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Louis XVI semainier
Louis XVI semainier

Louis XVI semainier

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XVI style (19/20th Century) semainier mahogany and rosewood veneers, red marble top

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

Directoire Period French Semainier
Directoire Period French Semainier

Directoire Period French Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

French “semainier” from the Directoire period. This cabinet features 7 dovetailed drawers (one for

Category

1820s French Directoire Semainier Antique

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Petite Antique Louis XVI Semainier
Petite Antique Louis XVI Semainier

Petite Antique Louis XVI Semainier

Located in Austin, TX

French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction

Category

1920s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1920s French Wooden Semainier Cabinets
Pair of 1920s French Wooden Semainier Cabinets

Pair of 1920s French Wooden Semainier Cabinets

Located in High Point, NC

This elegant pair of 1920s French wooden semainier cabinets exemplifies the understated refinement

Category

Early 20th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers

French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode
Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode

Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode

Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

Good example of a 19th century mahogany semainier , French tall narrow chest of drawers , a drawer

Category

1870s French Napoleon III Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850
Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850

Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850

Located in Arundel, GB

Fine quality French, Cherrywood Semainier retaining a fantastic timeworn patina. Comprising a

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

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

French Semainier or Tall Chest of Walnut with Marble Top

Located in Austin, TX

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

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany
Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany

Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Danish semainier or tall boy (chest-on-chest) from the 19th century, featuring a Biedermeier

Category

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Metal, Brass

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 fine French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, featuring a figured marble top over a frieze of

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

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 from the late 18th century, featuring a white

Category

Late 18th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest

19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers

Category

1880s French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest
19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest

19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest

By Maison Jansen

Located in Morristown, NJ

A stunning Antique French Louis XV-style semainier (tall chest of drawers), crafted in the late

Category

1880s French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Breccia Marble, Brass

Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops
Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops

Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of French faux bamboo and burl wood semainiers from the second quarter of the 19th century

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top
Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top

Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of French Louis XV style "Semainier" tall chest commodes with a Brêche d'Alep marble top

Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A NAPOLEON III EMPIRE Chess of Drawers CABINET in BOULLE Style France 1860
A NAPOLEON III EMPIRE Chess of Drawers CABINET in BOULLE Style France 1860

A NAPOLEON III EMPIRE Chess of Drawers CABINET in BOULLE Style France 1860

By André-Charles Boulle

Located in PARIS, FR

An authentic and elegant chess of drawers cabinet usually called "Semainier" (weekly cabinet) as it

Category

1860s French Napoleon III Semainier Antique

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Highboy Dresser, 1810
French Empire Highboy Dresser, 1810

French Empire Highboy Dresser, 1810

$6,447Sale Price|20% Off

French Empire Highboy Dresser, 1810

Located in Leimen, DE

Introducing a stunning French Empire Dresser from 1810, featuring a classic semainier design with

Category

1810s French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers
Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers

Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1920's Italian walnut semainier chest of drawers with iron pulls. Measurements: Height

Category

1920s Italian Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest
19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest

19th Century French Empire Tall Commode Linen Chest

Located in Hopewell, NJ

An elegant French semainier or tall chest of having rosewood veneer with marble top, featuring a

Category

19th Century French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique
19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique

19th C. Regency Mahogany Chiffonier Tall Chest of Drawers Filing Cabinet Antique

Located in West Hollywood, CA

century Semainier cabinet with Eight drawers PLUS Two Pullout Encastré Drawers one at the bottom and one

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Semainier Antique

Materials

Brass

18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas
18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas

18th C. Portrait of a Lawyer Circle of Jacques Aved French School Oil on Canvas

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Ave La Cienega Blvd. On top of a dresser a semainier a secretaire or in the background of your desk

Category

18th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object
17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object

17th C. Rare Alms Dish Bowl Luxury Vide Poche Center Tray Decorative Object

Located in West Hollywood, CA

semainier of cabinet, it could be placed on stand that sits on a console or table. The beautiful deep lines

Category

17th Century German Baroque Semainier Antique

Materials

Metal

Circle of ALESSANDRO ALLORI  Portrait Of a Young Man Wearing A Ruff Wall Art
Circle of ALESSANDRO ALLORI  Portrait Of a Young Man Wearing A Ruff Wall Art

