Theodore Alexander Verre Eglomisé Chest of Drawers
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Miami, FL
Theodore Alexander Palazzo chest. A Venetian silvered and gilt verre églomisé paneled chest
Mirror, Wood
Pair of French Midcentury Églomisé Glass Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950s French verre églomisé chests of drawers with original finish and pulls and
Glass
$7,700 / item
H 36 in W 48 in D 16 in
Modern 4-Drawer Églomisé Mirror Console with Natural Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé chest of drawer / Console by Ercole Home has a 4-drawer front with a morning gray
Oak, Paint, Mirror, Art Glass
Modern Verre Églomisé Mirror Chest/Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Verre Églomisé Mirror Chest/Commode A quietly stunning modern Verre Églomisé mirror chest
Chrome
$16,000 / item
H 30 in W 78 in D 22 in
Modern Églomisé Glass White Dust Chest in Gray Walnut by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé white dust chest of drawer / dresser by Ercole Home has a 4-drawer, with stained gray
Wood, Glass
Eglomise Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Four drawer lily of the valley decorated eglomise chest. Top surface is plain reverse painted glass
Verre Eglomise Chest of Drawers by New Era Glass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Charming petite chest of drawers in verre eglomise antique mirror featuring Chinese motifs with
Brass
Pair of Eglomise Chest of Drawers / Night Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular pair of commodes. these are the best eglomise dressers we have seen in the last 20
Bronze
A Verre Eglomise Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful and decorative 3 drawer chest featuring a scrolling leaf motif finished in both silver
Eglomise three drawer chest
Located in New York, NY
A French eglomise three-drawer chest with wooden frame having gold molded edges supported by square
Pair of Églomisé Mirrored Chest of Drawers, circa 1940s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of commodes, with all surfaces covered in reverse painted mirror plate, each having a rectangular top with canted corners, framed in dark red and gilt, crosshatched border, over...
Mirror
Maison Jansen Eglomisé Three Drawer Chest/ Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Maison Jansen Eglomisé three draw chest with gold gilded decoration of cornucopia shells
Mirror
Maison Jansen Eglomisé Three Drawer Chest/ Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Maison Jansen eglomisé three draw chest with gold gilded decoration of cornucopia shells
Mirror, Wood
Exceptional Verre Eglomise Mirrored Chest by Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
An alluring and exceptional French mirrored chest by Jansen, circa 1940s of Rococo taste, ebonized
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H 32 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Near Pair of Venetian Églomisé Mirrored Chests with Reverse Paintings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Near pair of Venetian three drawer chests of drawers decorated with églomisé mirrored panels
Mirror
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H 33.5 in W 45 in L 33.5 in
Louis XV Style Eglomise Commode, Maison Jansen Style Chest, Dresser, Nightstand
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV style églomisé commode. Maison Jansen Style chest, dresser, nightstand. This simply
Mirror, Wood
Hand-Painted Italian Commode with Églomisé Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
cornucopias scrollwork and husking a central, etched églomisé plaque decorates it's middle drawer with round
Mirror, Wood
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H 41.25 in W 51.25 in D 21.25 in
Pair of John Stuart Signed Eglomise Ebony Commode Cabinets / Chest Of Drawers
By John Stuart
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of John Stuart commode cabinets with églomisé mirror design panels. These one of a kind ebony
Wood
Exceptional Pair of Eglomised Mirror Commodes
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of serpentine shape commodes, two doors, one drawer, glod leaf eglomised mirror on the four
Wood, Mirror
Vintage French Etched & Eglomise Mirrored Commode
Located in Manhasset, NY
Astonishing vintage French etched and eglomise mirrored commode with all wooden interior and silver
Wood, Glass
Elegant French Giltwood and Eglomised Mirror Commode
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant French gilt wood commode, 3 drawers, top and sides in eglomised mirror, floral decoration
Wood, Glass
Charming commode with 4 drawers and eglomised mirror .
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Charming commode with 4 drawers and eglomised mirror.
Wood, Mirror
Eglomise Commode in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique eglomise commode with gold leafed panels in the two middle doors, top and sides. Diamond
Gold Leaf
1980s Pair of Vintage Dowry Chests by Monarch for Century Furniture
By Monarch Furniture, Century Furniture
Located in North Canton, OH
Extraordinary pair of Vintage Dowry Chests by Monarch for Century Furniture. Excellent vintage
Mirror, Wood
Mirrored verre eglomise set of drawers
Located in New York, NY
Mirrored verre eglomise four-drawer chest with glass pulls and giltwood trim.
