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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Midcentury Chest in Hardwood & Chrome by Forma Moveis, 1965 Brazil, Sealed
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern Chest in Hardwood, designed by Knoll International and produced by Forma Moveis in Brazil in the 1960s is a shows...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chrome, Metal

Vintage Italian Rococo Style Burl Wood Marquetry Commode with Cabriole Legs
Located in Morristown, NJ
Petite Italian bombe nightstand, circa 1940s. A serpentine form made from walnut a with lattice inlaid geometric parquetry design. The commode features two drawers, long cabriole leg...
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1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Commode with Original Marble Top New Ebonized Mahogany Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XVI Commode with its Original Marble Top. Our Old Plank Restoration Department removed the old tired lacquer, without the use of any harsh chemicals and applied an old s...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Coastal Style Painted Tall Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern take on a classic silhouette, the tall dresser is painted in the Sea Salt finish and accented with ribbed cast hardware in a dark sterling finish, with six soft closing draw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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Bronze

Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late-eighteenth century Louis XIV style hand carved walnut commode or chest of drawers was found in the region of Normandy, France. This piece features three drawers of dovetail...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Art Deco Pair Of Italian Wooden Nightstands
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pecul...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Bel Geddes for Simmons Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Norman Bel Geddes design, for Simmons Furniture Company. Art Deco, Machine Age classic form, considered very Avant Garde when introduced and still considered stylish and relevant. Fo...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Steel

Unique Figured Teak Hand-Made Sheraton Style Demilune Buffet Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 2000s Unknown Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Teak

Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Burl Wood Etched Brass Tall Chest circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Burl Wood Etched Brass Tall Chest circa 1970s Offered for sale is a Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Furniture burlwood tall chest with iconic Rohne acid-etched...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

wood sculpture commode by Franz Xaver Sproll
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Wood sculpture commode by Franz Xaver Sproll
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1960s Swiss Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Italian Walnut-Root Veneto Dresser
Located in Milano, IT
Refined and antique Italian chest of drawers of Venetian origin from around 1700. The chest of drawers is finely crafted by master carpenters in...
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Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

Painted Narrow Neoclassical Chest with Rouge Marble Top by Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Narrow, Neoclassical style, painted hall chest, by Baker; having a painted finish, its rectangular top of rouge marble with rounded corners, on conforming base, its fluted stiles fla...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

19th Century Swedish Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th Century Swedish Painted Chest of Drawers is a charming piece of furniture that exudes timeless elegance and rustic charm. Pain...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Louis XVI Style Burl Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chest embodies the refined elegance of 18th-century French design through its masterful use of book-matched burl veneers and delicate inlays. Each drawer front showcases symmetricall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Italian Venetian Style Painted Pine Commodes or Chests
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of Italian commodes or chest of drawers featuring a Venetian style painted finish. The large pine cases measure over 4 feet wide fronted by three storage drawers with patinated bronze ring pulls. The pine has an off-white ground decorated with ochre designs...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Mid-Century Dresser Cabinet Attributed to Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Well constructed mid-century cabinet of solid walnut, walnut veneer, and brass. The case features a bi - fold door which opens to 4 interior drawers, flanked by a bank of 4 drawers w...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Vintage Chest of Drawers, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This five-drawer chest of drawers comes from Czechoslovakia from around 1970s. The piece is in very good condition - it underwent careful renovation process. It is veneered with elm ...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm

Empire Chest of Drawers, France 1810-1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire chest of drawers, France 1810-1820. This early 19th century elegant Empire chest of drawers has a cherry veneer and is decorated with original brass...
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1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

William Hinn, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Sculptural Dressers, Walnut, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
William Hinn, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Sculptural Dressers, Walnut, 1970s Pair of modern 'Exoskeleton' chests designed by William Hinn for Urban Furniture Co and produced in Swed...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Georgian English Mahogany Commode Secretaire, 1816
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Important English commode secretary from the Georgian period with three large drawers. The upper part simulating two drawers is made of a flap which forms the work table covered with...
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1810s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Chinese Medicine Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
Medicine Chest in original black lacquer. Shanxi province, China. Dating back from the late 18th Century.
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Alfonso Marina Three Drawer Hand Crafted Inlaid Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking three drawer hand crafted inlaid chest by Alfonso Marina.
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20th Century Mexican Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

