19th Century Chinese Lacquered Chest on Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Great coffee table and storage unit or use as blanket chest or bench at the foot of a bed.
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Storage Chest
Wood
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Chest on Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
Great coffee table and storage unit or use as blanket chest or bench at the foot of a bed.
Wood
Antique Georgian Period Dovetailed Oak Mule Chest
Located in Forney, TX
Ready for travel, it was mounted with carrying handles at the sides, rising on front ball feet. circa 1790 Dimensions: (approx) 23" High, 36.5" Wide, 20.25" Deep Versatile: As wa...
Brass, Iron
19th C. Country English Painted Georgian House Blanket Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A charming country English folk art blanket chest or storage trunk crafted from pine measuring nearly 3.5' feet wide.
Iron
$2,800Sale Price|26% Off
Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
A handsome, well-aged George III trunk, late 18th century. The chest is comprised of mahogany wood with a warm reddish brown patina.
Brass
17th-century Italian Baroque Polychrome Painted Armorial Blanket Chest
Located in Firenze, IT
Museum-Quality Condition & Original Hardware This antique Italian marriage chest is in excellent stable condition, offering a highly robust solid wood frame reliable for everyday fu...
Iron, Gold Leaf
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest Item Code: S27-732 Circa: 1780 A fine George III mahogany chest on chest of elegant proportions, dating to the late 18th century.
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Painted Teak Iron-Bound Merchant's Chest
Located in New York, NY
Wooden chest mounted with thick iron banding for strength and decoration; with carrying handles to the sides. With traces of original blue paint to exterior. This chest was original...
Iron
Large Dutch Oak Blanket Chest, Ca 1700
Located in Delft, NL
Large Dutch Oak blanket chest, ca 1700 Dutch oak blanket chest from the late 17th Century/early 18th Century. A large chest with swinging flap and an interior for lots of space an...
Oak
$14,804
A Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice.
Brass
Scandinavian mid 19th century painted pine chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian mid 19th century painted pine strongbox circa 1840. Good quality rustic swedish pine strong box, painted in black with original metal strap work. Flat top which makes i...
Iron
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III mahogany chest on chest. Top chest features two over three graduated drawers, fluted chamfer corners and Greek key cornice. Bottom chest has three graduated drawers stan...
Brass
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in New York, NY
This antique George III chest-on-chest was hand-crafted in the 19th Century from mahogany wood with brass bail pulls and keyholes. The entire piece is comprised of two chests. The up...
Brass
Wooden Chest Carved with Two Crenellated Towers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
WOODEN CHEST CARVED WITH TWO CRENELLATED TOWERS ORIGIN: SOUTH WEST OF FRANCE PERIOD: 16th CENTURY Height: 64,5 cm Length: 124 cm Depth: 53 cm Chestnut wood Good condi...
Chestnut
19th century Alpine region hand painted marriage chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th Century Alpine region hand painted marriage chest circa 1890. Here we have a marriage chest which is likely to be from Switzerland. Using a much earlier pine chest this piece ...
Pine, Paint
18th Century Oak Mule Chest with Starburst Inlay
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine quality mule chest with checkered inlay and marquetry sunbursts. The three fielded panels above the drawers have a crisp and distinctive shape across their tops. The hinged li...
Oak
Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III mahogany chest on chest. Top chest features two over three graduated drawers, fluted chamfer corners and Greek key cornice. Bottom chest has three graduated drawers stan...
Mahogany
Important Travel Chest with a Domed Top
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IMPORTANT TRAVEL CHEST WITH A DOMED TOP ORIGIN : SPAIN PERIOD : 16th CENTURY Height : 72 cm Length : 125 cm Depth : 56 cm Walnut Boarded and Studded Good Condition ...
Walnut
Antique Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
This well-proportioned piece offers a generous arrangement of drawers, making it both an elegant and practical storage solution. Key Features: * Striking flame mahogany drawer fronts...
Mahogany
18th Century Wooden Chest with Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Original 18th century wooden chest with black lacquer. Edges with iron band, lid covered with iron and iron band. Decorative chest with beautiful natural patina, highlighted by c...
Iron
19th Century American Six Board Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century American pine blanket chest made from six boards. The color is a brick reddish brown and is original to the piece. The hinges appear to be original to the piece ...
Pine
Antique Mahogany Chest On Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive Antique Chest-On-Chest with handsome wood and great traditional form. The Chest with hand carved dentil cornice, the top section having three short drawers ove...
