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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Vintage Louis Revival Marquetry Commode Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning Louis revival marble topped 'bombe' marquetry commode, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
This beautiful commode is made from walnut, wood and fea...
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1990s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small serpentine burr walnut veneered chest of drawers.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Small serpentine burr walnut veneered chest of drawers, burr walnut veneered top with cross banded border. It has four drawers with brass drop handles. It stands on bracket feet. Pol...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique English 19th Century Regency Diminutive Chest Of Drawers C.1810
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Regency Diminutive Chest Of Drawers C.1810
Cuban mahogany construction, ivory escutcheons and brass round pull handles.
Original blue paper lined drawer...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Baroque Style Carved Burl Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode Server
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Baroque Style Carved Burl Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode Server. Item features 5 dovetailed drawers, remarkable shell and leafy carvings throughout, rouge marble top...
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Early 20th Century Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Vintage French Cherry Wood Drawer Cabinet-Chest of Drawers-Style Louis XV-70s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Wonderful Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers in massive Cherry Wood - extensive Wood Carvings -and a wooden Marquetry Top - moulded edges and cut-out Accolade on the Front.
This piece ...
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1970s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Indian Damachiya Dowry Chest
Located in New York, NY
Indian Damachiya Dowry Chest, Rajasthan, circa 1900, with finial headed rectangular top above two intricately paneled doors supported on four legs. 37" H x 37" W x 12" D.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Federalist Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage federalist style chest of drawers features hardwood construction, original cherry finish, brass accented hardware and one locking top drawer.
Dimensions: 37.75w 22.25d ...
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut, Mahogany and Ash Two-Drawer Commode with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut, mahogany and ash commode from the 18th century with scrollwork marquetry, two drawers and scalloped apron. This exquisite Italian commode from the 18th century is ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century French Fruitwood Seven Drawer Lingerie Chest
Located in Milford, NH
A fine fruitwood seven drawer tall lingerie chest with paneled sides, scroll ormolu pulls, nicely shaped skirt, supported by carved cabriole legs, capped with ormolu hoof feet. Dates...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Period Bedside Chests in Birdseye Maple
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb quality pair of mid Victorian chest of drawers or bedside cabinets in birdseye maple and mahogany. The rectangular rounded corners tops in nicely figured light birdseye mapl...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple
20th Century Inlaid and Painted Rosewood and Palisander Genoese Dresser, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Genoese chest of drawers of the mid-twentieth century. Italian dresser finely inlaid in rosewood and palisander with carved, painted and gilded wooden frames. Furniture with three dr...
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1950s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1960s dresser with toilet
Located in Milano, IT
Dresser with dressing table, drawers and compartment with drop-down door, mahogany veneered wood, grissinized panel, top with clear glass in countertop.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Modern Design Chest of Drawers, Belgium 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage "One of a Kind" Midcentury Modern Design Chest of Drawers. Made in Belgium, 1960's period. This was hand made by a belgian cabinet maker for the previous owners to fit in the...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
1960s Set of Two Small Fully Restored and Refinished Danish Teak Dressers
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s Set of two small fully restored and refinished Danish teak dressers or nightstands.
Two identical small teak dresser each with 4 drawers that will do well together in almost a...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Antique Campaign Secretary Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique British Colonial Chinese campaign chest crafted in teak wood in two piece construction with brass hardware, featuring a uniqu...
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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi bedside chest/meiji-taisho
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden drawer.
A drawer used in shops to store documents, etc.
It is thought to have been used from the Meiji period to the Taisho period (1868-1920).
The...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Victorian Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5491 Attractive Victorian figured and burr walnut chest of drawers of rounded shoulder design, having book matched burr walnut top above two short and two long mahogany lined and c...
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Inlaid Walnut, Maple, Beech Italian Louis XIV Style Dresser, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small Italian commode from the 20th century. Furniture inlaid wood in walnut, maple, beech and fruitwood of beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Chest of drawers equipped with two dra...
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1950s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage chest of drawers by TriBond Furniture features hardwood construction, original walnut veneer, three dovetailed drawers, and small tapered legs.
Matching nightstands an...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English walnut campaign chest with fitted desk late 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English campaign chest with fitted desk.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Mid Century Harris Lebus Style Chest of Drawers Art Deco style handles.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A Mid Century Harris Lebus Style Chest of Drawers Art Deco style handles.
circa 1950s, it features featuring 4 drawers with dove-tail joints.
The oak veneer finish and the Art Deco ...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Commode Ronce De Noyer Louis Philippe Mid 19th
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French chest of drawers Louis Philippe mid 19th century. The wood is of the bramble of walnut.
Walnut brambles are flamed because they have many aesthetic designs. These drawings ha...
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1840s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Teak High Chest. Featuring a straight line design, five drawers for storage, original black metal pulls, modern legs, and a beautiful walnut ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Chest of drawers model ‘Rosewood’, 1967 by George Coslin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Chest of drawers model ‘Rosewood’
Manufactrued by 3V Arredamenti
Italy, 1967
Aluminum and teak wood
Measurements
126 cm x 49 cm x 75h cm
320,05 in x 124,46 in x 190,5 h in
Literatu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Italian Rococo Paint Decorated Creme and Giltwood Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Painted. 3 drawers. 32 1/4" h x 49 1/4" w x 22"d.
Condition
Paint loss. Chips in wood on one foot which can be repaired if you ask us. Scratches. Oxidation to drawer pulls. Paint bub...
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1950s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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Located in Kerepes, HU
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1850s Hungarian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Braid
Vintage Ikea Swedish Pine Chest Of Drawers
By IKEA
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. They work well next to each other as a full dresser, see original catalog pic included in listing....
