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19th Century French Transition Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
black and gold lacquered and gilt bronze mounted breakfront chest of drawers. Born in France in the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Hand Painted Faux Marble Chest Chinoiserie Chest Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French style Louis XV style chest with hand painted chinoiserie and faux marble top. I
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Paint

19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
chinoiserie decoration. Please contact us for alternative shipping quotes. Stock ID: D3893
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Antique 19th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XIV Style Hand Painted Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a hand painted French Louis XIV style chinoiserie chest. I love the vivid pastoral scenes
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Late 20th Century American Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest features a stunning Breccia Marble Top
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Antique 19th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble

Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French chinoiserie commode. 19th century black painted chest of drawers with carved details
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
H 35.44 in W 37.01 in D 22.05 in
Danish 18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th century painted Baroque 3-drawer chest with later chinoiserie decorations, brass
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Style Black Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (20th Century) black lacquered Chinoiserie decorated commode with a bombe
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Red Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XV provincial style red chinoiserie decorated chest of drawers, 19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

A Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered & Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A Fine and Rare Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered & Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes
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Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Chinoiserie Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood chinoiserie marquetry
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Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Transitional Chinoiserie Commode with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This antique French Louis XV Style – Transitional commode features hand-painted chinoiserie lacquer
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bombe Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative French Louis XV style bombe chinoiserie commode lacquered overall. The
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinoiserie Maison Jansen Attributed French Directoire Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a wonderful pair of distressed finished pale apple green, French made Directoire commodes
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Vintage 1940s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinoiserie Lacquered Japanned Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) marble top commode in the Chinoiserie French Louis XV style made in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis XV Chinoiserie Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Lacquered Commode. Commode features two
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis XV Style French Dark Ocean Blue Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Hastings, GB
Spectacular late 19th century French marble top chinoiserie bombe commode in the Louis XV style
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV style Chinoiserie ebonized lacquered gilt bronze-mounted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair Estate Chinoiserie Marble Top Lacquer Commodes with Gold Bronze, Circa 1950
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair estate French Chinoiserie lacquer commodes with gold bronze mounts and marble tops, circa 1950
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Regence Chinoiserie Marble-Top Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regence chinoiserie marble-top commode, fitted with three chinoiserie ormolu-mounted long drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735-1807) Petite Louis XVI Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
) Claude-Charles Saunier 1735-1807, France, circa 1780 stamped C C SAUNIER right front under
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Antique Mid-17th Century English Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

20th Century Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A striking 1950s French, Maison Jansen style, red lacquer and marble topped chinoiserie commode
Category

Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

20th Century Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 1950s French, Maison Jansen style, red lacquer and marble topped chinoiserie commode
Category

Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Lacquered Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paris Design Firm, Maison Jansen. Beautifully hand-painted Chinoiserie design with gilding and gilded
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Vintage 1940s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Marble-Top Commodes
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Petite commodes with chinoiserie decoration on a red lacquered finish. Features two drawers with
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Brown Lacquer Chinoiserie Bronze-Mounted Commode
Located in Austin, TX
A rare Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted brown lacquer commodes decorated in chinoiserie
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of Large, Early 19th C. Chinoisserie Chests from Paris. C.1820.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
matched chests. From Paris, this incredible pair of early 19th Century (C.1800) are in exceptional
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Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Brass

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquered Commode, circa 19th Century, France
Located in Girona, Spain
19th century gilt bronze-mounted lacquered commode. 19th century French commode structure made
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode, Chest Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode or chest, early 1900s, the shaped marble atop a
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Marble

French Victorian Chinoiserie Gilt, Painted, and Lacquered 6-Drawer Chest Dresser
Located in Queens, NY
"French Victorian (19th Century) Chinoiserie 6 drawer chest/dresser featuring elaborately painted
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dressers

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
chinoiserie style depicting people in a Chinese garden surrounded by a lake, small islands, a trio of cranes
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Bamboo Chinoiserie Lacquer Chest
Located in Montecito, CA
Charming French bamboo chinoiserie lacquer three-drawer chest with woven straw side panels; early
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

