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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Exquisite Biedermeier Commode, Circa 1820
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Commode, Circa 1820 This exceptional commode, dating from approximately 1820, exemplifies the refined elegance of the Biedermeier period. Its most striking fea...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Vintage Pair of Ormolu Parquetry 1950s Nightstands
Located in Lomita, CA
This pair of French style Louis XV nightstands are spectacular. The silhouette is beautiful with the elegant legs that rest on "little shoes." They are from the mid 20th century. The set is constructed from kingwood veneered banded inlaid wood, and accented with ormolu, mounted on bombe two-drawer stands. They were made in Egypt...
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20th Century Egyptian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Lingerie / Jewelry Chest - National Mt. Airy
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Hollywood Regwncy era faux bamboo lingerie or jewelry chest. It is made in the USA by National Mt Airy. The painted finish is original and in very good condition. The drawe...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Campaign Style Walnut 2-Drawer Chest of Drawers In The Manner Of Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
Handsome 2-drawer Campaign Style chest having solid walnut construction with brass pulls, side handles and corner accents. Incredible craftsmanship throughout with great detail and s...
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Mid-20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Chest Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Chest Dresser Commode Dimensions : 46" Wide X 35" Tall X 22" Deep This gorgeous commode was made in the Louis XV French Styl...
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1980s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Gustavian Commode
Located in Ljungby, SE
High-quality Gustavian chest of drawers from the Mälardalen region of Sweden, dating from the late 18th century. Veneered with alder root and other types of wood, featuring diamond-s...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Chest of Drawers Made In Teak With Four Drawers From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This teak chest of drawers with four drawers is a beautiful example of Danish design from the 1960s. With its characteristic teak material, the chest of drawers radiates warmth and n...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Teak

Antique Swedish Tall and Narrow Original Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish tall sideboard in an unusually tall and narrow model with an uncommon function. Underneath the table top the sideboard has a large sugar hack attached. This is very u...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Brass and Glass Commodes, A Pair, Italy, 1960's
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into a world of golden glamour and let these Italian beauties transport you back to the effortlessly chic 1960s. Imported straight from Italy, these oversized commodes (or cabin...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

White and Gilt Gold Decorated Louis XV Style Bombe Dresser Carrara Marble Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
A white and gilt gold decorated Louis XV style dresser. The white and gray veined, one" thick, Carrara marble top supported by a white lacquered dresser base. The case having a group...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Phillip Highboy Modern Solid Wood Dresser by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Phillip Highboy Dresser by Crump and Kwash Solid wood case / solid steel pulls and base / hand shaped solid wood feet / hand rubbed oil finish / premium, full extension, soft clos...
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2010s North American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Style Solid Wood and Colored Glass Italian Sideboard
Located in Madrid, ES
Sideboard composed of two folding doors and one shelve inside. Original structure from 1950s made of solid wood and coated with colored glass. Details, handles and legs made of brass...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century English Jacobean Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful circa 1860 English Jacobean of chest drawers. As traditional with the Jacobean style these chest are always very unique typically of a geometric form. This chest ...
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1850s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Brutalist Italian Ash Tree and Brass Chests of Drawers, Two
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Brutalist-style chest of drawers in ash wood and brass. With its harmonious, geometric lines, the piece is further enhanced by the brass band underneath. The price is for a single c...
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Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A beautiful 18th century Swedish Rococo Chest of drawers from Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. The Chest of drawers has wonderful curvaceous and beautiful Shaped legs. The Chest ...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Early 19th Century Biedermeier, Chest of Drawers Cherrywood
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Chest of Drawers, South Germany, 1820 Early Biedermeier Chest with three drawers. The chest is made of solid cherrywood. The middle drawer with the dimensions of...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

Antique 18th century quality oak Jacobean chest of drawers
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique 18th century quality oak Jacobean chest of drawers, having a quality oak top above three long oak moulded drawers with brass handles flaked by carved ends, standing on bracke...
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18th Century Jacobean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Mid Century Rattan and Pressed Cane Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid Century Rattan and Pressed Cane Chest. Rattan framed chest with pressed cane insets.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cane, Rattan

Flemish Baroque Chest of Drawers in Rich European Oak, circa 1770
Located in Miami, FL
Flemish commode or chest of drawers in oak with serpentine front and three drawers with original hardware, rich brown patina, circa mid-late 1700s. Measures: 53 1/2" long x 24 1/2" ...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherry One-Door Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful small early Biedermeier one-door half cabinet with one drawer and one door. In very good hand polished restored condition.
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry, Spruce

