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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
An Indian Wedding Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This massive wooden wedding chest was made the earliest part of the 19th century in Gujarat, India. The chest originally contained dowry items (such as clothing and blankets) and was...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
Vintage Theodore Alexander Eglomise Mirrored Chests, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Theodore Alexander Eglomise Mirrored Chests, Pair
Offered for sale is a lovely pair of fine quality vintage Theodore Alexander chests finished in gold. The chests that have ...
Category
2010s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Nancy Corzine design Tea Leaf Silver Chest with Italian Marble Top
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Nancy Corzine design 3 drawer nite chest with "tea leaf silver" finish and a white marble top.
This piece glows in light from it's silver finish and chrome handles. Really a handsome...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,620 Sale Price
40% Off
vintage chest of drawers with mirror, gilded with painted chinoiserie, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
vintage dresser, old chest of drawers complete with wavy and gilded mirror, gilded base decorated with painted chinoiserie, built in the mid-20th century in Italy.
Chest of drawers m...
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
An impressive piece recently purchased from a local family that had it for many years and had inherited it from their grandparents. With rectangular top decorated with trailing flowe...
Category
1740s Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Mid Century Six Drawer Dresser att. to Baughman for Directional
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century six drawer dresser, design attributed to Milo Baughman, for Directional. This chic, sophisticated chest features a vibrant walnut case, with ebonized inset ha...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Black Walnut Dresser Produced by Dassi with Carrara Marble Top, Italy
By Dassi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This dresser is made in lacquered Canaletto walnut.
It features solid beech legs, solid durmast interiors, bronze handles, keys and feet caps, and a Carrara ma...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Burlwood Hi-Boy Dresser / Wardrobe Cabinet, Brass Accent
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern burlwood hi-boy dresser / wardrobe cabinet, bronze accent.
Designed by Harold Schwartz for Romweber Furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
George III Mahogany Lancashire Mule Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
George III Mahogany Lancashire Mule Chest, the front modelled as a series of drawers, the lower three actual and all with brass drop handles, flanked by cluster column corners and ra...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Modern Rosewood Chest of Drawers by Henning Korch, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Rosewood Chest of Drawers by Henning Korch, 1960s.
Low Scandinavian Mid-Century modern five drawer dresser Model 103 "Alabama". Designed by Danish architect Henning Ko...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Exceptional 18th Century Rococo Giltwood Marble Top Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A fabulous Rococo giltwood console with conforming molded edge marble top and extensive scrollwork decoration on the apron, cabriole legs, and X form stretchers. Probably German and ...
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Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Queen Anne Walnut Highboy
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
Finely grained wood, chamfered fluted corners, fishtail skirt. Cabriole legs with shells on knees terminating in bold trifit feet. Descended in the Scull family of Philadelphia. Attributed to William Savery...
Category
18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$47,000
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Sculptra Walnut High Chest
By Broyhill
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Sculptra Walnut High Chest. Featuring a straight line design, two doors that open up to storage space, three drawers with original p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rare Genuine Antique Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare genuine antique Swedish rococo chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is made by hand in Swedish solid pine around 1770. It has c...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marq...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$124,500 Sale Price
28% Off
18th Century Country French Painted Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French country commode, having a pale blue and ivory painted finish, its rectangular molded top over double-stacked drawers with foliate handles of brass and matching escutch...
Category
18th Century French Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
France, 1810
Walnut
Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top. Beautiful grain of walnut on front and both sid...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Hand Painted Two Drawer Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical style hand painted two drawer Italian chest with faux marble top. Each drawer has a carved wood swag detail and the sides have a carved urn. Drawers are lined wi...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
eye catching roche bobois chest of drawers / room divider
By Roche Bobois
Located in Munich, DE
elegant and eyecatching sideboard or chest by famous french company roche bobois. mirrored walnut burlwood with 14 drawers. very well made and with real back - can be used as a room ...
Category
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Mahogany 'Pedestal' Form Bachelor's Chest, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine English circa 1760 Chippendale style mahogany bachelor's chest of uncommon 'pedestal' form, the molded edge top above brushing slide and four graduated drawers all with origin...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Set Of Antique Apothecary Drawers, English, Pine, Countertop, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small set of antique apothecary drawers. An English, stained pine countertop chest, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
O...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Porcelain Handles for Cabinet and Storage, Furniture Handles, England, 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco furniture Handles.
Prcelain elements.
These Beautiful porcelain pieces will feet on any Storage furniture .
