18th Century English Walnut Chest on Chest with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century English Walnut Chest on Chest with Bronze Hardware
Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
18th Century English Walnut Chest on Chest with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century English Walnut Chest on Chest with Bronze Hardware
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
This is a fine early 18th-century walnut chest on stand, dating to the George I period, circa 1720.
Walnut
George I Burl Walnut Chest-on-Chest, English Antique, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional English 18th-century George I burl walnut chest-on-chest of rare proportions.
Walnut, Burl
18th Century walnut chest of drawers
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very pretty 18th century walnut chest of drawers. Neat size and in lovely honest original condition.
Walnut
Early 18th Century Antique Walnut Chest on Chest or Highboy
Located in Naples, IT
England, 18th century.
Walnut
18th c. Burled Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A statuesque 18th century chest on chest in burled walnut with glorious color, featuring canted and reeded corners, graduated and crossbanded drawers, pierced brass hardware, a demil...
Walnut
Walnut Chippendale Chest, Pennsylvania, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chippendale walnut chest of drawers, Philadelphia, 1765-1780. Rectangular top above a conforming case with four graduated drawers, flanked by fluted quarter columns, over a mold...
Walnut
18th Century Chippendale Pennsylvania Chest on Frame in Walnut
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chippendale chest on frame in an old red finish with a molded cornice surmounting a case with five fitted drawers over three graduated long drawers, all with decorative period...
Brass
18th Century William & Mary Domed Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An exquisite William & Mary English 18th-century domed walnut chest on stand. We are proud to present a unique early 18th-century domed veneered walnut chest on stand, boasting ...
Walnut
18th Century American Walnut Chest, Possibly Virginia
Located in Richmond, VA
Great American walnut chest on ogee bracket feet with graduated drawers and molded top with a nice warm mellow color and height good for a bedside chest. Probably from Virginia or Pe...
Walnut
18th-century English Burr Walnut Chest-on-Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a classic English burr walnut chest-on-stand so gorgeous that even if you live in a minimalist’s environment of charcoal matte walls, black granite and stainless steel ap...
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Coffer or Blanket Chest
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XVI walnut coffer or blanket chest. 18th century French Louis XVI, Renaissance or Gothic style walnut coffer or chest from Dijon.
Walnut
18th Century Queen Anne Crossbanded Walnut Chest on Frame
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century English Queen Anne crossbanded walnut chest on frame.
Walnut
$14,841
A Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice.
Brass
18th Century German Walnut Serpentine Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A richly figured burr walnut serpentine commode with crossbanded top and three drawers, all veneered in matched burr walnut panels with bold, swirling figure. The brass handles and e...
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Baroque Dome-Top Chest, Walnut Veneer, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
A Baroque dome-top chest from Northern Germany, dating to the mid-18th century.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Attractive and very good quality mid 18th century walnut chest, retaining good colour throughout, with unusual bold wavy moulded edge to top over four long drawers with replacemen...
Walnut
Walnut Chest Of Drawers, Lombardy, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb early 18th century chest of drawers from Lombardy, masterfully crafted in rich walnut with architectural presence and secret functionality.
Walnut
Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Cabinet on Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Dutch marquetry walnut cabinet on chest, circa 1780 in date. It has been accomplished in walnut with exquisite hand-cut boxwood and fruitwood floral marqu...
Boxwood, Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Chest of Drawers This is a wonderful looking piece, the chest is in Walnut the veneers are of the finest quality, they are excellently matc...
Walnut
18th Century Decorated Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century decorated walnut chest of drawers from England.
Walnut
18th Century English Walnut Chest on Stand with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Milford, NH
The chest dates to the 18th century and is in good condition, with some veneer lifting, losses, repairs, restorations, and wear commensurate with age and use.
Brass
18th Century Decorated Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century decorated walnut chest of drawers from England.
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Directoire Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Italian 18th century Directoire chest of drawers, beautifully crafted in walnut and distinguished by its bold geometric veneer work.
Wood
George II Burr Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George II Burr Walnut Chest on Chest Item Code: S27-750A A handsome and well-proportioned George II chest on chest, beautifully veneered in richly figured burr walnut and displaying ...
Walnut
Georgian Walnut & Oak Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgian walnut and oak chest on chest. Upper section consists of three over three graduated drawers, reeded chamfered corners and deep crown moulding. Bottom section stands on bra...
Oak, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood
Continental Carved Walnut Chest
Located in Vista, CA
A continental carved walnut chest in the Renaissance taste, 18th century, probably Italian, the lid opens to a void interior.
Walnut
18th-Century Baroque Walnut Bureau Chest
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite 18th-Century Baroque Walnut Bureau Chest – Finely Inlaid & Hand-Polished 1750, Germany This magnificent 18th-century Baroque bureau chest is a true masterpiece of craftsma...
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone Blanket Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Italy circa 1750, this impressive antique walnut cassone offers both architectural presence and practical storage. The rectangular coffer showcases a richly carved façade ...
Walnut
$14,705Sale Price|20% Off
A George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1740. A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice above three short and three long gradu...
