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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
Four-Drawer Walnut Dresser by Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture
By Paul McCobb
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Paul McCobb and manufactured by Calvin Furniture, this four-drawer dresser features aluminum accents and slender drawer pulls that emphasize its clean lines and beautiful...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Cherrywood Italian Chest of Drawers, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Italian chest of drawers, from the mid-20th century. Peculiar shape, original and avant-garde for that time period. A very basic design, but by far an stylish dresser.
All veneere...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Italian Carved Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Italian walnut semainier chest of drawers with iron pulls.
Measurements:
Height 48"
Width 29.5"
Depth 16".
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball Solid Birch Chest of Drawers, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern five-drawer solid birch highboy dresser
By Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball "ModernMates" Collection
USA, 1950s
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
20th Century French Large Chests of Drawer
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century French in good condition that has been modified. We have reunited two chests of drawers to make it in one to make this large chests of drawers.
Metal Black l...
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1920s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Bar / Cabinet with Brass Hardware Attributed to Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern bar / cabinet with brass hardware attributed to Paolo Buffa. This stunning Italian midcentury commode, cabinet, credenza, ba...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Matching Dresser Set in Mahogany Wood
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar matching dresser set in mahogany wood, model 5272 triple dresser 12-drawer storage with matching smaller companion four dr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Sublime Restored Ribbon Mahogany and Rattan Chest by Ritts, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent chest is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
A breathtaking meticulously restored chest by Ritts Rattan...
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1950s North American Organic Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mahogany
Gilt Appointed Continental Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Visually stunning. Dramatically accented and deeply carved.
A commode of generous proportions and fine details.
Unusual.
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1920s European Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Neo Classical Scene Chest of Drawers
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Neo Classical Scene Chest of Drawers
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Antique Style Marble-Top Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French antique style marble-top chests with a white painted finish. Each chest have four pull out drawers, marble tops with gold handles and feet.
Category
1950s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Style Nightstands Chests
Located in New York, NY
White painted pair of French style nightstands or chests. The nightstands have the original brass handles with a white lacquered finis...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Model 812 Chest of Drawers by Andre Monpoix, France, c. 1955
Located in New York City, NY
Rare and Exceptional Chest of Drawers (Model 812) by acclaimed French designer Andre Monpoix for Muebles T.V., circa 1955.
This highly collectible chest consists of a solid oak construction, black lacquered metal legs, and sleek chrome pulls. The top drawer is organized into compartments while the lower two drawers are lined with a soft blue-grey felt original to the piece.
This particular chest is an early prototype...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Crane & MacMahon Pyramid Front Modernist Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
Six-drawer bleached mahogany dresser with pillow pyramid-form drawer centers with inset green faux-leather detailing.
Made by Crane & MacMahon, St Mary’s OH, circa 1950. Triangle brand...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass and Brass Italian Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
Seven-drawer chest made by hand with original solid wood structure of the 1950s. Coated in colored glass and profiles, handles and brass legs.
Every item LA Studio offers is checked...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
Mahogany and Brass Chest of Drawers by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool mahogany chest of drawers by Josef Frank, with an amazing, playful silhouette. Elegant brass handles.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Walnut Tall Chest Dressers Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of matching tall dresser chests by Jack Cartwright for Founders, circa 1957. The top looks great with little wear to the finish. I love the recessed pulls along the waln...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Ejvind A. Johansson Bureau Model 91 Produced by Gern Møbelfabrik in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare chest of drawers / bureau model 91 designed by Ejvind A. Johansson. Produced by Gern Møbelfabrik in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Exquisite Mahogany and Bookmatch Bird's-Eye Maple Chest by Renzo Rutili
Located in Atlanta, GA
If a piece feels like Tommi Parzinger, but is marked Johnson Furniture, there can be only one answer as to its Designer: Renzo Rutili. Mr. Rutili was a seminal furniture designer of ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Magnificent Pair of Dorothy Draper Style Bowed Front Bachelors Chests Regency
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent pair of Dorothy Draper style bowed front bachelors chests. These are fabulous in person-very high end. Would you take a look at those fabulous ornate brass pulls with the...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Paul McCobb for Calvin Dressers
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Paul McCobb for Calvin Dressers, the linear group, oiled walnut with stainless steel pulls and accent details.
