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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old drawer storage chest made in Japan. It dates back to the Meiji era (1860s–1920s) and is crafted from Japanese cedar wood. The metal fittings are made of iron. The...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Sleek, spare, and quietly stunning, this early 19th-century French Louis Philippe chest of drawers feels remarkably modern despite its age. Topped with its original thick slab of bla...
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Walnut Commode
Located in London, England
French marble topped walnut commode. Circa 1870. H 94cm x W 131cm x D 58cm Please be in touch for an accurate shipping quote.
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1870s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Japanese antique wooden drawers/1868-1920/tasteful chest
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden drawer made of cedar wood from the Meiji and Taisho periods (circa 1868-1920) in Japan. The warm texture peculiar to cedar wood stands out, and the rustic simplicit...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode, Chest with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period walnut commode or chest of drawers features its original Saint Anne marble top. Its three drawers of dovetail construction are de...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Period Commode with Original Hand Cut Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spellbinding Louis XV period walnut commode, late 18th century, from the Pyrenees region of France. A fantastic Campan Melange marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same bow...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Iron

Antique Early 1900s Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning antique Meiji period early 1900s Japanese Tansu chest with original hardware and working keys. Lacquered dark stained pine comprises the outside casework while oxblood lac...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

1970s Chest of Drawers by Maison Regain, France
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Solid elm chest of drawers from the Savoie collection, 1970s. With its four drawers, it offers a nice storage space. Good general condition, with some traces of use and wear. Man...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm

Set of 2 Italian Art Deco Bedside Tables With Marble Top, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Italian Art Deco bedside tables with marble top, 1930s Door and drawer inside. Brass handles. Good condition.
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1930s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Pair of Louis XV Provincial Style Hand-carved Two-drawer Commodes/Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
excellent quality reproductions, each with serpentine shaped top above a conforming bombe-form body fitted with two drawers over a pierced rocaille-carved apron all raised on scrolle...
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1990s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio Double Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for George Nakashima, chest of drawers, walnut, United States, 1971 With regard to its essential form, material use, and woodwork, this commode is testimony to Geo...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Gustavian Period Commode in Black Paint, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic late 18th-century Swedish Gustavian period commode, circa 1780, featuring its original structure with a later black-painted finish. This striking piece showcases the ele...
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Modernist Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Nicely proportioned chest of drawers with exposed box jointing details to the drawer face. A well made piece of 20th Century furniture. Ideal for a bedside night stand or sofa end ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Teak, Walnut

Pair of Antique Charles X Chests Of Drawers In Walnut - Italy 19th
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of Charles X chests of drawers originates from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy and dates to the first half of the 19th century. Crafted in solid walnut, each che...
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19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Country Workshop, Chests of Drawers, Maple, Brass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of maple and brass chests of drawers produced by Country Workshop, Newark, New Jersey, USA, c. 1950s. Top drawer of one in pair presents with negligible loss Overall Dimensi...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Mid 19th century Scandinavian inlaid elm chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Scandinavian inlaid elm chest of drawers circa 1868. We are pleased to offer this stunning chest of drawers from Sweden. Beautifully made in elm with cross-banded ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pewter

Vintage Italian Olive Wood Miniature Bombe Chest Commode Nightstand
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage small four drawer bombe chest featuring Louis XV styling with olive wood and brass drawer pulls. Each drawer is lined with cream and green Florentine paper. Style 122, made i...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood, Olive

filing cabinet, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This filing cabinet was made in Germany around the 1930s from oak and pine. It has 48 drawers with metal handles. Originally, this was the top part of a ...
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1930s German Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Pine, Plywood

Italian Burl Wood Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Pomona, CA
An Italian burlwood Three-Drawer Commode / Chest of Drawers. Serpentine front. Mixed woods with inlaid center panels to the drawers and sides with crossbanding. Pear-drop hardware. S...
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1950s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Small Drawer Cabinet ‘MTP’ by Marian Grabinski for IKEA, 1963
By IKEA
Located in Beerse, VAN
Charming and good looking IKEA drawer cabinet that was designed as a wedding gift for Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA. The cabinet is made of natural oak veneer with all edges i...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

