Pair of Mastercraft American Mid-Century Brass & Glass Curio / Display Cabinets
By Mastercraft
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century curio / display cabinets with polished lacquered brass frames, two compartments containing two adjustable glass shelves in the top section and one in the...
Brass
A fine pair of Russian light mahogany and brass inlayed commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of mahogany and brass hand hammered commodes.
Brass
Pair of Brass Mounted Flame Mahogany Russian Baltic Directoire Style Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 30.5 tall x 37.5 wide x 18.5 deep They were built in a hard country. You can see it in the weight of them — in the way the lines stand firm and the bronze holds fast again...
Brass, Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Style Wood and Brass Italian Pair of Commodes
By Gio Ponti
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of chests of drawers in Gio Ponti style. Made of solid wood structure covered in brass.
Brass
Pair of Regency Period Mahogany Side Cabinets with Brass Lattice Fronts
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Pair of Exquisite Regency Period Mahogany Side Cabinets with Decorative Brass Lattice Fronts Internal measurements Depth of shelf 24cm Internal Cabinet Height 77cm
Brass
Dazzling Rattan, Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger - Pair Available
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. Thi...
Brass
Elegant Caramel Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger- Pair Available
By Tommi Parzinger, Willow and Reed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Retains the Maker mark. There are a pair of these chests available. The price listed is for one (1) chest.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Wood and Brass Italian Commodes
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This pair of Mid-Century Modern style Italian commodes showcases a classic design from the 1950s, featuring solid wood construction accented with brass. Each commode is elegantly des...
Brass
Pair French Hand Stitched Leather & Brass Faux Bamboo Commodes by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important Pair of French Midcentury Modern Neoclassical hand stitched leather and brass faux bamboo cabinets, dressers, commodes or chest of drawers by Jacques Adnet, circ...
Brass
Pair Of Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Rosewood, Ormolu & Brass Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and very detailed pair of Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. Rosewood, Ormolu and Brass commodes from Tuscany. Each three drawer commode is raised by handsome block su...
Brass, Ormolu
Pair Faux Gold Tortoise Heavy Brass Pulls Two Door Credenzas Dresser Mint!
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Faux gold tortoise heavy brass pulls two door credenzas dresser mint!
Brass
Elegant Pair of Black Lacquer Cane and Brass Commodes by Tommi Parzinger
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
The price listed is for the pair.
Brass
Rare vintage Chinoiserie Emperor Verre Eglomise Mirrored Brass commodes, a pair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
The top and bottom of the chests consist of new real brass base trim as well as the top underside lip.
Mirror
Mesmerizing Pair of Lacquer and Brass Cabinets by William Doezema, circa 1970
By Mastercraft, William Doezema
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commodes are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. ...
Brass
Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Russian Mahogany and Gilt Brass Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of Late 19th century Russian mahogany and hand hammered brass inlayed commodes.
Brass
Spectacular Pair of Cane and Brass Doors and Drawers Commodes by Tommi Parzinger
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
The price listed is for the pair.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass and Brass Pair of Italian Commodes
By L.A. Studio
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Designed by L.A. Studio, this pair of commodes combines timeless elegance with modern sophistication. Crafted in Italy, each commode features an original solid wood structure from th...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass and Brass Pair of Italian Commodes
By L.A. Studio
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The pair of commodes, designed by L.A. Studio, feature an original structure dating back to the 1950s, crafted from solid wood and adorned with colored Murano glass. Brass handles an...
Brass
Dramatic Restored Pair of Cerused Oak and Brass Commodes by McGuire, circa 1970
By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire
Located in Atlanta, GA
Excellent Restored Condition. The chests have been professionally cleaned and re-lacquered.
Brass
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
Bronze
Mid Century Style Solid Wood, Brass and Black Glass Pair of Italian Commodes
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of chests of drawers composed of two drawers, made of solid wood covered in brass and black glass.
Brass
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
Bronze
Pair of Swedish Black-Painted Commodes with Brass Hardware, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking pair of Swedish black-painted commodes, embodying the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design.
Pine
$2,800 / item
Pair of English Campaign Style Trunks
Located in East Hampton, NY
Lovely antique trunks or blanket chests with brass hardware and handles all intact..... a wonderful nautical moment..... sold separately or together but price individually ($2800/eac...
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Semainieres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Neoclassical semainieres. Mahogany with patinated brass details.
Brass
$2,350 / set
French Style Cream Painted Commodes, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of French Style Cream Painted Commodes, each with three slide drawers and brass hardware. 34" H x 45.5" W x 19" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side Townhouse.
Brass
$8,200 / set
French 19th Century Pair of Commodes
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite Pair of 19th century French pair of commodes. They are made of mahogany with brass around the drawers. They have it’s original marble top with a brass gallery around.
Marble, Brass
$54,000 / set
Pair of Continental Spanish Rosewood Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Continental (circa 1850s) Spanish rosewood 5 drawer bombe shaped commodes with mother of pearl, pewter, and brass inlay with marble tops (PRICED AS Pair).
Marble, Pewter, Brass
$6,850 / set
Pair Of Italian Rococo Walnut Commodinis
Located in Essex, MA
Each with serpentine Verona marble tops over three drawers with escutcheons. Cabriole legs with brass toes. Tops once veneered but now with what appear to be the original tops.
Marble, Brass
$2,350 / set
Pair of Ebonized and gilt Demi lune Cabinets
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Louis XV style ebonized And gilted cabinets
Brass
$6,800 / set
Pair Of George II Style Walnut Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular cross banded top over two drawers with brass handles, separate bases with shell carved cabriole legs and ending on pad feet. Tops are older than the bases.