Mirror
Verre Eglomise 1940's small commode or night stand
Located in St. Louis, MO
Single Eglomise 1940's small chest of drawers, reverse painted antiqued mirror with gold reverse
Mahogany
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H 18.75 in W 54.13 in D 38.13 in
Brass Ibex and Glass Coffee Table In the manner of Alain Chervet, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
conversation piece. The pair of eglomise John Richards Chests, eglomise 1950s mirrored screen, the pair of
Brass
Jonathan Charles Eglomise Chest Commode Nightstand on Metal Base
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine and wonderful part of our Jonathan Charles collection is this handcrafted églomisé chest on
Hollywood Regency Verre Eglomise Double Dresser, Circa 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
A whimsical verre eglomise double commode in the Hollywood Regency/Louis XV Style, circa 1950
Mirror, Wood
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H 34 in W 43 in D 20 in
Maison Jansen Mirrored Cabinet, Commode, Verre Eglomise, Mid Century Modern
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen Mirrored Cabinet, Commode, Verre Eglomise, Mid Century Modern A magnificent
Mirror, Wood
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H 36.5 in W 38.25 in D 20.25 in
Pair Eglomise Aged Mirror French Directoire Style Commodes Attrib Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare pair of aged antiqued mirror French Directoire Hollywood Regency comodes. These are most likely Grosfeld House, one of the finiest manufacturers of Hollywood regency f...
Mirror, Walnut
Pair of Custom Mirrored Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom églomisé mirrored chests. Has three drawers and the legs are chromed metal.
Metal
Pair of Verre Églomisé Chests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of verre églomisé chests.
Max Ingrand Ormolu Mounted Eglomise Chest
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Absolutely amazing ormolu mounted eglomise chest. Reverse painted Saint Gobain glass is textured
Unusual Verre Eglomise Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1940s unusual Verre Eglomise or reverse decorated chest of drawers, detailed with Chinoiserie
Mirror, Wood
French Eglomise Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is a beautiful chest in black lacquered wood, églomisé drawer fronts and side panels, marble
Vintage 1940s Églomisé Mirrored Two-Drawer Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
A very charming vintage 1940s two-drawer chest on tall legs entirely covered in mirrored and
Gilt Eglomise Neoclassical Style Commode
Located in Oaks, PA
A gilt Neoclassical style commode with eglomise detail. Fitted with two large drawers.
VENETIAN ART DECO CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Stamford, CT
VENETIAN ART DECO VERRE EGLOMISE SILVERED AND GILT CHEST OF DRAWERS- GLASS ON TOP AND DRAWER FRONTS
Silver
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Walnut, Cut Glass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
$12,200 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary Mexican Design Handcrafted Wood Cabinet Carmen, Mirror
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Steel
$2,424 / item
H 11.8 in W 11.8 in D 7.5 in
Tulip Organic Modern Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...
Plaster
$2,279 / item
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
"Ca'Favretto" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style, by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Murano glass mirror in Venetian Style, mirror made to a design by Fratelli Tosi, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Mirror composed of a crystal frame o...
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$4,793Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 17.72 in
Italian Sideboard Hand-Painted Marble-effect Glass with 3 Doors Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Imagine integrating into your interior design project a sideboard that is not just a piece of furniture, but a true work of art, capable of capturing attention and transforming a spa...
Brass
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
$4,900
H 36 in W 58.5 in D 18.5 in
Theodore Alexander Italian Sideboard Marble Top Floral Inlay Brass Lion Mounts
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Toledo, OH
Theodore Alexander Italian sideboard. Marble top with brass gallery rail. Decorative figural brass lion head mounts and ornate toe caps. Three dove tailed drawers. Interior has remov...
Wood
Paul Evans Flip Top Cityscape Bar Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step back in time with this authentic, vintage Paul Evans Cityscape bar cabinet from the 1970s. This striking piece combines the distinct aesthetic of Paul Evans with the practicalit...
Burl
Maitland-Smith Lift-Top Corner Cabinet/ Bar
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome Maitland-Smith corner cabinet in richly figured mahogany. With curved top consisting of a double flip-top opening hinged to reveal storage. The exterior of the body showca...
Brass
$7,950
H 30 in W 43 in D 16 in
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the surface. There are five metal pulls in...
Metal
$16,000
H 26 in W 96 in D 12 in
Modern Mystic 6-Door Buffet with Forged Metal and White Lacquer by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The mystic buffet or credenza by Ercole home has a 6-door front, with a white lacquer finish on oak. Hand painted glass panels in midnight moon are on the door surface. The decorat...
Cut Glass, Wood
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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