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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1930s
Period: 1940s
Louis XV Style Country French Commode Chest of Drawers Server Cabinet Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
1940s John Stuart Large 4 Drawer Commodes with Gilt Brass Handles
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large 1940s John Stuart Inc. 4 Drawer mahogany commodes with gilt brass handles, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1940s American French Provincial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare streamlined dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky for Red Lion Furniture. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. This dresser features wonderful, asymmetrical streamlined lines, unique round drawer pulls, and Stunning Circassion Walnut Veneer. This dresser was originally designed by Sakhnoffsky for display in the "House of Tomorrow" during the 1939 New York World's fair!
Some more info on Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky:
Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was born in Russia in 1901, the son of an Advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. Following the Russian revolution he escaped to the continent and began a career as an automobile designer emigrating to America in 1929. In America he designed many famous automobiles and his drawings of futuristic cars appeared in Esquire Magazine from 1934 on. In furniture he advocated streamline design as in the Bloomingdale’s Department Store furniture shown at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York.
Outside automobiles and furniture, de Sakhnoffsky also created designs in the areas of aircraft design (Sabca), boat design (feather-Craft), Bike design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect culmination of all of these influences and is one of the best examples of his 'streamline' furniture design aesthetic. Add to all of that the 1939 World's Fair connection and you have an extremely rare collector's piece that spans an almost infinite number of genres!
Automotive designs by Sakhnoffsky:
1929 Cord l-29 Special Coupe
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe & Runabout Speedster
1947 White Labatt Streamliner Delivery Truck
1938-41 American Austin Bantam
Commander Gatti's 1937 International Harvester...
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1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
John Widdicomb Art Deco Black Lacquered Dresser Chests, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern dressers or bedside chests
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1940s
Black lacquered mahogany, with brass accents.
Measures: 36"W x 19....
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: wood and bronze
Style: Art Deco French
without handles measures 47 depth
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Burl Walnut Chest of 4 Drawers with Polished Nickel Hardware
Located in New York City, NY
A luxurious, vintage four drawer French Art Deco dresser, chest of drawers in burl walnut featuring a lively grain pattern with a rich, warm ap...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
White Marble Top Mahogany Maison Jansen Style Directoire Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1940s European Directoire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Art Deco Dresser designed by De Coene Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Art Deco dresser in beautiful cherry colored veneer and sculptural feet. Three drawers with brass hardware.
Dimensions: 114 W x 88 H ...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer Paul Frankl Stamped John Stuart Double Dresser
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Black Lacquer Paul Frankl Stamped John Stuart Double Dresser
A spectacular dresser designed by Paul Frankl for John Stuart, recently ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Antique French Louis XV Style inlaid marble top commode is truly breathtaking! If you look closely at the photos provided you will see the intricate inlaid marquetry design thro...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cabinet, Anonymous, Mahogany and Beech, Marble Top, Brass Hardware, Sweden 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cabinet, anonymous,
Sweden, 1940s.
Mahogany, beech, marble and brass.
Dimensions:
H: 70 cm / 2' 3 1/2''
W: 71 cm / 2' 4''
D: 42 cm / 16 1/2''
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Veneitan Paint Decorated Bombe Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1940s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A very well made and useful antique walnut serpentine fronted chest of drawers the Georgian style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
It is of lovely quality...
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1930s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Regency Wine Cooler Sarcophagus Mahogany Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency style mahogany wine cooler.
This wine cooler is of sarcophagus form.
circa 1930
Raised upon boldly carved lions paw feet.
The wine cooler f...
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1930s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Bleached blanket chest trunk, France, 1940s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Bleached Chest blanket France, 1940s, Gothic inspiration.
Category
1940s Gothic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Cabinet with Vitrine, circa 1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Art Deco cabinet with a vitrine on top with mirrored glass. Made of wood in the 1930s.
