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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1930s
Period: 1940s
Art Deco Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Parchment Handles, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Art Deco chest of drawers in mahogany with parchment handles, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Parchment Paper

Curved hand polished Art Deco Sideboard in Birch Burl Wood with Brass Fittings
Located in Ulm, DE
Curved sideboard Birch burl wood, shellac hand polished Brass Fittings Original Art Deco, France 1930s Measures: Width 204 cm Height 83 cm Depth 50 cm.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Birch, Burl

Medical Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished iron, marble, wood, brass medical cabinet.
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1930s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Iron

Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Sycamore, circa 1930-1940 in the Style of René Prou
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco chest of drawers in Sycamore, circa 1930-1940 in the Style of René Prou Varnish to redo.
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Sycamore

Art Deco Walnut Vintage Pair of Nightstands or Chests or Commodes 1930s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage pair of nightstands or small chests or commodes from walnut Vienna 1930s. While the wonderful nightstands show a lively play of walnut veneer and solid walnut in a w...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bakelite, Walnut, Plywood

Horizontal and vertical curved French 1930s Art Deco Sideboard in Black Lacquer
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard with curved sides in typical shape. The front is also curved both horizontally and vertically Furniture in Black Lacquer, high g...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Walnut and Goat Skin Italian Commode and Chests of Drawers, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Sinuous shapes for this fine piece of furniture, all refinement and style, this chest of drawers knows no limits. Inspired by the upper-middle class gentleman, this charismatic dress...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Art Deco Chest of Drawers from Berlin around 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Nice little chest of drawers from the German Art Deco. The combination of the black piano lacquer and the Kaukassischer walnut make this furniture an absolute eye-catcher. The entire...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Beautiful Medium Sized Chippendale Style Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful small Chippendale style mahogany chest of drawers having 4 drawers and slider. Original brasses and newly refreshed.
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1940s American Chippendale Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Versatile Art Deco Console or Commode with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile Art Deco console or commode with drawers. Made of African burl walnut and African mahogany.
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

English Art Deco Quilted Maple Chest of Drawers, 1930s
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb Art Deco quilted maple and walnut chest of four graduating drawers, with step form back and inward swept plinth. Circa 1930. The chest is ven...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Maple, Walnut

Christian Krass Seven Drawer Marble Top Walnut Commode, France, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1930's French commode designed by Christian Krass. Marble top. Seven drawers with original cast bronze hardware. Polished walnut with decorative grain. Wavy designed base. ARRI...
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1930s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chest of Drawers by Paolo Buffa
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian chest of drawers by Paolo Buffa Six-drawer dresser, Italy circa 1940 Blonde walnut veneer with inlayed detailing, Floating loop legs and original ornat...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chests Manufactured by Kittinger, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chests with Greek Key motive. Manufactured by Kittinger, The Mandarin Line collection, Hollywood Regency Style. 1940’s.
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1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Parchment Fitted Four Drawer Chest Signed N.E. Corengia
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Art Deco four drawer chest with rounded front and covered in parchment with fitted interior. Signed N.E. Corengia
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Goatskin

American Furniture Company Gothic Revival Oak Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
American Furniture Company Gothic or Spanish Renaissance Revival tallboy dresser, Circa 1930s. Operating out of Batesville Indiana since 189...
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1930s Gothic Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930
Located in Opole, PL
Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930 A dresser, circa 1930, resembles furniture in the Louis XV style. This piece of furniture ...
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1930s French Rococo Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Rare Pair Gilbert Rohde #3770 Six-Drawer Dressers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare design for Herman Miller features a curved case in opulent tropical wood veneer with sold hardwood handles, in a masculine streamlined design, with the surprising addition ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Stainless Steel

Gilbert Rohde 4140 Dresser for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a total of three available of these beautifully refinished mahogany chests of three drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers. Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray and has original label. See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Faux Leather, Mahogany

