19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode & Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror.
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique Spanish Solide Olive Locking Pie or Larder Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful, rustic antique olive larder or pie cabinet cupboard that dates from the late 1900s in Spain. These cabinets were used in kitchens throughout eastern Europe, for food sto...
Olive
ANTIQUE SPANISH LEATHER DOMED TOP ARMORIAL CREST COAT OF ARMS CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very absolutely stunning Circa 1860-1880 Spanish made Oak chest of drawers with ornately hand studded l...
Leather, Oak
Spanish 19th Century Painted Chest from Catalonia
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive antique chest of drawers from Catalonia (Spain) exhibits a pure tactile joy in how the aqua blue paint has eroded to a soft, chippy pattern with areas of walnut wood gra...
Brass
19th Spanish Baroque Walnut Trunk with Handcarved Decoration
Located in Miami, FL
Having a hinged top and raised on shaped bracket feet, 19th Spanish Baroque Walnut Trunk with Handcarved Decoration with two large brass carrying handles on sides, retaining antique ...
Iron
$8,100Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century Spanish Walnut Marquetry, Chest of Drawers with Flap
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Spanish walnut marquetry bureau. This is an exquisite antique Spanish bureau, circa 1780 in date this elegant bureau will soon become the centrepiece of your furnitur...
Maple, Walnut
Bleached Spanish Pine Cabinet with drawers and Door, circa 1840-60
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Spanish country pine cabinet or sideboard . The original brown and bleached finish reveals traces of white, and has been distressed over many generations revealing the warm, ...
Pine
Antique White Polychrome Wooden Chest of Drawers with Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique White Polychrome Wooden Chest of Drawers with Drawers
Wood
17th Asturian Chest of Drawers Carved in Wood with Antique Fittings and Doors
Located in Marbella, ES
An impressive Asturian chest of drawers of Spanish origin, made of solid wood with lavish carved decoration and religious elements. The upper part features an architectural structure...
Wood
1970s Antique Wooden Chest of Drawers with Six Drawers and Aged Gray Patina
Located in Marbella, ES
Charming antique chest of drawers crafted from solid wood with a distressed gray patina finish, revealing the original layers of paint and the passage of time. It features six drawer...
Wood
$5,692Sale Price|25% Off
Late 19th Walnut Nine Drawer Tall French Carved Chest or Siffonier
Located in Miami, FL
Extremely sturdy, almost completely original. Constructed using mortis and Tenon joints, horse glue and forged iron nails. Uprights are heavily carved with hanging garland and scroll...
Walnut
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Commode in Painted Wood
Located in Round Top, TX
Spanish antique commode/chest of drawers in painted wood from the late 18th century.
Wood
Sold
H 31.25 in W 35 in D 17 in
Antique Pair of Louis XV French Style Spanish Marble Top Night Stands Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This antique pair of Louis XV French style Spanish marble top night stands, commodes, chest of drawers is made of th...
Marble
Antique Painted Spanish Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Spanish chest with traditional and original painted finish. The cream colored paint has a lovely patina with wine decor forming a repetitive pattern across all sides. The che...
Bronze
Antique Spanish Chest of Drawers in Blue
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful 19th-century pine chest in a wonderful rustic blue finish. The cabinet features three smooth running long graduating drawers each with ring pull handles. The cabinet ha...
Pine, Paint
Sold
H 34.65 in W 51.97 in D 18.9 in
17th Antique Wooden Chest of Drawers with Geometric Motifs, Spain.
Located in Marbella, ES
An intriguing antique Spanish chest of drawers crafted from solid wood, dating back to the 17th century. The piece features two spacious drawers adorned with rich hand-carved decorat...
Iron
Antique Marble-Top Louis XV Style Bombay Chest, Made in Spain
Located in South Bend, IN
The piece is in overall good antique condition with a minor scratch on the top right of the marble and stamped 'made in Spain".
Marble
Sold
H 36.25 in W 39.5 in D 16.75 in
Pair of Spanish Antique Painted Blue and Off-White Chests of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Spanish antique pair of chests of drawers with original blue and off-white painted finish in a beautiful pattern. Three drawers with lost-wax bronze hardware. A rare and unique pair ...
Sold
H 30 in W 61 in D 15 in
19th Century Antique Spanish Jacobean Oak Walnut Coffer Trunk Chest on Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century antique Spanish Jacobean oak walnut coffer trunk chest on legs. Item features original authentic patina, cast iron hardware, lift lid, up on legs, solid wood constructio...
