Karl Springer Chest
Karl Springer Style, Mid-Century Modern, Cabinets or Nightstands, Black Lacquer
By Karl Springer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern cabinets, chests, nightstands, karl springer Style
Pair of Nightstands
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$9,500 / set
H 32 in W 53.5 in D 21 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Parchment Cabinets in the manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Karl Springer.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Parchment Paper
$16,900
H 26.75 in W 36.5 in D 17.5 in
Small Karl Springer Style Chest on Stand
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Superb small chest on stand in the style of Karl Springer
Beige shagreen and chrome .
Without he
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Goatskin and Steel Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely rare cabinet by Karl springer
Goatskin and steel
Subtle recessed drawer surrounds
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Category
Vintage 1970s North American Dressers
Materials
Goatskin
Karl Springer Style Raffia Grasscloth Clad Commode Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
wrapped or clad case. Made in the fabulous style and manner of Karl Springer. Crafted from radiant grained
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Karl Springer Style Lacquered Goatskin Chests
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant pair of vintage modern nightstands feature plenty of room for storage within its many drawers. A wonderful design covered in lacquered goatskin with unusual brass handle...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Goatskin, Lacquer
$2,170 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 25 in W 33 in D 19 in
Snakeskin Commode in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Montreal, QC
Python skin covered chest of drawers set on later silver leaf base. Provenance: Collection of
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Animal Skin
Harrison Van Horn, Mid-Century Modern, Commodes, Black Leather Wrapped, 1980s
By Harrison Van Horn, Karl Springer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Harrison Van Horn, Karl Springer Style, Mid-Century Modern, Commodes, Black Leather Wrapped, 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$11,500 / set
H 32.5 in W 48 in D 18.5 in
Post Modern Lacquered Wall Unit Entertainment Center Chest of Drawers c 1970/80s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
television. Postmodern, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco Revival design, in the style of Karl Springer, made by
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
$1,830
H 56 in W 108 in D 23.5 in
Hollywood Regency Tessellated Box Or Chest
By Enrique Garcel, Maitland Smith, Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency Tessellated Box Or Chest.
This charming vintage tessellated box or tabletop chest
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Recent Sales
Pair of Raffia-Wrapped Chests on Stands in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Quogue, NY
These chests on stands are finely executed in the style of Karl Springer. The raffia is stained in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Pair Of Chests
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Nice pair of chests attributed to Karl Springer. They are finished in high gloss white lacquer
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Custom-Made Linen-Wrapped Chests
By Karl Springer
Located in Quogue, NY
With their modernist, clean design, these chests are in the style of Karl Springer. They are clad
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of Stunning Vintage Side Tables/Nightstands in the Style of Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of vintage 1970's nightstands in the style of Karl Springer. Clean lined open
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
H 27.25 in W 30 in D 24 in
KARL SPRINGER CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in New York, NY
Chest of eight drawers in lacquered goatskin.
Category
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin
Karl Springer Chest of Drawers with Artisan Shagreen Lacquer 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional chest of drawers with artisan shagreen lacquer and brass base and trim by Karl
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Stunning Chest of Drawers in Lacquered Goatskin 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
, by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This is one of the only known Karl Springer chest of drawers in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Style Lacquered Grasscloth Chest
By Karl Springer
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer Style Lacquered Grasscloth Chest, with chamfered rectangular top above six short
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood
Karl Springer Leather Covered Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A diminutive,yet useful chest of drawers/nightstand
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Wood
Karl Springer "Semanier" Chest of Drawers in Polished Stainless Steel, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Semanier", tall chest of drawers, in stainless steel with black glass top by Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lacquered Goatskin Chests of Drawers by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of chests or large scale night stands by Karl Springer wrapped in goatskin. Each nightstand
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Night Stands
Materials
Goatskin
Karl Springer Style Linen Wrapped Chest of Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer Style Linen Wrapper Chest of Drawers, with three drawers, silver-tone hardware, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Linen
Pair of Karl Springer Style Linen Painted Chest of Drawers, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Hamburg, PA
A pair of painted linen chest of drawers in the manner of Karl Springer. This pair can be used as
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
PAIR of Black Lacquer Modern Chests with Leather Handles
By Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Great PAIR of black lacquer chests with leather handles made 90's. The chests are super glossy
Category
1990s German Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Karl Springer Style Green Lacquered Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
This rounded, six drawer dresser rests on a slightly tapered base.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chic Midcentury Modern Creamy Linen Wrapped Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Smart and tailored stepped design having two narrower drawers on the top tier, three larger but still sleek drawers on the bottom. Wrapped in a cream colored linen and finished with ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Lacquered Grass Cloth Chests or Nightstands, circa 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of chests in lacquered grass cloth with ebonized bases and solid brass hardware, circa 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Coconut Shell Chest of Drawers in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Astoria, NY
Lacquered coconut shell three drawer chest with brass belt and buckle design pulls. Belt design
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Spectacular Goatskin Commode by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
