Austrian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Austrian original painted pine three drawer commode. 1820. Reference: 8438 Dimensions 54.5 inches (138 cms) Wide 26.5 inches (67 cms) Deep 33.5 inches (85 cms) High
Pine
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Biedermeier cherry wood commode, circa 1825, possibly from Vienna, with a molded top over three long drawers faced in bookmatched veneer.
Brass
Swedish Painted Pine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C decorated Swedish three drawer painted pine commode. 1820. Reference: 8390 Dimensions 44.5 inches (113 cms) Wide 20.5 inches (52 cms) Deep 34.5 inches (88 cms) High
Pine
Baker Furniture Bedside Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Commode or chest of drawers/bedside chest that dates to the end of the 20th century.
Hardwood
Don Ruseau French Commode
By Don Ruseau
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine quality, vintage Don Ruseau commode with wonderful French provincial influence, featuring a warm-toned medium-light brown finish over a serpentine-front top with a pull-out ex...
Brass
Pretty Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C Italian two drawer commode with original paint finish and a faux marble top. 1860.
Pine
18th Century Austrian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very unusual 18th C Austrian bleached oak commode. 1780. Reference: 8171 Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide 23.5 inches (60 cms) Deep 39.5 inches (100 cms) High
Oak
18th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th century French commode. A fine quality Louis XV period walnut commode of most attractive colour.
Walnut
Circa 1740s French Commode
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful commode from France Circa 1740s with bronze fittings.
Bronze
French commode with secretaire
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer pulls and fire-gilded key plates. Impressive interior of the secretary . Beautiful weat...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Breakfront Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Italian walnut breakfront commode consisting of three drawers. Circa 1860.
Walnut
$12,200 / set
18th Century Regency Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Regency commode with marble top.
Marble
Period German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding period German Biedermeier black walnut commode. Circa 1820. This has beautiful wood grain and polish.
Walnut
French Painted Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French oak and painted oak commode. Circa 1880. Adds warmth and charm to any room!.
Oak
18th Century French Ash Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French ash commode with marble top. This commode has a mottled marble top with three graduated drawers below, all with escutcheon plates and lion's head handles in ...
Ash
18th Century French Cherrywood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good 18th Century French Louis XV period cherrywood commode. With three drawers, a serpentine shaped front and original handles.
Brass
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 18th C Italian walnut commode. Great colour. 1760. Dimensions 52 inches (132 cms) Wide 22 inches (56 cms) Deep 38.5 inches (98 cms) High.
Walnut
18th Century Danish Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century Danish painted oak serpentine front four drawer commode. 1780. Reference: 7752 Dimensions 48.5 inches (123 cms) wide 25 inches (64 cms) deep 47 inches (119...
Oak
$17,500
Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful walnut and fruitwood veneered 2 drawer commode with marquetry detail. Marble top replaced at a later date. 1 key.
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century French Mazarin Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French Mazarin commode with two drawers. This model of commode takes its name from Louis XIV's Prime Minister Cardinal Jules Mazarin, and features of commodes of ...
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode with original paint. Circa 1790.
Wood, Paint
18th century Italian walnut commode
Located in Augusta, GA
18th century walnut two drawer commode with inlay and beautiful caevings
Walnut
Commode édition meuble TV
By Andre Monpoix
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers with four wooden drawers and metal legs
Metal
$3,800Sale Price|24% Off
Biedermeier Commode, Denmark, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier commode, Denmark 1820, Classic design with 4 drawers and beautiful mahogany veneer.
Mahogany
18th Century French Cherrywood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French Cherrywood commode with three drawers. This commode is a good example of French provincial furniture in the late Louis XV and early Louis XVI taste.
Cherry
$10,625
Italian 18th Century Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful 18th century commode from the Lombardi region of Italy. Soundly constructed from stunning walnut with diamond shape molded side panels raised on bun feet.
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Commode
Located in Seattle, WA
Handsome burl wood 3-drawer Dutch commode, circa 1780. Ornate pulls, beautiful hand carved details.
Hardwood
$45,818
Transitional Commode by RVLC
Located in London, GB
A fine Transitional (Louis XV/Louis XVI) ormolu-mounted Bois Clair commode by Roger van der Cruse Lacroix, with original Sainte Anne marble top, circa 1760.
