Jaipur Hand-Painted Solid Wood Bedside Chest by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
This Jaipur hand-painted solid wood bedside chest is a compact yet richly detailed piece that brings artisanal character into everyday spaces. Crafted from solid wood, the chest feat...
Wood
Late 18th Century Alsatian Pine Chest of Drawers with Original Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome late eighteenth-century chest of drawers from the Alsace region of France, crafted in pine and retaining its original painted surface. This piece exemplifies the honest co...
Pine
Fabulous Pair of French "Fluted Column" Custom Painted Chests, Mid-Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very cool pair of French carved and painted wood side chests, with central fluted column motif, from the mid 20th century.
Wood
Late 18th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode with original paint. Circa 1790.
Wood, Paint
Bespoke Swedish Style Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Bespoke Swedish style three drawer commode with a reeded top drawer and panelled sides. Customer will need to supply handles which we can fit. Code: 9115 Dimensions: W: 47.5" (...
Pine
19th C. Neoclassic French Painted Commode W/Marble Top & Lion's Head Ring Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-drawer Neoclassic commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France retains its original marble top which sits atop a Neoclassi...
Marble
French Cute-Size 4-Drawer Chest w/Faux Marble Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French carved and painted wood commode with faux marble top. This vintage chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top with softly rounded corners, which features a striking hand-p...
Wood
Louis XVI Style Commode with Painted Panel by Henry Dasson, Dated 1879
By Henry Dasson, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry Commode By Henry Dasson After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Marie-Antoinette for Versailles. Constructed i...
Breccia Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th C. Original Hand-Painted Pine Chest of 3 Drawers with Soldiers on Horseback
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century chest of three drawers, crafted in pine with a remarkable original hand-painted folk art finish. Detailed scenes of soldiers on horseback, soldiers carrying old rifles, ...
Pine, Paint
18th Century Danish Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century Danish painted oak serpentine front four drawer commode. 1780. Reference: 7752 Dimensions 48.5 inches (123 cms) wide 25 inches (64 cms) deep 47 inches (119...
Oak
Fine Hand-Painted English Trompe-l'Oeil "Bookstack" Chest & Secret Drawer
By Trowbridge, Arthur Brett
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exceptional and whimsical English trompe-l'oeil storage chest, dating from the late 20th century (circa 1980). This piece is an exquisite exercise in the art of illusion, masterfu...
Wood
$1,923Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Italian Quality Painted Carved Serpentine Chest of Drawers c.1920
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Italian Painted Carved Serpentine Chest of Drawers, c.1920 – Quality Furniture A fine Italian painted and carved serpentine chest of drawers, dating from around 1920. Featur...
Wood
$1,634Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Georgian Revival Painted Serpentine Chest of Drawers – Mid-20th Century
Located in Wisbech, England
Vintage Georgian Revival Painted Serpentine Chest of 6 Drawers – Mid-20th Century Quality Furniture A fine quality mid-20th century Georgian Revival mahogany chest of drawers, attra...
Wood
ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED PALE PiNE GREEN THREE DRAWER CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London This antique three-drawer commode exudes authentic vintage charm, with a softly distressed, pale green-painted finish that has gracefully aged over time. Datin...
Pine
$2,350Sale Price|51% Off
English George III Demilune Shaped Painted Leather Chest on Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
..With stud work, hand-forged latches and large side handles. Detailed and colorful banquet scenes. The top opening to a commodious storage well. The originals, popular during late ...
Leather
Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C Swedish breakfront pine commodes. 1880
Pine
Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C Swedish breakfront pine commodes. 1880
Pine
Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C Swedish breakfront pine commodes. 1880
Pine
Pair of Swedish Breakfront Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C Swedish breakfront pine commodes. 1880
Pine
Early 19th Century Federal Period American Red Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An early 19th century New England Federal period tall chest in old red paint featuring five graduated dovetailed drawers and retaining original brasses. Molded base with heavy turne...
Wood
Early 19th C. Danish Pine Large Chest of 5 Drawers with Original Painted Finish
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century Danish chest of five drawers crafted in pine. The chest retains its original painted finish in tones of brown with brick red undertones. The faux wood stylized pa...
