French 19th Century Louis Philippe Butler’s Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine and notable secretaire in trompe-l’oeil of a semainier chest, c. 1850. It is finished in
19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique
Rosewood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Butler’s Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine and notable secretaire in trompe-l’oeil of a semainier chest, c. 1850. It is finished in
Rosewood
18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chest Of Drawers Nightstand Pair
Located in Forney, TX
commodes, side cabinets, high end table, semainier lingerie chest, hall consoles or pier tables flanking a
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,075
Semainier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Handsome fruitwood and walnut veneer French semainier with holly inlay and marble top. It is
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,200
Gentleman's semainier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gentleman's semainier, serpentine shaped front, veneered rosewood ebonized wood trim; beaded brass
Marble, Brass
Sold|$3,200
Bamboo semainier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bamboo and rafia chest
Bamboo
Sold|$2,850
19th Century Semainier
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century rosewood semainier or tall chest with seven drawers and original brass drawer pulls.
Rosewood
Sold|$4,900
French Flame Mahogany Semainier
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
French Semainier with dark original marble top
Sold|$6,850
French Louis XVI Semainier
Located in Natchez, MS
French Fruitwood and Ebony Semainier with a marble top
Marble
Louis XV style Semainier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Transition-style Louis XV - Louis XVI marquetry and bronze semainier with marble top
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$6,800
Semainier Louis XVI Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Late 18th Century Louis XVI Semainier Chest With White / Grey Marble Top with Brass
Marble, Brass
Pair of Parquetry Semainiers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Fruitwood Parquetry Semainiers, each with seven (7) banded drawers and bronze/ormulu trim
Bronze
Sold|$7,950
Louis Philippe Walnut Semainier
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Louis Philippe Walnut Semainier is a seven drawer chest (one for each day of the week).
Marble
19th Century French Semainier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice hard to find Louis XVI style seven drawer chest made in France during the first half of the 19th century
Sold|$12,500
18th century french semainier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cuban mahogany Louis 16 th period seven drawers shest, hardware from a later period.
Marble top original. Signed in the back, apparently Nicolas Petit.
Marble
Sold|$3,800
Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier
Located in San Mateo, CA
A gorgeous tulipwood semainier with marble top. This tall chest has a serpentine pink marble top
Brass
Sold|$4,172
19th Century French Walnut Semainier
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality, and with a lovely patina, early to mid 19th century French Walnut Semainier, (chest
Sold|$1,321
Art Deco Pitch Pine Semainier
Located in Wembley, GB
An Art Deco semainier or chest of seven drawers - one drawer for each day of the week. French, c
Pine
Sold|$10,800
19th C. Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in London, GB
A tallboy chest of drawers on on a platform base, seven drawers with gilt lion ring handles
Mahogany
Swedish Historicism Parcel Ebonized Semainier
Located in Hudson, NY
Architecturally designed seven-drawer chest in neoclassical/Napoleon III taste having a top with ebonized cornice and frieze drawer resting on a cabinet of six drawers in book-matche...
Ash, Olive, Burl, Wood
Sold|$5,950
Early 19th C Semainier in Mahogany
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Mahogany Semainier with marble top and six drawers.
Marble
Semainier Walnut & Leather Chest called Cartonier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very Unusual Semainier, drop front tooled leather drawers with brass handles called Cartonier in
Walnut, Leather
Sold|$4,750
French Parquetry Louis XV Style Semainier
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A marble-topped semainier with gilt brackets and pulls; and parquetry of boxwood and amaranth.
Marble
Sold|$7,200
Fine French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine French Louis XVI period mahogany "semainier" with "gris de Ste. Anne" marble top, circa 1780.
Mahogany
Sold|$7,600
Late 18th Century French Cherry "Semainier"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 18th century French cherry "semainier" with ebony inlay and "gris de Ste. Anne" marble top
Marble
Sold|$2,899
19th Century Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th century Louis XVI Style Semainier Chest is an exceptional piece that showcases the beauty
Brass
Sold|$4,172
Early 19th Century French Walnut Semainier
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and with a lovely color, early to mid-19th century French Semainier in walnut, with
Walnut
Sold|$15,036
Very Good French Louis XVI Semainier
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
A Louis XVI ormolu mounted and brass inset flame grained mahogany semainier. The three quarter
Marble
Sold|$12,800
Louis XVI Period Semainier, Charles Arguyot
Located in Santander, ES
tulipwood and rosewood banding. The brass pulls, brass ornaments, locks and key are original. The semainier
Biedermeier walnut semainier with ebonized columns
Located in Hudson, NY
Tall chest of drawers with ebonized details. Austrian 1840's.