Oak, Walnut
Spanish Hand Painted Fir Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Spanish chest of drawers in hand painted fir, polychrome floral motifs in greens and yellow. Three dovetailed drawers, gilt brass hardware, tapered legs. A strong decorative...
Fir
Sold
H 35.75 in W 45.25 in D 19.5 in
18th C. Spanish Artistically Hand-Carved Wooden Chest w/ Forged Iron Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish wood two-drawer chest, with hand-carved embellishments, from the 18th century. This antique chest from Spain houses a pair of stacked drawers, with nice deep storage within...
Wood
Sold
H 33 in W 43.25 in D 19 in
Spanish Thickly-Carved Diamond-Panel Four-Drawer Chest from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish four-drawer carved-wood chest from the 18th century. This antique chest from Spain features a wood case heavily carved in geometrically designs with egg-n-dart trim borderi...
Iron
Antique Leather Trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather covered pine storage trunk. Original lock and studs of iron on base of later date.
Iron
Sold
H 40.95 in W 43.71 in D 20.67 in
1850s Elegant Antique Chest of Drawers Made of Solid Oak with Five Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant antique chest of drawers crafted from solid oak, featuring a beautiful, pronounced grain and a warm, natural patina. It boasts a classic and functional design with five drawe...
Wood
Early 19th Century Painted Fir Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Fabulous Spanish antique fir chest with bronze hardware, three dovetailed drawers, tapered legs. Original Hand painted motif on all sides. Great patina and proportions. A wonderful a...
Salmon Painted Italian Chests, Circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of chests from Italy featuring the original salmon colored paint and a wonderful patina. The paint has wear consistent with age and shows a beautiful, warm golden undertone bene...
Wood, Paint
19th Century English Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This item is a Regency or George III bow-front mahogany chest of drawers.Bow Front: The distinctive convex curve of the front adds visual appeal and functional depth. It is crafted f...
Wood
Sold
H 42.125 in W 52.625 in D 26 in
18th Century Spanish Neo-classical Mahogany Marquetry Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive antique Spanish Neo-classical marble-topped breakfront chest of drawers commode.
Marble
19th Century Spanish Walnut 2-Door Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
French two-door walnut wood buffet cabinet from the early 19th century. This antique cabinet from France features a rectangular shaped top with beveled edges, above a box housing a p...
Walnut
19th Spanish Carved Console with Six Drawers and Turned Legs
Located in Miami, FL
You can use like a commode or chest of drawers This elegant antique walnut console was crafted in Spain, circa 1900.
Iron
Sold
H 45.67 in W 62.01 in D 25.79 in
19th Century Renaissance Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers Attr Luigi Frulini
Located in Miami, FL
Entirely made of walnut carved with great artistic quality. Large edges adorn the front of the furniture. Very many volutes and curls carved in the wood especially in the doors. Each...
Walnut
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
$189,059
H 98.43 in W 21.26 in D 13 in
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Grandfather Clock
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite grandfather clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 250cm, width 54cm, depth 33cm This superb longcase clock is a ...
Malachite, Ormolu
$4,026
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
ANTIQUE ROYAL HAND CARVED ENGLISH OAK ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CROWNS EAGLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this very collectable hand carved Armorial Coat of Arms Depicting a Royal crest This is an exceptionally well made and deco...
Oak
$307,270 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
$4,785
H 35.04 in W 51.19 in D 12.6 in
19th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Tuscan Two Drawer Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two drawers over two doors, the doors paneled with solid walnut,...
Iron
$34,141
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43 in W 83 in D 14 in
19th Century French Ebony and Boulle Bookcase/Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A handsome bookcase or china cabinet made in France in the last half of the 19th century. The case is in ebonized wood (including the top), and is curved at each side. There are thre...
Wood
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Commode Late 19th Century.The shaped malachite veneered top above a conforming case, fitted with two drawers flanked by cabinet doors, on ...
Malachite
$308,929
H 32.29 in W 52.76 in D 23.23 in
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in IT
18th century Italian neoclassical carved, lacquered and gilded wood dresser attributed to Francesco Bolgiè (1752?-1834). The fine and elegant commode is made of finely carved, lac...
Giltwood, Wood
$252,644
H 35.83 in W 61.42 in D 25.6 in
A Magnificent Rococo Style Commode After Johann Melchoir Kambli
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Rococo Style Gilt-Bronze, Bois Satiné and Mahogany Commode. By Rosel, Brussels, After The Celebrated Model By Johann Melchoir Kambli. Of curvaceous bombé form surmoun...
Marble, Ormolu
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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