Antique American Empire Mahogany Wood 4-Drawer Chest, circa 1800-1840
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique American Empire mahogany wood 4-drawer chest with claw feet and original brass pulls ( circa 1800s-1840s) newly polished.
Mahogany
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-drawer commode. Restrained, elegant design typical of the period. Subtly shaped, flattened columns, with quality bronze mounts where they sweep out toward ...
Bronze
Villa Garnelo French Empire Style Crotch Mahogany 4 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest
By Villa Garnelo Internacional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Villa Garnelo French Empire Style Crotch Mahogany 4 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest.
Mahogany
Henredon Empire Neoclassical Marble Top Mahogany 4 Drawer Dresser Chest Commode
By Henredon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Henredon Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Top Mahogany 4 Drawer Dresser Chest Commode.
Marble
Baker 4 Drawer Marble Top Neoclassical Empire Revival Console Chest Dresser MINT
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker 4 Drawer Marble Top Neoclassical Empire Revival Console Chest Dresser MINT
Marble, Brass
Empire Mahogany 4 Drawer Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 2-tone Empire Barrel faced Mahogany Empire Chest with four drawers and brass tone round pulls hardware. Suitable as a stand-alone chest or as a bedside chest. Each drawer i...
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Mahogany Wood 4-Drawer Chest, circa 1800-1840
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique American Empire mahogany wood 4-drawer chest with claw feet and original brass pulls ( circa 1800s-1840s) newly polished.
Mahogany
An Elegant Danish Empire Mahogany 4-Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Danish empire mahogany 4-drawer commode with ebonized highlights; the rectangular top above a conforming body fitted with 4 drawers over a gracefully scalloped apron raise...
Empire Walnut Veneered 4-drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
The richly-patinated commode of well figured walnut veneer flanked by ebonized columns
Walnut
A French Empire Period Walnut and Bronze Mounted 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top above a hidden drawer above three drawers flanked by brass mounted columns and raised on elongated columnar feet
Walnut
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H 37.25 in W 51.25 in D 25.5 in
French Empire Period Walnut 4-Drawer Marble-Top Commode, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a white and grey veined rectangular top above a conforming case in walnut veneer, the unmarked upper drawer with hand hold pulls underneath above three large drawers flanked b...
Walnut
18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Painted French Empire Period 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue is a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. The commode features a stunning pale blue / ...
Wood
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H 46 in W 21.5 in D 37 in
Rway French Empire Neoclassical Mahogany 4 Drawer Tall Chest Dresser Highboy
By RWAY
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Rway French Empire neoclassical style mahogany 4 drawer tall chest dresser highboy.
Mahogany
A Danish Empire Mahogany Bow Front Chest w/Inlaid Canted Corners
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Danish empire mahogany bow front 4-drawer chest with inlaid canted corners; the bowed top above a conforming body fitted with 4 drawers with flame mahogany veneer flanked ...
French Empire Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire style crotch mahogany 4 drawer chest of drawers.
Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary.
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire crotch mahogany 4 drawer chest of drawers.
French Empire Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Bronze Mounted French Empire 4 Drawer Chest In a Beautiful Old Weathered Worn Finish With a Black Marble Top.
Wood
French empire chest of drawers
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Empire 4 drawer chest has marble top. Columns with brass details at both sides end in lions paw feet.
Brass
4 Drawer French Empire Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
MOTTLED GREY MARBLE TOP COMMODE WITH FADED MAHOGANY SOLIDS AND VENEERS, BRASS MOUNTED TOP DRAWER, BRASS FRAMED LOWER DRAWERS, BRAS CAPS AND BASES ON 3/4 COLUMNS
Marble, Brass
French mahogany Empire style marble marble top chest with Swans
Located in Hudson, NY
A French mahogany Empire style marble top 4 drawer chest with carved Swans on two corners. with Dore' Bronze hardware.
Marble
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H 31.75 in W 36.5 in D 20 in
19th Century Circa 1860 French Empire Walnut Marble Top 4 Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century circa 1860 French empire walnut marble top 4 drawer commode.
Marble, Brass
19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of exceptional quality
Located in Martlesham, GB
A large and impressive 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, having a nice shaped figured top above a selection of two short over three long graduated oak lined drawer wit...
Mahogany
$3,675
H 37.5 in W 47.5 in D 21.5 in
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring striking bookmatched walnut veneer with rich grain patterns. This classic four-drawer chest showcases clean lines,...
Bronze
Louis Philippe Mahogany and Marble Commode, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis Philippe period commode in mahogany and mahogany veneer. Gray veined marble top with a chip on the back corner. Veneer missing on the right side. Restoration services availa...
Marble
$520
H 35.44 in W 44.89 in D 21.26 in
Restoration Period Chest of Drawers in Flame Mahogany Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Restoration period chest of drawers in flame mahogany veneer. It has 5 drawers with original bronze locks and handles (1 key available). Gray marble top. Some veneer chips that may n...
Marble
$6,500
H 36.5 in W 51 in D 25 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality early 19th century antique French Empire mahogany marble top commode, with Neo-Classical ormolu mounts, circa 1810. The commode is of the finest quality, the top is ma...
