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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1920s
Period: Early 19th Century
French Chest of Drawers Fruit Wood Original Bronze Hardwares Beginning 19th
Located in Miami, FL
Île de France fruit wood commode.
End 18th beginning 19th cent.
Classical elegant style, excellent original patina and great quality hardware.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th Century Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 18th century Gustavian chest of drawers in alder root veneer in its original condition with good subtle patination, circa 1800.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
American Federal Chippendale Birch and Pine Tall Chest of Five Graduated Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal period chippendale birch and pine tall chest of five graduated drawers with bracket base. Each drawer has a molded edge and the secondary wood is basswood, which is ...
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Early 1800s American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Pine
Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Directoire Walnut Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptionally stylish pair of early 19th Century three drawer chest of drawers with good use of matching walnut to fronts. Having original marbles on top. The drawers having eboni...
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Rococo Oak Large Chest of Drawers Painted Gray
Located in Round Top, TX
The soft gray painted finish is captivating in this attractive large chest of four drawers resting on curved cabriolet feet. While the paint is newer and professionally applied, it c...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawer
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful Biedermeier chest of drawers with three drawers. The commode is made of solid and veneer cherrywood and dates circa 1840 from Austria. The inside of the drawers is mad...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
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1810s American Federal Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Bow Front Chest Of Drawers C.1815
Located in London, GB
A regency mahogany and line inlaid bow front chest of drawers, early 19th century (c.1815)
A regency mahogany and line inlaid bow front chest of drawers, early 19th century, with ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
French Period Neoclassic Gray Marble-Top Commode w/Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period chest with its original marble top from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounce...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century George III Bachelor Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III bachelor chest, the moulded top raised above two short and three long cockbeaded drawers with brass pulls and ...
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Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of Drawers, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered chest of drawers with a bow front, four drawers and lion head fittings.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, Tea Caddy Top, Original Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
A handsome early bowfront chest of drawers with spiral carved corner columns. The glowing mahogany veneer is in good antique condition, as is the cockbeading around the drawers. Insi...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Chest of Drawers Attributed to Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Nice Art Deco drawer made in Sweden in the late 1920s. It’s attributed to famous designer and architect Carl Malmsten.
It made in stained birch with ...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
Located in Girona, ES
False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered with walnut, fluted uprights and feet in solid walnut. Oak interior. Nickel-plated bra...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Dresser, South Germany 1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier dresser, South Germany 1820.
This Classic original Biedermeier dresser has a very pretty cherry veneer. Additionally, it is decorated with two ebonized half-columns.
Apa...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Antique Welsh Oak Linen Press
Located in Port Chester, NY
Country house bedroom perfection. An early period cupboard from Wales, in two parts. Handsome crown molding on the top and small beaded edge on the drawers. The high plinth adds a gr...
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Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
French chest of drawers from the early 19th century, Louis XVI style, in walnut with different types of wood marquetry, with lime Wood and and black bog oak, has three drawers with b...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Germany around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers in mahogany with ebonized columns and three drawers standing on socketed square feet. The head drawer with pediment inlay in burl wood.
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Oak Regency Style Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The drawers of this chest are lined with floral contact paper which can be removed. The hardware is the same age as the chest, but not original. The fron...
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1820s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Early 19th Century Regency Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Regency chest of drawers in black polished mahogany.
Top with moulded edge, below an arrangement of 5 drawers: 2 smaller drawers over 3 drawers formation. Under the top an additiona...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1920s French Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920s French commode, mahogany, bird’s-eye and maple.
Dimensions:
37.5"H x 94"W x 20"D.
Category
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Maple
English 1810s Georgian Geometric Front Four-Drawer Chest with Macassar Ebony
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period geometric front four-drawer chest from the early 19th century, made of mahogany, oak and macassar ebony. Created in England ...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Walnut & Olive Wood Serpentine Bombe Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
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...
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Early 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut
American Neoclassic Bird's Eye Maple Four Drawer Chest, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Neoclassic four drawer chest in the French Restoration taste. The case employs both solid and veneered bird’s-eye maple in choice selection of overall pattern. The top is ma...
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Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Cherry, Poplar, Pine
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns with ormolu head and feet, swan ormolu mount to lower f...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional walnut Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna circa 1825.
The Secretaire is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design an...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Georgian English Mahogany Commode Secretaire, 1816
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important English commode secretary from the Georgian period with three large drawers. The upper part simulating two drawers is made of a flap which forms the work table covered with...
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1810s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
New England Hepplewhite Mahogany and Maple Inlaid Bow Front Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
New England Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany and maple bow front chest, the top, sides and feet are maple and the drawers are mahogany; the top inlaid with a band of boxwood and mahogany;...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sop...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pine Portfolio Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this English portfolio chest is faux painted to simulate white marble with gray and tan veining. It has a one inch shrinkage separation in the top and an apparent square r...
Category
1820s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Neo-Classicist Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Neo classicist mahogany chest of drawers with 3 drawers.
The top drawer with triangle, ebonized mahogany surrounded by profiled gilt bronze molding.
Two lower drawers with an arched ebonized mahogany surrounded by profiled gilt bronze molding.
Decorative and architectural chest of drawers...
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Early 19th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1920s Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Louis XV bombe chest of drawers with satinwood inlay. Made in France in the 1920's this chest features 3 wide drawers and a stunning pi...
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
English George III Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Table, circa 1810
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III period mahogany side cabinet / table with sliding tambour door.
What was once the commode drawer has been converted to a deep storage drawer.
Refreshed original finish.
