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Tiger and birds eye maple tall chest with eight drawers
Tiger and birds eye maple tall chest with eight drawers

Tiger and birds eye maple tall chest with eight drawers

Located in Scarsdale, NY

This tiger and birds eye maple dresser has eight drawers. The two top are shallow and great for small items. The bottom drawers are decorated with a carving and more birds eye map...

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Early 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Vintage beech 1950s English 'tall boy' chest of drawers with brass handles
Vintage beech 1950s English 'tall boy' chest of drawers with brass handles

Vintage beech 1950s English 'tall boy' chest of drawers with brass handles

Located in London, GB

A vintage 1950s stained beech veneered seven drawer 'tall boy' chest of drawers on a solid beech

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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Beech

18th century early Georgian walnut Chest on chest tall boy circa 1720
18th century early Georgian walnut Chest on chest tall boy circa 1720

18th century early Georgian walnut Chest on chest tall boy circa 1720

Located in Chelmsford, GB

Early 18th century very fine and grand example of a walnut chest on chest/tallboy. The cavetto cornice above an arrangement of three short and three long drawers to the top half, , a...

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Antique 1720s English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Chest on Chest Cabinet English Furniture 1840 Tall Boy
Antique Walnut Chest on Chest Cabinet English Furniture 1840 Tall Boy

Antique Walnut Chest on Chest Cabinet English Furniture 1840 Tall Boy

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Fabulous antique English chest on chest in walnut. Great look to this with the partially gilded trim. Drawers feature crossbanded edges complemented by hand-carved canted corners. ...

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Antique 1840s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

1960" John Widdicomb Tall Tambour Door Dresser with Star Like Handles
1960" John Widdicomb Tall Tambour Door Dresser with Star Like Handles

1960" John Widdicomb Tall Tambour Door Dresser with Star Like Handles

By John Widdicomb

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Elegant Robsjohn- Gibbings for Widdicomb dresser, with harmonica-folding doors, original star- like hardware, compartments and three drawers, all stamped John Widdicomb.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Tall Cuban Mahogany Chest of Drawers in the Style of James Mont
Tall Cuban Mahogany Chest of Drawers in the Style of James Mont

Tall Cuban Mahogany Chest of Drawers in the Style of James Mont

By James Mont

Located in Quogue, NY

This mahogany tall chest of drawers is in the style of the great James Mont. It has two drawers

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Art Deco Style Chests of Drawers Tall Boys Lozenge Inlay
Pair of Art Deco Style Chests of Drawers Tall Boys Lozenge Inlay

Pair of Art Deco Style Chests of Drawers Tall Boys Lozenge Inlay

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Art Deco style slimline chest of drawers or tall boys. Features intricate hexagonal / lozenge inlay

Category

Late 20th Century European Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

This handsome 18th century French Louis XV period three-drawer commode is taller and wider than

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Teak and Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers by Alfred Cox, 1950s
Midcentury Teak and Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers by Alfred Cox, 1950s

Midcentury Teak and Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers by Alfred Cox, 1950s

By Alfred Cox

Located in Chesham, GB

This 1950s teak and walnut chest of drawers was designed and manufactured by cabinet maker Alfred Cox, Great Britain.

Category

Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak, Walnut

Mid-Century Pink and White Tall Chest of Drawers Dresser by Martinsville
Mid-Century Pink and White Tall Chest of Drawers Dresser by Martinsville

Mid-Century Pink and White Tall Chest of Drawers Dresser by Martinsville

By American of Martinsville

Located in Miami, FL

This Mid-Century Modern American of Martinsville; Highboy; dresser that I should write " High Girl" has been lacquered in white and pink. The original handles have been chr...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

George Washington Maher "Rockledge" American Arts & Crafts tall chest of drawers 1911-12
George Washington Maher "Rockledge" American Arts & Crafts tall chest of drawers 1911-12

George Washington Maher "Rockledge" American Arts & Crafts tall chest of drawers 1911-12

