Damascus Wedding Chest with Mother of Pearl Inlays and Marble Top, Mid Century
Located in Munich, DE
This handcrafted Damascus wedding chest is designed with mother-of-pearl inlays, three drawers and a marble top.
Marble
FINE PAiR OF ANTIQUE 1880 ITALIAN MARBLE TOP BOMBE NIGHTSTAND SIDE TABLE CHEST
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique circa 1880 Italian Serpentine fronted Bombe side table chests with Marble tops ...
Marble
Early 19th Century, Lombard Empire Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in IT
Walnut-veneered cabinet with solid walnut interior. Fitted with original brass handles with gilt finish, brass capitals with matching gilt finish, and a grey marble top. Complete wi...
Brass
18th c. French Painted Tall Chest of Drawers with Original Marble Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful patina with original, beveled marble top. Brass hardware.
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning 19th century French Louis XV style 2 drawer commode with hoof feet, bronze hardware and a Breche d’Alp marble top. This French commode or chest is the perfect size for an en...
Marble
Marble Top Drawers Burl Wood Decorative Cristal Balls Pulls Bachelor Chest MINT
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Marble Top 3 Drawers Compact Decorative Cristal Balls Pulls Bachelor Chest MINT
Burl
French Louis XVI Style Burl Wood Secretary Chest with Marble Top, 1930s
Located in BÉTERA, ES
The upper section opens to reveal a fitted interior with pigeonholes, small drawers, and a green leather writing surface, combining refined design with practical functionality. The ...
Bronze
19th Century French Transition-Style Half Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Decorative motifs enrich the façade while preserving a light and graceful appearance. The chest is topped with a Royal Red marble slab, offering striking contrast to the painted sur...
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
This lovely piece features pink and grey veined marble-top. The chest has three large drawers in the middle and six small drawers on either side, each decorated with brass loop pulls...
Marble, Brass
Italian 18th Century Chest of Drawers with Marble Top and Bronze Trim
Located in Roma, IT
Consisting of three drawers and marble top.
Wood
Antique Italian Pair of Marble-Top Bedside Tables and Chest of Drawers
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FE96 Art Nouveau antique Italian pair marble top bedside tables and chest of Drawers with mirror.
Walnut, Burl
Italian Midcentury Dresser or Chest of Drawer with Carrara Marble Top, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Fine dresser with four drawers mounted under a beautiful mirror. White Carrara marble top. Glass shelf and brass fixtures.
Wood
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare, and very fine quality French Transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style mahogany inlaid marble-top chest after Jean-François Oeben / Jean-Henri Riesener.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Miniature Dresser Styled Jewelry Chest or Music Box with Pink Marble Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique musical jewelry box has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1895 in the Edwardian style. The jewelry box is con...
Brass
18th Century Gustavian Commode
Located in Ljungby, SE
It features canted corners adorned with gilded fluting and a marble top. The chest has three drawers, all opened with the accompanying key.
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassic Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Neoclassic Inlaid Walnut Commode. Veneer Sienna Marble Top. This rare chest features a stunning rectangular veneered Sienna marble top over a two drawer case.
Wood
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Style Dresser, France 19th century, Antique
Located in Belmont, MA
It is additionally embellished bronze fittings. The red-brownish marble top is original. Details The chest of drawers comes refinished.
Mahogany, Walnut
Louis XV Style Chest in Black with Fine Brass Fittings and a Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A Louis XV style chestwith original brass details and handles in birch wood with a Black fine painted finish with Fine Brass Fittings and a Marble Top. Width: 73cm / 28.7" Depth: 3...
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century French Louis XV-style Bombe Commode The book matched veneered chest with marble top over three drawers with bronze mounts and hardware Dimensions: 33.75...
Bronze
French Restauration Crotch Mahogany Commode Stamped ' Maigret '
Located in Nashville, TN
Gilded mounts with hand hewn marble top .This chest has secondary wood of oak and gilded figures (laurel and ribbon ,cornucopia ).
Mahogany, Oak
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Renaissance Revival Burl & Walnut Marble Top Dresser, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian Renaissance Revival chest of drawers offers walnut construction with tall mirror having shaped frame and burl panels with stylized urn form cartouche, pierced pa...
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Alfea Sideboard in light Tay wood
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Top profile and chest of drawers front covered in leather with hand stitching.
Wood
$13,899 / item
Modern by Carpanelli Alfea Sideboard in Precious Wood
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Top profile and chest of drawers front covered in leather with hand stitching.
Wood
Painted Italian Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Washington, DC
A painted Italian commode with faux marble top.
Wood, Paint
Art Deco Amboyna Cabinet by Maison Krieger, Marble Top, Circa 1930s
By Maison Krieger
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco French amboyna semaniere with slight bow front and inset marble top with nickled brass pulls & original key (signed: KRIEGER on the back & lock).
Marble
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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