

Pair of Late 19th Century Lingerie French Chests or Semainier
Pair of Late 19th Century Lingerie French Chests or Semainier

Pair of Late 19th Century Lingerie French Chests or Semainier

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A pair of French well inlaid semainier or french lingerie chests, with bronze mounts, and marble tops, labeled by both the seller in the US and a made in France paper label.

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, c. 1820, featuring a marble top over a frieze with seven drawers between opposing columns - each drawer framed in brass and woo...

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French Mahogany Semainier
French Mahogany Semainier

French Mahogany Semainier

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H 57.5 in W 35 in D 14.5 in

French Mahogany Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A French mahogany Directoire-style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and a marble top.

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Late 19th Century Directoire Antique Semainier Chest

French Mahogany Semainier
French Mahogany Semainier

French Mahogany Semainier

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H 57.5 in W 35 in D 14.5 in

French Mahogany Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A French mahogany ‘Directoire’ style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and a marble-top.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble, Brass

Directoire Painted Semainier
Directoire Painted Semainier

Directoire Painted Semainier

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H 55 in W 21 in D 14 in

Directoire Painted Semainier

Located in New York, NY

A painted "semainier" chest with seven drawers (for seven days of the week) and a marble top.

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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Semainier Chest

Inlaid French Semainier
Inlaid French Semainier

Inlaid French Semainier

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H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 14.5 in

Inlaid French Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Inlaid French marble-top semainier from Paris with brass-mounted feet and brass handles.

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1920s French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

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Mahogany

Tall Antique 19thC French Louis XVI Semainier Mahogany Marble Chest Drawers 1880
Tall Antique 19thC French Louis XVI Semainier Mahogany Marble Chest Drawers 1880

Tall Antique 19thC French Louis XVI Semainier Mahogany Marble Chest Drawers 1880

Located in Portland, OR

A fine tall antique French Louis XVI style seven drawer mahogany chest of drawers or Semainier, circa 1880. The chest with a piereced brass gallery to the top having an inset white c...

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Cherry Semainier Seven Drawer Carved Chest Dresser 1880
Antique French Louis XVI Cherry Semainier Seven Drawer Carved Chest Dresser 1880

Antique French Louis XVI Cherry Semainier Seven Drawer Carved Chest Dresser 1880

Located in Portland, OR

A very good antique French cherry wood Louis XVI semainier (seven drawer) chest dresser, circa 1880.

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

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Cherry

louis XVI semainier
louis XVI semainier

louis XVI semainier

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H 56.3 in W 37.01 in D 15.75 in

louis XVI semainier

Located in Brooklyn, NY

located in france

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Semainier Chest

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Semainier
Louis XVI Style Semainier

Louis XVI Style Semainier

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H 54.5 in W 25 in D 13.5 in

Louis XVI Style Semainier

Located in Winter Park, FL

French Louis XVI style semainier or tall chest of seven drawers, made of inlaid veneer of mahogany and walnut with bronze hardware and marble top.

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Semainier Chest

Louis XVI Period Semainier
Louis XVI Period Semainier

Louis XVI Period Semainier

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H 61 in W 37 in D 18 in

Louis XVI Period Semainier

Located in Doylestown, PA

A late 18th century Louis XVI Period walnut semainier (seven drawer high chest) rectangular case with rounded and fluted corners, original brass drawer pulls and key escutcheons.

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Semainier Chest

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Walnut

Louis XV Provincial Semainier
Louis XV Provincial Semainier

Louis XV Provincial Semainier

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H 56 in W 22 in D 18 in

Louis XV Provincial Semainier

Located in Westwood, NJ

Louis XV walnut Provincial Semainier with bronze mounts.

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Semainier Chest

Louis XV Style Semainier
Louis XV Style Semainier

Louis XV Style Semainier

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H 54 in W 31.5 in D 18 in

Louis XV Style Semainier

Located in Pembroke, MA

French black-lacquered semainier with gold fossil marble top, and gilt-bronze pulls and mounts, working locks with keys

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble

Louis XV Style Semainier
Louis XV Style Semainier

Louis XV Style Semainier

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H 55 in W 27.5 in D 15.5 in

Louis XV Style Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A beautiful French Louis XV style seven-drawer semainier with beautiful kingwood veneers and double-edge moulded-marble top in perfect condition.

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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Semainier Chest

Danish Late Empire Semainier
Danish Late Empire Semainier

Danish Late Empire Semainier

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H 56 in W 43 in D 20 in

Danish Late Empire Semainier

Located in New York, NY

A Danish Late Empire birchwood semainier, Second Quarter 19th Century, in two parts: the rectangular top with an overhanging molding above seven long graduated drawers, the top drawe...

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19th Century Danish Antique Semainier Chest

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Birch

Period French Empire Mahogany Semainier
Period French Empire Mahogany Semainier

Period French Empire Mahogany Semainier

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H 66.5 in W 39 in D 19.75 in

Period French Empire Mahogany Semainier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A two-drawer bottom chest and top chest having five drawers. The third piece is decorative and caps the piece off and holds the piece of dark grey marble.

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1810s French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

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Bronze

Late 18th Century Fruitwood Semainier
Late 18th Century Fruitwood Semainier

Late 18th Century Fruitwood Semainier

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H 58 in W 37.5 in D 17 in

Late 18th Century Fruitwood Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A handsome late 18th century French semainier or tall chest in fruitwood, featuring a marble top over seven drawers (one for each day of the week!)

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Late 18th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Brass

French Antique Louis XVI "Semainier"
French Antique Louis XVI "Semainier"

French Antique Louis XVI "Semainier"

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H 49 in W 21.75 in D 14.25 in

French Antique Louis XVI "Semainier"

Located in Austin, TX

Antique French Louis XVI style semainier in ebonized mahogany, finished with a lustrous French polish. Seven dovetailed drawers ("semainier" means "week" in French -- seven drawers f...

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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Semainier Chest

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Bronze

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Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France circa 1960, the elegant fruit wood "Semainier" stands on cabriole legs ending with front bronze sabots, over a scalloped apron decorated with a center bronze mount....

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Located in Belmont, MA

This exquisite unique Louis XV vanity, or poudreuse, dates to the 1760s and originates from France. The dressing table features breathtaking marquetry décor, elegant brass fittings, ...

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French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top

French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top

Located in Queens, NY

French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Semainier Chest

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Marble

Empire Chest of Drawers with Columns, France, early 19th Century
Empire Chest of Drawers with Columns, France, early 19th Century

Empire Chest of Drawers with Columns, France, early 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Semainier Chest

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Metal, Bronze

19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition
19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition

19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition

Located in Berlin, DE

19th Century beautiful high chest of drawers / Chiffoniere in Louis XVI / transition. Solid oak body with extremely elaborate marquetry veneer work on three sides. The chest of dr...

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19th Century French Antique Semainier Chest

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Antique Semainier Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique semainier chest for your home. An antique semainier chest — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique semainier chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique semainier chest bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Empire hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique semainier chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles Hindley & Sons, Pierre Macret and Statton Furniture are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Semainier Chest?

Prices for an antique semainier chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $67,900, while the average can fetch as much as $4,675.

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

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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