$7,500
H 34 in W 39 in D 19 in
Antique 1880s Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Bachelor Chest Drawers Dresser
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chippendale style antique solid tiger maple chest of drawers on tall bracket shape legs. Dovetailed
Maple
$2,250
H 32.25 in W 35.5 in D 19 in
18th Century New England Chippendale Chest of Drawers in Maple and Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
A well made Chippendale chest with rectangular top with molded edge surmounting a case with four
Maple
19th Century American Chippendale Style Curly Tiger Maple Highboy
Located in Forney, TX
An antique American Chippendale style curly maple (also called tiger or figured maple) chest on
Maple
$3,800Sale Price|34% Off
H 47.63 in W 42.25 in D 19.38 in
American Chippendale Tiger Maple Tall Chest / Dresser
Located in Fulton, CA
Beautiful hand made tiger maple Chippendale tall dresser. Late 18th early 19th century. Crafted in
Maple
$6,000
H 31 in W 35 in D 20 in
Very Fine Solid Tiger Maple Block Front Bracket Feet Bachelor Dresser Chest
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Solid Tiger Maple Block Front Bracket Feet Bachelor Dresser Chest
Maple
Eldred Wheeler Tiger Maple Bonnet Top High Boy In Two Parts
By Eldred Wheeler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautifully crafted Eldred Wheeler tiger maple bonnet top two part High Boy in Queen Anne style
Brass
Antique 18th Century Tiger Maple Chippendale Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
A Chippendale chest of five drawers in very expressive curly tiger maple, made in Massachusetts, ca
Brass
18th c Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest
Located in Milford, NH
This 18th century Chippendale tiger maple chest was originally the upper section of a highboy. It
Antique Chippendale Tiger Maple Five Drawer Chest, Circa 1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chippendale chest of drawers offers tiger maple construction with shaped backsplash over
Maple
American Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest of Drawers, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
attractive Chippendale chest of drawers features solid figured maple primary woods finished in a glowing
Brass
Sold
H 52 in W 39.25 in D 17.5 in
18th Century New England Chippendale Tiger Maple Five Drawer Tall Chest
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an 18th century New England Chippendale tall chest in bold tiger maple with
Maple
Sold
H 40.75 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Chippendale Chest in Tiger Maple on Cabriole Legs by Richter Fine Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
A five drawer Chippendale style chest in exceptional tiger maple on cabriole legs with carved skirt
Maple
18th Century Dunlap Tiger Maple Two Part Highboy of NH origin
By Dunlap Cabinetmakers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Dunlap School New Hampshire flat top tiger maple two part highboy with a molded cornice
Maple
Sold
H 29.75 in W 21.75 in D 13.75 in
Eldred Wheeler Diminutive Chippendale Style Tiger Maple 5 Drawer Chest
By Eldred Wheeler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Eldred Wheeler diminutive Chippendale style tiger maple chest with 5 drawers. The chest with shell
Maple
New Hampshire Tiger Maple Six Drawer Tall Chest circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A fine tiger maple tall chest with molded cornice surmounting six graduated long drawers with
Brass
Tiger Maple Chippendale Chest of Drawers
Located in West Chester, PA
Chest with molded top, four drawers, molded base and ogee bracket feet.
Brass
Dark Stained Tiger Maple Chippendale Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
wood appears to be tiger maple, the drawer liners and back boards are chestnut. Some of the drawers
Wood
Sold
H 54 in W 38.25 in D 20 in
American Federal 18th Century Tiger Maple Tall Six Drawer Chippendale Chest
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal 18th century tiger maple Chippendale chest with six graduated drawers, shaped
Maple
JL TREHARN Tiger Maple Chippendale Style Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style chest of drawers by JL Treharn. Solid tiger maple with brass hardware, crown
Brass
Tiger Maple High Chest, with Claw and Ball Feet and Shell, New York
Located in Providence, RI
York Tiger Maple Chests are indeed a rarity, and with the strong claw and ball feet, shell, and fluted
Sold
H 36 in W 37.5 in D 18.5 in
Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest with Original Brasses, New England, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
This tiger maple chest of small size (36 in. wide) has dramatic tiger maple drawer fronts with deep
Maple
$3,495
H 71.5 in W 47 in D 14.75 in
19th Century French Restauration Style Mahogany Bookcase, Vitrine, Bibliotheque
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Restauration style bookcase or vitrine is constructed of solid mahogany and features a bronze plaque at the crown detailed with symmetrical leaves,...
Bronze
$4,339
H 54.34 in W 37.01 in D 3.15 in
Large Swedish Modern Mirror in Solid Pine, Glas Mäster Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
By AB Markaryd
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking, large mirror was produced by Glas Mäster in Markaryd, Sweden, in the late 1960s. This generously sized rectangular mirror can be placed as floor mirror and can also be...
Mirror, Pine
$1,120Sale Price|30% Off
H 46 in W 44 in D 21.5 in
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahognay featuring rectangular form with scrolled front and four hand dovetailed drawers. Di...
Mahogany
$770Sale Price|30% Off
H 29 in W 41 in D 20 in
Antique Late 18th Century Mahogany English Georgian Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th century mahogany Georgian chest of drawers Made from mahogany with four drawers, featuring brass hardware over bracket feet.
Mahogany
D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple Porringer Tea Table
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
D.R. Dimes Tiger Maple porringer tea table standing proudly on dainty cantered Queen Anne style legs with classic pad form feet. Dimensions: 22 1/4" x 33" x 26 3/4" H Condition: Pl...
Maple
$3,527 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood Lemon 25" High
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Poplar, Burl
$6,026
H 36.82 in W 48.43 in D 20.48 in
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Solid Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the second half of the 18th century, Louis XVI period. An extremely refined chest of drawers, whose characteri...
Walnut
English George I Walnut Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic traditional English George I period chest of drawers with solid walnut sides and highly figural walnut veneers on the drawer fronts and top surface. Having very old if not or...
Brass
Wrought Iron Martini Table, Small
Located in London, GB
A wrought iron martini table, hand made in England inspired by a 1940s original design. Shown here finished with a natural bronze patina. Available in bronze or black finishes. Dim...
Wrought Iron
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 36 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb 3-Drawer Dresser #1508 Blonde Finish Brass Pulls
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mid-century Paul McCobb 3-drawer dresser Planner Group #1508. Beautiful dresser by Paul McCobb circa 1950s Planner Group, 3 drawer, solid maple, blonde finish, brass pulls, W...
Maple
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Dresser
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Wonderful minimalist dresser designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Features waterfall edges, book matched walnut, and great edge details. The top drawers have partitions ...
Walnut
English Antique Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Leicester, GB
Compact solid Oak chest of drawers. This original English antique chest with three slim long and two smaller drawers on top has gorgeous colour and patina from years of use. Lovely d...
Brass
$8,500
H 48.5 in W 43 in D 22 in
American Sheraton Tiger Maple and Cherry Chest of Drawers. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton tiger maple and cherry four drawer chest of drawers with original cherry knobs, flanking turned bulbous ringed columns, and resting on the original turned bulbous f...
Cherry, Maple
George Tanier King Size Teak Headboard
By George Tanier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
George Tanier King Size Headboard with a pull out angled back for reading. Currently screwed into place on back so the center can not angle out. Have seen with leather tabs on bott...
Teak
$2,250
H 41.38 in W 42.5 in D 19.25 in
Sheraton Federal Period Cherry, Mahogany & Tiger Maple Chest of Drawers c.1810
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Sheraton Federal period cherry and mahogany four drawer chest, its rectangular top with turret corners surmounting a case with four long beaded drawers with tiger maple fronts...
Brass
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.