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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1990s
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue
Located in valatie, NY
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue. Harry N Abrams Inc. 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket. 176 pp. with 230 illustrations, 74 in full color. Describes a variety of chairs, so...
Category
1980s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
Stately Chippendale Style Mahogany Lowboy Chest of Drawers
By Councill
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stately Chippendale style lowboy having 3 drawers, cabriole legs with carved drape feet and classic brasses.
Category
1990s American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
White Marble-Top Commode in the Style of French Empire, France, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
1980s French three drawer commode in the style of French Empire
Walnut with ebonized trim detailing
Carrara marble top with rounded front corn...
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1980s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Luxurious Nancy Corzine Solid Mahogany French Style Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A superbly made solid mahogany commode in the French style having 4 roomy drawers, antiqued brass hardware, elegant carved wood decoration including scalloped swag at the bottom and ...
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1990s American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Adrian Alan Catalog, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Adrian Alan Catalog. First edition hardcover. Adrian Alan was established in 1964, Adrian Alan is an international family run business and one of the world...
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1990s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
Pierre Colleu "Mickey Mouse" Plywood and Plastic Chest of Drawers, France, 1980s
Located in Ibiza, Spain
"Mickey Mouse" chest of drawers designed by Pierre Colleu and manufactured by Starform. Composed of four drawers. Made of plywood and plastic painted in different colors, France, 198...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Magnificent Bookmatched Elm Cabinet in the style of Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent cabinet is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
An...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Cabinet by Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Vienna, AT
Bernhard Pedersen & Son cabinet from the 1980 in lacquered wood. "push to open" function. Measures: H. 143.5 cm, B. 52 cm, D. 52 cm.
Som...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Iridescent Blue/Grey Murano Glass and Brass Console
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Three different iridescent colors: Blue, turquoise and grey.
6 drawers with grey velvet inside.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1989 Memphis Style Dresser Gray and Blue Satin Lacquer, Sormani, Italy
By Marco Comolli, Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
A one-of-a-kind gray Memphis style dresser with seven drawers, and a China blue top and side wings. Small black handles complete the piece.
It w...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Covered with Shagreen
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Chest of drawers in rosewood covered with Shagreen
Very good condition
France,
1990.
Category
1990s European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Shagreen, Rosewood
20th Century Italian Design Louis XV Style Pair of Chest, Commode in Pony Hair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and beautiful pair of Louis XV style dresser completely covered in horse hair. Italian design attributable to the 1980s. Curly golden bronzes as decoration. The shape is moved a...
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1980s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Charles Pfister for Baker Prima Vera Mahogany Three-Drawer Oval Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Charles Pfister for Baker Furniture oval three drawer commode. Prima vera mahogany case and drawer fronts with flush concentric circled swiveling brass pulls. Four radius end legs an...
Category
1980s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1990s Spanish Modern Design Console Table with Three Drawers and Wall Mirror
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Spanish modern design wooden console table with wall mirror decorated using glass, mirrors and bronze fittings.
Category
1990s Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998
Located in valatie, NY
Christie's: Palazzo Dal Pozzo Arredi e Dipinti Dalla, September 1998. Softcover auction catalogue 857 lots on 107 pages, all in color. Italian furniture, painting and accessories.
NP...
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1990s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
1980s Green Canopy Bed and Chest of Drawers Dark Lacquer for Sormani, Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
Canopy bed
An unusual canopy bed, named Fauno, manufactured by Sormani in very dark green (almost black) glossy lacquer, with 4 columns in grey nextel and a metal canopy in light apple green. The bed has multifunctional structures all around: two trays that work as night tables, one front tray that works as further support (for a TV-screen, for instance), and a back shelf of 17cm (6" 11/16) for your favorite books.
All "trays" are adjustable as seen in pictures and can be also adjusted in height.
The bed includes a wooden bed slat (see picture) with a metal frame, and a provisional mattress, while you buy your own favorite. Mattress size should be cm 160x200x20-25 (63 in × 79 in x ca. 9" 27/32).
Size of bed: H 225 x W 175 x D 235 cm (7' 4" 37/64 x 5' 8" 57/64 x 7' 8" 33/64)
Size of trays: cm 47 x 32 (1' 6" 1/2 x 1' 19/32).
Height of bed (without mattress) cm 40 (1' 3" 3/4)
Commode
Chest of drawers in very dark green lacquer (the famous 20-gloss silky mat lacquer of Sormani) with six spacious drawers: two in elegant salmon lacquer, standing out with a colorful touch and four in dark green. Please note the skillful shape of each drawer front: a triangular shape with a recessed, convex upper part. In its simplicity, a real work of craftsmanship for an Industrial manufacturer such as Sormani of Arosio, Italy.
Size of commode: cm H 78 W 160 D 52 (H 2' 6" 45/64 x W 5' 2" 63/64 x D 1' 8" 15/32)
Perfect for the entrance or the bedroom of a sleek city apartment or even for a contemporary mountain hut.
The piece is in very good conditions. Just normal wear and tear in some parts.
Davide Pizzigoni...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
1980s Italian Dark Green Satin Lacquer Chest of Drawers by Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
Chest of drawers in very dark green lacquer (the famous 20-gloss silky mat lacquer of Sormani) with six spacious drawers: two in elegant salmon lacquer, standing out with a colorful touch and four in dark green. Please note the skillful shape of each drawer front: a triangular shape with a recessed, convex upper part. In its simplicity, a real work of craftsmanship for an industrial manufacturer such as Sormani of Arosio, Italy.
Perfect for the entrance or the bedroom of a sleek city apartment or even for a contemporary mountain hut.
