Sold|$3,200
Pair of Italian Walnut Side Tables
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This pair of mid-20th century walnut Italian side tables has a block front design, the top with beveled edge over three graduated drawers and shaped apron, raised on graceful cabriol...
Brass
Sold|$17,110 / set
Pair of Biedermeier Chests of Drawers, Walnut, Italy circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of large Biedermeier chests of drawers with three drawers made of walnut. The chests stand on square pointed feet and the corners are beveled. The tops have an elegant profile e...
Walnut
Sold|$1,846 / set
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
I’m always getting single walnut chests like these and so many people ask me for pairs of them, so this is a rare event. This pair of burr walnut chests would be perfect as a pair of...
Walnut
Sold|$8,180 / set
Pair of Midcentury Style Walnut Dressers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury style beveled chest with solid walnut frame, four drawers, polished brass hardware, with a hand-rubbed sophisticated “truffle” brown stain that accentuates the clear light...
Wood
Sold|$28,000 / set
Large Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassic Style Walnut Chests
Located in Westport, CT
Fabulous pair of sleek and darker walnut chests comprised of three long drawers finishing on straight tapered legs, workings keys provided for each drawer. Origin: Italy Dating: 18...
Walnut
Pair of burr walnut chests in the George I style
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of burr walnut chest of drawers in the George I style, the crossbanded quarter venered top above a selection of two short over three long graduated drawers, with brass plate h...
Walnut
Italian Pair of Walnut Side-Chests with Decoratively Paneled Drawer Fronts
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of walnut wood side chests from the mid 20th century.
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century English Victorian Burr Walnut Bedside Chests
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality pair of Victorian burr walnut bedside chests. Each having an arrangement of four graduated drawers, each with original turned handles and Hobbs & Co locks....
Walnut
Sold|$2,667 / set
1920's Pair of Art Deco Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of original Art Deco period bedside cabinets in walnut. They were made in England, they date from the 1920-30’s. The quality is exceptional, they have a bow fronted...
Walnut
Sold|$1,983 / set
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Slim Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made pair of antique Georgian style slim walnut chests of drawers. They were made in England, they date from around the 1930’s. The quality is fantastic a...
Walnut
Sold|$2,154 / set
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made pair of antique Georgian style burr walnut chests of drawers. They were made in England, they date from around the 1930’s. The quality is fantastic a...
Walnut
Pair of Half Moon Burr Walnut Marquetry Bedside Chests Cabinets
Located in London, GB
This is a striking pair of burr walnut and marquetry bedside chests. The craftsmanship and finish are second to none, they each have three drawers and are adorned with attractive ...
Walnut
A Fine Pair Of Crossbanded Burr Walnut Small Chest Of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
A FINE PAIR OF CROSSBANDED BURR WALNUT SMALL CHEST OF DRAWERS
STUNNING PAIR OF CHESTS
Walnut
Sold|$2,051 / set
1960s Pair of Walnut Chests of Drawers by G Plan
By G Plan Furniture
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very rare pair of walnut chests of drawers. These were made by G Plan, they date from the 1960s. They are a fantastic Size and are of amazing quality. The walnut is ...
Walnut
Sold|$1,914 / set
1950s Pair of Vintage Walnut and Brass Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A beautifully styled and very well made pair of vintage chests of drawers in walnut, with brass handles and legs. They date from the 1950s. It’s rare to find such a lovely pair of th...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Walnut Pair of Chest w/ Sculpted Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vladimir Kagan style walnut chests.
Walnut
Antique Pair of Italian Burr Walnut Commodini Bedside Chests 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of Antique Lombardy-Venetian burr walnut and ormolu mounted bedside chests, circa 1780 in date.
Ormolu
Sold|$4,500 / item
Pair of French Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
This side table or nightstand is made out of high quality walnut wood. It has five drawers with bras handles. The top has sloped sides. It rests on the prominent and stabile trapezoi...
Brass
Rare Pair of T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Four-Drawer Walnut Chests
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (1905-1976). Pair of four-drawer walnut chests with coved corner edges and block feet. Two half-width drawers over two full width drawers, all with brass p...
Walnut
Sold|$5,950 / set
Pair of John Widdicomb Mid-Century Walnut Chests of Drawers
By John Widdicomb
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a superb pair of c. 1955-1960 John Widdicomb chests of drawers in finely grained and figured claro walnut. The breakfront form of the chests is unusual and a mark of design qual...
