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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Style: Louis XV
Vintage Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Vintage Louis XV style commode made in France in French sycamore with original brass fittings, natural lacquered French sycamore wood finish. Me...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bombe Bedside Chests
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0568 Pair of French kingwood bombe bedside chests of drawers with finely inlaid sides, each having original serpentine marble top above two oak lined f...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
60s, vintage Danish cabinet-TV, gramophone, radio, Eltra Bella Vista, teak wood
Located in Tarm, 82
Vintage Danish cabinet-TV, Eltra Bella Vista, 60s, teak wood. Almost perfect condition. It works. Gramophone and radio working. Perfect condition, collecti...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century French Louis XV Marble Top Walnut Inlaid Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, kidney-shaped fruitwood antique commode was crafted in France, circa 1950. The commode sits on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabot mounts over a scalloped apron decorated with a bronze mount. The bow front features two drawers decorated with parquetry motifs and dressed with the original pulls and intricate escutcheons. The cabinet is further decorated with bronze mounts at the shoulders, and both rounded sides are also embellished with inlaid marquetry decor. The surface is dressed with the original beveled "Breche d'Alep" marble top. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Ormolu and Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, ormolu and Sienna marble Genovese commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by elegantly curved legs with fine richly chased pierced foliate ormolu sabots. The chest displays an outstanding and most decorative curvaceous shape with exceptional quarter veneered Kingwood...
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Børge Mogensen Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Børge Mogensen chest of drawers in oak. Front with five drawers and handles of brass. Executed by P. Lauritzen & Son.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An attractive, 18th century solid walnut commode of the Louis XV period. Having moulded top, and curved sides, with a slight serpentine front. Two drawers with elaborate handles with...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Precious Chest of Drawers in Olive Briar Italian, 18th Century, 1700
Located in Barletta, IT
Precious chest in olive briar, rounded and enriched with light carvings. Divided into three drawers, it stands on wavy feet.
Origin: Northern Italy, Venice
Period: first half 1700
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
Vintage Scandinavian Chest of Drawers by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant chest of drawers by Josef Frank, made from mahogany. Beveled edges around the drawers, brass handles. Lighter wood stripe inlayed around the edge of the table top.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Oak Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1940
Oak and wrought ironvegetal and floral
Carved ornamentation surrounded by patterns of hearth, typical of the clas...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Unusual 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Wood Commode from Arles, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring Rococo elements from the period of Louis XV, this walnut commode was hand-carved in Arles, France, during the 18th century. The chest of drawers is quite unusual in that it...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Fine Quality Figural Bronze Inlaid walnut Marble Top Louis XV commode Circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
Delaitre Louis, Parisian cabinetmaker received master on November 19, 1738.
Exceptional chest of drawers from the Louis XV period ...
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1740s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Scandinavian 1960s Teak Office Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
Peculiar chest of drawers with hinged door and lock used as office furniture.
The front door conceals 5 drawers each of which is organized with wooden paper shelves, covered with ...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Teak
French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Commode Dresser Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV style marble top bombe commode dresser bronze ormolu. Item features ornate bronze ormolu, floral satinwood inlay, shapely bombe form, rouge marble top, beautiful wood...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rare Louis XV Style Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality erly 20th century Italian Louis XV style antique small chest of drawers. On the front three comfortable drawers. C...
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1910s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Classic Rococo Style Chests with Gold Christian Lacroix Design and Natural Marb
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Rococo style chests with natural marble slab and redesigned with a contemporary lacquered gold butterfly Christian Lacroix design. Fine original fittings in solid brass.
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1950s European Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Walnut Wood Commode En Tombeau from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
An en tombeau is a type of commode with three tiers of drawers and short legs. Our walnut wood chest of drawers was hand-carved in Provence, France d...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Antique Bronze Mounted Marble Top Louis XV French Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Carved Serpentine Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Provincial Louis XV style chest of drawers commode, early 20th century, having a serpentine shaped wooden top with molded edge, over conforming high quality solid wood case fitted with three drawers, each with dovetail joinery, ornate scrolling brass pulls, and floral carvings, flanked rounded corners and paneled sides, scalloped apron with foliate shell reliefs, rising on acanthus leaf carved knee low cabriole legs ending in whorl feet.