By George Washington Maher

Located in New York, NY

GEORGE WASHINGTON MAHER (1864-1926) USA Rockledge chest of drawers for E.L. King (unique) 1911-12 Original vintage cream/white painted surface (some losses to the top surface...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Custom 2 X 6 Locker Basket "Tall Boy" Unit with Single and Double Wide Baskets
Custom 2 X 6 Locker Basket "Tall Boy" Unit with Single and Double Wide Baskets

Custom 2 X 6 Locker Basket "Tall Boy" Unit with Single and Double Wide Baskets

Located in Alhambra, CA

order! Production takes 3-4 weeks. Custom made 2 x 6 locker basket unit. This "tall boy" dresser unit

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2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Antique French Regency Style Original Paint Decorated Gilt Accented Tall Chest
Antique French Regency Style Original Paint Decorated Gilt Accented Tall Chest

Antique French Regency Style Original Paint Decorated Gilt Accented Tall Chest

Located in Parkesburg, PA

Features French Regency style early 20th century, outstanding high quality finish over mahogany, 4 over 2 doors, hand cut drawer dovetails, drawer interiors are solid mahogany finish...

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Vintage 1920s Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut 2-Drawer Tall Commode, Marble Top, Mid 19thc
French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut 2-Drawer Tall Commode, Marble Top, Mid 19thc

French Louis Philippe Burl Walnut 2-Drawer Tall Commode, Marble Top, Mid 19thc

Located in Atlanta, GA

having a rectangular marble top with rounded front corners above a conforming case housing two drawers, raised on turned slightly tapering legs with ball feet

Category

Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl

Tall 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Commode in Original Paint
Tall 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Commode in Original Paint

Tall 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Commode in Original Paint

Located in Wichita, KS

white paint and natural wood surface. This tall commode has three deep drawers with one small, reeded

Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Front Commode with Marble Top
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Front Commode with Marble Top

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Front Commode with Marble Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

Louis XV period 4-drawer walnut tall commode with serpentine front, shaped apron, cabriole feet

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Italian 1820s Tall Bleached Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer
Italian 1820s Tall Bleached Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer

Italian 1820s Tall Bleached Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian bleached walnut tall commode from the early 19th century, with four drawers and bleached

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Louis Philippe Style Burled Walnut Commode
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Burled Walnut Commode

19th Century Louis Philippe Style Burled Walnut Commode

Located in Winter Park, FL

A 19th century French Louis-Philippe style tall commode with solid walnut sides and book matched

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair of Empire Mahogany and Ebonized Commodes
Pair of Empire Mahogany and Ebonized Commodes

Pair of Empire Mahogany and Ebonized Commodes

Located in Pembroke, MA

in the taller commode and height of bun feet). Each commode has four drawers and working locks with

Category

Antique 19th Century French First Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple
Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple

Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple

Located in Chicago, IL

Quite striking curly maple dresser, or tall commode, clearly inspired by Tommi Parzinger's designs

Category

Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers

Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut and Marble Semainier Chest of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

original black marble top over the additional "eight" drawer. The Classic tall commode is in excellent

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest
1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

With a fresh update of an elegant form, this six drawer tall commode has newly applied black

Category

20th Century American Dressers

Materials

Silver Leaf

1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest
1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

1940s Black Lacquer & Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

With a fresh update of an elegant form, this six drawer tall commode has newly applied black

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Tall Rosewood Commode
Tall Rosewood Commode

Tall Rosewood Commode

Located in New York, NY

Excellent commode in rosewood, of Danish manufacture. Very subtle design with ingenious detailing

Category

20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

1940s Black Lacquer and Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest
1940s Black Lacquer and Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

1940s Black Lacquer and Silver Leafed Six-Drawer Tall Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

With a fresh update of an elegant form, this six drawer tall commode has newly applied black

Category

Vintage 1940s American Dressers

Materials

Silver Leaf

Delicate Tall-Legged Commode, circa 1800
Delicate Tall-Legged Commode, circa 1800

Delicate Tall-Legged Commode, circa 1800

Located in Greding, DE

Finely crafted small commode with three drawers framed by ebonized accents. The piece stands on

Category

Antique Early 1800s German Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Tall Art Nouveau Commode or Chest of Drawers
Tall Art Nouveau Commode or Chest of Drawers

Tall Art Nouveau Commode or Chest of Drawers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique chest of drawers in fruit-wood. The two middle drawers have bowed drawer fronts to accentuate the organic feel which is typical for the Art Nouveau style. We have refinished ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian Walnut Tall Three-Drawer Commode, 19th Century
Italian Walnut Tall Three-Drawer Commode, 19th Century

Italian Walnut Tall Three-Drawer Commode, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing three drawers with brass pulls, raised on a pieced plinth base.