18th century George III mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century George III mahogany serpentine chest of drawers circa 1760. Fine quality serpentine shaped Georgian period chest of drawers complete with brushing slide. Top surface m...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers "Tansu", Meiji Era '1868–1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Made of Japanese cedar and finished with urushi (Japanese lacquer), it has developed a beautifully weathered ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

19th Cent Gustavian Style Pine Chest of Drawers in Dark Grey with Marbleized Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Gustavian style chest of drawers from Sweden, dating circa 1880–1890, crafted in pine wood and finished in a sophisticated palette of soft grey with a darker, marbleized to...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Cherry Chest of Drawers
Located in Centennial, CO
Antique mid to late 1800s solid cherry Chippendale style American dresser. The secondary wood (drawer construction) is pine. This dresser is made of single wood plank construction th...
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Late 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Italian Antique Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are pleased to present this fine antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the mid-19th century. Crafted from solid walnut, this chest of drawers boasts a sturdy constructio...
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19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Japanese Antique Huge Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a huge old Japanese-made drawer storage. The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is made of cedar wood with rustic and practical iron hardware on the...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Mid 18th Century German Baroque Chest Of Drawers, Louis XV, Circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque chest of drawers with central lock Southwest German Walnut Baroque circa 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D: 86 x 104 x 64 cm Description: Three-drawer chest of drawers standing o...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Set of 2 Mid-Century Scandinavian Minimalist Bedside Tables of Johannes Andersen
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Mid-Century Scandinavian Minimalist Wood and Brass Nightstands with Drawers. Attributed to Johannes Andersen 1960s. Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging.
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Commode/ Trumeau, Austria, circa 1845
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood commode, artfully handcrafted in the famous Biedermeier era in Austria around 1845. This great looking, compact shaped dresser - also called "trumeau"...
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1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French 20th Century Louis Philippe Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Recently updated with ebonizing and decoupage in England, this early 20th century French chest of drawers offers a moment of whimsy anywhere around the home. Solid birch makes for st...
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20th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Shagreen Commode Bar with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The constellation commode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Georgian Regency Period Bow Fronted Chest with Reeded Detail, English circa 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine Regency, late Georgian period, chest of drawers, with many quality features. The chest is bow fronted with inset panelled sides, all made of a hardwood, possibly red ...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old drawer storage chest made in Japan. It dates back to the Meiji era (1860s–1920s) and is crafted from Japanese cedar wood. The metal fittings are made of iron. In ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

20th-Century Italian Olivewood Bombe Commode Chest
Located in Miami, FL
20th-Century Italian Olive-wood Bombe Commode Chest Offered for sale is an elegant 20th century Italian bombe commode chest created with bold and varied grained olive-wood with serp...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

USM Haller Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic sideboard from the Haller modular system by Fritz Haller for USM from the 1960s. High-quality stainless steel frame in black with 4 drawer doors and 4 pull-out, internal draw...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stainless Steel

JK Møbler, Dresser, Oak, Metal, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and black-painted metal dresser or commode produced by JK Møbler, Denmark, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Kai Kristiansen teak chest of drawers by Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Denmark
Located in Bern, CH
Kai Kristiansen teak chest of drawers. With five drawers. Produced by Feldballes Feldballes Møbelfabrik, Denmark ca. 1960. Lovely detailing to handles. In beautiful original conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Teak

Brutalist Italian Ash Tree and Brass Chests of Drawers, Two
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Brutalist-style chest of drawers in ash wood and brass. With its harmonious, geometric lines, the piece is further enhanced by the brass band underneath. The price is for a single c...
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Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Late 18th Century Mahogany English Georgian Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th century mahogany Georgian chest of drawers Made from mahogany with four drawers, featuring brass hardware over bracket feet.
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
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19th Century Korean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nickel

