Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous pair of early 19th Century Italian Empire cherrywood commodes.
Cherry
Pair of three-drawer Empire Style commodes by Lineage
By Lineage
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of Empire style mahogany commodes by Lineage.
Wood, Mahogany
$49,500 / set
H 36.5 in W 47.75 in D 22.25 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Empire St. Cherrywood Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 19th century Empire st. Cherrywood, ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu commodes.
Ormolu
Pair of Large Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large early 19th century Italian Empire walnut commodes with ebonized columns, bronze doré hardware, and three drawers.
Walnut
Century French Empire Style Mahogany Chests, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Century Furniture French Empire Style Mahogany Chests of Drawers, each with three drawers flanked by ebonized columns, label to interior top drawer. 32.5" H x 41.25" W x 18....
Mahogany
A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Empire-style demilune cabinets. The white marble tops supported by rosewood bases with two cabinet doors. The bases accented with gilt classical figure heads and sta...
Marble
$9,775 / set
H 33.5 in W 18 in D 14 in
Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
each commode having a rectangular top on a conforming case housing one drawer and one door, the doors flanked by ebonized columns and carved giltwood capitals, raised on tapering cab...
Walnut
$11,214 / set
H 39.18 in W 53.55 in D 24.81 in
Pair Of Italian Bleached Empire Chest Of Drawers With Walnut Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Viterbo, VT
Pair of Empire dressers hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1800s using book-matched walnut veneer as decoration.
Walnut
$11,000 / set
H 32.25 in W 33.5 in D 20 in
Pair of Empire Style Chest Cabinets in the manner of Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
This exceptional pair of Empire style chest cabinets, crafted in the manner of Baker Furniture, exemplifies timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Striking carved columns finis...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Lombard Empire-Style Column Cabinets, 1960s
Located in IT
Pair of lacquered Lombard Empire columns, early 19th century. Cylindrical in shape and raised on square bases, they stand out for their elegant proportions and strong decorative pres...
Wood
$9,750 / set
H 28.75 in W 29.75 in D 17.5 in
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...
$26,000
H 39.5 in W 54.75 in D 26 in
Italian Empire Style Walnut Chest of Drawers, 19th Century, One of a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scale Italian Empire period three drawer chest with beautiful figural walnut veneers, and having original gilt bronze hardware. Excellent antique condition with some recent r...
Bronze
$12,400Sale Price|29% Off
H 30.5 in W 25.75 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Period Empire Mahogany and Gilt Chest of Drawers, Denmark, circa 1800
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish late 18th Century pair of period empire chest of drawers. This rare pair was recently found here in the USA, which makes them very attractive because of the new UN/US import ...
Bronze
Pair of Empire Mahogany Commodes, circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Rectangular top above three graduated recessed drawers flanked by three quarter rounded ebonized columns raised on plinth block feet.
Mahogany
Pair French Empire Cabinets - Painted Vernis Martin Commodes
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French Empire style cabinets with painted fronts Hand painted doors and side are in the style of Vernis Martin In French interior design, vernis Martin is a type (or...
Wood
Pair of Large Chests of Drawers, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of large-scale Italian chests of drawers from the 19th century, each featuring four drawers, three of which are fitted with large disc-shaped bronze pulls. The chests stand on s...
Bronze
Pair French Empire Demi Lune Commodes Marquetry Cabinets Gilt
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of French Empire style demi lune cabinets Lovely demi lune - half moon - shape to this elegant pair Classic Empire look with classical references such as the fluted col...
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 35 in W 58 in D 23 in
Pair of French Empire Style Bombe Marquetry Commodes Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning pair of French Empire style commodes with bombe form Intricate marquetry inlay in abundence on all surfaces, floral motifs, arabesques etc.
Unavailable
H 38 in W 34 in D 17.5 in
Pair of French Empire Style Cabinets Commodes Chests on Stands Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Distinctive pair of French Empire cabinets with a profussion of intricate inlay. Each chest has two doors so lots of storage once they're opened out. Marquetry inlay work on all si...
Pair of French Empire Style Cabinets Chests Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous pair of French Empire style cabinets. - Lovely demilune form and each chest features plethora of intricate marquetry inlay - Perfect left and right. - Really important p...
Unavailable
H 24.75 in W 17.75 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Maison Jensen Commodes with Marble Tops, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great pair of commodes with gold details and shaped marble tops. As pictured, one has a single drawer over a single door and the other has a single drawer over a half door. Origina...