A George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1740. A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice above three short and three long gradu...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Regency Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular bowed top with string inlay over five functioning conforming graduated drawers , the first a drawer with no handles that acts as a secret drawer and can be opened wh...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

4 Drawer Danish Mid-Century Modern Dresser Svend Langkilde Mobler
Located in New York, NY
Stunning four drawer dresser by Svend Langkilde, made by Lankilde Mobler. This example is in very fine, original condition, clean and ready to use. Exceptional design, expected quali...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts with a shaped rectangular cornice over three small drawers over three graduated drawers flanked by fluted chamfered corners, the base with three graduated drawers. Origi...
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1730s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chestnut

Trapezoidal Lingerie Chest
Located in Hanover, MA
One stylish pyramid form chest of drawers made of ebonized oak and embellished with hammered silver metal accents. 15.5 inches wide at the top descending to 23 inches wide at the bo...
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1990s American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Hungarian Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Chest of drawers is made out of fine walnut wood. It has four-narrow drawers with round chrome handles and one wide drawer on the bottom. Chest is eleva...
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1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Stunning Antique George III Figured Chest on Chest with Greek Key Moulded Top
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Hand Crafted English George III Figured Mahogany Chest on Chest, With Greek Key Moulded Cornice With Two Short & Six Long Drawers with Original Brass Batwing Handles Raised u...
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19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

German Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Walnut, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers Southern Germany Walnut Biedermeier around 1825 Dimensions: H x W x D: 84 x 106 x 55 cm Description: Three-tier piece of furniture standing on solid b...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 19 Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bombay shape Commode with Figural mounts. Imported by R.J. Horner of New York, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Bombe Shaped Commode/Chest with Hand Painted Floral Design, Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
The painting on this lovely piece makes it exceptional as the combination Of colors is unique. The marble top is a blush pink/ coral combination And it is without cracks or chips...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Laurameroni "Maxima" Modern Chest of Drawers in Bronze Liquid Metal
Located in Monza, IT
Wooden chest of drawers with Maxima carved drawers and structure covered in liquid metal bronze. Equipped with 2 external drawers and 2 internal drawers. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Contemporary Chest of Drawers in Orange Lacquer & Marble Details
Located in Porto, PT
The beautiful Malala chest of drawers chooses to be different - it’s a modern piece for contemporary bedroom decor. Let this luxury drawer chest transform your bedroom space with its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century English Mahogany Chippendale Style Chest on Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Thrilled to find this piece! An exceptional 18th century English Chippendale style mahogany chest on stand. Having flame mahogany veneer drawer fronts over solid oak, the body of so...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Vintage Coastal Woven Rattan Chest of Drawers
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your space with this Vintage Coastal Woven Rattan Chest of Drawers, a perfect fusion of natural elegance and functional design. Handcrafted with intricately woven rattan, thi...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rattan

Antique Swedish Biedermeier Golden Birch Ebonized Chest of Drawers Dresser, 1820
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant antique Swedish Biedermeier golden birch and burlwood chest of drawers, circa 1820. The chest having a overhanging top with four ...
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1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birch, Burl

Raymond Loewy for Mengel Bleached Mahogany Nightstand with Drawer & Shelf
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Raymond Loewy for Mengel single drawer Bedside Table with short legs. Featuring a rectangular Bleached Mahogany form with top drawer, wood and brass knob with Mengel M, cubbies, and ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Art Deco Mjolby Intarsia Chest of Drawers with Golden Ash Veneer
Located in New York, NY
A compact and sturdy locking three drawer chest, with walnut-stained birch case, contrasted with golden-ash veneered drawer faces. The center drawer is adorned with a central palisan...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ash

