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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Regency
Style: Empire
Late Empire French Walnut Chest of Drawers with Bronze Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Commode, Denmark 1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Elegant Empire commode, Denmark 1810-20, mahogany veneer. In very good refinished condition, French polished. The commode will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are i...
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1810s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Ormolu Mounted Figural Chiffonier with Lyre Form Mirrored Shelf
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency ormolu-mounted Chiffonier/sideboard with a Carrara marble top, having hand carved figural wooden lion supports and removable lyre form mirrored shelf. This is trul...
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1850s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Brass Clad Three-Drawer Nightstands by Sarreid Ltd.
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great pair of brass-clad and copper-nail studded 3-drawer chests by Sarreid, Ltd., circa 1970s. Smaller in scale, these richly patinated cabinets make ideal bedside nightstands. Plea...
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1970s Spanish Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Low Table Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Mid-20th century low table cabinet.
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Mid-20th Century English Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Regence Style painted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
French Regence style chest of drawers handmade in solid wood with bronze ormolu mounts which have been treated to achieve an antique grey patina. The drawers are finished in a French...
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2010s British Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gold leaf painted lion hairy paw feet
A very good lo...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Regence Style Ormolu-Mounted Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Regence style, ormolu-mounted, ebonized chest of drawers. Each chest features a newly made, rectangular white marble top with subtle grey veining. With eight drawers...
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1920s French Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Elegant Regency Rosewood Chiffonier, Great Form and Proportions
Located in Buchanan, MI
Elegant Regency rosewood chiffonier, great form and proportions. Two shelves with mirror back plate over two doors with brass grills. Great color and patination.
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italy Late 18th Century Regency Elmwood Root Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
This kind of chest of drawers is an eclectic piece that doesn't shows his age. The linear shape is very contemporary and the fine material make it an interesting piece of furniture.
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Late 18th Century Italian Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Regency Period Secretaire Wellington Chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine Regency period mahogany wellington chest with an unusual secretaire drawer, superb color and patina to this high quality piece of furniture,
circa 1825.
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Commode "Chiffonnier"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Empire ctyle commode "Chiffonnier".
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Flame Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode with Rouge Griotte By Molitor
By Molitor
Located in Stamford, CT
A superbly crafted French Empire commode with Rouge Griotte marble top by Molitor. A pair of these commodes were acquired by King Jerome between 1809 and 1812 and listed in the i...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Nutwood and Bronze Empire Miniature Chiffonier / Chest of Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted masterpiece from the mid-1800s.
This unique, top quality and great condition miniature is an absolute joy to own and look at. Top quality miniatures are hard to find and...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Brass
1830s French Empire Mahogany Chest with Four Drawers and Gilded Edges, Commode
Located in Miami, FL
1830s French Empire mahogany chest with four drawers and gilded edges
Beautiful wooden root.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Danish Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A Danish Empire mahogany and fruitwood commode, circa 1820s, the rectangular top with a bow-front and canted corners above four conforming drawers and fruitwood canted sides, the top...
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1820s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Chest of Drawers Regency Amboine and Mahogany with Red Marble Tray
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Commode Regency Loupe of Amboine and mahogany, handles of drawings to valets, very beautiful marble, thick, in beak of Corbin. Rich trim. In very good condition.
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble
French Mahogany Two-Drawer Chest, Early 20th Century, Empire Style Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mahogany two-drawer chest from the early 20th century. This antique French chest features two dovetailed drawers decorated with exquisite Empire style hardware. The keyholes...
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20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
19th Century Austrian Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century Austrian Empire three-drawer commode. Having stylish black lacquered finish, handsome columnar supports, and wonderful bronze ha...
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A rectangular oak corpus veneered with acajou mouchete mah...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Empire Perspective Marquetry Commode, Circle of Giuseppe Maffezzoli
By Giovanni Battista Maffezzoli
Located in Troy, NY
The Commode of Rare Classical Neoclassical Form, with a beautiful warm color is a wonderful example of perspective marquetry, in the tradition of Giuseppe Maggiolini and his pupil Giovanni Maffezzoli; most likely made by Tommaso Pezzoni (who learned his trade in the workshop of Maffezzoli) in the early 19th century.
Inlaid top with a center-roundel showing a youth reclining on a chaise in front of a classical temple, above four drawers, the fronts forming an architectural, perspective scene showing buildings and ruins, fountains, sculptures and a boy resting on a toppled column accompanied by a playing dog, flanked by caryatids topped with gilt bronze classical heads and ending in gilt bronze feet. The sides featuring medallions with urns. Intricate inlaid borders framing each scene. Square inlaid block feet.
Constructed of solid walnut and inlaid with various exotic woods (including olive wood, boxwood, amaranth, palm wood).
For a very similar commode see: Enrico Colle, "Italian Empire Furniture...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Mahogany Marble-Top Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany two-drawer cabinet with the original grey and white breccia marble-top, original brasses, fluted side columns, flanking faux leather hinged bookcase doors...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair Of Russian Neoclassical Style Cabinets or Commodes Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Maison Jansen Russian neoclassical style cabinets. These massive and impressive cabinets are wonderfully bronze mounted and each support a greenish black and white veined mar...
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1950s Unknown Empire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Demilune Satinwood Commode
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency demilune satinwood commode. The top and bow-fronted doors cross-banded with burr walnut and inlaid with fruitwood. Containing one interior shelf and termin...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Regency Style Kingwood and Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890.
Measures: Height 34 1/...
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
English Regency Style Rosewood Gothic Dresser
Located in New York, NY
English Regency-style (Circa 1840) rosewood Gothic design chest of drawers with pagoda mirror top.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Rosewood
English Regency Mahogany and Marble-Top Pedestal Commode, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany and marble-top pedestal commode with a carved molded edge top, original wood knob, hinged door with interior shelf , and terminating on a circular carved mol...
