Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
Flanked with canted side posts and painted in a soft color typical of the Scandinavian palette, this pair of three-drawer chests is resting on short tapered feet, angled in the front.
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Chests, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style chests from the 19th century with off white / beige painted finish, three drawers, carved rosettes and tapered feet.
Wood
Pair of Beautifully Grained Blonde Burl Three Drawer Chests Stamped Hekman
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of three drawer cabinets covered in blonde burl. Each drawer having a single chrome center pull. Patina to the finish but no damage or apologies. Stamped Hekman inside drawer of...
Wood, Burl
Pair Swedish Style Distress Painted Three-Drawer Commodes Chests or Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Swedish style three-drawer commodes or nightstands each on square tapering legs with brass drawer pulls. Having dental molding style carvings. Lovely tan with gray distress p...
Wood
Pair of Swedish 1890s Painted Wood Gustavian Style Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chests from the late 19th century, with three drawers, diamond motifs and fluted accents. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of ...
Wood
Pair of Painted Wood Three-Drawer Brazilian Chests in Soft Blue-Grey
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of painted wood three-drawer Brazilian chests.
Metal
Pair of Swedish 1900s Gustavian Style Blue Grey Painted Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted in a soft blue grey color typical of the Scandinavian taste for light palettes, this pair of Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chests circa 1900 will bring a Classical tou...
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 1880s Gray Beige Painted Three-Drawer Chests, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chests from circa 1880 with gray/beige painted finish, petite carved beads and flutes side posts.
Wood
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Painted Three-Drawer Chests with Semi Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted three-drawer chests from the 19th century, with dentil moldings, fluted semi columns and bracket feet.
Wood
Pair of Walnut Drexel Three Drawer Nightstands End Tables Small Chest Restored
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of three drawers American walnut night stands end tables small chests.
Pewter
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Wood Three-Drawer Chests with Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chests from the 19th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, each of this pair of...
Wood
Pair of West Indies Bamboo and Cane Three-Drawer Chest of Drawers
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of bamboo and cane chests, perfect as bedside pieces. Cane fronts and sides, bamboo trim and tops (lacquered finish) three pull-out drawers on slides.
Bamboo, Cane
Pair of Italian 19th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Chests with Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian walnut three-drawer commodes from the 19th century with bookmatched veneer, turned legs and brass shield-shaped escutcheons. This exquisite pair of 19th-century Ita...
Brass
Pair of "Greek Key Three-Drawer Chests Original Pink Lacquer by Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of pink and white lacquered Greek key chests by Kittinger. Top drawers have sliding sock or jewelry compartments. Second drawers have adjustable dividers. Stunning design, excep...
Wood
Pair of Midcentury Mahogany Campaign Style Three Drawer Chests w. Brass Accents
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dating to circa 1970 this pair of small Campaign style chest of drawers are great as either end tables or nightstands. The wood has a deep warm color contrasting well to the polished...
Brass
American Mid Century Walnut Three Drawer Chest Dresser Lane First Edition a Pair
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A professionally refinished and well kept pair of Mid Century American Modern walnut three drawer chests.
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Carved and Painted Three-Drawer Chests Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this elegant pair of antique painted chests of drawers on either side of a mantel, on in an entry way. Crafted in France circa 1860, each cabinet sits on tapered and fluted feet ...
Oak
Sold|$1,795
Pair of Jansen Three-Drawer Stands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Brass capped feet with brass mouldings.
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Carved and Painted Three-Drawer Commodes Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this elegant pair of antique painted chests of drawers on either side of a mantel, or a front door in an entry way. Crafted in France circa 1860, each commode sits on tapered and...
Oak
Pair of French Style Three-Drawer Nightstands
Located in Norwalk, CT
High quality carved wood chests, each with three drawers and a form candle slide. Solid brass hardware. Newly lacquered gloss black. Great size, circa 1950s.
Mid-Century Modern Lacquered Wood Three-Drawer Nightstands, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is a pair of Mid-Century Modern white lacquered chests with rounded edges, three drawers and chrome-plated hardware. The chests are the perfect size to use as night ...
Metal
Pair of Goat Skin Parchment Covered Three-Drawer Stands
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of parchment or goat skin covered 3 drawer stand. Excellent quality with mahogany finished interiors to the drawers and contrast blue colored tops. These are likely custom ord...
Goatskin
Pair of Goatskin Parchment Handmade Three-Drawer Nightstands or Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
One of a kind all handmade parchment chests scream Hollywood Regency. The flowing legs support an all handmade three drawer proportionally wonderful pair of nightstands or small comm...
Pair of 20th Century Custom Made Three-Drawer Mirrored Commodes
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of contemporary, custom made commodes, with distressed mirrored panels, each with three-drawers. Each commode is in very good condition.
Mirror
Pair of Swedish 1880s Painted Wood Breakfront Three-Drawer Bedside Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted wood three-drawer breakfront bedside commodes with original hardware from the late 19th century.
Wood
Faux Pair of French Marble-Top Three-Drawer Side Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful marquetry sides and drawers. Ormolu fittings and key holes.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Commodes, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood three-drawer commodes from the late 19th century, with canted side posts and tapered feet.
Wood
1870c Light Grey Pair of Gustavian Style Three Drawer Commodes, Italy
Located in New York, NY
1870c Swedish pair of Gustavian style commodes. Light grey in color. Three drawers. Top drawer with decorative reed design. Dental molding along cornice. Original hardware. New...
