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French 19th Century Louis Philippe Butler’s Chest
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Butler’s Chest

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

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chest Of Drawers Nightstand Pair
18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chest Of Drawers Nightstand Pair

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

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Semainier
Semainier

Semainier

Sold|$4,075

Semainier

Located in New Orleans, LA

Handsome fruitwood and walnut veneer French semainier with holly inlay and marble top. It is

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gentleman's semainier
Gentleman's semainier

Gentleman's semainier

Located in New Orleans, LA

Gentleman's semainier, serpentine shaped front, veneered rosewood ebonized wood trim; beaded brass

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bamboo semainier
Bamboo semainier

Bamboo semainier

Sold|$3,200

Bamboo semainier

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Bamboo and rafia chest

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Semainier
19th Century Semainier

19th Century Semainier

Located in Hudson, NY

19th century rosewood semainier or tall chest with seven drawers and original brass drawer pulls.

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Rosewood

French Flame Mahogany Semainier
French Flame Mahogany Semainier

French Flame Mahogany Semainier

Located in New Jersey City, NJ

French Semainier with dark original marble top

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

French Louis XVI Semainier
French Louis XVI Semainier

French Louis XVI Semainier

Located in Natchez, MS

French Fruitwood and Ebony Semainier with a marble top

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Louis XV style Semainier
Louis XV style Semainier

Louis XV style Semainier

Located in San Francisco, CA

Transition-style Louis XV - Louis XVI marquetry and bronze semainier with marble top

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Semainier Louis XVI Chest
Semainier Louis XVI Chest

Semainier Louis XVI Chest

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beautiful Late 18th Century Louis XVI Semainier Chest With White / Grey Marble Top with Brass

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Parquetry Semainiers
Pair of Parquetry Semainiers

Pair of Parquetry Semainiers

Located in Sarasota, FL

Pair of Fruitwood Parquetry Semainiers, each with seven (7) banded drawers and bronze/ormulu trim

Category

Early 20th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

Louis Philippe Walnut Semainier
Louis Philippe Walnut Semainier

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).

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Semainier
19th Century French Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

18th century french semainier
18th century french semainier

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.

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier
Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

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

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

Category

19th Century Semainier Antique

Art Deco Pitch Pine Semainier
Art Deco Pitch Pine Semainier

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

Category

1920s French Art Deco Semainier Antique

Materials

Pine

19th C. Empire Mahogany Semainier
19th C. Empire Mahogany Semainier

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

Category

19th Century German Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Historicism Parcel Ebonized Semainier
Swedish Historicism Parcel Ebonized Semainier

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...

Category

1880s Swedish Napoleon III Semainier Antique

Materials

Ash, Olive, Burl, Wood

Early 19th C Semainier in Mahogany
Early 19th C Semainier in Mahogany

Early 19th C Semainier in Mahogany

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Mahogany Semainier with marble top and six drawers.

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Semainier Walnut & Leather Chest called Cartonier
Semainier Walnut & Leather Chest called Cartonier

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut, Leather

French Parquetry Louis XV Style Semainier

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.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Fine French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier
Fine French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

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.

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century French Cherry "Semainier"
Late 18th Century French Cherry "Semainier"

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

Category

1790s French Directoire Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

19th Century Louis XVI Style Semainier
19th Century Louis XVI Style Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Walnut Semainier
Early 19th Century French Walnut Semainier

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

Category

Early 19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

Very Good French Louis XVI Semainier
Very Good French Louis XVI Semainier

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

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Period Semainier, Charles Arguyot
Louis XVI Period Semainier, Charles Arguyot

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

Category

1780s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Biedermeier walnut semainier with ebonized columns
Biedermeier walnut semainier with ebonized columns

Biedermeier walnut semainier with ebonized columns

Located in Hudson, NY

Tall chest of drawers with ebonized details. Austrian 1840's.

Category

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut, Wood

19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top
19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top

19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th Century French Semainier with Marble Top Pulls are replacements

Category

19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

19th C. French Louis XVI Walnut Semainier
19th C. French Louis XVI Walnut Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Semainier in Bleached Mahogany
19th Century French Semainier in Bleached Mahogany

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

Category

19th Century Semainier Antique

Semainier Louis XVI Stamped Artzt Jean-André
Semainier Louis XVI Stamped Artzt Jean-André

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

Category

Late 18th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Mahogany Semainier
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Mahogany Semainier

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...

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century mahogany semainier, black marble top
Early 19th Century mahogany semainier, black marble top

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Early to Mid 19th Cent French Walnut Semainier
Early to Mid 19th Cent French Walnut Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Late 18th Century  French Six Drawer Mahogany Semainier
Late 18th Century  French Six Drawer Mahogany Semainier

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

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis Philippe Oak & Marble Semainier
19th Century French Louis Philippe Oak & Marble Semainier

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

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

A German Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers c. 1820
A German Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers c. 1820

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

Category

19th Century German First Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Petit Semainier
19th Century Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Petit Semainier

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

19th Century Satin Birch Chest or Semainier by Hindley & Sons
19th Century Satin Birch Chest or Semainier by Hindley & Sons

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

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Semainier Antique

Materials

Birch

A Russian Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Circa 1810 - 1820
A Russian Empire Semainier Chest of Drawers Circa 1810 - 1820

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

Category

19th Century Russian First Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Metal

A TAILORED LOUIS XVI BRASS MOUNTED WALNUT SEMAINIER CABINET
A TAILORED LOUIS XVI BRASS MOUNTED WALNUT SEMAINIER CABINET

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;

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Semainier Antique

French Provincial Late 18th Century Walnut Semainier With Paneled Sides
French Provincial Late 18th Century Walnut Semainier With Paneled Sides

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

Category

Late 18th Century French French Provincial Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XVI Period Vernis Martin Lacquer Semainier, circa 1780
French Louis XVI Period Vernis Martin Lacquer Semainier, circa 1780

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

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Mahogany Semainier Chests One with Drop Down Secretaire
Pair of French Mahogany Semainier Chests One with Drop Down Secretaire

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Victorian French Semainier Wedding Ring in 18 Karat Pink Gold
Victorian French Semainier Wedding Ring in 18 Karat Pink Gold

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...

Category

1880s French Victorian Semainier Antique

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Lingerie Chest

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

AIR HAND PAINTED VENETIAN SEMANIER
AIR HAND PAINTED VENETIAN SEMANIER

AIR HAND PAINTED VENETIAN SEMANIER

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Painted Venetian 5 drawers Semainier

Category

19th Century Italian Semainier Antique

Materials

Paint, Wood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Secretaire

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

French Lady Secretary in Red Boulle Marquetry and Brass, circa 1875
French Lady Secretary in Red Boulle Marquetry and Brass, circa 1875

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

Category

1870s French Napoleon III Semainier Antique

Chest of drawers
Chest of drawers

Chest of drawers

Located in Seattle, WA

late 19th century French Marqueterie seven drawer lingerie chest or semainier. Beautiful inlaid

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

French Charles X Tall Chest of Drawers
French Charles X Tall Chest of Drawers

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers
Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers

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

Category

1920s Semainier Antique

Materials

Kingwood

French Louis XV Style Lingerie Chest
French Louis XV Style Lingerie Chest

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

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Metal

Belle Epoque Inlaid Louis XVI Style Tall Chest, France, circa 1900
Belle Epoque Inlaid Louis XVI Style Tall Chest, France, circa 1900

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.

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Metal

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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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