Small French Ebonised Three Drawer Empire Chest with Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this empire style three drawer chest dates from the 1960s. Classically styled, the chest features an ebonised finish with brass hardware, brass-capped front feet and...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Pine Chest of Drawers, 1910s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chest of drawers was made circa 1910 in Hungary, made of pine. It has six drawers, all made with dovetail joints. All hardware and knobs are original. If you’re interested, please i...
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1910s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French marble top commode made of bookmatched burl mahogany and decorative Empire style ormolu. The commode’s top is a Saint Anne marble with curved front edges making for a durabl...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Pair Habersham Biltmore Fruitwood Serpentine Bachelor Chests of Drawers Island
Located in Germantown, MD
An Amazing Pair of Habersham Furniture Biltmore Estate Distressed Fruitwood Serpentine Front Bachelor's Chests of Drawers. Previous and original owner use the pair as a kitchen Islan...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

18th Century Italian Burl Marquetry Commode Bolognese Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Milano, MI
Italian 18th century Louis XV two-drawer commode from Bologna, Emilia Romagna Northern region, a stunning burr walnut and thuya marquetry chest of drawers realized in Italy in the se...
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1770s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Boxwood, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl

Early 18th Century Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Charming Early 18th Century, Queen Anne Period, Walnut Chest Having Superbly Figured Quarter Veneered Top, With Elegant Banded Decoration, Over Two Short And Th...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pretty mahogany chest. It has reeded columns .
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19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Japanese Antique Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small drawer storage made in Japan. The furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The material is cedar wood and the handles are made of iron. The design i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Antique Victorian Campaign Era Military Secretaire Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique early Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest of drawers dates from Circa 1840. The top drawer opening to a pull out secretaire fitted with a small drawer, pigeon hole compartments and an inset gold tooled brown leather writing surface. This is over two short drawers over two full width drawers. The brass-bound chest was made in two parts, accented with inset brass hardware, for ease of transport. Add this splended military secretaire...
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1840s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Small Decorated Venetian Chest of Drawers, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Small decorated Venetian chest of drawers, 1940s Two drawers, intact and in good condition. Finely decorated. Found in an apartment near the Rialto Brid...
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1940s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

1970s Sarreid Ltd Brass Chest of Drawers Spain
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1970s Sarreid Ltd Brass Chest of Drawers Glamorous chest or cocktail table sarried brass with nail head trim. 18.5 h 19.5 d x 34.25 w Preowned vintage condition Re...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XV Style Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Louis XV style rococo marquetry bombe commode with Sienna Marble top, floral and leaf marquetry, gilt bronze ormolu, two drawers and keys.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Siena Marble, Metal

Zebra Chest of Drawers by Carlo Rampazzi
Located in Milan, IT
An eye-catching combination of Classic shapes and modern materials, this chest of drawers is an Exclusive Design by Carlo Rampazzi that stands out for its glamorous aesthetic. The wo...
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2010s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Plexiglass, Maple

Paul McCobb Style Mid Century Chest of 3 Drawers by Loughborough Furniture
Located in Leicester, GB
A stunning piece of furniture from the '60s This chest of drawers was made by Loughborough Furniture and sold in the Heals furniture store in London. We don't know the designer for t...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Italian Fiorini British Campaign Style Solid Cherry Chest of Drawers Dresser 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Italian Fiorini Campaign style chest or dresser. Made of solid cherry featuring four drawers, brass hardware and turned feet. Two upper drawers lock. Made in Italy. Dimens...
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Late 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Ochre Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a charming late 19th Century Louis XVI style tulipwood commode with an ochre yellow marble top above an inlaid frieze drawer situated over two long drawers, raised on square ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Pair of Bedside Tables Nightstands Oak, Esko Pajamies for Asko Finland 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Mid-Century Modern pair of nightstands by Finnish designer Esko Pajamies for Asko Finland. Made circa 1960s to 1970s. The nightstands are not identical but very similar. They are p...
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Italian Neo-Classical Or Biedermeier Style Burl Wood Bloomingdale’s Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a handsome Italian burl wood commode crafted in Italy for Bloomingdale’s. It has Biedermeier or neo-classical styling. The drawers are paper lined and have dovetail construct...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Granite

19thc New England Pine Dry Sink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc pine dry sink cabinet with a drawer is in fine condition. It has a amazing old refinished surface with a nice surface. Fine original backbo...
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French Louis XVI Semainier with Marble
Located in Austin, TX
French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French po...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, 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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