English Early 18th Century Oyster Veneer Chest in Walnut with Box Wood Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Early 18th Century Oyster Veneer Chest in Walnut with Box Wood Inlay, 5 Drawers and Bracket Feet
Walnut
Large Spanish chest, 18th century
Located in MILL, NL
Large Spanish chest, 18th century Originally from Spain. Mid-18th-century chest.
Walnut
Pair Of Italian Bleached Empire Chest Of Drawers With Walnut Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Viterbo, VT
Pair of Empire dressers hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1800s using book-matched walnut veneer as decoration. The pair follows the general lines of the empire style, with the top ...
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
The surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina.
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
The surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This Empire chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina.
Marble, Bronze
Provincial Style Walnut And Breche D’Alep Marble Top Chest Of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional carved Provincial Style Walnut And Breche D’Alep Marble Top Chest Of Drawers with clean lines.
Marble
French Provincial Chest of Drawers, Dark Walnut, 19th Century, France
Located in High Point, NC
A chest of drawers whose dark walnut, 3 drawers, black iron hardware gives it real character at first glance.
Brass
$2,812Sale Price|20% Off
Console mirror and chest of drawers, walnut wood veneered, gilded bronze, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient console complete with mirror and chest of drawers, built in precious veneered walnut wood, enriched with gilded bronzes, complete and original, coming from a villa in Italy f...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Commode Sauteuse or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XV style commode or chest of drawers is constructed of solid walnut.
Bronze
Louis XV Period Chest of Drawers in Solid Walnut with Carved Shell Handles
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV period commode in solid walnut with its beautiful carved shell handles! Entirely original! Some minor marks on the top... A very beautiful piece in exceptional original c...
Walnut
VICTORiAN WALNUT HAND CARVED TALLBOY CHEST OF DRAWERS CUPBOARD WITH GALLERY RAIL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian Arts & Crafts circa 1860-1880 hand made in England tallboy chest of drawers with cup...
Brass
18th Century Small Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, Walnut with Marquetry, circa 1790
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Louis XVI chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 77 x 51 cm Description: Two-tier Louis Seize chest of drawers on poi...
Walnut
Late 18th Century, Antique Italian Commode Chest of Drawers, Walnut, with Inlaid
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 18th century, important Italian antique commode chest of drawers, in solid walnut, with inlaid on front drawers.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Château Period Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Exceptional 18th-century Louis XVI château period commode crafted in richly figured walnut with exquisite geometric parquetry and inlaid marquetry drawer fronts. Topped with its orig...
Marble, Bronze
17th Century Lombard-Piedmont Area, Chest of Drawers, Inlaid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian antique precious mid-1600, Lombard-Piedmont chest of drawers all in massive walnut, with maple inlays, wax-polished.
Walnut, Maple
Restored Louis XVI Period Chest of Drawers in Walnut & Cherry Wood, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Restored Louis XVI period commode with drawer fronts refinished in two tones of walnut and cherry wood. Functional key and locks. Original 18th-century grey Saint Anne mirror. Add...
Cherry, Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode Dresser or Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant exquisitely handmade carved walnut French commode from the 18th century featuring a carved ripple front with shell pulls that are part of the body. The intricately carved b...
Brass
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1760 BURR WALNUT GEORGE III BANK / CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime George III circa 1760 Burr Walnut bank of drawers Please note the delivery fee lis...
Walnut
English Burr Walnut Bow Front Chest of Drawers circa 1870 with Bookmatch Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
English burr walnut bow front chest circa 1870 with bookmatched veneer on the sides, four drawers, and splayed bracket feet.
Brass
19th Century English Jacobean Style Walnut and Oak Two Part Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Center and cabinet doors are made of walnut. Oak is used for the top. Body is constructed with mortise and tenon joinery.
Walnut
18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Bureau Chest of Drawer
Located in IT
18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer This bureau chest of drawer was made in Emilia, in Italy, at the beginning of the 18th century.
Bronze
$4,499Sale Price / set|20% Off
1850s Danish Walnut Burl Chest of Drawers with Mirror
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1179 - Small elegant chest of drawers in walnut burl and oak, threaded in ebony: rare to find so small !
