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George Iii Bowfront Chest

Late George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century late george III Mahogany bowfront chest on chest A flame Mahogany chest on chest
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Antique 1860s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With two drawers over two drawers, splayed feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Jewelry Boxes

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
George III Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
H 14.75 in W 12.63 in D 7.5 in
George III Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Sweet piece. Bow front with four drawers , spade feet. Turned wood knobs.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century Bowfront Chest of Drawers after Thomas Sheraton
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers in the Thomas Sheraton, the shaped
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Antique 19th Century Irish George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian Miniature Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality George III Period Mahogany Bowfronted Miniature Chest Of Two Short And Three Long
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

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Mahogany

English Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Three Drawers, Diamond Stringing
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian mahogany bowfront chest of three drawers with French feet and diamond shaped
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Brass

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Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and...
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French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bed, C 1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood bed. C 1880. Upholstered headboard and footboard with nailhead trim flanked by fluted columns, rising on tapered legs. Interior dimensions : 56.5"...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

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George III Antique Mahogany Gentleman’s Wardrobe or Linen Press
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III mahogany gentleman’s wardrobe or linen press having two mahogany doors which open to reveal a fitted interior of four original sliding trays, one long drawer with ...
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Antique 1790s English George III Linen Presses

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American 4 Drawer Antique Salesman's Sample Cherry Veneered Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., American, four drawer miniature chest with Sheraton style pulls, on scalloped blocked feet. This attractive salesman sample is characterful with a lovely deep aged cherry co...
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Models and Miniatures

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Wood, Cherry

Antique 18th Century Georgian George III Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality George III flame mahogany chest on chest/tallboy, circa 1760. This elegant Georgian mahogany chest on chest is of the finest quality and is made from solid Cuban flame...
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Antique 1760s English George III Dressers

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Mahogany

American Sheraton Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Graduated Chest of Drawers C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Sheraton Mahogany and Birdseye Maple graduated four drawer bow front chest with carved outset corners, checkered inlays, flanking reeded columns, oval brasses, and resting o...
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Antique 1810s American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

English Mahogany Secretary Desk, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
English Mahogany secretary desk, 19th century Three pieces: Crown, upper drawers and lower cabinet. Lowest draw pulls out as a secretary desk. Measures: 21" deep x 46.5" wide x 80....
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Antique 19th Century British Secretaires

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Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Italian Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th century Italian commodes. A pair of fine 19th century walnut commodes of Italian origin, the top drawer over two further drawers flanked by pilasters supported on short...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Italian Commodes
Pair of 19th Century Italian Commodes
H 37.41 in W 52.96 in D 26.78 in
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers. Having a brushing slide over three long drawers, each with brass handles. The chest stands on splayed feet and...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Linen Press
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very good quality mid 19th Century flame mahogany linen press. With all original slides, working lock and key the drawers run smoothly. Comes into three pieces for ease of transpor...
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Linen Presses

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Mahogany

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Linen Press
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Linen Press
H 83.86 in W 59.06 in D 25.6 in
Signed Japanese White Lacquer and Maki-E Lacquer Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The case decorated overall in crackle-glaze white lacquer and fitted with a patinated metal carrying handle over three tiers of small drawers. The first two tiers are comprised of a ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

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Lacquer

19th Century Louis Philippe Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis Philippe miniature sample commode made of solid walnut with French polish finish. Three dovetailed drawers with turned knobs and one hidden top drawer. The top k...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Jewelry Boxes

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Marble

Victorian Antique Apprentice Piece Miniature Pitch Pine Cabinet 1880
Located in London, GB
People like to use the term ‘apprentice pieces’ when referring to small pieces of miniature furniture,but more often than not this isn’t the case. But what is an apprentice piece and...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Pine

American Sheraton Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, New York, circa 1815
By Michael Allison
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely American Sheraton chest of drawers in mahogany from New York, circa 1815. Veneer work on second drawer is reminiscent of the work of Michael Allison. Chest features an orig...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and veneer of walnut with two large drawers below a smaller top drawer and with solid w...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures

