18th Century English Chippendale Mahogany Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example an English Chippendale four drawer mahogany chest with a rectangular top with molded
Brass
Chippendale Style Mahogany Bachelor Chest with Pull Out Tray Secretary
Located in Germantown, MD
Chippendale Style Mahogany Bachelor Chest with Pull-Out Tray Secretary. Dovetail construction
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Hekman Chippendale Style Cross-Banded Crotch Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Lowboy
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Hekman Furniture Chippendale Style Cross-Banded and Crotch Mahogany with Satinwood Inlaid Lowboy
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Councill Furniture Chippendale Banded Mahogany Lowboy Dressing or Entry Table
By Councill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style lowboy dresser, buffet server, or entry console table. By Councill
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Mahogany Chippendale Style 4 Drawer Bracket Feet Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahogany Chippendale Style 4 Drawer Bracket Feet Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
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20th Century Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Small Chest of Drawers
By Hitchcock
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Small Chest of Drawers with side handles. Measures
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English Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany graduated five drawer chest with original brasses and terminating on
Vintage Small 3 Drawer Georgian Commode with Chippendale Style Brasses
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely diminutive mahogany Queen Anne or Georgian style bookmatched veneer front commode having 3
Mahogany, Satinwood
Late 20th Century Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Side Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 20th Century Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Side Chest of Drawers with flawlessly working
Mahogany
Mid 20th Century Permacraft Chippendale Block Front Mahogany Chest of Drawers
By Permacraft
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Permacraft Furniture Chippendale Block Front Genuine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
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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...
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English Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Chest with Orig Cherub Brasses, C. 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany serpentine chest with a carved molded edge top, four graduated drawers
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American Chippendale Walnut and Mahogany Inlaid Miniature Chest, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale walnut and mahogany graduated five-drawer miniature chest of drawers with
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Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and Banded Satinwood Side Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany and satinwood banded inlay side chest of drawers in very good
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$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
Old American Mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale Style Chest on Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb quality old American mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale style chest on chest
Mahogany
19th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Crotch Mahogany Chippendale Style Ball and Claw Highboy Tall Chest of Drawers. Item
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined example of Chippendale revival design, this elegant bow front chest features rich
Brass
American Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest with Orig. Claw & Ball Feet NY 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American New York Chippendale mahogany chest on chest with a carved dentil molded edge cornice
Brass
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Chippendale Style Century Mahogany Ten Drawer Dresser with Bracket Feet 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chippendale Style Century Mahogany Ten Drawer Dresser with Bracket Feet 20thC Measures - 31 7/8" x
Mahogany
Mid 18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Knee-Hole Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th century well-figured mahogany serpentine knee-hole chest, having crossbanded
Mahogany
18th Century Chippendale Period Mahogany Serpentine Knee-Hole Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th century well-figured mahogany serpentine Knee-hole chest, having cross-banded
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Chippendale Mahogany Lowboy with Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Germantown, MD
Well kept and refinished late 19th century Chippendale style mahogany low boy with ball and claw
Mahogany
Chippendale Chest Of Drawers by White Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Magnificent Vintage Chippendale George
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The William Gomm Serpentine Commode
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A very fine Chippendale country house four-drawer mahogany Serpentine commode in the manner of
Mahogany
English Chippendale Style Chest, Ca. 1770-90
Located in Bridgeport, CT
18th Century Chippendale four drawer Chest for restoration. Mahogany chest of drawers having a fine
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Chippendale Chest of Drawers, England, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Chippendale chest of drawers in mahogany, standing on flared architrave feet. The rectilinear
Mahogany
New York Chippendale Straight Front Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale Chest of Drawers New York Circa 1765 Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Woods
Mahogany, Poplar, Pine
Hickory Chair Co, James River Plantation Collection, Chippendale Style Chest
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Louisville, KY
beautifully figured mahogany, four dove-tailed, graduated drawers with polished brass batwing pulls, fluted
Glass, Mahogany
Miniature 4 Drawers Jewelry Letter Campaign Chest Dresser with Brass Drop Pulls
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahogany miniature jewelry letter miscellanies chest with brass drop pulls.
