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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1920s
18th Century English Georgian Bow Fronted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine antique Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers. The bow front top with figured mahogany above a slide and an arrangement of four long graduating drawers, each with decor...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Serpentine Two Piece Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful 18th Century Swedish Serpentine front Commode Chest of Drawers in two pieces. this Two piece design was often used for moving the chest in small spaces. The paint on this...
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century English, Burled Walnut, Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Toronto, CA
A spectacular 18th century, English, five drawer chest with burled walnut and inlaid fruitwood marquetry throughout. Each drawer has a brass escutcheon and drop pulls, all original. ...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 18th century very fine and grand example of a walnut chest on chest/tallboy.
The cavetto cornice above an arrangement of three short and three long drawers to the top half, whi...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Marquetry Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An attractive figured walnut Dutch chest with fine marquetry inlay of birds and flowers; most Dutch chests we have had previously had bombay fronts and often ball and claw feet but I...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Regency Chest Drawers Tall Boy Bow Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Mahogany Regency Style Bow Chest of Drawers.
Circa 1920
This Chest of Drawers Stands upon Splay feet with a Shaped Apron.
The Chest Featur...
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1920s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. French Rococo Commode w/Elegant Serpentine Shape & Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo period painted commode from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a faux-marbled and serpentine-fronted top, with case below continuing the design down...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very fine serpentine mahogany chest of drawers circa 1760 in the manner of Thomas Chippendale having a molded top over four drawers with a brush slide, resting on molded bracket fe...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Decorated Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian neoclassical polychrome decorated commode. Features three large drawers decorated in red and blue with angels and birds in center of drawer fronts and on ce...
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
18th century Chest of Drawers from Late Baroque Period
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century chest of drawers from late Baroque period in richly carved curvaceous serpentine drawer fronts, shaped top and bracket feet in super worn patina.
Alsace, France.
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18th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Paint
Oyster Veneer Mid 18th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and well proportioned mid 18th Century Chest of drawers has been very sympathetically re-veneered and has had the handles replaced. The chest itself is oak, and is dat...
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1740s British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This piece has three dovetailed drawers, gilt brass pulls and trim throughout. The petite commode boasts a lustrous...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Tall and Narrow Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A Wonderful Mahogany Chest of Drawers
This is a lovely tall and narrow 18th century and later mahogany chest of drawers. It was originally sold by G D Blay Antiques, on 25th Septemb...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oak Coffer Chest 17th Century Box
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful 17th Century three panel coffer or box
Hand crafted fro oak inset with strung ebony diamond designs on the three panels
Great storage chest and can also function as a coffe...
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17th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Circa Late 1700s Georgian High Boy Chest of Six Drawers
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 1700s Georgian tall chest of six graduated drawers in oak with pierced batwing brasses and beaded drawers on high bracket feet.
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Early 1700s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761), 18th c. and later elements, three drawers flanked by flu...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
English late 17th Century Blond Oak commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, NY
English chest of drawers, Charles II, late 17th century, made of blond oak and left un-stained, which gives this commode a striking, unique "honey" color. A thin molded top over two...
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Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Walnut and Feather Banded Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A walnut feather banded chest of drawers in exceptional condition.
Two short over three graduating drawers with brass handles and escutcheons.
Raised on bracket feet with a shapely...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1760 BURR WALNUT GEORGE III BANK / CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime George III circa 1760 Burr Walnut bank of drawers
Please note the delivery fee lis...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Rococo Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
A good clean chest with a serpentine top with banded edge over three conforming drawers with brass handles and escutcheons. Nice brown patina. Cabriole legs.
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode wreath motif C.1880
Located in LONDON, GB
Circa 1850/1880 antique Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian ribbing detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges.
It has been late...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Grey White C.1860
Located in LONDON, GB
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Grande Bureau Italiano in Noce Con Cassetti e Abattant 1750 Circa
Located in Milan, IT
Ribalta Antica Italiana della metà del secolo XVIII di origine trentina, la regione a nord vicina all' Austria. Lastronata in legno di noce, decorato con filettature geometriche in ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut, Burl Walnut, And Tulipwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Walnut, Burl Walnut, and Tulipwood commode. The four door chest is raised by fine square tapered legs below the straight frieze. At t...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood, Walnut
George III Chippendale Period Serpentine Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Chippendale period serpentine chest in figured mahogany of an original colour and patina. Good features include the brushing slide, canted corners with blind fret a...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Louis XVI Commode. gorgeous burl and hardware in great shape. See pics
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Early 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
Antique Georgian Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers on Stand from the 18th Century
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Georgian chest of drawers from the mid-18th century (c. 1750), crafted from figured walnut and placed on a later stand from a...
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18th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode Sauteuse is made of blond mahogany with a wonderful original marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Commode - Arles
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare, early 18th Century Louis XV French Commode, from Arles. Scroll feet and elegant curved front. Two drawers with brass pulls.
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th C. George III Coromandel Lacquer Commode, Sourced by Albert Hadley
Located in Southampton, NY
George III Coromandel Lacquer Commode with Later Top & Later Handles. Sourced by repute by Albert Hadley from Mallet.