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Walnut

19th Century Sheraton Birdseye Maple Chest, Probably NH Origin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 19th century Sheraton chest with a carved crest featuring bullseye decoration, surmounting two glove boxes over a case with turreted corners, four graduated drawers with bird'...
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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Maple

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Georgian Domed Pediment Bowfront Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
In the Hepplewhite manner, an eight-drawer bowfront chest of strikingly grained mahogany. The domed
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Antique Early 19th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

English George III Bowfront Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English George III mahogany bowfront chest, the three graduated drawers with flame mahogany fronts
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Cherry

Antique George III Bowfront Chest of Drawers and Slide, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique George III mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers, circa 1790 in
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Antique 1790s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique English Georgian Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English George III bowfront chest of drawers in mahogany with splayed bracket feet and original
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Antique 1810s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular bowed top over two over three drawers with beaded edge and all raised on French splayed feet. Oval brasses. Key.
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 40.5 in W 41.25 in D 20.75 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular bowed top with rosewood banded front edge over two short drawers over three drawers, all with circular brass back plates and ring handles raised on splayed bracket f...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 41.25 in W 41.63 in D 20.63 in
George III Period English Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century, George III period, bowfront chest of drawers, English. 2 short over 3 long
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
of this handsome George III mahogany bowfront chest on chest has an arched cornice over a frieze with
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Antique 1780s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Probably London Made, Oak Secondary Wood, Good Color
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
H 36.5 in W 40.5 in D 22 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Essex, MA
bowed top over a brushing slide over four graduated drawers, raised on French feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
H 36 in W 36.5 in D 21.75 in
George III Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III (Hepplewhite) inlaid mahogany bowfront chest of graduating drawers, with scalloped apron
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Mahogany and Inlaid Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular bowed top over two over three graduated drawers, all with oval brass handles, splayed bracket feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers of good proportions, the top inlaid, with
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century George III Flame Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III flame mahogany bowfront chest, the moulded top raised above two short
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest with Caddy Top, English, Ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George III Mahogany chest-of-drawers, with satinwood banded caddy top, with two short drawers over
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

English George III Period Mahogany & Satinwood Inlaid Bowfront Chest, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular top with a bowed front and an ebonized band inlay and conforming case with elongated horizontal inlaid satinwood lozenges and housing two smaller drawers above three ...
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century English George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany and inlaid bow front chest. The chest has an
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Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest-of-Drawers with Banded Top, English, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest-of-Drawers, with four long cock-beaded drawers above a shaped
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

English George III Hepplewhite Bowfront Chest with Wide Satinwood Crossbanding
Located in Wells, ME
English George III Hepplewhite walnut bowfront chest of three drawers with wide satinwood
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Walnut, Satinwood

Pair of Satinwood George III Bowfront Commodes
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pair of Satinwood Diminutive George III Bowfront 4 Drawer Commodes w/ Brass Handles and French Feet.
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

English Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th century English painted pine bowfront chest of drawers. 1820. Reference: 7748
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Antique 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

English Bowfront Chest of Drawers
English Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 38 in W 42 in D 23 in
Antique Bowfront Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III figured mahogany bow-front chest with the original handles, splay feet and oak lined
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Bowfront Chest
Antique Bowfront Chest
H 34 in W 36 in D 20.5 in
Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Bachelor's Chest, England, Circa 1790
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant and useful Georgian mahogany bachelor's chest of bowfront form having reeded top edge above
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Commodes and Chests ...

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Brass

19th Century English Bleached Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century English Bleached Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers. Very nice 19th century English
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Antique 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique English George III Flame Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with "Adam" Painting
By Robert Adam
Located in Charleston, SC
Fabulous and rare antique English George III flame mahogany Bowfront bachelor's chest with rare
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Paint, Mahogany

English Georgian Bowfront Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Inlaid Banding
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian bowfront chest of drawers in mahogany with boxwood stringing and harewood
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Boxwood, Mahogany, Harewood

Early 19th Century Irish Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Irish inlaid mahogany bow front chest of drawers Rare Irish chest of drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A classic Bowfront English chest. Always in style.
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality George III period mahogany bowfront chest having well figured and crossbanded
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers. This 18th century English dresser has four
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Antique 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
George III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 33 in W 38 in D 22.5 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bowed top over a brushing slide and three drawers raised on French feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

