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Antique Directoire Marble Top Chiffoniere
Antique Directoire Marble Top Chiffoniere

Antique Directoire Marble Top Chiffoniere

Located in Dallas, TX

The formal chiffoniere, modeled after the semainier is a more sensible solution to keeping one's

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Early 20th Century French Directoire Semainier Antique

French Burled Walnut Louis XVI Directoire Semanier Dresser Secretary Desk
French Burled Walnut Louis XVI Directoire Semanier Dresser Secretary Desk

French Burled Walnut Louis XVI Directoire Semanier Dresser Secretary Desk

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

marble top semainier secretary abattant is a piece born of necessity and refinement — a cabinet designed

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Late 18th Century French Directoire Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair French Louis XV Chiffonier Marble & Kingwood Tall Lingerie Chests
Antique Pair French Louis XV Chiffonier Marble & Kingwood Tall Lingerie Chests

Antique Pair French Louis XV Chiffonier Marble & Kingwood Tall Lingerie Chests

Located in Portland, OR

A fine Pair of antique 19th century French, Louis XV 'Semainiers', tall Lingerie marble topped

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers
French 19th Century Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers

French 19th Century Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French 19th century Louis XVI-style walnut chest of drawers, almost a semainier except with six

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19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Tall Chest of Drawers
French 19th Century Tall Chest of Drawers

French 19th Century Tall Chest of Drawers

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French 19th century Directoire style fruitwood chest of drawers, appearing to be a semainier except

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19th Century French Directoire Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

18th Century Walnut and Oak Chiffonier Chest of Drawers from France
18th Century Walnut and Oak Chiffonier Chest of Drawers from France

18th Century Walnut and Oak Chiffonier Chest of Drawers from France

Located in Dallas, TX

in the early 1700s and was used to store clothing. A more common type of chifonnier is a "semainier

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Louis Philippe Style Speckled Mahogany Weekly Chest, Late 19th Century
Louis Philippe Style Speckled Mahogany Weekly Chest, Late 19th Century

Louis Philippe Style Speckled Mahogany Weekly Chest, Late 19th Century

Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR

store various administrative documents. Functional, with the right proportions, the semainier will

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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

French Directoire Ebonized "Semainier"
French Directoire Ebonized "Semainier"

French Directoire Ebonized "Semainier"

Located in Austin, TX

French Directoire style semainier in ebonized cherrywood with a lustrous French polish finish

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1920s French Directoire Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Ebonized Semainier
Antique French Ebonized Semainier

Antique French Ebonized Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

A French ebonized antique semainier. This classic, nicely built “semainier” (semaine is week in

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1910s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Semainier
Louis XVI Style Semainier

Louis XVI Style Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

Semainier, chest of sever dovetailed drawers with the original finely cast gilt brass pulls. This

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1920s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Painted French Antique Semainier
Painted French Antique Semainier

Painted French Antique Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

French antique painted semainier made of cheerywood in the Louis XVI style. The word “semaine

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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Pair of Italian Semainiers
Pair of Italian Semainiers

Pair of Italian Semainiers

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Wonderful pair of original antique Italian painted semainiers (7 drawer chests) with serpentine

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19th Century Italian Regency Revival Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

French Vintage Louis XVI "Semainier"
French Vintage Louis XVI "Semainier"

French Vintage Louis XVI "Semainier"

Located in Austin, TX

French Louis XVI style "semainier" chest of drawers in solid mahogany with a gray and white

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

Charming 19th Century Cabinet "Semainier"
Charming 19th Century Cabinet "Semainier"

Charming 19th Century Cabinet "Semainier"

Located in Stockbridge, GA

Charming 19th century French Empire cabinet "Semainier".

