Pair of Tortoise Louis XVI Style Commodes, Chests or Nightstands, Greek Key
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
This exceptional pair of spectacular burl walnut tortoise style three drawer commodes depict the Hollywood Regency era at its finest.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Willy Rizzo Commodes Nightstands with Brass Accents in a Light Burl Wood
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine custom pair of Willy Rizzo commodes or nightstands with brass accents in a light burl wood. These one of a kind chests have been fully finished and polished, brass and wood. E...
Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Commode in the Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A Louis XVI style marble-top commode in the manner of Jansen. A fine bronze-mounted marble-top commode chest in the style and manner of Maison Jansen. This French chest sits on bronz...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Founders Mid-Century Modern Bachelors Chests or Nightstands or Commodes
By Milo Baughman
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of founders Mid-Century Modern bachelors chests or nightstands or commodes. These signed chest have that distinctive look and design that are simply screaming to light up any ro...
Pair of John Stuart Signed Eglomise Ebony Commode Cabinets / Chest Of Drawers
By John Stuart
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of John Stuart commode cabinets with églomisé mirror design panels. These one of a kind ebony signed John Stuart cabinets each have three sliding églomisé panel doors leading to...
Wood
Pair of Ebony Dorothy Draper Espana Bachelor Chests, Nightstands or Commodes
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of ebony dorothy draper style espana bachelor chests w/ 3 drawers. A pair of finely polished three drawer Espana Style Chests with Gilt Gold Decorated Drawer fronts and Lion Mas...
Wood
Eight-Drawer Regency Modern Diamond Front Chest
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Buffalo, NY
Eight drawer chest made by United Furniture Corporation,, Beautiful design, White cursed oak, handsome brass drawer pulls,, Diamond front detail.Superior quality and construction,,
Brass
Baker Furniture French Regency Ebonized Tambour Door Gentleman's Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
French Regency style ebonized tambour door gentleman's chest of drawers Made by Baker Furniture USA, circa 1960s Ebonized walnut + brass hardware Measures: 42" W x 19" D ...
Brass
Crespi Style Commode in Rattan, Bamboo, Brass and Chrome by Vivai del Sud
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eclectic chest of drawers made in a variety of 1970s chic materials like bamboo, rattan, brass and chrome. An unusual combination that make this piece like no other. Fits well in a...
Brass, Chrome
Hollywood Regency Dresser or Commode w. Marble-Top Jansen Style Black Lacquered
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Finest Hollywood Regency dresser or commode with a white marble top in the Maison Jansen style having a spectacular Steinway piano black lacquered finish.
Carrara Marble
Palatial Hollywood Regency Commode, Chest, Nightstand in Brass and Ebony, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Palatial Hollywood Regency Moroccan commode, chest, nightstand in brass and ebony, a pair A pair of brass and ebony, natural stone and leather inlaid Hollywood Regency Moroccan co...
Brass
Baker Furniture Milling Road French Regency Ebonized Gentleman's Chest, Restored
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous midcentury French Regency gentleman's chest dresser From the Milling Road Collection by Baker Furniture USA, circa 1960s Newly ebonized walnut and original brass ...
Brass
Regency Industrial Nine-Drawer Riveted Brass Dresser by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning brass riveted dresser. Elegant industrial design featuring nine generous size drawers, Sarreid Ltd.
Brass
1940s French Regency Style Faux Bamboo Inspired Tall Maple Chest of Drawers
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is part of a larger set! It is a French Regency style faux bamboo inspired chest with wonderful brass details. It has quite a bit of storage. It is an American piece and in very...
Brass
Rodolfo Dubarry Handmade Spanish Regency Dresser Chest, Gilt Brass, Pewter, 1970
By Rodolfo Dubarry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rodolfo Dubarry handmade Spanish Regency dresser chest, gilt brass, pewter, early 1970s, Spain. Hand-tooled and gilt brass with pewter accents on wood. Gorgeous piece with stunning p...
Brass, Pewter
Modern Regency Brass-Clad Chest of Drawers with Marble Top By Harden Furniture
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning Hollywood Regency brass clad chest of drawers having marble top that is finished on all sides by Harden Furniture circa 1980. In fantastic condition having no scratches o...
Marble, Brass
Pair Yellow Hollywood Regency James Mont Style Commode Cabinet Chest by Rockford
By James Mont, Dorothy Draper, Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage Mid-Century American Modern / Hollywood Regency yellow mahogany cabinets by Rockford National Furniture Co. of Rockford, IL.
Brass
Sold|$2,695 / set
Korean Rosewood and Brass Bedside Chests or Commodes, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Asian Hollywood Regency nightstands or commodes Korea, mid-20th century Rosewood, with brass hardware and accents.
