Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Danish Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Very special late Empire chest of drawers with opaline glass inlay, 19th century, Denmark, 1830. Mahogany with Ivory colored glass inlay. Having four drawers with working locks, 1 ...
Category
1830s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Opaline Glass, Mahogany
Postmodern Pink Lacquered Curved Bullnose Commode /Chest of Drawers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Transform your space with the Postmodern Pink Lacquered Curved Bullnose Commode/Chest of Drawers. This piece boasts a unique curved design and a vibrant pink lacquer finish, creating...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th c. Danish Oak Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A Danish chest of drawers from the 18th century in original patina. European oak with traces of original white paint. Shaped top and beautifully carved arbalette shaped drawers with ...
Category
18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Paint
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Adam Style Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers in the Georgian style, the moulded edge top above four graduated oak lined drawers with the original brass engraved swan nec...
Category
1880s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian six drawers black lacquer with brass handles commode
Located in London, GB
A fine Italian black lacquered six drawers commode with beautiful brass handles and brass sabots .
C1950 Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Eight Drawer Chest of Drawers or Jewelry Chest in Rosewood by Harvey Probber
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Eight drawer chest of drawers or jewelry chest in rosewood by Harvey Probber.
Jewelry, lingerie, silver or chest or drawers with eight drawers, rosewood fronts, ebonized oak sides...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Victorian walnut bedside chests
Located in Salisbury, GB
Pair of Victorian walnut bedside chests
Each drawer is fitted the original turned walnut handles. Running down each front corner is a very attractive moulding.
In the Victorian perio...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning and rare 18th century walnut commode or chest of drawers that embodies the elegance and sophistication of 18th century French design having bronze sculpted bird handles or p...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Brix Modular Dresser Cabinet Set of 3 by Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian modern Brix modular lowboy triple-wide dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular stacking drawer system that can be arranged in almost e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
French First Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Commode / Dresser, c. 1810
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Classic French Empire Chest made from rosewood veneer and featuring ebonized front columns, c. 1810. Iconic of the Empire style, two ebony black round columns flank the bank of dovet...
Category
1810s Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Art Deco style chest of drawers from the mid-20th century, Poland. After renovat
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco style TV chest of drawers from the 1950s.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 46 cm / width ...
Category
1950s Polish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C Swedish 4 drawer painted pine commode. 1890.
Reference: 8228
Dimensions
40 inches (102 cms) Wide
19 inches (48 cms) Deep
39 inches (99 cms) High
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Michel Pigneres Mirrored Chest of Drawers
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Michel Pigneres, chest of drawers, brass, chrome-plated steel, mirrored glass, France, circa 1968.
This exquisite cabinet is beautifully designed featuring a nice structure of sharp...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
19th-C. Rustic English Country Pine Chest / Commode W / Porcelain Knobs
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale 19th century English carved pine chest or commode with porcelain knobs. The drawers have dovetail construction. It has age appropriate patina.
Category
Late 19th Century English Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Porcelain, Pine
Restauration Period Commode In Flamed Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Sublime Restauration Period chest of drawers in flamed mahogany on all sides, topped with black granite marble.
Opening four drawers.
Exceptional facade treated in symmetrical doub...
Category
1820s French Restauration Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top circa 1870.
Stunning french commode of grand proportions beautifully veneered in palisander from the rosewood fa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Paint
Rare 18th Century Mahogany bachelors Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare Geo III mahogany bachelors chest of small proportions, the fold over top with polished interior rests on pull out lopes, above an arrangement four graduating drawers with pi...
Category
1760s European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Danish modern Petite teak chest of drawers by Hans Hove & Palle Petersen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Danish modern Petite teak chest of drawers by Hans Hove & Palle Petersen Made by Christian Linnebergs mobler. Has 5 small sliding drawers made of solid birch blonde wood. Small End t...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Baker Furniture Dutch Oak Bombe Chest or Commode
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Solid oak, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 33.7...
Category
1960s American Dutch Colonial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th century Danish small teak chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century Danish small teak chest of drawers circa 1960.
3 drawers fitted with brass looped handles. Rich colour and unusually for teak polished surface.
Standing on tapere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi
Located in MADRID, ES
Mid-century sideboard designed by Vittorio Dassi.
This walnut sideboard consists of two doors, with carved wood and a brass key and lock.