Art Deco / Swedish Grace Sideboard Carl Malmsten "Haga”, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful Swedish Grace Art Deco / sideboard, buffet, storage unit named 'Haga' by Carl Malmsten. The sideboard sits on an ebonized base and it has inlays of geometric decoration and...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birch

Campaign Chest of Drawers, Wrapped Brass on Wheels, American, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Campaign chest of drawers in beautiful condition, 1940's. Four drawers on top of one another gradually getting large in size. Chest is on Wheels. Wrapped on all edges with brass an...
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1940s North American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Axel Larsson Kidney Shaped Chest of Drawers Made by Bodafors, Sweden
Located in Goteborg, SE
Rare kidney shaped chest of drawers in Elm by the Swedish designer Axel Larsson for Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors. Axel Larsson designed the ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Elm

Art Deco Chest of Drawers / Bar in Rosewood from France around 1935
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco chest of drawers / bar in rosewood from France around 1935 with an open compartment. Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our fur...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Vintage 9 Drawer Chippendale Highboy
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Chippendale Highboy Chippendale style eight-drawer highboy dresser or lingerie chest of drawers painted in a rich grey chalk paint. Origin...
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1940s North American Chippendale Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, Parchment leather and Bronze Chromed
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury Sideboard with drawers Materials: wood , parchment, Bronze chromed, glass Style: Art Deco French If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your proj...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze, Chrome

Breathtaking Restored Art Deco Chest by Widdicomb, circa 1950- Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. Th...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Art Deco French Chest of Drawer or Commode, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Art Deco dresser with six drawers and brass hardware, inlaid fluted board top. This commode an elegant look offer ample storage space, is in perfect vintage condition.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Pair of American Modern 4 Drawer Chests / Desk, Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of matching 4 drawer chests designed by Russel Wright. American Modern /Conant Ball. Solid birch wood construction, stunning 1930s transitional design, from Art deco to Mo...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch

Maison Jansen, Louis XVI Style, Cabinet, Mahogany, Brass, Marble, France, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine mahogany storage chest attributed to Maison Jansen. This Louis XVI style double hi chest has three drawers beneath a pair of bronze grilled doors with a finely bronze galleried ...
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1940s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pretty Bombay Style Painted & Decoupaged Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely refurbished vintage bombe style chest of drawers having cream crackle painted background and decoupaged floral fabric decoration in greens, ...
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1940s North American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

20th Century French Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Louis XV style furniture, 1930s. The fine rosewood inlaid wood. Refined and rich inlay work of floral taste on each side of the piece of furniture. Particular rounded shape. On the f...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Meuble De Metier Chest of Drawers Marble Top and Pull Tab c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French meuble de métier, pantalonnière. This commode was in a a french store : at the beginning this chest of drawers was a special furniture of storage and presentation (marble tabs) to the customers for the pants. After is was the furniture containing the cash drawer...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Swedish Commode Chest of Drawers Marquetry Inlay 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Swedish commode we date to circa 1920 Such a good look to this cool piece, very interiors friendly Ormolu fixtures also original and bright Inlay work very intricate sh...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood

Swedish Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Art Deco chest fitted with three spacious drawers in beautiful mahogany with flame birch sides and legs. This chest has nickel pulls. Pe...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch, Mahogany

Swedish Art Deco Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome Art Deco chest of drawers. Original painted finish and golden elm top. Detailed with brass pulls, decorative centerpiece and uniquely shaped legs.
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Elm

Gilbert Rohde 4140 Tall Chest for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany tall boy chest of four drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers. Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray. See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Faux Leather, Mahogany

Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition style Louis XV-Louis XVI marquetry inlaid commode with sarrancolin marble top and bronze mounts.
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1930s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Striking Restored Pair of Art Deco Cabinets by John Stuart, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commodes are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. ...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Wood / Marble Top / Drawer Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century mahogany wood Hollywood Regency style commode / bureau chest with marble top and gilt brass design details. The com...
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1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Renzo Rutili For John Stuart Four Drawer Bachelors Chest
Located in New York, NY
Renzo Rutili design for John Stuart Furniture. This example has a rich dark mahogany case, with light brown burl drawer fronts, and concentric squared form metal pulls. The dresser i...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl, Mahogany

