$770Sale Price|30% Off
H 54 in W 31 in D 16 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Washstand Cabinet Dry Sink Commode Towel Bar
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wash stand, dry sink or commode featuring upper towel bar over three drawers with
Hardwood
$1,795
H 28.75 in W 30.75 in D 16.75 in
Herter Brothers Style Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Oak Washstand or Commode
By Herter Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Eastlake Victorian washstand or commode In the manner of Herter Brothers USA
Brass
Eastlake Lock Side Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
An attractive Walnut and burl Walnut Eastlake tall chest. The drawers are decorated with burl
Walnut
Vintage Boho Marble Top Eastlake Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
entryway, bedroom, or lavish powder room. With three deep drawers, this commode offers ample, discreet
Marble, Brass
$3,300
H 41.25 in W 31 in D 16 in
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Commode Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian commode washstand. Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens back to a time of
Marble
$3,100
H 36.5 in W 30 in D 16 in
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Commode Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian commode washstand. Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens back to a time of
Marble
$750
H 36.25 in W 32.25 in D 16.25 in
Antique Eastlake Foliate Chip Carved Walnut Commode with Towel Bar C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Eastlake Foliate Chip Carved Walnut Commode with Towel Bar C1910 Measures - 36 1/4" x 32 1
Walnut
Sold
H 28 in W 27.25 in D 15.25 in
Antique Eastlake School Walnut & Burl Three Drawer Marble Top Commode C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Eastlake Walnut & Burl Three Drawer Marble Top Commode C1890 Measures - 28"H x 27.25"W x
Walnut, Burl
Antique English Eastlake Oak Four-Drawer Commode or Dresser
Located in Plainview, NY
An English Victorian style Eastlake commode or dresser. Crafted from solid oak, this Eastlake four
Brass
Sold
H 47.25 in W 33.38 in D 19.5 in
Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut and Burl Wood Washstand, circa 1870
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Victorian Eastlake washstand Originally purchased from Marshall Field's in
Slate
Sold
H 37 in W 30.5 in D 16 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Burl Wash Stand Chest Commode Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wash stand / chest / side table. Made of walnut featuring Eastlake styling with
Marble
Sold
H 39 in W 29 in D 16 in
Antique Eastlake Victorian Marble Top Backsplash Walnut Washstand Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Marble Top Backsplash Walnut Washstand Commode. Item featured carved
Marble
Sold
H 37 in W 26 in D 16 in
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Washstand Commode with Marble Top Backsplash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Washstand Commode with Marble Top Backsplash. Item features a
Marble
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut & Burl Tall Chest C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian Eastlake tall chest offers walnut construction with burl panels, incised
Walnut, Burl
Antique American Eastlake Carved Walnut Silverware or Jewelry Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming Antique American Eastlake carved walnut silverware or jewelry chest with six velvet lined
Walnut
Sold
H 28.75 in W 30 in D 16 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Granite Walnut Chest of Drawers Dresser Washstand
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Eastlake dresser or chest of drawers. Made of walnut featuring three (3) drawers
Granite
Sold
H 81 in W 47.5 in D 19 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Burl Marble Gentlemans Dropwell Dresser Vanity
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Eastlake gentleman's dresser or vanity. Made of walnut featuring carved burl
Marble
Sold
H 28.5 in W 30 in D 16 in
Antique Late Victorian Eastlake Oak Washstand Cabinet Chest Dresser 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Turn of the century oak washstand featuring three drawers with side cabinet and brass hardware.
Oak
Sold
H 31 in W 30 in D 17 in
Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Dresser Chest of Drawers Nightstand Wash Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Eastlake Victorian parlor washstand or chest. Made of pine featuring three paneled walnut
Walnut, Pine
Sold
H 31 in W 40 in D 18.5 in
Antique 19th C Victorian Eastlake Walnut Marble 3 Drawer Chest Dresser Washstand
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful American Victorian era dresser, circa 1880s. Made from walnut with three dovetailed drawers, stepped stiles and a marble top. The drawers are dovetailed via the Knapp Joi...
