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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Mid-19th Century
Antique Figured Blonde Mahogany Regency Style 2 Door Commode & Matching Mirror
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Natural Blonde Figured Mahogany with Serpentine Front Ornate Applique Applied Inlaid Trim Doors, 2 Internal Adjustable Shelves in a dark mahogany finish, ( with key ) Carved mirror w...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Important Big Size Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in OŻARÓW MAZOWIECKI, PL
An impressive Louis XVI style chest of drawers, made at the turn of the 19th and 20th century in France. The furniture is characterized by rich gilded bronze decorations. In the corn...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pale Walnut French Louis XV bronze Mounted Marble Top 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a pale muted walnut commode with an equally muted marble top. The commode is of high quality and in good condition with signs of wear and age to be expected. Measures 46.75 w...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Bombe Marble Top Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Bombe Marble Top Commode in Stripped Oak is the result of an evolution that occurred over many centuries in Europe, originating in wha...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A miniature George II style figured walnut chest of drawers, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing and rare small miniature apprentice type chest of drawers is beautifully handmade and veneered in burr walnut with a book matc...
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Early 20th Century British George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French marquetry commode with marble top and bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The fine workmanship demonstrated in the fine marquetry
Makes this piece especially fine. The bronze mounts are
Well cast and have a brilliant gilt hue. The shaping of this
Piece is...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Carrara Marble is the stylish way to provide both an elegant surface and convenient storage in any room! The luxurious Carrara marble wit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Welsh Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb large oak and pine chest of drawers, with two short over three long drawers.
Original brass hoop handles to each drawer all raised upon turned bun feet.
In untouched condi...
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Mid-19th Century Welsh High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
Walnut two over two chest of drawers on original casters English Early 20th Cent
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Walnut two over two chest of drawers on original casters in good condition, Graduated drawers. Previously a dressing table and would have had a mirror to the back but now converted b...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Early 20th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Wonderful commode Lacquered and painted with birds and plants with a marble top. Very rafraishing.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis Philippe Period Shaped Light Walnut 4 Drawer Commode, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with an upwardly angled molded edge atop a conforming case housing 4 drawers, the top hidden, blanked by shaped pilasters, the case raised on interestingly s...
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1840s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Tall Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Georgian tall chest with finished top, the crown molding features ''wall of Troy'' dentil. The seven graduated drawers have overlapping edges, the secondary wood is oak, solid brass...
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1850s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Louis XV-Style Commode with Marble Top: Elegance Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the past with our stunning antique Louis XV-style commode, a piece that reflects the exquisite craftsmanship of its time. Expertly constructed fro...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Victorian Chest Drawers Period Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers.
This Chest of Drawers Features 6 Ash Lined Drawers with Turned Knobs.
The Top 3 Drawers Having Decorative Timbers.
Circa 1860
An Extra Feature of...
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1860s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century French Empire Walnut Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome French Empire commode. Beautiful color and patina
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Tall Boy Chest Drawers Serpentine 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers.
Circa 1900
This chest of drawers stands upon splay feet with a shaped apron.
Having an arrangement of 6 graduated oak lined drawers.
The drawer ...
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Blue Painted Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely blue painted chest of drawer has the simple yet elegant lines that reveal its Swedish country style.
Fluted carving along the canted sides and tapered fluted feet, two br...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Chest, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Five Drawers Retaining Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Raised On Original Plinth ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Empire Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c. 1850’s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique figured Mahogany Empire Chest of Drawers featuring original glass pulls, full columns and hand cut dovetailed drawers. The four large drawers are flanked by elegant rounded c...
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1850s American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Vintage Regency Burl Wood Stacked Highboy
Located in west palm beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Boho highboy. A chic Burl wood cabinet in a stacked cabinet design. Beautiful brass period hardware. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
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Early 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Black Painted Pine 11 Drawer Lingerie Chest With Gold French Lines
Located in Centennial, CO
A classic English styled antique pine black painted eleven drawer lingerie tall chest with gold French line motif and brass hardware. Built by a skilled craftsman with eleven graduat...
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Early 20th Century British British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Eastern European Painted Three Drawer Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Eastern European painted three drawer chest, the top with two square panels , each with ring of flowers and foliate on a faux wood grain bac...
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Early 1900s Romanian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch chest of drawers circa 1830.
Fine quality swedish commode, with inlay, stringing and contrasting stained birch.
Matched veneer top surface, with s...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Antique chest of drawers- sideboard from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique komdoa - helper from around 1900, Western Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 105 cm / width 137 cm / depth 5...
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Early 1900s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Industrial Wooden Two Drawer Painted Dresser / Workbench. C.1900
Located in London, GB
A painted former two drawer dresser base. c.1900
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, a former dresser base and later used as a workbench. Beautiful old textured paint wi...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1850s Creamy Gray Painted Chest From Dalarna with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 1850s three-drawer breakfront chest from Dalarna with light creamy gray painted finish, carved diamond motifs, canted side posts, carved rosettes and tapered feet. This exq...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C. Italian Rococo Style Handpainted 3-Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Style Handpainted 3-drawer Commode
Original brass drawer pulls
42 x 18 x 32.5
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Pair French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Chests w/ Inlay Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Marquetry Commodes With Exotic Satinwood, Rosewood and Walnut Woods. Rectangular satinwood marquetry top over single drawer with two gilt bronze pulls surmounting a single compartment enclosed by pair of satinwood marquetry doors all rising on cabriole transitional legs terminating with applied gilt bronze ormolu mounts.
