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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century faux bamboo chest of drawers from France. The top is new and is made from Carrara marble. The sides of the chest are simple and paneled , and are finished at the bott...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Small Oak Painted Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Denmark circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Chest of Drawers in Japanese Straw and Beech Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, 19th Century
Chest of drawers in Japanese straw and beech wood.
H 91 x W 85 x D 50 cm
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19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Straw, Beech
Large 19thC English Pine Counter Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
Large 19thC English Pine Counter Drawers
sku 1787
W179 x D60 x H85 cm
Weight 75 kg
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Pine
Antique Leather Bound Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique leather bound military campaign chest of drawers. This was made in England, the chest of drawers itself is Victorian and dates from around the 1890-1900 period.
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1890s British Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Fruitwood Seven Drawer Lingerie Chest
Located in Milford, NH
A fine fruitwood seven drawer tall lingerie chest with paneled sides, scroll ormolu pulls, nicely shaped skirt, supported by carved cabriole legs, capped with ormolu hoof feet. Dates...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 19th century handcrafted rustic pine chest of drawers
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 19th century American handmade rustic pine chest of drawers. This chest of drawers features hand carved leaf design handles with dark columns on either side. This hand...
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1880s American Dutch Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Late 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant kingwood and rosewood Louis XV Bombé commode made in France in the late 19th Century, featuring a Breche d' Alep marble top over two drawers with bronze mounts handles and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Victorian Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5491 Attractive Victorian figured and burr walnut chest of drawers of rounded shoulder design, having book matched burr walnut top above two short and two long mahogany lined and c...
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Ikea Swedish Pine Chest Of Drawers
By IKEA
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. They work well next to each other as a full dresser, see original catalog pic included in listing....
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Period Bedside Chests in Birdseye Maple
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb quality pair of mid Victorian chest of drawers or bedside cabinets in birdseye maple and mahogany. The rectangular rounded corners tops in nicely figured light birdseye mapl...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Neoclassic Period French Marble-Top Commode w/Paw Feet & Lion's Head Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic painted wood commode with marble top from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped white/gray marble top, above a case...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer Biedermeier chest of drawers with flanking columns with brass bases and capitals. The chest of drawers is veneered in cherry and thuja burl. The key plates are ebonized....
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
The material is cedar, and the handle is equipped with a strong iron object at that time.
It seems t...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Early 19th Century mahogany chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers, the crossbanded and moulded edge top above a selection of four long oak lined graduated drawers with pierced brass ring handles, support...
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1810s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English walnut campaign chest with fitted desk late 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
English campaign chest with fitted desk.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique English 19th Century Regency Diminutive Chest Of Drawers C.1810
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Regency Diminutive Chest Of Drawers C.1810
Cuban mahogany construction, ivory escutcheons and brass round pull handles.
Original blue paper lined drawer...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English William and Mary-Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century English William and Mary-style oak chest of drawers seamlessly marries functionality with elegance, boasting a hidden surprise within its classic design. The top dr...
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19th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19 század, Antik, Eredeti Copf komódé
Located in Kerepes, HU
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1850s Hungarian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Braid
Chest of Drawers in Elm by Maison Regain
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, sideboard, elm, France, 1970s
A beautiful cabinet or small sideboard created by Maison Regain in the 1970s. This piece is equipped with three drawers. This simplisti...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Louis Phillipe French 19th Century Bookmatched Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Crafted in the elegant Louis Philippe style, this exquisite 19th-century bookmatched walnut commode embodies the refined sophistication of French design. Adorned with intricate detai...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This quintessential Louis Philippe period commode or chest of drawers displays the exemplary craftsmanship of the early nineteenth century with a facade of book matched burl walnut a...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Italian Neoclassic Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With demilune white and grey faux marble top over a conforming case section with two drawers with brass ring handles and stylized mounted giltwood acanthus leaves ,the case sides wit...
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Indulge in the refined beauty of our 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode, meticulously restored to its former glory. Crafted with premium walnut wood and adorned with c...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Regency Painted Faux Bamboo Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming Regency bowfront chest of drawers with bamboo detail, newly painted in an antique creamy white, finished with beeswax to create a faux distressed effect. Perfectly suited ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Commode Ronce De Noyer Louis Philippe Mid 19th
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French chest of drawers Louis Philippe mid 19th century. The wood is of the bramble of walnut.
Walnut brambles are flamed because they have many aesthetic designs. These drawings ha...
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1840s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS French, end 19thCentury/20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French end 19th Century/20th Century
veneered with rosewood and other wood, with three drawers.
Marble top.
Bronze applications.
Defects.
Dim.: 84 x ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fantastic 1850s era Italian Made Formal Walnut Directoire Style Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare find indeed. The piece shown here is a much higher form of Italian-made commode than most we see or have and has the hottest styling of those days in Europe- French Di...
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1850s Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century campaign chest of drawers
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful small antique mahogany military campaign chest of drawers in perfect and completely original condition. Beautiful patina. As usual with Campaign drawer cabinets, they cons...
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1830s British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Oak Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful Empire French Commode is made of walnut with a black marble and full columns.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
Cedar is used as a material.