Brass
STUNNING 1778 DATED POLYCHROME PAiNTED CLAW & BALL CAMPAIGN CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, North European, Polychrome painted 18th century chest of drawers dated to 1778 on...
Wood
Antique Swedish Genuine Tall Red Painted Gustavian Country Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country house chest of drawers in gustavian style. The chest of drawers is a Swedish country house furniture from between 1820 and 1830. Made in the classic gustavian straigh...
Pine
19th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 19th C Dutch bombe 4 drawer commode with later paint. 1820
Brass
Original Painted Chest Of Drawers Made In Greenish Color From 1790s
Located in Lejre, DK
Original painted chest of drawers from the Louis Seize period, from Copenhagen, approx. The 1790s. The chest of drawers is in a greenish patinated colour, which reflects the aestheti...
Wood
$21,175Sale Price|44% Off
Faux Marbled, Venetian Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking, c. 1800 hand-carved, painted, and parcel gilt Venetian commode with three, sinuously paneled drawers. The whole in faux verde and Siena marbling and further embellished w...
Wood
Charming Antique Swedish Chest of Drawers, Solid Pine with Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming Swedish antique chest of drawers in solid pine with three working drawers. The chest is a genuine country house furniture from central Sweden made around the 1840s. It has o...
Pine
$3,776Sale Price|20% Off
vintage chest of drawers with mirror, gilded with painted chinoiserie, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
vintage dresser, old chest of drawers complete with wavy and gilded mirror, gilded base decorated with painted chinoiserie, built in the mid-20th century in Italy. Chest of drawers m...
Mirror, Pine
19th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 19th C Dutch bombe 4 drawer commode with later paint. 1820
Brass
$7,576 / item
18th Century Breakfront Dutch Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century oak breakfront Dutch commode with a faux marble top. 1780. Code: 8833 Dimensions: W: 53.5" (135.9 cm) H: 36" (91.4 cm) D: 24" (61 cm)
Oak
Late 19th C. Venetian Chest Painted in Chinoiserie Stye of Blue & Yellow Ochres
Located in London, Park Royal
A late 19th century, Venetian chest of drawers with a curvaceous bombe style shape that plays with the light at all angles. The hand painted finish is in the Chinoiserie style featur...
Wood
Serpentine Front Rococo Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century French painted serpentine front commode with a marble top, 1880. Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) wide 20 inches (51 cms) deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) high. ...
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Decorative mid-19th Century French commode with later paint. With original hardware throughout.
Wood, Paint
Antique hand-painted chest, floral decoration on a red background, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Antique Hand-Painted Chest, Floral Decoration on a Red Background, 19th Century. Discover this splendid 19th-century chest, a work of art in its own right, showcasing traditional cr...
Wood
Small Danish Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers with Gray Paint and Patina ca 1900
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Small Danish Louis XVI Seize style chest of drawers made circa 1880 of solid wood by a skilled carpenter. Newly hand-painted with light grey paint which now appears with patina. The...
Brass
Swedish Fluted Drawer Fronts Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish pine commode with fluted drawer fronts.
Pine
Charming Hand-Painted Italian Serpentine Chest w/ Urn & Floral Design, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian hand-painted raised chest, with subtle serpentine body, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Swedish Rococo Commode, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with original brass pulls and keyhole covers and later locks. Later soft white paint.
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A very genuine 19th century Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers from Umea Vasterbotten, Northen Sweden. The chest of drawers has untouched originalpaint. Hardware and locks are orig...
Pine
19th Century French Painted Chest in Robin's Egg Color, Shabby Chic
Located in Nashville, TN
This amazing 19th century French painted chest came right out of the south of France. It is so beautiful with its robin's egg color and white detail. The petite and curvy legs bring ...
Hardwood
Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A most unusual and rare, c. 1800, hand-carved and painted, serpentine, Venetian, Chinoiserie commode in the bombé style, with rounded legs terminating in ormolu feet. The whole richl...
