Skip to main content

Commodes and Chests of Drawers

234
3
1
to
23
155
82
238
235
235
1,911
757
588
567
564
499
367
355
267
198
170
160
131
51
48
14
1
188
45
4
25
7
5
12
1
1
3
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
223
61
45
42
40
189
144
107
26
22
3
2
2
1
1
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Arts and Crafts
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Fine Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Wellington Type Pedestal Chest Having Well Figured Top Over Seven Drawers, With Chamfered Edges And Original Brass Swan Neck Handles, F...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Arts & Crafts / Art Nouveau Walnut Chest of Seven Drawers
Located in Norwich, GB
Superb Arts & Crafts figured walnut chest with an unusual arrangement of seven drawers. Original brass poppy-head embossed handles and brass castors. Circa 1900. An excellent qualit...
Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Freestanding Quality Marquetry Inlaid Kingwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian freestanding quality marquetry inlaid kingwood chest of drawers having a quality attractive kingwood crossbanded top with floral marquetry inlay and a brass edge, k...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood

Antique Victorian Flamed Hardwood Two over Four Chest of Drawers Timber Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely large scaled, Flamed Mahogany, Victorian two over four, chest of drawers A good looking well made and d...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany chest of drawers form England with a wonderfully grained top and front. There are two over three drawers, ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Unusual Antique Victorian Miniature Quality Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian miniature quality mahogany chest of drawers having a quality rectangular mahogany top above a shaped frieze drawe...
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Oak Dressing Table with Pierced Hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts three drawer dressing table with pierced heart, swivel beveled mirror and stylised copper handles and escutcheons...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Double Wellington Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 19th Century Mahogany Double Wellington Chest With Two Banks Of Six Drawers With Replacement Brass Knobs Flanked By Hinged Locking Pilaster To Each Side Raised On Original Plinth Base. The first Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, commissioned the first chest of this type, i.e. a tall bank of drawers secured by hinged locking pilasters to take with him and carry around various battlefields and that is where the name wellington chest comes from. It is now used to refer to almost any tall, narrow antique chest of drawers. By default this particular design of chest is therefore referred to as a double wellington chest. From around 1820 onwards they were manufactured in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, plus they varied a great deal in terms of both their quality and the wood which they are constructed from. This wellington chest is of a form rarely found in terms of its double bank of drawers...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Original 1890 Army & Navy C.S.L Stamped Campaign Chest of Drawers Including Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare solid mahogany with brass trim Army & Navy C.S.L stamped officers Campaign chest of drawers with drop front Birds Eye Maple desk...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped marble top commode chest having a wonderful serpentine shaped coloured marble top, gilded frieze...
Category

18th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Serpentine

Pair of Victorian Walnut Wellington Chests
Located in Essex, MA
Each with squarish rectangular tops over six green tooled leather faced drawers with cast bail handles the whole with hinged lock side mechanism with key. Plinth base.
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Antique Carved 4 Drawers Dresser w/ Large Beveled Swivel Clove Shape Mirror
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique tiger maple four drawers carved dresser. on tall legs circa 1880s. I large swivel beveled mirror of a stretched clove shape.
Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Maple

19th Century Antique Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is an unusual 19th century antique Victorian mahogany bow front chest with a white marble top. It has a thumb moulded edge, t...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Commode, Potty, Mahogany, Table Sofa Bedside Original Pot & Cover, Victorian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Elegant, classical form - Conversation piece - Perfect height for sofa or bedside table The hinged moulded top opening to reveal the original fitted interior with ceramic pot and ...
Category

1830s English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Captain / Sir C Pigott 1881 Howard & Son's Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare very large Howard & Son’s 1881 stamped burr & burl walnut chest of drawers with military history These are pretty much the finest quality chest of drawers I have ever laid my hands on, they are substantial in weight, the cuts of walnut have a deep rich grain and simply glow in the right light, they are the most exquisite quality. The inside top right drawer is stamped Howard & Son’s Berners street, there is also remnants of a paper label which has the serial number on of 8696 4332 and then “Easy Chair & Sofa Factory, Howard & Son’s Upholsterers 2526 & 27 Berners Street London Patent dining table” What a great piece of history. The real Piece De Resistance! Is the back of the drawers, they have the original name tag of the owner who commissioned them, one Sir C Pigott, its dated Sept 12 1881, the full history of the good chap is as follows "Captain Pigott, was born 13 January 1859, son of Sir Charles Robert Pigott, 3rd Baronet, and Mary Louisa (who died in 1873), daughter of Captain C Hallowell Carew, RN, of Beddington Park, Surrey. He joined the 60th King's Royal Rifles; served in the Zulu War...
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Arts & Crafts Carved Oak Bedside Chests, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts style large nightstands or cabinets USA, Circa 1980s Carved oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 34"W x 16"D x 28.38"H. Newly refinished ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