George III Mahogany and Inlaid Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular bowed top over two over three graduated drawers, all with oval brass handles, splayed bracket feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

Geo III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Geo III West country pine bowfront chest of drawers with later paint, 1810. Dimensions: 36.5
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Antique 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Geo III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Geo III Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 34.5 in W 36.5 in D 22 in
English Georgian Period Small Hepplewhite Bowfront Chest of Drawers with Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
English diminutive Georgian period Hepplewhite bowfront mahogany chest of three graduated drawers
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Mahogany

Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality George III period mahogany bow fronted chest having superbly figured and inlaid
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Bow-Front Chest of Drawers with Satinwood Inlay, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George III Mahogany Bowfront chest-of-drawers, with two short drawers above two long, with
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Antique 1820s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front over two over three drawers. Bracket feet.
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Brass

Antique English George III bowfront chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George III bowfront chest.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George Iii Bowfront Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
George III bowfront mahogany chest with brass pulls. English 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George Iii Bowfront Chest
George Iii Bowfront Chest
H 40.5 in W 42 in D 21 in
George III Bowfront Chest
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A George III mahogany and crossbanded bow front chest on four long graduated drawers, with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

George III Bowfront Chest
George III Bowfront Chest
H 35.5 in W 35 in D 22.5 in
GEORGE III SMALL SCALE BOW FRONT CHEST
Located in Natchez, MS
English Mahogany George III bowfront chest with original brasses. This is an unusual size and
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20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

GEORGE III SMALL SCALE BOW FRONT CHEST
GEORGE III SMALL SCALE BOW FRONT CHEST
H 32 in W 33.5 in D 23.75 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III mahogany bow front chest with crossbanded top, circa 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest
H 41.34 in W 41.74 in D 21.46 in
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Salisbury, GB
A George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers with brushing slide, circa 1810.
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Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
H 35.04 in W 32.68 in D 20.87 in
George III Period Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Cambridge, GB
George III period mahogany bowfront chest of drawers; the four oak-lined drawers fitted with their
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Antique Early 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Hepplewhite Manner Mahogany Small Bowfront Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Scottish bowfront bureau of four graduated drawers, made of figured light mahogany; raised on
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scottish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

PAIR Georgian style bowfront chests.
Located in Roswell, GA
PAIR of Mahogany George III style bowfront chests with satinwood stringing. Brass handles with
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Stripped Light Walnut Bowfront Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful chest from England in George III style.
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Stripped Light Walnut Bowfront Chest
Stripped Light Walnut Bowfront Chest
H 39 in W 38.75 in D 19 in
George III Mahogany Slender Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
The slender bowfront top over a shaped case with two short cockbeaded drawers over three graduated
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

George III Period Mahogany Commode
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very fine George III period mahogany commode of highly unusual form, break and bowfront, the top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Commodes and Chests ...

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Mahogany

George III Period Mahogany Commode
George III Period Mahogany Commode
H 35.5 in W 48.5 in D 20.75 in
A Pair Of Fine George III Mahogany Chests Of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Each rectangular bowfront top with a reeded edge over an ebony-strung frieze and three cockbeaded
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Leather-Covered Small Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Embossed Leather-Covered Small Four-Drawer Bowfront Commode in the George III Taste
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Leather-Covered Small Commode
Leather-Covered Small Commode
H 30 in W 22 in D 16 in
Early 19th Century English Bowfront Chest
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A small and elegant early 19th century George III bow front chest in faded mahogany and boxwood
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Bowfront Chest
Early 19th Century English Bowfront Chest
H 34.25 in W 42 in D 22.75 in
Late 18th Century English Mahogany Bowfront Chest on Chest
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th century English mahogany bowfront chest on chest. The top portion contains two
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Sheraton Bowfront Mahogany Chest of Drawers, England circa 1820
Located in Houston, TX
Sheraton Bowfront Mahogany Chest of Drawers, England c.1820. The elegant shape of this chest has
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Antique 1820s English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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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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