Vintage Louis XV Style Carved Walnut 2 Drawer Chest Italian Small Bombe Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Louis XV Style Carved Walnut 2 Drawer Chest Italian Small Bombe Commode. Item features original label, 2 drawers, finely carved details, cabriole legs, beautiful wood grain, ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

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Metal

18th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
Fine Louis XV commode raised on tapering legs with scrolled caps. Bombé front with three drawers, one large and two smaller ones on the upper part. Brilliantly grained rosewood and k...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood, Kingwood

Antique Wellington chest of drawers
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique oak wellington with 6 drawers and the characteristic wellington lock on the right. The cabinet has a beautiful light warm color. In perfect condition. Beautiful and practical...
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1860s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Pair of Modern Leather Nightstands, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern leather nightstand with two drawers, a shagreen embossed light overcast finish leather and polished nickel finish hardware and an open cube ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather

19th Century Black-Grey Italian Arte Povera Pine Chest, Antique Tuscan Cupboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-grey, antique Italian single chest, commode in the Arte Povera technique, made of hand crafted painted Pinewood in good condition. The Tuscan cabinet, cupboard is composed wi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

English Serpentine Chest, circa 1950
Located in High Point, NC
English serpentine side chest made from mahogany, circa 1950. The top is banded in mahogany and has a central panel of flame mahogany with a beveled...
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1950s English Chippendale Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th century French chest of drawers ...
Located in Brecht, BE
a gorgeous 18th century French fruitwood chest of drawers, small proportions and with quirky feet, great design that ca...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Villa & House Bardot 9 Drawer Lacquered Grasscloth Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Villa & House Bardot Collection 9 drawer art deco style chest covered in neutral lacquered grasscloth that flows over each cresting drawer front and around each corner. Accentuated b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Mid-Century Red Chest of Drawers by Carlo di Carli - Italy 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century red Chest of Drawers by Carlo di Carli - Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Glass, Wood

19th Century French Neoclassical Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode with marble top and exquisite brass accents. This antique chest features a rectangular-shaped Carrara marble top, over case which houses four drawers ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

20th Spanish Chest of Drawers with Original Hardware and carved drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A museum quality, Spanish, Late-Renaissance, cedar enclosed chest of drawers with exceptional walnut and fruitwood with an architectural or façade front This is the most sophisticat...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Bleached Oak French Serpentine Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached Oak French Serpentine Chest, France, circa 1950s. Elegant serpentine design features three wide deep drawers for all your storage needs. It is a versatile size and can be us...
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1950s French Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French 1790s Louis XVI Period Cherry Three-Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Marble Top Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Louis XV style bronze mounted marble top marquetry commode, finely crafted of solid mahogany with inlaid veneers of walnut, mahogany and various exotic w...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

1920s Art Deco Commode by Gaetano Borsani, Burl Walnut, wox-polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian, 1920s Art Deco commode by Gaetano Borsani, in walnut and burl walnut, with golden brass handle and foot. Polished to wax. Gaetano Borsani, with his Atelier di Varedo was a n...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Burl

Jacobean Oak Ebonized/Silver Chest of Drawers
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Jacobean Revival Ebonized Oak and Silver relief Chest of Drawers made in solid English Oak using the best high end cabinet makers. A fresh to market fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Jacobean Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Widdicomb French Regency Louis XVI Burled Walnut Bow Front Dresser, circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Regency Louis XVI style bow front three-drawer dresser By Widdicomb USA, Circa 1920s Carved burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 4...
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1920s American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Art Deco Ruhlmann Style Macassar Ebony Petite Sideboard Dresser
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Art Deco Ruhlmann Style Macassar Ebony Petite sideboard dresser. Each drawer is cedar lined and the quality is impeccable.
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Macassar

George Nelson for Herman Miller Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional mid-century modern five-drawer dresser chest By George Nelson for Herman Miller, "Basic Cabinet ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Aluminum

