Chippendale 4-Drawer Mahogany Bedside Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful Chippendale 4-drawer mahogany bedside commode chest of drawers in great condition
Brass
Sold
H 28.25 in W 34.75 in D 21 in
2 Modern Black Marble Top Bedside Chests 4 Drawer Commode Nightstands Dressers
Located in Dayton, OH
A neat pair of contemporary chests. Finished in black with 4 oak dovetailed drawers and a white
Marble
Sold
H 31.5 in W 26.75 in D 15.75 in
Italian Late Baroque Light Walnut Veneered & Inlaid 4 Drawer Bedside Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with small apron atop a case housing four drawers with antique patinated
Walnut
Pair of Georgian Style Mahogany Bedside Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of Georgian style mahogany bedside chest of drawers. These are wonderful little bedside
Sold
H 29.75 in W 25.5 in D 17 in
Stickley Chippendale Solid Cherry 4 Drawer Bedside Chest, circa 1980s
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Germantown, MD
Stickley hand made Chippendale style bed side chest. Features 4 dovetailed drawers perfectly
Cherry
Sold
H 21.75 in W 18.75 in L 21.75 in
Tingstroms Teak 4-Drawer Chest / Bedside Cabinet by Engstrom & Myrstrand
By Sven Engström & Gunnar Myrstrand, Tingströms
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This stellar Danish modern taller teak bedside table or mini chest of drawers is awesome quality
Beech, Teak
Biedermeier Nightstand or Small Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
This original 19th century Biedermeier Nightstand has a very pretty walnut veneer. The small cabinet has one door, behind the door is a shelf. Above the door is a drawer. The Biede...
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1870 Hand-crafted in France in the secon...
Marble, Brass
$1,250
H 11.42 in W 9.45 in D 0.4 in
The Letter, young lady in her boudoir 19th Century majestic miniature painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A majestic miniature painting by Victor Mongodin. Painted with extraordinary detail, it depicts a pretty young lady writing a letter in her boudoir. Mongodin clearly delights in pain...
Oil, Wood Panel
Panoplie Scalloped Walnut Bar Cart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful walnut bar cart made by Panoplie. Rectangular cart with two tiers and carved wavy scalloped detail on shelf edges. Curved wood handles and 3 bottle compartments on lower sh...
Walnut
$604
H 8.67 in W 10.63 in
Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on board painting
By Gabriel Casarrubios
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel Oil size 22x27 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
Oil, Board
Finely Carved Mahogany Four Post King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved mahogany and figured mahogany rice bed, the serpentine arched and molded edge headboard flanked by acanthus leaf and rice carved baluster turned posts with urn finial...
Mahogany
18th or Early 19th Century New England Pine Grain Bin
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or Early 19th Century New England Pine Grain Bin in original red stain, having a rectangular lid held by long strap hinges, above five board case with interior divided into thre...
Pine
18th Century Wooden Phoenix Bird
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative 18th century wooden Phoenix bird with polychrome lacquer. From Henan Province, China. Untouched original condition. Measures: Height bird 21.5 cm., total 47 cm.
Wood
1960s Harden Block Front Mahogany Georgian Chest of Drawers
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning 1960s harden block front mahogany georgian chest of drawers in excellent condition. This state-of-the-art piece was last sold in 1989 as a vintage, according to a sticker ...
Brass
La Plage
By Jean-François Baudoin
Located in Blackwater, GB
La Plage, early 20th century by Jean-Franck Baudoin (1870-1961) to $60,000 Large early 20th Century French beach landscape, oil on canvas by Jean-Franck Baudoin. Excellent quality...
Canvas, Oil
Sold|$1,181
H 16.93 in W 33.08 in D 18.71 in
HAND PAINTED 1870 CAPTAIN P.KNOLE STEAMER TRUNK OR CHEST WiTH NAUTICAL THEME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand painted vintage steamer trunk with nautical decoration depicting a ship date 1870 for Capta...
Pine
Edwardian Miniature Chest with Bowed Front
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A really fine miniature Georgian style chest. Measures approx. 17"H and 12"D. Bowed front with original brass hardware and nice joinery. Note inlays. Perfect for storing jewelry, wat...
Mahogany
“Wintry Day, Madison Square”
By John Crimmins
Located in Southampton, NY
Recently completed painting of Madison Square in New York City on a snowy winters day. Signed top left and signed and titled verso. Condition is excellent. Framed in a new silver le...
Acrylic, Board
Gorham Sterling Silver 1886 Table Top Double Inkwell
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver tabletop double inkwell from 1886 with intricately pierced figural gallery. It contains two glass inkwells with sterling silver caps and has an open compartmen...
Silver, Sterling Silver
$995 / item
H 23.5 in W 25.5 in D 17 in
Drexel Bicentennial Chippendale Mahogany Four Drawers Bedside Chest of Drawers
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful bed side chest of drawers / nightstand from the prestigious Drexel's Bi Centennial Collection. Very good vintage condition with few signs of use. Measures 23.5" in widt...
Brass
20th Century Italian Enameled Phoenix Sculpture
By Argenteria Etruria
Located in VALENZA, IT
Resin sculpture depicting "The Phoenix" covered in pure 999 silver. The sculpture is the 33rd piece of a limited edition work of 499 made by the Etruria silver factory in Florence at...
Sterling Silver
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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