2 Vintage Italian Walnut Serpentine Bow Front Bombe Chests Commodes Nightstands

"Vintage Davis Cabinet Company commode or side table. Made of Walnut featuring square serpentine form with two drawers, carved accents and cabriole legs. Circa late 20th century, Nashville Tennessee. These words of our venerable leader introduce this short history of our firm which began in 1929. There are certainly older furniture companies ---- and obviously younger ones, but quite likely, none with a more romantic history or a more Horatio Alger-like history than ours. Davis Cabinet Company began as the dream of one man, Lipscomb ""Lip"" Davis, and as is the case with most dreams, this one ---- the impractical idea of building fine furniture from solid wood ---- was thought to be an impossibility. Wood, like steel and iron and most other substances, expands and contracts with climate changes. Furniture built of solid wood must of necessity rack itself to pieces through the inexorable changes of expansion and contraction. Lipscomb Davis thought otherwise. His personal philosophy might be expressed as ""Anything can be accomplished if it is done correctly"", and to this end he had already conceived and engineered a startling new concept of free floating construction that would allow the solid wood case construction to move at will . . . . naturally . . . and thereby avoid the stresses of climatic change. The opportunity to test the idea came dramatically in 1929 ---- but we're getting a bit ahead of our story. While Davis Cabinet Company was formed in 1929, it really had its beginnings around the turn of the century as a sawmill located near Fifth Street on the banks of the Cumberland River. The mill produced lumber from logs rafted down the river from neighboring forests. A ready market existed for most of the high grade lumber turned out by the mill. But, in order to utilize their entire production, the enterprising mill owners formed a subsidiary business, Standard Furniture Company. Here, they manufactured primarily veneered bedroom suites and sewing machine cabinets...

Antique Italian bombe, commode or chest, circa first half 19th century. Made of walnut and olive wood with naturaal distressing. Features serpentine demilune form with inlaid accents...

Vintage small four drawer bombe chest featuring Louis XV styling with olive wood and brass drawer pulls. Each drawer is lined with cream and green Florentine paper. Style 122, made i...

"Vintage Hispana Drexel Heritage low chest, nightstand or side table, circa 1960s. Made of walnut featuring two drawers with paneled fronts, brass knocker pulls, and turned bun feet. Item number 493-312-6. Drexel Furniture Company was established 1903 in Drexel, North Carolina. Although Samuel Huffman managed the enterprise, he and five other men founded the business with an investment of $14,000. By 1935, Sam Huffman died, and his son Robert O. Huffman became president. The younger Huffman made several changes in operations, including manufacturing medium-priced furniture instead of low-priced and spending more on advertising. By 1950, Drexel had grown from a small factory of fifty workers who made dressers and washstands to being a leading manufacturer in traditional and modern furniture. In the process, the company had partnered with other manufacturers to create new product lines. In 1951, for instance, Drexel acquired Table Rock Furniture and Heritage Furniture Company, and in 1956, Morganton Furniture Company. By 1957, Drexel employed 2,300 workers, and its furniture was sold nationwide in approximately 2,500 stores. By the late 1960s, the company manufactured laboratory, dormitory and hospital...

Vintage neoclassical miniature chest of drawers / commodini made of walnut with a string inlay of satinwood on the top and front. The case, finished on all sides, holds a shallow fri...

Impressive pair of French Empire Egyptian Revival chest by Harden Furniture Company, circa 1980s. Made from solid cherry with three dovetailed drawers, caryatid and ormolu mounts, a...

Pair of hand carved walnut Italian bombe chests nightstands with drawers. The Rococo cast brass handles are original. Can be used as smaller scale perfect as an accent piece between ...

Charming petite commodes/nightstands featuring serpentine drawers with small wooden knobs. A raised edge surrounding the top on 3 sides. Both tables have a custom-made fitted glass t...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1960s Bevan Funell Burr Walnut serpentine fronted chest of drawers. This good looking and well made piece is from the well known, En...

19th century Italian marquetry inlay walnut 3-drawer commode chest nightstand. Item features remarkable aged patina, marquetry or parquetry inlay, solid wood construction, beautiful ...

Drexel Heritage French Provincial fruitwood bombe low commode nightstand. Item features a banded top, solid wood construction, beauti...

Regency style mahogany, okumé veneered and walnut banded nightstand chest of drawers, the bowfront top above four oval panel inlaid drawers on splay feet. Dimensions: 30" W x 19" ...