18th Century Provincial Walnut Three Drawer Commode or Chest, French or Canadian
Located in Milford, NH
A fine provincial walnut three drawer commode with shaped top and conforming case, scrolled brass or bronze pulls and escutcheons (probably original), raised panel drawer fronts and ...
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry Wood Highboy Dresser, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire style six-drawer highboy dresser chest By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1960s Gorgeous book-matched cherry wood, with original brass hardware. M...
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Ico Parisi, Dresser with riser series 540, prod. Longhi Brothers, 1969
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lacquered wood frame, wood and metal details. Prod. Fratelli Longhi, 1960s Bibl.: Domus No. 478, Sept. 1969, advertising page
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1960s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

18th Century oyster wood chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century & later re-vernered oyster wood chest of drawers of good proportions, having a wonderful decorative oyster venered top with a cross grained thumb moulded edge above two short over three long graduated oak lined drawers, with shaped and engraved brass plate...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French commode is a stunning example of the Louis XV style, featuring a graceful serpentine front and sides crafted from solid oak. The commode's elegant curves, in...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Stainwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style blonde-stainwood and gilt bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measures: Height 33 1/8 inches (84.1 cm) ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Cabinet By Johannes Andersen For Bernhard Pedersen & Son From 1964s
Located in Lejre, DK
This cabinet, designed by Johannes Andersen and manufactured by Bernhard Pedersen & Søn in Denmark in 1964, is a stunning example of mid-century modern design. Crafted from exquisite...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Emphasis Walnut Magna Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Emphasis Walnut Magna Chest. Featuring a straight line design, two doors that open up to storage space, three large drawers on the b...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

Antique Military Campaign Style Chest of Drawers in Yew Wood
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique military campaign style chest of drawers in yew wood. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of superb quality and is a very useful size. ...
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1930s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Leather, Yew

Japanese Antique Compact Chest, Meiji Era '1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This compact chest was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868-1912). It features a handle on top, making it easy to carry or reposition as needed. The aged patina of the wood highlights i...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Teak and brass chest of drawers by Børge Mogensen, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great Scandinavian modern chest of drawers designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by Swedish firm Karl Andersson & Söner during the 1960s. Made in beautiful teak standing on slen...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Walnut 19th Century Wellington Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Quality Late 19th Century, Victorian Period, Figured Walnut Wellington Chest, Of Attractive Small Proportions, Having Rectangular Top Over Seven Extremely Well Figured Drawers, With Replacement Brass Ring Handles, Flanked By Pilasters Headed With Elegant Carved Corbels And Well Figured Ends, Raised On Original Plinth Base. The first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, commissioned the first chest of this type, i.e. a tall bank of drawers secured by hinged locking pilasters to take with him and carry around various battlefields and that is where the name wellington chest comes from. It is now used to refer to almost any tall, narrow antique chest of drawers. From around 1820 onwards they were manufactured in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, plus they varied a great deal in terms of both their quality and the wood which they were constructed from. This particular antique wellington chest of...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Chest of Drawers, Western Europe, Around 1850, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the mid-19th century. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 87 cm / width 122 cm / depth 59 cm
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1950s Swedish Biedermeier Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ebonized Mahogany Dresser Chest, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern ebonized mahogany five-drawer chest of drawers By Edward Wormley for Dunbar USA, 1950s Measures: 34.13"W x 20"D x 31"H. Newly refinished...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Contemporary Leather Chest of drawers Scala, Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Two drawers chest of drawers / nightstand by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara. The object presented in the image has following finish: F06 Ivory Nappa Leather A superb piece o...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Leather

Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and extremely well made antique burr walnut chest of drawers. It is in the Georgian style, this was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is superb, ...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Phillip Highboy Modern Solid Wood Dresser by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Phillip Highboy Dresser by Crump and Kwash Solid wood case / solid steel pulls and base / hand shaped solid wood feet / hand rubbed oil finish / premium, full extension, soft clos...
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2010s North American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Steel

Fine Quality 1780s era French Period Breche D' Alep Bronze Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic and extremely well define, absolutely gorgeous commode of exceptional proportions. The breche d' alep marble top is a beautiful, highly prized marble usually seen...
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1780s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble

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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