Five Drawer High Chest with Long Solid Brass Cylinder Pulls
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice five drawers high chest with nice large heavy solid brass pulls.
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|26% Off
Elegant Modern Chest Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Modern Chest designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950's. It has been refinished in a deep brown lacquer and the silver plated metal handles have...
Metal
Fine Antique Neoclassical Style Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Chest with three drawers, two with the original intricate ring handles and the top drawer with under edge hand pulls. Handsome graining and Ebonized trim and columns with engrave...
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish 3 Drawer Gustavian Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century chest of drawers painted in black. This classic Gustavian commode is a very versatile piece that works well in a foyer, living room or bedroom.
Brass
"Art Deco Chest of Drawers, Satinwood & Mahogany, Hand-Carved, Circa 1990"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reproduction of an Art Deco Chest. Book matched Satinwood Veneers with Mahogany Center Oval Medallion. Scrolled Abstract Solid Wood Elements Crown Top. Bottom 3 Drawer have Touch La...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Hardwood
19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-style antique black-lacquered petite commode or bedside table, having a shaped top with gilt bronze border, over three-stacked drawers flanked by bronze Rococo mounts, raise...
Bronze
Antique Faux Grain Painted Wood Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A wide antique two- drawer chest in a brown and black faux grain paint overall. The top has canted corners in front and a separately made molding on the edge. Both long drawers have...
Wood
Fine Paint Decorated Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Italianate design bombe chest in a speckled finish in black and red on pale tan. With carved neoclassical motifs- swags on the drawers, bows and ovals in between, and complementar...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century French tall chest of drawers with a black marble top, made from walnut. The case is lovely and has paneled sides and a single upper projecting drawer over four flu...
Marble
Antique William and Mary Style Chest on Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A colorful and dynamic piece in the William and Mary style. Re-Created utilizing 18th and 19th century parts and later paint decoration in red with black stippling to the top and an ...
Brass
Louis XV Mathieu Criaerd Style Black Credenza Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century black lacquer refinished commode in the style of Mathieu Criaerd with gilded bronze mounts.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XV François Hugnet Black Lacquer Walnut Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french black lacquer refinish walnut commode with stamped gilded bronze handles and three drawers.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$3,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Ash and Black Glass Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of commodes or nightstands in figured ashwood with factory applied patina.
Brass
Regency Style Black Ebonized 2 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest by Decorative Crafts
By Decorative Crafts
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Regency Style Black Ebonized 2 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest by Decorative Crafts.
Wood, Lacquer
Two Black Lacquered Commodes with Brass Trim by Jean Claude Mahey
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Dallas, TX
These have been professionally re-finished by our restoration team in high gloss mirroring black piano lacquer and the brass trim details have been hand polished.
Brass
Maison Jansen Style, Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Black Lacquer, Marble, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency style cabinets in manner of Jansen a pair. This fine and custom pair of oak secondary cabinets. Commodes or nightstands have full bronze locks and fitted shelf inte...
Marble
$9,392Sale Price|24% Off
Murano Black and White Tinted Glass Commode or Sideboard with Brass Hardware
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very refined, this elegant sideboard features an eye-catching geometrical decor made of Murano glass plaques and brass inlay. Black glass segments in relief make crossbars. It has g...
Brass
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th c. French Walnut 3 drawer Serpentine Commode with brass hardware.
Brass
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Chest of Drawers or Commode in Wood/Cream with Black Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Commode or chest of drawers with three drawers and crest .
Walnut
Pair of Swedish Moderne Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s Swedish commodes with black lacquered and natural wood finish, four drawers.
$12,500 / item
Pair of Custom Mirrored Commodes with Silver Trim
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom mirrored commodes with silver trim.
Mirror
Catalogue of Commodes by Lucy Wood, First Edition
By Lucy Wood
Located in valatie, NY
Catalogue of Commodes by Lucy Wood. London: HMSO Publications, 1994.
Paper
$120,000Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Veneered Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Veneered Commode The shaped malachite veneered top above a conforming case, fitted with two drawers flanked by cabinet doors, on gilt bro...
Malachite, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Secretary Chest Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI secretary chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs and thorough dressed in bronze and brass details...
Carrara Marble
Artisan Handcrafted Artes De Mexico Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved on all four sides with the front being floral and the sides and back square picture frame panels. Hand-hammered iron pulls with floral escutcheons. Rustic finish as with all A...
Iron
$8,500Sale Price|21% Off
French Modern Neoclassical Mirror Commode / Chest of Drawers, Serge Roche
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century patinated mirrored cabinet, commode, chest of drawers, console or credenza in the modern neoclassical style of Serge Roche. The piece has a diamond cut pat...
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Demilune End Tables or Nightstand Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Russian neoclassical pedestal style demilune end tables or nightstand / commodes. Each of these custom quality demilunes are simply stunning and are certain to spark c...
Mahogany
$4,369Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard in the Style of Willy Rizzo /Maison Jansen, 1970's
By Willy Rizzo, Maison Jansen
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian vintage black color polished surface sideboard / commode from 1970s in the style of Willy Rizzo / Maison Jansen.
Brass
BAKER Black Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Commode (Chest) with Mirror, circa 1985
Located in Encino, CA
BAKER Black Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Commode with Mirror, circa 1985 A piece like this does not merely furnish a room—it defines it.
Wood
Maison Jansen, Pair of Black Lacquer Cabinets, France, 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Twin columns of twisted gilt wood form the vertical borders of this gracefully symmetrical, black lacquered, double door cabinet. Provenance: In 1965 Maison Jansen decorated a Paris...
Wood
Elegant Black Lacquer Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger - Pair Available
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. An...
Brass
Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Collection Ebonized 32", 38" or 48" Chests
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Singles of Edward Wormley for Drexel chests from the Precedent Collection with brass tone hardware, circa 1947. Size shown in photos is 32" W , also have 38"w and 48" W available ...
Brass
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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