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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: George III
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, Bronze Handl
Located in Catania, IT
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, bronze handles.
Amazing Chest of drawers with three drawers in Rio Rosewood, with d...
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1780s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Chippendale Period Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A finely proportioned English George III Chippendale period chest of drawers in mahogany. With a Greek key and fretwork upper frieze, each drawer with the original ornate handles and...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Bombé Shaped Swedish Rococo Chest Drawers with Øland Stone Top, 1760-1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bombé shaped Swedish Rococo chest of drawers.
Elegantly veneered in walnut, mirror-cut walnut and line marquetry in lemon wood. With exceptionally beautiful original top of Øland stone...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Pair of Italian 3 Drawer Hand Crafted Bombe Commodes Night Tables, C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant 3 drawer Rococo style bombe chests perfect for bedside or a living room. Created from walnut and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Beautiful curves with origi...
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1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Green Painted Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative pair of Italian Rococo style commodes, painted light green over all, serving as background for a central figure depicting musical instruments, supported by ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Mahogany Chest / Three Drawers with Banding of Exotic Woods
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. Chest with three deep drawers that slide easily. It has banding and designs in
Satin wood. Bracket feet.
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Late 19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A beautiful 18th century Swedish Rococo Chest of drawers from Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
The Chest of drawers has wonderful curvaceous and beautiful Shaped legs.
The Chest ...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Table beside Night Fitted Commode Chippendale Tray Top Mahogany Tambour
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fine, elegant, Chippendale period bedside table
- Practical for everyday use
- Finely figured tray top is practical, securing items placed on the table top
- Portable as the top i...
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1760s British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Chest of Drawers in Walnut from Southern Germany Around the 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Rococo chest of drawers in walnut from Southern Germany around the 1780s. The chest is in great antique condition.
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1780s German Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Bow Front Bedside Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Classic Georgian style mahogany and crossbanded small chest of drawers ideal as a bedside chest, with oak secondary woods, light antique distress on the two short and three graduated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Two over Three Drawers, Circa 1820
Located in Savannah, GA
George III mahogany chest of drawers circa 1820, molded-edge top, two over three drawers, bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality 18th century mahogany chest having
well figured top over dressing slide and four long drawers
with replacement rococo design brass swan neck handles
raised on ...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century English Antique Edwardian Flame Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality flame mahogany serpentine chest, having a well figured and cross banded top, above an arrangement of four graduated drawers, each cross banded and inlaid, ...
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Early 20th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
21st Century Empire-Style Night Stand with Marble Top by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Exquisitely designed empire-stand night stand from Modenese Luxury Interiors, Italian classical furniture producer. Features an ivory finishing with gold l...
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2010s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
George III Mahogany Bedside Step Commode, England circa 1815
Located in San Francisco, CA
Geo. III mahogany bed step commode with leather inset top.
Purchased in England in the 1960's, and used as a sofa side table in an anglophile's home in ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair of 18th Century Venetian Rococo Bombe Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine pair of 18th century Venetian Rococo bombe bedside chests of drawers. Serpentine form, scrolled feet, carved drawers, original locks. The heig...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Chest Attributed to Wright and Elwick
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with bowed center with conforming lower drawers and cabinet doors. Plinth base.
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Bachelor's Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III mahogany bachelor's chest, the richly grained fold over top with molded edge, over two short and three long drawers, and standing on original bracket feet, the whole ...
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1760s European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Stunning 18th C. Italian Rococo Bombe Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th C. Italian Rococo bombe commode with marble top, walnut with burr veneer, finely crafted and highly ornate gilded metal mounts, escutcheons a...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Period Commode Styl Rococo
Located in Warsaw, PL
French 19th century Louis XV Period commode styl Rococo. This cabinet is after very good quality renovation.
