Antique Chinese Blanket Chest with Reddish-Brown Lacquer Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
The hinged top lifts to reveal a spacious interior lined with unfinished wood, offering generous storage. With its restrained ornamentation and rich patina, this Chinese trunk would...
Brass
Chest Blanket Swedish Elm Veneer, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest blanket Swedish elm veneer, 18th century, Sweden. A stunning blanket chest made during the 18th century in Sweden. Veneer in elm and elm root. Original finish and hardware. Rou...
Elm
Large Swedish 'Knekt' Chest from the mid-18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish 'Knekt' Chest from the mid-18th century 'Knekt'-chest was used by soldiers to store personal belongings and military gear. This chest rests on a legged base frame tha...
Pine
Large 16th Century Tuscan Wedding Chest Called "Cassone"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wedding chest in tinted and gilded walnut, the lid animated with a frieze of pearls, the sides with compartments, the belt decorated with gadroons. It rests on four claw feets.
Walnut
Antique American Primitive Brown Wooden Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Primitive brown wooden blanket chest trunk. Item features cast iron hardware, solid wood construction, distressed finish, no key, but unlocked, very nice antique ite...
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Cassone, Hand-Carved Walnut Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century Italian Rennaissance style Baroque cassone, or marriage chest, made of solid walnut. Bold details are hand carved in high relief and include a central panel with ...
Walnut
Rare Large Gothic 16th century carved solid oak chest, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Whether used as a decorative accent in your living room or as a stylish storage solution this chest is unique statement of style.
Oak
British Military Officer's Campaign Chest Dresser of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome British military officer’s Campaign Ware chest of drawers or dresser, from the 19th century, featuring a patinated mahogany exterior over five drawers with brass escutcheo...
Brass, Metal
Superbe 17th Century French Blanket Chest or Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe 17th century French blanket chest or trunk.
Iron
$1,421Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 19th Century Painted Coffer Box Marriage Chest
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique 19th century painted coffer box marriage chest. Dated 1860. These are now quite sought after. No loose joints and full of age, character and charm. Would look great in ...
Pine
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
This large and handsome painted dovetailed trunk commemorates either the birth or marriage of Agatha Taster in 1831. The ground is in shades of sang de boeuf paint. On the top this...
Pine
American Folk Art Blanket Chest, Hand-Painted Wood, Circa 1800
Located in Astoria, NY
American Polychrome Painted Wood Blanket Chest, circa 1800, with American sigil, soldier and equestrian vignettes to the top and sides, two bottom short drawers. 24" H x 47" W x 22"...
Wood, Paint
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Carved Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1690-1710 oak blanket chest from England with wonderful color and carving. The top has a beveled edge and is banded with hand carved lunette designs, over a wonderfully hand ca...
Oak
Baroque Domed Chest, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
An Baroque domed chest crafted from oak, dating to the first half of the 18th century. The chest features intricate iron fittings and side handles, combining both decorative and func...
Iron
Early 20th c Korean Elmwood Bandaji Chest with Decorative Brass Hardware
Located in Milford, NH
A Korean Bandaji chest is a traditional, often antique, hinged-front blanket chest used for storage, featuring heavy brass or iron hardware.
Brass
18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in High Point, NC
18th century mahogany chest on chest from England. There is a dentil moulding, over an arched cove moulding. This chest is of exceptional quality. The sides are made from mahogany as...
Mahogany
$2,610Sale Price|20% Off
Exceptional 19th-Century Fir Wood Chest from Champorcher Valley, Aosta Valley
Located in Pont-Saint-Martin, IT
Built in solid fir wood, the chest features a sturdy construction and harmonious proportions designed to provide generous storage while ensuring exceptional durability.
Fir
19th Century English Primitive Trunk or Blanket Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century English primitive trunk/blanket chest with original paint. The till, or candle tray, can be used to store smaller items, and there are some narrow compartments installed...
Wood
A large 18th Century Balkan Adriatic Coast Bridal Chest
Located in Belgrade, RS
This is an exquisite example of bridal chest showcasing all the features of a distinctive Balkan type produced alongside the Adriatic coast. This type of bridal chest was connected t...
Iron
Neo-Renaissance walnut chest with inlaid front panel and turned columns, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Equally suited as a blanket chest, dowry chest, coffee table, or statement storage piece, this handsome example brings warmth and historic character to both traditional and eclectic ...
Walnut
Three Locks Chest, Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Town hall chest. Walnut wood. XVII century. Rectangular carved chest of walnut wood, with a flat lid, and simple decoration on its fronts with smooth moldings of different widths. ...
