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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1950s
Pair of Midcentury Chest of Drawers in Oak by Kai Kristiasen, Danish Design
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of chest of drawers in oak. Designed by Kai Kristiasen and made by Aksel Kjærsgaard cabinetmakers. Great original condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Nightstand / Small Chest in the style of Widdicomb
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A taller nightstand or thin small chest having four drawers the top one with dividers and a small moveable tray . The turned brass pulls and backing pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Modern Chest of Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic early 20th century American modernist chest with four drawers with wide wooden pulls, and all with a beautiful timeless ivory painted finish that blends seamlessly into myriad...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
1960s Jiri Jiroutek Upcycled Chest of Drawers, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly lacquered body in black mat finish
- Drawers in original condition with minors signs of use (has been repolished only )
- The iron hairpin legs were added afterwards.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
American Modern Tall Chest of Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic early 20th century American modernist tall chest with five drawers with wide wooden pulls, and with a beautiful timeless ivory painted finish that blends seamlessly into any s...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Italian midcentury cest of drawers by Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Walnut low chest of drawers designed by Gianfranco Frattini manufactured by Bernini.
Iconic piece of Gianfranco Frattini, this elegant sideboard present five drawers for each side,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
1960s Omann Jun Palisander Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good / very good original condition with minor signs of use.
- The iron hairpin legs were added afterwards.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Svend Langkilde Danish Rosewood Cabinet, c1960
Located in London, GB
Svend Langkilde - Rosewood cabinet
2-door cabinet made from exquisite rosewood designed by Sven Langkilde and produced by his own company Langkilde Mobler. The internal space is m...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Sideboard Commode Chest Teak, Denmark, 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury sideboard teak, Denmark, 1960.
fully restored. original key.
Carved drawer handels.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Paolo Buffa Mid-Century Chest of Drawers in Wood
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and elegant wooden chest of drawers designed by Paolo Buffa in the 1950s, of fine Italian workmanship.
The desk is made entirely of wood. The frame is supported by four stu...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Ole Wanscher large Chest of Drawers in dark brown wood for A.J. Iversen, Denmark
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant and large chest of drawers designed by Ole Wanscher for furniture maker A.J Iversen in Denmark. The chest of drawers consists of 8 drawers in three different heights veneered...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Chest of Drawers with Iron Legs and Brass Details
Located in Rome, IT
Chest of drawers of modern design, manufactured in Italy during the 1950s.
This cabinet is lacquered with very dark brown shellac
An elegant and modern piece, rich in details.
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Swedish 1930s Pine Chest in the Style of Axel-Einar Hjorth
Located in Berlin, DE
A Scandinavian Modern chest in acid stained pine.
In the style of Axel-Einar Hjorth.
Key included.
Executed in Sweden, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Jiri Jiroutek U 450 Type Chest of Drawers for Interier Praha, Czechoslovakia 196
Located in Zohor, SK
Iconic mid-century chest of drawers produced as a U450 Model by Interier Praha in 1960s. Designed by Jiri Jiroutek. This is an original piece produced in 1960s. The chest of drawers ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass, Oak
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Planner Group Desk Organizer
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Paul McCobb Planner group desk organizer by Winchendon Furniture. Made in the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
1930s Chippendale Serpentine Front Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Pull Out Tray
Located in Germantown, MD
1930s Chippendale Serpentine front mahogany chest of drawers with pull out tray. Measures 30" in width x 17" in Depth x 30" in height. Original hardware in place.
Solid vintage con...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1960s Portable Oak Bookcase by Uluv, Czechoslovakia
By Úľuv
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item has been carefully refurbished.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Sideboard, Danish Design by Kai Winding for Hundevad & Co, circa 1960
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique commode, Danish design by Kai Winding for Hundevad & Co, circa 1960.
Very good condition, renovation included. Upper drawer closed with a key. Key included. Very spacious dra...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Rosewood Small Sideboard Chest of Drawers, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Rosewood cabinet made in Denmark in the 1960s.
The chest of drawers is perfect as a TV cabinet.
