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.
Nutwood
$5,747Sale Price|27% Off
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This fine Biedermeier chest of drawers was crafted in Southern Germany around 1830 and is distinguished by its richly figured walnut veneer with beautiful book-matched grain.
Walnut, Spruce
18th Century Chippendale Pennsylvania Chest on Frame in Walnut
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chippendale chest on frame in an old red finish with a molded cornice surmounting a case with five fitted drawers over three graduated long drawers, all with decorative period...
Brass
English Chippendale Burl Walnut Inlaid Chest on Chest with Orig. Brasses, C 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale burl walnut satinwood inlaid feather banded chest on chest with a carved molded edge cornice, three upper drawers, six graduated lower drawers with interior locks...
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Walnut High Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century unusual tall chest of drawers in walnut with bronze with inlay detail.
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. This commode is truly one of a kind and the quintessential Italian piece of...
Walnut
Antique Walnut XL Chest Of Drawers In From France, Circa 1900
Located in Nashville, TN
Antique Walnut XL Chest Of Drawers In From France, Circa 1900.
Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Rococo Chest of Two Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Large Italian walnut rococo chest of two drawers resting on raised cabriolet legs.
Brass
Regency Style Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Regency Style Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers in two pieces. Chest features three large drawers, two medium drawers, and three smaller horizontal drawers arrang...
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Small Chest Of Drawers / Nightstand
Located in Viterbo, VT
Small chest of drawers, or nightstand, handcrafted in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut.
Walnut
19th Century Walnut Swedish Writing Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century Swedish writing commode / chest of drawers Date: 1800 Material: Walnut Structure: Three drawers with key included.
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Louis XVI style semainier chests, each with five drawers accented with decorative brass ring pulls, spectacular wood grain veneered molded tops with front turret corne...
Brass
Baroque Chest of Drawers in Walnut, German, circa 1740
Located in Berlin, DE
Baroque chest of drawers in walnut, German, circa 1740.
Walnut
Italian Empire Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Empire chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut.
Walnut
English Bachelor's Small Chest or Bedside Cabinet of Burl Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bachelor's small chest of drawers (or side chest) from the Edwardian era, featuring a moulded, shaped top with a beautiful figured veneer of burr walnut, over a serpen...
Metal, Brass
Dutch Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Baroque, Late 18th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers hand-crafted in the Netherlands in the late 1700s using walnut.
Walnut
Walnut Trunk from the 17th Century
Located in Cesena, FC
Walnut Trunk from the 17th Century 17th century walnut case A walnut chest, dating back to the 17th century, is an authentic chest that has spanned the centuries, carrying with it t...
Walnut
Louis XVI Walnut Commode Chest, French, Circa 1770, Serpentine Design
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive Late 18th Century French, Louis XVI Period, Walnut Commode Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Serpentine Shaped Front, With Three Reverse Graduated Drawers R...
Walnut
Venetian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Venetian Louis XVI chest of drawers crafted in walnut, dating to the 18th century.
Walnut
Italian Walnut Neoclassical, Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical / Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with fruitwood inlay. The commode is simple in lines but very elegant. The three drawe...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Pair Italian Burr Walnut Serpentine Bedside Chests 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique pair of Italian, Lombardy Milanese Ferrarese walnut, burr walnut and ebonized commodes, or bedside chests crafted in Milan, circa 1780 in date.
Ormolu
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South German 1780, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI chest of drawers dates back to 1780 and comes from the southern part of Germany.
Boxwood, Walnut
Late 19th C. Renaissance Florentine Bench Chest in Solid Carved Ebonized Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1890s Revival Renaissance Florentine bench chest in solid hand carved ebonized walnut , polished to wax Measures cm: H 52\152 W 137 D 45\15.
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Commode, Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in Central Italy in the Early 1800 using walnut and decorated with satinwood and fruitwood inlay.
Walnut
18th Century Georgian Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Georgian Period walnut commode, of serpentine form. The top crossbanded and set above three drawers with applied pewter flower backplate handles, paneled sides, the l...
Wood, Walnut
18th Century inlaid walnut rococo bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb example of this type of swedish chest.
Ormolu
Italian Walnut Neoclassical Commode, Chest of Drawers, With Inlaid Veneer
Located in Viterbo, VT
The chest features two large overlay drawers with ogee edges and beautiful, hand-made dovetail joints.
Walnut, Pine
18th Century Baroque Walnut Burl Veneer Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque chest of drawers. Richly carved serpentine front and curvaceous top.
Brass, Bronze
Antique South German Chest of Drawers, Circa 1825 - Walnut Veneer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique South German Chest of Drawers, Circa 1825 – Walnut Veneer This elegant chest of drawers, crafted around 1825 in Southern Germany, is a fine example of early 19th-century cra...
Walnut
English Style Oak and Walnut Veneer Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
English-style chest of drawers in solid oak and walnut veneer, mounted on a fir frame, dating from the 19th century.