Other, Iron
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Tibetan Hand Painted Wood Rectangular Monastery Wedding Traveling Chest
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Tibetan monastery hand painted traveling chest. Solid wood in rectangular shape. Beautiful decoration in bright vivid colors. Antique nail construction. Fi...
Wrought Iron
Chest South of Europe Baroque Oak, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A chest made during the Baroque period in the southern part of Europe, most likely Italian. Made from stained and waxed oak. Richly carved with stunning motifs. Original hardware. ...
Oak
George II Walnut Chest On Chest
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts with molded cornice over three over three drawers. The base with three drawers. Bracket feet. Original handles.
Brass
19th Century Camphror Wood Marine Or Campaign Chest With Double Locks
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A striking and functional XIXᵉ century marine chest known as camapign chest, offering excellent storage space and a marked decorative impact.
Wood
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Continental Chippendale Carved Mahogany 3-Drawer Mule Chest c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Continental Chippendale mule chest features mahogany construction with carved shell, gadrooned trim and claw & ball feet rasing a chest haing lift top blanet compartment with...
Mahogany
16th Century Henry VIII English Oak Linenfold Chest / Coffer
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A 16th-century Henry VIII English Oak Linenfold Chest, circa 1540, is a rare example. Made from solid oak boards, the chest features a four-panel lid retaining its original iron stra...
Oak
$950Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 18th Century Indian Oriental Hardwood Coffer Chest
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique 18th Century Indian/ Oriental hardwood coffer or chest. Later 19th Century corner posts with wooden wheels. Very unusual and rare. No loose joints or woodworm. Full of age...
Hardwood
18th Century Large Pine Domed-Top Blanket Chest, German or Dutch
Located in Fullerton, CA
An amazing, monumental, handmade pine domed-top chest made in Germany or the Netherlands in the 18th century. Large, visible dovetail joinery at each corner, hand hammered iron handl...
Iron
18th Century Country French Stripped Neoclassical Trunk ~ Blanket Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Stripped Neoclassical Trunk ~ Blanket Chest is a reminder of a bygone era in which none of the modern conveniences we take for granted had been invented o...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Swedish mid 19th century hand painted dome top chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century hand painted dome top chest circa 1846. Beautiful dome top chest, which was clearly cherished by the level of decoration. Initialled on the front and dated...
Metal
Chinoiserie Marriage Chest on Stand, Lacquered, Japonisme Style, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Chinoiserie Marriage Chest on Stand This Marriage Chest is a bright and colourful piece, the chest is in Fire Red and painted with large stylised chrysanthemum flowers The...
Lacquer
Antique 19thC Zanzibar Omani Teak & Brass Stud & Copper Clad Dowry Chest 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique 'Zanzibar' teak and brass stud work & copper overlay dowry chest, circa 1890. A fine quality antique Zanzibar dowry chest, the hinge lidded chest is profu...
Brass
William IV Wellington Chest Mahogany Chests Drawers 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome antique William IV mahogany Wellington chest, crafted in richly figured mahogany and displaying the bold yet refined proportions typical of the period Circa 1860 All the d...
Mahogany
Danish Rococo Chest on Chest, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A unique 18th Century Danish Chest on Chest with serpentine drawer fronts and cabriolet legs. Upper chest has two large drawers and lower chest has one. Older brass hardware and iron...
Brass, Iron
$1,421Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Georgian Oak Mule Chest Coffer 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique fine quality Georgian oak mule chest coffer 18th Century Solid and strong, with no loose joints. Full of age, character and charm. The oak lined drawers slide freely. W...
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Chest on Chest, circa 1810
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish Gustavian chest on chest featuring a dentil frieze top border with triple fluted canted front corners. Upper chest has two medium drawers over one large drawer. Lo...
Iron
Chest bench – Napoleon III style – Solid carved walnut – Leather trim
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Large chest bench in solid walnut, Napoleon III period, second half of the 19th century. Structure composed of a chest with a molded base, with framed panels on the front and side...
Nutwood
$13,462Sale Price|30% Off
Gothic front gallery chest, Westphalia around 1500 - 1550, oak
Located in Münster, DE
Gothic front gallery chest, Westphalia around 1500 - 1550, wrought iron bands, boxy oak body, partially carved. Monumental star-shaped key plate with original key, feet on the front ...
Oak
18th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Period Carved Oak Trunk ~ Blanket Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Equally suited for use as a blanket chest, coffee table, or hall chest, it brings remarkable period craftsmanship and historic presence to both traditional and contemporary interiors.
