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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Chest, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Five Drawers Retaining Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Raised On Original Plinth ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis Philippe 19th Century Bookmatched Walnut Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe walnut four-drawer commode from the 19th century with bookmatched décor and white marble top. Experience the elegance and craftsmanship of the 19th century wi...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Very Rare Early 19th Century Regency Bowfronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare early 19th Century Regency richly patinated satinwood bowfronted chest of drawers of exceptional quality. This stunning piece is finely hand carved, crossbanded with del...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish 1850s Creamy Gray Painted Chest From Dalarna with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 1850s three-drawer breakfront chest from Dalarna with light creamy gray painted finish, carved diamond motifs, canted side posts, carved rosettes and tapered feet. This exq...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
This Antique Empire style cabinet has ample storage and display space. This piece wo...
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Secretary 19th century
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The secretary from 1840, made of veneered birch wood, is an exceptional piece that fuses functionality with the distinctive elegance of the 19th century style. Featuring black painted details and intarsia decoration, this piece of furniture represents the masterful craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail that characterized the era.
Birch wood, used in craftsmanship and skillfully veneered, provides not only durability but also an attractive surface that highlights the natural beauty of the material. The choice of this specific wood reflects the sophistication and quality associated with Victorian era furniture...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Exquisite Early 19th Century Regence Three Drawer Commode with Bronze D'ore
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite Regence three drawer commode with bronze d’ore escutcheons and drawer pulls, embellished with elaborate geometric marquetry. Note the fine details in the bronze d'ore espe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch chest of drawers circa 1830.
Fine quality swedish commode, with inlay, stringing and contrasting stained birch.
Matched veneer top surface, with s...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawer
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning antique Victorian mahogany campaign chest of drawers , with brass corner fittings & inset brass military drawer handles. This chest is of f...
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Late 19th Century British Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Daniel Cottier A Rare and Early Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Tall Chest of Drawers
By Daniel Cottier
Located in London, GB
A rare and early Anglo-Japanese ebonized tall chest of drawers, designed by Daniel Cottier with gilt painted swallow, stylized bamboo and plant forms with rosettes with a later black...
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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Chest of Drapers Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Really useful 19th C chest of four drapers drawers. Lovely architectural handles. 1890.
Reference: 8254
Dimensions
67.5 inches (171 cms) Wide
34 inches...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Antique 19th Century English Brass Banded Mahogany Military Chest, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century English Brass Banded Mahogany Military Chest, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French chest of drawers Louis Philippe whitened End 19th cherry
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
This French Louis Philippe style dresser in the late 19th century is white cherry. It has four drawers. Its top is a gray marble Saint Anne.
The drawers are mounted in dovetail ensur...
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1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Golden Birch Ebonized Chest of Drawers Dresser, 1820
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant antique Swedish Biedermeier golden birch and burlwood chest of drawers, circa 1820.
The chest having a overhanging top with four ...
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1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Burl
Pair of three draw bombe commodes marked Italy with a maple burled veneer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of three draw bombe commodes marked Italy with a maple burled veneer
19.5 x 10 x 20.5
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Maple
Louis XVI Chest of drawers from early 19th century , Cherry wood
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis XVI Chest of drawers from early 19th century ,
Germany, 1800
Cherry wood
This Louis XVI cherrywood chest of drawers is an original from 1800 and features three drawers with b...
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Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Chest of drawers with a stone top, France, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French rosewood chest of drawers with a stone top. A practical and decorative chest of drawers with three drawers. It comes from France from the...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Huntington, NY
A low provincial Late Gustavian chest of drawers with later iron hardware and original locks. Repainted in light grey. Dental frieze top over two small and two large drawers.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Blue Painted Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely blue painted chest of drawer has the simple yet elegant lines that reveal its Swedish country style.
Fluted carving along the canted sides and tapered fluted feet, two br...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Vintage Distressed English Colonial Bleached Burl Wood Dresser
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage English Colonial chest of drawers an incredible distressed and bleach finish on a Burl wood cabinet. Gorgeous wood grain deta...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Napoleonic French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers Grey Marble Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with a gray marble top; four drawers, three inset with lion head form pulls and shield ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Transitional St. 'Perruquier' Chest, Stamped Henry Pannier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Ormolu, Tulipwood, Charmwood, Kingwood, and Breche D'Alep marble 'Perruquier' chest, stamped Henry Pannier. This h...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th century channel island mahogany chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century channel island mahogany chest on chest circa 1830.
Fine quality chest on chest from the channel islands, comprising of 2 sections. Cornice decorated with greek ...
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Georgian mahogany chest of drawers, in good condition showing minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use.
Width: 38.25" Depth: 20.5" Height: 39"
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Two-Over-Three Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The top with carved bull nose edge and rounded front corners. With two short over three long drawers, all with knob wood pulls. The lower long drawer in one piece with the skirt rail...
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19th Century Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Large 19th Century Carved Oak Commode from France
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful example of a 19th-century French chest of drawers, this commode is over 3 1/2 feet tall and nearly 6 feet wide (69 13/4 inches). It features a total of five drawers arra...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Italian Empire Style 1890s Marble Top Four-Drawer Commode with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire style walnut commode from circa 1890 with black marble top, four drawers, column shaped side supports and ornate bronze hardware. Step into the grandeur of late 19t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C Swedish 4 drawer painted pine commode. 1890.
Reference: 8228
Dimensions
40 inches (102 cms) Wide
19 inches (48 cms) Deep
39 inches (99 cms) High
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19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Spruce decorated dresser
Located in Casaleone, IT
Painted dresser ,
Made of spruce, decorated, with faux marble design in the center.
It has no lock or key.
