French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Empire Period Chest of Drawers in Plum Wood, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period commode with half-columns in plum wood!
Wood
Empire Period Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Walnut Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period commode with detached columns in walnut and walnut veneer, mounted on a very high-quality solid oak and fir frame.
Marble
French Empire Period Chest w/Black Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period commode, with black and brass accents, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Empire-style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Empire period commode in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, resting on ringed column uprights, richly decorated with finely chiseled gilt bronze mounts.
Wood
French Empire Napoleon III Commode, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: French Empire Napoleon III Commode Date/Period: 19th century Dimension: 90cm x 63cm x 120cm Materials: walnut wood and marble Additional information: French.
Wood
Period Empire Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Empire walnut commode with neoclassical giltwood carved appliques.
Walnut
$3,936Sale Price|32% Off
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode The solid wood body is painted in a textured, aged, distressed patina showing some of the gesso-painted base and original wood b...
Wood, Paint
Period Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Pomona, CA
An Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Dresser An Empire Chest of Drawers from the period (1820). Flame mahogany front and fitted with gilded escutcheons, pillar ends, and classical f...
Marble
Circa 1805-1815 Empire Period French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period French marble top commode, circa 1805-1815.
Marble, Bronze
Second Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Commode by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period ormolu mounted commode by Sormani French, c. 1860 Measures: Height 86cm, width 151cm, depth 65cm This superb commode is by the celebrated French ébéniste Pa...
Serpentine, Bronze, Ormolu
Russian Early 19th Century 1st Empire Period Mahogany, Ormolu, and Brass Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely elegant Russian early 19th century 1st Empire period flamed Mahogany, ormolu, and brass commode.
Brass, Ormolu
Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique French Empire three-drawer mahogany commode, circa 1840, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and balanced proportions characteristic of the Empire period.
Marble
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Its classic silhouette is enriched by the warmth of the fruitwood, accented with ebonized columns that stand at each corner, leading the eye upwards to the delicate gilt Corinthian c...
Bronze
Empire Period Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in Figurative Yew Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Period Empire Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in figurative Yew Wood An exceptional, museum-quality Empire-period Neoclassical chest of drawers dating to the very beginning ...
Ormolu
$6,879Sale Price|25% Off
Italian Empire Period Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Ebonized Columns
Located in Firenze, IT
An exceptional early 19th-century Italian Empire cherrywood chest of drawers, masterfully crafted in Lucca (Tuscany) during the Napoleonic era, circa 1810. Sourced from the master be...
Brass
Empire Period Chest of Drawers - Chiffonier with a Marble Slab, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period walnut chest of drawers topped with a marble slab at waist height. Fully restored. Interior drawer height 15.5 cm. Marble slab height 81/75 cm. Additional inf...
Marble
$12,400Sale Price|29% Off
Pair of Period Empire Mahogany and Gilt Chest of Drawers, Denmark, circa 1800
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish late 18th Century pair of period empire chest of drawers. This rare pair was recently found here in the USA, which makes them very attractive because of the new UN/US import ...
Bronze
Empire Period Chest of Drawers, Mahogany and Carrara Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period mahogany and mahogany veneer commode with a white Carrara marble top that has been restored previously (visible).
Carrara Marble
Antique Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers, Josephinan period, Austrian Empire 1790s
Located in Beograd, RS
The chest was made in Austrian Empire in the end of the 18th century, making it approx. 230-240 years old.
Bronze
19th Century Empire Period Commode
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Empire commode in mahogany, with gilt bronze fittings and mercury mirror.
Bronze
19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning Empire period commode in walnut featuring three drawers.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 36.03 in W 50.79 in D 23.43 in
Antique French Empire period Walnut Commode /Chest of Drawers
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Good quality French Empire period commode with original black fossil marble top and fine quality ormolu mounts.
Marble
Unavailable
H 35 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns with ormolu head and feet, swan ormolu mount to lower frieze, laurel leaf escutcheons ...
Marble, Ormolu
15124
Located in Toronto, ON
Choice antique French Empire period Commode in figured mahogany of excellent proportion.
Marble, Metal
Empire Period Cherrywood Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Empire period cherrywood commode.
Cherry
French Empire Period Mahogany Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany commode with four drawers, bronze dore mounts and pulls and "gris de Ste.
Marble, Bronze
French Directoire/Empire Period Ebonised Commode, circa 1810
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
French early 19th century Directoire/Empire period ebonised three-drawer commode of generous proportions, circa 1810.
