French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This magnificent 19th century French semainier is the perfect way to add more storage to your space
Metal, Brass
French Louis XVI Carrara Marble-Top Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Classic French Louis XVI style semainier in ebonized mahogany, finished with a lustrous French
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Mahogany Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century French mahogany semainier chest, with a grey marble top sitting on a moulded
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Mahogany Louis XVI style semainier from 1920. This piece is the epitome of chic! With seven drawers
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis Philippe Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
day of the week-a classic Louis Philippe semainier with spellbinding patterns in the matched wood
Mahogany
French LXV/LXVI Transitional Fruitwood Semainier Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge and rounded front corners atop a conforming case with slightly canted corners, the upper and lower drawers separated by faux drawers opening...
Fruitwood
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Small Semainier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The canted corner molded white marble above seven drawers flanked by faux fluted canted corners mounted with columnar ormolu chutes and stylized rosettes and raised on bracket feet.
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tall semainier or chest of drawers with overhanging chunky marble top above six graduated brass
Louis XVI Style Semainier with Gray Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
Louis XVI style semainier with gray Sainte Anne marble top and an ebonized French polish finish. We
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI style semainier in mahogany, maple and sycamore with rounded fluted corners and marble
Mahogany, Maple, Sycamore
French 18th Century Louis Philippe Chestnut Semainier / Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Absolutely breathtaking French semainier, a chest from the 18th century having seven large drawers
19th Century French Cherrywood Semainier With Bronze Mounts
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Tall and slender, this 19th century French semainier is crafted in warm cherrywood with seven
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 19th century French Empire high chest of drawers, so-called "semainier". Solid mahogany and
Granite, Brass
19th Century French Ash Semainier with Secrétaire Drawer
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A tall 19th century French ash semainier with secre´taire drawer and original grey and white veined
Ash
An Early 19th Century French Directoire Walnut Semainier
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an antique rectangular dark grey marble top above a case with raised molded edges and side panels, the front corners with carved capitals, the 6 drawers (bottom drawer is the ...
Marble
Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine Empire chest made of flamed mahogany and original brass hardware ( polished and lacquered), retaining its white marble, six dovetailed drawers. Oak as secondary wood. For man...
Brass
Petite French Four-Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adorable chest, of walnut, having a rectangular top of marble, with rounded front corners, surrounded by a pierced 3/4 gallery, on case with four stacked drawers, each with a fielded...
Marble
English Side Lock Semainier with Well Figured Specimen Walnut
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A traditional seven-drawer semainier with dove tailed joinery, magnificent swirled training, round
Rosewood, Walnut
French Louis XVI Marble Top Semainier Seven Drawer Chest
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French kingwood and exotic woods marble top semainier or seven drawer chest, the drawers with
Kingwood
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that
Marble
Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Painted Tall Boy 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Empire semainier - or tall boy Semainier refers to the fact that
Marble
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Semainier Chest - Vintage Scandinavian Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Swedish Art Deco bureau, semainier chest made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered
Metal
19th Century Louis Philippe Semainier High Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Elegant Louis Philippe high chest of drawers, so-called "semainier", from the 19th century. Solid
Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Style Semainier or Gentleman's Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
19th century Louis XVI style semainier or gentleman's chest with seven long dovetailed drawers
Antique French Rosewood 6 Drawer Chest Semainier c.1860
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French rosewood semainier or tall chest, circa 1860 in date. This
Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI marble top "Semainier" 7 drawer chest - Unique size
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers 'Semainier'
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Unusually small-scale French Louis Philippe flame mahogany seven drawer chest or 'semainier' having
Mahogany
French Louis XV Period Fruitwood Semainier, Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having seven drawers with lozenge inlays, the pattern repeating on the sides, raised on cabriole legs.
Empire Semainier, France, Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Tall chest of drawers with seven drawers and rounded, fluted corners, standing on conical feet with brass sabots. The top drawer is accentuated with brass fittings and the top is fra...
Brass
Louis XVI Kingwood and Tulipwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Semainier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With seven drawers and a grey marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Bombe Kingwood & Satinwood Marble Top Semainier
Located in Sheffield, MA
The marble top above seven drawers all resting on cabriole legs.