Brass
Pair Italian, Veneto, Neoclassic Solid Walnut Bedside Comodini, 1stq 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
each commode having a rectangular top above a conforming case housing one drawer over a single door, the doors opening oppositely, raised on tapering shaped legs, retaining antique b...
Walnut
Sold|$1,709 / set
1950’s Pair of Vintage Walnut Bedside Cabinets by Stag
By Stag Furniture 1, John & Sylvia Reid
Located in London, GB
A very rare and stylish pair of vintage bedside cabinets by John & Sylvia Reid for Stag. They were made in England, they date from the 1950-60’s. The quality is outstanding. We have...
Walnut
Sold|$3,500 / set
Pair of Georgian Style Walnut Bachelor Chests
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of walnut bachelor chests with figured walnut tops. Pull-out brushing slides to each chest. Georgian style oval brass hardware, Maple drawer interiors. Bracket feet. A little ...
Brass
Pair Of Antique Chest of Drawers, Walnut, Bedside Cabinet, Nightstand, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique chest of drawers. An English, walnut bedside cabinet or nightstand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1870. Striking antique chest of drawers wi...
Walnut
Fine Pair French Walnut Bombe Shape 2 Drawer Chests, circa 1920s
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine pair French walnut bombe shape 2 drawer chests, circa 1920s Figured Walnut, Each with Two drawers, cast brass knobs, Drawers lined with Fleur-de-lis design paper French Cabr...
Walnut
Pair of Victorian Satin Walnut Bedside Chests by H Goodall, Newcastle
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality pair of Victorian satin walnut bedside chests by H Goodall of Newcastle. Each chest has an arrangement of four graduated drawers, each with original turned...
Walnut
Sold|$4,718
Pair of Small Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Edwardian walnut chests of draws the rectangular tops with cross banded edges over four long drawers with brass tooled handles and oak liners, all raised up on bracket feet. ...
Pair of English Georgian Style Walnut Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of English Georgian style walnut nightstands or low chests, circa 1930s or 40s, the shaped top over a conforming case fitted with a set of three small drawers and a single door,...
Pair of Mid-Century American Bedside Chests in Walnut, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of three-drawer chests in walnut, circa 1960s.
Walnut
Pair of Modern Walnut Henredon Bachelor's Chest with Silver Ring Pulls
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of walnut / mahogany four drawers bachelor's chests with silver / nickel ring pulls by Henredon.
Silver, Nickel
Sold|$18,500 / set
Pair of Fine Italian Louis XVI Olivewood and Walnut Marble-Top Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Italian Louis XVI Carrera marble-top commodes.
Walnut
Sold|$3,282 / set
Pair of French Art Deco Burr Walnut Marble Top Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of French Art Deco burr walnut marble top bedside cabinets, dating from the 1920’s. They are of outstanding quality, with a beautiful and useful design. There are go...
Marble
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Solid Walnut 6 Drawer Chests / Dressers
By Paul McCobb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern solid walnut six-drawer chests / dressers. In the manner of Paul McCobb, six generous, size drawers, dovetail joints, retain original bronze conical drawer...
Bronze
Pair of French Provincial Style Walnut Chests
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French Provincial style chests of drawers, circa 1960s, the serpentine top over a conforming case fitted with three drawers decorated with brass pulls, raised on short cabrio...
Sold|$3,600 / set
Pair of Walnut Three-Drawer Chests by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Modernist three-drawer cabinets. Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Newly refinished walnut with original label: Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
Walnut
Sold|$2,667
Fantastic Pair Burr Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good pair of Queen Anne style serpentine four drawers chests of drawers with brushing slides, brass handles, working keys, standing on bracket feet, excellent colour and condi...
Burl
Pair of Baker Mid Century Walnut Chest of Drawers Bachelor’s Chests
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
Constructed of solid walnut with features such as dovetail drawers these chests are a from a bygone era of quality, craftsmanship and exquisite design. From the mid-20th century thes...
Brass
Pair of George Nelson Herman Miller Walnut Bachelor Chests Dressers Cabinets
By Herman Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice mid century modern bachelor chests by George Nelson for Herman Miller.
Walnut
Sold|$3,895 / set
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Chests by John Stuart, Pair
By John Stuart
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a great size with clean lines. This is a pair of midcentury modern walnut on brass based chests by John Stuart. They have three doors. They are marked. The only negative is...
