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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Color: Black
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Edwardian, Tall Secretaire, Black Lacquer, Bronze, Abalone Inlay, Marble, 1880s
Located in Stamford, CT
This spectacular Edwardian Bouille inlaid And bronze-mounted Abattant chest desk has been meticulously refinished and hand rubbed French polished to its original form. Having wonderf...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Mahogany Bow Front Chest, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome bow front chest is sold and very appealing. The shape of the drawers follow the lines of the front. This practical piece of antique furniture has four full bottom drawe...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized high chest having 6 bronze trimmed drawers with handles and a white marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Red Lacquer Hepplewhite Bow-Front Chest with Chinoiserie
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English Regency red lacquer Hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers with chinoiserie painted design.
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Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English Period Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
In the Jacobean style, this very early oak piece dates from the mid-1700s, and presents considerable style and character. Diagonal patterns on the faces of the front drawer are typic...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
17th Century German Iron-Mounted Oak Chest / Trunk "Stollentruhe"
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A 17th century German oak chest ("Stollentruhe") in the medieval/ Gothic tradition. The rectangular hinged top with three iron straps, enclosing a plain interior with one hinged smal...
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17th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front drawers and side panels, original ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and decorative pulls, te...
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1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) mahogany veneered chest with 2 large drawers under a Pair of drawers embellished with bronze mounts & brass fluted trim with a brown marble top.
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Venetian Style Painted Chest
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (1950s) pale yellow painted and gilt trimmed bedroom chest with 9 drawers and a bombe shape.
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Mid-20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ebonized Mahogany Directoire Style Nightstand
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom-made in our Old Plank workshop, this authentic French Directoire style nightstand can be produced in any size or finish. Note the original brass hardware and correct trim.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare French Handstitched Leather and Brass Faux Bamboo Commode by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical hand-stitched leather cabinet, dresser, commode, chest of drawers, console or sofa table by Jacques Adnet.
The entire composition is subtly balanced with muted black leather and burnished brass coloration. The piece features brass faux bamboo legs, solid brass hardware, solid brass inset flush mounted drawer pulls and back plates and brass corner moldings...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French-Continental Slat Twig Commode
Located in New York, NY
Rustic French-Continental (19/20th Century) slat twig square commode with geometric design with drawer and door.
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Twig
Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Italian Baroque.
Walnut commode.
17th century.
Measures: Height 37 ½ in. Width 52 ½ in. Depth 27 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Boston, MA.
Le Trianon...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Faux Tortoise Shell Ormolu Mounted Commode, Possibly Jensen
Located in Cypress, CA
Fine and impressive French Regence style faux tortoise shell ormolu-mounted commode with marble top, mid-20th century. The thick marble top over three long drawers all mounted with g...
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20th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Grosfeld House Chest or Secretary, 1940s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers with pull-out desk drawer by Grosfeld House.
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1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Nelson Hairpin Leg Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Nice George Nelson for Herman Miller dresser. Recently professionally restored to rich dark finish. One side has a cabinet door, flanked on the other side by four drawers.
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1950s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
18th century Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest on Chest
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare very large size English bow front mahogany antique chest on chest dates from the 1790-1810. Highlights include splayed Hepplewhite leg...
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1790s British Hepplewhite Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marble Columns, Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Empire commode in Cuban mahogany with marble columns flanking two drawers and resting on tapered square feet. Brass key plates and pulls were added in the late 1800s. Fre...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Painted Bombe-Form Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
An early period Continental brick and faux-marble painted pine bombe-form commode or chest of drawers. Restorations.
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Early 19th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chest of Drawers “Bar” in Sycomore and Ebony by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Commode "Bar” six drawers
This chest of drawers is made to receive 32 panels, 16 in sycamore with black filet and 16 in ebony. The legs and bottom belt are in black ebony.
There ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style King Wood, Exotic Woods Demilune Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century marble-top commode made with various exotic woods;
King wood, tulip wood and satinwood are combined to create intricate
Marquetry patterns. Floral and urn design...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Portuguese Rosewood Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully carved solid rosewood three-drawer chest of drawers. Having original hardware and in remarkable original condition with some expected old minor repairs. Portugal, late 18...
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Antique-Mirrored Three-Drawer Chest with Lucite Handles, c. 1940s
By Venfield
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique-mirrored three-drawer chest with Lucite handles, glass top and wood Cabriole legs, c. 1940s. Purchased from Venfield, New York City.
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Mid-20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
18th Century Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century mahogany serpentine chest of drawers. The moulded top with outset corners above a leather covered brushing-slide, above three long drawers flanked by blinded fret c...
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18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Dunbar Woven Front Chest, Mahogany, Brushed Nickel, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Edward Wormely for Dunbar woven front chest, mahogany and brushed nickel, signed. Medium scale commode, No. 4465, with two woven front sliding doors, two top exterior drawers and a f...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
19th Century Apprentice Ebonized Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century English apprentice chest in ebonized wood with beautiful round knobs.
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1830s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Georgian Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georgian period mahogany bedside cabinet or commode with tabor cabinet door and single drawer.
England, 1780-1820.
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized bronze trim chest with 6 drawers having ring handles and supported on small tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Maltese Four Drawer Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th c. Italian 4 Drawer Serpentine Front Commode. The Commode is made of Burlwood with Fruitwood Inlays.
