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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Mid-19th Century
Miniature Chest by Arthur Umanoff in Walnut
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful miniature chest by Arthur Umanoff in figured walnut.
Category
1950s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Charcoal Grey Cabinets by Grosfeld House
Located in East Hampton, NY
Three deep drawers adorned with fine silver leaf carved handles in a pewter tone. These very simple yet elegant late deco chests in cerused charcoal f...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Silver Leaf
Rosewood Sideboard by Ole Wanshcer
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Pasadena, CA
Four drawers with English inspired handles, resting on an Asian inspired support.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany Cabinet by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Dorchester, MA
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings designed this handsome mahogany cabinet for the Widdicomb Furniture Company. The solidly built case has three roomy center drawers with linear wooden pulls and additional shelving behind doors...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome walnut cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Three inner shelves with sliding doors. Bottom of cabinet is wrapped in tan leather. Dunbar tag on the back. Newly refinished in...
Category
1950s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Chest in Two-Tone Walnut by Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern four-drawer high chest was realized by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Company, circa 1950. Robsjohn-Gibbings represents one of the premie...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawers on Hairpin Legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Ferndale, MI
Chest of drawers on hairpin legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Scarce Wormley Design. Measures: 45" wide also available.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Paul McCobb for Calvin
By Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
We have 3 cabinets by Paul McCobb for Calvin. Wood with metal trim. Each cabinet has 4 drawers. Can be sold individually for $4500 each. SET is $12500.
Category
1960s American Minimalist Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Tommi Parzinger Chest, White Lacquer, Brass Studded
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger, white lacquer and brass studded chest. Drop-front blanket chest which could additionally be used as an end table or nightstand. Appointed with a brass front pull and decorated with brass studs over a hand rubbed white...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of Drawers with Nickel Hardware and Splayed Legs
Located in St. Louis, MO
1940s mahogany chest in a dark brown finish with open square nickel hardware.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Set of Four "4D" Walnut storage system by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of four "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni.
Totally built in walnut these pieces are finished on all 4 sides; this allows to use them as side tables or ...
Category
1960s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
1950s Italian Art Deco Style Black Glass Sideboard with White and Bronze Insets
Located in New York, NY
Italian sideboard of Art Deco Design, entirely hand crafted, the whole surround in opaline black glass with many quality details, exquisite craftsmanship and original hardware. This ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Chartreuse Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Funny Girl? Chartreuse and purple pinstriped 60's inspired commodes. The high quality craftsmanship suggests that this great pair of chests may have been cu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Florence Knoll Bureau
Located in Westport, CT
Florence Knoll , knoll international Slant front petite birch chest of draws, original condition french polished rare design , with top raise side rails.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Maison Krieger French Art Deco Amboyna Cabinet Semaniere
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco French amboyna semaniere with slight bow front and inset marble top with nickled brass pulls & original key (signed: KRIEGER on the back & lock).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Gio Ponti Chest with Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gio Ponti long cabinet of six drawers standing on four legs which themselves are integral to the case. Dresser has silvered reverse painted glass top and is surmounted with a large rectangular mirror and a floating glass shelf cut in Ponti's distinctive diamond form. Drawer faces have knife blade edges. Made in 1957 from ash wood and glass. Original brass keys. Perfect for bedroom or entrance hall.
"Certificate of Authenticity" from the Gio Ponti Archives.
Mobile da camera o da ingresso con cassetti e grande...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Glass
Dorothy Draper style Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Three drawer chest with tongue and groove construction. Raised moulding provides drawer pull.
