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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Industrial
German Baroque Dresser, Dresden, 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful German Baroque dresser dates back to circa 1750. It was probably made in the region of the city of Dresden.
Different walnut veneer grains embellish this original com...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th Century Baroque Style Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Baroque style commode, circa 1750.
Various precious wood veneers on solid fir wood. Profile framed passively curved frame on pressed ball feet. In the front two drawers, in...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Fir
German Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Brussels, BE
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17th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare 17th Century Oak Coffer / Trunk / Bench
Located in Miami, FL
Rare 17th century oak coffer / Trunk
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Danish Baroque Oakwood Bureau with Iron Handles, Late 18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
A Danish Baroque oakwood bureau with iron handles, late 18th century.
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Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Commode, Early 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
18th century commode.
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Swedish Period Baroque "Bombée" Chest of Drawers, circa 1750
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful and rare "Bombée" chest of drawers in original condition, made in Stockholm ca 1750.
A moulded serpentine rectangular top above three long drawers, shaped apro...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Zinc Top Chest of Drawers
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Custom made chest of drawers with three drawers. This item can be ordered in custom finishes, wood types and dimensions.
Wood: Oak Bali finish
Metal: Light hammer ebony
Zinc: Steel ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Zinc
Southgerman Chest of Drawers 18th Century Two Drawers Sans Traverse
Located in Epfach, DE
Beautiful and elegant baroque chest of drawers,
sans traverse, walnut with two drawers, front and sides are curved,
wonderful veneer picture und marqueterie on all sides.
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1760s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Austrian Baroque Chest, 1820
Located in Prague 8, CZ
An original chest made in 1838 in the late Baroque period.
Made in Bohemia on the territory of the former Austria-Hungary.
All in very good condition, after renovation.
On the che...
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1830s Austrian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Frisian Baroque Oakwood Bureau, Mid-18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
The Frisian bureau is in excellent condition with bracket feet and curved front on either side. It still retains the original brass hardware drawer pulls...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Danish 18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th century painted Baroque 3-drawer chest with later chinoiserie decorations, brass hardware and locks.
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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Spanish chest of drawers for Sacristy-Use, Walnut, Iron, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of drawers in walnut wood with carved decoration. Spain, 17th century.
Cabinet of three very deep drawers with the lower one more, on rectangular legs and with top board strai...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Iron
Handsome Baroque Four-Drawer Walnut Chest with Original Shaped Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome Baroque four-drawer walnut chest with original shaped marble top, Northern European, first half of the 18th century.
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19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Very Unusual Baroque Kistbord
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual baroque kistbord. A kistbord is a chest (kista) that has been made in such a way so that it can be used as a table (bord). These are very unusual objects and not many we...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Italian 17th Century Baroque Period Fruitwood and Giltwood Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Italian 17th century Baroque period ebonized fruitwood and giltwood chest, from Florence. The four drawer chest is raised by bun feet below a mottled border. At the c...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood, Giltwood
Inlaid Walnut Two-Drawer Side Commode with Concave Block Front, Italian
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Inlaid walnut two-drawer side commode with concave block front, Italian, circa 1900, with shaped, molded top and half moon carved dentil molding below, with highly desirable concave ...
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Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
20th Century antique Style Baroque Solid Wood Silver Plated Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood, silver-plated on softwood. Straight body on a fitting curved frame, over sculptural carved claw feet. In the convex and concave curved front four drawers of different siz...
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20th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dresser , organic modern, Alu on Wood, Handcrafted, One of Kind, made in Germany
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Furniture object by German designer Eckehard Weimann
organically designed chest of drawers.
Folds and distortions are sculpted from the surfaces. The furniture is made of multiplex ...
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2010s German Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Metal, Aluminum
Commode, 18th Century, Italian, Venetian, Walnut, Small, Original Brassware
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This Classic 18th century model is a rare, small size with a rich color and lustrous patina. From a private collection, Semenzato, Venezia.
Single plank top with solid moulded edge. The frieze with a band of gadrooned carving at the top. Below three drawers mouled with fine figuring original brass handles, escutcheon and locks only the top lock working. The pine drawers are lined with a block printed...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Danish Baroque Block Front Chest of Drawers in Oak, circa 1730
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century baroque chest of drawers with four block front drawers. Chest is in two sections with a floral carving on the plinth base and on the knees of the Queen Anne style fee...