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18th Century and Earlier Maltese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl, Fruitwood
French Chest in Lacqered Gilt Chinoisoire
Located in Savannah, GA
French chest in lacquered gilt chinoisoire, made circa 1910. This is a beautiful chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. Beautiful moldings and carvings on the front ...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
1950's Commode in the style of André Arbus or Maurice Rothchield
By André Arbus
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1940-1950 black commode in the style of André Arbus, with nine drawers. Gilt brass edges and sun on the apron.
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1950s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Impressive Italian Baroque Walnut and Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over four graduated panelled drawers with original carved feet and applied carving to side of case. Original bronze handles.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Florence Knoll Bureau
Located in Westport, CT
Florence Knoll , knoll international Slant front petite birch chest of draws, original condition french polished rare design , with top raise side rails.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Eliel Saarinen faux Alligator Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Eliel Saarinen chest of drawers with painted faux alligator finish.
Mahogany and brass on the handles
Can be used as a nightstand
Mahogany and brass on the handles
Can be used as a nightstand
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20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edmond J. Spence Double Dresser
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Unique eight drawer dresser by Edmond J. Spence for Industria Muebleras "Continental-American Collection". Sculptural metal legs support a mahogany structure with hand made...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Northern Italian Commode with three Drawers in Burl Walnut with Figural Giltwood Motif.
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl, Giltwood, Walnut
Chest of Drawers on Hairpin Legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Ferndale, MI
Chest of drawers on hairpin legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Scarce Wormley Design. Measures: 45" wide also available.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Chest and Mirror by Peter Hvidt for Thorald Madsen
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small chest of drawers and tall mirror in teak over birch. Slightly tapering body, brass pulls, and wonderful dark patina add to the overall elegance. Perfect for an entryway.
Prod...
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Northern Italian Baroque Walnut Commode
Located in New York, NY
Northern Italian Baroque walnut commode (17th/18th Century) with 4 drawers pulls carved in the form of busts in Renaissance costume. Resting on ho...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV commode, circa 1740.
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint, Wood
Five Drawer High Chest with Long Solid Brass Cylinder Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice five drawers high chest with nice large heavy solid brass pulls.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1940s Chests of Drawers with Silver Plated Scroll Hardware
Located in St. Louis, MO
Matching pair of four drawer chests with silver plated scroll hadware. Chests with rounded corners and stepped in centre, dark brown finish ...
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1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash
Louis XV Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Lovely Louis XV period commode in red and green with beautiful and detailed carving around the key plates, resting on a c scroll apron and claw feet.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Louis XIV Regence Commode Painted Ox Blood Red
Located in Vista, CA
A rare Louis XIV/Regence commode newly painted in ox blood red, with three convex and concave scrolled molded panels with beveled molding and central brass pulls on the drawers, with...
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Early 18th Century European Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Art Deco Beech Vintage Side Table or Casket 1928 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage side table or casket from rosewood and beech, 1928, Austria.
This unique casket shows veneers and inlays with rosewood and beechwood and features beautiful inlays an...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Rosewood
George III Mahogany Standing Bureau, Great Library Accent Piece, Good Color.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A George III mahogany standing bureau, great library accent piece.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 18th Century Period, French, Louis XV Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Rare 18th century period, French, Louis XV commode having three small top drawers over three single drawers with faux drawer facades. Original hand-forged iron handles and escutcheon...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawers with Nickel Hardware and Splayed Legs
Located in St. Louis, MO
1940s mahogany chest in a dark brown finish with open square nickel hardware.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Scandinavian Modern Three-Drawer Chest with Pewter Inlay Figure and Details
Located in New York, NY
Superb Scandinavian Modern, three-drawer chest with wood marquetry and inlay in pewter. The chest's centre drawer features a young male figure wearing a laurel wreath on his head and a quiver around his waist. He is delighted by a butterfly which is above his head. A stylized neoclassical wreath frames this scene. The centre round ring pulls...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pewter
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
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19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Burl
French 18th Century Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A fantastic 18th century French Louis XV chinoiserie commode. Newly restored. Amazing raised Chinese vignettes decorate the front and sides of the piece. There are three drawers with...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Mid-18th Century Large English George III Geometric Front Five-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-18th century large English chest of drawers with two cases and geometric carvings. This large 18th century English wooden chest of drawers is composed of two cases of equal size separated by a central molded cornice, each with paneled sides and resting on bracket feet. The overhanging molded rectangular top rests on shaped corbels flanking two small frieze drawers centered by brass oval ring...
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Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Satinwood Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reproduction of an Art Deco Chest. Bookmatched Satinwood Veneers with Mahogany Center Oval Medallion. Scrolled Abstract Solid Wood Elements Crown Top. Bottom 3 Drawer have Touch Lat...
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Phyllis Morris "Franciscan" Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent small cabinet in distressed wood and resin with an aged silver leaf finish by Phyllis Morris. Wood has been sand blasted, primed in red...
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1960s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Continental Spanish Rosewood Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental (circa 1850s) Spanish rosewood 5 drawer bombe shaped commodes with mother of pearl, pewter, and brass inlay with marble tops (PRIC...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Pewter, Brass
Tommi Parzinger Commode/Credenza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tommi Parzinger Serving Commode Model#862
manufactured by Charak in 1940.
carved mahogany
1 drawer over 2 accented with split brass handles.
Marked Charak Modern
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1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Spanish Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulbous oversized 19th c. chest of drawers with original marble top!
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19th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Danish Empire Style Mahogany 3-Drawer Marble Topped Bow-Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of Danish empire style mahogany 3-drawer marble-topped bow-front chests with brass inlay and bronze mounts; each with thick Napoleon machete mable top above a bowed cabinet...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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