George I Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
George I walnut chest of drawers with feather banded drawer fronts, matching quartered figured walnut top with walnut crossbanding.
Walnut, Burl
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 18th Century, George I walnut chest on stand. Drawers feature finely figured and feather banded fronts with the linings constructed with english walnut.
Brass
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George I Walnut Chest on Stand Item Code: S27-731A An elegant early 18th century George I chest on stand, crafted in richly figured walnut with a pleasing warm colour and well-balanc...
Walnut
George I Walnut Chest Drawers Antique 1720
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning period George I walnut chest of drawers The walnut chest is in two parts (this was common in the early days before the ease of carrying larger items to uptairs bedrooms thro...
Walnut
Exceptional Quality Early 18th Century Antique George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
A magnificent early 18th-century antique George I walnut chest on stand superbly constructed and richly figured throughout.
Walnut
Extremely Rare George I Walnut Chest of Small Proportions on Ball and Bracke
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The cross-grain moulded and feather banded book-matched top sits above two short and three long feather-banded drawers, each book-matched, lined in oak and framed to the carcass with...
Walnut
George I Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular quarter veneered hinged top flipping forward to present a writing surface supported on two pull out stick form supports with brass pulls.Below two short drawers over...
Brass
George I Style Burl Walnut bachelor's Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George I style burl walnut bachelor's chest, circa 1910.
Brass
Antique George I Quality Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George I quality walnut chest of drawers having a quality walnut rectangular top with a moulded edge above two short and three long walnut crossbanded drawers with attractive...
Walnut
George I Burl Walnut Chest-on-Chest, English Antique, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional English 18th-century George I burl walnut chest-on-chest of rare proportions.
Walnut, Burl
George I Period Chest Veneered in Highly Figured Walnut
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
Veneered in burl walnut and highly figured walnut, this chest of drawers is composed of two short drawers over three long graduated drawers surrounded by half-round moldings. The top...
Walnut
Outstanding Original George I Antique Quality Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding original George I antique quality figured walnut chest of drawers having a quality quarter figured walnut veneered top with herringbone inlay and a moulded edge above two...
Walnut
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George I Walnut Tallboy Chest on Stand, Burr Elm Veneer, Antique, 1715
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A superb early Georgian tallboy or chest on stand with key, dating from early 1700s. The upper section has two short drawers over three long graduated drawers, all feather-banded and...
Walnut
A very fine George I walnut tallboy
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very fine George I walnut tallboy, of typical rectangular form with a wide base containing three graduated long drawers and a narrower upper section with three further long drawers...
Walnut
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over 2 Oak Lined Drawers. 18th Century The Drawers and the Fall Having Herringbone Inlay...
Walnut
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I Walnut Bureau. This Bureau Stands Upon Bracket Feet and Features an Arrangement of 2 Over 2 Oak Lined Drawers. 18th Century The Drawers and the Fall Having Herringbone Inlay...
Walnut
George I Bureau Desk Walnut Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
George I walnut bureau. This bureau stands upon bracket feet and features an arrangement of 2 over 2 oak lined drawers. 18th century The drawers and the fall having herringbone in...
Walnut
Georgian Revival Walnut 4 Drawer Chest 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Georgian Revival Walnut 4 Drawer Chest 1920s Burr Walnut top with walnut cross banding 4 shaped drawers with Burr Walnut & Walnut Cross Banding on fronts, Oak Lined Drawers, Brass P...
Walnut
English 18th Century George I Jacobean Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
English walnut and oak Jacobean chest of drawers. With five drawers: two smaller drawers at the top and three larger drawers below. Oak and ebony paneling and molding to all drawer ...
Hardwood, Oak, Walnut
Georgian revival Walnut Chest with Brushing slide 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Georgian revival Walnut Chest with Brushing slide 1920s Burr Walnut top with walnut cross banding Walnut Brushing slide 4 shaped front Drawers with burr walnut fronts & walnut cross ...
Walnut
18th century George I walnut cabinet on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century George I walnut cabinet on chest circa 1710. We are pleased to offer this stunning cabinet in the manner of Coxed and Woster.
Walnut
18th Century George I Walnut Tallboy Chest-on-Stand, England
Located in Houston, TX
A superb early 18th-century George I walnut "tallboy" chest-on-stand, featuring exquisite oyster walnut veneers.
Walnut
An Unusual George I Period Walnut-Veneered Cabinet on Chest
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An unusually small, single-door cabinet on chest featuring an arched cornice, original hardware, and outstanding color and patina. The book-matched veneers on the door feature extrao...
Walnut
George I Cabinet on Chest of Figured Walnut from the 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English period George I cabinet on chest of patinated walnut from the 18th century.
Metal, Brass
Georgian 18th Century Small Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Highly Figured Walnut Chest, Of Extremely Rare Diminutive Small Proportions, Having Quarter Veneered Top, Pull Out Leat...
Walnut
Diminutive Early 18th Century Georgian Walnut Highboy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare highboy of diminutive proportions in walnut and mahogany with fine marquetry, feather banding, and cockbeading. The molded cornice is set on the upper case with canted and mol...
Mahogany, Walnut
Rare Early 18th Century Walnut Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Rare And Extremely Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Walnut And Burr Walnut Miniature Table Top Chest, Having Very Well Figured Top With Inlaid Decoratio...
Walnut
A George 1st Cabinet on Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A wonderfully romantic George I figured walnut cabinet on chest with moulded cornice above a plain frieze.
Walnut
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
George I walnut chest on stand This George I walnut chest on stand was made circa 1720.