Marble
Sold
H 63 in W 45.25 in D 20.5 in
Antique American Burl Walnut Lock Side Eastlake Highboy Chest of Drawers 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique American Aesthetic Movement walnut Eastlake lock side chest of drawers
Walnut, Burl
Sold
H 41.93 in W 42.13 in D 21.26 in
Antique Aesthetic Eastlake Black Ebonized Oak Pitch Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Late 19th century chest of drawers in the Eastlake style, ebonized in the Aesthetic taste. In its
Pine, Oak, Paint
19THC EASTLAKE COTTAGE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC BEAUTIFUL WALNUT EASTLAKE/COTTAGE CHEST OF DRAWERS,WITH HAND CARVED DRAWER PULLS AND KEY
Walnut
Sold
H 32.75 in W 34 in D 18.25 in
Romweber Victorian Eastlake Style Carved Walnut and Burl Wood Chest of Drawers
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Victorian Eastlake style dresser or chest of drawers By Romweber USA, Late 20th
Brass
Sold
H 29 in W 40.5 in D 20 in
Eastlake Victorian White Marble Top Burl Walnut 3 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian white marble top burl walnut 3 drawer commode dresser chest. Item
Marble
Sold
H 37 in W 43.32 in D 17.5 in
Antique 'Eastlake' Brooks Brothers Dresser in Walnut with Marble Top, U.S, 1890s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wood, in the Eastlake Style--a late 19th Century architectural movement that produced furniture
Brass
Sold
H 60.25 in W 22.5 in D 22.25 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut & Ebonized Seven Drawer Lock Side Chest C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian Eastlake Walnut And Ebonized 7 Drawer Lock-Side Chest C1890 Measures - 60.25"H x 22.25"W
Walnut
Eastlake Blush Marble-Top Wash Stand
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this beautiful Eastlake marble-top wash stand. The wash stand is in a warm cherrywood and
Marble
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$1,120Sale Price|30% Off
H 46 in W 44 in D 21.5 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahognay featuring rectangular form with scrolled front and four hand dovetailed drawers. Di...
Mahogany
19thc New England Pine Dry Sink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc pine dry sink cabinet with a drawer is in fine condition. It has a amazing old refinished surface with a nice surface. Fine original backboards.
Pine
$1,645Sale Price|30% Off
H 64.25 in W 34 in D 15 in
Antique Kuchins Oak Arts & Crafts Drybar Console China Cabinet Cupboard Hutch
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Kuchins Furniture arts & crafts china cabinet / cupboard / dry bar / hutch. Made of oak featuring carved paneled door with long hammered copper hinges that opens to shelves ...
Oak
$980Sale Price|30% Off
H 69 in W 58 in D 23 in
Antique Northern Furniture Victorian Quartersawn Oak Dresser Mirror Chest Drawer
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Northern Furniture Company Victorian Era vanity dresser / chest. Made of quartersawn oak featuring a dome top vanity mirror over five drawers, all inlaid with a parquetry ch...
Mirror, Oak
Vintage Bassett Maple Dry Sink Cabinet with Copper Lined Basin
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage Bassett maple dry sink cabinet with copper lined basin. Very good vintage condition. Brass lion head drop pulls. Measures 40" W x 19" D x 50.5". Sink height is 36". W5032022.
Brass, Copper
$3,529
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 14.97 in
Antique Victorian Washstand with Carrara Marble and Porcelain Sink
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th/early 20th century Victorian washstand with Carrara marble surface, splash back and modern marble effect porcelain sink. This piece has an ebonised finish, with a dark to...
Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble
$2,988Sale Price|25% Off
H 53 in W 41 in D 18.5 in
Fine Antique English Original Painted Pine & Ceramic Tile Washstand or Drybar
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A wonderful ORIGINAL Hand Painted and stencilled Antique English Pine Washstand or Drybar with original ceramic tile backsplash of pear motif tiles (all in great condition). This pi...
Ceramic, Pine, Paint
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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