Unavailable|$6,800
19th Century French Serpentine Front Rococo Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
Gorgeous 19th century French Serpentine front Rococo commode green lacquered with Chinese decor
Wood, Oak
WHITE OF MEBANE Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Gray Painted Bachelor Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bachelor chest by White Furniture. Hardwood painted a soft gray color with
Brass
Unavailable|$5,747
19th Century Swedish Rococo Serpentine Chest
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very fine 19th century Swedish Rococo chest with an exceptional curved serpentine form and carved
Wood
Unavailable|$6,024
18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Serpentine Chest
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exceptional and beautifully proportioned hand-carved baroque period serpentine chest with faux
Oak
Unavailable|$18,500
18c. Polychrome Genovese Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A painted, rococo Italian commode with serpentine front and sides and shaped apron. The piece with
Wood
Unavailable|$3,695 / set
pr. of 19th centuty Italian bedside commodes
Located in Tacoma, WA
good pair of Northern Italian Piedmontese painted bedside commodes of serpentine shape
Wood
Sold|$4,916
Austrian Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C Austrian painted pine serpentine front three drawer commode with faux marble tops. 1790
Pine
Sold|$3,462
English Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small English 19th C painted serpentine oak commode. 1890. Dimensions 32 inches (81 cms) Wide
Oak
Sold|$4,611
English Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C English painted serpentine front 4 drawer oak commode. 1890. Reference: 8023
Oak
Sold|$6,800
Sicilian Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine top with outlines of old decoration over a conforming case with two drawers with
Wood, Pine
Sold|$4,611
English Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th c English painted serpentine front 4 drawer oak commode. 1890. Dimensions 36 inches
Oak
Sold|$2,850
Venetian Hand-Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a whimsical, yet sophisticated Venetian commode artfully painted with monkeys flanking
Wood
Sold|$5,193
18th Century Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century serpentine painted commode from Germany, 1780. Reference: 5820 Dimensions
Oak
18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century French serpentine 3-drawer commode with wonderful old paint, 1760
Oak
Italian Floral and Fruit Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Floral and fruit decorated sides, front with faux marble top. Colorful.Distressed paint condition
Wood
19th Century Swedish Painted Serpentine Commode Faux Marble Top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Three-drawer serpentine shaped Swedish commode in later blue paint and faux marble top, circa 1880
Pine
Sold|$3,046
19th Century Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting narrow 19th C Dutch painted serpentine commode . 1830
Oak
Sold|$115,000
Venetian Rococo Painted Commode, circa 1740
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-18th century Venetian Rococo two-drawer painted serpentine commode decorated with floral and
Wood
Sold|$5,532
Stunning Danish Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Danish painted serpentine commode, 1770 Dimensions 51 inches (130
Oak
Sold|$4,085
Pair of Continental Commodes / Bedside Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of Continental painted serpentine commodes/ bedside chests, 1950 Dimensions 40 inches
Sold|$1,772
English Serpentine Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Low 19th century English serpentine painted pine commode with a decorative paint finish. 1830
Pine
Sold|$4,542
English Painted Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C English painted oak serpentine front commode with brushing slide. 1890. Dimensions
Oak
Sold|$12,500
c.1850 Painted French Serpentine Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Charming antique commode with a serpentine front, nice raised panels on the sides, hand-dovetailed
Wood
Sold|$7,980
c.1850 Painted French Serpentine Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Charming antique commode with a serpentine front, nice raised panels on the sides, hand-dovetailed
Wood
18th Century Painted Serpentine-Blocked Front Commode
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century painted serpentine-blocked front commode in remnants of early or original finish
Iron
Sold|$6,093
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century painted German serpentine commode, 1780. Dimensions 42 inches (107 cms) wide
Oak
Sold|$6,149
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century painted German serpentine commode, 1780. Dimensions 42 inches (107 cms) wide
Oak
Sold|$2,700
Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century Swedish serpentine front painted commode, 1850. Dimensions: 45.5 inches (116 cms