Walnut
Antique George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Very Fine George I Walnut Chest on Stand with Solid Walnut Cross Gain Cornice, Highly Figured Drawer Fronts and Fluted Canted Corners on Cabriole Legs.
Brass
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Herzele, BE
An exceptional George I walnut chest on stand. The upper section having two short over three long drawers, the lower section with three short drawers, a shaped frieze and four cabrio...
Walnut
George I Walnut Chest on Chest of Compact Size
Located in New York, NY
A very desirable walnut chest on chest retaining a very fine color and patina with two short and three long drawers to the top and three long drawers to the base above shaped bracket...
Walnut
Good George I/II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in New York, NY
A good early chest on chest, molding to the top, waist, and base of this piece would indicate a country origin as they follow a late 17th- or very early 18th century style. The sycam...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 67.33 in W 42.92 in D 21.66 in
Small George I Period Figured Walnut Chest on Chest, circa 1720
Located in East Sussex, GB
A fine and rare George I period burr figured walnut chest on chest of small size and of outstanding colour and patina.
Walnut
George I Walnut Bureau
Located in Kettering, GB
A George I Walnut Bureau, a beautiful and very original example. The fall-front over two short and two long drawers. Internally a central cupboard is surrounded by six drawer fronts ...
Brass
Unavailable
H 31.11 in W 38.98 in D 18.51 in
George I Burr Walnut Veneered Chest of Drawers with Brushing Slide
Located in Heswall, Wirral
George I burr walnut veneered chest of drawers with brushing slide crossbanded and herringbone inlay, oak lined drawers, original handles circa 1720.
Walnut
Irish Walnut George 1 Silver Chest
Located in Dromod, Co. Leitrim
This finely carved marquetry inlaid walnut silver chest pre-dates the introduction of mahogany to Britain and Ireland and is a very fine example of early 18th century Irish furniture...
Walnut
18th Century George I Figured Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Los Gatos, CA
First Quarter 18th Century George I Figured Walnut Chest on Chest
Walnut
George I Figured Walnut Coffer on Stand
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century coffer on stand in richly figured walnut crossbanded throughout with feather bandings. The hinged upper part with brass-mounted corners and carrying handles. Th...
Walnut
Fine and Rare George I Oyster Veneered Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
An early Georgian, George I, oyster veneered walnut chest of drawers.
Queen Anne/George I Burr Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in New York, NY
A fine walnut bachelors chest on bracket feet with a wonderful pale toffee color and the added benefit of original ring button handles, escutcheons, locks and hinges. The top quar...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 38.25 in D 20.5 in
Early Burl Walnut Veneered Chest of Drawers, George I Period
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid early burr walnut veneered chest with original brasses and period ogee feet. The veneer has good patina and shine and some age appropriate wear, notably on the top, shown...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 47 in W 43.5 in D 22.5 in
Early Georgian Burr Walnut 2 Over 4 Chest of Drawers, George I Period
Located in Port Chester, NY
This George I dresser is in very good condition for it's age. The bookmatched walnut veneer is lovely, with good patina and warm walnut color. Original ogee feet and brasses. Clas...
Walnut
Walnut Highboy in the George 1st Style
Located in London, GB
A charming highboy or chest on stand with a brushing slide in the style of George 1st, circa 1900. Very good quality and of small proportions this lovely piece will grace any room. T...
Walnut
Small Early Georgian Figured Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Free Union, VA
A rare early 18th century George I / George II period (ca. 1720-1740) chest of drawers of refined proportions, with a two over three drawer format.
Walnut
Burr Walnut and Feather Banded Bachelor Chest
Located in Herzele, BE
A superb burr walnut and feather banded bachelors chest of compact proportions and retaining excellent colour and patina. The chest is oak lined throughout, the quartered top which i...
Walnut
English Burr Walnut Serpentine Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A very good early Georgian style burr walnut serpentine fronted chest of drawers. Well made in solid walnut with attractive burr walnut veneers. With an arrangement of 4 long , gradu...
Walnut, Burl
18th Century George I Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Hixson, TN
18th century George I walnut chest of drawers. Three over three-drawer set up with drop pulls.
George I Walnut Chest Drawers Antique 1720
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning period George I walnut chest of drawers The walnut chest is in two parts (this was common in the early days before the ease of carrying larger items to uptairs bedrooms thr...
Walnut
18th Century George I Walnut Chest of Drawers with Brass Pulls
Located in Astoria, NY
George I Walnut Chest of Drawers, 18th century, two short drawers above three long drawers with brass pulls. 36" H x 37.5" W x 20.5" D.
Brass
George I Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular shaped cornice over three small drawers over three long drawers flanked by fluted chamfered edges, the base with three drawers, original bracket feet.
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
This chest does not deviate far from the traditional appearance associated with an English chest on stand or highboy—and that’s a good thing. The upper case has the Classic arrangeme...
Walnut
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Taller than a chest of drawers and shorter than a highboy, this chest on stand more than measures up to task of storing things. A warm, brown walnut covers the front and sides while ...
Walnut, Oak, Burl
George I walnut chest on stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George I walnut and feather-banded chest on stand, early 18th century, the upper part with a molded cornice, 3 short and 3 long drawers, the lower part with 1 long over 3 short dr...
Walnut, Oak
George I Walnut Chest On Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular shaped cornice over three short drawers,over three long drawers, lower section with three graduated drawers. All drawers nicely figured and crossbanded drawers. Original ...
George I Walnut Chest On Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular molded cornice over three short drawers over three long drawers. Original bracket feet. Hardware old replacements.
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.