Brass
Hollywood Regency Louis XV Commode, Nightstand or Dresser by Casaragi
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Louis XV Commode, nightstand or dresser by Casaragi Casaragi marble top commode or dresser in French Louis XV style.
Marble
Thomasville Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Burl Wood Commode or Bar Cabinet
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie commode, server, or bar cabinet By Thomasville USA, Circa 1960s Elm, with burl wood banding and door fronts, and original bras...
Brass
Pair Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Italian Bombe Commodes, Night Tables
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Parcel Paint and Gilt Decorated Bombe Commodes. This stunning pair of Hollywood Regency style pair of commodes are finely painted in an off white finish with fine clay under gil...
Baker Furniture Chinoiserie Burl Wood Commode or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1960s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding mid-century Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie commode, server, or bar cabinet By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Parzinger Hollywood Regency Four-Drawer Chest Dresser Commode Dove Grey Lacquer
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Parzinger style Hollywood Regency four-drawer chest dresser commode dove grey lacquer.
Wood
Tommi Parzinger 1940s American Hollywood Regency Commode or Chest of Drawers
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger 1940s American Hollywood Regency dresser. Stamped : Parzinger originals. Six drawers, white lacquer with brass hardware.
Sold|$4,230 / set
Pair of Parzinger Style Large Chests with Four Leather Front Drawers
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency at its finest. Parzinger style large pair of leather front drawer chests. Two large centre drawers flanked by thinner drawers each having leather fronts with gilt g...
Pair of Parzinger Style Large Chests with Four Leather Front Drawers
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency at its finest. Parzinger style large pair of leather front drawer chests. Two large center drawers flanked by thinner drawers each having leather fronts with gilt g...
Sold|$6,800
Swedish Decorated Chest by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A very fine chest of drawers, commode, by Maison Jansen. Stamped and Made in France. The thick white marble top over a three drawer chest with finely carved sides, drawer frames and ...
Sold|$4,050 / set
Pair of Tommi Parzinger Style Four-Drawer Leather Front Chests
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Hollywood Regency style Tommi Parzinger fashioned four-drawer leather front with Greek key design chests. Each have a pair of large centre drawers with smaller drawers on t...
Bronze-Mounted Jansen Style Marble-Top Ebonized Dresser or Sideboard
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A bronze-mounted Jansen style marble-top ebonized dresser. This fantastic Hollywood Regency dresser commode or sideboard is simply stunning.
Pair of Allison Paladino for E J Victor Linear Chests
By Allison Paladino
Located in Stamford, CT
This spectacular pair of oversized four drawer Linear chests in a Zebra wood retail at Ralph Lauren. Each having Zebrawood Solids. Four Drawers with Removable Center Partitions. Nat...
Pair of Greek Key Chest of Drawers in the Style of Kittinger
By Kittinger
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Hollywood Regency style Greek Key three drawer dressers in the manner of Kittinger, ca. 1950s. Antiqued white finish.
Wood
Sold|$5,800
Pair of Dorothy Draper Chest of Drawers
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of Classic Dorothy Draper designed commodes in black and gold, with three drawers in each. GG
Modern Checkered Parquetry Low Chest with Brass Hardware
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful two-drawer chest with brass hardware. Chest has a gorgeous parquetry veneer featuring checkers of various tones. Stunning in person. Chest would look beautiful in a Hollywo...
Sold|$950
Reeves Design "Louis" Lingerie Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Reeves Design "Louis" lingerie chest with seven drawers and of black lacquered wood, upon four scalloped feet, in the Modern Hollywood Regency taste. 56" H x 19.5" W x 17.75" D. Dea...
Wood, Lacquer
Sold|$4,650
Pair of Jansen Style Marble Top Cabinets.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Maison Jansen Style marble top cabinets. Fine pair of ebonzied cabinets on Louis XVI style feet leading to a pair of doors each framed with a gilt border and flanked by circ...
Sold|$2,900
Jansen Louis XVI Style Five Drawer Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Painted and Gilt Decorated Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers by Maison Jansen. A single gilt gold framed drawer above a pair of double drawers each with a gilt gold frame. Very fine S...
Sold|$2,300
Dorothy Draper "Espana" Chest
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fully restored "Espana" chest in gloss white finish with silver paint detail.
Sold|$2,400
Pair of Mirrored Chests/Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of mirrored chests/nightstands. A nice pair of two-door under a single drawer contemporary chests. Both having antiqued glass of beveled form supported by S shaped legs. One wit...
1970s chest of drawers Mobilificio Europa S.p.A.