Dimensions: height 48 cm, width 100 cm, depth 43 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Petite Four Stacked Drawer Chest w/Embossed Vellum Front & Brass Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian chest with embossed vellum drawer fronts, from the mid 20th century. This vintage chest from Italy is small in size but big on storage. It consists of four drawers, stacke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early Production 3 Drawer Chests Designed by Florence Knoll / Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic architectural design. Early production dresser or chest of drawers designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International.Retains original KNOLL label.
Beautiful walnut grain ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early Production Florence Knoll 3-Drawer Chest/ Dresser / Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic architectural design ,, Early production dresser or chest of drawers designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International.Retains original KNOLL label..
Beautiful walnut gr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Danish Chest of Drawers
Located in Praha, CZ
- very good original condition with minor signs of use.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1950s Oak Chest of Drawers, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Item has been carefully refurbished
-quality craftsmanship work.
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak
Syrian Chest With Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Syrian chest, extensively decorated with mother of pearl inlay, it has 5 drawers and a white marble top.
Extensive detail and craftsmanship, an exceptional pi...
Category
1960s Syrian Moorish Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Louis XVI Style Commode after Benneman and Stöckel Model for Marie-Antoinette
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century Louis XVI style Guillaume Benneman from a model by Joseph Stöckel. The original supplied to Marie-Antoinette for the Salon des Jeux a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Inlaid Wood Venetian Dresser, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small Venetian dresser from the mid-20th century. Moved and rounded furniture, inlaid and carved in walnut, maple and beech woods of beautiful lines a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Alain Richard Sideboard 802 TV
Located in Brussels , BE
Alain Richard sideboard 802 TV.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Chest of Drawers in Teak, Danish Cabinetmaker 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Chest of drawers in teak, designed and made in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1960s Upcycled Oak and Glass Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
-Very good original condition
-The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Oak
French Chest of Drawers c. 1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French early 20th century chest of drawers in bleached walnut. The chest has three large drawers for storage and have the original bronze hardware. The chest is detailed with a grace...
Category
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair Streamline Modern Chests by Leo Jiranek
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1938 vintage American Modern streamline art deco chests of drawers designed by Leo Jiranek and possibly manufactured by J.B. Van Sciver Co. of Camden, NJ. Unsigned.
The design is bookended as each chest has a corresponding rounded vertical corner with waterfall edge, four drawers with chrome backplates and elongated lacquered horizontal pulls aligned to convey the Art Deco dynamics of speed and forward motion.
So strong is the design that it is not necessary to place them side by side. They speak to one another from across a room and would make great bedside chests as well.
The tops, horizontal pulls and base are lacquered black and have been freshly restored.
The primavera wood cases and drawer faces have a highly polished and figural grained veneer.
Drawers are clean and open and close as they ought.
This specific design is often attributed to Donald Deskey which is understandable since Jiranek and Deskey were close associates and together in 1934 they formed AMODEC, Inc. for the manufacture and promotion of their own modern furniture designs.
LEO A. JIRANEK (b. 1900 d. 1990) was known as the ''Dean of Furniture Designers," one of the Industry's first, and unrepentant freelancers, who enjoyed 67 years in the business.He studied engineering at Princeton University where he graduated in 1922. Throughout his career, Jiranek contributed to more furniture companies than any other known designer, among them Magnavox, Thomasville, Ethan Allen, Kroehler, Heywood Wakefield, The Lane Co...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
1960s Georgetown Galleries Magogany Serpentine Triple Dresser
Located in Germantown, MD
Here is an extremely solid, well made piece of furniture. Made from solid mahogany with 12 dovetail drawers and brass hardware. Hardware original. Seprentine front, bracket feet. Nic...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Other
1950s Spanish Cane and Lazed Wicker Chest of Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Spanish cane and lazed wicker chest of drawers. One handle is missing.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Mid Century Chest of Drawers UP Závody, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
By Up Závody
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Multi-purpose glazed cabinet or chest of drawers, made for ÚP Závody in the 1960s. Made in a combination of ash, elm, maple, walnut, birch and poplar wood. It´s in good Vintage condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Ash, Birch, Elm, Maple, Poplar, Walnut
Italian White Lacquared Wood Nightstands, 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian white lacquared wood nightstands, 1960
The lacquer is in very good conditions and the white give elegance and style in every ambient.
