Pair of Mahogany Bow Front Chests by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of mahogany bow front 3-drawer chests by Century Furniture.
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair Bow Front Chests
A Very Fine Pair of Large 19th Century Bow Fronted Bedside Chests
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of 19th Century mahogany bow fronted bedside chests of grand proportions, exceptional quality and fabulously hand carved with gorgeously rich patination and grain.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Near Pair of French LouisXV style Bow Front Chest of Drawers, Bedside Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Near Pair of French LouisXV style Bow Front Chest of Drawers, Bedside Drawers, side Cabinets The chests have each 4 drawers they have a bow shaped front and curved sides they have i...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF ANTiQUE ESTATE MADE BOW FRONTED 168.5CM WALNUT TALLBOY CHEST OF DRAWERS
$10,922Sale Price / set|20% Off
PAIR OF ANTiQUE ESTATE MADE BOW FRONTED 168.5CM WALNUT TALLBOY CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of exquisite quality extra large Bow Fronted Walnut Tallboy Chests of Drawers that were es...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Pair 19th C. Bow-Front Night Stands w/Decorative Veneers & Inlay Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of wooden side chests with veneers and decorative inlay banding, from the 19th century. These antique smaller-sized chests from Italy have a slightly bowed front desi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Danish Empire Style Mahogany 3-Drawer Marble Topped Bow-Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of Danish empire style mahogany 3-drawer marble-topped bow-front chests with brass inlay and bronze mounts; each with thick Napoleon machete mable top above a bowed c...
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Vintage Hickory Chair Bow Front Chippendale Chest of Drawers - A Pair
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your primary suite or grand entryway with this magnificent pair of bow-front chests from Hickory Chair’s esteemed James River Collection.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
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Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Parquetry And Marquetry Bow Front Chests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted pair of bow front chests with pink marble conforming tops.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Credenzas
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Mahogany Bow Serpentine Front 3 Drawers Bachelor Chests Grossfeld House
By Grosfeld House, John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mahogany bow Serpentine front 3 drawers bachelor chests Grossfeld house mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Antique Italian Walnut Bow-Front Side Chests from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of small-sized, raised side chests with bowed fronts from the late 18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
SUITE OF BOW FRONTED MIRRORED GLASS CHEST OF DRAWERS WiTH PAIR OF SIDE TABLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of Venetian style mirrored glass Bow Fronted drawers to include a main chest of drawers ...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Materials
Mirror
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Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes
Unavailable
H 38.19 in W 44.1 in D 22.05 in
Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes
Located in Lincoln, GB
Y A PAIR OF SATINWOOD, KINGWOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BOW FRONT COMMODESFIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY97cm high, 112cm wide, 56cm deep
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Pair Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Bedside Chests
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a Pair of very good quality Victorian mahogany bow front bedside chests.
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Bedside Chests
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Bedside Chests Item Code: 1371 A good pair of late Victorian mahogany bow front bedside chests of drawers of pleasing colour and form.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair of Bow-Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
A pair of early Biedermeier mahogany bow-fronted chests comprised of three drawers with fluted front sides terminating on straight, tapered feet, adorned with ebony inlaid shield esc...
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Ebony
Pair of Bow Front Mahogany Bachelor Chests - Commodes
By Landstrom Furniture
Located in Stamford, CT
Each Sheridan style chest having four graduating bow front drawers leading to a pull out leather top serving / writing tray.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair, English George III Style Bow Front Chest/Drawers
Located in Bellport, NY
Striking pair of George III style Bow Fronted Chests.Four drawers, all with solid brass original hardware.The laquer is an orinental coral/red,the interior drawer measures 6 inches h...
Category
20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Top Bow Front Chests of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of ebonized marble top bow front chests of drawers, 20th century, the white marble over a conforming case fitted with four graduating drawers, raised on splayed feet.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chests
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality pair of 19th century Victorian mahogany bedside chests, being bow front in form and having four graduated drawers, each with turned handles, standing on a ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of 19th Century Northern European Bow Front Chests
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Northern European Mahogany chests with 4 drawers having book match veneered fronts, top and sides and square and tapered legs, circa 1850.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Hollywood Bow Front Chests by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Dark Mahogany and Stylized Greek key nickeled bronze pulls and stylized Greek key detailed feet. Each chest is fitted with four spacious drawers. These make great nightstands as well.