Walnut
19th Century burr walnut secretaire tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Striking walnut and burr walnut 7 drawer chest, which is often known as a seminere, albeit this one has the addition of a secretaire.
Walnut
Italian Walnut Neoclassical Commode / Chest Of Drawers With Inlay Design
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut.
Fruitwood, Walnut
Louis XIV Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Briar, 1700
Located in Torino, IT
Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, Original Period in Wood and Walnut Burl With Ebonized Details.
Walnut
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
$3,483Sale Price|20% Off
Rococo chest of drawers In Walnut, Danish Design from 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bring an antique elegance into your home with this rococo bombé-shaped walnut dresser of Danish origin, dating to around the 1880s.
Walnut
Baroque Miniature Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
This exquisite mid-18th-century miniature chest of drawers showcases masterful craftsmanship.
Bronze
A French Louis XVI Style Walnut 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the neoclassical taste, the rectangular top with turret rear and front corners over a conforming body with 3 paneled long drawers flanked by fluted turrets; all raised on turned t...
Walnut
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
Walnut, Pine, Burl
Italian Bleached Walnut Neoclassical Commode, Chest Of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with string inlay motifs. The commode is simple and elegant in lines and can be used daily, pr...
Walnut
Veneered and Inlaid Walnut Three-Drawer Chest Naples, Italy, Circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant mid-19th century Neapolitan chest of drawers, crafted in richly figured walnut and adorned with fine veneer work and intricate inlay.
Metal
Victorian Walnut 5 Drawer Pharmacy Chest, Antique Storage, 1890, UK
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian 5 Drawer Pharmacy Chest of Drawers This is an unusual piece of Victorian Furniture it is a tall chest of 5 deep graduated drawers, the drawer fronts are painted with a v...
Walnut
Antique Dresden Chest of Drawers, Oak with Walnut Veneer, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Dresden Chest of Drawers, Oak with Walnut Veneer, circa 1870 Solid oak frame with very fine walnut burl veneer.
Brass
Cassettone Bureau-Chest Bambocci 16century Italian Renaissance Walnut Lombardy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
AN EXCEPTIONAL MUSEUM QUALITY, ITALIAN, RENAISANCE WALNUT CASSETTONE WITH A FITTED BUREAU IN THE UPPER PART & EXCEPTIONAL BAMBOCCI CARVING, LOMBARDY - This exceptionally rare, muse...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire chest of drawers hand-made in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy in the early 1900s using walnut.
Walnut
Antique Pair Venetian Walnut and Giltwood Commodes Chests 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique pair of Italian Venetian walnut and giltwood serpentine bombe' commodes, dating from the late 19th century. These three-drawer bombe' commodes are craf...
Walnut, Giltwood
19th Century French Chest of Drawers Commode Directoire Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A large French chest of drawers Louis XVI style, in walnut wood.
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Four-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant 19th century French walnut commode, dating to circa 1860, is a fine example of the Louis Philippe style, known for its restrained lines, balanced proportions, and emphas...
Walnut
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Renaissance Revival Burl & Walnut Marble Top Dresser, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian Renaissance Revival chest of drawers offers walnut construction with tall mirror having shaped frame and burl panels with stylized urn form cartouche, pierced pa...
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Chest / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Late 19th century Louis XVI directoire commode Elegant antique French commode featuring a finely figured wood case topped with a polished black marble slab. This piece is designed wi...
Marble
Exceptional and Grand Antique French Walnut Bombé Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A exceptional and finely crafted antique walnut bombe chest of drawers with a banded panel constructed top.
Brass
1700s Hand-Crafted Italian Canterano Chest of Drawers in Pine & Walnut
Located in Carmine, TX
Canterano (chest of drawers) hand-crafted in Italy in the late 1700s using Pine and decorated with Walnut burl veneer and inlay.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Austrian Chest of Drawers With Fruitwood Inlay
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-made in South Tyrol in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut and fruitwood inlaid veneer and marquetry.
Fruitwood, Walnut
$1,880Sale Price|30% Off
Antique c.1920 Georgian Revival Burr Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique c.1920 Georgian Revival Burr Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers – Fine Quality with Brushing Slide A lovely quality Georgian Revival Burr Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers ...
Wood, Walnut
Antique French Exquisitely Carved Walnut Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb French Louis XV walnut commode or chest of drawers having 3 spacious drawers with exquisite carving on each drawer front featuring inset shell centered among floral and acanth...
Bronze
English Bow Front Small Chest of Burr Walnut with Four Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English bow-fronted small chest of burr or burled walnut from the Edwardian era, featuring a moulded top over a frieze of four graduating beaded drawers, each with origina...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Italian Walnut Neoclassical Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser
Located in Carmine, TX
The chest features four rows on overlay drawers with ogee edges: the top row with two smaller drawers.
Walnut, Poplar
Early 19th Century Neat Sized Dutch Walnut Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century neat sized Dutch walnut marquetry bombe chest, with serpentine front and canted corners.
Walnut
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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