American Early 19th Century Federal Bowfront Chest in Mahogany and Maple
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Early 19th Century Federal Bowfront Chest in Mahogany and Maple
Mahogany, Maple
Antique American Maple Chest-On-Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The tall chest-on-chest finely crafted in maple with tiger maple drawers. The top chest has a cavetto cornice over two short drawers flanking a center short drawer with a finely carv...
Brass
Vintage Louis Phillipe Mahogany Drop Front Desk High Chest of Drawers
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful warm highboy dresser with drop-front secretary. Leather embossed writing surface with 3 drawer storage. Perfect size with versatility for an apartment or stately home. Rich...
Leather, Wood, Birdseye Maple
Rare Federal Inlaid Chest with Upper Compartment, Saco, ME
Located in Providence, RI
This bureau is beautifully crafted with a rarely seen upper compartment that is absolutely original to the piece, which is in a fine state of preservation including its original bras...
Birdseye Maple
Unavailable
H 33 in W 24.5 in D 17 in
Rare Sugar Chest with Figured Maple Drawer Fronts, Chester County, PA, 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This is a very rare form that may or may not have been used for sugar. Sugar chests come with a lift top as a defining aspect. Possibly one or two drawers below, and this is an extre...
Cherry
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 41.25 in D 23.5 in
Early 19th Century Hepplewhite Federal Bow Front Four-Drawer Chest, circa 1790
Located in Alexandria, VA
Probably New York. This mahogany chest has maple inlay in a band around the top and another at the top of the skirt very understated. Ash and poplar secondary woods. Very old brass p...
Mahogany
A wonderful vibrantly inlaid secretary desk
Located in Sharon, MA
Below the drawers are three conforming cabinet doors, the center door with a birds eye maple panel.
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple
Federal Birdseye Maple Bow Front Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a bow front with inlaid decoration over four conforming drawers and ending on bracket feet. Original brass handles. Possibly made in New Hampshire.
Birdseye Maple, Maple
American Federal Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
While the Hepplewhite form employing splayed french feet in case pieces is well developed, even common, this fine chest of drawers exudes a certain strength that is uncommon in Feder...
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H 32.38 in W 40.25 in D 19.5 in
Federal Period Hepplewhite Chest of Drawers with Birdseye Maple Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Hepplewhite, federal period graduated four drawer chest of drawers with bird's-eye maple drawer fronts with banding.
Birdseye Maple, Cherry, Mahogany
Rare Federal Hepplewhite Cherry & Tiger Maple Chest
Located in Milford, NH
This rare New England four-drawer Federal Hepplewhite style cherry chest of drawers has superb tiger maple drawers with banding and string inlay, beautifully proportioned flared feet...
19th-C. American Federal Style Tiger Maple Chest or Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a timeless piece. It is a 19th century tiger maple chest of drawers. Note the feet and fluting! It also has peg construction. The hardware may or may not be original. It is i...
Brass
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H 41.63 in W 42.75 in D 21.25 in
Seymour School Federal Mahogany Bowfront Chest with Birdseye Maple Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Seymour School Federal mahogany four drawer chest of drawers with turret reeded corners, conforming top, birdseye maple veneer drawer fronts with cross banded mah...
Brass
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H 41.5 in W 41.5 in D 21 in
American Federal Mahogany and Maple Inlaid Cherry Chest, New England Circa 1820
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This good New England cherry chest of drawers dating to around 1820 features four graduated mahogany banded drawers with maple panels resting on tall French feet connected by carved ...
Brass
Federal Sheraton Chest with Birdseye Maple Drawer Fronts circa 1820
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal Sheraton four drawer chest with carved backsplash, turret corners, birdseye maple veneer drawer fronts with mahogany borders, cockbeading, carved corner ...
Brass
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H 37.38 in W 40 in D 20.75 in
Federal New England Hepplewhite Chest with Tiger Maple Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Hepplewhite cherry graduated four drawer chest with tiger maple drawer fronts banded in mahogany, with cockbeaded edges, delicate line inlay along the top and bottom, decorati...
Cherry, Maple
Federal Sheraton Bow Front Chest with Bird's-Eye Maple Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Federal Sheraton mahogany bow front chest with shaped backsplash with brass bulls eyes, a shaped top with turret corners over a conforming case with four graduated drawers...
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
American 19th Century Federal High Chest
Located in Southampton, NY
American 19th Century Federal High Chest
Maple
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H 71.5 in W 38.5 in D 20.75 in
Period Federal Queen Anne Maple Highboy with Rosette & Starburst Pattern C1790
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Federal Queen Anne Maple Highboy with Rosette & Starburst Pattern C1790. Measures - 71.5"H...
Maple
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H 73.25 in W 40.5 in D 20 in
Late 18th c New England Maple Highboy or High Chest with Carved Fans
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a late 18th century New England maple highboy or high chest, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a central fan carved drawer flanked by four fitted sma...
Brass
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H 48.75 in W 44.63 in D 21.75 in
19th c Vermont Mahogany Tall Chest with Birds Eye & Tiger Maple Drawer Fronts
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 19th century tall chest of drawers in a two over four configuration with a mahogany case and birds eye and tiger maple drawer fronts with mahogany veneer b...
Brass
Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.
Ormolu
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H 50.75 in W 47.5 in D 22 in
Antique American Federal Classical Period Mahogany Butler's Secretary Dresser NY
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Federal Classical period mahogany and maple butler's secretary, dresser desk, circa 1830. New York or Baltimore. The dresser is made of the finest flame maho...
Mahogany, Maple
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H 51.5 in W 39.25 in D 24.5 in
Rare Harold Ionson Seymour Federal Demilune Birdseye Commode Console Cabinet
By Thomas Seymour
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and impressive commode by Harold Ionson. Made of birdseye maple, satinwood and Honduras mahogany, featuring a half round / bow front with four drawers, two side cabinets, bras...
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century New England Tiger Maple Highboy with Document Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
A Fine two part New England highboy in tiger maple, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting a long thin document drawer near the top over two fitted drawers and four graduat...
Brass
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H 81.5 in W 41.25 in D 22 in
NH Queen Anne Curly Maple Highboy Attributed to the Dunlap Workshop c 1760-1780
By Dunlap Cabinetmakers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a New Hampshire Queen Anne two part highboy in curly maple attributed to the Dunlap Workshop, circa 1760-1780, its upper case featuring a hand carved cornice with d...
Brass
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H 46.5 in W 40.5 in D 20 in
Antique 19th C. American Sheraton Flamed Birch Tallboy Chest Dresser Federal
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive American Sheraton / Federal tallboy chest of drawers, circa first quarter 19th century. Made of flamed birch featuring four drawers with Neoclassical / Hepplewhite oval...
Maple
Early American Federal Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Federal chest of drawers. This charming three drawer chest has original brass hardware. The beautiful antique low dresser or chest is in wonderful original vintage condition...
Brass
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H 40 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
American Federal Tiger Maple and Cherry Three Drawer Chest of Rare Form
Located in Milford, NH
An exquisite American transitional three drawer chest of rare form featuring nicely a shaped front, conforming top, tiger maple drawer fronts with replaced foliate decorated brass ri...
Cherry, Maple
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H 40.38 in W 46 in D 20.75 in
Vermont Sheraton Birdseye Maple Bow Front Chest of Drawers attr. to Lewis Beals
Located in Milford, NH
Federal period Vermont Sheraton cherry and bird's-eye maple bow front chest of drawers with conforming top with cookie or turret corners, over four drawers with bird's-eye maple fron...
Birdseye Maple, Maple
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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