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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: Early 19th Century
English bow front chest on chest early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Mahogany bow front chest on chest early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian 1820s Serpentine Front Walnut Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from circa 1820 with serpentine front and carved tapered feet. Introduce a dash of Italian allure into your home with this walnut commode, hailing from the ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Antique George III Chest-On-Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive and very well made Antique English Georgian Chest-On-Chest with fine traditional form and handsome chosen wood. The Chest is large and has sizable Brass Batwing pulls a...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Intricate Stringing
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small chest of drawers from the Regency period with flared feet and delicate intricate stringing around the top and drawers, in good antique condition. Classic two over two constr...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th C Italian Empire Petite Commode in Fruitwood with 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Petite Commode in Fruitwood with 3 Drawers, Ebonized Paw Feet, & Caryatid Detail
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Large, Early 19th C. Chinoisserie Chests from Paris. C.1820.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Never in the 35+ years that we’ve been in business have we ever had anything like these rare matched chests. From Paris, this incredible pair of early 19th Century (C.1800) are in ex...
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Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Superb Quality Antique George III Small Mahogany Chest of 5 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique George lll small mahogany chest of 5 drawers with brushing slide having a superb quality mahogany rectangular shaped top with a moulded edge above a brushing s...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Louie XV Style French Provincial Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century Louis XV chest. Serpentine front with two smaller top drawers and two larger bottom drawers, on sturdy cabriole legs. Chest has a fabulous bleached painted finish ...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Georgian Flame Mahogany Linen Press Circa 1810
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Georgian linen press offers flame mahogany construction with upper having paneled doors over lower case having two smal...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Trapezoidal Lingerie Chest
Located in Hanover, MA
One stylish pyramid form chest of drawers made of ebonized oak and embellished with hammered silver metal accents.
15.5 inches wide at the top descending to 23 inches wide at the bo...
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1990s American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
American Federal Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany, Baltimore, circa 1835
Located in Miami, FL
From the Federal period, a very beautiful American Neoclassical chest of drawers in fine West Indies mahogany with two overhanging small drawers supported by turned and reeded column...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Swiss solid wood Ticino region trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss chest from the Ticino region the facade is engraved with a geometric pattern
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George III Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III flame mahogany and mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1800. With a single board mahogany top with thumb molded front and side edges, two flame mahogany top drawers above 3 f...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Elegant French Louis XV Raised Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV raised two-drawer commode, with its original hardware, from the early 19th century. This antique wooden chest from France features a subtly curved serpentine top and front facade, and case which houses two drawers, a nicely carved and scalloped skirt about three sides, and raised upon four slender cabriole legs. Inlay details embellish the drawer fronts and sides, and at front center skirt swag in a shield motif. The original drawer hardware has a pair of ring pulls with decorative floral backplates, flanking an escutcheon in a bow-tied wreath design. This early 19th century French Louis XV commode...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
An American Slant Front Desk 19th Century Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21 inches
Located in Buchanan, MI
An American Mahogany Slant Front Desk With Satin Wood Banding, Slanted Front Meticulously Fitted With Compartments. Great Age And Patina.
19th Century
Height 44 x width 37 x depth 21...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Welsh Oak Chest of Drawers with Twist Columns and Original Knobs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming oak chest of drawers in well grained and colored oak. The twist columns at either side add an eye catching design note, as do the bun feet. This piece is in good antique...
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Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Early 19th century Swedish painted baroque revival chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Swedish painted baroque revival chest of drawers circa 1820.
3 drawer commode with shaped sides and serpentine shaped drawer fronts. Made from oak with later ear...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Paint
French Louis Philippe Period Amboyna Burlwood Wash Stand Chest
Located in Forney, TX
Add sophisticated antique character, elegant warmth, and rich historical depth to any space with this scarce period Louis Philippe (1830-1848) wash stand in stunning exotic burled am...
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 19th C. English Mahogany Chest with Rounded Columnar Corners & 5 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Chest with Rounded Columnar Corners & 5 Drawers
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Early 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, South German 1820, walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
If you’re looking for a stunning antique Biedermeier chest of drawers, this piece from Southern Germany is a must-have. Dating bac...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Regency 1810 Hardwood & Leather Library Steps Internal Storage & Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Regency mahogany library steps with green leather tops, single drawer and top storage
A very good looking and well made ...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
comodde
Located in Kerepes, HU
We present to you this special commode,aptly decorated with rich carvings in Renaissance style and fines inla
Indeed really special because has no " front faces ". Can be use even i...
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Early 19th Century European Renaissance Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, German circa 1800/1810
Located in Greding, DE
Neoclassical chest of drawers with two drawers and brass profiles. The pilaster strips are fluted and also accentuated in brass. The chest of drawers stands on square pointed feet wi...
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Early 1800s German Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Mahogany Wood Silver / Flatware Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship English mahogany wood Queen Anne style silver chest / flatware. The Silver chest features four front pull drawers with gilt brass hardware with interior lined velvet drawers resting on four tapered legs. The chest is great condition with appropriate age / use related wear. It measures 46 inches high x 30 inches wide x 15 inches deep.
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1820s English Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze drawer and three uniform drawers flanked by two squared columns, each with ormolu moun...
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1820s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th/19th Century Country French Chest with Paris Label
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A French antique chest with particularly fine form in original condition. An antique country French three drawer chest with rococo brass pulls and escutcheons, one key, planked top a...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in London, GB
France, c. 1820
An early 19th century Empire mahogany commode with finely chased ormolu mounts, retaining the original marble top.
