Sold|$3,200
Pair of Dorothy Draper Style Chests
By Dorothy Draper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of DOROTHY DRAPER Style Chests in nice as found VINTAGE condition. There are minor imperfections to the NEWLY lacquered finish. Custom color inspired by Capri Seas by Benjamin M...
Wood
Pair of Baker Chests Designed by Michael Taylor
By Michael Taylor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of baker chests designed by Michael Taylor in good as found vintage condition. There are scuffs, scrapes, wear and loss to the original as found finish. Two bottom corners of fr...
Wood
Pair of Signed Dorothy Draper Chests by Heritage
By Dorothy Draper, Heritage Furniture
Located in Little Rock, AR
Pair of original Dorothy Draper cherry wood chests with HERITAGE burnish mark in top drawer of each chest. Extremely rare PECAN LACQUER finish with solid brass pulls. Felt lined slid...
Cherry
Sold|$2,000
Pair of Vintage Kittinger Chests
By Kittinger
Located in Little Rock, AR
A Pair of Signed Kittinger three drawer chests in almost perfect condition - they are that gorgeous! Classic Greek Key designed handles. Original SEA FOAM GREEN contrasting with MI...
Wood
Pair of Lacquered Hooker Bombe Chests with Amazing Hardware
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Raleigh, NC
This pair of incredible Hooker chests has curvy lines, spectacular gold hardware, and gorgeous lining in all drawers. Perfect for a bedroom, living room, foyer, or sunroom, these che...
Black Lacquered Chest with Leather Panelled Doors and Brass Pulls
Located in Stamford, CT
Gorgeous Hollywood Regency chest of drawers in satin black lacquer. The cabinet doors are covered in a cream leather with large, original circular brass pulls. The base of the piece ...
Brass
Sold|$6,495
Pair of Kittinger Mandarin Chests
By Kittinger
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly refinished pair of "Mandarin" commodes made and signed by Kittinger. Each have been refinished in a satin ivory lacquer with silver leaf greek key pulls sealed in a gold t...
Silver Leaf
Sold|$2,250
Dorothy Draper Espana Chest
By Dorothy Draper
Located in High Point, NC
Commercial version of the Espana chest designed by Dorothy Draper and used at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The chest features 3 drawers. The finish is original but has been r...
Wood
Sold|$5,800
Pair of Dorothy Draper "Imposter" Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Dorothy Draper "Imposter" chests in nice as found vintage condition. There are minor imperfections to the newly lacquered finish.
Wood
French Jean Claude Mahey 1970s Maple Wood and Brass Side Tables Chest Drawers
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
French 1970s side tables by Jean Claude Mahey in beautiful maple 'tiger' wood and brass inlaid. Signed.
Brass
Sold|$3,840
Kittinger Greek Key Chest of Drawers
By Kittinger
Located in Chicago, IL
1940s authentic Greek key chest of drawers by Kittinger (labelled) newly refinished in satin black lacquer and gold leaf drawers.
Wood
Sold|$1,400
Chest with Lucite Pulls
By Thomasville
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Chest with lucite Pulls in nice as found vintage condition. There are minor imperfections to the newly lacquered finish. Minor scuffs, scrapes and scratches to the original alu...
Metal
Sold|$10,236 / item
Powdery Pink Gilded Metal And Mirror Chest of Drawers
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Mirrored and gilded metal finish with powdery pink fabric large chest of drawers.
Metal
Sold|$1,200
Six-Drawer James Mont Style Dresser
By James Mont
Located in Stamford, CT
Six-drawer James Mont style dresser in mahogany with brass Asian style hardware, circa 1950s. Made in the United States. Please note of wear consistent with age.
Brass
1920s Shades of Blue Chester Drawers by Rockford National Furniture Co.
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful six drawers, 1920s modern age chest of drawers with original handle who have been chromed; the piece has been beautifully refinished by our furniture restoration division o...
Chrome
Pair of Lacquered Chests in the manner of Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of three drawer bachelors chests superbly finished inside and out in high gloss white lacquer. Greek key raised design, in the Kittinger style, incorporates all three drawers an...
