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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1990s
'W' Hole Chest of Drawers by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful chest of drawers Louis XVI 'W' Hole in mahogany with brass decorations and marble-top Emperador. Designed by Ferruccio Laviani and produced by Fratelli Boffi, 2010, Italy.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Chest of Drawers “Bar” in Sycomore and Ebony by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Commode "Bar” six drawers
This chest of drawers is made to receive 32 panels, 16 in sycamore with black filet and 16 in ebony. The legs and bottom belt are in black ebony.
There ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Settimio Wood and Brass Handmade Chest of Drawer
Located in Roma, IT
Settimio is a “settimino” chest of drawer (seven-drawer dresser) created with a clear allusion to sculpture, almost as a provocation, that follows the trand to mix art and design.
P...
Category
2010s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sculptural Skull Commodes
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pair of exotic brass inlay "skull" three drawers with resin finish sculptural side chests.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Horns and Crocodile Chest of Drawers with Kudu Horns
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers horns and crocodile with
real kudu and Aries horns. Real crocodile skin.
Structure in noble wood and bronze finishes.
Exceptional piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Ebonized Mahogany Directoire Style Nightstand
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom-made in our Old Plank workshop, this authentic French Directoire style nightstand can be produced in any size or finish. Note the original brass hardware and correct trim.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1990s Italian Unique White Black and Gold Chest or Sideboard on Brass Legs
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind modern three-drawer sideboard or console, entirely handmade in Italy, very attractive design, the surround in ivory white glass is also finished at the back so that thi...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold, Brass
David N Ebner NY "The Onion Chest" 3/5
Located in Bellport, NY
David Ebner's iconic onion chest.
Chiseled red oak with bleached and painted green details.
Removable top for storage.
This chest is 3/5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Beveled Front 6-Drawer Mirrored Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Custom beveled front 6-drawer mirrored dresser. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Limited Edition "Decoratum Soho" by Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 2009
By Pedro Sousa
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition "Decoratum Soho" by Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 2009.
We are very pleased to release our own specially commissioned Pedro Sousa piece pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Glass
'Crochet' Limited Edition Chest by Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 2009
By Pedro Sousa
Located in London, GB
'Crochet' Limited Edition chest by Pedro Sousa for Boca do Lobo, Portugal, 2009
This amazing seven-drawer chest, of a limited edition of just 20 pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
After Piero Fornasetti White Bone Veneered Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
White Bone Veneered Chest of Drawers designed or after Piero Fornasetti of bombe commode form 36"w x 16"d x 30"h
Category
1990s Italian Archaistic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Swedish Gustavian Painted Commode with Fluted Carvings
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Chest of Drawers or Commode with Fluted Carvings
Swedish Gustavian chest with Louis XVI drawer pulls as well as brass corner pieces featuring classic style rosettes. This v...
Category
Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Industrial Oiled Metal Sheeting Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
The Industrial oiled metal sheeting chest of drawers has approximate
Dimensions of 42.5 inches in height, 50.5 inches in width, and 20 inches in depth.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
21st Century Unique Sculpture Furniture AA+ by Erwan Boulloud from France
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century unique sculpture furniture AA+ by Erwan Boulloud from France
Sculpture Furniture, made following the degradation of France’s sovereign rating from AAA to AA+.
Empire s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antiqued European Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Recycled pine in an antiqued creamy beige finish with a residual stripped gray paint. The four drawers in the recessed block front with a molded edge to the top and bottom.
Dimensio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Baggia Inlaid Italian-Made Cherry and Ebony Demilune Directoire Style Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Directoire style Italian-made by Baggio, demilune commode that has inlaid lions and foliage over a cherry case. The simplicity is beautiful and yet very warm and beautiful....
Category
2010s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Ebony
Pair of Reeded Gustavian Style Commodes Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
White Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers, A Pair
Pair of white hand painted Gustavian style chest of drawers constructed from solid wood with a hand-applied distressed finish ...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair Bespoke Three Drawer Walnut Chests with Brass Hardware
Located in Troy, MI
New and made for us in England, this pair of three drawer chests with walnut veneer would work well beside a sofa or bed. Classic shape with slightly tapered legs and a subtle decora...