Height 88.50cm
Width 130.00cm
Depth 57.00cm
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century flat fronted mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century flat fronted mahogany chest of drawers, having a nice figured moulded edge top above a selection of two short over three long graduated oak lined drawers with the ...
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Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Provincial Commode Circa 1800
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Provincial Commode Circa 1800
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Early 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Empire Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, France Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers veneered in mahogany, with four drawers and white marble top. The corpus is flanked by columns with fire-gilded bases and capitals, which merge into th...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
R & Y Augousti Paris Modern Reptile Dresser
Located in New York, NY
R & Y Augousti Paris modern snakeskin dresser with glass top, two short drawers over two long drawers. 42.25" H x 32" W x 22" D.
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1990s Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Python
Swedish Gustavian Period Carved Wood Chest, Scraped to Original Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period chest, scraped to the original colors, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique chest from Sweden features clean lines outlined in magnific...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Oak Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Swedish oak inlaid chest of drawers, circa 1800.
Rare Swedish period commode with a serpentine shaped front. Fitted with 5 drawers in a 2 over 3 format, each dr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Chest with Two Drawers and Grey Painted Outlines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted chest circa 1890 with two drawers, carved fluted molding, light grey painted outlines and tapered legs. Embrace the enduring charm of Nordic design ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Dutch Marble Top Chippendale Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Dutch Marble Top Chippendale Commode ~ Chest of Drawers is a splendid example of the capabilities of the talented cabinetmakers of primarily Amsterdam and Rotterdam that...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Fruit Wood Fold over Top Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English fruit wood fold over top chest, this chest features an extra top that folds over from the front, supported by the pull-out slides. The two over three graduated drawers have an overlapping half round molding, pine is secondary wood; the swan neck brass pulls are original. This unique chest...
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Early 1800s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, George III Mahogany chest on chest, having a dentil moulded cornice, above four graduated drawers, each with brass plate handles, flanked by canted corners. Below this, the base has a further three drawers, each with brass plate handles above large bracket...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Burled Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Circa 1820s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Empire four-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers
USA, Circa 1820s
Carved cherry wood with turned columns, burled mahogany drawer fronts, and glass drawer pulls...
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Cherry, Mahogany, Burl
Pair Large Scale Italian Maggiolini Inlaid Bombe Louis XV Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your deliv...
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1990s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Fruitwwod and Marble Top Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
A chest of drawers from the early 19th century, which continues the Louis XVI style, in fruit wood with three drawers and a gray veined marble top.
the handles are bronze, two of th...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Biedermeier Walnut Miniatur Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The miniature or model chest of drawers dates back to the Biedermeier period and was made with walnut veneer on a softwood body. The chest of drawers is in very good restored conditi...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Softwood
German Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Top and Columns from 1820
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Biedermeier top chest of drawers made of walnut with four doors, ebonized half columns with black lot painting, probably Munich around 1820. This top chest of drawers is in restored ...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sheraton Faux Painted Softwood Tall Chest circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Sheraton tall chest offers softwood paneled construction with faux painted drawers, raised on turned legs, c1830
Measures - 67"h x 49"w x 24.5"d.
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Softwood
Pair of Yellow lacquered Apothecary Medicine Chests
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese apothecary / pharmacy medicine chests. Made of elm wood with ivory lacquer.
Each with 33 drawers (30 small square drawers + 3 larger ).
These were used to store and o...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
French Louis XVI 'Commode Sauteuse' with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings. This curiously named style of commode always feature...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Antique Gustavian Chest of Drawers Chest on Chest Dated 1829
Located in Boden, SE
A magnificent beautiful big Chest of Drawers "Chest on Chest."
Swedish early 19th century untouched original painted pine chest of drawers dated...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
English Pillar Commode with Marble Top, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mahogany pillar commode with a solid marble circular ogee edge top. The columnar shaft of the commode is fitted with two interior shelves, and the whole piece rests on a base molding...
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1820s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3976 Regency bow fronted chest of generous proportions, having figured top above 2 short and 3 long cockbeaded, string inlaid and oak lined d...
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1820s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Modern Chest of Drawers Side 1 by Shiro Kuramata for Cappellini, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Chest of drawers Side 1 by Shiro Kuramata for Cappellini, 1990s
Chest of drawers mod. Side 1 with a sinuous silhouette in wood. Th...
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1990s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rubber, Wood
Antique George III Hepplewhite Bow Front Dressing Table Circa Early 1800s
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique George III era Hepplewhite bow front dressing table, ca. 1810,. Mahogany with contrasting boxwood banding and original rondelle lion head brasses. Also includes original w...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Germany 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Biedermeier chest of drawers dates back to 1820 and was made in Southern Germany. The four drawer commode has a gorgeous walnut veneer. The uppermost drawer is slightly...
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1820s European Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Regency Bowfronted Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4746, Regency mahogany chest of drawers of bowfronted design, having string inlaid mahogany top above 3 short (key only to open and close centre drawer) and 3 long graduated, cockb...
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1820s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Gustavian White Painted Chest of Drawers from Sweden, circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian white painted chest of three drawers with beaded trim along top.
Newer professionally applied and layered white painted finish, lightly distressed to fit age and grace of ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Baltic Empire Biedermeier Period Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce example of early Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) chest of drawers commode. circa 1820
Finely hand-crafted in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe in the early 19th century...
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Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany chest on chest, the top having five graduated drawers (two short over the long), above the base having a further three drawers, raised ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers - Antique Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th century, light-brown antique German Biedermeier chest, commode made of handcrafted Cherrywood, shellac polished and partly veneered in good condition. The cupboard is composed...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commodes with Foliage Design, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian neoclassical Walnut Commodes with Foliage Design, early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped black marble t...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique 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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