Located in Conversano, IT
Stunning 1970s chest of drawers made from a special type of burl called "Partridge Eye Maple Burl" with gold-plated steel profiles and brass knobs. This authentic piece of Italian d...
Brass, Steel
Sold|$4,800 / set
Pair of Dorothy Draper Espana Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Hollywood Regency chests fronted by three drawers having pairs of brass ring pulls.
Brass
Parzinger Style Large Chest with Four Leather Front Drawers
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency at its finest. Parzinger style large leather front drawer chest. Two large centre drawers flanked by thinner drawers each having leather fronts with gilt gold Greek...
Leather, Wood
Sold|$3,700
Bamboo and Walnut Drawer Chest Vivai del Sud
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tropicalist drawer chest, Vivai del Sud, Roma, Italy, 1970s Bamboo, bronze mirror, walnut and brass storage cabinet. 1970s Rome and Florence had a very tropicalist inspired perio...
Brass
Michael Taylor for Baker Far East Collection Four-Drawer Chest
By Baker Far East Collection, Michael Taylor
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful, Hollywood Regency chinoiserie four-drawer bachelor chest or nightstand designed by Michael Taylor for his Far East Collection for Baker Furniture. The chest features gor...
Mahogany
Vintage Coastal Style Wicker Nightstand by Henry Link for Lexington Furniture
By Henry Link
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1980's vintage Hollywood regency / coastal style wicker nightstand by Henry Link for Lexington Furniture. Features three spacious drawers with round woven handles, a beautiful bra...
Wicker
Vintage Coastal Style Wicker Nightstand by Henry Link for Lexington Furniture
By Henry Link
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1980's vintage Hollywood regency / coastal style wicker nightstand by Henry Link for Lexington Furniture. Features three spacious drawers with round woven handles, a beautiful bra...
Wicker
Chest of Drawers Lacquered Goatskin and Brass by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets > Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Chest of Drawers by Dal Vera for Roche Bobois, Signed, 1978
By Dal Vera, Roche Bobois
Located in Beerse, VAN
This Roche Bobois chest of drawers was manufactured by Dal Vera in 1978 in Italy. Crafted with Roche Bobois’ signature attention to detail, it offers generous drawer space, making e...
Bamboo, Beech
Pair of Campaign Style Bachelor Chests or Bedside Tables by Drexel Heritage
By Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great pair of Vintage, Hollywood Regency / Mid Century Modern, 3 drawer bachelor chests by Drexel Heritage. The pair features inset solid brass hardware, 3 dovetailed drawers each, b...
Brass
Dorothy Draper Viennese Collection Style Chest
Located in St. Louis, MO
Chest after a design for Dorothy Draper's Viennese Collection. Lacquered wood with brass handles & incised designs on drawers.
Fine Pair of Julia Gray Painted Italian Chests
By Julia Gray
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of finely constructed two drawer bachelor chests. Each with a faux marble top supported by a pair of drawers on tapering legs. Both Marked Julia Gray New York. The overall cas...
Sold|$1,800
Pair of Dorothy Draper Espana Styled Chests
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
A Pair of Dorothy Draper Espana Styled Chests. These wooden three drawer chests of custom quality. The ebonized finish recently redone to a pristine look. The fine gilt gold framed d...
Sold|$2,950
Pair of Dorothy Draper Style Espana Chests
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
A Pair of Full Sized Dorothy Draper Espana Style Chests. These solid wooden three drawer chests of custom quality. The ebonized finish recently redone to a pristine look. The fine gi...
Sold|$4,600 / set
Pair of Mirrored Chests with Brass Handles and Details
By Ello Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A sleek pair of 1970s mirrored cabinets with brass stylized handles and brass detailing by Ello Furniture manufacturing company. These chests are mirrored on all sides which enable...
Mirror
Sold|$2,250
An Ebonized Dresser
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine ebonized and gilt gold hi light three over two dresser. The bronze sabot feet leading to a pair of lower drawers having three top drawers. Possibly by Baker.
Sold|$4,500
Baker Four Drawer Bachelor Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine custom quality Baker Furniture Company Bachelor Chest. Fine oak interior piece has bronze cookie corner decorations as well as bronze capped sabots and uppers. Originally eb...
Pair of Ebonized French Louis XVI Style Jansen Chests
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of ebonized French Louis XVI style Jansen chests. This is a one of a kind pair of Maison Jansen chests. Each his and hers chest having bronze mounted feet supporting an upper bo...
Pair of Ebonized Chests with Bronze Mounts Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Ebonized Chests with Bronze Mounts Attributed to Maison Jansen. Seven drawers/one with lock and key in the three over two manner. This is an exquisite set made to enhance a...
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.