Satinwood
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Italian Inlaid Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This vintage Italian inlaid commode showcases the refined artistry and craftsmanship of traditional European furniture making.
Wood
$9,800 / set
Pair of Italian Burlwood Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a pair of elegant Italian Burlwood Commodes, adding a touch of sophistication to any room.
Burl
Pair of Swedish Blue Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of Swedish blue painted commodes crafted in the Gustavian style and dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Wood
Original Painted Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C original painted Italian commode with faux marble top. 1780 Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide 23 inches (58 cms) Deep 32.5 inches (83 cms) High.
Pine
18th Century Italian Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful 18th Century faded walnut bow front commode. With a shaped apron and terminating on shaped and hoofed legs.
Walnut
Italian Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Italian three drawer painted commode with a marble top, 1820. Dimensions: 51 inches (130 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 36 inches (91 cms) high.
Marble
Italian Renaissance Walnut Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very Fine Northern Italian (Tuscan) Renaissance commode, the molded top over three drawers with arabesque carved fronts and applied molded edges, the sides carved with term figures a...
Poplar, Walnut
19th Century Gustavian Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Gustavian commode, bleached mahogany veneer with brass decorations.
Mahogany
19th Century Directoire Inlaid Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Directoire inlaid commode of three long drawers, the figured walnut fronts framed with line inlay and crossbanding, fitted with oval urn-cast brass pulls and pierced foliate escutche...
Wood
19th Century Venetian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century painted, gilded and carved commode.
$8,085Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 18th century Italian Walnut serpentine fronted commode. Having marquetry boxwood inlaid scrolling decoration to the top, sides and drawer fronts, the original brass scr...
Walnut
$21,175Sale Price|44% Off
Faux Marbled, Venetian Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking, c. 1800 hand-carved, painted, and parcel gilt Venetian commode with three, sinuously paneled drawers. The whole in faux verde and Siena marbling and further embellished w...
Wood
Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A most unusual and rare, c. 1800, hand-carved and painted, serpentine, Venetian, Chinoiserie commode in the bombé style, with rounded legs terminating in ormolu feet.
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
$13,500
18th Century German Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
A three-drawer commode with burled veneer inset panels. Satinwood stringing and fruitwood body.
Walnut
$13,000
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century painted, gilded and carved Italian commode.
Wood
Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A mid 19th Century French walnut commode. With three drawers for useful storage and a beautiful white marble top.
Marble
Period Empire Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Empire walnut commode with neoclassical giltwood carved appliques.
Walnut
19th Century French Lacquer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 19th Century French commode decorated in the 'Lacca Povera' style. Circa 1830.
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage George 111 Serpentine Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inquire today to add this classic commode to your private collection.
Brass
$6,738 / set
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of pine Swedish 19th C painted commodes.
Pine
18thc Walnut Directoire Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Simple Walnut Commode
Marble
Sormani Antique Petite Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb petite commode signed "SORMANI" under the marble at each corner and also on the lock "SORMANI 134 Blvd Hausmann Paris", exquisite ormolu mounts and inlay.
Swedish Fluted Drawer Fronts Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish pine commode with fluted drawer fronts.
Pine
French Regence Inlaid Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Period French kingwood and tulipwood inlaid Regence commode with gilt metal mounts and shaped marble top, circa 1720.
Wood
Serpentine Front Rococo Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century French painted serpentine front commode with a marble top, 1880. Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) wide 20 inches (51 cms) deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) high. ...
Marble
French 18th Century Commode Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful Commode secretaire is made of flamed mahogany with a black marble top.
Marble
$36,000
18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully shaped commode with lovely patina
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th C Swedish painted serpentine commode/ bedside chest. 1890
Pine
18th Century Genovese Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual, hand carved, veneered, inlaid and ebonized, four drawer, serpentine front commode with clipped corners bolstered by turned pilasters capped with Corinthian capitals.
Wood, Pearwood, Burl
$2,956Sale Price|20% Off
Baker Bombay Commode Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Fantabulous Burl and Walnut Bombay Commode Chest by Baker Furniture Approximate Measurements in Inches ...
Brass
$25,000
18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular 18th century walnut commode with three drawers and original hardware.
Walnut
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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