Petite 4 Drawer Burl Olivewood Campaign Style Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely petite burled olive wood campaign style chest. Chest has four drawers, 2 small drawers at the top and 2 larger drawers below. It has inset brass campaign style hardware on the...
Brass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Burl Olivewood Italian Campaign Style Petite Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consisderation is this petite olivewood burl campaign-style chest from the mid-20th century, made in Italy featuring distinctive inset brass hardware.
Olive
Italian Rococo Style Bombé-form Olivewood Veneer 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
the mid-century chest in the rococo taste having a shaped top above a conforming bombé-form case with three drawers featuring ornate bronze pulls; over a scalloped apron all raised o...
Olive
Sicilian Rococo Olivewood Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine bombe form with inset marble top over two drawers raised on cabriole legs. Brass handles. Very cute table.
Marble
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Olivewood & Ormolu 2-Drawer Bombe Commode c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Constructed with rich olivewood veneer, the chest features a gracefully curved facade and sides, showcasing the wood's striking, variegated grain patterns.
Olive
Venetian Rococo Bombe Commode, Olivewood Oyster Veneer, Italy, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
Venetian Rococo Bombe Commode, Olivewood Oyster Veneer, Italy, 1950s. This Italian commode is built with a serpentine bombe carcass veneered in olivewood, laid in a patchwork oyster...
Brass
18th Century Italian 3-Drawer Commode in Olivewood with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian 3-Drawer Commode in Olivewood with Cabriole Legs
Wood
Monumental Rare Period 1770s era Italian Inlaid Olivewood and Walnut Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This monumental rare period 1770s Italian commode is a masterful example of 18th-century craftsmanship, blending olivewood and walnut in intricate inlay work to create a timeless hei...
Brass
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. flamed Mahogany, Maplewood, Olivewood ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu chests. The his and hers pai...
Ormolu
Petite Italian Rococo Style Burl Olivewood Bombé Jewelry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This petite Italian jewelry chest is a charming example of 1960s Rococo Revival design, combining graceful proportions with richly figured burl...
Metal
17th Century Oyster Olivewood Chest
Located in London, GB
A Classic oyster olivewood chest of drawers of the William and Mary period in a very original state of preservation.
Olive
William & Mary Olivewood Chest of Drawers
By Gerrit Jensen
Located in London, GB
A William & Mary olivewood oyster veneered chest of drawers, the top inlaid with geometric lines in holly above two short and three long drawer fronts similarly inlaid.
Olive
English Oyster Veneer Olivewood Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1690. A rectangular crossbanded top with molded edge and circular inlay is above two short and two long drawers inlaid sympathetically with the top and sides; on a short stand ...
Italian Veneered Olivewood Bombe Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian veneered olivewood bombe three-drawer chest.
Wood
English Kingwood & Olivewood Oyster Veneered Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1700. A rectangular crossbanded top with molded edge is inlaid with concentric circles, above two short drawers a three long graduated drawers, raised on later bun feet.
18th Century Louis XVI Olivewood and Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Louis XVI olivewood and walnut chest of drawers, with three wide drawers, the whole raised on turned and shaped neoclassical feet.
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 34.26 in D 22.05 in
William & Mary Olivewood Oyster Veneered Chest of Drawers of Elegant Proportions
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The chest has two oak-lined graduated short over two long drawers which are again laid with olivewood oysters and fitted with brass drop handles and cast lock escutcheons.
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 34.26 in D 22.05 in
Late 17th Century William & Mary Olivewood & Holly Oyster Veneered Chest of Draw
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The chest has two oak-lined graduated short over two long drawers which are again laid with olivewood oysters and fitted with brass drop handles and cast lock escutcheons.
Olive
18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut and Olivewood Commode
Located in Fulton, CA
A mid-18th century Italian 2-drawer walnut commode with olive secondary woods. Retains original hardware, escutcheon plates and locks. Serpentine front on cabriole legs with hoof fee...
Bronze
18th Century Italian Walnut and Olivewood Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Italian walnut and olivewood three-drawer commode, having a three-board serpentine shape top above a conforming case with three long drawers retaining their original locks, shaped ap...
Brass, Bronze
Unavailable
H 31 in W 39 in D 24 in
18th Century North Italian Olivewood, Marble and Silvered Metal Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
Late 18th century North Italian olive wood of serpentine outline with white Carrara marble above three long drawers fitted silvered metal handles and escutcheons.
Olive
Olivewood William & Mary Desk
Located in Kensington, MD
original 17th century Olivewood Marquetry Chest, which was remade into a 7 drawer knee hole desk at a later date (24"h knee hole) View our complete collection @ www.hollisandknigh...
Olive
Italian Olivewood Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Nice small olivewood chest, made in Italy. Side handles, four drawers.
Pair of olivewood chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of olivewood veneer four-drawer chests with brass hardware and bracket feet.
Brass
William and Mary Inlaid Olivewood Chest of Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
5 drawers, with original brass hardware. 18th century
Brass
Sold
H 29 in W 36.25 in D 17.5 in
Shapely Pair of Italian Rococo Style Bombe-Form Olivewood Two-Drawer Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely pair of Italian Rococo style bombe-form olivewood two-drawer chests with parquetry inlay; each warmly patinated olivewood chest with cross-hatch veneer.
A Richly-Patinated Italian Rococo Olivewood-Veneered Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A richly-patinated Italian rococo olivewood-veneered 4-drawer chest; the rectangular top above a conforming body fitted with 2 short drawers over 2 long drawers all above a scalloped...
Italian Walnut and Olivewood Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and beautifully made serpentine shape walnut three-drawer commode or chest of drawers with olivewood inlay. Geometric pattern inlay on the sides, top and drawer fronts, and ha...
Olive, Walnut
French Commode in Olivewood
Located in Atlanta, GA
French or Italian olivewood commode with two drawers.
Directoire Style Olivewood Commode
Located in North York, ON
Directoire styled Italian olivewood commode, bookmatched drawer fronts, ebonized columns with brass mount and brass inlay adorn this neoclassic piece.
Brass
Pair of Olivewood Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Opposing pair of commodes, of olivewood decorated with stringing, each having shaped tops, serpentine fronts and concave sides, single drawer over hinged cupboard door, raised on cab...
Metal
Sicilian Rococo Olivewood Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine top over two drawers, cabriole legs.
Pair of Fine Italian Louis XVI Olivewood and Walnut Marble-Top Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Italian Louis XVI Carrera marble-top commodes. Fine walnut and fruitwoods.
Walnut
Northern Italian Olivewood Parquetry Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bombe chest,of olivewood, having crosshatched parquetry designs on top, sides and three stacked drawers, over scalloped apron.
Wood
Italian Louis XV Style Olivewood Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Italian Louis XV style 2 drawer olivewood commode.
Northern Italian 19c Inlaid Olivewood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, Neoclassical form, inlaid with olivewood veneer and French polished; having three drawers decorated with stringing, raised on square-section tapering legs.
Wood
Beautiful Italian Inlaid Olivewood Provincial Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a delightfully simple take on the French Louis XV style made in Italy during the 1940s era. The piece is intricately inlaid in satinwood with an olivewood case. The piece is ...
Brass
18th Century Italian Rococo Olivewood Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century Italian marble-top commode, the shaped sides and font with rosewood crossbanding, the two drawers with fire gilt hardware, over shaped apron and standing on shaped cabri...
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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