Mahogany
1850 Louis Philippe Walnut Wood Traditional Sicilian Blanket Chest
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Traditional Sicilian Blanket Chest, originally it was used to contain the trousseau that the bride brought as a dowry for her wedding, it represents a piece of furniture from the L...
Walnut
16th Century Gothic Chest, Pinewood, Metal
Located in Madrid, ES
The relief of folded cloths was common in the Gothic furniture, coming from Flanders in the 15th century and used in Spain in a common way well into the 16th century, although 17th c...
Metal
19th Century Dovetailed Pine Blanket Chest with Interior Till
Located in Dekalb, IL
Rectangular wooden blanket chest constructed with hand-cut dovetail joinery at the case corners and an original iron strap hinge lift lid. Interior retains a small lidded compartment...
Wood
Chest. Wood, iron, marquetry. Italian school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest. Wood, iron, marquetry. Italian school, 16th century. It has faults. A rectangular chest with a flat lid, carved from wood and decorated on the exterior with wrought iron ele...
Other, Iron
Italian Original Large Hand Painted Cassone or Marriage Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Italian Original Large Hand Painted Cassone or Marriage Chest This is a wonderful piece, originally painted in the mid 19th century with colourful Birds and Flowers on Mediterranean...
Pine
Antique French Provincial Chest with Teal Distressed Finish, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
This chest makes its impression through teal/green distressed painted finish. It was made in France during 1900s, a lineage that shows clearly in its detailing. Its wood form has cle...
Wood
English Renaissance 17th Century Solid Oak Chest Trunk
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Renaissance 17th Century Solid Oak Chest Trunk Spectacular period Renaissance oak chest, dating from the early 17th century. The antique piece features a front composed of p...
Iron
Late 18th Century English Oak Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th century oak blanket chest from England. The chest has a quadruple paneled top with molded edges, which lifts to an open interior. The four front panels are hand carved with...
Oak
Rustic Art Populaire Carved Wooden Chest, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This 19th-century French chest belongs to the tradition of vernacular Art Populaire furniture, where functional household objects were given an individual decorative language through...
Iron
Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Chest 1840
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Beautiful painted bridal chest from Germany, specifically from the Franconian Alb. The chest is painted in oxblood red and features beautiful floral decorations on the front panels. ...
Pine, Paint
Early Antique Oak Chest in Renaissance Style , 17th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
With its balanced proportions and sculptural presence, the chest functions equally well as storage and as a standalone architectural object within an interior.
Wood, Oak
Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century hand painted Swedish marriage chest circa 1807. During our travels around Scandinavia we come across numerous folk art and rustic coffers of this era, but this is...
Pine, Paint
$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Little Chest or Coffer Teak, English
Located in Labrit, Landes
The numerous compartments in the upper part, as well as the storage compartments in the lid, suggest that this coffer was a trade chest.
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Marriage/Dowry Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
1815. Early 19th century Swedish marriage chest with original hand painted decoration, hardware and hinged candle box. Measures: W 156 x H 71 x D 57cm Internal H 57 x D 52cm.
Pine
17th-Century Carved Fir Chest from the "Italian Queyras"
Located in Pont-Saint-Martin, IT
## 17th-Century Carved Fir Chest from the Cuneo Alps A remarkable **17th-century fir wood chest**, handcrafted in the Alpine tradition and originating from the Cuneo area, on the It...
Fir
19th Century American Filing Drawers Storage Office
Located in Southampton, GB
A unique 19th century filing tallboy from A.B Dick Company, Chicago . The unit comprises of two parts, the lower on original castors, featuring two larger drawers and the top section...
Oak
Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Chest 1854
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Beautiful painted bridal chest from Germany, or Franconia to be precise. The chest is painted in a reddish-brown color and has painted panels, including the name and wedding date of ...
Pine, Paint
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chippendale Softwood Blanket Chest with Strap Hinges C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
The chest is designed with two lower drawers, providing additional storage space.
Softwood
Antique Basket Chest in Wicker and Wrought Iron
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Basket Chest in Wicker and Wrought Iron. Europe, 19th Century. A very decorative antique basket chest in wicker and wrought iron. Beautifully aged. Great simple design with ...
Wicker
18th Century American Chippendale Walnut Blanket Chest circa 1780s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE WALNUT DOVETAILED BLANKET CHEST Mid-Atlantic States, circa 1780 26 1/4" H x 23 3/4" D x 48 1/2" W Walnut, iron, tulip poplar A good late 18th century blanket...
