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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Vintage Painted Blue and White Trompe l'Oeil Bow Front Dresser With Greek Key
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely charming vintage hand painted dresser with distressed white paint and blue trompe l'oeil French line motif. The top drawer is embell...
Category
1940s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Shiro Kuramata Side 1 drawer cabinet Cappellini Italy 1989
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare an one of the first Side 1 drawer cabinets designed by Shiro Kuramata and manufactured by Cappellini in Italy in 1989. The 'Side One' was first execu...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Chest of Drawers Model 4602 by Simon Fussell for Kartell, 1970s
By Simon Fussel, Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful and rare green plastic chest of drawers designed by Simon Fussell and produced by Kartell.
This modular green plastic chest of drawers on wheels has a simple but ingeniou...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
Danish Modern Cerused Wood 6-Drawer Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Danish Modern, possibly Brouer, cerused wood dresser with six drawers, apparently unmarked.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Hekman, Mid-Century Modern, Nightstands, Burlwood, Ebonized Wood, USA, 1990s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Burlwood Nightstands / Chests or End Tables, Branded Hekman, Mastercraft Style
Each having a tortoise shell veneer exterior, three drawers with bronze han...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Stickley Georgian Solid Cherry Wood Six-Drawer Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Georgian or Chippendale style six-drawer dresser or chest of drawers
By Stickley
USA, Late 20th Century
Solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures: ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
SHERRILL Chippendale Style Flame Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bedside chest by Sherrill. Flame mahogany with brass hardware, slight bowfront, ogee edge to top, and ball in claw feet. Features four drawers. Made in the USA, i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Dresser "Hennè" di George Coslin per Longato
Located in Conversano, IT
Eccezionale cassettiera della prestigiosa serie "Hennè", ideata dall'acclamato designer George Coslin e prodotta da Longato negli anni '70 in Italia.
Questa straordinaria cassettiera, realizzata in legno laccato color avorio, mantiene una condizione impeccabile nel tempo, con maniglie e base in elegante ottone.
Da notare il cassetto speciale, dotato di un dresser rivestito in pregiata pelle e finiture in ottone. Le misure generose la rendono una scelta ideale per aggiungere stile e funzionalità all'arredamento. Documentata sulla prestigiosa Casa Vogue, n.44 - Aprile 1975, pag. 134.
Acquista ora per portare a casa un pezzo di design italiano autentico e senza tempo.
Nome del Prodotto: Cassettiera "Hennè"
Designer: George Coslin
Anno di Progettazione: Anni '70
Stile: Design italiano vintage...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Cassettiera "Programma S11"di Angelo Mangiarotti per Sorgente dei Mobili
Located in Conversano, IT
Scopri la splendida cassettiera della serie "Programmma S11", ideata da Angelo Mangiarottti e prodotta dall'acclamata azienda Sorgente del Mobile di Arosio, Como.
Questa cassettiera ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Mid-Century Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from Italy with a beautiful rosewood veneer and glass top. There are six dovetailed drawers with brass hardware on each. A lighter wood frames the body of the chest ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pierre Chapo chest
By Pierre Chapo
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pierre Chapo chest
Category
1970s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
60s 70s teak sideboard chest of drawers cabinet Danish Modern Design Denmark
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s teak sideboard chest of drawers cabinet Danish Modern Design Denmark
Object: sideboard
Manufacturer:
Condition: good - vintage
Age: around 1960-1970
Dimensions:
Width =...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair of bedside cabinets, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Pair of lacquered and brass bedside cabinets each with two drawers.
Very attractive 1970s pieces.
1970s - Italy
Good condition
Dimensions:
Height: 40cm/15.74"
Width: 56cm/22.04"
...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Neoclassical Chest of Drawers C. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 20th Century Neoclassical style chest of drawers. The chest has four drawers for plenty of storage. The drawers are decorated with carved vines flanking a beaded circle. Brass ...
Category
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of drawers in bamboo and wicker, 1980.
Located in Roma, RM
Chest of drawers in bamboo and wicker, 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Bamboo, Wicker
Dal Vera Chest of Drawers in Woven Rattan and Bamboo Italian Design 1970
By Dal Vera
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Dal Vera chest of drawers in woven rattan and bamboo 1970 Italian design with 4 drawers. Brass drawer entries
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Woven Rattan and Wicker Nightstands / Bedside Tables, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 2 vintage bedside tables most likely made in Italy between the 60s and 70s.
