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Vintage Regency Wave Front Chest of Drawers
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Regency chest of drawers. A beautiful wave front design with heavy brass
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Edmond Spence Swedish Mid-Century Wave Front Birchwood Veneer Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Mid-Century (1940s) wave front birchwood chest of drawers with four drawers in a birchwood
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Wood
H 31.5 in W 48 in D 20 in
Original Tommi Parzinger Sculpted Front Chest of Drawers 'Signed'
By Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals
Located in East Hampton, NY
Parzinger Originals in a high lacquer mahogany, all original brass pulls. The front is a series of waves
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Edmond Spence Wavy Front Nightstands in Birch
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Swedish Mid-Century (1940s) wave front birchwood nightstands with two drawers in a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Wedding Chest, Salamanca Area, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wedding chest. Wood, textile, metal, polychrome. Salamanca, Spain, 17th century.
Area of
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal
19th Century Dutch Baroque Style Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
that conforms to the facade of the chest on the front and carries that same design around the sides
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Chest of Drawers with Metal Modern, 7323
By Carpanese Home Italia
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Six drawers chest of drawers. The beautiful mix between natural Walnut wood and golden galvanic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Chest of Drawers with Metal Modern, 7321
By Carpanese Home Italia
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Three drawers chest of drawers. The beautiful mix between natural Walnut wood and golden galvanic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Boho Wave Front Silver Leaf Dresser
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho chest of drawers. A chic silver leaf cabinet with a striking wave front
Category
Early 20th Century North American Bohemian Dressers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Boho Wave Front Silver Leaf Dresser
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho chest of drawers. A chic silver leaf cabinet with a striking wave front
Category
Early 20th Century American Dressers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Nancy Corzine Modern English Walnut Wave Front Highboy Dresser
By Nancy Corzine
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Modern wave front eight-drawer highboy chest of drawers
In the manner of Edmond
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Edmond Spence Swedish Mid-Century Wave Front Birchwood Nightstands
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Swedish Mid-Century (1940s) wave front birchwood nightstands with two drawers in a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood, Birch
Rare Pair of Decorator Mid-Century Modern 3-Drawer Dressers by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
drawer fronts with large ball shape pulls. Heavy solid birch waved shape block drawer fronts. Black
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Pair of Italian Bedside Table Nightstands in Bamboo, Rattan and Cane, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
together to form the support surface.
and what about the design of the front legs?
those waves made with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
H 26.78 in W 18.9 in D 13.39 in
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
wave motifs and scrolling foliage ending in pierced ormolu sabots, the front and sides veneered to form
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
American Queen Anne Antique Sycamore Flat-Top Highboy, New England c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a brilliant display of undulating waves that emanate out from a central cupid's bow. The entire form
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 68.75 in W 38 in D 20 in
Modern Milano Chest in White/Silver Wave Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Milano chest of drawers by Ercole Home has a 4-drawer front, with painted white wood finish on
Category
2010s American Modern Dressers
Materials
Glass, Wood
In between waves
Located in Porto, 13
one's relationship with their own body.
Flying in front of the man's chest and neck are doves
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Vintage Costal Pencil Reed Chest of Drawers
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Coastal chest of drawers. Fabulous pencil reed frame with a chic wave design on
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Reed
1980s Charles Cobb Studio California Cherub Chest Figured Acacia and Lacquer
By Charles B. Cobb
Located in Camden, ME
upper surface crowns the chest with a subtle surface of shadow within white chiseled waves that flow
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Maple
H 48 in W 45 in D 17 in
Dutch-Colonial Sri Lankan Coromandel Wood Document Box with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
century
H. 19 x W. 49 x D. 33 cm
The chest with waving sides and front has applied silver
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
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H 7.49 in W 19.3 in D 13 in
Black Cowboy
Located in Nashville, TN
rainbow wave streams through his chest, suggesting themes of transparency and openness. Using bold
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic
A Loris Azzaro Couture Top in Lurex and silver chains - French Circa 1970
By Loris Azzaro Couture
Located in Toulon, FR
lurex bottom, embroidered with metallic chains with wave effect. Theatrical work of chains cascading on
Category
1970s French Corsages
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Size: Equivalent French 36 size Small
Chinese Painted Festival Trunk, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
A Rare Blue Navy woollen dress by Henry à la Pensée - France Circa 1945
By HENRY
Located in Toulon, FR
coat dress with small epaulets, closed in front by four white bakelite buttons with visible bows
Category
1940s French Blouses
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Size: Equivalent size France 36-38
Tibetan Mountain Landscape Coffer, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This low two-drawer chest is a 19th-century coffer from northern China or Mongolia and was
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Hide, Wood, Paint
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's Blue Multicolor Op Art Signature Print Button Up Shirt
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Thiensville, WI
knife pleat detail at cuff. Striped wave boarder print at collar, center front, cuffs, and hem. Side
Category
1960s Italian Shirts
Standing Engel
Located in Wien, Wien
, ageless figure wears a coat held together with a triangular, floral brooch in front of the chest over a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
ALEXANDER McQUEEN c.1996 Black Linen Stripe Detail Blazer Trouser Pant Suit Set
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
). Linen has natural wrinkle variations. Very minor linen waving to left front upper chest; on back left
Category
1990s Italian Trouser Pant Suits
Chinese Woman Quasi-Official Imperial Dragon Robe Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
bats. the four roundels on the front and back chest as well as the shoulders show the frontal dragon
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Silk, Plastic
Sleepy Willet
By Emil Morhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
they follow each wave in and out. This one, when I came on him, was standing above the splash line on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
American Modern Burled Birch Wavefront Chest, Edmond J. Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular body with 4 wave front drawers on tapering splayed legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Burl
French Louis XVI Cherry Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
light wood with a circle surround.
