Super Pair French Marquetry Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A pair of French tulipwood bedside cabinets, having shaped gallery to the inlaid top above 3 flower inlaid drawers fitted with original brass knobs and string inlaid sides, all stand...
Tulipwood
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Directoire Louis XVI Demilune Shape Marble Top Marble Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Directoire Louis XVI demilune console table embodies the refined neoclassical style of the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted with precision, the piece feat...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Cartonnier Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, brass, ormolu, leather, and Vert Maurin marble Cartonnier chest. The six drawer chest is raised by elegant squa...
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
French Art Deco Walnut Chest of Drawers Attributed to Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant French Art Deco vertical chest of drawers attributed to Jacques Adnet, executed in warm book‑matched walnut with a deep, high‑gloss French‑polished finish. The façade is comp...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Chiffonier by A. Mailfert
By André Mailfert
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom, entry, or living room with this elegant antique French Louis XVI style chiffonier. Crafted in France circa 1920 by André Mailfert, the narrow chest is built of wa...
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, circa 1785
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers France Mahogany, etc. c. 1785 Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 117 x 54 cm Description: The body of the chest of drawers, constructed using a stollen frame d...
Carrara Marble
French Louis XVI Revival Pair of Nightstands in Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Prato, Tuscany
This elegant pair of French nightstands is an outstanding example of the Louis XVI Revival style, crafted in France between 1910 and 1920 by a distinguished cabinetmaking workshop in...
Bronze
Neoclassical Marble-Top Bedside Cabinet with Brass Gallery, 20th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant 20th century neoclassical style bedside cabinet or small commode, crafted in warm-toned solid wood with beautiful, subtle grain throughout. The piece features a gently curved...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Oak Provençal Chest of Drawers
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptional early 19th century French Louis XV Oak Chest of Drawers, the top etched with decorative scrolls and centered with rosewood inlaid Bolnisi cross. The chest cont...
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest of Drawers, Vitrine / Showcase Cabinet
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XVI Style Demilune Mahogany Vitrine / Showcase Cabinet Maison Jansen/ Louis XVI style chest or étagère. The nice bowed white marble top with a three-quarter pierced bra...
Marble, Bronze
Charles X Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers With Stone Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique Chest with highly figured mahogany, strong French form and original Fossil stone top in grays and white with notable and very decorative patterning. With three drawer...
Stone, Brass
André SORNAY (1902-2000), varnished plywood chest of drawers
By Andre Sornay
Located in Paris, FR
André Sornay (1902-2000) was a French furniture designer who transformed his family's business after taking over in 1919. Influenced by Bauhaus and De Stijl, he created modern, funct...
Brass
Fine 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Veneered Marble Top Chest
By Louis Philippe
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A exceptional Chest with fine traditional French form and Belgian Marble top with great patterning and color. Standing on four feet, including front rounded feet and back squared fe...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Fine Antique Neoclassical Style Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Chest with three drawers, two with the original intricate ring handles and the top drawer with under edge hand pulls. Handsome graining and Ebonized trim and columns with engrave...
Brass
$24,814 / item
Six Drawers Shagreen Dresser Accordeon by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The Accordeon dresser is a stunning futurist piece made of shagreen. It has six drawers. The handles and the feet are made in lost wax cast brass with a bronze patina. The interior o...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
It is in excellent condition, stable and ready for use, while fully preserving its authentic character. Original French polish finish. Examples of this caliber—large, early Viennese...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1820.
Located in Vienna, AT
All original brass hardware and locks remain intact — a rare and highly desirable feature for collectors.
Brass
Exceptional Early Viennese Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Vienna, circa 1820.
Located in Vienna, AT
The elegantly proportioned two-drawer commode is veneered in superb book-matched walnut, revealing an extraordinary natural grain with remarkable depth and warmth.
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Tall Trumeau Chest, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant and Rare Tall Viennese Biedermeier Trumeau Chest – Circa 1825 We are honored to present an exceptional and elegant Viennese Biedermeier trumeau chest, crafted circa 1825 – a...
Brass
Dutch Empire Style Tall Chest, Mahogany & Ebonized Wood, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A tall Dutch Empire style chest crafted from mahogany and ebonized wood, made during the first half of the 1800s. This impressive case piece has six drawers, sharing a key between th...
Brass
Émile Gallé "Chardons des Sables" Chest of Drawers
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This "Chardons des Sables," or "Sand Thistle," multi-wood chest of drawers, by Émile Gallé, is a moving meditation on the artist's own mortality. The blackened sand thistle flowers, ...
Wood
Louis XV-style Chest Of Drawers In Burl Walnut Veneer, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful Louis XV-style chest of drawers in burl walnut veneer, made in the first half of the 20th century. It stands out for its elegant, flowing front with three large drawers, ...
Wood, Walnut
1950's Chest of drawers by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
A very Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather and rattan chest of drawers by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare talent for creating works that had used exquis...
Leather, Rattan, Fruitwood
Pair of Napoleon III Lacquer Commodes À Vantaux by by Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze, Chinese Lacquer And Ebonised Side Cabinets By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, Paris. Signed 'Chles WINCKELSEN 21 Rue St Louis', Paris. Each ...
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Parquetry & Ormolu Cylinder Desk c1869
Located in King's Lynn, GB
The desk is surmounted by a white Carrara marble top enclosed by a brass gallery. The cylinder front opens to reveal a fitted interior with four drawers, each incorporating fitted di...
Brass
Palisander Art Deco Cabinet with Exotic Inlay, Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York City, NY
An exceptional French Moderne credenza in palisander and walnut veneer with inlaid parquetry and marquetry features in exotic woods. Elegantly dotted patterns on parquetry doors com...
Palisander
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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