Circle of ALESSANDRO ALLORI Portrait Of a Young Man Wearing A Ruff Wall Art

By Alessandro di Cristofano Allori

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hollywood Melrose Ave La Cienega Blvd . On top of a dresser a semainier a secretaire or in the background of

Category

17th Century European Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood, Paint

Semainier Louis XVI
Semainier Louis XVI

Semainier Louis XVI

Unavailable|$8,175

Semainier Louis XVI

Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur

Diary desk with 7 drawers , veneered bois de rose & amarante , ormoulu & marble top

Category

18th Century and Earlier Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier
Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier

Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier

Located in Mobile, AL

A stunning rare 1790s Kingwood semainier with five drawers of matchbook veneer, supported by inlaid

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Semainier Antique

19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

French marble-top semainier with narrow top drawer over five deep drawers.

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

French painted marble-top semainier (chest of drawers).

Category

19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier

Located in San Francisco, CA

An 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier, retaining its original gray marble top above

Category

18th Century Semainier Antique

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice
Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

Located in Hollywood, FL

Overall painted in green with parcel-gilt carved details, five drawers, over short cabriole legs and carved shell frieze, provenance, Sotheby's Amsterdam- drawers relined in 19th ce...

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Semainier Antique

19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier
19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier

19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Marble-Top Semainier

Located in Miami, FL

19th century French Louis XV style kingwood marble-top semainier, having a Breche de' Alep marble

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier
A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier

A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier

Located in Madrid, ES

A french black lacquered and brass details Louis XVI style semanier.

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Wood

Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest
Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest

Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest

Located in Wels, AT

Biedermeier tall eight-drawer chest. Semainier, flanking black columns.

Category

1820s European Semainier Antique

Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B
Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B

Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B

Located in Charlotte, NC

An antique semainier chest in the French Louis XV style, unbranded. Constructed of kingwood with a

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany
Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany

Danish Biedermeier Chest of Drawers 19th Century Flamed Mahogany

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

An impressive 19th century Danish Biedermeier semainier tallboy chest of drawers. Boasting fine

Category

19th Century Danish Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

French Early 19th Century Empire Grey Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
French Early 19th Century Empire Grey Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1820

French Early 19th Century Empire Grey Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1820

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

commode or chest of drawers (also known as a semainier). Featuring seven opening drawers and beautiful

Category

1820s French Empire Semainier Antique

Materials

Beech

Pair of Louis XVI Linen Chests
Pair of Louis XVI Linen Chests

Pair of Louis XVI Linen Chests

Unavailable|$7,500 / set

Pair of Louis XVI Linen Chests

Located in Lawrenceburg, TN

Superb pair of bronze mounted French Semainiers in the style of Louis XVI featuring the original

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble

Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers
Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers

Tall Narrow Chest of Drawers

Located in Honiton, Devon

Great early 20th century tall narrow chest of 7 drawers, known as a semainier, drawer for each day

Category

1910s Semainier Antique

Materials

Walnut

Danish Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Commode Tall Chest of drawers
Danish Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Commode Tall Chest of drawers

Danish Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Commode Tall Chest of drawers

Located in Santander, ES

quarter of the 19th century. It is of the "semainier" type for having seven drawers, presumably one for

Category

Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

Inlaid French Semainier
Inlaid French Semainier

Inlaid French Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Inlaid French marble-top semainier from Paris with brass-mounted feet and brass handles.

Category

1920s French Louis XV Semainier Antique

Materials

Mahogany

French Mahogany Semainier
French Mahogany Semainier

French Mahogany Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A late 19th century French mahogany semainier with brass details and a marble top with a delightful

Category

Late 19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Mahogany Semainier
French Mahogany Semainier

French Mahogany Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A French mahogany Directoire-style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and a

Category

Late 19th Century Directoire Semainier Antique

French Mahogany Semainier
French Mahogany Semainier

French Mahogany Semainier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A French mahogany ‘Directoire’ style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and

Category

Late 19th Century French Semainier Antique

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis XVI “Semainier”
Louis XVI “Semainier”

Louis XVI “Semainier”

Located in Austin, TX

French “Semainier” in the Louis XVI style, the neoclassical cabinet features 7 dovetailed drawers

Category

1920s French Louis XVI Semainier Antique

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Directoire Painted Semainier
Directoire Painted Semainier

Directoire Painted Semainier

Located in New York, NY

A painted "semainier" chest with seven drawers (for seven days of the week) and a marble

Category

Early 19th Century French Directoire 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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