Marble, Ormolu
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.5 in W 43 in D 25 in
American Empire Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest, 19th Century
Located in Trenton, NJ
An example of American Empire case furniture in flame mahogany presenting the style’s defining formal vocabulary with clarity. The projecting top drawer above three graduated drawers...
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut, featuring a clean, neoclassical design with upper drawers over two spacious lower drawers. Accented with fluted corner detai...
Bronze
19th Century Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Regency mahogany chest of drawers. The top is a standard rectangular shape that sits over three drawers and a pull-out tray. The chest stands on splayed bracket-shaped f...
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode 19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND DECORATED WITH GOLDEN BRONZE.130X59X89 CM
Mahogany
$4,500
H 35.5 in W 47 in D 23.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Chest / Three Drawers with Banding of Exotic Woods
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. Chest with three deep drawers that slide easily. It has banding and designs in Satin wood. Bracket feet.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Empire commode crafted in richly figured flame mahogany veneer. Featuring three spacious drawers, classic ebonized columns with brass capitals, origina...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode featuring a beautifully figured mahogany veneer with a black marble top. The case offers two full-width drawers beneath three smaller upp...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers of nice proportions, having a nice figured top above a selection of two short over two long oak lined drawers with brass plate h...
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Empire Commode in book matched flame mahogany and Black Marble Top
Marble, Brass
$4,950
H 39.5 in W 51.5 in D 24 in
19th Century French Louis Phillipe Walnut Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century Louis Philippe commode or chest of drawers from France in walnut The entire case is made up from wonderfully grained book matched walnut veneer. Constructed of four draw...
Belgian Black Marble
$3,200
H 35 in W 44.5 in D 23.75 in
19th Century French Neoclassical Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode with marble top and exquisite brass accents. This antique chest features a rectangular-shaped Carrara marble top, over case which houses four drawers ...
Carrara Marble
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 89.75 in W 59.5 in D 82.5 in
Monumental American Empire Neoclassical Carved Flame Mahogany Poster Bed c1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Monumental American Empire Neoclassical Carved Flame Mahogany Poster Bed with Acanthus, Stylized Flo...
Mahogany
$3,300
H 29.5 in W 34.75 in D 23.75 in
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870, in the refined Empire style. Built in richly figured fruitwood over elm, the petite commode features clean ar...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century flame mahogany chest of drawers from England. The top is made from a single plank and is wonderfully grained. This follows down to simple sides and two over four drawers...
Mahogany
$3,295
H 80.25 in W 40 in D 13.75 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique American Empire glass front double bookcase USA, Circa 1880s Gorgeous flame mahogany, with glass front doors. Key is included. Measures: 40"W x 13.75"D x 80.25...
Glass, Mahogany
$15,500
H 86 in W 85.5 in D 74 in
Antique American 4 Poster Acanthus Carved Southern Bed in Mahogany, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Period Antique Federal American 4 poster bed in West Indies mahogany, c. 1820. A fine example of a Southern bed featuring carved tobacco and acanthus leaves in a fine tight grained C...
Mahogany
$4,995
H 39.5 in W 63.88 in D 24.25 in
French Empire Buffet, 19th Century, Mahogany with Marble Top, Antique
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire (19th century) buffet made of rich flamed, bookmatched mahogany. The original Saint Anne marble top of charcoal stone with gray and white veining is removable. Below ...
Marble, Brass
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 moulding. This chest is of exceptional quality. The sides are made from mahogany as...
Mahogany
$2,495Sale Price|46% Off
H 69 in W 43.5 in D 21 in
18th century English Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany Chippendale chest on chest, featuring bracket feet, molded top above a line inlaid frieze and original rotunda motif brasses. Note dovetail construction in last imag...
Brass
$5,180
H 28.25 in W 45.5 in D 23 in
French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped black marble t...
Wood
Early 19th Century American Mahogany Butler's Desk/Secretary Chest
Located in Louisville, KY
Imagine where this gorgeous piece might have been in its past life. Perhaps stately mansions with warm block panel, high ceilings and crown molding for days. The wealthy would have h...
Brass
Small American Empire Sideboard in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine petite American Empire sideboard in mahogany and bookmatched figured mahogany. Features rectangular top over two drawers above base cabinet with two doors flanked by turned io...
Mahogany
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
Mahogany
1800s American Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Butler's Secretary Desk recently refinished. Measure 45.75" in width, 21" in depth and 44" in height.
Mahogany
$4,995
H 68.88 in W 48.25 in D 22.88 in
Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers, Circa 1880s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Empire or Victorian flame mahogany highboy dresser or chest of drawers with Mother-of-Pearl inlay Scotland, Circa 1880s Measures: 48.25"W x 22.88"D x 68.88"H. V...
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl
Empire Dresser Chest of Drawers Solid Cherry
Located in Cookeville, TN
Beautifully crafted Empire style solid cherry wood chest of drawers. Dovetail joints, turned legs and drawer pulls. Amazing aged patina. In classic empire style, the top drawer is th...
Wood
$12,500
H 71 in W 45.5 in D 25 in
Antique American Empire Rosewood Dental / Medical Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Empire rosewood dental / medical cabinet, circa 1820. This incredibly rare cabinet, in two section, made of figured rosewood throughout and having a neoclassical ped...
Rosewood
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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