Sold|$2,400
Regency Tall Chest
By Henredon
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency Tall Chest or Dresser, by Henredon, American, circa 1960's. This piece is a versatile size, and can be used as a chest or dresser. It is currently being refinished and can be...
Brass
French Directoire Style Ebonized Commode by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Magnificent French commode in the Directoire style, circa 1940s, the white shaped marble atop a narrow banded frieze fitted with two drawers, over a conforming case with two long ban...
White and Gilded Double Commode Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A spectacular White and Gilded Hollywood Regency style Double Commode attrib. to Maison Jansen.
Sold|$25,500
Tommi Parzinger Double Commode or Chest
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid-20th century modern white lacquered double chest designed by Tommi Parzinger. The rectangular case fitted with eight long side by side drawers mounted with brass pulls and deco...
Hollywood Regency Ebony Lacquer Sideboard / Commode, Jansen Style, Baker
By Baker Furniture Company, Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency ebony lacquer sideboard / commode, Jansen Style, Baker Custom Baker Hollywood Regency Dressers / Sideboards Jansen Style Ebony Lacquered A fine Baker Furniture Co...
Brass
White and Gilt Decorated Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
White and gilt decorated Louis XV style Bombe commode. Having sleek stylish lines this Hollywood Regency commode has all brass hardware on a solid wooden case that has been meticulou...
Mastercraft Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Burl and Brass Chest of Drawers
By Mastercraft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency chest of drawers By Mastercraft Furniture USA, 1970s Burled Carpathian elm wood, with brass trim and original brass hardware....
Brass
Sarreid Hollywood Regency Campaign Brass Clad Chest of Drawers or Cocktail Table
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style brass clad two-drawer chest or cocktail table By Sarreid Ltd. Spain, Circa 1960s Brass clad wood, with origina...
Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Chests in the style of Dorothy Draper
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of chests, with three drawers each, reminiscent of the well-known Dorothy Draper style. The unusual bronze pulls are a striking contrast to the pale gray finish with white trim.
An Ebonized Commode with a Marble Top by Jansen.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Louis XVI Style Commode by Maison Jansen. The bronze framed Carrera White marble a top a two over three drawer Hollywood Regency case with inverted curved sides.
French Directoire Style Commode in the Swedish Fashion
Located in Stamford, CT
French Directoire style commode, 20th century, overall distressed, the conforming case fitted with three drawers, flanked by fluted columnar uprights, raised on tapering bulbous legs.
Wood
Stamped Jansen Swedish Fashioned Commode or Nightstand
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Stamped Jansen Swedish fashioned commodes or large nightstand. This large and impressive commode is h stamped JANSEN. The Swedish paint decorated and distressed finish appears to be ...
Wood
A Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Louis XVI style Maison Jansen Commodes. Both with bronze sabots on bronze reeded Louis XVI Style legs supporting an upper cabinet of three bronze framed drawers with r...
Pair of Maison Jansen Ebonized Marble-Top French Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XVI style, ebonized, marble-top, French commodes. Simply too much to state with this spectacular pair of ebony commodes. The white and gray veined marble ...
19th Century Italian Burl Walnut Parquetry Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Burl Walnut Parquetry Commode, Italy, circa 1800's. It retains it's wonderful original patina and wear. Very sculptural form with nice attention to detail, including bronze pulls and...
Burl, Walnut
Sold|$6,500 / set
Pair of Custom Quality Commodes or Chests Linen Wrapped
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of custom quality commodes, chests or nightstands each linen wrapped. The pair having oak lined interiors of three drawers with bronze pulls under a large pull-out tray all of...
Mastercraft Commode Nightstand Wood & Brass Veneer Depicting the Four Dynastys
By Mastercraft
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Hollywood Regency style Mastercraft commode nightstand wood and brass veneer depicting the Four dynasty's.
Sold|$22,000
Custom Pair of Mirrored Ball Foot Commodes
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent pair of custom bedside tables made of antique mirror with pie crust edge detail. Frame is of antique silver giltwood.
Glass, Wood
Large Maison Jansen Style Ebony Dresser Commode Carrara Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Having the Maison Jansen flair for style and Hollywood Regency Design the bronze framed drawers with bronze pulls and matching sides support a large white Carrara marble top.
Wood
Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Marble-Top Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming Louis XV style green distress-painted commode with rouge and white marble top. Louis XV style with finely cast bronze mounts. The bombe sides and front add a lovely old wo...