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Late 19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Painted Semainier
Louis XVI Style Painted Semainier

Louis XVI Style Painted Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

Antique French semainier chest of drawers painted dove grey and featuring brass hardware and gold

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1920s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Cherry, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Semainier
Antique French Louis XVI Style Semainier

Antique French Louis XVI Style Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Louis XVI style semainier made of mahogany and finished with an ebony French polish

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Magnificent 19th Century, French Cabinet "Semainier"
Magnificent 19th Century, French Cabinet "Semainier"

Magnificent 19th Century, French Cabinet "Semainier"

Located in Stockbridge, GA

Magnificent 19th century, French cabinet "Semainier" with a marble top Sainte-Anne.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Dutch 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Dutch 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

Dutch 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A handsome 19th century Empire semainier from the Netherlands. Semainiers are fitted with seven

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19th Century Dutch Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Solid Walnut Semainier
French 19th Century Solid Walnut Semainier

French 19th Century Solid Walnut Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This wonderful French 19th century, solid walnut semainier is the perfect way to add more

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19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand

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19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Solid Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier
French Solid Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier

French Solid Walnut Louis Philippe Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

Louis Philippe semainier made of solid walnut, hand painted and patinated light green. This piece

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Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest
Early 19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest

Early 19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest

Located in Martlesham, GB

Early 19th century French mahogany semainier chest, with a grey marble top sitting on a moulded

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1820s French French Provincial Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Restauration Thermometer and Semainier
Early 19th Century Restauration Thermometer and Semainier

Early 19th Century Restauration Thermometer and Semainier

Located in Paris, FR

Early 19th century Romantic-period thermometer and semainier crafted in ormolu or gilt bronze. The

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Early 19th Century French Restauration Semainier Antique

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Beautiful 19th Century Louis-Philippe Cabinet Semainier
Beautiful 19th Century Louis-Philippe Cabinet Semainier

Beautiful 19th Century Louis-Philippe Cabinet Semainier

Located in Stockbridge, GA

Beautiful 19th century Louis-Philippe French cabinet semainier with its marble Sainte-Anne.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier, Commode
19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier, Commode

19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier, Commode

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French Louis Philippe Semainier, commode is a uniquely French design, with one drawer

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1860s French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier Chest
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier Chest

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier Chest

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XVI style (19/20th Century) mahogany semainier chest with 7 drawers with bronze dore

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Semainier with Marble Top
Louis XVI Style Semainier with Marble Top

Louis XVI Style Semainier with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Louis XVI style semainier with marble top. This piece is made of rosewood and finished in a

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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

French 1900s Semainier 18 Carat Gold Ring
French 1900s Semainier 18 Carat Gold Ring

French 1900s Semainier 18 Carat Gold Ring

Located in Poitiers, FR

semainier has become rare. Many unfortunately disappeared.

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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Semainier Antique

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Biedermeier Semainier Chest, Mahogany veneered, circa 1830
Biedermeier Semainier Chest, Mahogany veneered, circa 1830

Biedermeier Semainier Chest, Mahogany veneered, circa 1830

Located in Greding, DE

Biedermeier chest of drawers with seven drawers and a mahogany-veneered corpus with rounded corners. The chest of drawers has profiled crosspieces and an accentuated plinth drawer. T...

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1830s German Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Lingerie Chest Louis XIV Style Semainier
Antique Lingerie Chest Louis XIV Style Semainier

Antique Lingerie Chest Louis XIV Style Semainier

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Beautiful lingerie chest with decorative diamond pattern inlays, bronze-mounted ormolus and pulls. This seven drawer chest drawers open and close with ease, and have a nice dovetail ...

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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Semainier Antique

French Marquetry Marble-Top Semainier Chest or Dresser
French Marquetry Marble-Top Semainier Chest or Dresser

French Marquetry Marble-Top Semainier Chest or Dresser

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This exquisitely detailed mahogany and rosewood marquetry semainier chest has its original rouge

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Early 20th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Continental Mahogany Semainier Chest with Green Leather Drawers
Continental Mahogany Semainier Chest with Green Leather Drawers

Continental Mahogany Semainier Chest with Green Leather Drawers

Located in Queens, NY

Continental possibly Baltic, mahogany narrow chest of 7 drawers semainier with green leather.

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Late 19th Century European Baltic Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier with Marble Top
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier with Marble Top

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier with Marble Top

Located in Dallas, TX

A Swiss Louis XVI style mahogany semainier with marble top and bronze hardware.