Brass
$5,950 / set
Pair of 20th Century Rococo Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of Mid 20th Century black lacquer commodes in the rococo revival manner. Both are fitted with three drawers and brass hardware with foliate carving and ball and claw feet. In e...
Brass
Fine Pair of Creme Painted French Directoire Style Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Each chest features four spacious dovetailed drawers, accented with original antique brass bail pulls and a signature Directoire shield escutcheon, capturing the understated sophisti...
Brass
Pair of bedside cabinets by Jean Claude Mahey, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of dark brown lacquered and brass bedside cabinets by Jean Claude Mahey. Jean Claude Mahey always meets the high quality furniture standards and never disappoints. Seventies/...
Brass
$44,500 / set
Pair of English Regency Ebonized Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style ebonized 2 grill door commodes with brass inlay and satinwood trim (PRICED AS Pair).
Brass
$2,850 / set
Pair Of Venetian Style Walnut Bombe Commodinis
Located in Essex, MA
Each bombe form with two drawers with brass handles. Cabriole legs.
Brass
Pair of Honey Colored Cabinets by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform, 1950s
By Alfred Hendrickx, Belform
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
This pair consists of a chest of drawers and one two-door cabinet with a shelf.
Brass
$9,340 / item
Pair of Mid-Century Style Burl Dressers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century style burl dressers with four drawers each with polished brass turned knobs with a hand rubbed warm brown finish with subtle distressing and raised on square tapered legs...
Brass
$6,800 / set
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Petit Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
With shaped top and conforming marble with brass 3/4 gallery over three brass mounted drawers with keys. Circular tapered legs ending on brass sabot feet. The sides of case are shape...
Marble, Brass
Pair 1970s Katline Macassar Nightstands Adalberto Caraceni for Modernindustria
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 1970s Italian modern Katline Macassar nightstands designed by Adalberto Caraceni for Modernindustria, each featuring an open shelf and drawer with gold plated brass handle.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Bombe Burled 4 Drawer Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 29 1/2 inches high x 60 inches wide x 32 1/2 inches deep A striking and architecturally expressive pair of Italian Rococo style bombe commodes, executed in the 20th cent...
Metal, Brass
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Taupe Painted Commodes, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial Louis XV style commodes, nightstands, or chests of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved taupe painted oak, with original brass h...
Brass
Kennedy for Harrods Pair of Rosewood Military Campaign Nightstands With Drawer
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kennedy for Harrods Pair of Rosewood Military Campaign Nightstands With Single Drawer Two Pairs In Stock, These Were From A Luxury Boutique Hotel In England. Both Feature Brass Fitti...
Brass
Century Furniture Georgian Carved Mahogany Bombay Dressers or Commodes, Pair
By Century Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of Georgian or Chippendale style bombay form dressers, chests of drawers, or commodes By Century Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Carved mahogany, with original b...
Brass
Sophisticated Pair of Restored Vintage Art Deco Commodes by Widdicomb, c 1948
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The price listed is for the pair. Retains the Maker mark. These magnificent chests are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously pr...
Brass
$3,200 / set
Pair of Cabinets in Oak, Made in Denmark, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of cabinets in soap scandinavian oak. Designed and made in Denmark in the 1960s. Great original condition.
Brass
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the walnut stands have two heavily carved ...
Brass
Pair Antique French Directoire Mahogany End Tables with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Directoire design brought a new clarity to French interiors, replacing the ornament of the preceding era with disciplined lines inspired by classical antiquity. This refined pair of ...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair Of Half Circle Art Deco Commodes With Bakelite Hardware American C.1930
Located in Bernville, PA
Magnificent half circle chest of drawers from the Redlion Furniture Company circa American 1930’s, extremely rare to find a pair from the period.
Brass
Magnificent Pair of Modern Commodes by John Stuart, circa 1940
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Also available from this rare series: a pair of nightstands, tall chest and vanity or desk.
Brass
21th Century Pair Biedermeier-Style Commodes Night Tables Deep Burgundy
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of handcrafted commodes in the Biedermeier style, finished in a rich deep burgundy high-gloss lacquer, hand-applied and meticulously polished to achieve a refined, mirro...
Brass
Pair of Minimalist Nightstands Consoles Commodes 2 by Atelier Bachmann Walnut
By Atelier Bachmann, Andreas Bachmann
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of nightstands designed by Yuzo Nakamura-Bachmann, handcrafted in Germany. These nightstands are made out of solid American Walnut and brass handles. Finished with ...
Brass
19th Century Pair Of Transitional Nightstands/ Side Tables, France ca. 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable pair of French marquetry nightstands or side tables from the period around 1870.
Marble, Brass
Exquisite Pair of Vintage Art Deco Commodes with Tulip Pulls by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A exceptional pair of difficult to source three ( 3 ) drawer commodes by Widdicomb, circa 1940. Expertly crafted mahogany case construction. Elegant, yet functional design. This unus...
Brass
Henredon French Rococo Louis XV Oak and Silver Gilt Marble Top Commodes, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Provincial or French Rococo Louis XV style commodes or dresser chests By Henredon USA, Late 20th Century Solid carved white oak, with silver gilt details...
Marble, Brass
Pair of 21st Maooron Lacquered Commodes or Bedside Tables Biedermeier Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of small commodes or night tables in Biedermeier style, in maroon colour or winw colour, with two drawers The commodes are a handmade production. made our craftsman cabinrmaker ...
Brass
Breathtaking Pair of Black Walnut Parquetry Small Commodes by Renzo Rutili
By Renzo Rutili, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent pair of chests is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation rea...
Brass
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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