The top of the cabinet is the original sta...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophist...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Chest of Drawers, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Commode in Quartz, Shagreen and Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The constellation commode is the perfect storage unit for a living room or dining area. The amorphous shaped piece is completely inlaid in cream shagreen, with a stunning Smokey whit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Brouer Mobelfabrik Rosewood Six Drawer Dresser Cabinet
By Brouer Mobel
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish low chest of drawers by Brouer Mobelfabrik, manufactured in Denmark, 1965. Crafted from rosewood, the cabinet features tapered mitered edges and six drawers with square recess...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Contemporary Brutalist Geometric Commode in Solid Oak
By Sóha
Located in Paris, FR
Wardrobe made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Measures: H. 77 x 170 x 60 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Henredon Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Black Lacquered Campaign Chest, 1970s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style chest or cabinet
By Henredon, "Artefacts" Collection
USA, Circa 1970s
Black lacquered oak, with original brass hardw...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Italian Neoclassic Walnut Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a rectangular top over two over two long drawers all with shield form escutcheons, raised on square tapered legs.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Henredon Mid-Century Modern Campaign Style Highboy Dresser Chest Double Door
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Henredon Mid-Century Modern campaign style highboy dresser chest double door compartment Mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Chest of Drawers with Folding Top and Secretaire with Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Chest of Drawers with Folding Top and Secretaire with Drawers
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Brutalist Geometric Commode in Solid Oak by Soha Concept
By Sóha, Denis Milovanov
Located in Paris, FR
Wardrobe made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Measures: H. 77 x 170 x 60 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Matched Pair of Maison Jansen style Ebonized and Gilded Louis XV Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous commodes are made of oak and walnut and lacquered in black lacquer and genuine time-worn gold leaf. The commodes were designed in the manner of Maison Jansen of Paris ...
Category
1960s American Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique New York Late Classical Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Chest Circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1820 New York Late Classical Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dresser. Single long drawer over four short drawers above four more long drawers, original round wood pulls, flanking ...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Bedside Tables / Chests
Located in Bradenton, FL
Sophisticated tailored design in this pair of three drawer chests designed by T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb.
Each piece features three deep dovetailed drawers and horizontal ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
KINDEL Mahogany Queen Anne Style Highboy Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Queen Anne style highboy chest by Kindel Furniture, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Solid mahogany with brass hardware; complimented by brok...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Brix Modular 5-Drawer 100cm Chest of Drawers, Bensen, Italy
By Bensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal Italian Modern Brix Modular 5-Drawer 100cm Dresser by Bensen, Italy. Brix is a modular stacking drawer system that can be arranged in almost endl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
19thC English Pine Bank Haberdashery Drawers / Counter
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English Pine Bank Haberdashery Drawers / Counter
sku 1713
W157 x D48 x H100 cm
Base 73 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Charlotte Perriand, Pair of Chests of Drawers Les Arcs, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charlotte Perriand (attributed to), pair of chests of drawers in solid pine, circular handles, LES ARCS circa 1960
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Sligh Walnut High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Sligh Walnut High Chest. Featuring a straight line design, six drawers for storage, recessed handles, chrome ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Royal Side Table, Paris, Fire-Gilded, Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century royal side table, Paris. Fire-gilded, Louis XV
Majestic side table with extremely finely chased and gold-plated bronze fittings. Slightly convex and concave curved body...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Sideboard by Belgo Chome in the Style of Maison Jansen, 1970s
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage sideboard / commode from 1970s in the style of Maison Jansen.
Doors are covered with black glass panels and decorated with massive plexiglass handles.
The top is travertine...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Demilune Commodes
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very fine pair of early 19th Century Northern European neoclassical demilune commodes, the original shaped marble tops over two brass molded door...
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Fancy John Widdicomb Regency Style Two Drawer Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant medium sized two drawer commode having magnificent glossy mahogany with curlicue paint and gilt decoration, shiny brasses and cabriole legs.
Category
Early 2000s American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Commode from the Louis XIV Regency Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this rare chest of drawers hailing from the Louis XIV Regency era in the 18th century. It has a gracefully curved facade which unfolds with four drawers arranged ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Bombé Carved & Painted Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and painted-wood chest of three drawers. This vintage chest from France features a curvy bombé style case, scalloped skirt along three sides, decorative panel carving...
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency John Stuart Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
By John Stuart
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency chest of drawers. Made by the iconic John Stuart group. Beautiful flame Mahogany with brass laurel detail. Signed on the inside. Perfect as a chest, sidebo...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Server Buffet Sideboard
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Louis XV French Style Inlaid White Marble Top Dresser Chest Commode
Dimensions : 50" Wide X 33.5" Tall X 20" Deep
This commode was made in ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Provincial Empire Marble Top Commode, France, Circa:1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome 3-drawer commode has an incomparable restrained beauty. While it has all the design elements of French Empire furniture, the application is more provincial than Parisia...
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1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Widdicomb Mahogany Serpentine Chest with Mirror on Wheels
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Widdicomd Mahogany Serpentine front commode Chest of drawers with detachable Mirror on Wheels. Measures 45" in width, 23" in depth and 34" in height and 68" ta...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Mirror & Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Mirror & Chest Of Drawers. They been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Mirror 50 h x 36 w
Category
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
Materials
Brass
Sideboard with Roller Shutter Doors
Located in Budapest, HU
Rare sideboard with roller shutter doors,
shelwes inside,
wood and metal construction.
From around 1970's, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Chest of Drawers from Italy
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present you with this wonderful Italian chest of drawers originating from the Louis XVI period. Its top displays stunning marquetry that enhances its aesthetic ap...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
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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