Unavailable|$76,172
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Demilune Commode a L'Anglais
By Fidelis Shey
Located in London, Middlesex
stripe veneered circular tapering legs. This commode relates to pieces supplied by the celebrated
Kingwood
Unavailable|$9,625 / set
Pair of Regency Style Inlaid Commodes Demilune Cabinets Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Sumptuous pair of Regency style demilune cabinets in the manner of Harewood House. Crafted from
Unavailable|$1,950
Oscar Bach Iron Demilune Two Door Cabinet
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Bedford, NY
Oscar Bach designed and made this cabinet in 1920 in Sweden. It is made completely of iron with appliques of bronze. The iron is enameled dark red. The marble top is green/black and...
Unavailable|$7,500
Antique Painted Venetian Demilune Console SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Great very old half moon painted Venetian console. There is one large door that affords much storage. Romantic scenery painted oval panels surrounded by gold acanthus trim. Solid pla...
Unavailable|$15,500
George III Satinwood Demilune Console Cabinet, circa 1790
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fine George III satinwood demilune console cabinet inlaid with marquetry, crossbanded with mahogany
Mahogany, Satinwood
Unavailable|$2,285
French Louis XV Style Painted Demilune Cabinet Commode Chest
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning neoclassical Louis XV style demilune cabinet. Love the grey finish offset by the hand
Satinwood Adam Style Demilune Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in Long Island City, NY
This early 19th century English satinwood demilune commode has four cabinet doors, the center two
Brass
Louis XVI Marble-Top and Bronze Demilune Commode Chest
Located in West Hartford, CT
Exquisite French Louis XVI demilune commode with original marble top features beautiful bronze
Bronze
Inlaid French Louis XVI Satinwood Inlaid Demilune Commode Chest Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
these anytime soon. The condition is also very good. It has been refinished at one time. The commode
Satinwood
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Burl Marble Demilune Commode Chest 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode, dresser or console, circa 1970s. Made of mahogany
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Carved Mahogany Demilune Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite Classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XVI style fruitwood bombe chest of
Marble, Bronze
Fine Burled Walnut English Regency Style Demilune Commode Chest with Lion Pulls
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful and decorative commode with lion head hardware. The commode dates to the 1960s
Walnut
Mahogany Demilune Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning mahogany demilune chest of drawers with ornate brass hardware. There are four functional
Brass
Crotch Mahogany Georgian Style Demilune Chest or Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
Mahogany Georgian style demilune chest or commode. This fine crotch mahogany chest has a deep demi
Sold|$2,850
Hand Painted Demilune Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune four drawer commode, black lacquer with fine hand painted Chinoiserie motifs.
Wood
Sold|$9,556
Fine Russian Demilune Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine early 20th century maple and ebonized demilune commode with three drawers and side cupboards
Theodore Alexander Regency Style Demilune Mahogany Commode Console Table Chest
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite Demilune / Crescent / Halfmoon hall table by Theodore Alexander, circa 2000s. Features
Mahogany
Adams Style Paint Decorated Demilune Commode or Chest with Interior Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
An Adams style paint decorated demilune commode or chest with interior drawers. This deep highly
Baltic Neoclassical Style Demilune Commode
Located in New York, NY
Baltic Neoclassical Style Brass-Inlaid, Demilune Mahogany Commode
Sold|$3,125
A Georgian Style Demilune Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A Georgian Style Demilune Commode circa 1940s, dark mahogany, beautiful carvings, single door opens
Wood
Sold|$2,750
Demilune Italian Hand Painted Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune commode, painted and parcel gilt; having a top of distressed mirror in gadrooned border
Wood, Mirror
Sold|$5,200
French Marble Top Demilune Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine French Directoire style demilune commode, the bow-shaped marble atop a half-moon case fitted
Marble
Demilune Chest of Drawers
Located in Buchanan, NY
A three drawer demilune chest of drawers in walnut veneers with inlaid banding at the top edge.
Wood
Sold|$7,500
Louis XVI Walnut Demilune Commode
Located in Essex, MA
A hard to find form. With a demilune top over a conforming case with three drawers with brass ring
Brass
Henredon Burl Wood Regency Marble Top Demilune Commode or Chest of Drawers
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Regency style demilune console, commode, or chest of drawers By Henredon USA
Marble, Brass
Sold|$16,619 / set
Pair of Kingwood Demilune Commodes
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of kingwood three-drawer commodes, each with quarter veneered decoration to the half round
Sold|$5,800
Louis XVI Mahogany Demilune Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With D-shaped marble top over three graduated drawers flanked by stop fluting and paneled doors, raised on circular fluted tapered legs with sabot feet. Provenance; Estate of William...