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Early 19th Century Swiss Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French mahogany 19th century semainier–made in the Louis XVI style–this Neoclassical dresser offers

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19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Louis XV Style Semainier Dresser with Marquetry Inlay
French Louis XV Style Semainier Dresser with Marquetry Inlay

French Louis XV Style Semainier Dresser with Marquetry Inlay

Located in Peabody, MA

Louis XV style semainier dresser with brass-mounted ormolu and elaborate marquetry inlay, circa

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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Semainier
French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Semainier

French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Mahogany Semainier

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This French 19th century Louis XVI-style seminar, or lingerie chest, circa 1880, is from France and features a white marble top with brass gallery over a bank of seven brass-inlaid d...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Semainier Cabinets
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Semainier Cabinets

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Kingwood Semainier Cabinets

Located in Cypress, CA

Lovely pair of French Louis XVI style kingwood semainier with marble top, circa 1900. The beige

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Petite French Burlwood Six Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century
Petite French Burlwood Six Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century

Petite French Burlwood Six Drawer Semainier Chest, 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Adorable chest, of walnut, having a rectangular top with brass trim and 3/4 gallery, on base with six burlwood-faced drawers, canted ormolu decorated stiles, with serpentine apron, r...

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Late 19th Century French Semainier Antique

Gorgeous 19th Century French Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers
Gorgeous 19th Century French Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Gorgeous 19th Century French Walnut Semainier or Chest of Drawers

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful antique French chest of drawers or "Semainier", from the French word for "week", and this

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19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

French Faux Bamboo Tall Chest or Semainier with Marble Top
French Faux Bamboo Tall Chest or Semainier with Marble Top

French Faux Bamboo Tall Chest or Semainier with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A fine French semainier collector's cabinet or chest of faux bamboo and figured curly or bird's-eye

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Late 19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany with marble top, featuring a slightly

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19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

William IV Circassian Walnut Lingerie Cabinet Semainier, English 19th Century
William IV Circassian Walnut Lingerie Cabinet Semainier, English 19th Century

William IV Circassian Walnut Lingerie Cabinet Semainier, English 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

An unusual diminutive size side William IV style side-locking lingerie cabinet or semainier. Made

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19th Century English William IV Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Pair of French Louis XV Style Tall Chests Semainier, 19th Century
Pair of French Louis XV Style Tall Chests Semainier, 19th Century

Pair of French Louis XV Style Tall Chests Semainier, 19th Century

Located in Cypress, CA

Attractive pair of 19th century French Louis XV style tall semainier chests, 19th century. The

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19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a bedroom or dressing room with this antique fruitwood Semainier chest of drawers. Crafted

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Mid-19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Semainier Seven Drawer Chest. Vienna, c. 1825.
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Semainier Seven Drawer Chest. Vienna, c. 1825.

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Semainier Seven Drawer Chest. Vienna, c. 1825.

Located in Vienna, AT

Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Semainier – Vienna, circa 1825 We are pleased to present a truly

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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Walnut Renaissance Revival Tall Bureau
Walnut Renaissance Revival Tall Bureau

Walnut Renaissance Revival Tall Bureau

Located in New York, NY

A Renaissance Revival "semainier" in the Swedish fashion of six drawers rather than the traditional

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19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Semainier Antique

Materials

Fir

French Faux Bamboo Marble Top Lingerie Chest
French Faux Bamboo Marble Top Lingerie Chest

French Faux Bamboo Marble Top Lingerie Chest

Located in Bradenton, FL

(semainier comes from the word 'semaine', translating as week in English) this chest is adorned with

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Semainier Antique

Materials

Faux Bamboo

Inlaid French Louis XV Rosewood Chiffonier or Tall Chest
Inlaid French Louis XV Rosewood Chiffonier or Tall Chest

Inlaid French Louis XV Rosewood Chiffonier or Tall Chest

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

semainier has seven drawers. A chiffonier can have anything but seven.

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1880s French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

19th century campaign chest of drawers
19th century campaign chest of drawers

19th century campaign chest of drawers

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Chiffonier - Semainier - Campagne furniture Measures : 50x45cm H:104cm Good quality tall chest

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Late 19th Century English Campaign Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Chiffonier
19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Chiffonier

19th Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Chiffonier

Located in Dallas, TX

drawer shy of being an official semainier, which requires seven drawers. Perfect for placement in corners

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1890s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

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Semainier Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic semainier antique available at 1stDibs. A semainier antique — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a semainier antique — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each semainier antique bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made semainier antique over the years, but those crafted by Charles Hindley & Sons, Pierre Macret and Statton Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Semainier Antique?

A semainier antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,675, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $67,900.

Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

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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