Late 19th Century Black and White Lacquered Wood Florentine Blanket Chest
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Tuscanian blanket chest hand-carved in Italy in the late 19th century, it's in original conditions and it has consistent signs of use and age. The inside part it's white painted,...
Wood, Lacquer
Majestic 17th Century Italian Solid Walnut Antique Blanket Chest
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique blanket chest in solid walnut wood, 1650s. The antique blanket chest also completely original and has great charm. Internally equipped with a small drawer whose doo...
Walnut
1840's Rustic Red 6 Board Pine blanket chest
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This authentic Antique Rustic 6 Board Pine Blanket Chest is a rare find for collectors and enthusiasts of historical furniture. Its great Red wash color, country-style theme, and woo...
Pine
Important Italian Renaissance Polychrome Chest with Coat-of-Arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Italian Renaissance Polychrome chest with coat-of-arms Origin: Italy Period: early 16th century Height: 71cm Length: 190cm Depth: 78cm Polychrome wood Partly o...
Wood
Late Georgian 19th century walnut chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late Georgian 19th century walnut chest on chest circa 1800. We are pleased to offer this beautiful 2 part walnut chest on chest.
Walnut
$2,253Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Appealing Zanzibar trunk with bold, exotic charm and rich colour Crafted in select mahogany, displaying deep russet hues and fine grain interest Distinctive brass press stud decorati...
Brass
18th Century Italian/ French Renaissance Revival Lion & Inlay Strongbox Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The sides are paneled and fitted with wrought iron drop handles, and the chest rests on classic turned bun feet. The iron strap hinges, interior locking bar, and original key showca...
Iron
19th Century Pine Chest with Applied "v" Molding
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century yellow pine coffer with traces of green paint. Applied molding with central "V" on front. Interior till. Unfinished on reverse.
Pine, Paint
Camphorwood Campaign Chest - Late 19th Century Chinese Export Case (Medium)
Located in Soquel, CA
It has a plaque on the top that would have been inscribed with the owner's name, but this one has not been used. This chest could be used as a blanket storage box, or as a part of a ...
Brass
A Charming Shabby Chinoiserie Chest On Chest, Signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Charming Shabby Chinoiserie Chest On Chest, Signed The chest is a pretty bow fronted shape it has 6 long graduated drawers, the top drawers have dividers for you clothes, the ches...
Lacquer
Antique Burr Walnut Chest on Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A charming and useful antique burr walnut chest on chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1910 period. It is of super quality and is a lovely, pet...
Walnut
Early 20th Century Black & Gilt Japanned Chinoiserie Chest On Stand
Located in Norwich, England
A fabulous black & gilt Japanned Chinoiserie chest on stand. English. Circa 1920. A very decorative accent piece, the work on the chest depicting noble figures in traditional C...
Pine
17th Century Spanish Walnut Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish walnut chest with original iron fittings.
Iron
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
Shades of red fading and blending into each other in a stylized grain pattern are used to beautiful effect in the background of this extraordinary painted trunk. The design on the f...
Pine
$1,906Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Large 18th Century European Oak Coffer / Mule Chest – Fine Quality
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Large 18th Century European Oak Coffer / Mule Chest – Fine Quality A brilliant, large 18th-century European oak coffer (mule chest) that displays lovely age, colour, and pat...
Wood
BIG Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Scotch Chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
BIG Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Scotch Chest The chest is Heavy Quality and has well figured Flame Mahogany Veneers with large barley twist pillars on either side and it h...
Mahogany
English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1820 English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest sku 1892 Base W104 x D58 x H85 cm Top W106 x D59 x H95 cm Together W106 x D59 x H180 cm Weight 118 kg
Mahogany
Antique Pine, Iron and Brass Map or Utility Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
Eraly American pine, iron and brass map or utility chest with leather handles. Nice and rich patina. Lock not functional.
Brass, Iron
Chest Blanket Italian Europe 18th Century Wood Iron Italy
Located in New York, NY
Chest blanket Italian Europe 18th Century wood iron Italy. Blanket chest made during the 18th century in Europe. Decorated with metal and rounded nail heads. Original condition.
Iron
19th Century Camphorwood Marine Or Campaign Chest With Double Locks And Tray
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
Circa 1800 Georgian Bowfront Mahogany Chest On Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1800 Georgian bowfront chest on chest, English. Mahogany with rich mahogany veneers. Raised on tall French splay feet. The bowfront is reflected in the crown molding with flame...