...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th C. Italian Chest W/Original Painted Faux-Marble & Underwater Scenery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian three-drawer chest, with its original artistic hand-painted finish, from the early 19th century. This antique commode from Italy has its...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique, Lombardi Commodes
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Beautifully finished, hand-carved, veneered and inlaid, two drawer, c. 1800 Northern Italian, Neoclassical commodes in book-matched walnut and fruitwood. The molded brass drawer pull...
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Hepplewhite Grain Painted Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Country Hepplewhite four drawer chest in original red paint of New England origin dating from 1800-1820 standing on tall arched feet. This chest is a fine piece of federal era...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown American Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
American Sheraton Cherry and Curly Maple Four Drawer Bow Front Chest, 1815
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Sheraton four drawer bow front chest with curly maple front and American cherry case. The graduated drawers, with projecting top drawer, are flanked by reeded pilasters which resolve into turned legs. Northern white pine secondary wood.
American, North Shore Massachusetts...
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1810s American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is supported by four curved feet, embellished by an entwined patinated bronze snake with a gilt head and tail. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates.
The middle portion consists of five small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven compartments and eight secret compartments as well as two movable elements, one of which is covered with velvet. The lower drawers have gilt gooseneck fittings.
The mirror attachment includes a mechanism for taking the mirror plate vertically out and up to 180 degrees, which can, in turn, be fixed in almost any position. This mirror is flanked by two carved mahogany phoenixes with gilt heads and feet, and on the reverse side there are two more secret compartments in the lower area of the right as well as the left foot of the base.
The Poudreuse Secretary is an exceptional example of Russian furniture of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze snakes and the carved phoenix is typical of the style of the important Russian architect Andrey Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing table made by the celebrated cabinetmaker (ebéniste) Heinrich Gambs...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Genuine Tall Red Painted Gustavian Country Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country house chest of drawers in gustavian style. The chest of drawers is a Swedish country house furniture from between 1820 and 1830. Made in the classic gustavian straigh...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Regency circa 1810 Gilt Bronze and Hardwood Sheet Music Stand Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for this stunning original Regency circa 1810-1820 gilt bronze finish with mahogany shelves and brass gallery rail sheet music stand
A very good looking...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fitted Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
Fitted chinoiserie chest on stand, has raised chinoiserie and floral carvings on all four sides.
There is a nicely engraved brass escutcheo...
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1820s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand Carved Chippendale Style Lowboy, Circa 1820
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant solid mahogany with had carved details. The solid top with natural figurative grain over three drawers with shell carving on the apron supported by four graceful cabriole leg...
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1820s American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Genuine Swedish Red Tall Pine Folk Art Country Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Country chest of drawers from Northern Sweden made around 1810 to 1820. The chest is pine with untouched original paint and authentic patina. The paint is distressed with signs of we...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
C.1830 French Empire Commode
Located in Pomona, CA
C.1820 French Empire Commode. Fruitwood drawer fronts and a wide grain mahogany top.Bronze column tops and bases original hardware.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Satinwood Bronze Mounted French Louis XV Marble Top Commode, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Georgian Period 1800s Oak Mule Chest with Lift Top and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period oak mule chest from the early 19th century, with lift top, three drawers and brass hardware. Created in England during the Georgian period in the early yea...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19thC French Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830
Early 19thC French walnut commode - a two drawer commode with hoof feet detail and lovely warm patina.
Measures: W 100 x D 50 ...
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1820s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Export Oriental Heavily Carved Camphor Wood Chest of Drawers Part Suite
Located in GB
Delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made Chinese Export, circa 1900-1920 Camphor wood chest of drawers which is part of a set
Please note the delivery fee listed is...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Large Three Drawer Hepplewhite with Inlay Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large mahogany 3 drawer chest with detailed inlay marquetry. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. Drawers glide freely and the dimensions are equal in size,...
Category
1820s American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A Fabulous Pair of Italian Late 18th C. Two-Drawer Cassetteire, Over 4 Ft. Long
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of nicely sized fruitwood chests from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This pair of antique cassettiere (Italian for chests of drawers) from Italy each features a rectangular-shaped top, over a decoratively raised paneled case, designed in clean lines, which houses a pair of full-sized drawers. Each raised-panel drawer is adorn with a pair of ring bail pulls with a matching escutcheon set at center. The chests are presented upon square tapered legs. The fruitwood has a luxurious medium tone, with a lovely, warm patina. These antique Italian chests...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
The Secretaire is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Diminutive Federal Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers, First Quarter 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Diminutive Federal Inlaid Mahogany chest of drawers, first quarter 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century English Federal Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Charming 19th Century Italian Arte Povera Comodini
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming early 19th century Arte Povera Comodini from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed in the Louis XVI style with a lovely faux marble painted top and 2 drawers. A won...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Chinese Hardwood Naval Officer’s Campaign Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Anglo-Chinese hardwood naval officer’s campaign chest. This chest (probably padouk) is of typical rectangular form, in two brass-bound secti...
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1820s Chinese Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Ca. 1820 Federal Era Trompe L'oeil Painted Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
American Federal era chest of drawers in its original trompe l’oeil mustard painted finish, ca. 1820.
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Empire Chests of Drawers, Berlin, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Empire chest of drawers with two drawers and quarter columns made of marble. The body is veneered in mahogany, the fittings are made of brass.
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
1920's Swedish Art Deco Flame Birch Cabinet Chest of Drawers with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Swedish Art Deco chest with rosewood inlay. This versatile piece features two deep drawers, two cabinet doors, with a shelf in the right cabinet. Original key included.
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Early 19thC French Bank of Painted Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1820
Early 19thC French bank of painted drawers with remnants of original red/dusky pink paint and scrubbed top.
An exceptional example.
Mea...
Category
1820s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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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