As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including bedroom dresser, dining sideboard server, credenza, or oversized console...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, Bench with Chest of Drawers, Teak, Denmark
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kai Kristiansen bench with movable chest of drawers on top.
Made of partly solid teak.
Made by Aksel Kjersgaard 1960s.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Chest of Drawers by Danish Cabinetmaker, 64 Drawers, Made in 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Large cubic chest of drawers in oak with at total of 64 numbers drawers. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1960s.
Front and drawers in a good vintage condition. Drawers made in sol...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Crossbow Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut 18 ° Century Louis XV
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Magnificent crossbow chest of drawers in walnut from the 18th century - Bourgogne (Lyon) Louis XV
Very beautiful crossbow chest of drawers curved on its sides which is unusual and...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 1930’s French Louis XV Style Painted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930's French Louis XV style commodes. The commodes are hand painted in soft hues of gray, blue and cream. They are a great addition to any bedroom. The chests stand on four ...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Cabinet 'Bastone', Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet bastone // black oak
Designed by Antrei Hartikainen, 2018
Dimensions : H. 160 cm / W. 120 cm / D. 50 cm
Model shown in the picture :
- Color : Black Oak
- Without doors
Designed by the award-winning master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen for Poiat Furniture, the Bastone Low Sideboard creates a natural continuum to the Bastone Collection. Standing at the forefront of art and design, the Bastone cabinets and sideboards showcase Hartikainen’s interest in studying light and shadow and his appreciation of craftsmanship.
By expanding the collection with a lower-sized version, the Bastone Low Sideboard introduces the opportunity for media console use...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Commode After Charles Cressent
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV commode in the style of Charles Cressent, in floral marquetry in rosewood frames; exceptional ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze; beautiful veined whit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Restored and Refinished Kai Kristiansen Oak Side Table with Chest of Drawers
Located in Knebel, DK
Enterance hall set number 32 in oak consisting of a bench / side table and a small chest of drawers designed by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjaersgaard in the 1960's.
The well desig...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Bureau / Chest of Drawers, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bureau / chest of drawers in pine. Produced in Sweden, 1960s.
Global front door shipping available.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Robin's Egg Blue Venetian Paint Decorated Distressed Italian Commode Circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1950s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Antique French Louis XV Style Faux Painted Cameo Demilune Console Table, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style console cabinet offers demilune form with painted faux marble top over case with single door having cameo of a woman and opening to shelved interior,...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Chest of Drawers by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A chest of drawers by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, model "OK". With manufacturer label.
Straight shape with rounded corners, five drawers with pewter knobs...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
French 18th Century Walnut Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
An 18th-century French Louis XV period serpentine-front fruitwood commode chest of three drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet. Distributed over three rows, each moulded drawer ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Robert W Irwin Louis XV French Walnut Chest of Drawers Tallboy Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
"A lovely chest of drawers or dresser by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Crafted from French Walnut in Louis XV styling. Features a rectangular form with burled walnut front, four drawers, cabriole legs and ormolu mounts. Circa 1928-1940
At the ripe age of 23 Robert Irwin rose from office clerk to plant superintendent of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. In 1900 he and some associates purchases Royal Furniture Co, and later it transferred to his very own label in Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end reproductions based off of European and ancient American...
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1930s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Børge Mogensen Bureau BM57 Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau BM57 designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Cabinet 'Bastone', Natural Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet Bastone // oak
Designed by Antrei Hartikainen, 2018
Dimensions : H. 160 cm / W. 120 cm / D. 50 cm
Model shown in the picture :
- Color : Oak
- Without doors
Designed by the award-winning master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen for Poiat Furniture, the Bastone Low Sideboard creates a natural continuum to the Bastone Collection. Standing at the forefront of art and design, the Bastone cabinets...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Louis XV Period Walnut & Inlaid Marble Top Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this highly stylized two drawer commode is a fine example of the influence of the Chinoiserie style sweeping Europe in the 18th century. of serpentine shape and retaining its origin...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Henredon Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Bombay Form Bedside Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest commode or nightstand
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Burl wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures: ...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Henning Korch Rosewood Campaign Jewelry Chest Drawers Lingerie Dresser Denmark
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A beautiful pair of petite rosewood campaign style jewelry chests or nightstands designed by Henning Korch for Silkeborge Mobelfabrik. Each with five drawers, interiors are made of m...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape, original mounts still retaining most of thei...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Børge Mogensen Bureau BM57 Produced by Cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare bureau BM57 designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced by cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen & Søn in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Cabinet 'Bastone', Doors Version, Natural Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet Bastone // Oak
Designed by Antrei Hartikainen, 2018
Dimensions : H. 160 cm / W. 120 cm / D. 50 cm
Model shown in the picture :
- Color : Oak
- With doors
Designed by the award-winning master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen for Poiat Furniture, the Bastone Low Sideboard creates a natural continuum to the Bastone Collection. Standing at the forefront of art and design, the Bastone cabinets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Rococo Style Three Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo style chest/commode with marble top.