Oak
Sold|$4,778
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very good 18th century painted French serpentine commode, 1780 Dimensions 48.5 inches (123
Pine
Sold|$3,808
Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century Dutch painted 3-drawer serpentine commode, 1820. Dimensions: 37.5 inches (95
Pine
Sold|$4,501
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th century French painted serpentine front commode with a brushing slide, 1790
Oak
Sold|$4,085
Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very small late 18th century painted serpentine front commode. 1790. Dimensions: 29.5 inches
Oak
Sold|$5,055
Austrian Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Austrian three-drawer serpentine painted oak commode, 1780. Dimensions: 48.5
Oak
1740s Dutch Three-Drawer Serpentine Painted Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch serpentine three-drawer commode from the mid-18th century. Born in the Netherlands during
Wood
Original Painted French Serpentine Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Striking early 20th century French oak serpentine commode, of great proportions displaying original
Oak
Sold|$4,570
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century French painted three-drawer Serpentine commode, 1820. Dimensions: 53.5
Oak
Sold|$5,886
Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 18th century Danish carved serpentine commode. 1780 Dimensions: 46.5 inches (118
Oak
Sold|$5,532
Austrian Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century serpentine front and sides three drawer commode, 1780. Dimensions: 47 inches
Oak
Sold|$4,085
Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Swedish serpentine front three-drawer commode. Old white finish, 1780 Dimensions
Oak
Sold|$3,670
Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century pained Danish serpentine front commode with hidden narrow drawer/ slide, 1790
Wood
Sold|$4,778
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century French serpentine front commode, 1820. Dimensions: 39.5 inches (100 cms
Oak
Sold|$4,147
Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th century serpentine three-drawer commode, 1820. Dimensions 42.5 inches (108 cms
Oak
Sold|$6,370
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century French painted oak commode, 1780. Dimensions 53.5 inches (136 cms) wide
Oak
Rococo Style Serpentine Front Commode in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
Rococo style commode with serpentine front. Original patina and hardware with three keys. Found in
Paint, Pine
Beautifully Painted Antique Serpentine Commode from France, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful French commode from the 1800s has a supple serpentine form façade that is augmented
Metal, Brass
Sold|$5,532
French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th century French blue painted serpentine front commode, 1780. Dimensions 48 inches (122
Sold|$2,215
Dutch Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
20th C Dutch painted pine serpentine front four drawer commode. 1950. Reference: 7557
Pine
Sold|$4,293
English Oak Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th C painted serpentine English oak commode with brushing slide, 1890. Dimensions 40.5
Oak
Sold|$4,778
Danish Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Danish serpentine front commode. Splits into two pieces. Original brass handles and
Oak
Swedish Rococo Serpentine Block-Front Commode in Original Blue Paint
Located in Chireno, TX
Swedish rococo serpentine block-front commode in original blue paint. Rococo period commode (circa
Iron
Sold|$5,124
18th Century Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 18th C Dutch painted oak serpentine front commode. 1760. Reference: 8195 Dimensions
Oak
Sold|$3,462
19th Century Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C Dutch painted serpentine front 3 drawer commode. 1880.
Oak
Sold|$6,786
18th Century Austrian Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C Austrian painted oak serpentine commode. 1780. Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms
Oak
Sold|$15,700
18th Century Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Chireno, TX
18th century serpentine commode in pine. Original blue paint and hardware. Beautiful shape, scale
Pine
Sold|$5,886
18th C French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C French serpentine front 3 drawer painted commode. 1780. Dimensions 50 inches (127 cms
Oak
Sold|$4,778
18th Century Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Danish 4-drawer serpentine commode, 1780 Dimensions: 48 inches (122 cms
Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Painted Serpentine Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
front. Later paint with now weathered appearance. Faux painted marble painted top. Later brass handles
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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