Category
19th Century English Art Deco Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$336 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Walnut Mid-Century Modern Sculptural 5 Drawer High Chest Dresser Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut Mid-Century Modern sculptural 5 drawer high chest dresser mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality figured mahogany bow fronted chest of four drawers having a quality figured mahogany bow fronted shape top with a moulded edge above four figured mahogany b...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Kindel 7 Drawers Fruitwood Heavy Brass Drop Pulls High Chest Tall Dresser Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kindel 7 drawers fruitwood heavy brass drop pulls high chest tall dresser mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century Swedish painted five drawer pine commode with fluted drawer fronts. 1820.
Internal reference: C
Code: 8873
Dimensions:
W: 49"...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$5,024
Industrial Iron Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial chest of drawers was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features an iron construction and a wooden drawer and shelf.
Drawer dimensions :
- Wid...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Pair of Marble-Top Louis XV Style Commodes Chests Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of marble-top commodes in the Louis XV fashion by Maison Jansen. This fabulous pair of oak secondary wood commodes. Each in the Louis XV style having routed panel sides and front serpentine routed drawer fronts. Solid wood construction with heavy bronze mounts. The cases supporting a fine conforming marble top. Can buy one.
Part of our enormous collection of custom black and white lacquered home...
Category
1910s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Oak haberdashery cabinet, Danish
Located in London, GB
An oak haberdashery cabinet, Danish, circa 1920.
24 drawers.
Brass label holders.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Carved Walnut Bedside Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome pair of Italian bedside chests, born in the mid 20th century, in a distressed rustic finish, fitted with one open shelf, over two dra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique George III Quality Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality oak chest of drawer having a quality oak rectangular shaped top above two short and three long oak cockbeeded drawers with original brass handles and stand...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut Butler's Chest with Drop Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut butler's chest from the 19th century with drop front desk, ebonized accents and inlaid escutcheons. Born during the elegant Biedermeier period of the 19th...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Constellation Commode in Black Quartz, Shagreen & Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines.
The constellation commode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Upright Jewelry Dresser
Located in Redding, CT
Hollywood Regency upright jewelry dresser. This vintage piece made by Dixie has been custom fitted for jewelry. The original knobs have been moved to...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$729 Sale Price
54% Off
Small Danish Altona Mahogany Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Altona Biedermeier mahogany dresser with 2 drawers. Brass fittings on the sides and bone keyhole fittings.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,890 Sale Price
51% Off
Maison Regain Chest of Drawers in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, chest of drawers, solid elm, France, 1970s
This charming chest of drawers or small commode is produced by the French furniture company Maison Regain. This item is wel...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Pair 1940's Tall Hollywood Regency Dark Walnut Chiffoniers/ Tall Boys/ Wardrobes
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Pair Hollywood Regency Carved Walnut Tall Chiffoniers/ Bachelors Chests/ Tall Boys/ Wardrobes. Many drawers, lots of storage space. Brass lattice fronts with pleated fabric ba...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlay Demi Lune Chest of Drawers
By Ravelli
Located in IT
Neoclassical Demi-Lune Commode, Italie, Late 18th Century
This elegant inlaid wood commode, representative of the Neoclassical style, was crafted in Piedmont, Italy, toward the end ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Important 19th Century Charles Cressant Influenced Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An important French mid-19th century gilt-bronze mounted kingwood, satiné and parquetry bombé commode after the model by Charles Cressent
attributed to Maison Millet, Paris
the serpentine Brocatelle Violette d'Espagne marble top above two long drawers centred by a flaming urn, flanked to each side by a child holding oak branches and headed by courting doves, the front angles with a bust of a boy and a girl each holding a dove, each bombé side with intertwined oak branches, on oak tree trunk supports and foliate-cast feet.
The original model for the present commode dates from the 1730s and is the work of Charles Cressent (maître in 1720; d. 1768). Entering the collection of the Dukes of Hamilton after the French revolution, the commode was sold at the celebrated Hamilton Palace sale (lot 1806) in 1882. It was purchased by Ferdinand Rothschild and is now in the collection at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.
This impressive Régence style commode is reminiscent of the work of François Linke, however none of the mounts appear to be stamped or recorded in his oeuvre. Maison Millet was an active client of François Linke and it is believed that this commode with its distinctive high quality mounts and construction are characteristic of the production of this celebrated Parisian cabinet maker.
Maison Millet was established by Théodore Millet in 1853, and continued until 1902 from premises at 11, Rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris before relocating to 23, Boulevard Beaumarchais. Maison Millet was a highly regarded furniture company that was described as producing 'meuble et bronze d'art, genre ancien et moderne'. The firm won several awards in the series of exhibitions in London and Paris, such as the gold Medal in the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. In 1902 Maison Millet was authorised by the director of the Palais de Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand Cabinet à bijoux.