Each drawer in 7 different sizes can store a variety of things.
There are ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Antique Louis Revival Burr Walnut & Ormolu Mounted Chest 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique Louis Revival small serpentine fronted burr walnut two drawer chest, Circa 1890 in date.
Crafted from the most beautiful burr walnut with crossbanded decoration an...
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1890s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Jacobean Style Walnut and Oak Two Part Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome 19th century English Jacobean style chest of drawers. Finely carved cabinet drawers with brass handles with small gargoyle faces that open up three cabinets. Raised on can...
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19th Century English Jacobean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Colonial style chest of drawers model 555 by Bodafors, Sweden, 1890s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great chest of drawers, model No 555, produced by Bodafors, Sweden, during the 1890s.
Made with bamboo imitation in cut beech, five drawers with fronts covered with Japanese straw m...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Straw, Beech
Pair of Bedsides in Ivory Color, from Aldo Tura, Italy 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Pair of Bedsides in Ivory Color, from Aldo Tura, Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Parchment Paper
Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
Cedar is used as the material.
Each drawer of different sizes can store various things.
There is a wo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Antique Satinwood Marquetry Demilune Commode
By Robert Adam
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Allow yourself and houseguests to be mesmerized with the splendor of fine antique woodworking with this spectacular satinwood demilune (or halfmoon) commode/washstand fit for a palac...
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Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Satinwood
Handsome Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bun Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
A large chest of drawers in rich mahogany, with very deep drawers and stylish glossy knobs. Sweet bun feet complete the look. The brass keyholes are original although there are no ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS French, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French, 19th Century
finished in various woods, two drawers and two drawers. Bulged box on the front and sides.
Applications in golden bronze.
Marble...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely unusual three drawer French chest
Beautifully drawn inlays of figs, grapes and pottery
Design has a surrealistic feel to it
Obviously and artist depiction of a town
Finishe...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS French, end 19thCentury/20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French, end 19thCentury/20th Century
Facaded with rosewood and other wood, with 3 drawers.
Marble top.
Hardware in bronze applications.
Signs of use....
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Breche Marble Top French Polished Commode Dresser
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Best 3 Drawer Breche Marble French Polished Restored Commode Dresser C1890 MINT
Measures 45 inches wide x 20 inches deep x 36 inches tall.
This is a breathtaking French-made 1890s ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Nice pair of early 19th C Swedish 3 drawer commodes with faux marble tops. 1860.
Ref: JG17
Reference: 8343
Dimensions
33.5 inches (85 cms) Wide
18.5 inches (47 cms) Deep
30 inches...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Neoclassical chest of drawers with three drawers and brass escutcheons. The chest of drawers is made of walnut and stands on elegant square tapered legs. The top drawer is slightly s...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastlake Victorian Marble Top Backsplash Walnut Washstand Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Marble Top Backsplash Walnut Washstand Commode. Item featured carved marble backsplash with 2 small shelves, fruit carved drawer pulls, rolling casters, be...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS French, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LOUIS XV STYLE CHEST OF DRAWERS
French, 19th Century
paneled in various woods, with three drawers.
Bulged box on the front and sides.
Applications in golden bronze.
Marble top.
Sign...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
American Sheraton Curly Maple Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A nicely figured New England Curly Maple Sheraton chest 1815-20. White Pine secondary wood with period glass knobs on the four cock beaded graduated size drawers. Very old and possib...
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
Narrow chest of drawers, early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Narrow chest of drawers on straight legs with three drawers and a gray stone top. The key plates are in the form of flower bouquets in gilt bronze. The chest of drawers is mahogany v...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1820
Located in Vienna, AT
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We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and...
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Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French commode made of solid walnut with an arbalète, or crossbow front and serpentine sides. Two deep dovetailed drawers with original bronze hardware. Locks a...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pine Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful pine chest of four drawers has a lovely carved skirt and curved upper and lower drawer.
Drawers function, brass pulls are used to open each drawer.
Restored, this dr...
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Late 19th Century Danish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large American Empire Revival Mahogany Dressing Chest with Adjustable Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A substantial American Empire Revival period mahogany dressing chest the top with a molded edge and an attached adjustable mirror supported by well-carved standards. The lower case i...
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Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Maple
A Pair of Decorated 19th Century Chests
Located in Conwy, GB
A pair of painted and decorated chests of drawers.
Naively decorated with Japanese garden scenes.
Each chest having two short drawers over two long, all original handles, raised on...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Germany 1810-20
Located in Leimen, DE
Explore our exquisite Biedermeier chest of drawers, dating back to 1815-1820, featuring a beautiful walnut veneer and unique hunting scene inlays. This elegant three-drawer dresser s...
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1810s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Yew
Hand-painted Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A small Biedermeier chest of drawers with three drawers and new painting. The blue setting is made according to historical models and has an antique patina.
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Softwood
Strikingly Beautiful Vintage Black and White Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent strikingly graphic black and white dresser having ebonized wood with some areas of wood grain visible and white flower-esque inlay decoration. Knobs are lovely decorativ...
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1970s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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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