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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Louis XV
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
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Natural Oak Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XV commode hand-made in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The chest shows the typical overall look of the Louis XV style, with cabriole feet, scalloped...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century Louis XV Wood Painted Chest of Drawers 1700-1750
Located in Roma, RM
I am pleased to present to you a magnificence of Italian art , a fully lacquered and painted dresser from the mid-eighteenth century, the lacquer is still in excellent condition, exc...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
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.
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1940s European Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
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
Art Deco Cabinet, circa 1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Art Deco cabinet made around the 1930. With a great asymmetric detail in the cabinet.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Kingwood Commode, 19 Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Elegant French 19c Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted and colored floral marquetry inlaid kingwood bombe fronted commode with yellowish brownish ma...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Chest Of Drawers, Original Condition, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unrestored Regence style chest of drawers made in France in the late 19th - or early 20th century.
Highly crafted piece of furniture with fine marquetry and impressive bronzes.
Loos...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Inlaid Walnut Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, kidney-shaped fruitwood antique commode was crafted in France, circa 1950. The commode sits on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabot mounts over the feet. The bow front, over a scalloped apron embellished with a center decorative bronze mount, features two drawers decorated with parquetry motifs and dressed with the original pulls and matching intricate escutcheons. The cabinet is further decorated with bronze mounts in the corners, and both rounded sides are also embellished with inlaid marquetry decor. The surface is dressed with the original beveled variegated marble top with olive green, tan and gray color palette. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Louis XV Style French Commode of Lightened Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th-century Louis XV style French commode is an elegant and ornate piece of furniture. It is crafted from lightened walnut, giving it a beautiful and warm hue. The commode featu...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
Fine French Art Deco Palisander and Marquetry Buffet / Commode by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jules Leleu: A fine French Art Deco Palisander and marquetry buffet / commode with bronze details.
Signed.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Painted Country French Louis XV Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XV commode made in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The chest features three overlay large drawers decorated on the front with raised, symmetrical han...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Blue Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XV commode handmade in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The commode is a beautiful period piece with handmade large dovetail joints in the dra...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century Italian Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Italian commode from the city of Siena made in the late 1700s using walnut. With elegant lines and proportions this one is a true timeless beauty!
The commode presents three overla...
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
An 18th-century French Louis XV commode made of oak. This commode features three drawers with vast storage space and superb bronze handles.
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Wood
Malle Louis Noël Stamped Wooden Chest Of Drawers, Paris 18th Century
Located in Badia Polesine, RO
Period: Louis XV.
Provenance: Paris.
Measurements: 115x57x82h cm.
Condition: excellent state of preservation.
Description: the Louis XV chest of drawers under examination is a splendid example of refined 18th century Parisian cabinet...
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Palisander
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
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Late 19th C French Louis XV Commodes Stamped by the Paris Maker
By Chardon & Dujardin
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XV kingwood and satinwood gilt bronze mounted commodes. Original breccia marble tops and fine gilt bronze mounts. Stamped illegibly CHAR...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Wood & Painted Louis XV Style Bedside Tables/Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of hand-carved French, Louis XV, style bedside tables/small chest of drawers with a handsome bombe style curved shape. The pieces are hand-finished in a French Blue/Grey with ...
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Chest of Drawers c. 1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French early 20th century chest of drawers in bleached walnut. The chest has three large drawers for storage and have the original bronze hardware. The chest is detailed with a grace...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
Materials
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
Materials
Wood
Walnut Commode
Located in New York, NY
This little walnut commode oozes with elegance and charm. This sweet piece in solid walnut is from the Louis XV period, circa 1750. If features two drawers with original gilt bronze ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV-Style Painted Dresser
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Louis XV-style dresser is painted white and has three drawers with large elaborate metal handles The sides are paneled in the French manner.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XV Provincial Style Painted Dresser
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XV Provincial style painted commode or chest of drawers with wonderful patina and details. Painted wood with trim detailed, decorative hardware.
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Louis XV Styled Painted and Marble Topped Oak Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
probably 1940s, France. Commodious size The marble top of serpentine shaped and multi-beveled. Stamped France twice on back (see photo). of French oak, providing strength and support...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Art Deco Arbus Satinwood & Mahogany Commode
By André Arbus
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
Materials
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
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode, Chest Manner of Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode or chest, early 1900s, the shaped marble atop a conforming cabinet with a single do...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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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