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Antique Pair of Louis XV Rococo Style French Inlaid Marble Top Commodes Chest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary
This gorgeous pair of Louis XV Style French Marble Top Commodes...
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1940s European Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Walnut and Goat Skin Italian School Commode Chest of Drawers, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Art Deco dresser of the first half of the last century. One can recognize his Italian style, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani. Precious materials that have been u...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin, Walnut
Industrial Chest of Drawers, 1940's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This industrial chest of drawers comes from an old workshop in France and was made in the 1940s. The cabinet has 24 drawers with authentic handles and 4 pull-ou...
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1940s French Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Carved Antique Camphor Chest Chinese Sailors Trunk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A heavily carved Chinese camphor wood chest, circa 1930.
Great interiors piece, can work as a side or coffee table.
Carving is amazingly i...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Slim Oak Rectangular Drawer / Archive / Entomology Cabinet by Atvidabergs Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful and high quality drawer ( 15 drawers ) office cabinet in made of solid oak in Colonial style by Åtvidabers Snickerfabrik Åtvidaberg in Sweden.
This formal archiv...
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1930s Swedish Dutch Colonial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Danish Art Deco Dresser with 3 Drawers of Pine by Danish Furniture Maker 1940s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Danish Art Deco dresser with 3 drawers.
The frame and drawers are made of solid pine, the top and side are made of plywood.
Designed and made by a Danish furniture maker in the 1940s
The chest of drawers is really cozy with round corners and fits well with modern Scandinavian decor as well as the more international style.
It is fine and does not take up much space in a small apartment...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Plywood
Art Deco Dessert Commode Low Sideboard Designed by Jean Pascaud, France, 1930s
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco dessert commode low sideboard designed by Jean Pascaud, France, 1930s.
Spectacular serving commode, in very well cared condition, made of black lacquered wood, lemon tree veneer inside. Body curved to the front, overflowing rectangular base. Each side is decorated with three brass blades. Opening with a brass ring. Top covered with black glass. Wide lower shelf, with mirror on the backside, France, circa 1933.
In good original overall condition, this item shows signs of age and wear, it can be refurbished on request.
A dining set comprising a table with six chairs available in our auction section...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kittinger Mandarin Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
Original five drawer tall boy chest by Kittinger of Buffalo from their modernist Mandarin collection, 1947.
Boldly contrasting Greek key design integrated into drawer pulls.
Glass top, deep divided drawers with vide poche sliding tray.
Putty grey lacquered case with sea haze green drawer...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
1940s French Dresser Attributed to Maurice Rinck
By Rinck
Located in New York, NY
1940s French sycamore dresser attributed to Maurice Rinck. In good original condition. Maurice Rinck is a well-known Art Deco cabinet maker who was based in Paris, Faubourg Saint Ant...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Sycamore
French Satinwood Commode Cabinet Painted Kaufman
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Demilune satinwood commode painted the the Angelica Kaufman manner
circa 1930
Painted features include romantic scenes of young lovers.
Bought from a dealer on Rue de Rossiers at the Paris antiques...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Style Solid Oak Wood Cabinet
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Fantastic Gothic style cabinet made in the first decades of the 20th century. In solid oak wood. Characterized in the upper part by a majestic architectural decoration carved in wood...
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1930s Italian Gothic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Industrial Chest of Drawers, 1940s by Acior Maison Desoer Liège, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Acior Maison Desoer Liège - Industrial chest of drawers very solidly built all steel 35 drawer file cabinet with drawers and the original lab...
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1940s Belgian Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Art Deco Ebonized Chests Designed by De Coene Frères
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Art Deco ebonized three drawer chests.
Designed by De Coene Frères.
Black lacquer with polished brass details, and sabots.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Brass Credenza with Beveled Mirror Front and Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French brass credenza with beveled mirror front and marble top.