Unavailable
H 32 in W 36 in D 18 in
Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Painted Chests Cabinets Lacquer Commodes
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous pair of French antique Vernis Martin style painted cabinets. In French interior design, Vernis Martin is a type of imitation lacquer named after the French brothers. Guilla...
Matched Pair Empire Commodes in Mahogany, c. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
A matched pair of Empire commodes with beautiful flame mahogany fronts, each mounted with Gilt-bronze accents, and capped by pale green marble surfaces.
Pair of 19th Century Empire Walnut Bedside Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Empire walnut bedside commodes.
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Ebonised Italian Empire Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous pair of early 19th Century Italian ebonised Empire commodes.
Marble
Pair French Bedside Chests Empire Nightstands Bombe Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair French marble topped walnut bedside commodes with ormulo fittings 1890 In the Empire manner with a slight bombe form Two drawers to each and marble is smooth and chip free Bough...
Wood
A Handsome Pair of Italian Empire Walnut Bedside Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of Italian empire walnut bedside commodes; each with a single drawer over a hinged door flanked by ebonized columns with giltwood bases and capitals; raised on splaye...
Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Commodes or Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Empire style commodes or nightstands.
Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
The pair of early 19th century Italian Empire commodes in figure walnut featuring brass inlay and mounts, ebonized columns flanking 3 drawers with brass pulls.
Brass
Pair of Empire Italian Walnut Commodes, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The pair of Empire Italian commodes in walnut with brass inlay, 3 burled drawers, column sides terminating in blocked feet.
Brass
Pair 2nd Empire Fruitwood Marble Top Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 2nd Empire, clipped corner, fruitwood commodes with original Carrara marble tops, gilded accents on legs and gilded bronze pulls.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Exotic Black Walnut Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional pair of 19th century French Empire exotic black walnut commode.
Walnut
Pair of Empire Mahogany and Ebonized Commodes
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pair of very similar Empire period mahogany commodes with detached ebonized columns and ebonized sides, black fossil marble tops, and finely-chased gilt-bronze mounts (Circa 1800).
Marble, Ormolu
Matched Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Matched pair of Empire period walnut commodes/chests of drawers with inlaid white marble tops, three (3) drawers, & column detail, early 19th century, Italy.
Marble
Sold
H 29.94 in W 37.19 in D 18.82 in
Pair of Petite Bleached French Empire Style Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of petite bleached French Empire style four-drawer commodes, early 20th century.
Walnut
Pair of French Empire Style Solid Cherry Ebonized Dressers Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These each measure 48 inches wide x 22 inches deep and 33 inches tall. The commodes are in good condition and have mild signs of wear and use.
Cherry
Pair of 19th Century Italian Empire Ebonised Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An amazing pair of 19th Century Italian Empire ebonised commodes with Carrara marble tops.
Marble
Pair of Italian Rosewood Inlaid 'Empire' Commodes C1820
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Exceptional Pair of Italian Rosewood and Inlaid "Empire" Commodes c.1820.
Marble
Pair of Large Empire Period Figured Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large pair of Empire figured walnut commodes with brass hardware, bronze dore mounts and ebonized columns.
Brass
Pair of French or Italian Empire Style Commodes or Consoles
Located in Nashville, TN
With flame mahogany veneers (sans traverse across the drawers). Columnettes, In a greenish black paint with gilded bronze plinths and capitals. Some wear to the paint where the bron...
Bronze
Sold
H 37.375 in W 50.5 in D 22.5 in
Italian Empire 19th Century Walnut Commodes with Columns and Brass Mounts, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Empire walnut four-drawer commodes from the 19th century with antique brass mounts and bookmatched veneer.
Brass
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Excellent Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Commodes with Original Marble Tops.
Marble
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Period Mahogany Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Very Fine Pair of French Empire Period Mahogany Commodes with Marble Tops.
Marble
Sold
H 31 in W 25 in D 16.5 in
Early 19th Century, Pair Italian Marble Top Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Commodes
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fashioned in the French Empire style and of that period these Italian commodes feature recessed marble tops above a frieze drawer and two deep drawers flanked by ebonized gilt bronze...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 30.75 in W 28.25 in D 16.25 in
Pair of Empire Style Bronze Mounted Commodes or Nightstands or End Tables
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Empire style bronze mounted commodes or nightstands or end tables.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 34.5 in W 45.5 in D 23 in
Pair of 19th Century French Ebonized Marble-Top Empire Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in New York, NY
French 19th century Empire commodes. Marble tops. Bronze hardware and trim. Four drawers. Top drawer has no trim. Bottom three drawers have trim. Black ebonized finish. Two are av...