Italian 1940s Side Table Attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s side table Attributed to Fontana Arte. Beautifully executed and covered in mirror. Brass and wood handles.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Walnut Wood Goat Skin and Brass Italian Commode Chest of Drawers, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Art Deco dresser of the first half of the last century. One can recognize his Italian style, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani. Precious materials that have been u...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Walnut Highboy Dresser w/ Vanity Table Mirror by Berkey & Gay Furniture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique walnut highboy dresser with vanity table mirror by Berkey & Gay Furniture featuring 3 long full-size drawers and 3 small top dra...
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1930s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Walnut and Brass Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Linear, square but very elegant, the commode has a very particular design also due to the fact that it is made with quality materials, walnut wood and polished brass. Body entirely ...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Ebony & Brass Two-Door Bar and Tall Chest
Located in Plainview, NY
Hollywood Regency bar, cabinet or ebony chest in the manner of Maison Jansen. This recently ebony decorated Louis XVI style cabinet has been converted by removing the center desk and...
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1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Superb Restored Cerused Oak Commode by Tommi Parzinger for Charak, circa 1945
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. A breathtaking commode by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, circa 1945. Exquisite cerused oak case construction atop a stylish Asian base...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s Pair of Grosfeld House Mirrored Commodes or Cabinets. A stunning pair of Mid Century Modern Cabinets pair...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Glass, Lucite, Mahogany

French Eight Ceramic Faced Drawer Storage Cabinet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
French 8 drawer cabinet with ceramic drawer fronts and side carrying handles Wholes in back for wall hanging if required.
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1940s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Art Deco Hand Carved Mahogany Three-Drawer Jewelry Chest / Storage Compartment
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, handcrafted mahogany chest with three drawers, (circa 1940s, USA). Carved of stained mahogany with wooden inlaid design present on the front to resemble a face (subtle detail...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Swedish Grace Period Petite Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sweet three-drawer Swedish Art Deco chest with intarsia mixed wood inlay on patchwork oak and birch veneer, brass fittings.
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Chest of Drawers, Walnut, circa 1930
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers, walnut, circa 1930. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Measures: H. 89 cm W. 128 cm D. 56 cm.
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1930s French Louis Philippe Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Figural Carved Maidens French Green Marble Top Commode Server Buffet, circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous green marble top and flame mahogany commode with carved maidens...
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1940s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Paul Frankl "Station Wagon" Three-Drawer Chest for Johnson Furniture
Located in Hanover, MA
Gorgeous three-drawer nightstand chest by Paul Frankl from his highly coveted "Station Wagon Group" created in 1945 for Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids. Branded mark in top...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Small Precedent Dresser in Elm by Edward Wormley for Drexel
Located in Dorchester, MA
Edward Wormley designed this small four-drawer dresser for Drexel's Precedent Collection. Composed of silver elm, the case sits on a plinth base and features large brass-plated zinc ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Beautiful French Marble Topped Louis XVI Bombe Commode with Intricate Marquetry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A particularly beautiful French Louis XVI bombe commode with intricate mixed wood marquetry in walnut and fruitwoods. Top is a neutral creamy marble. 2...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Matching Swedish 1940s Chest and Cabinet in the Style of Otto Schulz
Located in Hägersten, SE
Matching chest of drawers and small cabinet in the style of Swedish designer Otto Schulz. Done in Sweden during the 1940s. Both cabinets with teak on back and the front doors/drawers...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

1940 Commode Maison Dominique
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Beautiful and original chest of drawers made by Andre Domin and Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique There is a stamp in the structure under the drawers The chest is made of s...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Bel Geddes for Simmons Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Norman Bel Geddes design, for Simmons Furniture Company. Art Deco, Machine Age classic form, considered very Avant Garde when introduced and still considered stylish and relevant. Fo...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

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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