One case has 4 drawers, the other has 3 with open storage.
La...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet with Asian Hardware
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar cabinet with brass Asian hardware. All original dark had rubbed finish on ribbon mahogany, top will be polished and touched up prior t...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chest of Drawers, French Reconstruction Period, circa 1950-1960
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vintage chest of drawers, French reconstruction period, circa 1950-1960.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Josef Frank Chest of Drawers, Cabinet, Svenskt Tenn, Mahogany, Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful chest of drawers by Josef Frank, Mahogany and Brass pulls, six drawers. Cabinet has age-related wear. We will have it refinished for the buyer. Great piece of Swedish Moder...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Paul McCobb 4-Drawer Correspondence Letter Chest Jewelry Box Dresser
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful tabletop letter cabinet for desktop or atop a dresser. It is in original unrestored condition and finish. Some wear to top surface and nor...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
MidCentury Wood and Brass Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful and elegant dresser both for its articulated movement and for the perfect shellac polishing. The brass finishes match his style perfectly.
The chest of drawers is veneered...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Solid Walnut Dresser by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An asymmetrical dresser in solid walnut with exposed finger jointed joinery, having a shelved compartment accessed by bi-fold doors flanked by a b...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Elegant Pair of Black Lacquer Cane and Brass Commodes by Tommi Parzinger
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. This pair of rare examples is unique on the World market.
An exquisite pair of meticulously restored two drawer black lacquer cane...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kai Kristiansen Bureaus Model Nr 50 by Feldballes Møbelfabrik in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of bureaus model nr 50 designed by Kai Kristiansen. Produced by Feldballes Møbelfabrik in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Rimbert Sandholt Side Table / Bureau Produced by Glas & Trä Hovmantorp in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side table / bedside table designed by Rimbert Sandholt. Produced by Glas & Trä Hovmantorp in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Cabinet Designed by Edmund Spence
Located in Dallas, TX
A maple cabinet with brass inset handles. Designed by Edmund Spence.
Category
1950s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Dresser, Chest, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Stamford, CT
Gio Ponti double dresser / chest labeled singer and Sons Model 2161
An iconic and rare double dresser / cabinet. Designed by Gio Ponti in his...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George Nelson Rosewood "Thin Edge" Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of original grain matched George Nelson design rosewood "Thin Edge" chests for Herman Miller. Very good original condition, labeled.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Classic Midcentury Walnut 6 Drawer Chest, Stunning, Sculptural, Vaughan Designs
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut and rosewood 6 drawer chest with doors. Manufactured by Vaughan Designs, superior quality and construction,...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Paul McCobb Chest
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined Mid-Century Modern chest or dresser, designed by Paul McCobb for Calvin, American, circa 1950s. This piece is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chest of Drawers by Hvidt and Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Scandinavian modern five-drawer cabinet by Danish designers Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. Crafted by Soborg Mobler, the chest is made from solid Burmese teak with beveled ed...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Pair of Italian Chests in the Manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian chests in the manner of Gio Ponti. Has the original brass handles and brass sabots. Chest has three pull-out drawers.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Midcentury Italian Oak and White Lacquered Chest of Drawers Console Table, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Unique 1950s Italian two-drawer oak chest with brass handles, white lacquered case and two white lacquered legs.
The chest has been refurbished (the case is new) and can be attache...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Dresser or Chest of Drawer with Carrara Marble Top, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Fine dresser with four drawers mounted under a beautiful mirror. White Carrara marble top. Glass shelf and brass fixtures.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare John Keal Buffet or Credenza for Brown Saltman
By John Keal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Mid-Century Modern buffet or credenza by John Keal for Brown Saltman features three storage drawers and a cabinet behind a pair of double doors. The unit rests on a sculptured l...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Six-Drawer Dresser by Paul Volther
By Poul Volther
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A spare and tall six (6) drawer teak dresser of rectilinear form having thin tab handles and floating on an architectural base.