Antique French Carved Seven Drawer Lingerie Tall Chest Semainier
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique carved mahogany lingerie chest has seven dovetailed drawers and features parquetry on drawer fronts and carved detail all around. It is raised on four carved fluted legs. Ori...
Brass
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French flame mahogany seven drawer chest or semainier, each drawer with book-matched flame mahogany
Mahogany
Pair of Late 19th Century Lingerie French Chests or Semainier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of French well inlaid semainier or french lingerie chests, with bronze mounts, and marble
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, c. 1820, featuring a marble top over a
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
An Antique French Painted Semainier in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Dallas, TX
This painted antique French Semainier has painted scenes, ormolu mounts on the front four corners
Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier with Fossilized Marble Top, c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A good Louis XVI period Semainier in Mahogany, with fluted column-form corners and retaining its
19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Semainier with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or dressing room with this elegant antique French "Semainier" chest of drawers
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Continental Walnut Semainier with Dog Motif Drawer Pulls
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Continental walnut semainier or seven drawer tall chest, each drawer with a
Metal
Small Semainier in Marquetry and Gilded Bronze of Louis XVI Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Small Semainier in Marquetry and Gilded Bronze of Louis XVI Style" Nice Semainier furniture in
Bronze
Pair Continental Mahogany Marble Top Inlaid Single Door Semainiers, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair continental mahogany marble-top Inlaid semainiers each feature bookmatched and satinwood
Marble
A Massive French Second Empire Period 19th Century Walnut Semainier
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular top above a conforming case housing one upper hidden drawer and seven drawers of equal size, flanked by two columns with finely cast brass capitals, resting on block feet...
Brass
Statton Old Towne Cherry Queen Anne Georgian Semainier Lingerie Chest Dresser
By Statton Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Statton Trutype Americana Old Towne semainier lingerie chest or dresser, circa last quarter
Brass
Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Inlaid Lingerie Marble Chests Dressers 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique French lingerie Semainier chests of drawers, made of inlaid kingwood
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Napoleon III Secretaire á Abattant Designed as a Semainier
By Napoléon III
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Napoleon III Secretaire á Abattant designed as a Semainier (7 drawer cabinet: 1 drawer for each day
Bronze
Mid 19th Century French Semainier or High Chest with Secretary Compartement
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pier chest of drawers with secretary compartment - so-called Semainier Galbé France
Rosewood
French Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Semainier Commode
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A fine example of the French semainier lingerie commode. It features a conglomerate polychrome
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or dressing room with this antique fruitwood Semainier with walnut veneer
Marble
Tall Antique 19thC French Louis XVI Semainier Mahogany Marble Chest Drawers 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine tall antique French Louis XVI style seven drawer mahogany chest of drawers or Semainier
Marble, Brass
Antique French Semainier Cabinet, Faux-Front Drawers on Door w/Interior Shelving
Located in Atlanta, GA
French cabinet features a semainier (or semaniere) designed front, which is actually seven faux drawers
Metal, Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Cherry Semainier Seven Drawer Carved Chest Dresser 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French cherry wood Louis XVI semainier (seven drawer) chest dresser, circa 1880
Cherry
Sold|$2,500
Semanier in Rosewood and Kingwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The French word for week is semaine. A semainier is a tall narrow chest which must have seven
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Pretty 1920 walnut semainier chest of drawer with flap on the right with lock to close all the
Walnut
Sold|$9,500
Biedermeier Tall Chest Of Drawers
Located in Doylestown, PA
A 3/4 scale Biedermeier semainier in birch, with 5 drawers over two false drawers which are hinged
Birch
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Kidney Shaped Seven-Drawer Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
France, circa 1920 and shaped as a kidney, the fruit wood "Semainier" features seven drawers with pulls
Bronze
Sold|$4,500
Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
Louis Philippe Semainier made of beautiful flamed mahogany and oak as a secondary wood, with 8
Seminaire, Tallboy Louis XV Style in Marquetry Kingwood
Located in Montreal, QC
French Louis XV transitional style "Semainier." (A tall chest fitted seven drawers) of serpentine
Marble, Bronze
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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