Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Color: Red
Joe Colombo work trolley Boby 1970s
Located in bari, IT
An elegant and at the same time practical and useful work trolley, model Boby, this one designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Bieffeplast. Designed for ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
1950s Paul Frankl Moroccan Red Lacquered Double Dresser / Chest of Drawers
By Paul Frankl
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic Paul Frankl 10-drawer chest with freshly polished brass X pulls, refinished and shown in Moroccan Red Lacquer from Frankl's Debonair Collection for Johnson Furniture. Pair Available. Please note buyer has the option to select any color for professional refinishing to match the desired interior. Certainly one of Paul Frankl's most celebrated designs, the chest is timeless and pairs well with contemporary, eclectic and mid century decor.
Paul Frankl was known in the Art Deco period for his architectural skyscraper...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Contemporary Oval Chest of Drawers In Red Lacquer & Solid Walnut
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A minimal and elegant chest of drawers offered in a combination of solid wood tops with lacquered structure. The seamless drawer fronts maintain clean lines with subtle horizontal gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Striking Mid-Century Style Brass and Red Multicolored Murano Glass Commode, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Striking brass frame and hand-cut red Mondrian imitation Murano glass Commode or chest of drawer, raised on special brass legs.
Handmade by a master artisan.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
21st C.Theodore Alexander, 'The Opulent East' Red Lacquer Serpentine Bombe Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 21st c., "The Opulent East" commode from Theodore Alexander .A faux-craquelure red lacquer serpentine bombe chest of drawers, with brass mounts and pulls, drawer fronts, top, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Red Chest of Drawers by Carlo di Carli - Italy 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century red Chest of Drawers by Carlo di Carli - Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Red Lacquer Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A superb Italian decorative commode composing of three long drawers of broken fronted design, set on elegantly shaped legs, the red lacquer finish is of a distressed look and has exc...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
French Commode or Patinated Red Chest of Drawers Spanish Style, 20th Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French elm chest of drawers from the 1960 years.
Five drawers.
This commode has been patinated by our cabinetmaker.
Shipping: 38 / 110 / 77 cm 48 kg
Category
1960s French Spanish Colonial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Stunning Pair of Red Lacquer Commodes by Michael Taylor for Baker, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commodes are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
American Mid-Century Mastercraft Asian Modern Brass Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A exceptional Mastercraft Asian Mid-Century Modern brass chest. Wonderful solid brass hardware corner plates etc. the chest has a gorgeous hand faux lacquered original paint in a fab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Space Age Red Modular Chest of Drawers by Castelli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age Red plastic Modular chest of drawers by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s
Modular chest of drawers with square base and rounded corne...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Drawers by Simon Fussell 1970s
By Simon Fussel
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Italian modular red plastic 4601 3-5 chest of drawers by Simon Fussel for Kartell, 1970s. Modular cabinet model 4601 in red plastic, with ten drawers and a lid. Structure can be sepa...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
$2,418 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Donkey Desk - Red MATURIN
Located in FONTAIN, FR
The Maturin donkey, emblematic of labor in rural settings, retains its traditional role while taking on a distinctly contemporary dimension in this design. Serving as a unique secret...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
$3,063 / item
Dunbar Chest with Natzler Tiles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar chest with Natzler tiles on brass handles
Category
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Contemporary Clay Table with Drawer by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
These vibrant tables are from Maarten Baas’s iconic ‘Clay’ collection launched in 2006. The idiosyncratic childishness of this collection is created through Baas’s individual hand mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$9,236 / item
Striking Mid-Century Style Brass and Red Multicolored Murano Glass Commode, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Striking brass frame and hand-cut red Mondrian imitation Murano glass Commode or chest of drawer, raised on special brass legs.
Handmade by a master artisan.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century French 8-Drawer Red Painted Cabinet
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French 8-drawer red painted cabinet.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Red Minimalist Nightstands Side Tables by Atelier Bachmann, 2019
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautiful pair of red side tables/nightstands designed by Yuzo Bachmann for Atelier Bachmann, handcrafted in Germany, 2019.
