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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
French Art Deco Chest Of Drawers in Mahogany and Thuja with Floral Inlays
Located in Ulm, DE
Discover the timeless elegance and artisanal refinement of this original Art Deco chest of drawers from France, dating back to around 1925. Every detail has been carefully crafted to...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI Style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish. There are two smaller dov...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Neo Classical Style Mahogany Cabinet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Neo classical style mahogany cabinet with a painted top, circa 1930's. With a painted top over a paneled door and paneled sides, the apron with Greek key design, resting on petite sq...
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1920s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Paint

Marble top faux bamboo chest early 20th century
Located in Charleston, SC
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage. It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The design is simple and lean. It is the ultimate in simplicity and is a very beautiful piece of furniture. The storage compartment in the upper storage area was used to store old documents...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Art Deco Chest of Drawers by Paul Follot, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Art Deco Chest of Drawers by Paul Follot, France
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Lingerie Chests, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Louis XV style lingerie chests or tall beside chests France, Circa 1920s Beautiful kingwood and burl wood, with floral inlaid marquetry, beveled pink Ital...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Yew Wood Bachelors Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique yew wood bachelors chest of drawers. This was made in England in the Georgian revival style, it dates from around the 1920’s period. The quality is outstanding an...
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1920s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Yew

A pair of Edwardian mahogany commodes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Edwardian mahogany commodes, each of semi-circular form with a single oak-lined frieze drawer above a pair of doors which open to reveal three sliding shelves, decorated wi...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Maple Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous antique chest of drawers or commode in the classic Biedermeier style of 19th century Prussia. With robust maple construction...
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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Maple

Swedish Painted Pine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C Swedish painted pine three drawer commode. 1930. Reference: 8213 Dimensions 40 inches (102 cms) Wide 17.5 inches (44 cms) Deep 27 inches (69 cms) High
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Early 20th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Early 20th Century Transition-Style Chest of Drawers from Maison Rinck
Located in NICE, FR
This Louis XV-transition-style chest of drawers from the early 20th century features two large drawers with a central raised section. The marquetry made in rosewood is delicate, rese...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Italian Rococo Orange Painted Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Rococo Orange Painted Bombe Commode, Chest of Drawers. Item features Original orange distress painted finish, shapely bombe form, quality dovetailed construction to r...
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Early 20th Century Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair Of 20th Century Italian Wooden Commodes With Naturalistic Theme c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pair of 20th Century Italian commodes crafted from wood showcase a captivating naturalistic theme. Adorned with paintings of b...
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style Unique 4 Drawer Chest f Drawers
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Style Unique 4 Drawer Chest of Drawers. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Carved Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Elegant baroque style chest of drawers from the early 20th century. Made of solid oak wood and carved. Laterally coffered four-bay oak body with rounded corners and slightly curved...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Early French Art Deco High Chest Of Drawers With Six Drawers
Located in Ulm, DE
High chest of drawers wooden body, hand polished shellac probably stained ash and mahogany fluted legs Early Art Déco, France around 1925 Dimensions: Width: 62 cm Height: 122 cm De...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Fine Quality Large Victorian Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers from circa 1900, An
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
This Victorian flame mahogany chest of drawers, dating back to around 1900, showcases exquisite craftsmanship and generous proportions. Ensuring stability, there are no loose joints...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 1930s Jean Pascaud Art Deco Chest Of Drawers in Birdseye Maple
Located in Ulm, DE
Discover the fascinating Jean Pascaud chest of drawers in bird's eye maple, an outstanding example of the unmistakable formal language and iconic design of this renowned artist. With...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Tall 1920s Industrial Oak Eight Drawer Cabinet
Located in Garnerville, NY
Tall solid golden oak eight drawer cabinet. Circa 1910-30. Featuring channeled drawer handles, bread board pull out shelf, doweled joinery and paneled sides. This piece is just a com...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Regency Chest Drawers Tall Boy Bow Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Mahogany Regency Style Bow Chest of Drawers. Circa 1920 This Chest of Drawers Stands upon Splay feet with a Shaped Apron. The Chest Featur...
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1920s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Queen Anne Lowboy
Located in west palm beach, FL
Romantic Queen Anne style Lowboy adorned with traditional drop handles and a central shell carving. Fantastic whimsical addition to any space t...
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Early 20th Century North American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wool

Antique Figured Blonde Mahogany Regency Style 2 Door Commode & Matching Mirror
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Natural Blonde Figured Mahogany with Serpentine Front Ornate Applique Applied Inlaid Trim Doors, 2 Internal Adjustable Shelves in a dark mahogany finish, ( with key ) Carved mirror w...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Important Big Size Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in OŻARÓW MAZOWIECKI, PL
An impressive Louis XVI style chest of drawers, made at the turn of the 19th and 20th century in France. The furniture is characterized by rich gilded bronze decorations. In the corn...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Fine Pale Walnut French Louis XV bronze Mounted Marble Top 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a pale muted walnut commode with an equally muted marble top. The commode is of high quality and in good condition with signs of wear and age to be expected. Measures 46.75 w...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique Bombe Marble Top Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Bombe Marble Top Commode in Stripped Oak is the result of an evolution that occurred over many centuries in Europe, originating in wha...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A miniature George II style figured walnut chest of drawers, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing and rare small miniature apprentice type chest of drawers is beautifully handmade and veneered in burr walnut with a book matc...
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Early 20th Century British George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French marquetry commode with marble top and bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The fine workmanship demonstrated in the fine marquetry Makes this piece especially fine. The bronze mounts are Well cast and have a brilliant gilt hue. The shaping of this Piece is...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Carrara Marble is the stylish way to provide both an elegant surface and convenient storage in any room! The luxurious Carrara marble wit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Walnut two over two chest of drawers on original casters English Early 20th Cent
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Walnut two over two chest of drawers on original casters in good condition, Graduated drawers. Previously a dressing table and would have had a mirror to the back but now converted b...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