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18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Swiss “Windellade” Cabinet, 1770-1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Windellade cabinet, Zurich region 1770-1780 walnut veneer. In very good condition. The cabinet will be shipped from Europe. Shipping costs to Bosto...
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1770s Swiss Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Pair of Early 18th Century Bavarian Walnut and Exotic Wood Inlay Commodes
Located in Middleburg, VA
This extraordinary pair of early 18th century Bavarian commodes have exaggerated serpentine and Bombay shaped fronts with three drawers. Made of ...
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Early 18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th Century Baroque Walnut Burl Veneer Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque chest of drawers. Richly carved serpentine front and curvaceous top. Oak beautifully veneered with walnut. Brass moldings between each drawer, Denmark, circa 1730-1740.
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass, Bronze
Impressive Italian Baroque Walnut and Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over four graduated panelled drawers with original carved feet and applied carving to side of case. Original bronze handles.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Childs Dutch Kettle Base Paw Foot Bookcase
Located in Stamford, CT
A late 18th century child’s Dutch kettle base paw foot bookcase with arched crest and glazed double doors and original pulls, circa 1790.
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Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique White Painted Danish Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
The strong visual appeal of this handsome Danish chest of drawers is due to the lightly worn white paint and the clean, curved lines. Where the paint has been gently scraped, the ric...
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Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Paint
Steel Multi Drawer Army Green Factory Storage Filing Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic American made steel factory multi drawer cabinet featuring twelve card size drawers with brass handles and plates. Additional storage compartment with shelf at the bottom. ...
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20th Century American Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Metal, Brass, Steel
Baroque Commode, Würzburg 'Germany', 1750
Located in Belmont, MA
Exceptional Baroque commode, Würzburg (South Germany) 1750, curved front with beautiful walnut veneer with plum wood intarsia. Original bronze fittings. The drawers have a central lo...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Industrial Burnished Steel Cabinet of Drawers from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English industrial cabinet of burnished steel featuring (56) small half-drawers for storage, set into four vertical rows of (14) drawers, ...
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20th Century English Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Steel, Metal
Commode, Taquillón, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Locker Walnut wood, wrought iron. Spain, 17th century.
Rectangular low furniture made of oak with elements in wrought iron that rises slightly on four legs, has a slightly protruding straight top board and fronts decorated with carvings, and has two doors under two drawers, all with key lock (shields of lock decorated with simple lines only on the doors). When opening the doors, there is access to a space divided in two by a shelf decorated with a series of cut lines on its lower edge). In the upper part, under the board, there are carved brackets with simple scrolls, tongues and architectural elements; on the sides of the front some grooves remember architectural motifs. The exterior of doors and drawers and the sides of the furniture have a decoration based on frames of different sizes and shapes (crosses, squares, rectangular), following a tradition deeply rooted in Spanish furniture and that allows you to compare the ticket office...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wrought Iron
Period Baroque Swedish Wood Chest with Serpentine Front, circa 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite 18th century Swedish period baroque chest. This antique baroque three-drawer chest features a serpentine front, curvaceous top, scalloped front and side skirts and elega...
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Metal
Chest on Stand Rustic Brown Wood Brass Nail Heads
Located in New York, NY
Chest on Stand Rustic Wood Brass Nail Heads. A decorative chest on a stand decorated with brass nail heads.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commode, Early 18th Century, Italian, Venetian, Baroque, Walnut, Serpentine Front
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The serpentine front on this magnificent commode is sophisticated and gives it gravitas. It has a rich colour and lustrous patina and has come from a private collection, Semenzato Ve...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Black Lacquer Side Table with Svarowski Stones
Located in Berlin, DE
Nice side table
with two drawers,
on the sides and front ornamented with svarowski stones, crystals.
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20th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Baroque Secretaire, Bern ‘Switzerland’ 1750, Attribute to Mathaeus Funk
By Mathaeus Funk
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite 18th century Baroque secretaire, Bern (Switzerland) 1750, attributed to Mathaeus Funk (cabinetmaker 1697-1783). Rectangular body with two ...
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1750s Swiss Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique Baroque Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique baroque style walnut chest of drawers, early 19th century. This chest has great original color / patina. The top lifts up, the bottom two drawers work.
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique 18th century Baroque commode, Germany 1750-1760, walnut veneer with boxwood marquetry. Three drawer body with rectangular outline o...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Boxwood
18th Century German Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century German Baroque chest of drawers, walnut.
