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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Late 18th Century
18th Century Louis XVI Commode Signed T.C.
Located in Nashville, TN
A very fine Period French Louis XVI Commode signed T.C.
Oak and Walnut construction in the case and drawers. There are three upper drawers over two lower drawers. Heavy use of flowi...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Spanish Walnut Marquetry, Chest of Drawers with Flap
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Spanish walnut marquetry bureau.
This is an exquisite antique Spanish bureau, circa 1780 in date this elegant bureau will soon become th...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Louis XVI. Commode, Walnut, Cherry and Gold-Plate, Vienna, Austria circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant straight-lined neoclassical Austrian 'Josephine' or Louis XVI. period Commode or Chest of Three Drawers from Vienna, Austria from the late 18th Century about 1790.
Walnut and...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Plate, Iron, Bronze
18th Century Country French Style Dutch Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Style Dutch Chest of Drawers is a masterpiece of form over function! Hand-crafted from thick planks of old-growth oak and fruitwoods, it features deep, sp...
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1770s Dutch Louis XIII Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Chest of Drawers, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous French Louis XV chest of drawers dates back to around 1770. It was made during the so called Transition period, the time between Louis XV and Louis XVI. It already shows the plain and stricter design of the Louis XVI period, but has still some playful marquetry decor details which draw from the more pompous Louis XV style. The three drawers commode stands on four cabriole legs with bronze sabots. Between the first and the second drawer is a decorated bronze band. This beautiful chest of drawers has its original wooden top with its veneer decor matching the decor of the front and sides.
The Transition commode has been expertly refinished in our workshop.
The price includes costs for the exquisite restoration and the international shipping from Europe...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode is a phenomenal example of the neoclassic revival that occurred after 1770 in France. Only select, finely grained old-growth indigenous w...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Colleu "Mickey Mouse" Plywood and Plastic Chest of Drawers, France, 1980s
Located in Ibiza, Spain
"Mickey Mouse" chest of drawers designed by Pierre Colleu and manufactured by Starform. Composed of four drawers. Made of plywood and plastic painted in different colors, France, 198...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Wood
George III Mahogany Bedside Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Square top with gallery over a lift and slide door and a pull out drawer raised on square legs. From a Bellevue Ave Newport Estate.
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century English Mahogany Chippendale Style Chest on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 18th century English Chippendale style mahogany chest on stand.
In remarkable antique condition, excellent quality, and having an unusual Spanish foot...
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
American Chippendale Maple Tray Top Tall Chest with Divided Top Drawer, 1770-80
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale maple tray top tall chest with divided top drawer. The chest is mounted with a cornice and rests on bracket feet. The drawers are lap front and fitted with replacement cast brass rosette and swan neck drawer pulls in the original borings. The lower five drawers center on an oval brass key escutcheon with original locks. American chestnut...
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1770s American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Germany, 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Neoclassical Chest of Drawers dates back to around 1800 and originates in Germany. The five drawer chest has a beautiful walnut veneer grain and stands on lions claw feet. It is decorated with its original brass fittings. The drawers are framed with brass ribbons, the upper most drawers are decorated with an exquisite brass acanthus decor. The brass escutcheons consist of two interlacing dolphins and rose vines decorate the brass handles. The unique Chest of drawers...
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1790s German Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was considered a luxury during its era, when closets had yet to be invented and having lots of clothes was re...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Chest on Chest/Tallboy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Georgian 18th century mahogany chest on chest/tallboy having a moulded edge top above two short drawers and six long drawers beneath all oak lined with original handles. It boasts elegant reeded fluted columns and stands...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Courtly classical chest of drawers, South German around 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly classical chest of drawers, South German around 1780
Solid wood wood, walnut veneer with fine wood thread wood inlays.
Cover plate partly with walnut root veneer fields.
t...
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1780s German Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Transition Commode, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Transition commode, France 1770.
