Antique Directoire Marble Top Chiffoniere
Sold|$3,980
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
Sold|$3,980
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
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
Marble, Bronze
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
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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
Brass
Sold|$3,500
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
Brass
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
Oak, Walnut
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
Mahogany
Very Rare 17th Century Alms Collecting German Baroque Dish Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. In design today it could hand on the wall as a piece of art on top of a semainier of cabinet, it
Metal
Sold|$2,950
French Directoire Ebonized "Semainier"
Located in Austin, TX
French Directoire style semainier in ebonized cherrywood with a lustrous French polish finish
Bronze
Sold|$2,950
Antique French Ebonized Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
A French ebonized antique semainier. This classic, nicely built “semainier” (semaine is week in
Brass
Sold|$4,900
Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Semainier, chest of sever dovetailed drawers with the original finely cast gilt brass pulls. This
Brass
Sold|$3,150
Painted French Antique Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French antique painted semainier made of cheerywood in the Louis XVI style. The word “semaine
Brass
Sold|$3,893
Pair of Italian Semainiers
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful pair of original antique Italian painted semainiers (7 drawer chests) with serpentine
Wood
Sold|$2,500
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
Bronze
Sold|$3,800
Charming 19th Century Cabinet "Semainier"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming 19th century French Empire cabinet "Semainier".
Mahogany
Sold|$3,750
Louis XVI Style Painted Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French semainier chest of drawers painted dove grey and featuring brass hardware and gold
Cherry, Giltwood
Sold|$4,900
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
Carrara Marble, Brass
Magnificent 19th Century, French Cabinet "Semainier"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 19th century, French cabinet "Semainier" with a marble top Sainte-Anne.
Marble
Sold|$5,995
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
Brass
Sold|$5,800
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
Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand
Marble, Brass
Sold|$1,900
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
Walnut
Sold|$4,102
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
Mahogany
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
Ormolu, Bronze
Beautiful 19th Century Louis-Philippe Cabinet Semainier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century Louis-Philippe French cabinet semainier with its marble Sainte-Anne.
Bronze
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
Brass
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
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,900
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
Carrara Marble, Brass
Sold|$1,503
French 1900s Semainier 18 Carat Gold Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
semainier has become rare. Many unfortunately disappeared.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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...
Mahogany
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 ...
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
Marble, Bronze
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.
Mahogany, Leather
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.
Marble, Bronze
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
Marble, Brass
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
Brass
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...
Mahogany
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
Marble
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...
Austrian Seven-Drawer Biedermeier Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers/Semainier
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Austrian seven-drawer Biedermeier figured walnut chest of drawers/semainier, circa 1830
Walnut
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
Walnut
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
Marble
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
Marble, Metal, Brass
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
Mahogany, Walnut
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
Marble, Bronze
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
Marble, Brass
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
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Semainier Dresser, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Louis Philippe period dresser, or semainier as it is referred to in French due to its many
Marble
Pair of 1920s French Solid Oak Semainier Seven Drawer Tall Chests Natural Finish
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant pair of 1920s French wooden semainier cabinets exemplifies the understated refinement
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Semainier Chest, Bronze Details
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century Louis XVI period chest of drawers is called a semainier in French due
Bronze
19th Century French Colonial Faux-Bamboo and Burl Wood Semainier Commode Chest
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional 7-drawer, locking Semainier chest from France. From the mid-19th century Aesthetic
Marble
Sold|$6,500
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
Fir
Sold|$3,875
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
Faux Bamboo
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.
Marble
Sold|$2,153
19th century campaign chest of drawers
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Chiffonier - Semainier - Campagne furniture Measures : 50x45cm H:104cm Good quality tall chest
Brass
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
French Louis XVI Wooden Lingerie Chest with Faux Marble Top & Wood Inlay Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a semainier (or semaniere) design of seven drawers, typically used for storing lingerie or linens
Wood
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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