Antique Burl Walnut Commode

Burl Walnut Louis Philippe

Louis Philippe Marble Top Chest Of Drawers

Italian Baroque Chest Of Drawers

Burl And Walnut And Mirror

Burl Veneer Cabinet

Venetian Commode

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...

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Burl Walnut Commode

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Pair of Superb 18th Century Italian Arbalette Burl Walnut Commodes

Unavailable

H 41 in W 59 in D 26.5 in

Pair of Superb 18th Century Italian Arbalette Burl Walnut Commodes

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of superb 18th century Italian Arbalette burl walnut commodes in the English taste, each with its original yellow Siena marble top, hardware and three functioning and graduati...

Unusual 18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Arbalette Commode

Unavailable

H 35.75 in W 45.75 in D 24.25 in

Unusual 18th Century Dutch Burl Walnut Arbalette Commode

Located in San Francisco, CA

An unusual 18th century Dutch burl walnut arbalette commode with four functioning drawers, each embellished with gold ormolu Rococo pulls and escutcheons, the whole raised on flatten...

Victorian Burl Walnut and Mahogany Campaign Chest

Unavailable

Unavailable

H 36.38 in W 35.75 in D 16.5 in

Well-Sized 18th Century Louis XVI Italian Burl Walnut Parquetry Commodino

Located in San Francisco, CA

A well-sized 18th century Louis XVI Italian burl walnut parquetry commodino (small chest of drawers), the top exhibiting satinwood crossbanding and the whole decorated in intricate e...

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Burr Walnut Chest by Charles Tozer of London

Unavailable

Sold

H 37 in W 48 in D 22.75 in

Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Commode

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Louis Philippe style burl walnut commode with a marble top, circa 1900.

Category

Early 1900s European Louis Philippe Antique Burl Walnut Commode

Walnut, Burl

A Well-Figured Pair of Italian Rococo Style Burl-Walnut Commodes

Sold

H 29.5 in W 14.5 in

A Well-Figured Pair of Italian Rococo Style Burl-Walnut Commodes

Located in San Francisco, CA

A well-figured and shapely pair of Italian rococo style 3-drawer burl-walnut commodes; each with arbalete-shaped top above a conforming body fitted with 3 drawers flanked by shaped s...

Materials

Materials

Marble

Marc ChagallL'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream), 1979

$465,000

$16,800

H 32.5 in W 43.25 in D 23.5 in

Fine Single Biedermeier Chest of Drawers

Located in New York, NY

A fine single Biedermeier chest of drawers. Walnut with patinated brass escutcheons.

Category

1830s German Adam Style Antique Burl Walnut Commode

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Burl Walnut Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique burl walnut commode you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique burl walnut commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and burl. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique burl walnut commode — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique burl walnut commode is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Baroque and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique Burl Walnut Commode?

The average selling price for an antique burl walnut commode at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $715 on the low end and $38,450 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

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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