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Antique 1870s Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple
Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple

Parzinger Style Eight-Drawer Chest In Curly Maple

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in Chicago, IL

Quite striking curly maple dresser, or tall commode, clearly inspired by Tommi Parzinger's designs

Category

Vintage 1950s American Dressers

An Italian Baroque Style Walnut Tall 4-Drawer Commode
An Italian Baroque Style Walnut Tall 4-Drawer Commode

An Italian Baroque Style Walnut Tall 4-Drawer Commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

the rectangular molded edge top above a conforming case of four drawers with raised panels and hexagonal brass pulls, the molded plinth base raised on carved bracket feet Please g...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

An Early 19th Century  Louis XVI Style Tall Fruitwood Commode
An Early 19th Century  Louis XVI Style Tall Fruitwood Commode

An Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Tall Fruitwood Commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

having a three piece rectangular top with rounded front edges above double paneled sides, with reeded front supports, the drawers with antique bronzes, the front feet tapering and en...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Northern Italian Rococo Walnut Veneereed Tall 4- Drawer Commode, 18th Century
Northern Italian Rococo Walnut Veneereed Tall 4- Drawer Commode, 18th Century

Northern Italian Rococo Walnut Veneereed Tall 4- Drawer Commode, 18th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

atop hidden riser feet, the commode is sheathed in beautiful walnut veneers of varying hues, with two

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Italian, Napoli, Late Neoclassic Walnut and Inlaid Tall 6-Drawer Commode
Italian, Napoli, Late Neoclassic Walnut and Inlaid Tall 6-Drawer Commode

Italian, Napoli, Late Neoclassic Walnut and Inlaid Tall 6-Drawer Commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

The rectangular top with canted corners above a conforming case housing 6 drawers, with band inlays and bell flower inlays, raised on a plinth form base, 19th century.

Category

Antique 1850s Italian Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

French Louis Philippe Tall Four-Drawer Commode, Rounded Feet and Wooden Pulls
French Louis Philippe Tall Four-Drawer Commode, Rounded Feet and Wooden Pulls

French Louis Philippe Tall Four-Drawer Commode, Rounded Feet and Wooden Pulls

Located in Atlanta, GA

Rectangular top above a conforming case housing four drawers, the drawers with original carved wooden pulls, the front legs unique in their convex form.

Category

Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of Tall Paul Frankl Tall Gentleman's Chests
Pair of Tall Paul Frankl Tall Gentleman's Chests

Pair of Tall Paul Frankl Tall Gentleman's Chests

By John Stuart, Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl

Located in Hudson, NY

Handsome pair of Frankl seven-drawer chests with nickel plated X-pulls.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Nickel

American Tall Chest
American Tall Chest

American Tall Chest

Located in Charleston, SC

American Cherry Tall Chest with graduated drawers, original brasses, and original feet.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Regency Tall Chest
Regency Tall Chest

Regency Tall Chest

By Henredon

Located in Atlanta, GA

Regency Tall Chest or Dresser, by Henredon, American, circa 1960's. This piece is a versatile size

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

A Tall Chest
A Tall Chest

A Tall Chest

Sold|$4,500

A Tall Chest

Located in New York, NY

A Renaissance Revival five drawer chest, crafted of fir and walnut, with burled walnut drawer panels and an ebonized case. The original brass hardware with handles, feature a howlin...

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Commodes and Chests of ...

Tall Chest Of Drawers
Tall Chest Of Drawers

Tall Chest Of Drawers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

16-drawer tall chest with antique elements

Category

20th Century Guatemalan Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Tall Painted English Chest
Tall Painted English Chest

Tall Painted English Chest

Located in Atlanta, GA

English tall painted chest with wooden stained knobs.