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very mellow English George III mahogany chest of drawers, the top with molded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers situated on base with shaped bracket fee...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Bachelor's Chest of Drawers with Bushing Slide
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany chest of drawers with four long drawers and fitted with brush slide in frieze. The cockbeaded drawers are pine lined with cedar sides and having original ...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Geo. III Inlaid Figured Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
One of the finest quality Antique English Geo. III period inlaid figured mahogany Chippendale style Chests on Chests or Tallboys we have had in years. With superlative marquetry inlays of satinwood quarter fans on the perimeter of each drawer as well as "Adam" style satinwood and ebony fan escutcheons, to the delicate checkered inlay on the cornice frieze, this Chest on Chest has it all. Please note that this is a superior made Chest on Chest having elm drawer linings versus the traditional oak or deal (pine) all standing upon handsome ogee feet. Please note the substantial number of images showing the great condition of this piece and the hand dovetailed top signifying the early Georgian date when this was done. Of great proportion and wonderful color, retaining what appears to be possibly its original "French Chippendale...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Italian Rococo Crotch Mahogany Marble Bombe Lingerie Commode Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian bombe chest, commode or entry side table. Made of crotch mahogany with a green marble top and Rococo styling.
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Early 20th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
English George III Style Chest of Drawers with Yew-Wood Oyster Veneer
Located in Miami, FL
This lovely and functional chest is like the story of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady since she has been made more sophisticated by several additions. Originally an antique pine chest of drawers, it has been clad with a beautiful, thick yew-wood oyster veneer and given reproduction Chippendale pulls...
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Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Mahogany Blind Door Bookcase on Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III mahogany blind door bookcase on chest. The top section with a dentil cornice and a crossbanded frieze, two fantastic mahogany pa...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany 'Bonnet' Chest, England, circa 1770
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Rare circa 1770 English George III period mahogany 'bonnet' or 'hat' chest having upper pull-out baize-lined brushing slide above two deep drawers, the top with divided compartment, ...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Jumbo Collection Antique Italian Ormolu-Mounted and Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An important and richly decorated Italian ormolu-mounted and lacquered cabinet, ca. 1930.
The cabinet structural frame is in hardwood, darkened by painting. The bombé case has its s...
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1930s Italian Rococo Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George III Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
English late Georgian solid mahogany bow front chest of drawers. Two over three. Includes original keys and working locks. Ready to place.
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1790s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Georgian Era Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Classic and elegant, this George III chest of drawers was handcrafted circa 1800. It is made from walnut, recently refinished with a warm red-brown tone. The bail pulls are brass. We...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine top over a conforming brushing slide and two over two long drawers, raised on splayed legs.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century, Miniature Rococo Style Dutch Chest of Drawers Oak and Beech
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and hand crafted in 1900-1920.
This beautiful miniature looks much nicer both in shape and in color when it is not in a picture. Somehow the lens makes it look less wide from t...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Sheraton Period Satinwood Demilune Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 18th century Sheraton period demilune commode, boxwood and ebony strung throughout, having Coromandel wood crossbanded top with cen...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Mid 18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine Knee-Hole Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th century well-figured mahogany serpentine knee-hole chest, having crossbanded moulded edged top above various drawers retaining original brass swan-necked handles and ...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Lancashire Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
18th century oak and mahogany stunning chest of drawers from the Lancashire region of England. The top has a beveled edge and is banded in fine mahogany. This follows down to raised ...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Early 19th C. Mahogany Chest of Drawers Storage Chest
Located in London, GB
This rare and unusual late Georgian chest of drawers feature 3 bottom oak lined drawers with 3 false drawers on the top portion to house a storage box that opens from the top. The un...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century Mahogany Bow-Fronted Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
A George III period figured mahogany bow-fronted tallboy of attractive small proportions, having moulded and kingwood crossbanded cornice above seven cock beaded drawers supported on...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Kingwood
European Rococo Style Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
European distress painted rococo style serpentine dresser with a serpentine form molded edge top, and a scalloped apron and angled legs with swirl pewter antique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
6.5 Late 19th Century English George III Graduated Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, TX
Nine-drawers chest-on-chest
A graduated piece with 9 drawers.