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Dassi Midcentury Walnut and Glass Top Italian Commode Chests of Drawers, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Very very special for its design of this Vittorio e Plinio Dassi's chest of drawers, from the middle of the century.
All veneered in walnut, with green lacquered glass top. Commode...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Glass
1920s Art Deco Commode by Gaetano Borsani, Burl Walnut, wox-polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian, 1920s Art Deco commode by Gaetano Borsani, in walnut and burl walnut, with golden brass handle and foot. Polished to wax.
Gaetano Borsani, with his Atelier di Varedo was a n...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Pair of Classic "Espana" Chests in the Style of Dorothy Draper
Located in Dallas, TX
The most well-known, the España Bunching chest, was designed by Dorothy Draper in the 1950s at the request of the Spanish government who sought to raise the profile of Spanish design in the international market. Originally manufactured by Heritage Furniture Company...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1950s Penquay Parchment Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
1950s Penquay commode with parchment panels on the top and the front of the three drawers. Drawers finished with brass flat-topped knobs.
Category
1950s European Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Exquisite Restored Landstrom Eight-Drawer Chest with Greek Key Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely gorgeous eight eight-drawer chest by Landstrom, circa 1950. Landstrom was a boutique Illinois firm that produced superior furniture on par with the finest production of...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Copper
1950s Bleached Mahogany Chest of Drawers by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and well proportioned eight (8) drawer bleached mahogany cabinet having distinctive laminated end pulls, on tapered dowel legs.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Stanley Young for Glenn of California Mid-Century Modern Chest in Dark Espresso
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Stanley young for Glenn of California four drawer chest of drawers on tapered dowel legs, walnut refinished in dark espresso with handles of aluminum and bentwood....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Frank Lloyd Wright Chest on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Llyod Wright design chest on stand for Heritage Henredon Taliesin collection. Originally painted off white but newly refinished in a light grey lacquer chest sits on a separate...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Widdicomb Bedroom Dressers in the Style of George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century bedroom dressers features the rich natural finish and sculpted drawer pulls in the style of the George Nakashima "Origins" line, utilized so beautifully. Sculpted triangular legs and uniquely concave drawer...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Raymond Loewy Dresser Chest
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-century dresser chest designed by Raymond Loewy for Mengel Furniture Co. in ebonized solid oak. This piece features four wide drawers with cast aluminum pulls.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Brass and Black Goatskin Commode and Chests of Drawers, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Particular dresser with six drawers with a pyramidal design, refined with style. All also due to the choice of materials such as goatskin and brass.
The dresser has a wooden body co...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Retro Drawer Chest, 1950s, Jiří Jiroutka
Located in Praha, CZ
Retro wooden drawer chest, veneer in the style of stained oak, made in 1950 by the design of Jiri Jiroutka in 1950, manufacturer of Interier Praha. Completely restored.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Silver Cerused Oak Cabinet by John Stuart Inc.
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern cabinet was realized by the esteemed maker John Stuart Inc. in the United States, circa 1950. The piece offers a rectil...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Cubist Chest of Drawers, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Early 20th century robust cubist chest of drawers with a distinctive shapes, it was made in former Bohemia, more precisely in the territory of then Austri...
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1920s Czech Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dan Kiley Tall Cabinet
By Dan Kiley
Located in New York, NY
Tall cabinet of solid and painted wood, with six drawers and two doors, by renowned architect and landscape designer Dan Kiley. Basically, a freestanding built-in from the Charles an...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Elegant Caramel Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger- Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite meticulously restored vintage two-drawer commode, circa 1955. Stout, exceptionally crafted solid hardwood case construction atop a simple rattan base. The case is veneer...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Stunning Large Black Lacquered Cabinet by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular James Mont branded black lacquer chest of drawers with raised edges. Gold leafed raised draw pulls and four luxuriously deep draws of 8" each.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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