Louis XV Style Figural Walnut Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Commode Chest Ormolu
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 20th century French Louis XV style Bombe Commode. Made from walnut with a shapely form featuring lattice parquetry inlay, figural caryatid mounts, bronze foliate, swags a...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 20th Century French Wood Black Patinated Chest Of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This early 20th Century French wood chest of drawers exudes a rich sense of history with its black patinated finish, offering a striking statement pi...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Three-Drawer Chest with Marbleized Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with light gray painted finish, marbleized top and fluted side posts. This 19th-century Swedish Gustavian style che...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Tall narrow chest of drawers / semainier / French commode
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Good example of a 19th century mahogany semainier , French tall narrow chest of drawers , a drawer for each day of the week Circa 1870’s f...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Jugendstil Chest of Drawers, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
The solid top rests above three long drawers of equal depth. Clean lines subtley adorn the piece in the classic Jugendstil style with matching hardware hardware.
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1910s Swedish Jugendstil Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ash

Gustavian Grey Painted Chatol With Four Drawers From 1790s
Located in Lejre, DK
Gustavian Chatol with four drawers and built-in drawers inside. The Chatol is painted gray and from around 1790. The Chatol will be inspected at the workshop before delivery. Dimen...
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1790s Danish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Large Artisan Handcrafted English Oak End Table Drawers
Located in London, GB
A variation, in much larger proportions, of our hand-crafted modernist nightstands or end table drawers. The main upper box is detailed with exposed hand-cut dovetail jointing and co...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Vintage Distressed White Lacquer Apothecary Chests – Near Pair with Nine Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A near pair of vintage Chinese apothecary chests, these pieces share the same nine-drawer design and distressed white lacquer finish, yet subtle variations in their details make each unique. Inspired by traditional Chinese medicine cabinets...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Italian Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Commode hand-made in northern Italy in the late 1700s using walnut. The commode features two overlay drawers with ogee edges and beautiful, large, hand-made dovetail joints. The draw...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Alvar Aalto - Chest of Drawers in Birch Finmar Label c1935
Located in Uxbridge, GB
This piece is very rare and stunning example of Scandinavian design. Known for his innovative approach to modernist furniture, Aalto's chest of drawers combines sleek minimalism with...
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Early 20th Century Finnish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birch, Plywood

19th Century French Painted Commode Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisite 19th century French Painted Chest Commode. Features black and gray marble top, four drawers with iron ring pulls, standing on bun feet....
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Early 19th century channel island mahogany chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century channel island mahogany chest on chest  circa 1830. Fine quality chest on chest from the channel islands, comprising of 2 sections.  Cornice decorated with greek ...
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Brass

Japanese 19th Century Keyaki Wood Isho Dansu Clothing Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese 19th century keyaki wood Sendai clothing tansu with four drawers and elaborate hand-cut iron hardware. Born during the 19th century in the Sendai prefecture, this exquisit...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

English Pine Chest of Drawers , C. 1950
Located in High Point, NC
Mid-20th century pine chest of drawers from England with a beveled edge around the top, following down to simple sides and two drawers over two drawers in the front. The drawer front...
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20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Japanese Taishō Period Early 20th Century Tansu Chest with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period antique tansu chest from the early 20th century with five drawers and iron hardware. Created in Japan during the Taisho period, this tansu chest features a s...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Empire Chest of Drawers with Columns, France, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large cherrywood chest of drawers with four drawers and metal escutcheons in the shape of coats of arms and wooden handles. The chest of drawers is flanked by smooth full columns wit...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Bronze

Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top Inlaid Louis XV Commode Circa 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a truly exceptional commode. Made of the finest satinwood, walnut, and tulipwood and inlaid with sprays of flowers and a gorgeous slab of luxurious plum colored and white mar...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble

Quality Art Deco Rosewood and Burl Walnut 3-Drawer Chest by Irwin Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Irwin Furniture (1919-1953); the meticulously crafted chest with book-matched veneered rosewood rectangular top with concave front; above three similarly veneered drawers fitted with shell-form enameled pulls, centering well-figured walnut burl wood panels...
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1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Small grey Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier commode standing on tall, curved legs. The piece features two drawers with diamond-shaped key escutcheons. It has been newly finished in gray and white with...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Spruce

20th C. Italian Parquetry and Marquetry Petite Bombay Chest Commode Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Italian Parquetry and Marquetry 2- drawer Petite Bombay chest Commode / side table in beautiful vintage condition. The surface of this beautiful, Italian bombe ches...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Mahogany, Olive, Satinwood

Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale: Find Art Deco Commodes and Mid-Century Modern Chests of Drawers on 1stDibs

Shopping for 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 any case 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. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot. 

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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