Metal, Brass
Antique Indonesian Maduran Gilded Smaller Merchants Chest or Treasure Trunk
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent antique Indonesian Maduran smaller merchants chest or treasure trunk composed of hand carved, painted, & gilded camphor wood with patinated brass hardware & handles & new...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th-Century Chest, Veneered with Walnut and Austrian Ash
Located in Brussels, BE
Late 18th-Century Chest, Veneered with Walnut and Austrian Ash
Ash, Walnut
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer
Located in Troy, NY
French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer. Decorative rare Coffer / Blanket Chest.
Wrought Iron
19th Century Heavily Hand Carved Asian Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique heavily hand carved Asian blanket chest trunk from Hong Kong, Circa 1870s. Good vintage condition. Pad Lock Lockable Measures 41"W x 20.25"D x 22.75"H.
Hardwood
$1,813Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Collector's Chests, English, Specimen Cases, Victorian, C.1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Appealing Victorian collector’s chests, ideal for storing specimens or artefacts Select stocks display fine grain interest and warm caramel hues Each case features a pair of frieze f...
Mahogany, Cedar
Near Pair Of 19th Century Marine Chests With Double Locks
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a near pair of campaign trunks in camphor with double locks superb patina and in magnificent condition
Wood
$4,836Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique Silver Chest, English, Oak, Iron Bound, Shipping Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Dimensions: Max Width: 111cm (43.75'') Max Depth: 67.5cm (26.5'') Max Height: 65.5cm (25.75'') Storage Box Width: 47.5cm (18.75'') Storage Box Depth: 56.5cm (22.25'') Storage Box He...
Iron
Antique European (German or Czechia) Pine Blanket Chest with Original Paint
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful antique European rustic hand-crafted pine blanket chest with original paint on the front and sides... a dark green ground with red framed panels surrounding faux marbling...
Pine, Paint
Baroque Domed Chest, Oak with Iron Fittings, Dated 1717, Europe
Located in Greding, DE
An impressive Baroque domed chest crafted from oak and adorned with intricate iron fittings. The chest bears the inscription: “Catharina Schlütters - Anno 1717 den 20. Septe(mber),” ...
Iron
Chest on Stand Rustic Brown Wood Brass Nail Heads
Located in New York, NY
Chest on Stand Rustic Wood Brass Nail Heads. A decorative chest on a stand decorated with brass nail heads.
$14,742Sale Price|20% Off
A George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1740. A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice above three short and three long gradu...
Walnut
$11,995Sale Price|52% Off
18th Century Blanket Box or Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Believed to have originated from Southern Italy. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Wood
$2,593Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Travelling Cleric's Chest, Anglo Indian, Teak, Colonial Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Delightful fitted interior with a host of storage solutions Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select teak shows fine grain interest and warm caramel hues Inlaid b...
Teak
$5,800
Wooden Chest
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900's Spanish colonial style chest. Measurements: Height: 15" length: 32" Depth: 17"
Iron
19th Century Antique Gustavian Chest of Drawers Chest on Chest Dated 1829
Located in Boden, SE
A magnificent beautiful big Chest of Drawers "Chest on Chest." Swedish early 19th century untouched original painted pine chest of drawers dated 1829 The Chest of drawers is divisi...
Pine
Spanish Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Chest with Lift Top, Early 20th Century
Located in BÉTERA, ES
It can be used as a blanket chest, storage trunk, or statement accent piece in a variety of interiors.
Hardwood, Oak, Fabric
Rustic English Collector's Chest, Black Wood, 14 Drawers, Circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic black painted wooden English 19th-century collector's chest featuring two columns of seven drawers each with brass flush ring pull handles. Set atop a plinth base, this piece ...
Wood
Chest, Anglo-Indian, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large lidded chest with brass and copper fittings and leather cover as well as side handles.
Brass, Copper
Exceptional Quality 17th Century Antique Oak Mule Chest with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Suffolk, GB
A rare and impressive antique 17th century oak mule chest featuring unusual marquetry-inlaid panels with floral motifs and a rich, warm colour developed through centuries of age.
Oak
Exceptional Antique George III Chest-On-Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive and very well made Antique English Georgian Chest-On-Chest with fine traditional form and handsome chosen wood. The Chest is large and has sizable Brass Batwing pulls a...
