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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Pair of grey Baroque Commodes, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant pair of Baroque commodes crafted circa 1780. The commodes rest on gracefully curved S-shaped legs and feature intricately scalloped aprons. The fronts and sides are adorne...
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1780s European Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$11,506 / set
19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century chest of drawers with four graduated drawers, each fitted with oval brass pulls and escutcheons. The top has a molded edge, and the case stands on shaped bracket feet. D...
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Rococo Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
French walnut rococo three drawer commode with graceful curved front and sides resting on carved feet.
Three central brass key escutcheons (for decoration) and one large brass pull o...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, stamped COULON, Paris circa 1750
By Jean-Francois Coulon
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings
Paris around 1750
Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 132 x 64 cm
Description:
Very beautif...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Small Figured Walnut Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A small chest with a brushing slide over four graduated drawers fitted with the original hardware. The well-figured walnut veneers retain a lovely color and patina. The quarter-venee...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Biedermeier Style Neoclassical Chest of Drawers. Chest features three ample drawers with gilded brass lion-head pulls and figural decorative ebonized pilasters topped with fi...
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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Walnut Nine Drawer Tall French Carved Chest or Siffonier
Located in Miami, FL
Extremely sturdy, almost completely original. Constructed using mortis and Tenon joints, horse glue and forged iron nails. Uprights are heavily carved with hanging garland and scroll...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$5,692 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Continental Mahogany Ten-Drawers Tall Lingery Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 18th Century Continental Mahogany Narrow Ten-Drawers Tall Chest of Drawers, very appropriate for hosiery or Jewel with proper lining. Measures 54" in height, 16" in width and ...
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18th Century American Federal Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Style Commode with an Ebonized Finish 200-Years Old
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Commode restored with an Ebonized Finish over 200-years-old. Our French Louis XVI Ebonized Commode was hand-sanded to the bare wood and given an old Ebonized...
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1810s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Commode vintage style scandinave en teck et métal noir des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Commode vintage style scandinave et moderniste des années 60, dans le style des commodes ARP Minvielle ou Philippon et Lecoq, en teck, pieds en métal noir, 4 tiroirs avec de très jol...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$815 Sale Price
20% Off
Børge Mogensen Set of "China" No. 232 Cabinets Oak & Brass, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Set of original model 232 'China' cabinets all in oak with maple interior. Beautiful keys and handles in brass. Designed by Børge Mogensen in 1960 and produced by cabinetmaker C.M. M...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Two Drawer Commode with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 18th century with two drawers and tapered legs. Step into the world of Italian craftsmanship with this exquisite 18th-century walnut commode. The w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
George Nakashima, Large Chest of Drawers, Walnut, for Widdicomb, America 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A large walnut chest of drawers or dresser designed by George Nakashima. Produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, A...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Elm Veneer, Austria, Late 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
A beautifully proportioned 19th-century Austrian chest of drawers, veneered with Elm, professionally restored.
The chest stands on refined tapered legs, giving it a light and timeles...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Mid-Century Italian Striped Wood Dresser with Glass Top
Located in Rome, IT
This mid-century dresser, designed and crafted in Italy during the 1950s, beautifully combines functionality with refined aesthetics. The piece features a dark brown back-painted gla...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fine Parquetry Louis XV Style Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Louis XV style commode in honeyed medium-light brown wood with parquetry throughout. The top features a bowed curve around the front, with finely figured veneers detaile...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Console Chest with Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
BG GALLERIES SUMMER SALE
Gio Ponti long cabinet of six drawers standing on four integrated legs and topped silvered reverse painted glass and surmounted by a large rectangular mirror and a floating glass shelf cut in Ponti's distinctive diamond form. Drawer faces have knife blade edges. Made in 1957 from ash wood and glass. Original brass keys. Perfect for bedroom or entrance hall.
"Certificate of Authenticity" from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Mobile da camera o da ingresso con cassetti e grande...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Glass
$15,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is supported by four curved feet, embellished by an entwined patinated bronze snake with a gilt head and tail. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates.
The middle portion consists of five small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven compartments and eight secret compartments as well as two movable elements, one of which is covered with velvet. The lower drawers have gilt gooseneck fittings.
The mirror attachment includes a mechanism for taking the mirror plate vertically out and up to 180 degrees, which can, in turn, be fixed in almost any position. This mirror is flanked by two carved mahogany phoenixes with gilt heads and feet, and on the reverse side there are two more secret compartments in the lower area of the right as well as the left foot of the base.
The Poudreuse Secretary is an exceptional example of Russian furniture of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze snakes and the carved phoenix is typical of the style of the important Russian architect Andrey Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing table made by the celebrated cabinetmaker (ebéniste) Heinrich Gambs...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Chippendale Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
A traditional Chippendale style chest of drawers made of pine, circa 1940. Four hand-dovetailed drawers open with round mushroom shaped wooden knob handles. Finished with ogee bracke...
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1940s American Chippendale Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Lyby Mobler Danish Modern Modular Teak Chests of Drawers
Located in Chattanooga, TN
These refined Scandinavian modern chests of drawers by Lyby Møbler exemplify modular design excellence and mid-century Nordic craftsmanship. Each unit features a timeless configurati...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style commode or dresser chest
By John Widdicomb
USA, late 20th century
Carved solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware. Drawers...