Brass
Pair of Walnut Veneered Biedermeier-Style Chests of Drawers, 19th-21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of Biedermeier-style chests of drawers with three drawers, walnut veneered fronts and ebonised sides, feet and tops.
Walnut
Pair of Italian 18th Style Century Walnut Bedside Chests Bed Side Tables
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of beautifully hand made (hand crafted) bedside chest of drawers with thick highly figural walnut patch work veneer over solid pine. Excellent quality, great shape and style,...
Walnut
Handsome Pair of Grand Scale 18th- 19th Century Tuscan Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in Richmond, VA
Handsome Pair of Grand Scale 18th- 19th Century Italian Walnut Chests of Drawers with scalloped tops and pegged construction throughout from an estate in Tuscany.
Walnut
John Widdicomb Pair of Walnut Gentleman's Chests Exquisitely Grained Mid Century
By Dale Ford, John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely constructed with wonderfully grained matching walnut tops with rosewood inlaid handles, this is a masterpiece of furniture construction designed by Dale Ford for John Wid...
Rosewood, Walnut
Sold|$6,800 / set
Pair of Long Campaign Dressers in Light Burl Wood Walnut Finish
By Thomasville, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair or Mid-Century Modern Campaign burl wood dressers credenzas by Thomasville. Solid brass pulls.
Walnut
Pair of Art Deco Chests of Drawers English circa 1925 Burr Walnut
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Art Deco chests of drawers. Burr and figured walnut sunburst veneers with satin birch and ebonised detailed inlay. Figured walnut veneered to top. Four integral drawers wit...
Bakelite, Walnut
Pair of French provincial Louis XV-Style Bombe’ walnut chest of drawers
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome pair of walnut cabinets in the louis XV style Makes a great presentation as a pair of bedside chests or As a pair in a family room or living area. They have a casual B...
Walnut
Sold|$8,950 / set
Pair of Antique Charles X Chests Of Drawers In Walnut - Italy 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of Charles X chests of drawers originates from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy and dates to the first half of the 19th century. Crafted in solid walnut, each che...
Walnut
Sold|$24,780 / set
Pair of Chests of Drawers Neoclassical Walnut Lombardy, Italy Late, 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Lombard neoclassical chest of drawers, supported by truncated pyramidal feet connected to the lower band by a small shelf, on the front, they have two drawers and a smaller o...
Marble, Bronze
A Matched Pair of Walnut Four Drawer Chests by F.Knoll for Knoll
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A matched pair of Florence Knoll for Knoll, four drawer walnut chests. Satin aluminum pulls.
Walnut
Pair of French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Marble Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very decorative pair of Walnut, Satinwood & Mahogany French Marquetry inlaid Bombe chests of drawers A very good looking and well made pair...
Walnut
Sold|$3,000
Pair of Walnut John Stuart Chests of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 6 drawer chests of walnut veneer with pulls of painted black metal and painted solid wood legs
Metal
Pair of Biedermeier Ebonized and Black Walnut Cabinets
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Biedermeier Ebonized and Black Walnut Cabinets PICK UP LOCATION: NAGA NORTH INC 536 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534
Sold|$1,709 / set
1950s Pair of Walnut Bedside Chests by John & Sylvia Reid for Stag
By John & Sylvia Reid
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very useful pair of vintage bedside chests, these were designed by John & Sylvia Reid for Stag furniture’s C range, they date from the 1950s. These are the harder to fi...
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern American Walnut Bachelor's Chests, circa Early 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of midcentury American walnut four drawer bachelor’s chests, circa early 1960s.
Aluminum
Pair of Petite Italian Walnut Two-Drawer Chests with Banding and Carved Aprons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of petite Italian walnut two-drawer chests with banding, carved aprons and tapered feet. Created in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of ch...
Walnut
Pair of 18th c. Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Burl Walnut Chests of Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of 18th century Italian Neoclassical burl walnut chests of drawers featuring a fruitwood diamond and floral inlaid top and drawers, round brass pulls and escutcheons, and three ...
Brass
Sold|$5,200 / set
Pair of French Louis XV-Style chests in walnut with alabaster tops
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of handsome chests that are very functional with Drawers that slide easily under a alabaster top that Is exceptional. They each have three drawers with A key. They are in fine ...
Alabaster
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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