Wood
Stanley Faux Bamboo Lacquered Chest of Drawers
By Stanley
Located in Raleigh, NC
Stanley faux bamboo chest of drawers lacquered in-house in alabaster white gloss finish with nine dovetail drawers with woven and faux bamboo accents, three sets of drawers on each s...
Mahogany
Sold|$6,671
Italian Venetian Chest, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
An Italian designed Venetian chest, glass with brass hardware and tapered legs with a geometric design across the three drawers, circa 1970.
Brass
Pair of French side cabinet in rosewood style of Maison Jensen circa 1950
Located in London, GB
A pair of French side cabinets rosewood with two drawers Murano gold handles ebonized legs in the style of Maison Jensen 1950 circa
Murano Glass, Rosewood
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for John Widdicomb Lacquered Three-Drawer Chests
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of bachelors chests designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for the John Widdicomb Furniture Company. They each have three drawers that are beveled on all sides including down the ce...
Nickel
Pair of Tessellated Bone Nightstands by Enriqué Garcel
By Enrique Garcel
Located in North Miami, FL
Gorgeous pair of Continental style, bone-tiled nightstands with antiqued brass handles, designed by Enriqué Garcel.
Brass
Sold|$3,400
Lacquered Dixie Shangri-La Lingerie Chest
By Dixie Furniture Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
Dixie Shagri-La Lingerie chest lacquered in- house in Benjamin Moore Bermuda teal gloss finish with six dovetail drawers and iconic original brass hardware under our custom gold. Fre...
Brass
French Country Three Drawer Commode With Marble Top And Great Brass Hardware
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Westport, CT
French Country Three Drawer Commode With Marble Top and Great Brass Hardware. Fantastically Curved Brass Handles Adorn The Deep and Long Drawers. A Great Fluid Piece for A Bedroom,...
Sold|$2,350
ON SALE Hollywood Regency Carved Chest
Located in Glendale, CA
Unusual carved chest with four deep drawers. Finished in distressed black with gold shown trough.
Metal
Vintage Hollywood Regency Style Wood Dresser, Refinished
Located in Alhambra, CA
1970's era Hollywood Regency style dresser, refinished in sateen black. This vintage tall boy is elegant and dramatic. Pair it with the matching desk, currently in in our showroom. ...
Hollywood Regency Style Chest Attributed to Dorothy Draper
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Glendale, CA
Black and Gold three drawer chest in original Matte finish.
Brass
American of Martinsville Hollywood Regency Chest of Drawers
By American of Martinsville
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American of Martainsville black lacquer and gilt trim chest of drawers. Three of the five drawers are separated into two sections.
Brass
Dorothy Draper-Style Hollywood Regency Custom-Made Chest of Drawers
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is a custom-made, one-of-a-kind piece created in the style of Mid-Century Hollywood Regency designer, Dorothy Draper. Excellent craftsmanship and a burnished-gold finish define ...
Wood
Midcentury French Hollywood Regency Dresser in Hale Navy Painted Finish
Located in Houston, TX
This midcentury, Hollywood Regency styled dresser we uncovered in France is ideal for smaller spaces or for use as a bedside piece. The wood is maple. The legs are all turned and tap...
Maple, Paint
Sold|$2,400
Vintage Mirrored Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa mid-20th century vintage Hollywood Regency style mirrored chest of drawers with gold gilded accent trim, square pulls, and plain tapered legs. Made in Italy. Please note of wea...
Mirror, Wood
Sold|$650
Silver Leaf Bombay Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-drawer silver leaf chest with decorative brass hardware and black lacquered top.
Brass
Dorothy Draper España Inspired Black Lacquered Chest
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Raleigh, NC
Dorothy Draper España inspired black lacquered chest.
Ash
Bielecky Brothers Vintage Wrapped Rattan and Cane Two Door One Drawer Cabinet
By Bielecky Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage marked and documented Bielecky Brothers wrapped rattan and cane chest, night stand or cabinet with two doors and one drawer. Bielecky Brothers has a long history in the Uni...
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Sold|$4,175
Vintage Ebonized Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage campaign nine drawer dresser has been professionally restored, is made out of walnut wood, and has been newly stained in an ebonized color with a lacquered finish. The d...
Brass
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
Find a collection of vintage Hollywood Regency bedroom furniture, tables, seating and other pieces on 1stDibs.
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.