Made of woven rattan and wicker, both are equipped with a c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan, Willow
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...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian bedside tables by Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti ITALIA
Located in Milano, IT
Experience the timeless elegance of Italian post-modern design with this exquisite pair of bedside tables. Crafted in 1982 by the renowned Umberto Asnago for the esteemed Giorgetti m...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Carved Burl Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho chest of drawers. Beautiful Burl wood drawers with incredible wood grain detail. Hand carved corner posts. Acquired from ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
HARDEN Cherry Queen Anne Highboy Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Queen Anne style highboy chest by Harden Furniture. Solid cherry wood with brass hardware, complimented by broken bonnet top, flame form cen...
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Bedside Tables, Made in Cane Rattan and Beech Wood, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of bedside tables equipped with an door and a drawer decorated with a splendid knob in intertwined natural fibers.
Datable around the 70s and of probable Italian production, they have a massive beech wood structure (visible along the perimeter) and plywood, externally covered with honey -colored...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Beech
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...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Faux Burnt Bamboo and Grasscloth Chest of Drawers or Dresser
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style midcentury chest with six drawers crafted with a faux burnt bamboo frame and painted grasscloth panels on the top, sides and front and five legs with Asian Sty...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Grasscloth, Faux Bamboo
Century Furniture Contrasting Stacked Chest of Drawers from the Milan Series
Located in Peabody, MA
Stacked three drawer chest in contrasting mahogany and black lacquer from the Milan series by Century Furniture, circa Mid-1990s.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Lexington Furniture Chippendale Bedside Chest of Drawers Nightstands, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Lexington Furniture chippendale bedside chest of drawers nightstands in good vintage condition. Features 4 drawers with dovetail joint co...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Ebonized Dresser for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, c.1970s, USA. The mahogany dresser has been newly refinished and ebonized. It features three smaller drawers along the top of the dresser and four full len...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Ole Wanscher large Chest of Drawers in dark brown wood for A.J. Iversen, Denmark
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant and large chest of drawers designed by Ole Wanscher for furniture maker A.J Iversen in Denmark. The chest of drawers consists of 8 drawers in three different heights veneered...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Bamboo/Rattan and Brass Chest of Drawers by Dal Vera, Italy, 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful rattan and bamboo vintage chest of drawers made by Dal Vera in Italy in the 1960s. It has a double opening doors to hanging space. Brass handles complete the look. A great ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hervé Baley, Wooden Chest of Drawers, C. 1991-1996
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers by Hervé Baley, c.1991-1996. Made of Oregon pine on structured wood.
Category
1990s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Cream Color Glass and Brass Commode, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Very elegant Italian chest of drawers covered entirely in glass and brass, features its legs in a micro fusions of brass, very precious workmanship.
The chest of drawers is composed...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1980s Spanish Bamboo and Wicker Chest of Drawers with Six Drawers`
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Spanish bamboo and wicker chest of drawers with six drawers. The product has a nice natural shade, a little bit toasted, which gives a w...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Pair of Vintage Chest of Drawers from José Espinho for Olaio, 1970's
By José Espinho 1, Olaio
Located in Lisboa, PT
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Step into the timeless elegance of 1970s Portuguese design with this stunning pair of chest of drawers, meticulously crafted by José Espinho and produced by Olaio. Each piec...
Category
1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Unusual Large Vintage, Tall, Wavy Profile Post Modern Drawer Cabinet, 1980s, USA
Located in Hastings, GB
Really unusual large, tall, wavy profile post modern drawer cabinet, 1980s, USA. Brass handles, 4 drawers.
Condition is good - a few little nicks to blonde lacquer; bit of age-relate...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Hickory Furniture Chippendale Style Flame Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This Chinese Chippendale flame mahogany and satinwood banded serpentine chest is by Hickory Furniture. Ithas timeless elegance and i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Chest of Drawers in Shagreen
Located in Pasadena, CA
Outstanding 1980s dresser finished in a delicate opalescent cream "galuchat" leather with outstanding silvered bronze handles.
It was probably a custom order.
Shagreen is a type of...
Category
Late 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
1980's Wooden Chest of Drawers with Doors and Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980's Wooden chest of drawers with doors and drawers.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Style, Hollywood Regency, Tan Painted Wood, Bronze, Marble, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen style commodes / cabinets / nightstands a pair. This offer for a fine pair of three graduating Maison Janse...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Stunning Greek Key Tall Mandarin Chest Manufactured by Kittinger, Regency Modern
By James Mont, Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fabulous tall chest of drawers/dresser by Kittinger from their earliest Mandarin collection with bold Greek Key drawer handles. Retains its original two-toned light green lacquer fin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bedside Tables in Black Tinted Glass with Three Drawers
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of bedside tables in black tinted glass with three drawers.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode Stamped Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unique two-drawer commode, circa 1940s, thoroughly creme peinte and parcel gilded, the rectangular beveled top over a conforming case of two drawers, elegantly carved medallio...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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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