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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Georgian
19th Century Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century painted pine chest of drawers, wonderfully proportioned and in excellent serviceable condition.
English, early nineteenth century
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
Antique George III Quality Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality oak chest of drawer having a quality oak rectangular shaped top above two short and three long oak cockbeeded drawers with original brass handles and stand...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Georgian Oyster Burl Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Georgian oyster burl chest of drawers, 18th century. Rare oyster burl (laburnum) used on top front and sides of chest, cross banded drawers, unusual inlay ...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Georgian Mahogany Nightstand/3 Drawer Silver Chest
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Georgian Mahogany nightstand/3 drawer silver chest
Offered is a vintage Georgian Mahogany nightstand/3 drawer silver chest. We be...
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1980s North American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 18th century English George III period figured mahogany chest on chest with a simple entablature with a Greek key cornice, fluted chamfered corners, and nine drawers each ...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany chest of drawers form England with a wonderfully grained top and front. There are two over three drawers, ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Unusual Antique Victorian Miniature Quality Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian miniature quality mahogany chest of drawers having a quality rectangular mahogany top above a shaped frieze drawe...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Magnificent Antique George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Magnificent George III mahogany chest on chest is a magnificent example of quality and craftsmanship from the Georgian period. It boasts a shaped moulded cornice above two short and ...
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1780s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George I Chest of Drawers in Oak, England 1680-1700
Located in Kastrup, DK
George I chest of drawers made of oak.
4 drawers with profiled chests, original locks and ore fittings.
Very beautiful natural age-related patina.
...
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17th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Georgian Chippendale Period Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A finely proportioned English George III Chippendale period chest of drawers in mahogany. With a Greek key and fretwork upper frieze, each drawer with the original ornate handles and...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Double Wellington Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Double Wellington Chest With Two Banks Of Six Drawers With Replacement Brass Knobs Flanked By Hinged Locking Pilaster To Each Side Raised On Original Plinth Base.
The first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, commissioned the first chest of this type, i.e. a tall bank of drawers secured by hinged locking pilasters to take with him and carry around various battlefields and that is where the name wellington chest comes from. It is now used to refer to almost any tall, narrow antique chest of drawers. By default this particular design of chest is therefore referred to as a double wellington chest.
From around 1820 onwards they were manufactured in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, plus they varied a great deal in terms of both their quality and the wood which they are constructed from.
This wellington chest is of a form rarely found in terms of its double bank of drawers...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest/Linen Cupboard
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare and unusual small 18th century mahogany tallboy consisting of a chest of drawers above a two door linen press/cupboard. The top with dentil cornice above an arrangement of two...
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Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George II Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Great color and patina with rectangular top with book matched quarter veneers over two over three drawers, original handles raised on bracket feet. Nice small scale piece.
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1730s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Commode w/ Fitted Leather Writing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Gillows, George III English mahogany serpentine dressing commode with shaped top surmounting a top drawer with green leather and gold leaf top ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Table beside Night Fitted Commode Chippendale Tray Top Mahogany Tambour
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fine, elegant, Chippendale period bedside table
- Practical for everyday use
- Finely figured tray top is practical, securing items placed on the table top
- Portable as the top i...
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1760s British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th-Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Bedside Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany serpentine bedside chest with molded top, canted and reeded corners and bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George I Giltwood and Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
The cabinet with two doors opening to an interior fitted with drawers. Two drawers with reverse painting on glass of a country house and gardens, another drawer with a stump work...
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1720s English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George II Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk, c.1735
Located in London, GB
A George II Burr walnut and feather banded kneehole desk with caddy moulded top, c.1735. Of exceptional patina & colour.
Measures - 75cm H x 74cm W x 47cm D.
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18th Century British George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Georgian Bowfront Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian style bowfront chest with four self-closing drawers and hand-cast polished brass flourish hardware has a “rustic” warm walnut finish with subtl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George I Period Japanned Chest of Drawers, England Circa 1720
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative George I Period japanned chest of drawers, showing an overhanging top over four tiers of short & full width drawers with stylistically correct albeit later hardwa...
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1720s British George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare 18th century Georgian yew
wood miniature chest having four long drawers
with original brass knobs raised on original
shaped bracket feet.
(There is often debate as to whether miniature furniture was
made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who
is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to
showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling
salesman's sample piece, which is when a few articles were
made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which a
salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from. This particular example doesn't really appear
to quite fit either of those briefs however and may well have just
been made as an individual, one off piece in a provincial workshop.
