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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Louis XVI
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

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Fruitwood

Art deco chest of drawers by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody
Located in ECHT, NL
Art deco sideboard by Jindrich Halabala for Up Zavody. Designed and made with great eye for detail. The Halabala style resonates in all ...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Burl

Comò Art Decò in radica di mogano del 1930
Located in Premariacco, IT
Comò in stile Art Decò interamente in radica di mogano con profili in ebano, produzione italiana anni '30 di elevata qualità e manifattura. Design elegante e raffinato, arricchito d...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Transitional Louis XV XVI Style Chest Of Drawers
By Charles Topino, Pierre Macret
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

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

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

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Walnut

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

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Marble

18th c. French Louis XVI Walnut Parquetry Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century French Louis XVI walnut chest of drawers with beautiful, rustic planked top and solid wood inlays of boxwood, burl walnut, and mahogany. Old, now dormant worm holes.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Vintage Gustavian Gray Nightstands - a Pair
Located in Centennial, CO
This is a beautiful and functional pair of vintage 1940s nightstands have been recently painted with Gustavian gray paint. Brass drawer pulls ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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

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Oak

Art Deco Chest of Drawers, veneered in Thuja, around 1940
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco chest of drawers in demi-lune shape with three drawers and inlaid glass top. The chest of drawers stands on conical feet and is veneered in thuja root.
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1940s European Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar

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

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Marble, Brass

Art Deco Walnut geometric low chest of drawers
Located in Barnstaple, GB
An attractive Art Deco walnut geometric low chest of drawers consisting of one full width drawer with 2 smaller drawers above all dovetailed and working smoothly. This chest stands o...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

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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

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Walnut

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

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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

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Wood

Chest of drawers - Art Deco buffet, Poland, 1930s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers - Art Deco buffet, Poland, 1930s Very good condition, after professional renovation. Wood: walnut dimensions: height 105 cm length 202 cm depth 68 cm
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1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

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Lava, Bronze

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

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Marble, Brass

European Art Deco chest of drawers, circa 1940s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco chest of drawers made of walnut wood Produced in Europe, probably in Germany in circa 1940s. After wood renovation, polished Dimensions: height 72 cm / width 112 cm / dept...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

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Glass, Wood

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

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Walnut, Paint

Plush Burled Walnut Art Deco 3-Deep Drawered Chest
Located in Kensington, MD
This 3-drawer chest features drop-dead gorgeous burled walnut on its front. Nicely sized with deep drawers, this will provide wonderful storage and make a statement wherever you choo...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Black Art Deco Sideboard Chest of Drawers from De Coene Frères Belgium 1940s
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard from the Belgian Furniture Manufactory DeCoene Frères. Chest of drawers with three drawers and two doors. Well known Art Déco Furniture, Belgium 1940s Fresh Black P...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

!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

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Walnut

Small 1930s Art Deco Sideboard with Curved Front in Black Piano Lacquer
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard with curved front Two hinged doors Piano lacquer, black high gloss Original Art Deco, France 1930s Dimensions: Width: 120 cm Base width: 131 cm height: 105 cm D...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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Satinwood

Art Deco Silvered Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Art Deco style silver leaf and antiqued trellis hand mirrored bedside chest of drawers, the rectangular mirror paneled top above two short and three...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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" Please contact Mimi for additional photos or a shipping quote from one of our trusted shippers. Lolo French Antiques...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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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

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Walnut

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

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Bronze

Pair of Art Deco Silvered Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Art Deco style silver leaf and antiqued trellis hand mirrored bedside chest of drawers, the rectangular mirror paneled top above two short and three...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Art Deco Chest of Drawers from Paris Around 1920 with Wonderful Walnut Veneer
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as or...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair Streamline Modern Chests by Leo Jiranek
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1938 vintage American Modern streamline art deco chests of drawers designed by Leo Jiranek and possibly manufactured by J.B. Van Sciver Co. of Camden, NJ. Unsigned. The design is bookended as each chest has a corresponding rounded vertical corner with waterfall edge, four drawers with chrome backplates and elongated lacquered horizontal pulls aligned to convey the Art Deco dynamics of speed and forward motion. So strong is the design that it is not necessary to place them side by side. They speak to one another from across a room and would make great bedside chests as well. The tops, horizontal pulls and base are lacquered black and have been freshly restored. The primavera wood cases and drawer faces have a highly polished and figural grained veneer. Drawers are clean and open and close as they ought. This specific design is often attributed to Donald Deskey which is understandable since Jiranek and Deskey were close associates and together in 1934 they formed AMODEC, Inc. for the manufacture and promotion of their own modern furniture designs. LEO A. JIRANEK (b. 1900 d. 1990) was known as the ''Dean of Furniture Designers," one of the Industry's first, and unrepentant freelancers, who enjoyed 67 years in the business.He studied engineering at Princeton University where he graduated in 1922. Throughout his career, Jiranek contributed to more furniture companies than any other known designer, among them Magnavox, Thomasville, Ethan Allen, Kroehler, Heywood Wakefield, The Lane Co...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chrome

20th Century Wood Italian Art Deco Style Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian dresser from the mid-20th century. Furniture in Art Deco style of beautiful line and pleasant decor in mahogany, cherry, ebonized wood and beech. Chest of drawers equipped wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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Mahogany

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Design Bedside Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) oval form small bedside commodes (chevets) with parquetry inlaid design, three drawers, a bottom shelf, bronze trim and gallery, and mar...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

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

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Mahogany

French Art Deco Arbus Satinwood & Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco satinwood and mahogany with gilt trim door commode with a carved center panel with figural design. (Attributed to ATELIER ARBUS)
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Leaf

Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Buffet or Dresser by Lahalle
By Pierre LaHalle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco mahogany buffet/commode with 2 doors, 4 drawers and black lacquered wood pulls by Lahalle. Signed.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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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