Marble
Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Commode with Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Maison Jansen Louis XVI style commode with marble top. A fine representation of this highly sort after decorator. The ebonized case having three drawers with bronze pulls flanked b...
White and Gilt Decorated Commode Chest with Bronze Mounts by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
White and gilt decorated commode with bronze mounts by Baker. Hollywood Regency at its finest.
Pair Mastercraft Commode Nightstands Chests Brass Veneer Depicting Four Dynastys
By Mastercraft
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Pair of Hollywood Regency style Master-craft Commodes, Chests or Nightstand wood and brass veneer depicting the Four dynasty's.
Wood
Lillian August Silver Leaf Continental Style Commode Foyer Chest Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful Hollywood Regency style silver leaf (Not painted) commode with a nice luminous finish.
Beech
French Directoire Style Marble Top Commode by Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
An exceptional and fine commode in the taste of French Directoire, circa 1940s, the white marble top a frieze fitted with three drawers with ormolu banding, over a conforming case fi...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Royal Blue and Parcel-Gilt Decorated Bombay Commodes or Chests
By Don Rousseau
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Royal blue and parcel-gilt decorated bombay commodes, nightstands or chests. These fine hand painted dramatic commodes or chests are simply stunning done in the Bombay Louis ...
Vintage Fornasetti Style Chest Commode Cabinet Architectural Drawers Dresser
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing Fornasetti Style three drawer chest. The building style windows and architectural trim are three and four dimensional including incredible moulding on the sides.
Wood
Pair of Ebonized and Gilt Gold Louis XV Style Commode Chests
Located in Stamford, CT
The Hollywood Regency serpentine front case having three drawers with bronze pulls.
Pair Large Maison Jansen Style Ebony Dressers Commodes Carrara Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Having the Maison Jansen flair for style and Hollywood Regency Design the bronze framed drawers with bronze pulls and matching sides support a large white Carrara marble top.
Wood
Sold|$4,500 / item
Pair of 1940s Style Mirrored Silver Leaf Commodes
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very chic pair of 1940s style mirrored and silver leaf commodes. Priced per commode.
Silver Leaf
Marble-Top Hollywood Regency Decorated Commode Nightstand in Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hollywood Regency style marble-top paint and Mylar decorated commode or nightstand in the Louis XVI style possibly by Maison Jansen.
Wood
Swedish Paint Distressed Decorated Louis XV Style Commode / Chest / Dresser
Located in Stamford, CT
A Swedish paint decorated Louis XV style commode. A finely crafted double serpentine chest commode. This three-drawer commode having bronze mounts and key holes has been meticulously...
Louis the XV Style French Provincial White Lacquered Double Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis the XV style French Provincial white lacquered double commode. This fine custom quality commode sits on Louis XV style feet supporting a pair of double serpentine front commode...
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Commodes / Bedside Nightstands or Servers
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Russian neoclassical style commodes / bedside nightstands or servers. Stunning and showy are these fine three drawer wonderfully bronze mounted step up commodes or end tabl...
Wood
Pair of Black Lacquer Commodes by Kelly Wearstler
By Kelly Wearstler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of black lacquer commodes by Kelly Wearstler. The commodes have four front drawers with detailed gold finished bronze knobs. As well as four shelved cabinets with gold accents.
Bronze
Piero Fornasetti Style Commode, Chest, French / Italian Renaissance Hand Painted
Located in Stamford, CT
Piero Fornasetti style nightstand, commode / chest, French Italian Renaissance hand painted. Highly detailed hand painted dresser depicting having two over three drawers with the...
Wood
Baker Furniture Company White Lacquered Nine-Drawer Dresser or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Baker Furniture Company white lacquered nine-drawer dresser or commode. The oak secondary chest is a prime example of detail to workmanship. The Louis XVI style chest has bron...
Black Distressed Bombe Commode with Bronze Mounts and Pull-Out Tray Top
Located in Stamford, CT
In this Louis XV style having a Hollywood Regency Flair stands this custom oak secondary small chest or bedside stand with a pull-out writing or eating tray.
Wood
Pair of Two over Two Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Commodes Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Maison Jansen style pair of two over two bronze mounted marble-top commodes in the Louis XVI fashion. This wonderful constructed pair of commodes have bronze galleried marble t...