Wood
Pair of Fine Quality Italian-Made Olivewood Marquetry Three Drawer Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring timeless elegance and Old World craftsmanship into your home with this Pair of Fine Quality Italian-Made Olivewood Marquetry Three-Drawer Commodes. These beautifully crafted pi...
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Wood Three-Drawer Commodes, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood three-drawer commodes from the late 19th century.
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Three-Drawer Commodes with Diamond Motifs, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Swedish Gustavian three-drawer painted commodes from the mid-19th century features rectangular tops with canted corners in the front over three drawers each. The drawers...
Wood
Pair of Vintage 60s Bedside Tables Italian Manufacture in Wood with Three Drawer
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of vintage 1960s bedside tables, Italian manufacture, in wood. The bedside tables have three container drawers, with a useful height for inserting objects of 8 cm. Dimensions ...
Wood
Pair of French 20th Cent. Louis XV Style Three-Drawer Marble-Top Petite Commodes
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Marquetry inlaid on all sides these French Louis XV style petite commodes can be free standing as end tables. The shaped marble tops rest above three drawers with floral inlay and br...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,800
Pair of Paul McCobb Ebonized Chests
By Paul McCobb
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of Paul McCobb three-drawer chests, circa late 1950s.
Brass
Sold|$4,800
Pair of Probber Side Tables or Chests
By Harvey Probber
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of streamlined three-drawer rosewood bedside chests by Harvey Probber.
Sold|$6,200
Dunbar Pair of Chests by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of three-drawer chests by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Campaign Style Baker Chests
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Refined pair of Campaign style three-drawer chests crafted in exotic burled walnut with brass hardware and turned feet.
Walnut
Sold|$7,100
Pair of Chests with Faux Bamboo Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern three-drawer chests with faux bamboo framed mirrors.
Pair of Biedermeier Chests of Drawers, Germany, 1820s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of three-drawered Biedermeier Chests of Drawers on tapered feet.
Walnut
Sold|$12,000
Pair of Chests by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant pair of three-drawer chests in black walnut with rosewood pulls and brass feet.
Pair of British Colonial Style Chests or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of vintage three drawer chests or stands crafted with a faux bamboo frame having a faux tortoise finish, grasscloth panels all around with applied geometric designs on ...
Grasscloth
Sold|$14,000
Pair of Antique Italian Painted Chests or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of 19th Century Italian three drawer chests or commodes handcrafted in hardwoods on a bow front bombay form paint decorated in a renaissance style with decoupage figu...
Hardwood, Paint
Pair of Serpentine Front Chests in Louis XV Style
By John Widdicomb
Located in Stamford, CT
Having recently been professionally sprayed in a grey finish with gilt gold hi lights this serpentine front pair of three drawer chests were manufactured by the Albino Furniture Comp...
Pair Ello Brass and Black Glass Three Drawer Chests
By Ello Furniture, O.B. Solie
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of glamorous O. B. Solie for Ello Furniture brass case with black glass fronts three drawer chests.
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of 19th Century English Pine Chests with New Paint
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this pair of three-drawer pine chests dates from the 1880s.
Pine
Pair of Midcentury Asian Style Lacquered Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
Freshly lacquered pair of vintage Hollywood Regency midcentury nightstands, circa 1950s-1960s. Superior craftsmanship tables made of solid wood. The tables feature three drawers, ori...
Brass
Kindel French Provincial Three-Drawer Nightstands or Small Chests, Pair
By Kindel Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice pair of French Provincial three-drawer nightstands.
Fruitwood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Painted Chests with Carved Stars
Located in Atlanta, GA
With their clean lines, soft colors and delicately carved décor, this pair of Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chests circa 1890 will bring a touch of Classical elegance to any b...
Brass
Pair Modern Chrome & Blanca Glass Three Drawer Chests by Bernhardt
By Bernhardt
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair modern chrome and Blanca glass three drawer chests / nightstands by Bernhardt.
Chrome
Pair of Don Rousseau Chests with Unusually Shaped Scalloped Skirts & Bombé Shape
By Don Ruseau
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Mid-Century Don Rousseau chests. This pair of American three-drawer chests by renowned furniture maker Don Rousseau, have been meticulously designed in a French serpentine ...
Wood
Pair of Paul McCobb Planner Group Three-Drawer Bachelor Chests
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a stunning pair of Paul McCobb three-drawer dressers. The pair have been restored in a medium brown walnut that is accented by brass pulls. Each drawer opens and closes smoo...
Birch
Pair of Campaign Style Three Drawer End Table Chests, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of British made three drawer campaign style chests in mahogany, featuring brass corners, strapping on all three drawers, baseboard molding and working lift handles.
Brass
Sold|$11,299
Biedermeier Chests of Drawers, 1820s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of three-drawered Biedermeier chests of drawers on tapered feet, the body with slanted corners.
Walnut
Pair of T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Three Drawer Chests with Caned Handles
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of restored three drawer chests by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings, manufactured by Widdicomb, circa 1950s.
Walnut
Sold|$12,947
Walnut Chests of Drawers, Italy, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of three-drawered Italian chest of drawers on tapered feet with grey-white marble tops and a slightly flared top drawer.
Marble
Pair of George Nelson for Herman Miller Three-Drawer Steel Frame Chests
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an iconic pair of mid century modern chests designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Black frame, yellow drawer fronts and dark green sides and backs. Sturdy and in ver...
Pair of Three-Drawer Elm Chests with Brass Ring Pulls for Kent Coffey
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful pair of three-drawer dressers with brass ring pulls and brass detail. Lovely dark wood detailing around elm case.
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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