4-Door commode in lacquered goatskin designed by Karl Springer, American 1970’s. Beautiful skin
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Modern Sleek Neutral Lacquered Four Drawer Chest with Brass Handles
By Milo Baughman, Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful and sleek neutral color lacquered chest with polish brass handles. The top two pulls seem
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commode Covered in Grass Cloth by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Commode covered in lacquered grass cloth designed by Karl Springer, American 1970's
Bottom
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquered Grass Cloth Dresser with Brass Hardware, circa 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Peabody, MA
Six drawer chest covered in lacquered grass cloth with solid brass hardware, ebonized base, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood
1980s Italian Pink Suede, Rosewood Laminate and Chrome Dresser
By Karl Springer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Outrageous 1980s Italian four-drawer dresser with canopy, and recessed lights, unusual pink suede wrapped with rosewood laminate top and drawer interiors, detailed with chrome drawer...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
Incredible Pair of White Lacquer and Gold Leaf Bachelor's Chests
By Karl Springer, Kelly Wearstler, James Mont
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of nightstands or bachelor's chests fully restored and lacquered in white with gold
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf
Harrison Van Horn Linen Wrapped Dresser Commode in the style of Karl Springer
Located in Cincinnati, OH
designed in the manner of Karl Springer . Manufactured by the Harrison Van Horn furniture company referred
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Linen
H 33 in W 48 in D 18 in
Italian Modern Parchment Chest, Sideboard Or Commode
By Karl Springer, (After) Gio Ponti, Gio Ponti, Aldo Tura, Valzania
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Parchment Chest, Sideboard Or Commode.
This stunning Italian Art Deco parchment or
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Faux Snakeskin Dresser Chest
By Karl Springer
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A faux snakeskin covered dresser chest with large glossy black pulls, covered in the early 1960s by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Dressers
A Pair of Parchment-Clad Modernist Chests by Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful pair of Parchment-clad 3-drawer Chests with integrated pulls in the manner of Samuel
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dressers
Postmodern Custom Stacked Chest of Drawers, 1990's
By Karl Springer, Donald Judd
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern custom maple stacked chest of drawers, 1990's.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Maple
Pair of Raffia Clad Commodes with Brass Hardware
Located in Danville, CA
Karl Springer. Each chest has three deep drawers and two smaller shallow drawers. The pair would make
Category
Late 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Chest in Black Embossed Lizard Leather with Black Glass Top 1988
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional chest of drawers in black embossed lizard leather with thick black glass top by Karl
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
H 32 in W 66 in D 24 in
Karl Springer Stainless Steel Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer Stainless Steel Chest of Drawers. Heavy 8 drawer chest with four drawers left and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Nightstand, Stainless Steel Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer nightstand, stainless steel chest of drawers. A quality built chunky 3 drawer
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Pink Lacquered Grasscloth Chest of Drawers, 1970
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer pink lacquered grass cloth pair dressers, nightstands with brass hardware, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Sophisticated White Lacquered Linen Wrapped Karl Springer Style Chest of Drawers
By Karl Springer
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage Karl Springer style chest of drawers in a lacquered linen wrapped finish having three large
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 32 in W 47 in D 21 in
Karl Springer Style Diminutive Commode, Night Table, Lucite, Brass, Linen Form
By Karl Springer
Located in Manhasset, NY
stylish example of Mid-Century Modern Design. This unsigned chest has all the markings of Karl Springer
Category
Late 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
H 25.5 in W 34 in D 16 in
Wonderful Karl Springer Style Bubble Front 3-Drawer Bachelors Chest Midcentury
By Karl Springer
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Karl Springer bubble front 3-drawer bachelors chest. We love everything about this super
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Formica, Wood
H 28 in W 34.25 in D 22 in
Rare American Modern Stainless Steel Highboy, Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Hollywood, FL
-all Karl Springer receipts available.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Karl Springer Style Faux Goastskin Lacquered Nightstands
By Karl Springer
Located in Long Beach, CA
Pair of Karl Springer Style Faux Goastskin Lacquered Nightstands. Good original condition with
Category
Late 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Karl Springer Stainless Steel Chest
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel 7 drawer tall chest with mirrored top. Karl Springer shipping label on top dated
Category
Late 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Snakeskin Covered Four Drawer Chest
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A simply sultry design for German born master of the exotique, Karl Springer! Black snake skin
Category
Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Glazed linen chest of drawers, attributed to Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pebbled Grain Leather Covered Chests in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Bridport, CT
covering on tops in the manner of Karl Springer.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Night Stands
H 32 in W 36 in D 19.5 in
Mid-Century Modern White Grass Cloth Credenza
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century white lacquered grass cloth chest of drawers with Lucite handles. The chest has been
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Grasscloth, Paint
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Karl Springer Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal karl springer chest for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and animal skin, every karl springer chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect karl springer chest — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A karl springer chest, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made karl springer chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Karl Springer are consistently popular.
How Much is a Karl Springer Chest?
A karl springer chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,900, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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?
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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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