Exquisite satinwood and king wood veneer with delicate green colored wood inlays framing the satinwood parts. Ori...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
French Directoire Two-Drawer Walnut Commode with Banded Inlay from Provence
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Directoire period two-drawer commode with banded inlay from the late 18th century. This French two-drawer commode was born in ...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
American Chippendale Oxbow Slant Front Desk, 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale slant front desk on four graduated drawers, resting on ogee bracket feet. The oxbow drawers are blocked at the co...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian, Inlaid Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
Italian (from Lombardia Region) Louis xvi period chest of drawers.
Inlaid with different wood essences. Original back and inner parts besides...
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Late 18th Century Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Chippendale Quarter Column Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English Chippendale chest, the two over three drawers with open fretwork brass pulls, reeded quarter column terminates with inlaid plinth. Th...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1788/Edo period/Wabi-Sabi furniture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a drawer made in the late Edo period of Japan.
The year name is written in black ink on the back of the drawer, ``Tenmei 8th Year,'' and the year of production, 1788, is clea...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Lombard Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Italy Last Quarter of the 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Lombard neoclassical chest of drawers veneered in briar walnut with borders in bois de rose and violets, Italy, last quarter of the 18th century. On the front, the three drawers as w...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
George III Inlaid Bow Front Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George III inlaid bow front chest , the three over three graduated drawers are inlaid with boxwood with pine secondary wood, the oval brass pulls are not original; the apron on the ...
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1790s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Fruitwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Stylistically from the South of France with wonderful light brown color. Rectangular top over three geometrically inlaid graduated drawers with brass handles. With square tapered leg...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Period Regency Chest Drawers Bow Front Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Bow Chest of Drawers.
This Chest of Drawers is Raised Upon Splayed Feet with a Shaped Apron.
Period Regency antique chest
The Chest of Drawers Has an Arrangement o...
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1980s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Satinwood Bow Front Chest Drawers Sheraton Period 18th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An elegant Figured Exhibition Quality Sheraton Period (1790-1820) Mahogany Bow Fronted Three Drawer Chest of compact proportions, of English origin. Supported on stylish unusual ring...
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Period 1800s Italian Made Circassian Walnut and Kingwood Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning Italian Period commode from the 1780-90s era and has fine features including a very large width and gorgeous marble top with cherub bronze ormolu and tryphid style...
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1780s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
Postmodern White Lacquer Laminate Bullnose Commodes/Chests - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Revitalize your interior with this pair of Postmodern White Glossy Lacquer Laminate Bullnose Commodes/Chests. Featuring a sleek, glossy finish and clean lines, these commodes bring c...
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1980s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Walnut Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century three drawer walnut bombé commode, with steel handles and escutcheons.
Probably made in the Bordeaux region of south-wester...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Commode in mahogany. Louis XVl Period at the end of Eighteen Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Commode in mahogany with rich ornamentation in bronze and gilded brass, topped with veined withe marble and open brass gallery.
Louis XVl Period at the end of eighteen century.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century English Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century English Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in Stripped Oak will make a splendid addition to your timeless decor! Hand-crafted from solid planks of old-growth seasoned oak, i...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Inlaid French Commode from the 18th-19th Century with Marble Top
Located in Opole, PL
Inlaid French Commode from the 18th-19th Century with Marble Top
We present you this French piece of furniture of the bombe shape.
The corpus hi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
George III Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Altrincham, GB
A late George III mahogany bow fronted three drawer chest of drawers, with shaped apron and raised on splayed bracket feet, 40"w x 22"d x 33"h
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1790s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
As English chests go this is a dinosaur. Dating back to the late 1700s this is an all-original chest with beautiful burled walnut wood. The chest has stunning cross banding and inlay...
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1790s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Small Scale Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Chest, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Measuring only 34.5 inches wide, this small scale late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut commode or chest of drawers features a grey marble top and fluted rounded cor...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Oak Rococo Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This rococo large oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and is raised on large bun feet.
The newer, professionally applied and layered salmon painted...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Rococo Oak Chest of Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique rococo large oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and is raised on a scalloped skirt base.