Brass
Exceptional Late 17th - Early 18th Century Spanish Chest carved in Walnut
Located in York, GB
A spanish chest made of Walnut during the late 17th - early 18th Century. Intricate front and side design.
Wood, Walnut
Antique French Medieval Gothic Carved Oak Chest Coffer 17th Century Panels 1679
Located in Portland, OR
The 17th-century panels showcase the extravagant Gothic style, characterized by dense, quatrefoils and flame-like tracery (fenestrage), mimicking early Gothic windows. The chest has...
Oak
Antique English Campaign Brown Painted Wooden Military Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Campaign Brown Painted Wooden Military Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features cast iron hardware, tin metal lined interior, solid wood construction, brown painted distres...
Metal
$2,340Sale Price|20% Off
Renaissance Period French Hand Carved Chest / Trunk - 17th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful trunk from the Renaissance period, very nicely carved with palm leaves and acanthus leaves in an architectural setting. Four Ionic columns decorated with plant motifs ...
Wood
Late 18th Century English Bleached Mahogany Painted Chest On Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A highly decorative and now bleached and painted mahogany chest on chest. English, Circa 1780. This beautiful piece has had a unique make over with the bleaching of the Georgian mah...
Mahogany, Paint
Castillian Chest, Walnut, Textile, Wrought Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The different pieces of ironwork follow a tradition that is already in arks at the end of the 16th century (compare the example shown with the Gothic chest from the 15th century of t...
Wrought Iron
Antique Anglo Indian Oak Wood & Brass Mounted Syrian Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Anglo-Indian Oak Wood & Brass Mounted Syrian Coffer Blanket Chest Trunk. Item...
Brass
Carved oak blanket chest with linenfold-style panels, Flanders, ca. 17th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A handsome carved oak blanket chest from Flanders, dating to the 17th century. This solid oak coffer exemplifies the region’s rich carving tradition, with a façade of four raised lin...
Oak
Indonesian 19th Century Wooden Blanket Chest with Detailed Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesia antique wooden blanket chest from the 19th century, with detailed brass hardware.
Brass
Chinese Early 20th Century Blanket Chest with Underglaze Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this large blanket chest features a rectangular lid with nicely distressed patina, opening to reveal a storage space conv...
Wood
$1,554Sale Price|20% Off
Small Antique German solid blackened oak chest with intricate carvings.
Located in Casteren, NL
This exquisite antique chest, crafted from solid European summer oak, dates back to circa 1900 and originates from the rural region of Thuringia, Germany. The front of the chest is r...
Oak
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan.
Cedar
19th Century Antique Colonial Rustic Pine Carpenter’s Tool Chest or Coffee Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome antique Colonial or Rustic pine carpenter’s tool chest, trunk, or coffee table composed of a solid pine frame with dovetail joints, hand forged iron bail handles and hardware...
Brass, Iron
Extremely Large 19th Century Painted Folk Art Rustic Farmhouse Bridal Chest
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
An exceptionally large painted bridal chest from southern Germany. Its impressive size, comparable to that of a cabinet, makes this chest ideal for use as a dresser or statement piec...
Pine, Paint
20th Century Walnut Wood and Gold Wood Tuscan Urn Chest, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Tuscan urn-shaped chest from the first half of the 20th century. A curved furniture finely carved from walnut, adorned with gilded highlights and a noble coat of arms, of exceptional...
Wood
Pair Victorian Bedside Chests Inlay Chest Drawers 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of mahogany inlaid chest of drawers or bedside cabinets Each of the chests stands upon a plinth base and features 4 mahogany lined drawers Circa 1880 Will ship to anywhere in th...
Mahogany
18th Century English Carved Chest on Chest
Located in High Point, NC
18th century English oak chest on chest with lovely crown molding around the top, following down to a two-piece case which has two drawers over six drawers. The drawers fronts are al...
Brass
$1,458Sale Price|30% Off
Dutch Colonial Chest in Elm Wood, Brass Fittings, 18th Century, Europe
Located in Lucenec, SK
This 18th-century antique chest, probably from Northern Europe or a Dutch colony, is made of elm wood.
Brass
Antique Rustic Primitive Pennsylvania Dovetailed Red Painted Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Pennsylvania Dovetailed Red Painted Rustic Primitive Blanket Chest Trunk. Item features Hand Dovetailed Construction, Distressed Red Paint, Bun Feet, Authentic Antique Chest....
Pine
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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