The top...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Wood
20th Century Wood Italian Art Deco Style Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian dresser from the mid-20th century. Furniture in Art Deco style of beautiful line and pleasant decor in mahogany, cherry, ebonized wood and beech. Chest of drawers equipped wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Paul McCobb Planner Group Credenza or Chest of Drawers for Winchendon
Located in Berlin, DE
Very special McCobb credenza with a metallic copper surface on the doors. Classic aluminium rings and solid maple all around. Four drawers in total.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
Mid-Century Modern Oak Dresser 1950's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 1950s Jack Van der Molen 5-drawer dresser made by Jamestown Lounge Company from the American Casual line. The drawers with integrated handles
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Stylish chest on chest form gentleman's dresser, having folding doors on top which open to revel four large interior drawers, and three oversized drawers on the bottom. This chest ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Borge Mogensen Chests of Drawers, 1960s
Located in Dallas, TX
Teak and oak chests or nightstands. Beautiful condition. Look new.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Teak
Stunning Greek Key Tall Mandarin Chest Manufactured by Kittinger, Regency Modern
By James Mont, Kittinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fabulous tall chest of drawers/dresser by Kittinger from their earliest Mandarin collection with bold Greek Key drawer handles. Retains its original two-toned light green lacquer fin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Cabinet by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Cabinet by Ico Parisi, Italy 1960, in solid Rosewood, manufactured by Spartaco Brugnoli.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Pair of Bedside Tables / Chests in Walnut, 1950s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bedside tables / chests in walnut, chests with brushed nickel pulls, by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American 1950s (label in drawer). These bedside chests are extre...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
English 1950s Vintage Painted Three-Drawer Commode with Yellow Painted Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English vintage painted three-drawer commode from the mid-20th century, with muted yellow finish and painted cartouches. This mid-20th-century English vintage commode, with its so...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XV Styled Painted and Marble Topped Oak Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
probably 1940s, France. Commodious size The marble top of serpentine shaped and multi-beveled. Stamped France twice on back (see photo). of French oak, providing strength and support...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chests by Paul McCobb for Calvin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern pair of dressers feature plenty of room for storage within its eight hefty drawers combined. Elegant maple wood grain, unique brass pulls and a finished back...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Three-Drawer Chest in the Manner of Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish modernist three-drawer chest of drawers. Sleek simple, elegant design, handsome sculptural drawer pulls, nice quality and construction, dovetail joints.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Teak
French Art Deco Arbus Satinwood & Mahogany Commode
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco satinwood and mahogany with gilt trim door commode with a carved center panel with figural design. (Attributed to ATELIER ARBUS)
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode Stamped Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unique two-drawer commode, circa 1940s, thoroughly creme peinte and parcel gilded, the rectangular beveled top over a conforming case of two drawers, elegantly carved medallio...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Mahogany Buffet or Dresser by Lahalle
By Pierre LaHalle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco mahogany buffet/commode with 2 doors, 4 drawers and black lacquered wood pulls by Lahalle.
Signed.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Modern Credenza Designed by Harvey Probber
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Credenza designed by Harvey Probber, American, circa 1960's. It is a versatile size and can be used as a credenza, bar, or media cabinet in a living area, or as a chest or dre...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Storage Chest by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular storage chest in jacaranda with detailing on the front. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
Category
1930s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Two Modern Chests or Credenzas designed by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Modern Chests or Credenzas designed by Jens Risom, American, circa 1960's. The price noted below is for each chest.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Tall Chest with Drawers in Teak by Børge Mogensen, P. Lauritsen, Denmark
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful tall chest in teak by Danish master Børge Mogensen. Designed for P. Lauritsen in Denmark, circa 1960. Inset drawer pulls in brass. Interior and drawers in combed oak.
Measu...
Category
1960s Danish 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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