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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Regency
Superb Louis XVI Commode, Stamped "J. Manser", France c. 1770
By Jacques Manser
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI period Commode, with intricate inlaid designs of exotic wood, and stamped inside one upper drawer "J MANSER" & "JME". French in origin, and dating from the thir...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Regency Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany and ebonized trimmed commode with flaired back sides and 2 drawers over 2 large doors trimmed with bronze lion heads and claw...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XIV Period Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XIV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, nice foliate cartouche at the bottom, and ori...
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18th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Petite 18th Century, French, Regency Commode
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Striking, veneered and inlaid, four drawer, faux paneled, kingwood and rosewood, French commode surmounted by a polished marble top and finished with gilt bronze drawer pulls and esc...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s. The marble top a beautiful blend known as "Rouge Lanquedoc". The body composed of Ki...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Italian Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. Furniture of beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings, in Louis XVI style, finely inlaid in walnut, maple, bois de rose and eboniz...
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1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large two-drawer chest of drawers with square tapered legs and panels featuring rounded corners. Recently painted in a light green hue with a hint of silver patina in select areas, i...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early Italian 19th Century Inlaid Walnut and Fruitwood Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and pegged construction. The commode features three overlay drawers of roughly the same size, all showing beautif...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Languedoc in the south of France, this late eighteenth century Louis XVI period commode or chest of drawers is constructed of walnut, cherry wood, and chestnu...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This "Commode” is made of mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish. There ...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Console Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest or console case piece from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish. There are two dovetailed drawers runni...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Painted French Louis XVI Style Bow Front Commode
Located in Houston, US
This is a beautiful French Provincial Louis XVI style painted bow front commode. The piece is hand crafted in the mid 18th century, France.
Decorative painting appearing turquoise ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Period Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional 18th century French Transition period three-drawer commode that embodies the transitional period between the reigns of Louis XV (1723-1774 and Louis XVI (1774-1792). H...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Northern Italian Louis XVI Walnut Inlaid Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and pegged construction. The commode features three overlay drawers of roughly the same size, all showing beautiful...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Louis XVI with Gray Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-crafted in the mid 1700s in Southern France or Northern Italy using walnut and pegged construction. The commode still features its original hand-cut gray marbl...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Commode hand-crafted in Austria or northern Italy in the late 1700s using walnut. The commode has very straight lines and features three inset drawers, all with hand-made dovetail jo...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawer from France in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This case piece has three small dovetailed drawers above two long dovetailed drawers. Gilt brass pulls and trims ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Chiffonier
Located in Austin, TX
Chiffonier from France featuring five dovetailed drawers and gilt brass trims throughout. This piece is made of mahogany and has been ebonized with a lustrous French polish finish. T...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Early 19th Century Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis XVI French chest has 2 drawers. The hardwares are very refine, simple and elegant.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in central Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The chest shows rounded corners and turned legs, as well as three inlaid drawers with flat fronts and be...
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Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th century English Regency Period 13” deep inlaid bedside chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Great little 19th century English regency period bedside chest. Decorated with lion head pulls and featuring inlaid bone escutcheons. The depth is less than 14” , which makes this a ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode Sauteuse is made of blond mahogany with a wonderful original marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Hollywood Regency Baroque Revival Mirrored Commode
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency Baroque revival three-drawered commode, of rectangular form, veneered allover in antiqued mirror plates, on plinth base with bun feet in silver leaf.
Dealer: S138XX
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Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
An 18th Century Louis XVI Tulipwood Parquetry Commode
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1780
A late eighteenth century Louis XVI tulipwood parquetry commode, the frieze inlaid with simulated fluting above two long drawers which retain their original handl...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Transitional Louis XV XVI Style Chest Of Drawers
By Pierre Macret, Charles Topino
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV - XVI Transition style Brèche d'Alep marble-top chest of drawers commode in the manner of master Parisian ébénistes Pierre Macret (1727–1806) & Charles Top...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Lombard Venetian Louis XVI Lacquered Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Louis XVI painted and lacquered chest of drawers - Lombard-Venetian , 18th century ( 1770-1780 circa)
Fir wood frame, faux marble painted top, two drawers on painted front ...