This chest dates from the early 1900's and has its orginal marble top and cast brass handles.
The chest has been restored and renovated ...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XV St. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and Ormolu Commmode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Continental 18th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and ormolu commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant legs with scrolled feet c...
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18th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut commode with grey marble top, pierced apron, & 2 drawers.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mogens Koch Chest of Drawers for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mogens Koch chest of drawers in elm. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reverse with paper label ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KØBENHAVN/DENMARK.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Scandinavian Modern Cabinet 'Bastone', Dors Version, Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Cabinet Bastone // Black Oak
Designed by Antrei Hartikainen, 2018
Dimensions : H. 160 cm / W. 120 cm / D. 50 cm
Model shown in the picture :
- Color : Black Oak
- With doors
Designed by the award-winning master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen for Poiat Furniture, the Bastone Low Sideboard creates a natural continuum to the Bastone Collection. Standing at the forefront of art and design, the Bastone cabinets and sideboards showcase Hartikainen’s interest in studying light and shadow and his appreciation of craftsmanship.
By expanding the collection with a lower-sized version, the Bastone Low Sideboard introduces the opportunity for media console use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Small Pine Sideboard by Sven Larsson, Sweden 1970s
By Sven Larsson
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare bench with drawers or small sideboard in pine by Sven Larsson, Sweden, circa 1970.
This piece is a great example of the robust pine furniture era that grew popular in Sweden in the late 1960s. The sideboard is made of thick solid pine with beautiful details. 3 drawers with beautiful big wood spheres as handles, 6 vertical compartments...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Louis XV Mahogany Marble Top Commode Bombay Chest Ormolu Mounts
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A French Louis XV Style Mahogany with Marble Top Commode Bombay Chest...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Scandinavian 1960s Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage Scandinavian-made 1960s cabinet with six drawers.
Simple, linear forms for this chest of drawers in warm oak wood tones.
The distinctive handle of the drawers carved into t...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Svend Langkilde Sideboard / Bureau Produced by Langkilde Møbler
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sideboard / bureau designed by Svend Langkilde. Produced by Langkilde Møbler in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Venetian Commode
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing blue light and silver lacquered Venetian chest of drawers, lacquered green fake marble on the top, it's in original conditions with normal signs of use and age visible on ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer, Fruitwood
Pr. Danish Mid-Century Modern Style Dressers Att. to G Plan
Located in New York, NY
Stylish architectural pair of Danish style dressers attributed to G - Plan of Great Britain. Both chests are in good original, vintage estate condition, showing only light cosmetic w...
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Mid-20th Century English Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Scandinavian Mid-Century Chest of Drawers by Treman
By Treman
Located in Karlstad, SE
Beautiful chest of drawers, manufactured in Sweden, circa 1950.
This bureau is made of oak and teak veneer. It consists of five drawers of different sizes with beautiful brass handle...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak, Oak
High Style Six Drawers Dresser by Edmond Spence Made in Sweden Ca. 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Voguish dresser designed by Edmond Spence, made in Sweden, ca. 1950/1960's. The dresser features six deep drawers, the middle drawers having deeply carved fronts with a dramatic sw...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century, French, Walnut Commode/ Chest with Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Essex, MA
A large elegant late 18th century period Louis XV serpentine front three-drawer walnut commode/ chest with a lovely top in perfect condition with an outstanding patina to the entire ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of Louis XV style chest of drawers,Night stands made by La Maison London
Black lacquered with bronzes handles and filigree.
Serpentine legs
2 x drawers per commode.
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period)
A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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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