Category
1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Faux Ivory Low Chest by Dunbar
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful custom Dunbar chest designed by Edward Wormley redone in a faux ivoy finish. Great scale which could easily be used behind a sofa or under a window.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An ebonized mahogany cabinet with seven graduated, recessed-pull drawers, on a recessed plinth leather wrapped base.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chest of Drawers by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegantly austere and finely crafted chest of drawers in bleached walnut having a two-over-three configuration channelled recessed pulls and dowel-form legs crafted of anodized al...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Swedish Neoclassical Style Painted Tall Chest with Carved Faces and Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style mid-19th century wooden tall chest-of-drawers painted in a cream color. This Swedish tall chest features a rectangular ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen Mirrored Chests with Original Glass Handles
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful pair of vintage Maison Jansen French mirrored three-drawer commodes with original glass handles on a splayed wood legs.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mirror
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany chest of 6 drawers having bronze ring handles with parchment veneer and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Dufrene Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco parcel gilt, mahogany & rosewood commode with inset black marble top over a swag carved frieze with 2 long drawers (attributed to MAURICE DUFRENE)
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Hotel George V Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Hotel George V chest of drawers. Vintage eight-drawer wood and leather-clad comptoir on hidden casters from the Hotel George V, Paris, France, circa 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Wood
Beautiful Cabinet in the Asian Regency Style
Located in East Hampton, NY
Eight drawers with nickel pagoda shaped hardware and rich dark brown stain finish (almost ebonized) - showing natural grains and beauty.
Extremely well crafted with beautiful deta...
Category
1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Ash and Black Glass Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of commodes or nightstands in figured ashwood with factory applied patina. Black glass tops with bull nose edging and Campaign-style brass drawer pulls.
Category
1960s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen, Commodes, Parcel Gilt, Painted Wood, Marble, France, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of attractive French commodes, circa 1950s, the white serpentine marble atop a white distress-painted and parcel-gilt conforming case, fitted with four graduating drawers decora...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Phyllis Morris "Franciscan" Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent small cabinet in distressed wood and resin with an aged silver leaf finish by Phyllis Morris. Wood has been sand blasted, primed in red...
Category
1960s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chest and Mirror by Peter Hvidt for Thorald Madsen
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small chest of drawers and tall mirror in teak over birch. Slightly tapering body, brass pulls, and wonderful dark patina add to the overall elegance. Perfect for an entryway.
Prod...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Beautifully Restored Chest of Drawers
Located in Bronx, NY
Chest of drawers in solid mahogany and mahogany veneers, this five-drawer chest has been painstakingly restored, with bronze gilt pulls.
Category
1940s English Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Tommi Parzinger Commode/Credenza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tommi Parzinger Serving Commode Model#862
manufactured by Charak in 1940.
carved mahogany
1 drawer over 2 accented with split brass handles.
Marked Charak Modern
Category
1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Three Drawer Chest
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely small scale three drawer chest in cherry with a dark walnut finish. Picture frame front, inset, canted legs lend this piece an air of sophistication. Original brass pulls.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Indian Wood Cabinet Consol
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Unusual wood cabinet with artistic brass work in the front,
of animal and birds.
Great to use as console in narrow space.
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Asian Inspired Bleached & Cerused Petite Walnut Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite three drawer bleached and glazed walnut commode. Ming style legs with recessed border. Drawers have projected radius corner carved panels with white glazed brass pulls and esc...
Category
1950s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mid-Century French Orange Lacquered & Mirrored Commode
Located in New York, NY
French 1940s orange lacquered commode with 2 painted mirror doors with Neo-classic scene and brass trim. (Mirror decorated attributed to ADRIEN EKMAN)
Category
1940s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Organic Danish Natural Pine Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fine and unusual craftsmanship, made entirely of pine wood and 7 drawers. A wonderful piece of furniture with unique modern pulls.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Modern Neoclassical Mirror Commode / Chest of Drawers, Serge Roche
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century patinated mirrored cabinet, commode, chest of drawers, console or credenza in the modern neoclassical style of Serge Roche. The piece has a diamond cut pat...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Snake Skin Dresser with Lucite Side Panels
Located in New York, NY
1960s six-drawer dresser with Lucite side panels and taupe snake upholstery.
Category
1960s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Beautiful Secretary Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful two part secretaire campaign chest of drawers circa 1960 , the upper section of the chest having a pull out secretaire drawer enclosing a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Dresser, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish modern teak dresser, 1960s.