Category

Antique 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Puzzle Design Tall Chest
Puzzle Design Tall Chest

Puzzle Design Tall Chest

Located in San Francisco, CA

Puzzle design tall chest in a bone laquer fininsh.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Tall Chest of Drawers
Tall Chest of Drawers

Tall Chest of Drawers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Semainier style tall chest with six drawers, original bronze hardware and molded bull-nosed marble

Category

20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

NM tall Teak Dresser
NM tall Teak Dresser

NM tall Teak Dresser

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Tall Danish Modern 7 drawer solid Teak Dresser. Stamped NM made in Denmark. Seated on open legs

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Adam Style Tall Chest
Adam Style Tall Chest

Adam Style Tall Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

An Adam style tall chest, the bow shaped top over a frieze fitted with a single drawer, over a case

Category

Vintage 1930s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Edmund Spence Tall Chest
Edmund Spence Tall Chest

Edmund Spence Tall Chest

Located in Camden, ME

This tall 5 drawer bureau with additional storage behind tambour doors is part of the classic wave

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Fine Taller Biedermeier Chest
Fine Taller Biedermeier Chest

Fine Taller Biedermeier Chest

Located in Westport, CT

Handsome early Biederemeier three-drawer chest with darker walnut matchbooked veneer, inlaid shield keyholes and finishing on straight tapered legs, southern Germany, 1830ca

Category

Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Tall chest of drawers
Tall chest of drawers

Tall chest of drawers

Located in Buchanan, NY

Mahogany chest with six drawers, top with built in jewel box and the bottom is a cedar drawer.

Category

Vintage 1950s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Svend Langekilde Tall Dresser
Svend Langekilde Tall Dresser

Svend Langekilde Tall Dresser

Located in San Francisco, CA

High quality Danish rosewood dresser designed by Svend Langekilde, chest on chest construction. Completely refinished.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

Tall Chest of Drawers
Tall Chest of Drawers

Tall Chest of Drawers

Located in Culver City, CA

Wonderful chest with all original handles and hardware

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Tall Flight of Drawers
Tall Flight of Drawers

Tall Flight of Drawers

Located in Culver City, CA

Unusual and rare haberdashery flight of drawers, with carved wooden knobs. Made in England circa 1880.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Schoolhouse Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Large Walnut and Marquetry Commode
Large Walnut and Marquetry Commode

Large Walnut and Marquetry Commode

Located in Cheshire, GB

variegated marble top of serpentine form, above three drawers and shaped apron All raised up on tall angular

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Tall Paul McCobb Gentleman's Chest
Tall Paul McCobb Gentleman's Chest

Tall Paul McCobb Gentleman's Chest

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Tall Paul McCobb Gentleman's Chest

Category

Vintage 1960s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Tall  French 7 Day Chest
Tall  French 7 Day Chest

Tall French 7 Day Chest

Located in Seattle, WA

Tall French eight-drawer chest with very nice marble top and key.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Lacquered Tall Chest of Drwers
Lacquered Tall Chest of Drwers

Lacquered Tall Chest of Drwers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Simply elegant lacquered tall chest of drawers with nickel plated pulls manufactured by Johnson

Category

Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Tall Eleven Drawer Wellington Chest
Tall Eleven Drawer Wellington Chest

Tall Eleven Drawer Wellington Chest

Located in Troy, MI

Tall Wellington chest has ebonised frame with brass hardware, eleven wood drawers and locking side

Category

Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

17th Century English Tall Chest
17th Century English Tall Chest

17th Century English Tall Chest

Located in Doylestown, PA

A stained-pine tall chest of drawers,with 4 drawers, each drawer-front of a different design

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

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Tall Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tall commode you’re looking for. Each tall commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. If you’re shopping for a tall commode, we have 512 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tall commode — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tall commode, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one tall commode that is appealing in its simplicity, but Paul Frankl, Paul McCobb and Lane Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tall Commode?

Prices for a tall commode can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $400 and can go as high as $180,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,150.

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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