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1820s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Cubist Chest of Drawers, Bohemia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Early 20th century robust cubist chest of drawers with a distinctive shapes, it was made in former Bohemia, more precisely in the territory of then Austri...
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1920s Czech Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Empire Chiffonier Ebonized, Danish, Approx. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late Empire black ebonized mahogany chest of drawers / tall boy, with raised semi-oval top.
Seven drawers flanked by gilt quarter columns.
Brass keyholes.
Denmark, Copenhagen Appro...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English 1820s Regency Oak Five-Drawer Commode with Crossbanding and Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period five-drawer commode with banding on the drawers and ogee bracket feet from the early 19th century. This English chest, c...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode with bronze mounts and a dark gray stone top. The chest of drawers is very handsome and functional and is in very good condition...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely small Empire chest in mahogany with satinwood inlays, ebonized details and brass rosettes, with three drawers of various depths, and resting on a plinth with scalloped ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large early 19th century Italian Empire walnut commodes with ebonized columns, bronze doré hardware, and three drawers.
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marble Columns, Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Empire commode in Cuban mahogany with marble columns flanking two drawers and resting on tapered square feet. Brass key plates and pulls were added in the late 1800s. Fre...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Exceptional 18th Century Regence Period Lyonnaise Commode Galbée
Located in Birmingham, AL
Exceptional and rare early 18th century Regence period Lyonnaise commode galbé (curved), handcrafted from select French walnut by master artisans in ...
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1720s French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire chest or commode with bowed front offering four drawers on tapered feet in the finest book-matched Cuban (West Indies) mahogany. Satinwood inlays depicting two sph...
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1810s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of French Mid-Century Chests of Drawers, Crème and Faux Marble Finish
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century chest of drawers, crème color base with brown faux marble tops in the Hepplewhite style.
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Mid-20th Century European Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Regence Inlaid Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Period French kingwood and tulipwood inlaid Regence commode with gilt metal mounts and shaped marble top, circa 1720.
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1720s French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Apprentice Ebonized Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century English apprentice chest in ebonized wood with beautiful round knobs.
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1830s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Regency-Style Carved Walnut Commode
Located in Surrey, BC
Classic French furniture from the early 1800s. A walnut commode has elegant hand-carved details. Acquired from a private collection, it was purchased in France in the 1960s. It appea...
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Early 1800s French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Danish Empire Style Mahogany 3-Drawer Marble Topped Bow-Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of Danish empire style mahogany 3-drawer marble-topped bow-front chests with brass inlay and bronze mounts; each with thick Napoleon machete mable top above a bowed cabinet...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Empire Style Chest of Drawers with Painted Trompe L'Oeil, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Tall French Empire-style commode. The pine wood is painted in a faux-bois trompe l'oeil imitating mahogany. Wood columns on either side are painted a darker color.
The chest is in ...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Period Danish Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Empire - or what we would refer to as "Biedermeier" - chest of drawers. Beautifully inlaid with walnut and golden birch. Key included.
Engraved on back "Renov...
Engraved on back "Renov...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Birch, Walnut
Period Empire Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Empire walnut commode with neoclassical giltwood carved appliques.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Red Lacquer Hepplewhite Bow-Front Chest with Chinoiserie
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English Regency red lacquer Hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers with chinoiserie painted design.
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Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English Regency Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany and ebonized trimmed commode with flaired back sides and 2 drawers over 2 large doors trimmed with bronze lion heads and claw...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Italian Empire Style Walnut Chest of Drawers, 19th Century, One of a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scale Italian Empire period three drawer chest with beautiful figural walnut veneers, and having original gilt bronze hardware. Excellent antique condition with some recent r...
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Regency Ebonized Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style ebonized 2 grill door commodes with brass inlay and satinwood trim (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XIV Period Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XIV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, nice foliate cartouche at the bottom, and ori...
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18th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Petite 18th Century, French, Regency Commode
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Striking, veneered and inlaid, four drawer, faux paneled, kingwood and rosewood, French commode surmounted by a polished marble top and finished with gilt bronze drawer pulls and esc...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, dating from the first quarter of the 19th century and French in origin.
The piece ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
Coppia di Cassettoni Impero Lucca Primo Quarto XIX Secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di cassettoni impero lastronati noce, Lucca primo quarto XIX secolo. Piani in marmo Verde Alpi sagomato, fascia sottopiano ebanizzata, tre cassetti sul fronte, montanti a erma...
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Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Petite Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French Empire commode made of mahogany, is topped with its original black fossil marble. Three easy-to-use drawers with brass lion head pulls are...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Period Bleached Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 19th century French Empire period four-drawer commode handcrafted of walnut, circa 1810. Having a bleached finish, this handsome antique French chest of drawers features a boo...
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1810s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Splendidly Decorated German Neoclassical Commode
Located in Madrid, MD
Early 19th Century Splendidly decorated German neoclassical commode with fine mahogany veneer, white alabaster columns and gilded bronzes.
Very rare Berlin Empire commode; this kind ...
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Marquetry Bombe Chest With Ormolu Detail
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency chest of drawers. Beautiful floral marquetry detail with brass Ormolu detail. Fabulous stone top with beveled edge top. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
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Late 20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid-Century Regency Style Maple & Ebony Chest Of Drawers By Kittinger
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful Regency style chest by Kittinger. It has an ebony pinstripe and is a variety of woods. The drawers have dovetail construction. It is marked.
My shipping is for ...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A Mahogany and gilt bronze mounts chest of drawers, the top drawer revealing a secretaire.
Sweden, early 19th Century
93 cm high by 107.5 cm wide ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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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