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Wood & Painted Louis XV Style Bedside Tables/Chest of Drawers
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of hand-carved French, Louis XV, style bedside tables/small chest of drawers with a handsome bombe style curved shape. The pieces are hand-finished in a French Blue/Grey with ...
Wood
$10,995
Louis XVI Dutch Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI period Dutch commode with central urn and floral carved motif on the drawers flanked by circular rosette hardware with a barley twist round handle. Each drawer has rosettes...
Paint, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Chest on Chest, circa 1810
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish Gustavian chest on chest featuring a dentil frieze top border with triple fluted canted front corners. Upper chest has two medium drawers over one large drawer. Lo...
Iron
Danish Rococo Chest on Chest, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A unique 18th Century Danish Chest on Chest with serpentine drawer fronts and cabriolet legs. Upper chest has two large drawers and lower chest has one. Older brass hardware and iron...
Brass, Iron
$262Sale Price|35% Off
Antique Industrial Large Painted Wooden Tool Chest Trunk Box, C.1940
Located in London, GB
An unusual wooden storage box/trunk. c.1940 Clearly designed and made for a single purpose, although we're stumped as to what that is! The wood has picked up a beautiful patina ov...
Wood
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Country Chest of drawers with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers from Piteå, Norrbotten , Northern Sweden. The chest of drawers is a Swedish country house furniture from between 1820 and 1840. Made i...
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian-Style Painted Chests of Drawers, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of Swedish Gustavian-style painted chests of drawers, dating to the early 20th century, inspired by the neoclassical tradition that defined late 18th-century Scandina...
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers with Grey Top, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully detailed Swedish chest of drawers in the Gustavian style, dating to circa 1880. This elegant piece is painted in a soft sand tone with a lightly distressed patina, enha...
Pine
$7,950 / set
Pair of Swedish Commodes, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish commodes, circa 1860, offering the rare luxury of matched case pieces. True pairs of 19th century commodes are far scarcer than singles and solve elegant problems i...
Wood
Antique Danish Painted Chest of Drawers in Antique White, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A distinctive early 19th-century Danish chest of drawers, painted in a soft antique white with warm undertones that enhance its neoclassical character. The top drawer is framed by a ...
Pine
Swedish Rococo Commode, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode repainted in faint pale grey with original brass hardware and locks. Three bow front drawers over cabriolet legs.
Brass
18th Century Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C Dutch painted serpentine commode. 1780. Dimensions 35 inches (89 cms) Wide 21 inches (53 cms) Deep 33 inches (84 cms) High.
Oak
Vintage Sligh Mid Century Modern 4 Drawer Cerused Painted Bachelor Chest Dresser
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sligh Mid Century Modern 4 Drawer Cerused Painted Bachelor Chest Dresser. Item features a cerused distressed finish, 4 dovetailed drawers, solid brass hardware, clean moderni...
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Commode, circa 1820
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Gustavian commode with original brass hardware and locks. Featuring canted and fluted corners. Drawer fronts outlined in brass. Sits on fluted and tapered feet with brass c...
Brass
Swedish Rococo Commode, circa 1760
Located in Huntington, NY
A diminutive bow front Swedish Rococo commode. Three drawers over a carved skirt; sits atop cabriole feet. Original brass hardware and locks. Tastefully repainted in pale greyish-whi...
Brass
19th Century English Pine Chest of Drawers, with original paint on wooden knobs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely color on this English pine Chest of Drawers. Late 1880s. Handmade with dovetails. I love the original paint still on the drawer knobs. They are painted to look like...
Pine
Charming Early 19th C. Italian Chest W/Original Painted Faux-Marble & Sea Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian three-drawer chest, with its original artistic hand-painted finish, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Late 18th Century Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Danish serpentine form two drawer painted commode. In the Baroque manner standing on four cabriole legs. With spade shape feet and original bronze hardware. Finis...
Bronze
Rustic Antique Folk Art Chest of Drawers, Solid Pine and Charming Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic antique chest of drawers from northern Sweden. This rustic folk art furniture is made by hand in solid pine around 1800 to 1820. Fitted with two extendable drawers with origin...
Pine
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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