Walnut
Georgian 18th Century Small Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Attractive Early 18th Century George I Period Highly Figured Walnut Chest, Of Extremely Rare Diminutive Small Proportions, Having Quarter Veneered Top, Pull Out Leat...
Walnut
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Period Burr Walnut Chest-on-Stand
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Very Fine Early 18th-Century Queen Anne Burr Walnut Chest on Stand (Tallboy) A superb and well proportioned early 18th-century Queen Anne period burr walnut country house chest on s...
Brass
Baroque Miniature Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
This exquisite mid-18th-century miniature chest of drawers showcases masterful craftsmanship.
Bronze
Early 18th-Century Emilian Walnut Chest of Drawers with Fruitwood Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional early 18th-century chest of drawers from the Emilia region of Italy, crafted in solid walnut and delicately veneered with fine fruitwood fillets.
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Baroque Chest of Drawers, Germany ca.1760 Walnut Baroque chest of drawers in walnut with an intricately inlaid surface from 1760. This antique chest of drawers has three drawers and...
Walnut
Virginian Walnut Tallboy/Chest on Chest circa 1750
Located in Sherborne, GB
George 2nd Virginia walnut Tallboy/chest on chest with fluted canted corners on bracket feet circa 1750. Retaining its original brass handles, escutcheons and iron locks. The drawer ...
Walnut
Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
This is a great example of an early 18th century walnut veneered chest of drawers, with exceptional care and attention to detail paid to the figuring of the top and sides really sett...
Walnut
Antique Directoire period chest of drawers in walnut - Italy 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant chest of drawers from the Directoire period, crafted in solid walnut, dates to the late 18th century and originates from Italy’s Veneto region, a hub of refined furnitur...
Walnut
Exceptional Quality Early 18th Century Antique George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
A magnificent early 18th-century antique George I walnut chest on stand superbly constructed and richly figured throughout.
Walnut
$5,160Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut and Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut and Oak Chest of Drawers Superb 18th century serpentine commode.
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Southern German Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Kleinfischlingen, DE
Baroque Chest of Drawers, Palatinate, 2nd Half of the 18th Century This elegant chest of drawers is a fine example of Baroque craftsmanship from the Palatinate region, dating to the ...
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Baroque Cassone or Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century Italian Rennaissance style Baroque cassone, or marriage chest, made of solid walnut.
Walnut
18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Bureau Chest of Drawer
Located in IT
18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer This bureau chest of drawer was made in Emilia, in Italy, at the beginning of the 18th century.
Bronze
Dome-Lid Chest, Italy, Early 18th Century, Walnut with Leather Covering
Located in Greding, DE
Elongated chest with arched lid, raised on wooden feet. The walnut body is entirely clad in tooled leather, richly decorated with floral and geometric patterns further highlighted by...
Leather, Walnut
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George I Walnut Chest on Stand Item Code: S27-731A An elegant early 18th century George I chest on stand, crafted in richly figured walnut with a pleasing warm colour and well-balanc...
Walnut
$2,378Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Georgian Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers on Stand from the 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Georgian chest of drawers from the mid-18th century (c. 1750), crafted from figured walnut and placed on a later stand from around 1900.
Walnut
18th Century Carved Walnut Italian Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Italian walnut chest of three drawers with hand carved details throughout. Carving includes egg and dart, faces, central shield and more, all resting on lion's feet. Drawers function...
Brass
18th Century English Tall Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Fabulous and RARE! 18th century oak tall chest of drawers with wonderful oyster walnut veneer on the drawer fronts.
Walnut
$14,030Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century South German Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Magnificent Baroque chest of drawers crafted in South Germany around the mid-18th century.
Walnut, Spruce
18th Century Venezia Italy Baroque Carved and Inlaid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
This masterpiece hails from the 18th Century and was created by the Master Venetian cabinetmakers.
Walnut
18th Century Italian Walnut Small Chest Of Drawers / Nightstand
Located in Viterbo, VT
Small chest of drawers, or nightstand, handcrafted in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut. The small chest features four inset drawers, decorated with hand carved molding along the ...
Walnut
French Chest of Drawers, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Chest of Drawers in solid walnut with three drawers and a shaped apron resting on elegantly curved feet. The front is structured with finely molded frames and adorned with ela...
Bronze
Georgian Walnut Chest on chest with Secretaire, circa 1760
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and rare Georgian period Walnut Tallboy with a secretaire drawer, having wonderful fluted canted corners, having the original brass handles to the drawer fronts and si...
Walnut
American Late 18th Century Chippendale Walnut Graduated Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
American Chippendale walnut graduated chest of drawers with stunning early brass pulls and escutcheons, and 5 graduating sized spacious drawers, all resting on lovely turned feet, la...
Walnut
Early 18th Century William & Mary Walnut and Olive Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted in the Early 18th Century, this William & Mary chest of drawers consists of olive and walnut with brass hardware.
Brass
George I Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 18th Century, George I walnut chest on stand. Drawers feature finely figured and feather banded fronts with the linings constructed with english walnut.
Brass
18th Century French Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a carved walnut chest of drawers / dresser made in France, circa 1780.
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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