Brass
Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode
Located in New York, NY
An Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode with lion’s mask pulls, fine gilt bronze capitols, carved and ebonized paw feet, with a petite granite black marble top, French c.1810
Marble, Bronze
Period Empire "Egyptian Revival" Mahogany Commode with Pyrenees
Located in Atlanta, GA
Period Empire "Egyptian Revival" Mahogany Commode with Pyrenees Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 39.77 in W 60.44 in D 26.38 in
Large Important Empire Period Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode A Vantaux'
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A single wide drawer above two doors that open to reveal a single shelf, with double columns either side. Black fossil marble top. With fine quality gilt bronze mounts with good orig...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 53.94 in D 23.63 in
Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Grey and White Veined Marble, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
With carved paw feet and a gris Saint Anne marble top. Finely incised gilt bronze handles, France, circa 1810.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 36.82 in W 48.82 in D 24.02 in
Late French Empire Period Blonde Walnut Commode with White Marble, circa 1815
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers, one without handles, flanked by walnut columns surmounted with carved walnut balls. Finely incised ormolu handles, mounts and escutcheons, the latter depicting a d...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 51.38 in D 22.45 in
Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Ebonized Paw Feet and Black Fossil Marble
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers under a Belgian black fossil marble top. The bottom three drawers with brass lion ring pull handles and escutcheons in the form of masks. Supported on two squared l...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
French First Empire Commode
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Banbury, GB
A VERY FINE QUALITY FRENCH 1ST EMPIRE PERIOD EGYPTIAN REVIVAL MAHOGANY COMMODE IN ORIGINAL CONDITION.GILDED ORMOLU MOUNTS ,CARRERA MARBLE TOP.
Mahogany
French Marble Top Empire Commode with Paw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, period, Empire commode with marble top over four drawers, the top, "frieze" drawer having gilt bronze palmettes, and the column flanked drawers with gilt bronze capitals, all...
Marble
Unavailable
H 55 in W 41 in D 19 in
French Early 19th Century Empire Grey Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a rather stylish tall French early 19th century Empire period grey painted seven-drawer commode or chest of drawers (also known as a semainier).
Beech
Unavailable
H 35 in W 51 in D 23 in
19th Century Napoleonic Commode Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a wonderful French 19th century Napoleonic Empire period mahogany commode chest of drawers, displaying great color and complete with original marble top and beautiful brass h...
Marble, Brass
French Empire Period Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Empire Period commode.
Bronze
Fine Quality French Empire Period Commode
Located in Middleburg, VA
. Fine Quality French Empire Period Commode Made of deeply patinated burl ash with a beautiful rich color.
Sold
H 35.75 in W 44.75 in D 24.5 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Commode In Marble And Walnut
Located in Round Top, TX
French antique Empire period commode in marble and walnut from the early 19th century.
Walnut
French Empire Period Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century French walnut commode with its original marble top. This delightful commode embodies the neoclassical style of the Empire. The rectangular body with three drawers is ...
Walnut
Fine Empire Period Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century plum pudding mahogany commode with gilded Corinthian capitals, graduated drawers, all supported on ebonised paw feet
Fine 19th Century Empire Period Commode
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Mahogany . Fine decoration with gilded bronze: handle, foliage, lock etc . Mercury mirror . XIXth century
Bronze
20th Century French Walnut Empire Period Commode
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French walnut Empire Period chests of drawer or commode from the 1800s.
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful French Empire period commode made of a magnificent flamed walnut.
Walnut
Sold
H 37.25 in W 51.25 in D 23.75 in
19th Century Empire Walnut Commode with Ebonized Columns & Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire Period commode with black marble top, light walnut patina, three drawers, flanking ebonized columns with gilt mounts and all resting on turned feet, 19th century Continental E...
Marble
First Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Empire Period commode was produced from exotic imported mahogany from the Americas, and boasts cabriole cornerposts and its original black marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Petite Empire Period Walnut Commode with Saint Anne Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
Classic early 19th Century French Empire period commode or chest of drawers handcrafted by rural artisans in the South of France near Avignon, having a grey Saint Anne marble top wit...
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Extraordinary bookmatched walnut veneer graces this gorgeous Empire period commode from France. The piece has a slate colored marble top, with white veins, that is in excellent antiq...
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Great care was taken through the years to maintain this exceptional solid walnut Empire period commode from France. The commode is complete with four total drawers, the topmost being...
Brass
Empire Period Ormolu-mounted Walnut Commode, c. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Empire period Commode in Walnut, with Gilt-Bronze accents throughout, and capped by a striated gray Marble top.