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1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Poplar
20th Century Laquared Painting Wood Italian Bedside Table, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian bedside tables from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and painted wood in Louis XVI style. Good solidity bedside tables with high grooved legs. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic Parisian walnut commode was crafted in 19th century France circa 1850. The original break front marble top with turret edges is shaped according to the body of the pi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Commode With Pull-Out Desk Compartment, France, Circa: 1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome and versatile chest is a handmade faithful copy of a late 18th Century commode in the Louis XVI style. The piece's size makes it perfect for use as a server in the dini...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lava, Bronze
Period 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode / Chest, Bronze Accent
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode / Chest, Bronze Accent
A late 18th Century Chest of Drawers in the Louis XVI Fashion having three bronze framed drawers each having bro...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Regency Style Maple & Ebony Chest Of Drawers By Kittinger
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Regency style chest by Kittinger. It has an ebony pinstripe and is a variety of woods. The drawers have dovetail construction. It is marked.
My shipping is for ...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Regency Bowfront Mahogany with Ebony Stringing Converted Bedstep Commode
Located in Wells, ME
English Regency bowfront mahogany converted bedstep commode. The central pullout has been converted to a drawer which slides in and out, ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Mahogany
19th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Georgian / Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers, with three long graduated oak lined drawers with round turned bun handles, on splayed feet.
Circa: 1820
Dimensio...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, commode, French, Louis XVI period, of figured mahogany, five dovetailed drawers, oak as a secondary wood, gilt brass and hardware throughout. The chest is finished ...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style white painted with grey patina dresser or commode raised on square fluted feet, having a walnut top above two drawers. In good co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Paint
!8th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. This is a wonderful large and low commode that can be perfect for both a bedroom and also an entry way. The commod...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Four Graduated Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
English Regency period mahogany bowfront chest of four graduated drawers. This handsome small chest retains its original mahogany knobs with mother o...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome 19th century French Louis XVI style painted wooden commode or chest of drawers handcrafted in Provence, having a wonderfully distressed blue gray painted finish with dark charcoal accents, circa 1890s. A rectangular top sits above a case of three full-sized drawers having drop bail brass handles and escutcheons. Supported on fluted stiles raised on short tapered legs. The scale of the drawers ensures an ample amount of storage wherever this chest is placed. The distressed finish and clean straight lines complement both contemporary and traditional interiors.
Dimensions:
h - 33"
w - 39"
d - 18.75"
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
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 Robert W Irwin Louis XVI Satinwood Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquisite tallboy dresser or chest of drawers by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Circa 1928-1940. Crafted from satinwood featuring a rectangular form with six drawers, rounded fluted stiles, neoclassical hardware, and turned tapered arrow feet.
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 XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
English 1820s Regency Period Pine Chest with Five Graduated Drawers and Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period pine chest from the early 19th century, with five graduated drawers, turned wooden pulls, valanced skirt and distressed patina. Created in England during th...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Wood
French Louis XVI Bombe Marquetry and Bronze Ormolu Commode w/ Marble Top, C1880s
Located in Germantown, MD
French Louis XVI Bombe marquetry and bronze ormolu commode w/ marble top. Good vintage condition. Original handles with
Veinus green marble top.
Mea...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Commode after Benneman and Stöckel Model for Marie-Antoinette
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century Louis XVI style Guillaume Benneman from a model by Joseph Stöckel. The original supplied to Marie-Antoinette for the Salon des Jeux a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commode Maggiolini Style Marquetry
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Milan, IT
Extraordinary Italian Louis XVI commode chest dating back to late 18th century, realized in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, the famous Italian cabinetmaker, whose masterpiece beca...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Boxwood, Cherry, Fruitwood, Walnut
Regency Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th century Regency period mahogany chest of drawers, having a crossbanded top, ebony string inlay to the fronts of the four graduating drawers, each havin...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted D-Shaped Commode or Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful quality 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted commode or vitrine. The D-shaped grey and green veined marble top above a single drawer with parquetry inlays a...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Petit Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With original Breche De Alep serpentine marble top over three drawers with ring handles and conforming backplates raised on slight cabriole legs.
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Regence Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A very handsome 18th century. French Regence commode with original heavy bronze hardware. Fine French polish gives this commode a rich feel and shine. Exceptional craftsmanship and d...
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Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Transitional French Louis XV to Louis XVI Mahogany Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of fine 19th century French mahogany and tulipwood and boxwood parquetry commodes. Marble tops original with fine gilt bronze mounts Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI design.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Camphorwood Campaign Secretaire Chest
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A Regency period camphorwood secretaire chest. The Rectangular top above the full front drawer opening to a baize writing surface, an arrangement of pigeon holes, four small sliding ...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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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