Louis XVI semainier
$2,850
Louis XVI semainier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19/20th Century) semainier mahogany and rosewood veneers, red marble top
19th Century French Louis XV Semainier Antique
Bronze
$2,850
Louis XVI semainier
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19/20th Century) semainier mahogany and rosewood veneers, red marble top
Bronze
Directoire Period French Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French “semainier” from the Directoire period. This cabinet features 7 dovetailed drawers (one for
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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
Brass
$4,995 / set
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
Wood
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
Mahogany
$2,110Sale Price|20% Off
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
Mahogany
Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Semainier Chest, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Brass Inlaid Mahogany Semainier Chest, Circa 1880.
Brass
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
Marble
19th Century Painted Five Drawer Semainier, Probably Italian in Origin
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully decorated hand painted five drawer carved semainier with floral painted drawer fronts
Wood
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
Marble, Metal, Brass
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
Metal, Brass
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
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
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
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Italian Ebonized & Gilt Trim Cherry 7-Drawer Classical Semainier Offered by Bloomingdales
Cherry
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
Bronze
Italian Venetian/Rococo Green Painted & Parcel Gilt 5 Drawer Semainier/Dresser
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Rococo-style (18th Century) serpentine semainier / dresser having 5 drawers with
Wood, Giltwood
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
Breccia Marble, Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910 Dimensions : 55
Marble
False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
Located in Girona, Girona
False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered
Brass
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
Marble
Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Marble Chests of Drawers by Kahn & Cie 1895
By E. Kahn
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique French Semainier chests of drawers, inlaid kingwood with veined golden
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
marble top and brass gallery rail Semainier lingerie chest of drawers This French 19th century Louis XVI
Marble
$4,985Sale Price / set|26% Off
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
Marble, Bronze
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
Bronze
A fine quality pair of early 19th Century Regency period well-cast bronze Models
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of early 19th Century bronze & ormolu Desk Thermometer and Semainier surmounted by
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$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
Mahogany
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
Walnut
$6,760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with
Mahogany
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
Marble
$16,000Sale Price|30% Off
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
Brass
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer
Marble, Ormolu
$11,000Sale Price|31% Off
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
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from
Bronze
$5,320Sale Price|30% Off
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
Metal
Antique Scandinavian Chest of Six Drawers Gustavian Swedish Karl Johan 1840 Pine
Located in London, GB
Semainier chest of drawers will add authentic antique Scandinavian quality, gorgeous light blonde colouring
Pine
$18,900Sale Price|30% Off
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
Wood, Paint
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
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$9,500
Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier
Located in Mobile, AL
A stunning rare 1790s Kingwood semainier with five drawers of matchbook veneer, supported by inlaid
Unavailable|$450
19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier
Located in Miami, FL
French marble-top semainier with narrow top drawer over five deep drawers.
Kingwood
Unavailable|$750
19th Century French Painted Marble-Top Semainier
Located in Miami, FL
French painted marble-top semainier (chest of drawers).
Marble
Unavailable|$67,900
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
Unavailable|$19,500
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...
Unavailable|$1,550
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
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$4,671
A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Madrid, ES
A french black lacquered and brass details Louis XVI style semanier.
Wood
Unavailable|$8,642
Tall Biedermeier Eight-Drawer Chest
Located in Wels, AT
Biedermeier tall eight-drawer chest. Semainier, flanking black columns.
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
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$1,826
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
Mahogany
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
Beech
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
Marble
Unavailable|$2,563
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
Walnut
Unavailable|$5,606
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
Mahogany
Sold|$4,500
Inlaid French Semainier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Inlaid French marble-top semainier from Paris with brass-mounted feet and brass handles.
Mahogany
Sold|$6,875
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
Marble, Brass
Sold|$5,300
French Mahogany Semainier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French mahogany Directoire-style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and a
Sold|$5,315
French Mahogany Semainier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French mahogany ‘Directoire’ style tall chest, or semainier, with seven brass-trimmed drawers and
Marble, Brass
Sold|$4,150
Louis XVI “Semainier”
Located in Austin, TX
French “Semainier” in the Louis XVI style, the neoclassical cabinet features 7 dovetailed drawers
Carrara Marble, Brass
Sold|$5,100
Directoire Painted Semainier
Located in New York, NY
A painted "semainier" chest with seven drawers (for seven days of the week) and a marble
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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