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19th Century French Empire Chest With Black Columns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This tall, handsome chest is so beautiful. Would look great in any room.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marble Columns, Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Empire commode in Cuban mahogany with marble columns flanking two drawers and resting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.75 in W 32.25 in D 18 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Chest of Drawers with Detached Columns in Walnut, Empire, XIXth Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Commode with detached columns in walnut, 19th Empire period, to be restored above Sainte-Anne gray
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 35.83 in W 45.67 in D 22.84 in
French Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers or “commode” made of flamed mahogany in the French Empire style. This piece has
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dutch Empire Style Tall Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A tall Dutch Empire style chest made of mahogany and ebonized wood during the 1800’s. This mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Petite Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France made of flamed Cuban mahogany with four dovetailed drawers and
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Antique 1880s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Empire Marble Top Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
American Empire mahogany marble-top chest, with rojo Alicante marble top, the four drawers with
Category
Antique 1850s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gilt bronze mounts, 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Dutch Empire chest made of oak during the 1800’s. The top drawer protrudes forward over
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Commode w/Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze mounts and marble top, early 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style chest of drawers
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 86cm, width
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century with ebonized columns
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 37.75 in W 48.25 in D 19.5 in
Antique Empire Style Burl Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire style burl walnut chest of drawers, late 19th century. With an overhanging burl
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mahogany Empire Style Small Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A Classic mahogany Empire small commode having ebonized columns and handsome brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Chests of Drawers, Berlin, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Empire chest of drawers with two drawers and quarter columns made of marble. The body is veneered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century French tall chest of drawers with a black marble top, made from walnut. The case
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 58.25 in W 36.25 in D 14.25 in
French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
veneer, bronze mounts and column-shaped posts. Created in France during the 19th century, this Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 37 in W 47.75 in D 23.25 in
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid and veneer of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c. 1850’s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique figured Mahogany Empire Chest of Drawers featuring original glass pulls, full columns and
Category
Antique 1850s American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century American Empire Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured is a very handsome American Empire chest of drawers built from gorgeous flamed crotched
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Style Chest of Drawers, Late 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Empire Neoclassical style mahogany chest of drawers with ormolu mounts, late nineteenth
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire Period commode from Normandy made of solid cherry wood. Three
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Semi-circular body, one door in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
the decades. Iconic of the Empire style, two ebony black round columns flank the bank of dovetailed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 48.25 in D 25.25 in
Large American Empire Revival Mahogany Dressing Chest with Adjustable Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A substantial American Empire Revival period mahogany dressing chest the top with a molded edge and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Maple
H 63 in W 59.5 in D 28.25 in
Italian Empire Commode in Walnut with Black Columns Mirror White Carrara Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Italia, 1810
Walnut veneer
Top in white Carrara marble
Columns in ebonized wood
Bases, capitals
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
H 86.03 in W 49.61 in D 22.25 in
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
21st Century Empire Dressing Table with Columns by Modenese Gastone White Finish
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
solid wood with white laquered finish, plus empire-style wood carved columns, silver leaf details and
Category
2010s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
H 40.16 in W 59.45 in D 20.08 in
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
drawers and black columns. Created in France during the second quarter of the 20th century, this Empire
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 33.5 in W 38.75 in D 20.75 in
French First Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Commode / Dresser, c. 1810
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Classic French Empire Chest made from rosewood veneer and featuring ebonized front columns, c. 1810
Category
Antique 1810s Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Antique American Empire Burled Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1820s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Empire four-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers
USA, Circa 1820s
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Glass, Cherry, Mahogany, Burl
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late Empire French Walnut Chest of Drawers with Bronze Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
French chest of drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany Veneer, 19th century Napoleon III RESTAURED
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire chest of drawers in mahogany veneer, 19th century
Three drawers plus one under the gray
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 35.04 in W 50.79 in D 24.22 in
Majestic 19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
elegant columns with bronze Doric capitals and bases, typical of the classical taste of the French Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Empire St. Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu, and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, France Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers veneered in mahogany, with four drawers and white marble top. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 36.23 in W 45.28 in D 23.23 in
Antique Napoleonic French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers Grey Marble Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with a gray marble top; four
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 34.25 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 35 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
American Empire Chest of Drawers with Mirror in Mahogany, Maine, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
An American Empire chest in mahogany with four drawers with original turned knobs, and with
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 74 in W 44.25 in D 21.5 in
American Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers with Fluted Quarter Columns C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Mahogany bow front chest with a carved molded edge top, four graduated drawers with the
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 45 in D 24.25 in
Empire Style Chest of Drawers with Painted Trompe L'Oeil, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
mahogany. Wood columns on either side are painted a darker color.
The chest is in two parts (top and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
H 53.94 in W 50.4 in D 22.45 in
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant fruitwood chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The traditional commode
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 35.5 in W 51 in D 24 in
Early 20th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This Empire chest is in excellent condition
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 36 in W 53.75 in D 23.25 in
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Chestnut & Ormolu Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The traditional commode
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 33.5 in W 38.5 in D 20.25 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
Antique Baltic Empire Biedermeier Period Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce example of early Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) chest of drawers commode. circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic empire shape, flanked with a full column, each with a bronze finish.
two-door. Solid wood
Category
Antique 19th Century German Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful Empire French Commode is made of walnut with a black marble and full columns.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This beautiful French 19th century Empire commode is made of burl walnut veneer. The top is Saint
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
Empire style chest of drawers in lacquer, bronze and marble. Nineteenth century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style chest of drawers in lacquer and bronze, with detached columns, with its white-veined
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 35.04 in W 47.64 in D 24.22 in
19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French Empire style mahogany chest of drawers commode with warm rich patina. circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 36.5 in W 50.75 in D 23.15 in
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
A rare French Empire period chest of drawers, in walnut wood with keyholes and gilded brass handles
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
EARLY 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BUREAU
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chest of drawers from the Empire period in mahogany feather with lost wax cast and gilded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Charming Small Empire Commode is made of mahogany with a black marble top. It has bronze rings
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Empire French Semainier Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Semainier,
Mahogany,
France, 1825-1830
,,The Empire style is an early-nineteenth-century
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of empire chest columns available for sale. Each of these unique empire chest columns was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. Empire chest columns have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Empire empire chest columns are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made empire chest columns over the years, but those made by Modenese Gastone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Empire Chest Columns?
Prices for empire chest columns start at $1,650 and top out at $13,563 with the average selling for $5,685.
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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