Walnut
Empire period ebonised commode
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Fab early 19th century Empire 3 drawer marble topped commode French circa 1820's with original marble top 3 deep drawers , carved hairy paw feet Height 89 cms or 35 inches Wi...
Sapele Wood
French Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in Austin, TX
French Empire/Consulat period commode in beautiful, solid walnut and burled walnut, with a traditional beeswax finish and peg construction.
Bronze
Period Empire Mahogany Marble-Top Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Period Empire mahogany and bronze, marble-top commode with exceptional detailing, condition, and colour.
Marble, Bronze
Fine Empire Period Mahogany Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century mahogany Empire commode with Egyptian caryatids, three graduated drawers, retaining the original fire gilt lion mask handles, with black marble top.
Fine French Egyptian Revival Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
A very fine and unusual early 19th century walnut commode with three long drawers with book matched veneers, mounted with heavy cast bronze lion mask handles, flanked by caryatids of...
19th Century Empire Period Ebonised Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fab early 19th Century Empire three drawer marble topped commode. Of French origin, circa 1820 with an original marble top, three deep drawers carved paw feet. Circa 1820.
Ebony
Empire Period Fruitwood Commode, France ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Empire period figured fruit wood commode with ebony detail, 3 sliding drawers and brass hardware, resting on square feet.
Brass
Empire Period Walnut Commode, France ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A period Empire Commode in Figured Walnut with overhanging frieze drawer over three long drawers all surmounted with gilt bronze hardware.
19th Century French Empire Period Painted Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional 19th century French Empire period four-drawer commode handcrafted of walnut with a painted finish, circa 1810.
Bronze
Italian Empire Period Walnut Veneered, Ebonized and Gilded Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular top is ebonized over a veneered three-drawer case with ebonized and gilded pillars ending on robustly carved and ebonized lion paw feet.
Walnut, Giltwood
Empire period blond mahogany and bronze neoclassical commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Empire period blond mahogany and bronze neoclassical commode
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Large Empire Period Figured Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large pair of Empire figured walnut commodes with brass hardware, bronze dore mounts and ebonized columns.
For many more fine antiques, please visit our online ga...
Brass
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H 34.25 in W 43 in D 23 in
French Empire Period Walnut Commode with Marble Top and Bookmatched Front
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 19th century French Empire period four drawer commode handcrafted of walnut, circa 1810.
Marble
Sold
H 39.75 in W 51.25 in D 23 in
Italian 1820s Empire Period Walnut and Mahogany Commodes with Ebonized Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Empire period walnut and mahogany commodes from circa 1820 with three drawers, bookmatched veneer, ebonized columns and bronze hardware.
Bronze
Sold
H 35.5 in W 45 in D 23.25 in
19th Century French Empire Period Bleached Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 19th century French Empire period four-drawer commode handcrafted of walnut, circa 1810.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
A French Empire Period Walnut and Bronze Mounted 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top above a hidden drawer above three drawers flanked by brass mounted columns and raised on elongated columnar feet
Walnut
Sold
H 32.5 in W 49.5 in D 22 in
Italian Empire Period Walnut 3 Drawer Commode, 1st Quarter 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top atop a conforming case housing three drawers, the front sides are formerly gilded and ebonized caryatids of noble men with their feet at the bottoms, raised ...
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Period Mahogany Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Very Fine Pair of French Empire Period Mahogany Commodes with Marble Tops.
Marble
Sold
H 37.25 in W 51.25 in D 25.5 in
French Empire Period Walnut 4-Drawer Marble-Top Commode, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a white and grey veined rectangular top above a conforming case in walnut veneer, the unmarked upper drawer with hand hold pulls underneath above three large drawers flanked b...
Walnut
French Period Neoclassical Empire Commode w/Greek Key Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic Empire painted wood commode, with fossilized marble top and Greek key accents, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Sold
H 36.5 in W 51 in D 24.5 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Bleached Walnut Lyonnaise Commode with B
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome early 19th century French Empire period four drawer commode handcrafted of walnut by talented artisans in Lyon, circa 1810.
Brass, Bronze
Sold
H 35.25 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
Small Scale Early 19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale early nineteenth century French Empire period walnut commode or chest features two classic half columns that flank the front of the piece.
