Empire 4 Drawer Chest
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire chest or commode with bowed front offering four drawers on tapered feet in the
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Antique 1810s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 32.25 in W 38 in D 20.5 in
Russian Empire Commode Secretary
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary. The top drawer
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Antique 1850s European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Henredon Empire Neoclassical Marble Top Mahogany 4 Drawer Dresser Chest Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Henredon Empire Neoclassical Marble Top Mahogany 4 Drawer Dresser Chest Commode. Item features 4
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Dressers
Materials
Marble
H 35.5 in W 50 in D 22.5 in
Danish mid 19th century flame mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Danish mid 19th century flame mahogany chest of drawers circa 1850.
Stunning mid 19th century 4
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Antique 1850s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19 Century French Chest Of Drawers In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful chest of drawers from the restoration period (between empire and Charles X circa
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
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Early 20th Century American Empire Dressers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Nutwood and Bronze Empire Miniature Chiffonier / Chest of Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
from the Dutch Empire period is a real treat. This hand-crafted specimen with stunning bronze style
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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze, Brass
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H 9.4 in W 16.3 in D 22.4 in
Exceptional 8 Pieces Bedroom Set by H.A. Fourdinois, France, Circa 1889
Located in PARIS, FR
drawer. Height 82 cm (32 1/4 in.), width 37 cm (14 1/2 in.), depth 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
– A table, opening
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Antique 1880s French Bedroom Sets
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Brass
H 98.43 in W 89.38 in D 23.63 in
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Italy Late 18th Century Inlaid Walnut Chest of Drawers Top White Violet Marble
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18th Century George III Period Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality 18th century, George III period mahogany bureau bookcase retaining the original patina. Well proportioned mahogany bookcase with moulded cornice above a pair of as...
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Located in London, GB
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H 11.03 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Claw Feet Tiger Oak Double Door Bookcase Curio Cabinet Wallpaper Interior
Located in Rockaway, NJ
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Pair of French Mahogany and Bronze Open Bookcases
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
Early 20th-Century Biedermeier Brown Oak Secretary Desk
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Louis Phillipe North German Fall-Front Secretary in Flame Mahogany, circa 1855
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating one of a kind Louis Phillip secretary in book-matched, flame mahogany with shaped, curvi-linear drawer fronts and faux drawer fronts on the fall-front and the sides. Of...
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H 59.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
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Located in Newark, England
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire fruit wood chest of drawers with gilt bronze hardware and ebonized columns, 19th century. No keys.
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Back Pillar of Statue with Cartouche of Ramesses II
Located in London, GB
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Swedish Biedermeier Oval Desk or Table with Drawer, 19th Century, Sweden
By Biedermeier
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Swedish Biedermeier table or desk rendered in fruitwood with an oval top and hand turned legs, Sweden.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
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Fruitwood
H 31 in W 49.75 in D 26.25 in
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Located in Huntington, NY
4 drawer Mahogany base with black marble top and brass hardware and escutcheons
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Italian Painted Empire Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Empire Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Alexandria, VA
More than fifty years ago the exceptionally beautiful faux marble top on this 4 drawer chest
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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
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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
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Empire Walnut Veneered 4-drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
The richly-patinated commode of well figured walnut veneer flanked by ebonized columns
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Empire Period Walnut 4-Drawer Marble-Top Commode, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
unmarked upper drawer with hand hold pulls underneath above three large drawers flanked by columns with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique Empire Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An elegant chest of drawers both tidy and pleasing form, it adheres closely to the Empire aesthetic
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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Antique American Empire Crotch Walnut Stepback Dresser Wishbone Mirror Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire mirror top dresser, circa 1860s Made from walnut featuring matchbook
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Antique 1860s American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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H 75 in W 18.75 in D 43.25 in
Rway French Empire Neoclassical Mahogany 4 Drawer Tall Chest Dresser Highboy
By RWAY
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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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
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French Empire Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire style crotch mahogany 4 drawer chest of drawers. Wonderful old marble sits over this
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Antique French Empire Commode Chest with Marble Top, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This is stunning antique French Empire burr walnut chest with light green/grey fossil marble top
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French 19th Century Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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19th c. Fine French Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 19th Century Empire Mahogany 6-Drawer Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique 19th century empire mahogany 6-drawer chest with 4 full size drawers below and 2 small
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Antique Late 19th Century Empire Dressers
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French 19th Century Empire Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire crotch mahogany 4 drawer chest of drawers. Wonderful old marble sits over this unique
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French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a fine French Empire style commode made of solid walnut. Topped by a beautiful piece of
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Pine Chest Of Drawers, Circa 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chest of drawers made of pine, made in France circa 1920.