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Chest in Wood and Copper by Santambrogio & De Berti, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular chest in wood and embossed copper decoration on the lower part by Santambrogio & De Berti.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Copper
Tall Vintage Trunk Stand, English, Hand-Painted Pine, Suitcase Chest of Drawers
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage trunk stand. An English, hand-painted pine suitcase chest of drawers, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Full of cha...
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Late 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century Painted Serpentine-Blocked Front Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century painted serpentine-blocked front commode in remnants of early or original finish. Three wide hand-carved serpentine-blocked front drawers. Rounded turned wooden knob-pul...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
1960's Teak Bedside Drawers / Cabinet
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century teak bedside cabinet / chest of drawers. Teak veneer with solid teak legs. Three drawers with beautiful detailing to handles.
Origin unconfirmed, possibly Danish. Produc...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Regency Painted Faux Bamboo Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming Regency bowfront chest of drawers with bamboo detail, newly painted in an antique creamy white, finished with beeswax to create a faux distressed effect. Perfectly suited ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern, Nightstands, Chests, Black Lacquer, Brass, USA, 1970s
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern, Chests of Drawers, Black Lacquer, Brass, USA, 1990s
Pair of sleek clean mid century modern chests or nightstands in the art deco fashion. Each of this recently r...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Georgian Burr Walnut Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Georgian Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers with original ornate brass escutcheons, and swan neck handles. Featuring five drawers and simple ogee bracket feet.
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Solid Oak Rustic Tall Boy or High Chest, 7 Large Drawers, Mid Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Solid Oak Tall Boy or High Chest, 7 Large Drawers, possibly Spanish Mid Century with cast iron handles. A practical and imposing piece of furniture built to last for centuries. A rus...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century faux bamboo chest of drawers from France. The top has been replaced with Carrara marble, and sits upon the case, which is made of pitch pine. The chest has four drawer...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Chest of drawers in oak and wicker – France 1950
Located in Girona, ES
Chest of drawers in oak veneer with wicker decoration on the front of the drawers.
France c.1950
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wicker, Oak
Early 19th Century mahogany chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers, the crossbanded and moulded edge top above a selection of four long oak lined graduated drawers with pierced brass ring handles, support...
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1810s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chest of Drawers by De Coene Frères
Located in London, GB
A mahogany and brass mounted chest of drawers by de Coene Frères.
Belgium, 1940s
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer Biedermeier chest of drawers with flanking columns with brass bases and capitals. The chest of drawers is veneered in cherry and thuja burl. The key plates are ebonized....
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Handsome Harvey Probber Small Chest Night Stand Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Harvey Probber small chest or night stand with Brass ring pulls. This chest measures 25.5"t x 24"w x 18"d
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century faux bamboo chest of drawers from France. The top is new and is made from Carrara marble. The sides of the chest are simple and paneled , and are finished at the bott...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Small Oak Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pyramid Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W21 D10.5 H59.5
Vintage lightly restored chest of drawers. Item has been inspected and secured where needed by in house artisans. Chest has only been lightly restored and recoated t...
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1990s Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI Style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish of museum-quality. There ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis Phillipe French 19th Century Bookmatched Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Crafted in the elegant Louis Philippe style, this exquisite 19th-century bookmatched walnut commode embodies the refined sophistication of French design. Adorned with intricate detai...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Superb Circassian Walnut Bronze French Empire 1780s Era Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, absolutely breathtaking Circassian Walnut with incredible contrasts of blacks and browns that are remiscient of rosewood. The piece features bronze figural carya...
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1780s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very fine Georgian chest on chest in figured bookmatched flame mahogany having two short over four long drawers in top section and three drawers in the lower section, with the top ...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Gray Painted Large Chest of Three Drawers, France circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Large pine chest of three drawers with carved panels from France, circa 1820-40.
The newer, professionally applied soft gray painted finish (with pale blue undertones) adds a touch o...
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Tallboy / Chest of Drawers by Heals, c.1990
By Heal's
Located in Surbiton, GB
A chest of drawers produced by Heals in the 1990's. Made from solid cherry and featuring 4 wide and 6 small drawers (disguised as 18 small drawers), dovetail joints and brushed steel...
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1990s British Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Late 18th Century American Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well figured American walnut
Four drawer chest
Supported by high bracket feet
Early open bale brass hardware
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Late 18th Century American American Classical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th c Régence walnut commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Exceptional carved French Régence walnut commode. Has original hardware and a wonderful patina. Carved drawers and frame, ending in scroll feet both front and back. Sides have a...
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Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest on stand, Holland 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Teak wood chest with rich gilt copper applications of decorative scrolls and foliage, and probably two drooping tulips for the decoration in the center of the work top.
Handles for t...
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1640s Dutch Louis XIII Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The material is cedar, and the handle is equipped with a strong iron object at that time.
It seems t...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Early 18th Century walnut chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 18th Century walnut chest of drawers, having a nice figured top above a selection of two short over two long drawers with pierced brass plate handles and escutcheons, raised on...
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1740s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Fantastic 1850s era Italian Made Formal Walnut Directoire Style Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare find indeed. The piece shown here is a much higher form of Italian-made commode than most we see or have and has the hottest styling of those days in Europe- French Di...
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1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of drawers by Svend Langkilde / Illums Bolighus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chest of drawers by Svend Langkilde / Illums Bolighus
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Colonial style chest of drawers model 555 by Bodafors, Sweden, 1890s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great chest of drawers, model No 555, produced by Bodafors, Sweden, during the 1890s.
Made with bamboo imitation in cut beech, five drawers with fronts covered with Japanese straw m...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Straw, Beech
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs
Is it 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 a 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.
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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