French Early 20th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Wonderful commode Lacquered and painted with birds and plants with a marble top. Very rafraishing.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique Louis XV-Style Commode with Marble Top: Elegance Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the past with our stunning antique Louis XV-style commode, a piece that reflects the exquisite craftsmanship of its time. Expertly constructed fro...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Victorian Tall Boy Chest Drawers Serpentine 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers. Circa 1900 This chest of drawers stands upon splay feet with a shaped apron. Having an arrangement of 6 graduated oak lined drawers. The drawer ...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Black Painted Pine 11 Drawer Lingerie Chest With Gold French Lines
Located in Centennial, CO
A classic English styled antique pine black painted eleven drawer lingerie tall chest with gold French line motif and brass hardware. Built by a skilled craftsman with eleven graduat...
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Early 20th Century British British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Vintage Regency Burl Wood Stacked Highboy
Located in west palm beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Boho highboy. A chic Burl wood cabinet in a stacked cabinet design. Beautiful brass period hardware. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
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Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Eastern European Painted Three Drawer Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Eastern European painted three drawer chest, the top with two square panels , each with ring of flowers and foliate on a faux wood grain bac...
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Early 1900s Romanian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique chest of drawers- sideboard from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique komdoa - helper from around 1900, Western Europe. The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 105 cm / width 137 cm / depth 5...
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Early 1900s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Industrial Wooden Two Drawer Painted Dresser / Workbench. C.1900
Located in London, GB
A painted former two drawer dresser base. c.1900 Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, a former dresser base and later used as a workbench. Beautiful old textured paint wi...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Early 20th C. Italian Rococo Style Handpainted 3-Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Style Handpainted 3-drawer Commode Original brass drawer pulls 42 x 18 x 32.5
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Paint, Wood

Antique Pair French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Chests w/ Inlay Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Marquetry Commodes With Exotic Satinwood, Rosewood and Walnut Woods. Rectangular satinwood marquetry top over single drawer with two gilt bronze pulls surmounting a single compartment enclosed by pair of satinwood marquetry doors all rising on cabriole transitional legs terminating with applied gilt bronze ormolu mounts. Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Two Door Cabinet...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1910s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Spruce Decorated Dresser
Located in Casaleone, IT
Comó decorated with floral motifs. Original hardware and handles, fir wood. Restored, good condition. Reference measurements at the frame. More pictures and information at customer'...
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Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fir, Wood

Dutch Pine Roll Top Cabinet Country House Style Original Scumbled paint C1900
Located in Southampton, GB
Very useful pine Roll Top Storage Cabinet with original, scumbled paint. Inside are 2 seperated compartments, used previously for fire kindlin...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Louis XVI Style Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of Drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style. This piece has three dovetailed drawers with brass trim and hardware throughout. The pulls and locks are in working condition. The p...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

French rustic oak chest of drawers 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The perfect combination of functionality and style with this beautiful oak chest of drawers, made in France around 1900. With three spacious drawers, fitted with brass handles, this...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Adams Style Paint Decorated Commode Cabinet With Pink Marble Top
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Adams Style Paint Decorated Commode Cabinet With Pink Marble Top. Wonderful condition with just some minor age-appropriate wear. Looks like the shelf inside was replaced but fits nic...
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Early 20th Century French Adam Style Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French inlaid marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period. The q...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

English Chippendale Oyster Veneer Chest of Drawers With Etched Brass Hardware
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful medium scale four drawer commode with very handsome oyster veneer in the Chippendale style. The drawers with etched brass pulls. This piece was created by an master craft...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers; French; in the Louis XVI Style. This striking piece features three dovetailed drawers and is made of ebonized Mahogany that has been finished with a lustrous museum...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Early 20th century Art Nouveau dresser with five drawers
Located in Premariacco, IT
Early 20th-century dresser covered in briarwood with three large drawers and a pair of top drawers. It features onion feet, a worked edge, and a set of original period brass handles...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Small Drawer 1860s-1900s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer. This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The round handles are made of iron. These drawers are tasteful, rust...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish with gilded ormulu throughout. Three dovet...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Early 20th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this important antique chest. Created in France, circa 1920 and bombe in shape on all three sides, the cabinet stands on elegant cabriole leg...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk hav...
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

1900s Haberdashery counter, vintage kitchen island, retail counter display
Located in Leicester, GB
Great set of vintage, early 1900s haberdashery drawers from an old textile factory. Solid wooden top, sides and drawers, with brass handles. Pine clad back panel. Ideal kitchen is...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19thc Italian Hand Carved Bookcase Commode
Located in Pasadena, CA
19thc Italian Hand Carved Bookcase Commode. The shelves are adjustable within the top half. The bottom half(commode area) has a three door cabinet style to them and house one shelvin...
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Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was hand-crafted from solid oak and accented with cast brass drawer pulls by obvious master craftsmen! The top features a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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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