One of the reasons for this is the construction from solid yewwood
which is a rarely used material in items any larger than this as the
trunks generally don't grow large enough. The overall quality is
excellent and clearly somebody has spent many, many hours
producing this wonderful piece. A really quite charming piece of
antique miniature furniture...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
Early 19th Century George III Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb early 19th century George III mahogany chest of drawers, the shaped and moulded top raised over four long, cockbeaded and graduated drawers with brass escutcheons and decora...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Georgian Grain Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing period piece! It is an English Georgian chest of drawers. The grain painting is magnificent. Note the sides and fr...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Original 1890 Army & Navy C.S.L Stamped Campaign Chest of Drawers Including Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare solid mahogany with brass trim Army & Navy C.S.L stamped officers Campaign chest of drawers with drop front Birds Eye Maple desk...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Chest / Three Drawers with Banding of Exotic Woods
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. Chest with three deep drawers that slide easily. It has banding and designs in
Satin wood. Bracket feet.
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Late 19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Irish Satinwood Commode by James Hicks of Dublin
By James Hicks
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent satinwood and marquetry inlaid semi elliptical commode by James Hicks of Dublin. The rosewood banded top inlaid with a half patera with floral bandings with an outer band of stylised flower heads, and a band of flowerheads, and harebells, over a pair of glazed panel doors, enclosing a shelved interior, with marquetry panels of garden trophies...
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Early 1900s Irish Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Antique English Chest of 7 Drawers Georgian Brass Lion Pulls Carved Oak 18th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique english oak 18th century Georgian era chest of drawers~~brass lion pulls with upper shelf and gallery~~pre-1800
A must have~~gorg...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped marble top commode chest having a wonderful serpentine shaped coloured marble top, gilded frieze...
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18th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Serpentine
George III Mahogany Chest Attributed to Wright and Elwick
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with bowed center with conforming lower drawers and cabinet doors. Plinth base.
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Period 1800s Oak Chest with Four Drawers and Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period oak chest from the early 19th century, with four drawers and carved motifs. Created in England during the early years of the 20th century, this oak chest f...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Victorian Walnut Wellington Chests
Located in Essex, MA
Each with squarish rectangular tops over six green tooled leather faced drawers with cast bail handles the whole with hinged lock side mechanism with key. Plinth base.
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1870s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super early antique Charles II English oak chest of drawers having two small drawers at the top and 3 large drawers underneath. Brass hardware is beautiful and all drawers work smoot...
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Late 18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique English Lift Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine English antique Georgian style dresser with 3 long drawers and a lift top. Each drawer with brass hardware resting on bracket feet. With t...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Georgian Bowfront Mahogany Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian style bowfront chest with four self-closing drawers and hand-cast polished brass flourish hardware has a “rustic” warm walnut finish with subtle visual distressing and hand-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved 4 Drawers Dresser w/ Large Beveled Swivel Clove Shape Mirror
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique tiger maple four drawers carved dresser. on tall legs circa 1880s. I large swivel beveled mirror of a stretched clove shape.
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
18th Century Georgian Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Mid-late 18th Century Georgian serpentine chest with brass locks and oval-shaped pulls on four graduated drawers raised on outswept bracket feet.
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is an unusual 19th century antique Victorian mahogany bow front chest with a white marble top. It has a thumb moulded edge, t...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Bedside Step Commode, England circa 1815
Located in San Francisco, CA
Geo. III mahogany bed step commode with leather inset top.
Purchased in England in the 1960's, and used as a sofa side table in an anglophile's home in ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Oak Chest on Stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 18th Century oak chest on stand, the moulded edge cornice above two short over four long graduated drawers with brass plate handl...
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1770s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Commode, Potty, Mahogany, Table Sofa Bedside Original Pot & Cover, Victorian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Elegant, classical form
- Conversation piece
- Perfect height for sofa or bedside table
The hinged moulded top opening to reveal the original fitted interior with ceramic pot and ...
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1830s English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Montreal, QC
18th century Georgian period mahogany bow front chest of drawers with bracket feet.
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1780s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Captain / Sir C Pigott 1881 Howard & Son's Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare very large Howard & Son’s 1881 stamped burr & burl walnut chest of drawers with military history
These are pretty much the finest quality chest of drawers I have ever laid my hands on, they are substantial in weight, the cuts of walnut have a deep rich grain and simply glow in the right light, they are the most exquisite quality.