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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19th Century Karl Johan Period Birch Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Karl Johan period birch chest of drawers circa 1840.
Striking 4 drawer Swedish
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Late 19th Century Mahogany and Brass Tallboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality tallboy chest in the French taste, circa 1880.
Canted and fluted sides.
Six-drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
19th Century Danish Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marquetry Inlays
Located in Miami, FL
Chest with two drawers on four square tapering legs with book-matched crotch mahogany front with
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood, Mahogany
H 28.25 in W 31.25 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVIII Style Restoration French Walnut Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Chest of drawers in
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Antique 1850s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
H 36.23 in W 41.34 in D 19.69 in
19th Century French Restoration Commode Chest Marble Top
Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
, 5 inches x Width 3 foot, 4 inches x Depth 2 feet
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H 40.95 in W 40.16 in D 23.63 in
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Located in Dayton, OH
Scottish flamed mahogany antique 1850s Empire highboy dresser chest of drawers
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H 65 in W 51.25 in D 23.25 in
Antique 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Oak 4 Door Cabinet with Ebony Inlay
Located in Casteren, NL
drawer over large ebonized bun feet. This cabinet is made in the Provence of “Gelre” circa 1650. The
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French Empire Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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Danish Empire Demilune Commode or Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish empire demilune commode or cabinet in mahogany.
4 central drawers flanked by cupboard doors
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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c. 1820s-30s French Empire Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Ralph Lauren Brook Street Chest of Drawers
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Brea, CA
: $11,995
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Fine Empire Ormolu-Mounted Walnut Commode Attributed to Jacob Freres
By Jacob Frères
Located in Sheffield, MA
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Walnut commode
Attributed to Jacob Freres
Early 19th century
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By Ralph Lauren
Located in Brea, CA
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Philadelphia Federal Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, American, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
Philadelphia federal chest of drawers in mahogany, American, circa 1815. Full column with well
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Small Antique Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
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H 29.75 in W 29 in D 18.25 in
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Birchwood Secretaire Chest 19th C
Located in London, GB
A truly magnificent antique Swedish Biedermeier birchwood secretaire chest, circa 1820.
The
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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
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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
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4 Drawer French Empire Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
MOTTLED GREY MARBLE TOP COMMODE WITH FADED MAHOGANY SOLIDS AND VENEERS, BRASS MOUNTED TOP DRAWER
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Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare small North German Empire pier chest in mahogany on pine. Two drawer body with canted
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Located in Hudson, NY
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Empire Sofa Table Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Italian walnut Empire commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian walnut early 19th century Empire 4 drawer commode with a slate top.
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Mahogany Empire Bureau, Possibly New York or Boston, circa 1830
Located in Providence, RI
rosettes flanked by deeply carved columns and pineapples. This chest has four graduated drawers and a
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19th c. French Empire commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful matched grained walnut 4 drawer French Empire 19th century commode. carefully restored.
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Early 19th Century French Ebonized Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Lovely early 19th century French Empire black lacquered (ebonized) commode or chest of drawers
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19th c Italian walnut Empire commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut 19th century 4-drawer Northern Italian commode. Lovely patina.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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A Restauration period walnut chest of drawers from France c.1830
Located in Houston, TX
facade of the chest contains three drawers with the upper drawer being slightly smaller in height than
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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A Restauration period walnut chest of drawers from France c.1830
Located in Houston, TX
facade of the chest contains three drawers with the upper drawer being slightly smaller in height than
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
H 31.75 in W 36.5 in D 20 in
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Empire 4 Drawer Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the empire 4 drawer chest you’re looking for. Each empire 4 drawer chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. If you’re shopping for an empire 4 drawer chest, we have 63 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an empire 4 drawer chest — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An empire 4 drawer chest made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one empire 4 drawer chest that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Henredon and Empire Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Empire 4 Drawer Chest?
The average selling price for an empire 4 drawer chest at 1stDibs is $5,500, while they’re typically $680 on the low end and $30,174 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
Is it 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 a 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.
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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