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Vintage Hickory Chair Co. Chippendale Style Lowboy Dressing Table Silver Chest
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage Hickory Chair Co. Chippendale Style Lowboy Dressing Table Silver Chest, Side table with
Mahogany
Vtg Maitland Smith Chippendale Parquetry Salesman Sample Jewelry-Keepsake Chest
By Maitland Smith
Located in Southampton, NJ
Chippendale style in gorgeous mahogany having parquetry drawer fronts and hand carved details along the top
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Antique Mahogany Three Drawer Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique mahogany three drawer chest having peg drawer construction with brass batwing drawer pulls
Mahogany
Georgian Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome and nicely aged chest of drawers with great Georgian and Chippendale appeal, well
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Fine Antique Mahogany Double Dresser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very handsome 19th century dresser with great graining and fine form. Raised on a Chippendale
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Georgian Mahogany Tall Boy, circa 1800
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Chippendale period mahogany chest on chest, having a dental cornice, canted
Mahogany
18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in High Point, NC
18th century mahogany chest on chest from England. There is a dentil moulding, over an arched cove
Mahogany
English Mahogany 4 Drawer Chest With Flip Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
English mahogany chest with four graduated drawers. The top drawer flanked by two pull outs that
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A George III 18th Century Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine George III Serpentine Mahogany Secretaire Chest of Drawers English, circa 1760–1770 A
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Antique George III period mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A very fine mid-18th Century Chippendale period well-figured mahogany serpentine Chest, having
Mahogany
Diminutive Mahogany Convex Front Chair Side Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant Mahogany chair side chest. The unique convex front with four drawers with pierced brass
Brass
Mahogany Bachelors Chest By Statton Trutype Americana
By Statton Trutype
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome and very well made chest with a slide pull over three long drawers with fine brass bat wing bales and faux escutcheons. Raised on wide bracket feet. Intentional distressi...
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Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy or Chest on Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality and charming mid-18th century mahogany chest on chest, or tallboy, having
Mahogany
Antique George III period mahogany rectangular chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A late 18th Century George III period figured mahogany straight front Chest boxwood strung
Mahogany
20th Century Hekman Burl Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 20th Century Hekman Chippendale Style Burl Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers. Lot of
Mahogany, Burl
A Stately (48 Inch) George III 18th Century Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A stately George III figured mahogany serpentine chest of drawers. Attributed to the workshop or
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Antique George III period fiddle back mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th Century Geroge III period mahogany serpentine Chest, having moulded edge boxwood
Mahogany
1940s Carlton House Mahogany Chest on Chest Of Drawers
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Very rare 1940s Carlton House mahogany chest on chest of drawers. Rock solid red mahogany wood
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Pair Early 20th Century Manor House Mahogany Bachelor's Secretary Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Early 20th Century Chipp3ndale style Manor House Furniture Mahogany Bachelor's Flip top
Mahogany
1980s Hickory Chair Mahogany Flat Top High Boy Chest of Drawers
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Hickory chair vintage mahogany chippendale style flat top highboy. Very good vintage condition. All
Mahogany
Flame Mahogany Bow Front Claw Feet 3 Drawers Dresser Chippindale Style MINT
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Flame Mahogany Bow Front Claw Feet 3 Drawers Dresser Chippindale Style MINT
Mahogany
White Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Circa 1940s
Located in Germantown, MD
A White Furniture Federal Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Circa 1940s Measures 42" in width
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Lane Earl's Court Collection Burl and Banded Mahogany Bedside Chest
By Lane Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Amazing Lane Earl's Court Collection Burl and Banded Mahogany Bedside Chest in very good vintage
Mahogany, Burl
Carved Ball and Claw Feet Flame Mahogany Book Matched Dresser Bachelor Chest
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombay 4 drawers flame mahogany ball and claw feet dresser chest by Drexel. Campaign style "carry
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English Chippendale Maghogany Chest on Chest with Interior Desk, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany chest on chest with a carved candle light molded edge top , five upper
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English Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers of Large Scale, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
George III period large scale mahogany chest of drawers, the single board top with molded edge above
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Table beside Night Fitted Commode Chippendale Tray Top Mahogany Tambour
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fine, elegant, Chippendale period bedside table - Practical for everyday use - Finely figured
Mahogany
Important 18th Century Goncalo Alves Serpentine Chest Signe J N Teague 1779
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
inscription on the backboard of X-banded mahogany serpentine chest of drawers formerly in the possession of
Mahogany, Oak
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.