Bone Inlaid Chest Of Drawers
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of...
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Shell, Wood, Ebony
20th Century Anglo Raj Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Metal
Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian International Style Commodes and Chests...
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique 1690s Irish William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Holly, Oak, Ebony, Bone
Antique Early 19th Century British George IV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Wood
Late 20th Century Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood
20th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 1890s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone, Shell
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Fruitwood
Antique 1850s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquer
Antique Early 1900s English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Brass
Antique 1880s British Victorian Tea Caddies
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century American Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Maple, Walnut, Pine
Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Bone, Rosewood
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Lebanese Moorish Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Walnut, Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ormolu
20th Century Asian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Wood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Cabinets
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and...
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1840s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
20th Century Asian Moorish Tray Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Spanish Islamic Architectural Models
Gesso
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Walnut, Softwood
Recent Sales
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Bone, Walnut
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Bone, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Pearwood, Walnut
Antique 16th Century Vietnamese William and Mary Cabinets
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Cabinets
Pewter
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
1990s Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
2010s Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Teak
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Teak
20th Century Syrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Wood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Bone, Cherry, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique 1870s British Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Fruitwood, Mahogany
20th Century Syrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 19th Century Syrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Syrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Ebony, Fruitwood
20th Century Syrian Islamic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal, Brass
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Horn, Bone, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Birch
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
1990s Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Horn, Bone
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Bone
Antique Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquer, Bone
Antique 1840s English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1750s English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Syrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Hardwood
20th Century Asian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany, Pine
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Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
Is it 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 a 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.
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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