The inside top right drawer is stamped Howard & Son’s Berners street, there is also remnants of a paper label which has the serial number on of 8696 4332 and then “Easy Chair & Sofa Factory, Howard & Son’s Upholsterers 2526 & 27 Berners Street London Patent dining table” What a great piece of history. The real Piece De Resistance! Is the back of the drawers, they have the original name tag of the owner who commissioned them, one Sir C Pigott, its dated Sept 12 1881, the full history of the good chap is as follows
"Captain Pigott, was born 13 January 1859, son of Sir Charles Robert Pigott, 3rd Baronet, and Mary Louisa (who died in 1873), daughter of Captain C Hallowell Carew, RN, of Beddington Park, Surrey.
He joined the 60th King's Royal Rifles; served in the Zulu War...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Period 18th Century Georgian Walnut Tray Top Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Period George II tray top chest or commode in walnut. Original handled gallery for carrying. Original brushing slide. Of the period 1740. Early formed legs. Drawers original. Only mi...
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
21st Century White Classic Toelette by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Add a charming touch to your bedroom with this elaborately carved four-drawer (Blumotion sof-closing system) make-up table. White finishing, premium solid wood structure, luxury knob...
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2010s Italian Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Original Painted Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C original painted Italian commode with faux marble top. 1780
Dimensions
47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide
23 inches (58 cms) Deep
32.5 inches (83 cms) High.
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18th Century Italian George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Sublime Patina circa 1880 Pitch Pine Chest of Drawers Must See Timber Grain!!!!!
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning Victorian Pitch Pine low two over two chest of drawers with Victorian castors and stamped to the ...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Commode, Potty, Mahogany, Plum Pudding, Original Pullout Footrest & Ceramic Pot
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Stunning plum pudding veneers, colour and patina.
- Perfect height for a sofa table, or bedside
- Unusual scroll-shaped front
- Striking conversation piece
Particulary fine 19th ...
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1830s English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Antique Chest of Drawers, Oak, English, Georgian, Tallboy, 18th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique chest of drawers in oak. An English, late Georgian tallboy dating to late 18th century, circa 1780.
Superb color and grain inter...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Georgian bleached mahogany bow front bone inlaid chest of drawers, with five graduated drawers, diamond inlay escutcheons, figured mahogany, panele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English George II Style Mahogany Serpentine Commode / Chest
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb George II style mahogany serpentine shaped commode in the style of Thomas Chippendale, with a moulded serpentine top above a slide and four long graduated drawers between sc...
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Late 19th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Style Demilune Satinwood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
George III satinwood and marquetry cabinet. Satinwood was used as the background for the delicate inlaid marquetry designs. Satinwood, from India, gains its distinctive soft and subt...
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Late 18th-early 19th Century Petite Serpentine Georgian Mahogany Dressing Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Great little late 18th-early 19th century petite serpentine Georgian mahogany dressing chest. This serpentine form chest is perfect bedside sized with figured mahogany drawer fronts,...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Pair of Tall Victorian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Lamp Wine Occasional End Tables
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Victorian tall chests of drawers in walnut
A very good looking well made and functional pair of drawers, ideally suited as...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Silent Night Bedside Table Cabinet with Butlers Serving Tray for Drinks & Snacks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this nice Silent Night bedside table with butlers serving tray
A nice bedside table with green topped butlers serving tray for drinks...
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20th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Softwood
Early 18th Century George I Figured Walnut Bachelors Chest, C.1720-1730
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare early 18th-century compact George I figured walnut bachelors chest
The quarter veneered feather and crossbanded top opens on original hinges to reveal a veneered int...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Two over Three Drawers, Circa 1820
Located in Savannah, GA
George III mahogany chest of drawers circa 1820, molded-edge top, two over three drawers, bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 1800s Mahogany Walnut Burl Bureau Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 1800s amazing 11 drawers mahogany and walnut burl and burl veneer bureau chest of drawers. Original hardware and detachable top 4 drawers.
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Late 19th Century North American Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Bachelor's Chest of Drawers with Bushing Slide
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany chest of drawers with four long drawers and fitted with brush slide in frieze. The cockbeaded drawers are pine lined with cedar sides and having original ...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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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