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Two Door Cabinet...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1910s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Spruce Decorated Dresser
Located in Casaleone, IT
Comó decorated with floral motifs.
Original hardware and handles, fir wood.
Restored, good condition.
Reference measurements at the frame.
More pictures and information at customer'...
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Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fir, Wood
Dutch Pine Roll Top Cabinet Country House Style Original Scumbled paint C1900
Located in Southampton, GB
Very useful pine Roll Top Storage Cabinet with original, scumbled paint.
Inside are 2 seperated compartments, used previously for fire kindlin...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of Drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style. This piece has three dovetailed drawers with brass trim and hardware throughout. The pulls and locks are in working condition. The p...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Spruce decorated dresser
Located in Casaleone, IT
Painted dresser ,
Made of spruce, decorated, with faux marble design in the center.
It has no lock or key.
Minimally performed conservative restoration.
Reference measurements are a...
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1850s Italian Folk Art Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Fir
French rustic oak chest of drawers 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The perfect combination of functionality and style with this beautiful oak chest of drawers, made in France around 1900.
With three spacious drawers, fitted with brass handles, this...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Adams Style Paint Decorated Commode Cabinet With Pink Marble Top
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Adams Style Paint Decorated Commode Cabinet With Pink Marble Top. Wonderful condition with just some minor age-appropriate wear. Looks like the shelf inside was replaced but fits nic...
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Early 20th Century French Adam Style Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Chippendale Oyster Veneer Chest of Drawers With Etched Brass Hardware
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful medium scale four drawer commode with very handsome oyster veneer in the Chippendale style. The drawers with etched brass pulls. This piece was created by an master craft...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French inlaid marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period.
The q...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Danish Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Very special late Empire chest of drawers with opaline glass inlay, 19th century, Denmark, 1830. Mahogany with Ivory colored glass inlay. Having four drawers with working locks, 1 ...
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1830s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Opaline Glass, Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers; French; in the Louis XVI Style. This striking piece features three dovetailed drawers and is made of ebonized Mahogany that has been finished with a lustrous museum...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 20th century Art Nouveau dresser with five drawers
Located in Premariacco, IT
Early 20th-century dresser covered in briarwood with three large drawers and a pair of top drawers.
It features onion feet, a worked edge, and a set of original period brass handles...
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Small Drawer 1860s-1900s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The round handles are made of iron.
These drawers are tasteful, rust...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish with gilded ormulu throughout. Three dovet...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Louis Philippe period walnut bleached commode
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Louis Philippe French dresser. It dates from the middle of the 19th century.
The wood is in bleached walnut bramble. This technique aims to lighten the furniture on the one hand an...
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this important antique chest. Created in France, circa 1920 and bombe in shape on all three sides, the cabinet stands on elegant cabriole leg...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and hardware, and featuring a foldout writing desk hav...
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1900s Haberdashery counter, vintage kitchen island, retail counter display
Located in Leicester, GB
Great set of vintage, early 1900s haberdashery drawers from an old textile factory.
Solid wooden top, sides and drawers, with brass handles. Pine clad back panel.
Ideal kitchen is...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19thc Italian Hand Carved Bookcase Commode
Located in Pasadena, CA
19thc Italian Hand Carved Bookcase Commode. The shelves are adjustable within the top half. The bottom half(commode area) has a three door cabinet style to them and house one shelvin...
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Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was hand-crafted from solid oak and accented with cast brass drawer pulls by obvious master craftsmen! The top features a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1850s French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Indulge in the timeless allure of this 1850s French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece of elegance with exquisite ornate details....
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Nouveau Small Wooden Cabinet by Majorelle, France, Signed
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely antique French Art Nouveau wood commode or nightstand was designed by Louis Majorelle and made in Nancy, France circa 1910-1920. This exceptional, museum-quality cabinet ...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Fine Burr Walnut Georgian Revival 4 drawer chest circa 1920s
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Burr Walnut Revival 4 drawer chest circa 1920s
In the Manner of Queen Anne & George 1st
Burr Walnut Quarter veneer on top with cross banding,
4 Burr Walnut Graduated Drawers, wi...
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Early 20th Century British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Bombe Louis XV Style Venetian Commode
Located in Encinitas, CA
This bombe style Venetian book matched walnut veneer bombe three drawer commode is a splendid piece that will add a wonderful visual appeal to any space it is added to. The piece is ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Country French Chiffoniere ~ Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Chiffoniere ~ Cabinet is a splendid combination package that provides a minimal footprint while creating stylish storage options. Hand-crafted from solid oak,...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French chest of drawers 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
French chest of drawers in French oak 1850.
Crafted from the finest French oak, this stunning cabinet exudes a timeless beauty that enriches any room. The wood has been carefully c...
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1850s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
1900s Haberdashery counter, vintage kitchen island, retail counter display
Located in Leicester, GB
Great set of vintage, early 1900s haberdashery drawers from an old textile factory.
Solid wooden top, sides and drawers, with brass handles. Pine clad back panel.
Ideal kitchen is...
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mahogany Wellington Chest
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4769, fine quality Victorian figured mahogany chest of drawers, having figured top with moulded edge above 7 graduated, oak lined drawers fitted with original turned handles and fl...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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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