Pair Mid-Century Modern Ebony Commodes/Nightstands/Chests, Dorothy Draper Style
By Dorothy Draper, Heritage Furniture
Located in Stamford, CT
A Dorothy Draper Style Hollywood Regency Era pair of chests or bedside stands each having been recently re-lacquered in an ebony finish with brass circular pulls. The pair hand dovet...
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Ebony Commodes/Nightstands/Chests, Dorothy Draper Style
By Dorothy Draper, Heritage Furniture
Located in Stamford, CT
A Dorothy Draper Style Hollywood Regency Era pair of chests or bedside stands each having been recently re-lacquered in an ebony finish with brass circular pulls. The pair hand dovet...
Brass
Pair of Silver Gilt Commodes Chest of Drawers or Nightstands Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning pair of Hollywood Regency style silver gilt commodes or chest of drawers or nightstands.
Pair of Louis XV Style Marble-Top Commodes or Nightstands with Mirrored Doors
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style marble-top commodes paint decorated with mirrored doors. Done in the Hollywood Regency fashion this double door commodes or nightstands are custom quality an...
Pair of Silver Leaf Black Lacquer Cinguini attributed Dorothy Draper Commodes
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
They are incredibly imaginative and gorgeous and will make the room absolutely magical in the ways Hollywood regency designs often did by Draper and other noteworthy designers of the...
Walnut
Karl Springer Style Raffia Grasscloth Clad Commode Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent commode, dresser, or chest of drawers featuring a handsome organic modern raffia grasscloth wrapped or clad case. Made in the fabulous style and manner of Karl Springer. Craf...
Bronze
Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Commodes and Chests
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine ebonized pair of Maison Jansen marble-top commodes and chests. Each inverted sided chest having the Louis XVI style. The three-drawer chests with bronze framed drawers and cooki...
Sold|$4,850 / set
Custom Pair of Chests / Commodes in Ebony Finish by Berkey and Gay
By Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine Hollywood Regency Berkey and Gay custom pair of chests in ebony finish.
One of a Kind Metal Lacquered and Lucite Important Italian Commode or Dresser
Located in Stamford, CT
This spectacular Hollywood Regency chest or commode is certain to be the attention and envy of many who dwell in your home. 1ZXX.
Neoclassical Style Ebonized Highly Carved Commode in the Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical style ebonized commode. This fine custom quality commode having two drawers, brass circular pulls and highly carved fronts depicting roses on flowing vines. The mixture ...
Pair Louis XV Style Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Bombe Commodes Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Hollywood Regency pair of parcel paint and gilt decorated bombe commodes.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Ebony Commode / Chest or Nightstand Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Stamford, CT
A Mid-Century Modern rosewood and ebony commode / chest or nightstand in the manner of Milo Baughman. This finely polished and decorative chest has an ebony case and rosewood front w...
Pair of Stamped Jansen Commodes or Nightstands Chests in Louis XVI Style
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Versatility is the key in this stunning recently refinished pair of nightstands or commodes in the Hollywood Regency fashion. The pair bearing the JANSEN stamp in a fine linen white ...
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Paint Decorated Commodes /Chests, Floral Hardware
By James Mont
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern red paint decorated commodes / chests or nightstands. Each of these stylish commodes have unusual floral hardware located on both the front and one side of...
Louis XV Style Marble Top Painted and Gilt Decorated Dresser Commode Nine Drawer
By Don Ruseau
Located in Stamford, CT
The sides and apron having also been gilded to add a spectacular style and Hollywood Regency flair to this stunning piece. The whole supporting a white and gray veined marble top for...
19th Century Ebony Bronze Mounted Four-Drawer Commode with Black Marble-Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century ebony bronze mounted four drawer commode with black marble-top. This early commode or chest having been fully done over in an ebony finish later on in its life is simply...
Sold|$3,060 / set
Pair of Louis XV Style Paint and Gilt Decorated Commodes Nightstands
By John Stuart
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XV style paint and gilt decorated commodes nightstands. These finely painted chests appear to be either by John Stuart or John Widdercomb. The double serpentine fronts ...
Pair of Palatial Marble-Top or Commodes with Bronze Mounts attrib to Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of marble-top or commodes with bronze mounts. Fine pair of French bombe style commodes in the Maison Jansen fashion. Each having two doors leading to oak secondary shelving comp...
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.