This outstanding French Art Deco brass credenza, cabinet, chest or buffet after Jean-Michele Frank has a black marble ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
CIRCA 1940's BURR YEW WOOD BOW FRONTED BEDSIDE SIDE TABLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Burr yew wood, bow fronted, bedside / side end table sized drawers
Please note the delive...
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
Pair of Kittinger Mandarin Chests of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of original three drawer chests by Kittinger of Buffalo from their modernist Mandarin collection, 1947.
Boldly contrasting Greek key design integrated into drawer pulls.
Glass tops, deep divided drawers with vide poche sliding tray.
Putty grey lacquered case with sea haze green drawer faces.
See our separate listings acquired from the same single owner for the matching tall boy dresser, faux bamboo mirror...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Italian mid-century Wooden chest of drawers for tailoring by Filofort, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Wooden chest of drawers for tailoring by Filofort, 1940s
Chest of drawers with rectangular wooden base. On the front there are drawers. On the sides and on the ba...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sideboard in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury sideboard
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs.
We have specialized in the sale of Ar...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small Art Deco Chest of Drawers, Ca.1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Small Art Deco chest of drawers made around 1930 in Belgium. Whit some nice Art Deco handles.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Paolo Buffa Chest of Drawers/Commode circa 1940
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
A fine and elegant chest of drawers or commode by Paolo Buffa, circa 1940. The handsome mahogany case is perfectly proportioned with four horizontal drawers, all with a slight curve...
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1940s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury Sideboard with drawers
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 1930’s French Louis XV Style Painted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930's French Louis XV style commodes. The commodes are hand painted in soft hues of gray, blue and cream. They are a great addition to any bedroom. The chests stand on four ...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Stunning Chest of Drawers by André Sornay, Art Déco, France, circa 1932
By Andre Sornay
Located in Paris, FR
Rare veneer varnished chest of drawers by André Sornay (1902-2000). Black lacquered wood base and handles with gilded brass nailing. Six drawers. Trace of signature on the base.
And...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Robert W Irwin Louis XV French Walnut Chest of Drawers Tallboy Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
"A lovely chest of drawers or dresser by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Crafted from French Walnut in Louis XV styling. Features a rectangular form with burled walnut front, four drawers, cabriole legs and ormolu mounts. Circa 1928-1940
At the ripe age of 23 Robert Irwin rose from office clerk to plant superintendent of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. In 1900 he and some associates purchases Royal Furniture Co, and later it transferred to his very own label in Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end reproductions based off of European and ancient American...
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1930s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Chest of Drawers by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A chest of drawers by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, model "OK". With manufacturer label.
Straight shape with rounded corners, five drawers with pewter knobs...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury sideboard with drawers
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs. We have specialized in ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Figural Bronze Ormolu Chest Commode After Benneman
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XVI figural bronze ormolu chest commode styled after Benneman.
This is an impressive and exquisite large French Louis XVI style, beautifully detailed figural bronze ormolu mounted 2 drawer and 2 door commode...
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
George II Style Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George II style walnut bureau with pull-down fall revealing pigeon holes and small drawers, also pull out bookends with a separate slide below for storage. Below the top it has two small drawers and two long drawers with brass handles stands...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Incredible Art Deco Commode in Curly Maple by Donald Deskey for Widdicomb
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A stunning quality chest of drawers produced in France in the 1940’s in the Manner of Jules Leleu this chest of drawers has four long drawers with brass handles, stands on a quality ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Monterey Four Drawer Dresser, Hand Painted Western Motif, Hand Crafted Oak
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rancho Monterey four drawer dresser / chest of drawers. Hand crafted and hand hammered pulls. Good condition with a significant blemish on the top as seen in the photos. It is made o...