The newer, professionally applied and layere...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Kingwood, Satinwood & Burl Chest with Ormolu Mounts Late 18th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Italian side chest offers kingwood construction with satinwood inlay having shaped top over serpentine case with two crossbanded drawers, raised on cabriole legs; cast orm...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Louis IV commode/ chest of drawers
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a superb 18th century French Louis XV commode, masterfully crafted from tulip wood, walnut, and rosewood. This exceptional piece featur...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Postmodern Italian Chest of Drawers in Red and Place lacquered Beech Wood, 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted in the vibrant era of the 1980s, the Postmodern Italian Chest of Drawers in Red and Black Lacquered Beech Wood emerges as a striking fusion of avant-garde design and traditio...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
Small 18th Century German Louis Seize Commode in Walnut with 2 Drawers, 1790
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted in the opulent style of Louis Seize during the late 18th century, this Small German Commode in Walnut with Two Drawers stands as a refined testament to the elegance of the er...
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1790s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Poplar, Walnut
Rococo Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak rococo chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all resting on cabriolet feet.
This commode has been given an exceptional new professional blue/gree...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Chest on Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George II chest on chest, with bold cove cornice above bead molding; the top has three over three graduated drawers, the bottom with three straight graduated drawers. The ornate ba...
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1770s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
George III mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Flower Mound, TX
George III mahogany chest on chest, the projecting molded and dentil cornice over plain frieze, fitted with two short and six graduating drawers with oak linings, on bracket feet
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English mahogany bachelors chest with brushing slide late 18th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany bachelors chest on bracket foot with brushing slide c.1790
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Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Spanish Console Table with Carved Drawers and Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
This Spanish 19th century features a beautiful one plank rectangular top over a carved drawer featuring slightly different hardware, is adorned with geometrical motifs and their ori...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Small Black Rococo Chest of Drawers, Sweden circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This small chest of three drawers has a touch of dramatic appeal thanks to the (newer/professional) black painted finish that is gently distressed, accenting the Rococo curves and ca...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Blue Painted Oak Rococo Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, handsome brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet.
It has been given an exceptional new profession...
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Period Gustavian Chest of Drawers 1780-1800
Located in Charleston, SC
A Charming, large Swedish Gustavian period chest of drawers with original hardware and in wonderful worn lightest of light blue paint.
Canted posts with fluted details, handsome orig...
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Three Drawer Commode
Located in Newark, GB
A beautiful piece of furniture, this 18th century walnut commode in the Louis XV style has the character and patina of long use. The three drawers have some lovely inlaid stringing o...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An 18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode with three drawers was built in France. The veneers of walnut and nutwood and ribbon inlays with lime wood and black bog oak on a spruce w...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Black Glass and Gold Leaf Curved Commode
Located in North York, ON
Hollywood Regency black glass and gold leaf curved commode. America circa 1980’s, unique curved design. Composed of wood and black glass with beautiful ...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
18th Century New England Chippendale Chest of Drawers in Maple and Tiger Maple
Located in Milford, NH
A well made Chippendale chest with rectangular top with molded edge surmounting a case with four dovetailed drawers, each featuring batwing brasses, original wide board back, all sup...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.
This stunning chest features a beautiful Verde Antico marble top, attractive ormolu mount...
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1980s French Empire Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Pair French Bedside Chests Antique Walnut Nightstands
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of French Walnut Bedside Cabinets.
These Cabinets Stand Upon Elegant Shaped Legs.
One Cabinet Features 3 x oak Lined Drawers.
The 2nd Cabinet Features 1 x Oak Lined Drawer and a...
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1980s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
French Walnut Commode, circa 1780
Located in Madison, MS
This stunning Walnut French commode, crafted in 1780, is in pristine condition and would make a huge statement in any room. It features beautiful curvatures and wood carved details. ...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
German Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers with Carvings and Marquetry, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Antique classicist chest of drawers
Germany
Walnut
around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 111 x 61 cm
Description:
Two-tier chest of drawers with fine carved decoration, created ...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Superb Circassian Walnut Bronze French Empire 1780s Era Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, absolutely breathtaking Circassian Walnut with incredible contrasts of blacks and browns that are remiscient of rosewood. The piece features bronze figural carya...
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1780s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 18th Century American Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well figured American walnut
Four drawer chest
Supported by high bracket feet
Early open bale brass hardware
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Late 18th Century American American Classical 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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