Literature:
Sir Anthony Blunt...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Beautiful antique wall cabinet/hall cabinet, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful antique wall cabinet/hall cabinet, 20th century. Walnut root veneer.
Solid wood with walnut root veneer and inlays. Hall cabinet made of solid wood, baroque. Multi-curved body...
Category
20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Oak Chest - Antique Scandinavian Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian chest made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian commode is composed with a white-grey marble top and three drawers, consisting its original metal hardware and keys. The front of the drawers contains cut corners with fluted carvings...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Courtly classical chest of drawers, South German around 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
Courtly classical chest of drawers, South German around 1780
Solid wood wood, walnut veneer with fine wood thread wood inlays.
Cover plate partly with walnut root veneer fields.
t...
Category
1780s German Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Commode by Jacques Bircklé
Located in London, GB
An important and absolutely stunning antique French Louis XV marble top commode by Jacques Bircklé. This was made in France and dates from around the 1750-1770 period.
It is of magn...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Sheraton Birdseye Maple Chest, Probably NH Origin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 19th century Sheraton chest with a carved crest featuring bullseye decoration, surmounting two glove boxes over a case with turreted corners, four graduated drawers with bird'...
Category
19th Century American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Maple
George Zee Asian American Chippendale Rosewood Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
Perfectly handcrafted George Zee Asian American Chippendale Rosewood Chest of Drawers. 5 dovetailed rosewood drawers finished inside out sliding perfectly. Very good vintage condition with very few signs of previous use. Heavy Chinese Chippendale brass...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,645 Sale Price / item
21% Off
Swedish Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Swedish chest of drawers beautifully blends neoclassical design elements with the clean lines characteristic of Gustavian style. Constructed from pine wood and finished...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$5,500
Italian 1690s Walnut and Ash Three-Drawer Commode with Inlaid Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut and ash three-drawer commode from circa 1690 with inlaid décor, canted side posts and ogee bracket feet. This exquisite Italian walnut and ash three-drawer commode ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Ash, Walnut
Bamboo Rattan Brass Chest of Drawers by Vivai Del Sud. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Nice mix of bamboo, rattan raffia wicker and large brass handle, chest of drawers or commode by the manufacture Vivai Del Sud . Famous design like Renato Zevi, Romeo Rega, Maison Jan...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century William & Mary Oak Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This chest has great detail in the moldings. Lots of good storage.
Category
18th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Mid 20th Century Federal Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Federal Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers. Recently refibished and in Great vintage condition.
Measures 34.25" in width, 20" in depth and stands 47.5" in...
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Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$1,396 Sale Price
30% Off
Drexel Accolade 3 drawer Walnut Campaign Chest
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice looking chest by Drexel. It has 3 drawers and the middle drawer is a double drawer. It's made of walnut and is in a campaign style. The corners and the pulls have bra...
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Late 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fascinating convertible modular drawer high- or sideboard no.213 by Bernini
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Munich, DE
Absolute amazing side - or highboard by the masters of transformation design - the famous italien company bernini. drawers can be changed in position and the wheels can also be chang...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Italian 17th Century Walnut Dresser with Four Drawers and Canted Side Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut dresser from the 17th century with four drawers, protruding front, canted sides with doors, bronze hardware, molded accents and rustic character. This exquisite Ita...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid and veneer of mahogany. Four dovetailed drawers: three with decorative cast brass pulls and escutcheons...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18Th Century French Commode Chest of Drawers Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
French country commode with a slight Serpentine front. This beautiful piece has a wood top and a painted rustic finish that feel smooth to touch.
2 smaller drawers over 3 very ampl...
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1780s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers / Dresser by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century highboy dresser/chest of drawers, model #5273A, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (ca. 1950s, USA).
Composed of a rich walnut-stained mahogany chest (Dunbar factory f...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George II Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II mahogany bachelors chest, 18th century. With a slightly over hanging rectangular top, the top drawer has a felt lined writ...
Category
18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Its incurved front and tapered legs create a refined silhouette, while the burl wood grain adds depth and character. Designed for both traditional and modern spaces, it blends funct...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$3,870 / item
Painted Pine Gustavian Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian painted pine chest of three drawers with "Greek key" or meander design along top and pair of griffins on top drawer.
Newer professionally applied and layered salmon painted...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Kittinger Mahogany Four-Drawer Silver Chest with Slide-Out Work Tray 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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A Chippendale Inspired Kittinger Mahogany Four-Drawer Silver Chest with Slide-Out Work Tray rai...
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20th Century Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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.