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1940s American Rancho Monterey Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Swedish Art Moderne Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Art Moderne chest of drawers from Sweden, circa 1940. This painted chest of drawers is painted a lovely antique off-white, sits on curved legs and has round drawer pulls...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian mid-century Wooden chest of drawers for tailoring by Filofort, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Wooden chest of drawers for tailoring by Filofort, 1940s
Chest of drawers with rectangular wooden base. On the drawers there are its original logos and advertisin...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Signed Maison Jansen Directoire Bronze Mounted 3 Drawer Mahogany Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, entirely original, stamped Maison Jansen commode in very good condition for its age. This 1940-50s era features gorgeous bronze ormolu and a beautiful slab of va...
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1940s French Directoire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neo-Classical Chest of Drawers in Sycamore and Patinated Bronze, circa 1940/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Neo-classical chest of drawers in sycamore and patinated bronze circa 1940/1950;
the tray is currently protected by a glass plate.
possibility of having two small drawers to put on...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Cutlery Cabinet, Light Walnut, Danish Carpenter, 1940
Located in Lejre, DK
Cutlery cabinet in light walnut by a Danish master carpenter from around the 1940s. The cabinet has 2 doors and 4 drawers. In very good used condition.
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Commode by Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian chest of drawers from the 1930s produced by Gaetano Borsani and attributed to the young Osvaldo Borsani, with shaped top and rounded shapes with 4 drawers, made of veneered walnut. Golden brass opening handles. Revised and wax polished.
His two bedside tables published with code FP12b
About Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936.
In 1933, two years before graduating as an architect, Borsani designed the Casa Minima project for the V Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), along with architects Cairoli and Varisco. This project earned him a silver medal for its Rationalist code and geometries, and he received positive reviews from the critic Edoardo Persico of Casabella magazine.
Villa Borsani And Other Prominent Architectural Work
In 1937, Osvaldo Borsani designed Villa Presenti in Forte dei Marmi, a sea town in Tuscany where the Italian aristocracy and industrial elite would build their houses, a project that displayed the same rationalistic rigor displayed in Casa Minima, but softened by the use of mediterranean finishes and materials.
Villa Borsani designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Varedo, Italy
Villa Borsani. Varedo, Italy
In 1943, Osvaldo designed and built his own house, the Villa Borsani, in Varedo, which, despite being conceptualized under strict Rationalist principles, incorporated objects and art of younger artists that communicate a freer approach to the human expression. The Villa Borsani project involved artists such as Adriano Spilimbergo, Fausto Melotti, Lucio Fontana (who made the ceramic fireplace and the ceramic Madonna), and Agenore Fabbri (who made the bronze statue in the staircase). To this day, Villa Borsani has been preserved with most of its original furniture and it remains with Osvaldo Borsani’s family along with the extensive archives of his work.
Osvaldo Borsani As a Successful Product and Furniture Designer
After Villa Borsani, Osvaldo continued to develop many projects for the Milanese bourgeoisie, frequently with many of the same artists whom he employed for his villa. A particularly strong relationship was the one that Osvaldo developed with artist Lucio Fontana, a close friend since the time of the Accademia de Belle Arti di Brera, and whom Borsani assigned to make a large metal balcony for the Tecno company in 1956.
Osvaldo Borsani’s design work, just as his larger architectural projects, which he also considered design work, very often incorporated elements created by other artists and designers such as: Roberto Crippa, Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Agenore Fabbri, Fausto Melotti, Andrea Cascella...
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1930s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Art Deco 1940's Grosfeld House Mahogany Low Cabinets
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each having silver-embossed leather double doors with lucite handles and decorative round lucite handles on the sides all raised on greek key form legs.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Directoire Heavily Brass Inlaid Ebonized Commode Circa 1940 Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1940s French Directoire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Splendid Italian 1940s Flowers and Butterflies Painted Commode
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s flowers and butterflies painted commode.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Art Deco Macassar Buffet, 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco buffet. The buffet features stunning Macassar ebony wood grain with a decorative pattern design. It offers ample storage, with shelve behind two rotates doors...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Macassar
Art Deco Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Parchment Handles, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Art Deco chest of drawers in mahogany with parchment handles, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
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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