Oak
Chest of Dravers Venetian Commode 18th Century Urn Shaped in Walnut Louis XV
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A chest of drawers of rare elegance in hand polished walnut that decorated an antique salon of Louis XV period, toghether with its twin, also in hand polished walnut, but with polish...
Walnut
Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode Bombe Carved Walnut Louis XV 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite Antique French Walnut Louis XV Style Bombe chest of drawers or Commode~~Early/Mid 19th Century This is a SUPERB example of an antique French walnut bombe style chest of ...
Walnut
Antique circa 1860 Walnut & Marble Topped Chest of Drawers with Original Key
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite circa 1860 Continental Walnut & Marble chest of drawers with the original key A very good looking and well made piece, this is Bi...
Marble
American Chippendale Walnut Inlaid Graduated Chest of Drawers w/ Splay Feet 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale Walnut graduated chest of drawers with box wood string inlays, oval brass eagle pulls, carved burl walnut skirt, and resting on the original splayed feet, Late 1...
Brass
18th Century Provincial Walnut Three Drawer Commode or Chest, French or Canadian
Located in Milford, NH
A fine provincial walnut three drawer commode with shaped top and conforming case, scrolled brass or bronze pulls and escutcheons (probably original), raised panel drawer fronts and ...
Bronze
English Chippendale Burl Walnut Tall Chest with Hearing Bone Inlays, Circa 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Early Chippendale burl walnut graduated tall chest with a carved molded edge cornice, flanking fluted side columns, hearing bone inlays, original brasses, and terminating on ...
Brass
Antique French Provincial Walnut Bombe Chest with Metal Inlay, circa 1780-1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful piece has superb pewter, brass and exotic wood inlay. It is a very fine piece that has worn its age very, very well.
Walnut
17th Century Jacobean Chest Of Drawers In Oak And Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb period and Jacobean style chest of drawers from the 17th century from England in oak and walnut.
Oak
19th Century French Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut & Black Marbl
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This exquisite 19th-century French Louis Philippe chest of drawers showcases timeless craftsmanship and refined elegance.
Belgian Black Marble
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Embossed Gilding
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A magnificent Baroque commode with serpentine front in burled walnut with embossed gilding. Chest is raised on a carved plinth that rests on cabriole feet, and features four drawers ...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers With Micro-Inlays, Walnut, AT ca. 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, small mid 19th century Biedermeier nutwood chest of drawers coming out of Austria. Created in the so-called "second" Biedermeier period around 1850, this charming piece of...
Brass
Regency period chest of drawers – Solid walnut – Chiseled gilded bronzes
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Chest of drawers with three drawers in solid walnut, Regency period, dating from the first third of the 18th century.
Nutwood
$1,943
Painted Chest
Located in London, England
French commode on cabriole legs with scalloped front (repainted finish). Circa 1850.
Walnut
$11,840Sale Price|20% Off
Quality Art Deco Rosewood and Burl Walnut 3-Drawer Chest by Irwin Furniture
By Irwin Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Irwin Furniture (1919-1953); the meticulously crafted chest with book-matched veneered rosewood rectangular top with concave front; above three similarly veneered drawers fitted with...
Walnut
PAIR OF ANTiQUE ESTATE MADE BOW FRONTED 168.5CM WALNUT TALLBOY CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of exquisite quality extra large Bow Fronted Walnut Tallboy Chests of Drawers that were es...
Walnut
Queen Anne Period Chest of Drawers of Walnut and Oak from England, Circa 1710
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English chest of drawers of walnut and oak from the Queen Anne period, circa 1710, featuring a moulded top of beautiful figured burl walnut, above a frieze of two short drawer...
Brass, Metal
Pair of Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut, Ormolu, and Brass Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative pair of Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. walnut, ormolu, and brass chests. Each four drawer chest is raised by handsome block supports with ...
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Louis XV Chest of Drawers in Bleached Walnut With Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of Drawers hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and walnut veneer following the venetian style.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the eighteenth century and made in France, this Louis XVI chest of drawers is constructed in walnut and opens at the front with three drawers fitted with drop handles.