Minimally performed conservative restoration.
Reference measurements are a...
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1850s Italian Folk Art Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Fir
19th Century Napolean III Marble Chiffonier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century Transitional Style Five-Drawer Chiffonier with marble top and gilded bronzes mounts, handles and marqueterie of the chest of drawers canted with bronze corners, panele...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Austria, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers comes from first half of 19th century, approximately 1830 - 1850. It was made in Austria. Construction is made from solid coniferous wood. It has un...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Japanese Meiji Period 19th Century Sendai Type Tansu Chest with Drawers and Safe
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Sendai type tansu chest from the 19th century with ornate iron hardware, six exterior drawers and safe. Discover the intricate beauty and functional elegance ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
French First Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Commode / Dresser, c. 1810
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Classic French Empire Chest made from rosewood veneer and featuring ebonized front columns, c. 1810. Iconic of the Empire style, two ebony black round columns flank the bank of dovet...
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1810s Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Danish Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Very special late Empire chest of drawers with opaline glass inlay, 19th century, Denmark, 1830. Mahogany with Ivory colored glass inlay. Having four drawers with working locks, 1 ...
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1830s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Opaline Glass, Mahogany
Henri Picard, Louis XV Style Chest Of Drawers in Marquetry Bronze, Napoleon III
By Henri Picard
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Chest of drawers between two opening by two drawers without curved crosspiece. It is in marquetry of kingwood on a rosewood background, decorated with intertwined foliage and shells ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Eastlake Washstand Cabinet Dry Sink Commode w Towel Bar
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wash stand, dry sink or commode featuring upper towel bar over three drawers with ornate brass hardware and side cabinet.
Dimensions:...
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Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
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19th Century Korean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top circa 1870.
Stunning french commode of grand proportions beautifully veneered in palisander from the rosewood fa...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Paint
Victorian Oak Chest of Drawers by Maple & Co
By Maple & Co.
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
R036 Fine quality Victorian oak Wellington chest by Maple and Co, having oversailing top with moulded edge above seven mahogany lined, fielded and graduated drawers all fitted with o...
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Restauration Period Commode In Flamed Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Sublime Restauration Period chest of drawers in flamed mahogany on all sides, topped with black granite marble.
Opening four drawers.
Exceptional facade treated in symmetrical doub...
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1820s French Restauration Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Victorian Oyster Re-Veneered Collector's Chest
Located in London, GB
This small Victorian collector's chest has been recently sympathetically re-veneered over the original Victorian oak frame. This lovely chest has 4 graduating drawers with an exquisi...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Dutch Satinwood Chest, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A stately Dutch Colonial chest in East Indian Satinwood, with hand turned legs, ebony trim, inlay, and brass accents and highly crafted marquetry in the lower section of the chest an...
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19th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Pine Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely antique pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the darker stained knobs. Thi...
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1880s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
19th-C. Rustic English Country Pine Chest / Commode W / Porcelain Knobs
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale 19th century English carved pine chest or commode with porcelain knobs. The drawers have dovetail construction. It has age appropriate patina.
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Late 19th Century English Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Porcelain, Pine
French Louis Philippe period walnut bleached commode
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Louis Philippe French dresser. It dates from the middle of the 19th century.
The wood is in bleached walnut bramble. This technique aims to lighten the furniture on the one hand an...
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Mixed Wood Inlaid Lingerie Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tall antique mixed wood beautifully inlaid French lingerie chest of drawers having 7 dovetailed drawers, original pretty hardware with bows, and black and white marble top.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Royal Side Table, Paris, Fire-Gilded, Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century royal side table, Paris. Fire-gilded, Louis XV
Majestic side table with extremely finely chased and gold-plated bronze fittings. Slightly convex and concave curved body...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair Of Italian Neoclassic Walnut Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a rectangular top over two over two long drawers all with shield form escutcheons, raised on square tapered legs.
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique New York Late Classical Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Chest Circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1820 New York Late Classical Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dresser. Single long drawer over four short drawers above four more long drawers, original round wood pulls, flanking ...
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Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Provincial Empire Marble Top Commode, France, Circa:1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome 3-drawer commode has an incomparable restrained beauty. While it has all the design elements of French Empire furniture, the application is more provincial than Parisia...
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1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
20th Century Narrow Catalan Spanish Baroque Dark Walnut Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top without edge top, conforming case housing two carved drawers with two doors paneled with solid walnut, raised on a plinth...
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1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophist...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hand-painted tall Chest of Drawers, Gustavian, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Artfully hand-painted Gustavian high chest featuring five drawers, side columns, and tapered legs. The top drawer is distinguished by a grooved front, adding a touch of elegance. Thi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Small Dutch Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Small early 19th Century Dutch bombe commode.
This commode is composed of solid bleached oak with its original brass fittings.
The whole is supported on hand-carved claw feet. This i...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Japanese Two-Piece Tansu Cabinet with Sliding Doors and Eleven Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese antique two-piece Tansu chest cabinet from the 19th century with two sliding doors, 11 drawers and safe section. This 19th-century Japanese antique Tansu chest cabinet is ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Large Victorian 2 over 3 Graduated Mahogany Chest of Drawers.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Large Victorian 2 over 3 Graduated Mahogany Chest of Drawers. Beautiful high grade pattern and Colouration to the wood, original back and handles. Bottom drawer built into the plynth...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Chest of drawers from early 19th century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Chest of Drawers from Louis XVI period,
1800 Germany,
This Louis Seize walnut chest of drawers is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship....
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Early 19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sheraton Cherry Four Drawer Swell Front Chest Circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Sheraton Cherry Swell Front Chest with Four Graduated Drawers and Turned Legs, Circa 1830
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
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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