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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Louis XVI
English Georgian Style Carved and Bleached Oak Lowboy
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century English Georgian Style Carved and Banded Oak Lowboy.
Table has a rectangular top over two setback frieze drawers above a pierced skirt, on cabriole legs with pointed pad...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
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
BOB TIMBERLAKE by Lexington Solid Cherry "Caroline" Bachelor Chest with Bun Feet
Located in Charlotte, NC
A bachelor chest in the Georgian style by Lexington Furniture, the "Caroline" from their Bob Timberlake Collection. Solid cherry wood with wood knob hardware, miter edge to the top, ...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
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
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
English 18th century Georgian walnut commode /chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality early 18th century walnut chest of drawers circa 1730 .
The chest consists of three small drawers over 3 full width drawers that are all oak lined with engraved plate ha...
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1730s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th century Georgian mahogany chest of drawers commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality medium sized Georgian mahogany chest of drawers that has good oak lined drawers with front to back linings and fine hand cut dovetail joints .
All the drawers slide nice...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian 18th Century Burled Walnut Chest with 5 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Georgian 18th Century Burled Walnut Chest with 5 Drawers, Herringbone Inlay and Bracket Feet
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
Baker Furniture Georgian Banded Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bow front four-drawer commode, dresser, or chest of drawers
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Mahogany, with satinwood banding, and orig...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Georgian Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and practical antique Georgian style walnut chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is superb, this is a very useful siz...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
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 Georgian Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Period Georgian 18th century pine chest of drawers from England. The top has a beveled edge around a single plank top, following down to single plank sides as well. The front of th...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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
Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers / Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made antique Georgian style burr walnut chest of drawers / sideboard. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is of superb quali...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Materials
Marble
George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A veneered and crossbanded chest of drawers with a concave profile, the reeded top above five graduated drawers raised on fluted legs. The top drawer with phone charger within.
Dim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Georgian Bachelors Chest Mahogany Inlay Bedside Cabinet 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany and Satinwood Georgian Bachelors Chest Circa 1820
Unusual to find bachelors chests like this which are double fronted
Top opens out vi...
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1820s Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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
Early 19th Century Georgian Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century bowfront chest of drawers, English. Georgian period. Bowfront, 2 short over 3 long graduated drawers. Raised on French splay feet. Shaped aprons. Caddy top with eb...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers of nice proportions, having a nice figured top with a moul...
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17th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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
Georgian Mahogany Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Georgian two over three drawer Mahogany chest. The top reeded edge with book matched and cross banded veneer. Pine secondary wood on the dovetailed case with decorativ...
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Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Circa 1780 Scottish 3 Over 3 Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 Scottish 3 over 3 drawer chest of drawers. Well molded top. Mahogany with oak secondary wood. Original bail & rosette handles. The central upper drawer with just a key for...
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Late 18th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
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
George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front over two over three drawers. Bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
George III Mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1800, of rectangular form, with two short over three long drawers, with shaped feet. Some warping and cracks and consistent with age and u...
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19th Century George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
!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
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
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
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Satinwood
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
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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
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Boxwood, Cherry, Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest, circa 1750-1780
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George III Mahogany chest on chest, circa 1750-1780. Superb patina.
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Bachelors Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with molded corners and edge, with brushing slide over four graduated drawers. Brass bail handles. Bracket feet.
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Tallboy in the Manner of Robert Gillow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The Prevost Tallboy
Important George III mahogany tallboy in the manner of Robert Gillow, the upper section with an architectural pediment with fretwork decoration above three short and three long drawers flanked by fine reeded columns, the lower section with a brushing slide over three long drawers and ogee bracket feet, the fronts bookmatched veneered in a most unusual cut of timber and fitted with gilded cast brass handles of a pattern recorded as one of 'Mr Gillow's Favourites'.
An interesting feature of this tallboy is the chalk working sketch of a Chippendale ladder back...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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
Materials
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
George II Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular hinged top with crossbanded edge, fabric lined interior over a hidden drawer that supports opened lid and two short drawers over two long drawers, raised on bracket ...
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1740s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
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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