Elegant wide and low Danish chest of drawers with three wide drawers with recessed pulls...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Art Deco Chest of Drawers from Germany around 1930 in Black Highgloss and Walnut
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco chest of drawers from Germany around 1930 in black high gloss and walnut. We got this chest of drawers from Berlin, where it was...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Lacquer, Walnut, Mahogany
French Ebonised Distressed Pine Chest of Drawers/Dresser c.1930's
Located in London, GB
This French ebonised distressed Pine chest of drawers/dresser, is a stunning piece of Vintage furniture from the 1930s. This piece was sourced in Le Harve France, the ebonised finish...
Category
1930s French Country Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern United Walnut High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern United Walnut High Chest. Featuring a straight line design, two wavy drawers at the top, three larger drawers at the bottom with sculpted woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut High Chest
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut High Chest. Featuring a straight line design, two doors with sculpted rosewood pulls that open up to storage spa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of 2 French Vintage Rosewood Marquetry and Marble Bedside Tables
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Pair of 2 Vintage French Louis XV Rosewood Marquetry Marble Top Nightstands from the 50s
Cabinet Maker Masterpiece - Wonderful Rosewood Marquetry with floral Inlay Work.
Equipped wit...
Category
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Bruksbo Norway Scandinavian Modern Teak Table Chest of Drawers
By Bruksbo
Located in Germantown, MD
Bruksbo Design Norway Scandinavian Modern Teak Table Chest of Drawers.
Simply and clean design with beautiful finish. Dovetail joint drawers perfectly functioning.
Measures 19" in wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
1970s, Danish chest of drawers, oak wood, original condition.
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Danish chest of drawers in oak wood. Original very good condition. Manufactured by Danish furniture manufacturer in about 1970s.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
20th Century Inlaid Burl, Elm, Beech, Maple, Fruitwood Italian Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian dresser of the 20th century. Moved and rounded furniture pleasantly inlaid in burl, elm, beech, maple, fruitwood and faux ivory. Chest of drawers equipped with 3 front drawer...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1st Generation Eames ESU 270-N Storage Unit / Cabinet w/ Drawers
Located in Oakland, CA
1st Generation Eames ESU (Eames Storage Unit) this is called the 270-N series. It's constructed of birch, plywood, lacquer and steel and has three pull drawers with a bottom shelf. T...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Rare rounded corner design Art Deco bedside cabinet in oak, Czechoslovakia 1930s
Located in London, GB
Chic elegance - iconic Art Deco design with beautiful rounded corners with three drawers terminating on a pedestal base. Beautiful patina and condition.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Entry Chest by Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern chest of drawers in rosewood designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured by Feldballes Mobelfabrik in Denmark in the 1960's. This lovely piec...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century Formica Teak effect Chest Of Drawers, 1960s
By Schreiber
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
A retro teak three drawer chest of drawers / side table / bedside cabinet
Mid century chest for any styled home
Made most probably in England by Europa Furniture or Schreiber, datin...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Formica, Wood
Pair Superb Directoire Maison Jansen Style Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
First I want to point out we have a finishing staff and will repair the commode on the right's finish. That's easy for us to do. What is harder is to find a pair of Flame mahogany ca...
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique Military Campaign Style Chests
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made pair of antique military campaign style chests. They were made in England, they date from around the 1950’s.
The quality is outstanding, one of these is a...
Category
1950s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Chest of Drawers in Pine in style of Axel Einar Hjorth Produced, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare wooden chest of drawers in pine very similar to Axel Einar Hjorth produced in Sweden 1930s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 86 cm / 33.85" W: 80 cm / 31.50" D:...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
1960s Vintage Drexel French Bombay Mustard Yellow Nightstand a Pair
By Drexel
Located in Portage, MI
Vintage 1960’s Drexel French Bombay chest nightstands a pair. In good vintage condition. In original mustard yellow faux bois rococo paint. Does need some restoration. A bleach spot ...
Category
1960s American Rococo Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Italian Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. Furniture of beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings, in Louis XVI style, finely inlaid in walnut, maple, bois de rose and eboniz...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XVI 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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