A handsome English commode from the Late 18th Century made in Co...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Georgian Period Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Sheridan, CO
Exquisite antique English oak 18th century Georgian era chest on chest - chest of drawers. Late 18th - Early 19th c. A gorgeous example of an 18th century English "chest on chest" - ...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of drawers With 8 Drawers Inspired By The Gustavian style From 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Dive into the past with this Swedish chest of drawers in the enchanting Gustavian style from around the 1780s. The subtle design, characterized by the simple elegance of the period, ...
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1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
Louis XV Provincial Commode In Walnut
Located in London, GB
An XVIII Century French Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in gilt bronze, carefully restored with a great patina.
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood and Brass Mounted 3-Drawer Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with rounded front corners above a conforming case housing three drawers trimmed in brass and retaining original brass handles, the front corners flute carve...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Antique fine quality late 18th Century mahogany batchelor's chest of drawers
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality Georgian 18th Century mahogany batchelors chest of drawers.
This is a lovely quality chest of drawers.
No loose joints or woodworm and the oak lined drawers and...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
French Regence Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Primarily of tulipwood and kingwood with heavy gilded drawer mounts . Sturdy . Presents very well . The drawers reflecting the fabled tulip by the gilt rosettes. The veneers laid in...
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18th Century French Régence Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
French Regence Chest of Drawers with Ormolu Fittings, Early 18th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Regence chest of drawers
France
Kingwood
early 18th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 84 x 130 x 65 cm
Description:
Repr...
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1720s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
English Charles II Oak and partly stained 17th Century Commode
Located in Troy, NY
English Charles II Oak and partly stained 17th Century Commode
Made ca. 1670 likely in Dorset, the thin two-board top over four drawers, the drawer fronts accentuated by red and blac...
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Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Rustic 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Period Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome rustic antique Italian walnut chest of drawers commode. circa 1780
Hand-made in Italy in the second half of the 18th century, styled in Neoclassical inspired Louis XVI pe...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Commode In Veneer And Gilded Bronzes, Rance Marble, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Commode In Veneer And Gilded Bronzes, Rance Marble, 18th Century
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18th Century European Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Queen Anne Herringbone-Banded Walnut Chest on Stand Circa 1710
Located in Flower Mound, TX
An early eighteenth century herringbone-banded figured walnut chest on stand with concave molded drawer to the cornice above two small and three long graduated drawers, the base fit...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique William and Mary Style Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique William & Mary style oak chest of drawers, 18th century. With an overhanging quarter sawn oak top with thumb molded front and side edges, two top drawers over 3 lower drawers...
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18th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Régence Bronze Mounted Rosewood Commode
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in New York, NY
The shaped brèche d'Alep marble top, above a bombé form body with two short and two long drawers spaced with brass insets and with bronze pulls, the corners mounted with bronze Grecian mask...
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1720s French Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Painted Parcel Gilt Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A very rare 18th century Sicilian Rococo Polychrome Painted and Parcel Gilt Serpentine Commode.
Italy Sicily circa 1750-70
Of wonderful colour h...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning and rare 18th century walnut commode or chest of drawers that embodies the elegance and sophistication of 18th century French design having bronze sculpted bird handles or p...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cherrywood Semanier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow 18th century walnut French Louis XVI semanier with a marble top over seven long drawers, the faces within a raised frame, raised on short round tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Antique Moulded Jacobean Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome Jacobean chest of drawers. Four drawers. Made of Oak with lion face brass handles and key-holes. Made in England between the 17th-18th century. Beautiful dark brown finish...
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17th Century Jacobean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak
18th Century oyster wood chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th Century & later re-vernered oyster wood chest of drawers of good proportions, having a wonderful decorative oyster venered top with a cross grained thumb moulded edge above two short over three long graduated oak lined drawers, with shaped and engraved brass plate...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Directoire Commode, Mahogany, Walnut and Sycamore
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Directoire Commode, Mahogany, Walnut and Sycamore with Original hardware. has CHAPNIS stamped. Piece is gorgeous and pr...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Sycamore, Walnut
18th Century Walnut Chest On Stand Queen Anne
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An exceptional early 18th Century Queen Anne period Walnut Chest On Stand / Highboy , dating to 1702-14 .
Impeccable colour and patina . Beautiful figured walnut veneers with delica...
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Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet. Very old and unique piece. See pics
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1740s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
This neoclassical chest of drawers was made in Piedmont in the second half of the 18th century, in carved and lacq...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rococo Period Swedish 1760s Gray Painted Commode with Raised Top and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period commode from circa 1760 with light Gustavian gray painted finish, raised shelf on the top, three drawers and bronze hardware. Immerse yourself in the grace an...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Stamped Jean-Baptiste Lependu
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, expertly crafted by master ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Lependu from solid oak secondary wood with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
18th c. Danish Oak Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A Danish chest of drawers from the 18th century in original patina. European oak with traces of original white paint. Shaped top and beautifully carved arbalette shaped drawers with ...
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18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Paint
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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