The top and the front of the chest have a lovely serpentine shape
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Serpentine Eight-Drawer Black Dresser
Located in Bronx, NY
Wave front eight-drawer black dresser with nickel pulls, with miniature Klismos legs. The blue is
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Wood
Sculptural "Wave" Front Chest by Edmond Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Sculptural "Wave" front chest by Edmond Spence.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Wave Front Chest by Edmond Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sculptural wave front four drawer chest beautifully restored in black lacquer with maple drawer
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Wave Front Chest of Drawers by Edmond J. Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Scandinavian wave front chest of drawers is supported by four small angled feet, enhanced by detail wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Burl
H 31.5 in W 48 in D 20 in
Pair of Edmond Spence Wave Front Chests, Sweden, 1950s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in New York, NY
style. These chests have substantial storage capacity.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood
Rare Goatskin Chest of Drawers by Luciano Frigerio
By Aldo Frigerio
Located in Miami, FL
Rare, long (112 inches) wave front chest of drawers, model Nettuno, by Luciano Frigerio. Wrapped
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Edmond Spence Swedish Modern Wave Front Dresser Chests, Newly Refinished
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of midcentury Swedish Modern sculpted birch wave front dressers or
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Edmund Spence 8-Drawer Wave-Front Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking undulating drawers in blond birch and curly maple veneers by obscure American designer Edmond Spence, in a Swedish idiom and manufacturer. Wonderful original finish.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
1790 Blu Floral Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Albignasego, IT
. On the whole surface there is a blue / black "wave" pattern.
On the front, rich floral decorations
Category
Antique 1790s Austrian Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Fir
Edmund Spence Tall Chest
Located in Camden, ME
veneer on the drawer fronts in juxtaposition to the actual structural wave of the drawer fronts.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
What an outstanding blanket chest! Its painted background is a barn red on which an old varnish has
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Hungarian Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
This handsome hand-cut dovetailed trunk is in the form of a faux mule chest, that is, the lower
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
George III Mahogany Chest-on-Chest of Drawers, England, circa 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
excellence and careful choice in every element of this chest-on-chest. The crest projecting around the top
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Sculptural Chest by Edmond Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish sculptural chest of drawers by Edmond Spence with wave front design.
Newly Refinished.
Category
20th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Swedish 19th Century Bleached Oak Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 19th century Swedish chest-on-chest commode. The oak used to construct the commode has
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pencil reed chest of drawers, Belgium 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
1970s chest of drawers. Made from wood and pencil reed. Sculptural design with beautiful waving
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Bohemian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Reed, Wood
20th Century, Belgian Wooden Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak chest of drawers from 20th century Belgium. This cabinet sports two compact top
Category
20th Century Belgian French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English Georgian Multiple Drawer Mule Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
George III, Very nicely grained with a satin like wave throughout. Four (4) working drawers, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Belgian Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
, a flowing wave runs along its bottom edge, flanked by carefully carved scroll motifs along its front
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Italian Drop Front Bureau Genoese Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Milan, IT
century, waving front, three deep and large drawers and two convex smaller ones; a fall-front opening to
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
H 46.86 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
American of Martinsville Ebonized Black Lacquer Dresser Chest Edmond Spence
By American of Martinsville
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A very elegant American of Martinsville wavy front dresser or chest refinished in black lacquer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 32.75 in W 20 in D 32.75 in
A Pair of French 19th Century Hand Painted Verdigris Three Drawer Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
' scrolled floral garlands decorate the front sides of each chest. All three wide drawers are embellished
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Edmond Spence Chest with Wave Design, 1950
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful wave front design chest by Edmond Spence, Sweden, 1950. New York City Delivery would be
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Beech
Early 19th Century French Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
This fanciful trunk was built in the early 19th century in France. The front flaunts a captivating
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Antique Painted and Giltwood Cassone from Florence, Italy, C. 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
front of the cassone. Just above the feet is a foliate skirt, which is also seen along the edge of the
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Renaissance Revival Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
H 18.375 in W 46.25 in D 23.125 in
18th Century French Lyonnaise Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French three-drawer chest of drawers with wave styled front.
Category
Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Edmund Spence dresser
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptional, wave-front dresser designed by Edmund Spence. An unusual variation of the wave series
Category
20th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Find many varieties of an authentic wave front chest available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every wave front chest was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a wave front chest, we have 84 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a wave front chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wave front chest, designed in the mid-century modern, modern or Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wave front chest over the years, but those crafted by Edmond J. Spence, Carpanese Home Italia and Maitland Smith are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Wave Front Chest?
The average selling price for a wave front chest at 1stDibs is $5,398, while they’re typically $504 on the low end and $89,500 for the highest priced.
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