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of 19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chests
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a pair of very good quality Victorian mahogany bow front bedside chests.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chests, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian bow front commodes, dressers, or chests of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1950s Mahogany, with satinwood and ebony string inlay, embossed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Russian Neoclassical Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of long bow fronted chests with black lacquered wooden plateaus above two drawers in a bookmatched mahogany flame veneer finishing on high, straight and tapered legs Origin: Ru...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Mahogany
Pair, English George III Style Bow Front ed Drawers/Chests
Located in Bellport, NY
Striking pair of George III Style Bow Fronted Drawers.New oriental red laquer finish,four pull out drawers with brass original pulls.
Category
20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century Pair of Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality pair of Victorian mahogany bow front chests. Each chest has four graduated drawers, each having turned handles.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair Antique Hepplewhite Diminutive Flame Mahogany Bow Front Side Chests c1940
Sold
H 22 in W 18 in D 10 in
Pair Antique Hepplewhite Diminutive Flame Mahogany Bow Front Side Chests c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of diminutive Hepplewhite end stands offer flame mahogany construction in bow front form having two small drawers over three long drawers and raised on splayed legs, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Sold
H 29.25 in W 17.5 in D 18 in
Pair of 19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
A pair of 19th century English Victorian mahogany bow front chest of drawers very good quality Victorian mahogany bow front bedside chests.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Bow Front Mirrored Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French mirrored cabinets with bow front. Available at our showroom at 235 East 60th Street, NY, NY 212-751-6181
Category
Vintage 1940s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of 1950s Bow-Fronted Swedish Mahogany Chests of Drawers with Brass Accents
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Pair of 1950s Bow-Fronted Swedish Mahogany Chests of Drawers with Brass Accents
Located in London, GB
A pair of bow-fronted Swedish chests of drawers from the 1950s, these mahogany chests of drawers feature gracefully curved fronts, emphasising their classic Scandinavian design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Early 20th Century Bow Front Mahogany Regency Style Chest of Dra
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Pair of English Early 20th Century Bow Front Mahogany Regency Style Chest of Dra
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic pair of Regency style chests of drawers, made in England towards the beginning of the 20th century. Each chest boasts six total drawers. These drawers are graduated and i...
Category
20th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Neoclassical Style Burled Walnut Italian Bow-Front Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
The pair of neoclassical style burled walnut Italian commodes with bow-fronts, 2 small drawers and 2 long drawers below terminating in tapered legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Pair of Bow Fronted Bedside Chests
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of mahogany bedside chests, the bow-fronted tops with raised pierced gallery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Henredon Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Bedside Chests, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Chippendale style bow front chests of drawers or nightstands By Henredon USA, 1980s Carved solid mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Dorothy Draper Pair of Chests
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Draper (1889-1969) Pair of three-drawer bow front chests in ivory with gilt details and daisy brass pulls.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Yew Wood Chests
Located in London, GB
Good quality pair of bow fronted bedside chests in yew wood with crossbanding on the tops and drawer fronts.
Category
Vintage 1930s English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rosewood Chests by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller USA
Located in Hudson, NY
A classic and stunning matched pair of bow front 3 drawer chests designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Henredon Georgian Banded Mahogany and Burl Wood Bow Front Bedside Chests, Pair
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H 24.25 in W 28 in D 18.5 in
Henredon Georgian Banded Mahogany and Burl Wood Bow Front Bedside Chests, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Georgian or Chippendale style three-drawer bow front commodes or nightstands By Henredon, "Aston Court" Collection USA, Circa 1980s Banded mahogany and burl woo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Stunning Pair of Mahogany Bow Fronted Bedside Lamp Wine Table Chest of Drawers
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H 27.56 in W 20.87 in D 16.15 in
Stunning Pair of Mahogany Bow Fronted Bedside Lamp Wine Table Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are so excited to present to you these stunning pair of mahogany bedside end lamp tables. We have lightly restored this by giving it a hand clean all over, hand waxed and hand ...
Category
20th Century British Night Stands
Materials
Hardwood
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Pair Bow Front Chests For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of pair bow front chests available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and brass, all pair bow front chests available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of pair bow front chests available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Pair bow front chests made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many pair bow front chests are appealing in their simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Charak Furniture Company and Gilbert Rohde produced popular pair bow front chests that are worth a look.
How Much are Pair Bow Front Chests?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,338, while they’re typically $1,795 on the low end and $38,000 highest priced.
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?
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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