Wood
Pair of Empire Style Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of Empire style five drawer chests of mahogany, columns at sides with gilt bronze mounts, grey and white marble tops. French, 20th Century
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 33.75 in W 38 in D 20 in
Pair French Empire Style Marble Top Mahogany Parcel Gilt Carved Commodes 20th C
By Jeffco Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A matching pair of French Empire style commodes by Jeffco offer shaped marble tops surmounting mahogany case having three long drawers, flanking Corinthian column supports with carve...
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Italian Ebonised Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian Ebonised commodes in Empire style form circa 19th Century.
Marble
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rosewood Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century Italian commodes with wonderful rosewood figuring. These chests consist of three recessed drawers and a flush drawer above. The chests have two columns on eithe...
Rosewood
Pair 18thc Italian Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic Pair of Inlaid Commodes
Wood
Near Pair Biedermeier Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Near Pair of Commodes--one is slightly higher
Maple
A Pair of Empire Style Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A Pair of highly figured mahogany veneered bedside cabinets, each with six drawers and mounted with gilt bronze handles and escutcheon mounts. Each with their polished black marble t...
Pair 19th c. Petit Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Petit Two Drawer Commodes
Wood
Pair 19th c. Painted Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted Pair of Three Drawer Commodes
Wood
Pair 19th C. Painted Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Painted Two Drawer Commodes
Pair of Belle Epoch Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of painted and carved commodes.
Pair Inlaid italian Petit Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Inlaid Pair of Walnut Commodes
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Walnut Bedside Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous pair of 19th Century Italian walnut bedside commodes or nightstands. With lion mark handles and Carrara marble tops. Circa 1820.
Carrara Marble
Near Pair 18th Century Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th c. Walnut Commode with matching piece constructed in 19th c.
Walnut
Pair of Vintage Bleached Mahogany Empire Style Chests, circa 1940
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Vintage Bleached Mahogany Empire Style Chests Circa 1940. Restored by our craftsmen with a bleached hand rubbed finish. These chests are perfectly book matched, with bronze m...
Bronze
Sold
H 29.73 in W 17.72 in D 12.21 in
Pair French Empire Style Kingwood & Marquetry Marble top Bedside chests
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair French Empire Style Kingwood & Marquetry Marble top Bedside Chests circa 1930s Lift off Marble tops with thumb moulding Pair Serpentine Shaped Front Drawers. Marquetry inlay on ...
Kingwood
Sold
H 42.52 in W 52.37 in D 23.23 in
Pair of Empire Chest of Drawers in walnut wood Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of French Empire chest of drawers in walnut wood Early 19th century Dimensions: H 108 cm x L 133 cm x P 59 cm With three large drawers plus two small upper ones. Plan pe...
Wood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 36.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Empire Style Parcel Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Exotic Veneers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most attractive pair of early-to-mid 20th century chests, they are executed in the Empire taste and have beautiful old surfaces throughout. An old label on the back of the chest id...
Brass
Sleek Pair of Continental Empire Chests of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
A fine pair of mahogany veneer chest comprised of three drawers finishing on high straight tapered legs and adorned with bronze pulls. Shown with a refurbished black glass top creati...
Mahogany
Sold
H 37.21 in W 47.64 in D 22.64 in
Pair of Empire Chests of Drawers with Fire-Gilt Fittings, Italy Early 19th Cent.
Located in Greding, DE
This pair of Empire chest of drawers showcases three drawers, accompanied by lateral columns adorned with fire-gilt bronze bases and capitals. Notably, the top drawer extends slightl...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Empire commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of walnut two door commodes on hoof feet, painted green and gold. Genoa, Italy circa 1880
Walnut
Pair of Empire Style French Walnut Bedside Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Empire walnut bedside commodes with rectangular tops, drawers and cabinets below with interior shelves.
Walnut
A Pair of Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A pair of bedside cabinets, each with six drawers and veneered with highly figured flame mahogany. Each drawer with sharply detailed handles and escutcheons. The tops of polished bla...