Bronze
Sold
H 34.5 in W 50.75 in D 25.5 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode or Chest, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early 19th century French Empire period bookmatched walnut commode or chest of drawers features a solid black marble top and two detached columns resting on square plinths.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 37.75 in W 48.75 in D 24 in
Italian Empire Period Walnut & Giltwood Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode, 1stq 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the Italian Region of Tuscany and having a fittingly Carrara marble top this commode features a top drawer supported by solid walnut columns with gilded Corinthian capitals and ...
Walnut
Sold
H 36 in W 38.25 in D 19 in
Early 19th Century Small Scale French Empire Period Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century French walnut Empire period small scale commode or chest features a black marble top and two classic half columns that flank the front of the piece.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 36.5 in W 48 in D 23 in
Early 19th Century French First Period Empire Marble Top Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Of refined Empire style and with beautifully figured veneers this commode stands out as a fine representative of the Napoleonic era. It features a newer marble top above three long d...
Bronze
French Empire Period Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest / commode from the French Empire period made of solid walnut and burled walnut veneer.
Marble, Bronze
FRENCH EMPIRE COMMODE
Located in Houston, TX
PERIOD FRENCH EMPIRE WALNUT COMMODE/CHEST
Walnut
$885
H 24.13 in W 13 in D 1.38 in
French Louis XVI Style Mirror, Giltwood & Ebonized Wood, 19th Century
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite mirror in the Louis XVI style, dating to the 19th century, with incredible, carved gilt wood detail set off by the ebonized (painted) backpanel. At the top of the pie...
Mirror, Giltwood, Wood
Ralph Lauren Louis XVI Style Duchess Salon Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent marquis bergere á la Reine salon chair designed by Ralph Lauren in the grand French Louis XVI taste. Known as the "Duchess Salon Chair" featuring a hardwood frame bench made ...
Brass
$5,539
H 36.23 in W 38.59 in D 20.08 in
19th Century French Empire Chest of Drawers with Special Key, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small Empire chest of drawers with special key France Walnut first half of 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 98 x 51 cm Description: French Empire chest of drawers with rou...
Walnut
$5,900
H 34.5 in W 47.75 in D 23.75 in
Empire Chest of Drawers, Cuban Mahogany, Bronze Hardware, France, 1800
Located in Austin, TX
Empire period chest of drawers from France featuring a striking Cuban mahogany burled veneer. This piece has three drawers, all with original gilt bronze hardware and pulls. There ar...
Bronze
$4,995
H 39.5 in W 63.88 in D 24.25 in
French Empire Buffet, 19th Century, Mahogany with Marble Top, Antique
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire (19th century) buffet made of rich flamed, bookmatched mahogany. The original Saint Anne marble top of charcoal stone with gray and white veining is removable. Below ...
Marble, Brass
$6,500
H 36.5 in W 51 in D 25 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality early 19th century antique French Empire mahogany marble top commode, with Neo-Classical ormolu mounts, circa 1810. The commode is of the finest quality, the top is ma...
Marble, Ormolu
Ebonized Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Gilded Brass Details
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish with gilded brass detailing throughout. Th...
Brass
$3,200
H 32.4 in W 36.75 in D 22.5 in
Antique French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers W/ Black Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
A striking mid-19th-century French Empire chest of drawers, sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from walnut, it boasts a naturally aged patina that highlight...
Marble
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Chest with Four Drawers, Circa 1880s
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a black marble top There are splits in the wood at the side of the piece.
Mahogany
$5,690 / item
H 52.5 in W 76.5 in D 80 in
Louis Solid Oak French Carved King Size Bed Upholstered in Natural Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Meet our stunning King French Oak Bed, a beautifully replicated Louis XVI bed made from white oak with meticulous attention to detail. Each intricate carving is embellished with love...
Linen, Oak
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 56 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Empire Flame Mahogany Abattant with Figural Ormolu 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire abattant secretary offers flame mahogany construction with upper drawer over drop front desk opening to interior with pigeon holes and drawers, surmounting l...
Ormolu
$3,250
H 36 in W 46 in D 20.75 in
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Ash
$7,600
H 32.5 in W 40 in D 17.25 in
19th Cent Ebony Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished, Bronze Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century, Hollywood Regecny Style Commode, Chest or Nightstand. Bronze Mounted Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished in a fine ebony finish to suite the Hollywood Regency Dec...
Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Commode, Burl Wood, French Antique, 1820
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Louis XVI Commode. gorgeous burl and hardware in great shape. See pics
Burl
$6,200
H 35.04 in W 46.46 in D 23.23 in
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A rectangular oak corpus veneered with acajou mouchete mahogany, with a grey marble top a...
Mahogany
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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