Brass pulls. Dove-tailed joints.
Measures: 36.5" Width x 18.5" Depth x 77.5" Height
Bottom chest Height 39.5"
...
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Late 19th Century North American George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 1880s Rococo Style Three-Drawer Bedside Chest with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style painted bedside chest from the late 19th century, with serpentine front and three drawers. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this p...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Original Painted Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C original painted Italian commode with faux marble top. 1780
Dimensions
47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide
23 inches (58 cms) Deep
32.5 inches (83 cms) High.
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18th Century Italian George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Mid 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Dressing Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine 18th century mahogany kneehole dressing chest having moulded edge top above brushing slide, fitted top drawer, six short graduated cockbeaded drawers and cupboard in central r...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III period Mahogany Bow Tallboy
Located in London, GB
A good quality George III period golden colored fiddle-back mahogany bow tallboy with bowed cornice, boxwood strung and banded throughout, having central satinwood diamond lattice pa...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
Fine English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest, circa 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
England, circa 1800
Item # 905KUB29A
Crafted of a dark and dense mahogany, both in the solid and veneer forms, this excellent George III period ch...
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19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Style Demilune Satinwood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
George III satinwood and marquetry cabinet. Satinwood was used as the background for the delicate inlaid marquetry designs. Satinwood, from India, gains its distinctive soft and subt...
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Rare circa 1760 Thomas Wilson 68 Great Queen Street Hardwood Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1760 George III Thomas Wilson stamped mahogany chest of drawers
A very good looking an...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Venetian Rococo Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With paneled and crossbanded serpentine top over two drawers with oval brass handles, raised on carved cabriole legs.
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1780s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Mahogany Bedside Cabinets in the Manner of Gillows
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of mahogany bedside cabinets in the manner of Gillows with typical reeded tapering legs supporting bodies with a single door and veneered with flame mahogany.
England, ...
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Late 19th Century European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Petite Italian Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
An early 20th century petite Italian marquetry chest of drawers. Gorgeous dark hardware on two drawers.
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Italian 18th Century Régence Commode
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian régence two-drawer marquetry commode.
Top in solid walnut, bottom section veneered in walnut. Fronts inlaid with geometric motif borders.
Standing on saber legs ending in f...
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Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Pine
Important English George III Brown Mahogany Commode
By William Gomm
Located in Dublin, GB
An important George III mahogany commode attributed to William Gomm. The serpentine mahogany top with a crossbanded edge, above three long and two short d...
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1660s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Country Louis XV Style Carved "Bombe" Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
French country carved "Bombe" walnut chest in the Rococo style. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, finely carved details, working lock an...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Oak Bomb Chest of Drawers with Claw Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Dutch chest of drawers with an amazing patina.
We have sold many rare pieces of furniture, but never before did we own an original, 18th century, Dutch Rococo chest of drawer...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
George III Style "Waring and Gillow" Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George III style "Waring and Gillow Ltd" mahogany serpentine chest of drawers in good condition with four oak lined drawers with drop handles, with decorative canted corners and stan...
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Early 20th Century European George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Neapolitan Chest of Drawers Rococo Red Marble Poplar Bronze, Italy, 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripar...
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18th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Chest of Drawers Swedish Rococo Light Wood, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers Swedish Rococo light wood, Sweden. A beautiful chest of drawers with amazing inlays and construction. Made in Sweden during th...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Dramatic Carved Giltwood Italian Bombay Chest Commode by Invincible
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic gilt finish ornately carved Rococo commode having handles that are sculpted parts of the drawer fascades. Curved cabriole legs and hand painted finish with two smaller ...
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Early 2000s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood
Authentic 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
18th century chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is Rococo with pronounced and curved sides and front. The profile is characteristic for the Rococo era and this is an au...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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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