Davide Pizzigoni...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Custom, Handcrafted Chest on Frame, 1984
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Bench made, handcrafted chest on frame, made in 1984. Five graduated tiger maple drawers on tiger maple legs, cabinet with painted decoration. Sig...
Category
1980s American William and Mary Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint, Maple, Poplar
Trout Studios Grisette Cabinet Birch Wood Aluminum Chest of Drawers Post Modern
By Trout Studios
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Post Modern "Grisette" cabinet by Trout Studios, California. Item features drawers that open from either side (finished all the way around), birch wood construction, brushed aluminum...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Wood Brass and Art Glass Italian Commode and Chests of Drawer, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid elegance for this rare example of a two-drawer chest of drawers; all due to the research of its shape and the processing of its materials.
The chest of drawers is composed ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Enfilade with Four Drawers in Wood and Brass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Enfilade with four drawers in wood and brass.
Category
1980s European Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Commode with Three Drawers in Brass and Tinted Glass
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Commode with three drawers in brass and tinted glass.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kuramata Side 1 Furniture in Irregular Form 1989
Located in London, GB
A Kuramata side 1 eighteen drawers cabinet in cherrywood.
Shiro Kuramata was a Japanese designer from 1965 when he founded the Kuramata Design Office in Tokyo...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wool
Commode with Three Drawers in Teinted Glass and Applications in Murano Glass
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Commode with three drawers in teinted white glass with applications of Murano glass.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unbelievable Restored Bamboo and Birdseye Maple Cabinet by Baker, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning, unique restored cabinet by Baker Furniture, circa 1980. Expertly constructed reed bamboo case construction with doors, top and back veneered in bookmatched Birdseye Maple. Custom butter-burst lacquer finish in the style occasionally found on rare vintage Gibson and Martin guitars...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Birdseye Maple
Snakeskin Commode in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Montreal, QC
Python skin covered chest of drawers set on later silver leaf base. Provenance: Collection of Vincent Petragnani. Senior designer of Ethan Allen.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Animal Skin
Stunning Restored Pair of Olivewood Chests by Henredon, circa 1980
By Henredon
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent chests are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
A...
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Olive
1990s Italian Unique White Black and Gold Chest or Sideboard on Brass Legs
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind modern three-drawer sideboard or console, entirely handmade in Italy, very attractive design, the surround in ivory white glass is also finished at the back so that thi...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold, Brass
After Piero Fornasetti White Bone Veneered Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
White Bone Veneered Chest of Drawers designed or after Piero Fornasetti of bombe commode form 36"w x 16"d x 30"h
Category
1990s Italian Archaistic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Baker Furniture Georgian Banded Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style bow front four-drawer commode, dresser, or chest of drawers
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Mahogany, with satinwood banding, and orig...
Category
1980s American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair Boulle Chest of Drawers Tall Boy French Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous single French Boulle style chest of drawers
Boulle was a famous French cabinet maker working out of Paris in the 1800s
Boulle was reknowned for his distinctive style of inla...
Category
1980s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Shiro Kuramata Side 1 drawer cabinet Cappellini Italy 1989
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare an one of the first Side 1 drawer cabinets designed by Shiro Kuramata and manufactured by Cappellini in Italy in 1989. The 'Side One' was first execu...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Chest of drawers by Derk Jan De vries, Belgium, 1980s
Located in Palermo, PA
Chest of drawers by Derk Jan De vries, Belgium, 1980s.
Dimensions: H= 78 cm; W= 76 cm; D= 48 cm.
Category
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Cassettiera "Programma S11"di Angelo Mangiarotti per Sorgente dei Mobili
Located in Conversano, IT
Scopri la splendida cassettiera della serie "Programmma S11", ideata da Angelo Mangiarottti e prodotta dall'acclamata azienda Sorgente del Mobile di Arosio, Como.
Questa cassettiera ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Chest of drawers in bamboo and wicker, 1980.
Located in Roma, RM
Chest of drawers in bamboo and wicker, 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Bamboo, Wicker
Pair of Italian bedside tables by Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti ITALIA
Located in Milano, IT
Experience the timeless elegance of Italian post-modern design with this exquisite pair of bedside tables. Crafted in 1982 by the renowned Umberto Asnago for the esteemed Giorgetti m...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Century Furniture Contrasting Stacked Chest of Drawers from the Milan Series
Located in Peabody, MA
Stacked three drawer chest in contrasting mahogany and black lacquer from the Milan series by Century Furniture, circa Mid-1990s.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Hervé Baley, Wooden Chest of Drawers, C. 1991-1996
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers by Hervé Baley, c.1991-1996. Made of Oregon pine on structured wood.
Category
1990s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Cream Color Glass and Brass Commode, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Very elegant Italian chest of drawers covered entirely in glass and brass, features its legs in a micro fusions of brass, very precious workmanship.
The chest of drawers is composed...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unusual Large Vintage, Tall, Wavy Profile Post Modern Drawer Cabinet, 1980s, USA
Located in Hastings, GB
Really unusual large, tall, wavy profile post modern drawer cabinet, 1980s, USA. Brass handles, 4 drawers.
Condition is good - a few little nicks to blonde lacquer; bit of age-relate...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Empire Revival Marble Top Chest 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful vintage Empire Revival maple and walnut marble topped chest, late 20th Century in date.
This stunning chest features a beautiful cream marble top and attractiv...
Category
1980s Empire Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Bedside Tables in Black Tinted Glass with Three Drawers
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of bedside tables in black tinted glass with three drawers.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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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