Category
2010s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Commode Mademoiselle K en bois ancien par Laurent PASSE
Located in BEAUCAIRE, FR
En édition limitée et numérotée, Laurent PASSE vous propose cette commode aux dimensions justes et parfaites réalisée à partir d’anciennes planches à wagon en chêne. Ces anciens bois sont récupérés et détournés de leur usage premier afin de les upcycler dans un nouvel usage. Laurent PASSE est un ébéniste designer spécialisé depuis plus de 20 ans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Scrap Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Hollywood Regency Revival Mirror Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency Revival chest of drawers with paneled mirror, having three drawers with metal handles, raised on silvered wood bowl feet. 36.5" H x 42" W x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Century Furniture Contrasting Stacked Chest of Drawers from the Milan Series
Located in Peabody, MA
Stacked three drawer chest in contrasting mahogany and black lacquer from the Milan series by Century Furniture, circa Mid-1990s.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Pair Linen Wrapped Nightstands, End or Side Tables, Beige, Walnut, American
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Linen Wrapped Nightstands, End or Side Tables, Beige, Walnut, American
Custom quality pair of chests each wooden wrapped in Linen made in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Perry Hopf Grain Painted, Maine High Chest or Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fabulous grain painted highboy in the 18th century manner by Maine craftsman Perry Hopf, son of Claudia & Carroll Hopf, master painters from Kennebu...
Category
Early 2000s American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blue/White Hand Painted Italian Chests of Drawers / Commodes
Located in London, Park Royal
A vivid pair of Italian chests of drawers, hand painted in the traditional Florentine style featuring an aged Indigo Blue, flora and foliage motif on a background of antique white. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Hervé Baley, Wooden Chest of Drawers, C. 1991-1996
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers by Hervé Baley, c.1991-1996. Made of Oregon pine on structured wood.
Category
1990s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Chippendale Style Cherry Block Front Nightstand Bedside Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style block front bedside chest, unbranded. Cherry with brass hardware, open fan carving and ogee bracket feet. Features four drawers of dovetail construction, top draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Richard Watson Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Brookline, MA
The chest of drawers was designed with meticulous attention to detail - carefully studied proportions, hand selected boards that highlight the beautiful movement and grain patterns i...
Category
2010s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dorothy Draper Style Pair of Custom Night Stands in Black Bean & Gold
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Designers and Hollywood Regency enthusiasts will immediately recognize the iconic Dorothy Draper España Chest drawer fronts on this pair of custom nightstands...
Category
2010s American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Modern Rustic Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern rustic dresser constructed of oak and rustic oak parquetry with our "Echo Oak" finish. This chest of drawers includes two short and four graduated drawers. Dresser is accented...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Talismanic Cabinet by Omar Chakil
By Omar Chakil
Located in Geneve, CH
Talismanic cabinet by Omar Chakil
Raw massive hand carved Egyptian alabaster
Measures: Height 200 cm x width 120 cm x depth 40 cm
Omar Chakil
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Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Alabaster
"Africa" Chest of Drawers with Inlays of Zebra Wood by Ivan Paradisi, Italy
Located in Turin, IT
Looking like a monolith on almost invisible legs, "Africa" chest of drawers is conceived and realized with a continuous flow of thin branches, ideally matched one to another so that it becomes impossible to notice edges of separate wood pieces. Each leaf is handmade, piece by piece. The wood essence used by Ivan Paradisi is zebra wood. To emphasize a special "natural" feeling of the chest of drawers the designer decided to have the four capacious drawers covered with linen fabric.
This piece of contemporary art, as per Ivan's concept, describes the modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture of native or indigenous Africans and the African continent...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fabric, Zebra Wood
Pair of Parchment and Convex Mirror Chest of Drawers
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Great pair of commodes three drawers each cover with goatskin and nine convex mirrors. Solid steel frame. (High gloss polyester resin filled finish).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Steel Chest of Drawers Hand Fabricated by Old Plank Available in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom hand fabricated steel chest of drawers available in any size or configuration. We will even produce it in brass or bronze should you like. Available with brass, or nickel cast...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Michael Wilson Carved Out Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid black walnut dresser with carved out elements.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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