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century French Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
MCM Painted White Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers by John Stuart Inc of New York and Grand Rapids has been newly painted and restored. This piece features lacquered white paint with three pul...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Diminutive Italian Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive walnut bombe chest made in Italy, mid 20th century. The figurative grain with three shapely drawers and brass handles with a recent French Po...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mahogany Chest Tallboy Chest on Chest George III 19th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique English chest of drawers, tallboy, also known as chest on chest because it is made of 2 parts stacked on top of each other, made of solid oak and mahogany veneer, George III ...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Stunning Restored Pair of Walnut Chests by Michael Taylor for Baker, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent chests are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Completely installation ready.
An exquisite pair of chests designed by th...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Blue Hickory Furniture Lacquered Four Drawer Bachelors Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Blue Painted Four Drawer Yew Wood Bowfront Bachelors Chest or Commode from Hickory Chair Furniture Company. This curved blue chest of drawers is very sturdy and very functional. In a...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest with Satinwood Inlay, English, ca. 1830
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Exceptionally Beautiful Bachelor's Chest constructed in mahogany, the central door inlaid with an urn, the drawers and door inlaid with an urn and fans, with satinwood stringing a...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 1900's Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful and patinated Early 1900's Chippendale genuine Mahogany commode chest of drawers in good condition. Beautiful mahogany grain. Dovetail drawers construction with patinated...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early Lyby Mobler Danish Teak Chest of Drawers
Located in Chattanooga, TN
An exceptionally crafted Danish Modern teak chest of drawers by Lyby Mobler, Denmark, circa 1960s. This refined cabinet exemplifies the understated sophistication of mid-century Scan...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Anglo-Indian Brass Bound Diminutive Campaign Chest in Rosewood
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Brass-bound diminutive six drawer campaign chest in rosewood. Probably from India with foliate floral carving, inset brass inlay and inset campaign hardware, and paneled back,...
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20th Century Indian Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Bombe Commode Creme Peinte And Parcel Gilt
Located in Manhasset, NY
French bombe commode, creme peinte and parcel-gilt, the shaped top over a conforming case fitted with two large drawers, oak secondary, overall decorated with scrolls, raised on shor...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Century Biedermeier Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This elegant Biedermeier chest of drawers showcases Scandinavian craftsmanship from the early 20th century.
Material: Solid oak with oak veneer
Design: Classic Biedermeier style, ch...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
$1,912 Sale Price
20% Off
Industrial Metal Cabinet, Commode, Chest of Drawers, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
made in 2000s
In good original condition
Hard Construction
Made from Metal.
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2010s European Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique Satinwood, Rosewood & Ormolu Marble Top Lingerie Chest C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Satinwood, Rosewood & Ormolu Marble Top Lingerie Chest C1900
Measures - 37 1/4" x 16 1/...
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Circa Late 1700s Georgian High Boy Chest of Six Drawers
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 1700s Georgian tall chest of six graduated drawers in oak with pierced batwing brasses and beaded drawers on high bracket feet.
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Early 1700s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century New England Queen Anne Highboy
Located in Norwood, NJ
Queen Anne bonnet top highboy, Northeast, Connecticut, Rhode Island or Massachusetts 18th century, cherry wood constructed in two parts. Bonnet top with flame-carved finials set on f...
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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
"Planera Calvet" Multi Purpose Chest of Nine Drawers by J. Tresserra for Dessie'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Planera Calvet" is a multi purpose chest of nine drawers, designed by Jaume Tresserra and manufactured by Dessie', made in walnut or oakwood, for keeping clothes or documents in ord...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Low Midcentury Rosewood Chest of drawers by Brouer Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Brouer Mobel
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Made by Brouer Mobelfabrik
A beautiful low chest of drawers by Brouer made of expressive rosewood. The color is a beautiful reddish darkbrown. The cool grips and patterning of the wo...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Marquetry
Located in Greding, DE
Large Biedermeier chest of drawers in walnut veneer, standing on baluster legs with three drawers and rounded corners. An ebonized moulding runs beneath the top. The stiles and upper...
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19th Century Italian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Parisian Louis XV Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Introducing a stunning and rare piece of furniture that embodies the elegance and sophistication of 18th century French design - the early 18th century French Commode with Rosewood I...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Large English 19thC Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large English 19thC Mahogany Campaign Chest
Splits into two sections
We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, r...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Commode Minature Long Walnut Maltese Cross Ebonised Fruitwoo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally rare, museum quality Maltese, Neoclassical walnut chest of drawers with ebonised & fruitwood inlaid maltese cross on the top and drawer fronts
Maltese furniture of this period is exceptional reflecting the status and affluence of the island.
Given the size of the island relatively little Maltese furniture was made in comparison to Europe & American mainland.
Minature furniture is rare made either as a model or an apprentice's piece so it is extremely rare to find a minature piece from Malta bearing the Maltese cross.
This minature commode is highly original with beautiful proportions, ornamentation and patination.