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Steel
Italian Baroque Inlaid Early 18th Century Walnut and Fruit Wood Desk-Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Early 18th Century Marquetry Desk-Commode of Italian Origin, having three drawers, the top one having a fall-front featuring a desk compartment fitted...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers / Commode from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Baroque chest of drawers made of pinewood body and covered with walnut veneer. Fittings and locks are also original from the time.
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Walnut
Baroque Chest of Drawers in Walnut, German, circa 1740
Located in Berlin, DE
Baroque chest of drawers in walnut, German, circa 1740.
Various fine wood veneers on solid fir wood. Profile framed fit curly frame on feet. In the cambered front three drawers, i...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Baroque commode, probably Mainz (Germany), 1750. Body on flattened ball feet, serpentine front with three drawers, each of th...
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Fine 18th Century Venetian Fruitwood Commodes
Located in Rome, IT
A fine 18th century Venetian fruitwood commodes with three long drawers.
Measures: 132 x 88 x 62 cm. Very good vintage condition.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Nutwood
1890s Venetian Baroque Cabinet Chest of drawers console Handcarved Walnut Burl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important precious 19th century Venetian Baroque low dresser console, hand-carved walnut, and burl walnut inlaid
All solid wood including bottom of the drawers and back
Measure in ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
19th Century Baroque Commode Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Old original English Baroque commode. Solid walnut veneer. Three drawers. Chest of drawers standing on four long paw feet. Slightly overlapping, profiled cover plate. Bronze fittings...
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19th Century English Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
A Walnut & Inlaid Comodino Ferrarese Late 17th Century, Italy
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Walnut & Inlaid Comodino Ferrarese
Late 17th Century
Italy
A tasty piece of furniture with an accentuated movement of the front.
At the end of the seventeenth century craftsman E...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Embossed Gilding
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent Baroque commode with serpentine front in burled walnut with embossed gilding. Chest is raised on a carved plinth that rests on cabriole feet, and features four drawers ...
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Late 18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Small Italian Lacquered Commodes 19' century
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of small Italian pale green lacquered, parcel-gilt and pastiglia decorated commodes.
Decorated reserves with flowers and birds,
one with two drawers, the other with one door...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Walnut Cassone Inlaid with Engraved Fruitwood Marquetry, 17th C
Located in London, GB
A stunning, noble and important early piece - it's original provenance Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome. With a rectangular top above a roundel with a coat-of-arms flanked by grotesques and s...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood, Walnut
Flemish Baroque Chest of Drawers in Rich European Oak, circa 1770
Located in Miami, FL
Flemish commode or chest of drawers in oak with serpentine front and three drawers with original hardware, rich brown patina, circa mid-late 1700s.
Measures: 53 1/2" long x 24 1/2" ...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Baroque Bureau-Desk, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720
Located in CH
Baroque bureau cabinet or desk,
Baroque, Northern Italy, Lombardy, circa 1720.
Walnut burl wood and fruitwood veneer and inlaid with reserves and fillets. Front with hinged wri...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
Chest of Drawers Swedish Late Baroque Period with Brass Hardware Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A chest of drawers made during the Baroque period 1720-1740 by Swedish cabinet maker Johan Hugo Furloh in Sweden. Beautiful inlays from walnut an...
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17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Chest of Drawers, South Germany, circa 1770
Located in Greding, DE
Rare walnut and cherrywood inlaid three-drawer commode from South Germany, prob. Bayreuth. Carved skirt on cabriole legs bearing the serpentine front. The top shows a beautiful marqu...
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1770s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry, Walnut
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Baroque dresser with four drawers, period brass hardware and key. Inlaid fruitwood decorations, sharp intarsia work.
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood, Oak
Early 18th C. Italian Period Baroque Sepentine Chest w/ Beautiful Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite Early 18th Century Italian Period Baroque Three-Drawer Chest with Serpentine Front, Marquetry Décor on the Top and Drawers. This Chest also has Carved Side Panels and S...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Italian Baroque.
Walnut commode.
17th century.
Measures: Height 37 ½ in. Width 52 ½ in. Depth 27 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Boston, MA.
Le Trianon...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian late 17th century Baroque Walnut Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual Commode of Medium Size, made of Walnut and Walnut-veneer, embellished with Fruit Wood Inlay, canted corners with applied raised scroll-decoration, four drawers with molded fr...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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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