Mahogany
Sold|$4,200
Sheraton Style Demilune Commode Buffet
Located in North York, ON
This brand-new buffet is designed by Ethan Allen. It is crafted out of solid wood and is curved in the front with a multi-toned, multi-patterned façade. There are two small swing-out...
Brass
Sold|$3,400
Louis XVI French Mahogany Demilune Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th Century Louis XVI French Mahogany Demilune Commode with original Black Marble Top
Brass
Sold|$4,850 / set
Pair of Italian Walnut Demilune Commodes
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of Italian demilune commodes with doors. The pair with demilune shape with two front doors
Walnut
Sold|$4,903
Danish Empire Demilune Commode in Mahogany
Located in Kastrup, DK
A elegant Danish empire demilune commode / cabinet in mahogany with inlays in satinwood and ebony
Brass
Continental Dutch Fruitwood Demilune Shaped Commode
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (First quarter of the 19th century) fruitwood demilune shaped commode with two
Fruitwood
Sold|$4,500
French Mahogany Marble Top Demilune Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XVI style mahogany demilune commode, circa 1950s, the shaped marble atop a half-moon
Sold|$10,387
19th Century Inlaid Demilune Satinwood Commode
Located in Lymington, GB
An English semi-elliptical, or demilune (half moon), inlaid satinwood commode of neoclassical form
Satinwood
Italian Demilune Commode with Painted Cherubs
Located in Fulton, CA
Painted Italian demilune commode. Cherub, floral and ribbon decoration in pastel colors. Cabinet
Wood
Sold|$85,000
Important Pair of Baltic Demilune Commodes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique pair of Baltic painted and gilt commodes, the demilune marble tops surmounted with gilt wood
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,900
French Louis XVI Demilune Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Demilune chest of drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style mad of solid ebonized cherrywood and
Brass
Sold|$3,500
French White Painted Demilune Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XVI style chest of drawers, overall white distress-painted with parcel-gilt detail
Wood
Sold|$4,900
Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI Style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been
Brass
Italian Painted Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine Italian painted demilune commode with marble top. Neoclassical design and picturesque scenes
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Demilune Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted demilune kingwood commode: The marble top over three frieze drawers
Kingwood
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Demilune Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted demilune kingwood commode: The marble top over three frieze drawers
Kingwood
Sold|$5,403
Danish Empire Demilune Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Empire demilune chest of drawers in flame mahogany. An Fine classical four-drawer commode
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
classically styled case is needed, this elegant 19th Century French Louis XVI Demilune Commode was hand
Custom-Made Adams Style Inlaid Demilune Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Commode has inlaid floral designs and urns.
Satinwood
18th century Neoclassical Inlaid Mahogany Demilune Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late 18th century neoclassical mahogany demi-lune commode with marble top. The shaped grey
Sold|$1,650
Vintage Orsay Demilune Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Orsay Demilune chest of drawers. Beautiful two tone Maple and Mahogany cabinet
Nickel
Vintage Mahogany Demilune Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage demilune chest of drawers haberdashery. Featuring a semi-circular top with wonderfully
Brass
George III Satinwood and Marquetry Demilune Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With cross banded top with inlaid lunette over a drawer with fire gilt handles and a pair of doors with inlaid urns within an oval panel enclosing two shelves raised on square tapere...
Pair of English banded satin wood demilune commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English banded satin wood demilune commodes with neoclassical motifs . Wonderful quality .
Pair of Mahogany and Satinwood Baker Demilune Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A fabulous pair of mahogany and satinwood inlaid demilune commodes. The highly inlaid tops over a
Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of Ebonized Faux Marble Top Demilune Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Napoleon style demilune commodes, circa 1940s, the white half-moon Faux (painted) marble
Pair Of Period Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Demilune Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Demilune or Half Round Commodes. Satinwood, Rosewood and Tulipwood
Satinwood, Rosewood, Tulipwood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Demilune Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune chest, having its original top of Carrara marble, surrounded by 3/4 pierced gallery, over
Carrara Marble, Brass
Important Pair of Russian or Baltic Demilune Commodes
Located in Montreal, QC
Unique pair of Russian or Baltic painted and gilt commodes, the demilune marble tops surmounted
Marble, Bronze
Important Pair of Painted and Gilt Demilune Commodes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique pair of painted and gilt commodes, the demilune marble tops surmounted with giltwood molded
Marble, Bronze
Exquisite Pair of Marble-Top Parquetry Demilune Commodes
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of marble-top, parquetry commodes in the neoclassic manner.
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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