Walnut, Wood
19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top Pulls are replacements
Sold|$12,500
19th C. French Louis XVI Walnut Semainier
Located in New Orleans, LA
19TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI PERIOD WALNUT SEMAINIER, SEVEN DRAWERS, WITH WHITE MARBLE TOP,CIRCA 1830
Wood
19th Century French Semainier in Bleached Mahogany
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and of elegant proportions, 19th century French semainier, in bleached mahogany
Sold|$4,811
Semainier Louis XVI Stamped Artzt Jean-André
Located in charmes, FR
Semainier period Louis XVI in perfect condition, varnish stamp, stamped Artzt Jean-André veneer of
Wood
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Mahogany Semainier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular top within a pierced three-quarter brass gallery above seven crossbanded drawers with rocaille cast escutcheons and diamond form string inlay, the sides similarly inl...
Wood
Early 19th Century mahogany semainier, black marble top
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century mahogany semainier, drawers with well figured matched veneers, black marble top
Early to Mid 19th Cent French Walnut Semainier
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality, and with a lovely patina, early to mid 19th century French Walnut Semainier, (chest
Late 18th Century French Six Drawer Mahogany Semainier
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A handsome mahogany semainier, made by skilled Parisian cabinetmakers during the late 18th Century
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Oak & Marble Semainier
Located in Wembley, GB
A Louis Philippe oak semainier or chest of seven drawers. French, c. 1840s. In good sturdy order
Marble
A German Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers c. 1820
Located in London, GB
A German Semainier chest of drawers on on a platform base, six drawers with gilt lion ring handles
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Petit Semainier
Located in Oakville, ON
This Louis XV style semainier has beautiful floral inlay wood facing all seven drawers. There is
Marble
19th Century Satin Birch Chest or Semainier by Hindley & Sons
By Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in London, GB
A most elegant “Semainier”chest in satin birch with side locking mechanism. Stamped by C Hindley
Birch
A Russian Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Circa 1810 - 1820
Located in London, GB
A Russian Semainier chest of drawers on scroll feet, six drawers with gilt lion ring handles and
Metal
A TAILORED LOUIS XVI BRASS MOUNTED WALNUT SEMAINIER CABINET
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular top with outset corners above seven brass mounted paneled drawers; raised on turned tapering legs;
French Napoleon III Secretary "Faux Semainier" Boulle Inlays, circa 1870
Located in Grenoble, FR
Napoleon III secretary (faux semainier), Boulle brass pattern inlays, foliage and scrolls
French Provincial Late 18th Century Walnut Semainier With Paneled Sides
Located in Wells, ME
French provincial late 18th century solid walnut semainier. The top is finished and has a molded
Walnut
French Louis XVI Period Vernis Martin Lacquer Semainier, circa 1780
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Amazing and very decorative French late 18th century, semainier. Fine Vernis Martin Lacquer in
Wood
Sold|$12,446 / set
Pair of French Mahogany Semainier Chests One with Drop Down Secretaire
Located in London, GB
Pair of French mahogany Semainier chests one with drop down secretaire with black leather insert
Marble
Victorian French Semainier Wedding Ring in 18 Karat Pink Gold
Located in PARIS, FR
Victorian French wedding ring in 18 karat pink gold. Antique ring composed of seven rings symbolizing the days of the week - some with faceted decoration and others with pearls - joi...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Sold|$2,600
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Oakville, ON
Lovely and elegant two-tones mahogany semainier with bronze details and marble top. A true
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$5,800
AIR HAND PAINTED VENETIAN SEMANIER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted Venetian 5 drawers Semainier
Paint, Wood
Sold|$2,800
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire
Located in Hudson, NY
A Louis XVI style secretaire abattant as a faux semainier,with drop front desk and interior
French Lady Secretary in Red Boulle Marquetry and Brass, circa 1875
Located in Grenoble, FR
blackened pear, curved sides. Treaty false semainier with four drawers and a shelf simulating three drawers
Sold
Chest of drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
late 19th century French Marqueterie seven drawer lingerie chest or semainier. Beautiful inlaid
Marble
Sold|$16,000
French Charles X Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
This French Charles X period neoclassical semainier, from the second quarter of the nineteenth
Ormolu
Sold|$3,469
Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers
Located in Honiton, Devon
Early 20th tall narrow chest of drawers, known as a semainier (drawer for every day of the week
Kingwood
Sold|$2,800
French Louis XV Style Lingerie Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Louis XV style, circa 19th century lingerie chest or semainier. Seven drawer with Kingwood
Marble, Metal
Belle Epoque Inlaid Louis XVI Style Tall Chest, France, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
drawers open smoothly. Sometimes this type of chest is called a Semainier. Made in France, circa 1900.
Marble, Metal
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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