Pair of Two Drawer Bespoke Walnut Chests
Located in Troy, MI
This pair of walnut Empire style chests was custom-made by an English cabinet maker. Each chest has two functional locking drawers. Drawer fronts have decorative pattern formed by pl...
Brass
Large Pair of Biedermeier Chests of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
A fine pair of sleek early Empire chests shown with its orginal thickly handcut light grey marble tops above four long drawers adorned simply with a beautiful bookmatched Cuban mahog...
Mahogany
Pair of Walnut French Empire Style Baker Commodes Nightstands circa 1950
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of Baker French Empire stands. They can be used as stands next to a bed or anywhere else in your home. They have their original finish and do have some finis...
Walnut
Sold
H 32 in W 36 in D 20 in
French Empire Style Column and Bun Feet 3 Drawers Nightstand Commode, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire Style column and bun feet 3 drawer nightstand commode - a pair.
Mahogany
Pair of Bedside Empire Walnut Commodes with Grey Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of bedside Empire walnut commodes with grey marble tops, 3 drawers and cabinets.
$34,000
H 32 in W 48 in D 20 in
Pair Available- Breathtaking Restored Art Deco Commode by Widdicomb, circa 1938
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
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
$6,669 / set
H 29.53 in W 38.59 in D 18.71 in
Pair of Blue Gustavian Chests of Drawers, Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined and elegant pair of chests of drawers executed in the Gustavian style and painted in nuanced shades of blue with geometric ornamentation. Each chest features a moulded top...
Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
French 19th Century Carved Marble Pedestal
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The hand carved black marble pedestal is the perfect accent in any space for an indoor plant or small statue. The top is removable via mortise and tenon joinery. The base has noticea...
Stone, Marble
$29,512
H 68.51 in W 40.16 in D 21.66 in
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Empire Secretary, Germany, Prussia, C. 1815
Located in Greven, DE
North Germany / Prussia Birch Biedermeier / Empire around 1815 Dimensions: H x W x D: 174 x 102 x 55 cm Description: Very exclusive secretary from the Prussian North German ...
Birch, Fruitwood
$16,290 / set
H 39.38 in W 49.22 in D 23.63 in
1920s Art Deco Commode & Nightstands, in Burl Walnut , by Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1920s elegant Art Deco Commode with pair of nightstands in burl walnut Two nightstands with commode by Gaetano Borsani , in burl walnut , with golden brass handle and foot. ...
Walnut, Burl
$11,557
H 28.75 in W 38 in D 21.07 in
Fine 19th Century Gillows Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Kidney Shaped Table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine gilt bronze mounted parquetry kidney shaped writing table attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. English Circa 1865 The rosewood lozenge trellis inlaid kidney shape...
Bronze
$56,800
H 64.5 in W 41.75 in D 20.25 in
Antique German Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherrywood & Burlwood, c. 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier tall secretaire with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood and Burlwood, in good condition. The ...
Metal, Brass
$3,495
H 73.75 in W 34.5 in D 20 in
Antique Austrian Figured Ash & Ebony Biedermeier Standing Corner Cabinet 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A very stylish antique Austrian Biedermeier figured Ash corner cabinet, circa 1830. The cabinet with an ebonized crown and a glazed door below with arched panels, the door enclosing ...
Ebony, Ash
$48,750Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 35 in W 47 in D 22 in
Pair of Italian 18th Century Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Commodes
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian 18th Century Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Commodes. Celebrated for their intricate marquetry and elegant forms, Giuseppe Maggiolini's stylish and ornate furniture...
Wood
$8,400
H 33 in W 44 in D 28 in
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Upholstered Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé en corbeille from the 19th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the 19th century, this gilded canapé fea...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Paolo Buffa, walnut bar cabinet with maple inlaid front
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2534 Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare walnut bar cabinet with maple inlaid front and lacquered metal interior. Two maple drawers with glass fronts, mirrors and hidden light. Drawing...
Maple
$99,574
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Library Ladders, Napoleon III Style
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Walnut
$14,850Sale Price|24% Off
H 31 in W 47.75 in D 28 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ebonized gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood floral marquetry single-drawer center table, desk or writing table. The orna...
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Bar by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu (1883 - 1961) : A fine French Art Deco bar cabinet with palisander and metal marquetry, and brass mounted details. Interiors in sycamore, mirror and chrome. Inlaid plaque...
Brass, Chrome
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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