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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1920s
Period: Mid-19th Century
Chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions: height 85 cm width 80 cm depth 41 cm
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1860s Norwegian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1860s British Wooden Chest of Drawers with Original Patina
Located in High Point, NC
This 1860s British Wooden Chest of Drawers is a rich tapestry of history and craftsmanship. With its original patina, this piece carries the whispers of the past into the modern home...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Art Deco Burr Walnut Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of Art Deco burr walnut bedside chests. They were made in England, they date from around the 1920’s.
They are of amazing quality and are a very useful size. They are...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A classic Bowfront English chest. Always in style.
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1860s French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Indulge in the timeless allure of this 1860s French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece of elegance with exquisite ornate details. Adorning the drawers with intricate crafts...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Walnut Louis Philippe Commode / Butler's Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis Philippe butler's desk / chest of drawers made in Italy in the mid 1800s using walnut. The first thing that will catch your attention of this beautiful piece is the stunning bu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Georgian two over three drawer Mahogany chest. The top reeded edge with book matched and cross banded veneer. Pine secondary wood on the dovetailed case with decorativ...
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Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Marble Top Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870. Built of walnut, the traditional commode with simple lines stands on front bracket feet over a thick and rai...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Charles X Marble Top Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870. Built of walnut, the traditional commode with simple lines stands on shaped feet over a thick and raised bas...
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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Art Deco Tall Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART DECO WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS
An exceptional style and quality French Art Deco chest of drawers produced in France in the 1920’s having five long drawers with brass ball handles a...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
1860s Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Dentil Molding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chest from circa 1860 with marbleized top, carved dentil molding, three drawers, low-relief cartouches, fluted side posts and short tapered fee...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Italian Art Deco bedside tables in briarwood
Located in Milano, IT
Introducing a timeless marvel from the 1920s, behold the allure of our exquisite Italian Art Deco Bedside Tables – a symphony of elegan...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare German Trumeau, Commode, 1830, Biedermeier, East Germany Berlin/Hamburg
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning Commode, so called Trumeau, from the famous Biedermeier period in Germany, made around 1830, in wonderful condition.
This exceptional piece of furniture was made in East-G...
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Antique Scandinavian 4 Drawer Original Painted Chest Commode circa 1845
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Mid-19th century Scandinavian painted Commode features Simplistic styling cues with molded edge top, slight concaved front post. The chest rest on a separate foundation base. Original patina light...
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1840s Scandinavian Primitive Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Regence Style Ebonized Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stylish Regence style ebonized commode with brass inlay and brass ornamentation on the frieze and feet, 19th century. The commode contains t...
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1920s French Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique English William iv Chest of Drawers, c1830s
Located in Ely, GB
A Handsome Antique English, William IV Mahogany Veneered Chest of Drawers, 1837.
The well proportioned chest has 5 drawers and a lovely rich deep colour.
It boasts a cottage cu...
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1830s British William IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Original Chest of Drawers Prague Biedermeier, 1830s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Original chest of drawers in the so-called “Prague Biedermeier” style.
As the name suggests, this is a piece made in the Biedermeier period around 1830 in Bohemia. The name is deriv...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Block Front Five Drawer Chest in Solid Mahogany
Located in Peabody, MA
Early to mid 19th century Chippendale block front tall chest of five drawers in solid mahogany. Features its original batwing brasses and upper...
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Mid-19th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Empire Mahogany and Marble Bedside Table with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1850, the elegant antique cabinet stands on front rounded columns ending with bun feet and embellished with decorative brass mounts at the shoulder and the base; the small chest features three drawers across the front dressed with round knobs over an open niche with bottom shelving. The top is dressed with the original variegated black marble surface. The petite bedside table...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pine Chest of Drawers, circa 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chest of drawers made of pine, made in Austria circa 1920. The cabinet is painted in a beautiful green with accents of red.
The cabinet has 4 drawers with different heights. The dra...
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1920s Austrian Rustic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Oak Chest of Drawers, circa 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful antique oak and pine chest of drawers from around 1920. The chest of drawers has 3 drawers, the bottom of which is higher. The drawers are made with dovetail joints and f...
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1920s German Rustic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe French Oak Dresser with Black & White Marble Top
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid-19th century Louis Philippe French Oak Dresser with Black and White Marble Top. Three drawers offer plenty of storage. Clean lines give this pie...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Victorian Mahogany and Brass Bound Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form in two parts. Two drawers over three. Original recessed brass handles. Brass mounted corners. Later feet.
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1860s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Victorian Oak Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with brass corners over a pair of drawers over three drawers. Toupie feet. Gloucester Ma estate. In two parts. Original recessed brass handles.
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1840s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style commode/chest. This piece is made of solid walnut and features tapered legs and wooden top. This classical chest boasts four dov...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Located in Miami, FL
A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with bookmatched crotch-mahogany veneer on drawer fronts, pedestal top and plinth base, Denmar...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Camphor wood campaign chest with fitted desk drawer, most likely British, Mid 19th Century, a high quality campaign piece made in two pieces from beautiful camphor wood, ligh...
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Scottish Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian Scottish figured mahogany chest of drawers having a polished mahogany top above a long shaped frieze drawe...
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1860s Scottish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Near Pair French Neoclassic Mahogany & Marble Top Pedestal Cabinets, 2ndq 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each having a circular marble top above a conforming pedestal cabinet with one hinged door opening to reveal interior shelving (one with a marble shelf), the difference in the two be...
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English 1850s Painted Wood Four-Drawer Bow Front Chest with Faux Bamboo Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English painted wood four-drawer bow front chest from the mid 19th century with faux bamboo accents and cartouche motifs. Created in England during the 1850s, this chest features ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wood
Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, Marble Top, Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire style Commode or some may describe our Lion Paw Foot Commode as from the Restauration period, which was predominantly Neoclassicism. Our Old Plank restoration department completely rebuilt the drawers and the entire frame, but restrained from refinishing the mahogany. We of course enhanced the Original French Lion Paw Commodes...
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1860s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
English 1860s Pine Five-Drawer Chest with Valanced Apron and Wooden Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English pine chest from the mid-19th century, with five drawers and valanced apron. Born in England during the third quarter of the 19th century, this pine chest features a rectan...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
19th Century German Inlaid Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Understated 19th century German tiger oak and rosewood banded commode with inlaid top. The three drawers with tastefully appointed brass pulls and...
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1840s German Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb quality early 19th century Italian neoclassical mahogany commode. The three long drawers having old bronze escutcheons and pulls ...
Category
1830s Italian Neoclassical 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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