Iron
Chest, Cassone, 17th Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Brazil, Hardwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This striking chest is made from a Brazilian hardwood which I have not been able to identify. The color and figuring of the timber together with the Classic form and ornamentation su...
Hardwood
Art Deco Chinoiserie Chest, Dark Camphor Wood, Carved Design, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Oriental Carved Dark Camphor Wood Chest This Beautiful Carved Chest is made from Camphor Wood, for those of you who do not know camphor wood it is a hard wood which lends ...
Fruitwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest-Trunk in Pine & Iron
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An 18th century painted chest from Sweden, likely a marriage trunk, displaying a particular Scandinavian folk art style of joyful polychrome illustrations. The large, rectilinear vol...
Iron
Two Chinese Brass Bound Wood Wedding Chests, Each With Two Handles
Located in Astoria, NY
Two Chinese Brass Bound Wood Wedding Chests, each with two handles. Larger: 10" H x 17" W x 11" D. Provenance: From a 35 Sutton Place Estate.
Brass
$993Sale Price|20% Off
Small Antique Display Chest, Indian, Teak, Miniature Campaign Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Crafted in select teak stocks, showing fine grain interest and warm caramel hues Robust brass strapping to the corners, presenting bright golden tones Lid secured with a pair of long...
Brass
Antique Country Swiss Immigrants Trunk Folk Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Forney, TX
Handmade in the Meilen region of Zürich, Switzerland, in the mid-19th century, crafted of solid oak and pine, rectangular steamer chest form with hinged lid top, opening to reveal la...
Iron
18th Century English Oak Carved Blanket Chest or Coffer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome 18th century oak coffer with a hinged top features three hand carved cathedral panels in front with six demi lune carvings above. Standing on on square legs, the top is...
Oak
Italian Baroque Cassone Marriage Chest, Solid Walnut, Circa 1700-1730
Located in Winter Park, FL
A suberb 18th century Italian Rennaissance style Baroque cassone, or marriage chest, made of solid walnut. Rich, intricate hand-carved architectural details with repeating arched mot...
Iron, Brass
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, George III Mahogany chest on chest, having a dentil moulded cornice, above four graduated drawers, each with brass plate handles, flanked by canted corner...
Mahogany
Chest of Drawers Antique Timeless British Elegance George III
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique timeless British elegance into your home with this exquisite George III chest of drawers, dating from the 19th century. Perfectly proportioned and showcasing the pinnacle of ...
Brass
$3,578Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Celebration Chest, Indian, Teak, Brass, Trunk, Coffee Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Handsome Anglo-Indian trunk with fine craftsmanship and striking colour Quality teak stocks display rich russet hues and fine grain interest Robust lid and fascia accentuated with de...
Brass
Large original painted chest with floral motifs from the 19th century
Located in Lejre, DK
Large original painted chest dating from the 19th century, decorated with hand-painted floral motifs. Crafted in wood, the chest retains its original painted finish, giving it an aut...
Wood
$2,461
Mahogany Chest
Located in London, England
Mahogany chest of drawers. Circa 1870.
Mahogany
Handsome American Primative Blanket Chest with Wonderful Worn Painted Finish
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome American Primitive blanket chest with wonderful worn patinated painted finish. Great side console, table or piece for foot of bed.
Wood
Circa 1765-80 English George III Period Oak Mule Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765-80 George III period mule chest, English. Oak. Lift top over front of four floating raised panels, flanked by canted corners, over a pair of drawers. Raised on well shaped...
Oak
Regency period blanket chest – Louis XIV/Louis XV transition – 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The hinged lid opens to reveal a generous storage compartment, ideal as a linen chest, entryway storage, or as a trunk at the foot of a bed.
Wood
17th century Spanish or Italian carved solid wood chest
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Spanish or Italian 17th century bis chest. Chest structure in solid walnut, entirely hand-carved. Exceptional craftsmanship. Very naive vintage conduction with a nice patina on the...
Walnut
Small Antique Renaissance Style Carved Oak Blanket Chest. English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful carved oak blanket chest Lovely colour of oak Very useful size Great for the bottom of a bed Good condition Free Uk shipping
Oak
19th Century Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Rustic Character
Located in Yonkers, NY
It's a testament to the chest's versatility, effortlessly doubling as a unique, historical statement piece and a practical storage solution.
Iron
18th Century Spanish Baroque Hand Carved Chest Trunk or Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
Add a real show stopper to your interior with this extremely Spanish chest or coffer, which can be used for blankets, bedding or other storage or display purposes.
Iron
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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