The 'H' shaped top with a large centered inlaid Maltese Cross and a border of stringing. The breakfront fitted with three drawers each with stringing and inlaid six point stars centrally positioned behind the wooden knobs. The uprights with two continuous vertical bands of stringing ebonised and fruitwood from the top to the bottom of the drawers in walnut to match the front of the chest and then reverting to ebonising and fruitwood down the feet. Terminating in tapering feet. The panelled sides with a repeat of the double banding on the uprights and rectangular borders within the panels. The oak lined drawers with the original 18th century blue paper lining.
Measures: length 27 cm 10 1/2", height 24 cm 9 1/2", depth 20 cm 8".
Maltese Cross:
The Maltese cross is a symbol that is most commonly associated with the Knights of Malta (also known as the Knights Hospitallers...
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18th Century Maltese Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century (George III) Mahogany Chest On Chest / Tallboy
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality 19th Century (George III) Mahogany Chest On Chest / Tallboy. Two short drawers at the top and six long drawers with brass handles and oak lined drawers. With frie...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers with Decorative Livery, Circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers, dating to around 1840, showcases the graceful neoclassical lines and painted detailing characteristic of the period. The piece featur...
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1840s Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Fantastic Pair Baker Modern Asian Tansu Bachelors Chest Chinoiserie Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazingly beautiful pair of Japanese Tansu bachelors chests by Baker. Dark stained oak with fantastic Japanese-inspired hardware. They have a time-worn patina with splendid charm. I love the vintage...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$4,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Kindel Furniture Georgian Carved Solid Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style four-drawer dresser, chest of drawers, or commode
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Beautiful carved solid mahogany, with original bras...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode is a luxurious and elegant piece of antique furniture. Its sturdy walnut construction with a marble top adds a touch of sophisti...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs, Late 18th Century
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Late 17th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Functionalist Entryway bench by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Functionalist entryway bench with drawers and small cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth. Made from beech, partially stained black. Clean lines wit...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Charles II Walnut, Mulberry Marquetry Cabinet, Gilt Stand, 17th C H.F. du Pont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles II walnut and mulberry marquetry cabinet on giltwood stand, c. 1650-1670. Giltwood cresting and stand appear to be from a few decades later.
The form of furniture now described as a cabinet developed across Spain and France in the 16th Century. In architecture, a cabinet is a small private room for the housing or display of precious objects, hence the term could be aptly applied to the small, portable pieces of furniture made for the carriage and display of valuable items and able to stand upon a table, trestle stand...
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Mid-17th Century British Charles II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$149,120 Sale Price
20% Off
1860s-1920s Japanese antique Black urushi Tansu chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique mid-size tansu with 4 drawers - product of Meiji to Taisho period (estimate 1868-1926).
Made with traditional woodworking jointly without metal fastener.
Finished with blac...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar, Wood
Large Antique Mule Chest, English, Carved Oak, Coffer, William III, Circa 1700
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique mule chest. An English, carved oak coffer, dating to the late 17th century, circa 1700.
Superb chest, with striking William III craftsmanship and generous proportion
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout
Quality oak stocks present fine grain interest and wisps of medullary rays
Graced with deep caramel hues, accentuating the delightful nature of the chest
Two-thirds opening top, the whole crafted from a trio of broad planks
Folds backwards upon a pair of brass hinges to reveal the pleasingly clean interior
Lower frame hosting a pair of useful drawers, dressed with a duet of brass drop handles
Antique iron lock...
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Early 18th Century British William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Vintage Industrial Apothecary Haberdashery Workshop Chest Of Drawers
Located in Sale, GB
- A rare set of vintage apothecary workshop drawers, England circa 1910. - The chest comprises of 36 drawers all with incredible hand-built wooden turned handl...
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Early 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chest of Drawers Made of Bamboo, Rattan, Wood and Raffia, Audoux Minet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice chest of drawers is made of bamboo, rattan, wood and raffia. This is a French work, unmarked, but probably by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet (Audoux Minet). Circa 1950
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Maitland Smith Optical Illusion Inlaid French Louis XV Style Grand Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional Maitland Smith French Louis XV style grand commode is a striking example of artistry, craftsmanship, and design innovation. The commode features extraordinary marque...
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Early 2000s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Walnut Commode by Don Ruseau, Late 20th Century
By Don Ruseau
Located in Hamburg, PA
This is a lovely French walnut commode with two ribbon-carved drawers raised on tapering legs. Marked "Don Ruseau, New York," this beautiful chest of drawers refers to the original 1...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
2 Leather and Walnut Artona Chests of Drawers by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto
Located in Padova, IT
Rare and spectacular pair of walnut and leather Artona chests of drawers, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto in 1975.
The Artona line by the Scarpa duo was in fact the fir...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Large And Impressive Stained Pine Apothecary Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Having 87 drawers with brass knobs. Once used in a general store or apothecary. Shallow proportions.
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1840s American Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale: Find Art Deco Commodes and Mid-Century Modern Chests of Drawers on 1stDibs
Shopping for 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 any case 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. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
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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Bleached Oak Chest 18th
Chippendale Mahogany Block Front
Document Chest
Drexel 1940
Drexel 1949