21st Century White Classic Toelette by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Add a charming touch to your bedroom with this elaborately carved four-drawer (Blumotion sof-closing system) make-up table. White finishing, premium solid wood structure, luxury knob...
Category

2010s Italian Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Sublime Patina circa 1880 Pitch Pine Chest of Drawers Must See Timber Grain!!!!!
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this absolutely stunning Victorian Pitch Pine low two over two chest of drawers with Victorian castors and stamped to the ...
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Commode, Potty, Mahogany, Plum Pudding, Original Pullout Footrest & Ceramic Pot
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Stunning plum pudding veneers, colour and patina. - Perfect height for a sofa table, or bedside - Unusual scroll-shaped front - Striking conversation piece Particulary fine 19th ...
Category

1830s English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Tall Victorian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Lamp Wine Occasional End Tables
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Victorian tall chests of drawers in walnut A very good looking well made and functional pair of drawers, ideally suited as...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Silent Night Bedside Table Cabinet with Butlers Serving Tray for Drinks & Snacks
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this nice Silent Night bedside table with butlers serving tray A nice bedside table with green topped butlers serving tray for drinks...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Softwood

Late 1800s Mahogany Walnut Burl Bureau Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 1800s amazing 11 drawers mahogany and walnut burl and burl veneer bureau chest of drawers. Original hardware and detachable top 4 drawers.
Category

Late 19th Century North American Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tall Flame Mahogany Chest
Located in High Point, NC
19th century tall flame mahogany chest from Scotland. The graining of the wood is breath-taking, and is a showpiece all in itself. The case has simple sides, and in the front, there ...
Category

19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

21st Century Four Drawer Dresser by Modenese Gastone, White and Silver Leaf
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Bespoke baroque make-up table by Modenese Gastone Interiors, Italian furniture producer. The unique elegance of this five-drawer vanity unit is astonishing when we admire its bombed ...
Category

2010s Italian Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Early 19th Century S & H Jewell Bowfront from London
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century mahogany bow front attributed to S & H Jewell from London. S & H Jewell were fine quality cabinet makers who were established in 1830. They were a family business ...
Category

19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Late 19th Century Chest of Drawers Vanity with Marble Top and Hinging Mirror
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful craftsmanship antique bedroom vanity. For a piece of furniture that is over 120 years old to be in this beautiful condition, to us,...
Category

Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Early 20th Century Mahogany Solicitors Drawers
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th century mahogany solicitors drawers - Mahogany drawers - Paneled sides and back - Original brass pulls - Original sprung documents holder in the drawers - English, ...
Category

Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Lovely Original Victorian Chest of Drawers with Scottish Tartan Wrap, Marble Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian circa 1880 oak chest of drawers with Scottish Tartan wrap finish and Italian Carrara marble to...
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Ormolu and Wedgwood Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Julius Zwiener
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu- and Wedgwood Jasperware-Mounted mahogany commode à l'Anglaise Firmly Attributed to Julius Zwiener A fine commode an l'anglaise having a shap...
Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of Antique Scottish Late Victorian Mahogany Collector’s Chests
Located in Glasgow, GB
A good quality pair of late 19th century solid mahogany collector’s or specimen chests with trade label for ‘David Souttar of Aberdeen’. Each with a moulded top above five finely dov...
Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Victorian Pine Chest of Drawers Wash Stand with Gallery Back Stunning Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian pine chest of drawers wash stand with gallery back These drawers are part of a set of Victorian pine furniture i have fo...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Victorian Sign Painted Chemist’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Sign Painted Chemist’s Chest of Drawers A stunning piece of Victorian Shop display, this one is advertising all manner of balms, perfumes and ...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare Howard & Son's Victorian Chest of Drawers Hidden Silver Wear Cupboard
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this stunning extremely rare original early Victorian mahogany Howard & Son’s Berners street large chest of drawers with hidden silver cupboard This is a very interesting piece, you have four large drawers to the top, the bottom two drawers are actually one large faux fronted cupboard, the idea being you hid your silver wear...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Tall 6 Drawers Burl Wood Dressers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of tall burl wood superior quality six drawers dresser in excellent condition.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl

American Eastlake Victorian Oak 36 Drawer Industrial Tool Machinist Tall Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Eastlake Victorian 36 drawer industrial tool machinist tall work chest. Believed to be oak. Item features 36 drawers (minus 1), solid wood ...
Category

Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Schumacher Early 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
As dapper as they come, this early 19th-century Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers, with its original fittings and ebonized, gilded columns, is downright remarkable. A classic desig...
Category

19th Century German Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

19th Century Mahogany Chest
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English mahogany chest of drawers with a shaped top and lovely graining, following down to two over three drawers, flanked by hand turned columns and simple sides. The b...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Very Rare Victorian Tambour Door Cupboard Bookcase on Bank Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare Victorian tambour door cupboard and bank of drawers I have never seen another cupboard like this, tambour drawers are almost alwa...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

English Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, mahogany five-drawer chest with rosewood crossbanded top. Beaded drawers have inset olivewood stringing and oval brass hardware featuring the Prince of Wales triple plume an...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Large 19th Century Birch Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large 19th century birch chest of drawers This lovely large chest is has 2 short drawers over three graduated drawers and a sold top with an attractive moulded edge The chest has...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

1860s English Collector's Drawer Cabinet Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1860s English collector's drawer cabinet chest. Comprised of rustic cream painted wood, this Victorian collector's chest features two columns of seven drawers for a total of fourteen...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Gründerzeit Chest of Drawers with Figures beech hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
High-right, one-door corpus. In the articulated front is a wide door, carved in gold, flanked by sculptural carved female heads on a curved frame. Slightly p...
Category

19th Century German Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Beech

Contemporary Commode or Cabinet by Studio 1+11 , Black wood 21st Cent , Germany
Located in Berlin, DE
This conceptual commode HIRO by Studio 1+11 has been created with endless layers and depths, which you can’t see on first sight. After a detailed dispute with the art object you’re able to see those individual secrets. We interpret this sensual work as a cabinet, which has the potential to adapt to any given room. Therefore it is enabled to assume any given form - It could be a cabinet in your bedroom, it could be placed in an entrance hall or be left as a sculpture in a room. CHI is the perfect complement to etagere storage...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Very Rare Large Victorian Photographers Chest Bank of Drawers Collectors Chest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian photographers bank / chest of drawers A very lovely piece in lightly restored condition throughout, we have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished it This chest of drawers has sat unused since 1944, it was recently found and when cleaned out was full of Victorian photographic lenses, glasses, all manor of weird and wonderful things, I’ll be selling the all the pieces in one large job lot...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century Post Civil War American Rosewood Chest of Drawers w/ Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
A beautifully-carved & highly decorated Victorian chest of drawers in prized rosewood with original statuary marble. Features original and complete carved rosewood appliqués and knob...
Category

1860s American Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Victorian Green Velvet Corner Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian-style green velvet upholstered corner commode cabinet with needlepoint front door panel.
Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Velvet

French Victorian White Painted Carved Wood and Marble Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian white painted and carved bedside commode with inset marble top and a shaped back rail.
Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Morris and Co. Arts & Crafts Walnut Chest of Drawers with Finely Cast Handles
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. A Superior Quality Arts & Crafts Walnut Chest of Drawers, with finely cast floral detailed handles. Stamped Morris and Co. 449 Oxford Stre...
Category

Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Victorian Period Specimen Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine piece of furniture was crafted for the housing of specimens either scientific or esoteric. The many small drawers can house medals, silverware, stamps or any common collect...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Pine

French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.
Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest & Cupboard
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A high quality 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest & Cupboard with panelled sides, standing over three mahogany lined drawers with brass handles, a cupboard with two adjustable she...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th century burr walnut table top chest of drawers commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality mid 19th Century Victorian antique burr walnut table top chest of drawers that has three graduating mahogany lined drawers with fine turned walnut knob handles. It stand...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Victorian burl walnut chest of drawers
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers This Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers was made circa 1870. Burr walnut chests of drawers were made in limited numbers in the Victorian pe...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

British Military Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form in two sections. The top with brass corners and two over one long drawer. The lower case with two drawers. Toupie feet. Recessed flush brass handles.
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Liberty & Co Attri, Arts & Crafts Oak Chest of Drawers of Small Proportions
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak chest of three drawers of small proportions with circular copper handles.
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Pair Of Victorian Mahogany Apothecary Chests
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a rectangular top over six drawers with a red wash and gilt lettering. Wood knobs. Plinth base.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Wide Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English wide chest of drawers made from pine. the top has a molded edge, following down to hand paneled sides and six drawers in the front. Th...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Burr Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A super quality 19th century French Commode chest of drawers with beautiful figured Burr Walnut throughout, and solid removable Marble top, four drawers and original french brass swa...
Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

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.

Recently Viewed

View All