Marble
$937Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Cassone (Marriage Chest), Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A robust and characterful wooden coffer of rectangular form, raised on a molded plinth base with shaped apron. The façade is structured with two recessed panel reserves framed by si...
Wood
Curved chest of drawers, known as a Nîmoise, in walnut, with two drawers. 18th c
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Curved chest of drawers known as a “nîmoise,” made of solid molded and carved walnut, with two drawers on the front.
Walnut
Gothic Chest with linenfold panels
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GOTHIC CHEST WITH LINENFOLD PANELS ORIGIN : ILE DE FRANCE PERIOD : CIRCA 1500 Height : 78 cm Length : 167 cm Depth : 61 cm Walnut Simple in the structure, this chest ...
Wood, Walnut
$22,400Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Italian, Louis XV Period Three-Drawer Black Walnut Bombe-Form Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine top above a bombe-form body fitted with three drawers adorned with bold bronze foliate mounts; all in a well-figured and richly patinated black walnut veneer.
Walnut, Olive
Fine Pair of Italian Marquetry Inlaid Burr Walnut Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very decorative pair of Burr Walnut, Italian Marquetry inlaid Bombe bedside table sized chests A very good looking and well made pair of vintage bom...
Satinwood, Walnut
1900s Venetian Baroque Commode Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Marble Top
By Vincenzo Cadorin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand-carved walnut and walnut veneered with black marble top, attributed to Vincenzo Cadorin.
Marble, Brass
$2,859Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Large 18th Century Continental Oak & Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Large 18th Century Continental Oak and Walnut Serpentine Crossbanded Commode / Chest of Drawers – Fine Quality This exceptional large 18th-century continental commode is cra...
Wood
Billy Haines Style Dark Walnut White Lacquered /Leather Cabinet/Chest Metal Leg
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Westport, CT
William "Billy" Haines style, dark walnut hand rubbed, and off white lacquered bureau, cabinet angled design middle is shorter depth than ends and center door is lacquered leather, w...
Brass
American Walnut Graduated Chest of Drawers with Patera Inlay. N.C. , Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut four-drawer graduated chest with a carved molded edge top , flanking burl walnut and holly inlaid ovals, corner inlaid patera's, original brasses, vine and floral hol...
Brass
Lovely Antique Victorian Walnut Military Campaign Officers Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian Walnut Military officers Campaign chest of drawers A very good looking period used piece, the drawers have lots of origina...
Brass
Circa 1800 Walnut Louis XV Oak Chest of Drawers in Original Patina
Located in High Point, NC
This piece presents as a chest of drawers, distinguished by dark walnut, 3 drawers, cabriole legs.
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Inlay Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The elegant Louis XV cabinet is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina. For extra surface space in a living room or dining room, try this elegant bombe chest of drawers.
Marble, Bronze
FRANCESCO PREDA Italian Neo-Class Walnut and Lemonwood Inlaid Commode / Chest
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Neo-Classic (Milanese) walnut and lemonwood 3-drawer commode / chest with ornate inlaid patterns along the borders and sides with a central inlaid pastoral scene on the draw...
Bronze
Captain / Sir C Pigott 1881 Howard & Son's Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
By Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare very large Howard & Son’s 1881 stamped burr & burl walnut chest of drawers with military history These are pretty much the f...
Walnut
Walnut 18th Cent French Chest of Drawers Louis XV Typical from the Lyon Region
Located in Miami, FL
Commode "Lyonnaise" 18th century in solid walnut very fine and specific carvings. Perfect design . The front part of the commode and drawers are built in curved lines. Each upper c...
Walnut
$4,296
Dutch Marquetry Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An attractive figured walnut Dutch chest with fine marquetry inlay of birds and flowers; most Dutch chests we have had previously had bombay fronts and often ball and claw feet but I...
Walnut
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
William and Mary 17th Century Walnut and Pollard Oak Chest on Stand
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb Walnut and pollard oak chest on stand from the reign of King William & Queen Mary (1689-1702) England.
Brass
Italian Inlaid and Solid Walnut Wood Chest of drawers with Secretaire
Located in IT
18th century, Italian inlaid and solid walnut wood chest of drawers with secretaire This chest of drawers with secretaire was made in the north of Italy (Piedmont) around the middle...
Bronze
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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