Iron
Charles II Oak Panel Coffer Chest Circa 1680
Located in Norwich, England
Late 17th‑century English oak coffer. Charles II period. Circa 1680. The coffer having a four panel front, framed in moulded rails, with lunette carved frieze. Standing solidly on s...
Iron
18th Century Dutch VOC Colonial Chest with Brass Mounts
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
An impressive and characterful 18th Century Dutch VOC Colonial Chest dating from the 18th century. Crafted in rich dark hardwood, this handsome chest features brass mounts, corner f...
Brass
$1,243Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Shipwright’s Tool Chest, English, Ebonised, Workman’s Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Delightfully authentic and full of maritime character, this robust chest exudes industrial charm and would make a striking coffee table or storage piece in a contemporary or period s...
Pine
Antique pine chest with domed lid from the 19th century
Located in Lejre, DK
Dating from the 19th century, the chest features a solid construction characteristic of period storage furniture.
Pine
Burgalesan Chest, Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century Baroque Burgalesan Walnut and Iron Rectangular Spanish Blanket Chest Rectangular chest with a flat lid made of carved walnut wood, with corners and bolts in front to loc...
Iron
Antique Chinoiserie Camphor Wood Chest with Carvings, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not know camphor wood it looks a lot like Mahogany it is a ha...
Fruitwood
Small 19th Century French Studded Chest - Trunk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A small 19th century French studded and cloth-bound chest. Covered in the original green and white cloth decorated with brass studs and brass bound edges. Displaying a domed top, rai...
Pine
Chest, Walnut, Textile, Wrought Iron, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The shape of this chest, rectangular with flat top, is also the usual in this type of furniture since the Gothic in the Spanish school. It is necessary to highlight the importance th...
Wrought Iron
Large Early Baroque Alpine Architecturally Inlaid Coffer/Chest
Located in Troy, NY
Large Early Baroque Alpine Architecturally Inlaid Coffer/Chest, the front featuring two arched panels inlaid with town scenes, the paneled top also inlaid and adorned with decorative...
Pine, Fruitwood
19thc Original Salmon & Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a amazing untouched 19thc original paint decorated blanket chest is a small scale size.Wonderful as a coffee table or end of a bed for quilts & blankets.The condition is very...
Pine
17th Century Portuguese Cutlery Chest Made in Mahogany
Located in North Miami, FL
17th century Portuguese cutlery chest made in mahogany. The chest sits on finely turned legs connected by stretchers. It has one compartment, 2 drawers and a pullout shelf. It all lo...
Brass
17th Century English Carved Oak Coffer Chest
Located in London, GB
A 17th century coffer constructed from richly patinated oak timber. Charming traditional carvings adorn the front panels, with numerous characterful ironwork repairs throughout. Engl...
Oak
A Spanish Wrought Iron Archive Chest, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Wrought Iron Archive Chest, 18th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 26cm. Width: 62cm. Depth: 30cm.
Wrought Iron
Chinese Chest with Thick Red Original Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chest with thick red original lacquer and very charming patina. "Shanxi" China 1780-1820.
Metal
19th Century European Hand Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th C. paint decorated blanket box or coffer. The front panel has a later added decoupage which has since been partially lost. This antique trunk, with its rectangular-shaped body, ...
Metal
Swedish Wedding Chest ca 1750 from Delsbo, Hälsingland
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Wedding Chest ca 1750 from Delsbo, Hälsingland With its characteristic shape and traditional painting style, this piece is a true gem. The lock is a skillfully crafted detai...
Pine
$1,833Sale Price|48% Off
Late 18th Century Spanish Painted Chest with Moorish Influence
Located in Seaford, GB
Today this Spanish provincial painted chest works equally well as both a functional storage piece and a decorative object.
Pine
Early 20th Century Louis Vuitton Automobile Trunk Chest
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Louis Vuitton automobile trunk. With fully stamped Louis Vuitton and L.V brass locks and catches. The interior with its original canvas and Louis Vuitton l...
Brass
19th Century Antique Dutch Teak Blanket Chest, The Netherlands
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The Netherlands / 19th century / Blanket Chest / Teak / Vernacular Dutch / Antique A robust and evocative example of 19th-century Dutch domestic craftsmanship, this antique blanket ...
Metal
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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