French Bamboo Chinoiserie Lacquer Chest
French Bamboo Chinoiserie Lacquer Chest
H 32.25 in W 30 in D 19.5 in
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commode
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century French chinoiserie style commode.
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commode
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commode
H 33.08 in W 48.04 in D 19.3 in
French Chinoiserie Bombay Dresser
Located in So. Egremont, MA
A two drawer beautifully hand painted chest in green and gold
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Chinoiserie Bombay Dresser
French Chinoiserie Bombay Dresser
H 33 in W 58 in D 21 in
A French 1940s Transitional Style Red & Black Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Armadale, Victoria
A French 1940s transitional style Chinoiserie lacquered and gilt bronze mounted breakfront commode
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Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

1920s Marble Top Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A japanned two drawer bombe commode with ormolu accents. Brown and white shaped marble top with bull nose edge. No Key
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Vintage 1920s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV-Style Chinoiserie Commode P. Chorier.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Sensational French Louis XV-Style Chinoiserie Commode featuring black lacquered finish with two
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century French Louis XV Red Chinoiserie Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century French Louis XV red chinoiserie three-drawer commode.
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French 19th century red and gold Chinoiserie two-drawer commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century red and gold Chinoiserie two-drawer commode with bronze dore appointments and
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Bow Fronted Commode with Later Chinoiserie Lacquer, 18th Century
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant, 18th century French bow fronted three drawer commode with later chinoiserie lacquer
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Commode
Located in New York, NY
mounted with gilt bronze foliate handles, escutcheons and sabots. The chinoiserie lacquer scenes depict
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

18th Century Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Washington, DC
18th century Louis XV chinoiserie decorated commode.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century Chinoiserie Commode
18th Century Chinoiserie Commode
H 34 in W 44 in D 24 in
Louis XV Bronze and Portoro Marble Top Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XV bronze and Portoro marble top black lacquer chinoiserie commode. The molded edge Portoro
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers Pearl Inlay, 1900s
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Elegant Chinoiserie Chest of drawers with pearl inlay. Around 1900 this Chinoiserie style and
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood

Pair of French Chinoiserie Painted Chests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French greenish grey painted and raised gold and silver chinoiserie Bombay shaped chests
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Vintage 1930s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique French Chinoiserie Lacquered Chest, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French bombe' Chinoiserie black lacquered commode, in Louis XV style
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique French Chinoiserie Lacquered Chest, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French bombe' Chinoiserie black lacquered commode, in Louis XV style
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Two-Drawer Chest
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XV Style 2 drawer chest with Bombe front and sides, having raised chinoiserie
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Antique 1850s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of French Painted Chinoiserie Bombay Shaped Chests with Three Drawers Each
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French blue painted and raised gold and silver chinoiserie Bombay shaped chests with three
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Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Chinoiserie Decorated & Ebonized Marble Top Chest of Drawers, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French three drawer dresser offers ebonized clip corner form having marble top over
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20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Jansen-Style French Chests with Chinoiserie Decorations
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Jansen-style French chests with chinoiserie decoration, the squared corners with vertical
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Vintage 1950s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Spectacular chinoiserie. Marble top, two drawer chest with wonderful bronze mounts. Stamped Jansen.
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Vintage 1930s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
H 35 in W 45 in D 21.5 in
Red Chinoiserie Chest, circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
French chest made from oak with a beveled and scalloped edge around the top following down to a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Red Chinoiserie Chest, circa 1920
Red Chinoiserie Chest, circa 1920
H 35.38 in W 47.75 in D 21.88 in
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XV style bombe chest with two drawers. Green background with Chinoiserie decoration. ornate
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode with black-lacquer ground, gilt-bronze mounts, marble top
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Vintage 1940s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Chinoiserie Commode
French Chinoiserie Commode
H 33 in W 47.5 in D 20.5 in
French Chinoiserie or Japanned Louis XV Bombe Commode Chest from Paris.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A smaller French black lacquer ‘chinoiserie’ commode, the two drawers and sides with painted
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

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Chinoiserie French Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal chinoiserie French chest for your home. Each chinoiserie French chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and marble. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect chinoiserie French chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A chinoiserie French chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one chinoiserie French chest that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinoiserie French Chest?

The average selling price for a chinoiserie French chest at 1stDibs is $7,600, while they’re typically $1,550 on the low end and $261,893 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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