These nightstands are m...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plywood
Rare Italian Sicilian Red Scarlet and Polychromed Rococo Style Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare Italian Sicilian red scarlet and polychromed
Rococo style commode
19th century.
The shaped top over three graduated drawers above a sh...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
$6,880 Sale Price
29% Off
Marble Top Red Serpentine Chests, a Pair
Located in Hudson, NY
Be bold with this pair of bright red lacquered chests of drawers. Three serpentine drawer fronts open with a central metal bail handle. Tops are serpentine cut Carrara marble.
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1940s Unknown Federal Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
$3,840 / set
French Antique Solid Wrought Iron Red Safe Box with Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare red wrought iron safe strong box with original key and marble top above.
It is very heavy - around 200 kg.
France, circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,471 Sale Price
40% Off
Red Toolbox with Drawers, Designed by Pietro Arosio, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Toolbox is a modular container with drawers and aluminum numbered handles so you won’t...
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2010s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Exceptional Restored Ficks Reed Chest in Chinese Red Lacquer, circa 1970
By Ficks Reed
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent chest is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the narrative: meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
An exquisite...
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Clay Table with Drawer by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
These vibrant tables are from Maarten Baas’s iconic ‘Clay’ collection launched in 2006. The idiosyncratic childishness of this collection is created through Baas’s individual hand mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$9,236 / item
1970's Shiro Kuramata Revolving Cabinet Red Colour Plastic Chest of Drawers
Located in Milano, IT
The “Revolving Cabinet” is a striking and unconventional chest of drawers designed by Japanese master Shiro Kuramata for the Italian Cappellini around 1970. This iconic piece consist...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Established & Sons Stack-8 Drawers by Raw Edges and Shay Alkalay
Located in London, GB
In this innovative design Shay Alkalay challenges our perception of what a drawer unit can be. Individual, multicolored, ‘floating’ drawer units are built up creating a tower of draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plywood
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Side Chest with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquer side chest from the 19th century with five hand-carved raised drawers, hints of a black lacquer and horse hoof...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Stunning Coral Red Lacquer & Brass Mastercraft Asian Chest
By Mastercraft
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning coral red lacquer chest by Mastercraft. It features beautiful brass fittings and brass corner braces. It is sitting on a brass covered plinth base. Overall pretty Asian m...
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20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$5,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Established & Sons Stack-13 Drawers by Raw Edges and Shay Alkalay
Located in London, GB
In this innovative design Shay Alkalay challenges our perception of what a drawer unit can be. Individual, multicolored, ‘floating’ drawer units are built up creating a tower of draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plywood
A Pair of Red Lacquer Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
Great looking 19th-century cabinets in a striking red lacquer finish. Decorated with original bronze hardware, the cabinets are raised on block feet. The two doors open to a storag...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
$6,090 / item
Matched Pair of American Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A matched pair of American commodes with very interesting bookmatched mahogany drawer fronts and tops.
Dimensions (Larger): 39" high x 41.5" wide x 19...
Category
19th Century American Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$24,900 / set
Doe chest of drawers - Red BAMBI
Located in FONTAIN, FR
The graceful silhouette of the doe inspires the creation of the Bambi chest of drawers, combining practicality and elegance for interior spaces.
The Bambi chest of drawers, a discre...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
$1,106 / item
Stack H1780 13 Drawer Red Palette Storage by Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Challenging the conventions of a traditional drawer unit, Stack consists of individual, multicoloured drawers that appear suspended above one another and open in both directions, cre...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
O Grande Contemporary and Customizable Harberdasher with Artistic Intervention
Located in PT
Haberdasher with ten drawers with silent grooves. Off-inn cabinet with artistic intervention by Ricardo Alevizos.
In the photo: Haberdasher lacquered in RAL 3004...
Category
Early 2000s European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale: Find Art Deco Commodes and Mid-Century Modern Chests of Drawers on 1stDibs
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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