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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
Antique Chest of Drawer, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique commode / chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the late 19th century. This chest features gentle curves and carving skills, made in solid pine with bra...
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Late 19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Early 19th Century Commode Scriban
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Commode Scriban with a leather top inside, This Empire Period piece is very convenient as a storage for paper work.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Period Neoclassic French Commode w/a Gorgeous New Custom Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period carved wood commode, with stunning new custom marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features rectangular-shaped marble ...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style 19th Century Painted Four-Drawer Commode with Gilded Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and tapered legs. Experience the grandeur of 19th-cen...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Console Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This beautiful piece of furniture is a console half cabinet from the Biedermeier period. The semi-cabinet is veneered walnut on a spruce body and also partly made of solid walnut. Th...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Inlaid Marquetry Commode In Walnut
Located in Houston, US
Beautifully hand made French commode in walnut with contrasting king wood marquetry designs and inlaid lozenge designs on drawers. Drawers are hand made and exhibit finer hand cut be...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Chest Camphor Luggage Box Case 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very cool antique campaign chest in camphor
Features the campaign trademark motif of brass protectors on the corners
Would make for a great coffee table
Lovely patina to the wood and...
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1880s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Commode, Designed in Nice Clean Lines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top above a case which houses three full-sized drawers, framed withi...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Heal and Son’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Warrington, GB
Substantial chest of drawers produced in the late 19th Century by Heal and Son’s.
Generously proportioned and finished in wonderful satin birch veneer.
A quality piece of furniture...
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19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Late 19th Century English Teak Campaign Chest with Brass Mounts & 5 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century English Teak Campaign Chest with Brass Mounts & 5 Drawers
Category
19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Early 19th Century Italian Flute-Carved Wooden Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood and painted chest from the early 19th century. This antique chest from Italy features a rectangular-shaped top, over case which houses three full-sized drawers...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th C English George II Burl Walnut Chest on Chest Dresser Chest of 8 Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English George II Burl Walnut Chest on Chest Dresser Chest of 8 Drawers. Item featured is a unique narrow size, 2 part construction, ...
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19th Century George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Louis XV Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV marble top bombe chest imported from Europe. Incredible intricate patterned inlay veneer drawer faces and sides. Featuring a curvaceous silhouette, two drawer...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Auxiliary Table Commode Napoleon III Style Burgundy marble
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind French auxiliary furniture, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period in precious woods and with marquetry, originating in an important Parisian workshop in the mid-19th cent...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
This glowing kidney shaped fruitwood Marquetry commode in the Louis XVI style is richly adorned with gilded br...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Louis XVI Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and brass moldings, 19th century. With a rectangular white marble top with molded front and side edges, 3 mahogany d...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th C. French Louis Philippe Matchbook Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode. Made from walnut with three hand dovetailed oak drawers. Features a recessed drawer configuration with fluted stiles, inset royal ...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Two Over Three Construction
Located in Port Chester, NY
A large chest of drawers in rich mahogany, with very deep drawers and stylish glossy knobs. The plinth at the bottom opens with the bottom drawer, a fun detail. The brass keyholes ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George IV Mahogany Wellington Chest C1830 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine antique well proportioned flame mahogany George IV Wellington chest, in the manner of Gillows, Circa 1830 in date.
With fabulous original colour, original handles, ash and ce...
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1830s George IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Georgian Style Chest on Chest
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This handsome piece is made of flamed mahogany with inlaid boxwood and dressed with its original, having eight drawers dressed in Georgian style brass hardware, with a lovely curved ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Floral Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in the late 19th century to early 20th century, this beautiful floral 4 drawer chest on a detachable stand is a must have for your home. All of the chinoiserie gold foliage design was hand painted; giving it more of an organic energy. The drawers have classic English drop pulls for the hardware. The top and sides are decorated with nicely crafted garlands. The bees and the flowers in gold remind us of the open fields at sunset when the sun turns everything to a gold hue. This piece is great for bringing a calm vibration to any room; and would look lovely surrounded by plants.
Dimensions: 45.75"H x 23"W x 16.25"D
We do local delivery close or in Los Angeles for $150.
Will calculate shipping...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis-Philippe French 19th Century Bookmatched Walnut Chest with Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe walnut four-drawer commode from the 19th century with bookmatched façade and bracket feet. Step into the realm of classic French elegance with this French Lou...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Directoire Chest of Drawers / Side Tables
Located in Westport, CT
A beautiful pair of Directoire chests in solid walnut and comprised of three drawers with brass angular handles and shield-shaped escutcheons,...
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
English Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting English painted pine chest of 12 drawers from a haberdashery. 1830.
Reference: 8323
Dimensions
46 inches (117 cms) Wide
21 inches (53 cms) Deep
40 inches (102 cms) High
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Cabinet Sideboard / 1860-1900s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a storage furniture that was used very old in Japan and is called "Kurumanagamochi".
It is said that if a disaster such as a fire occurs, it was placed near the entrance of ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A superb antique burr walnut chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1890-1900 period.
The quality is outstanding, this is beautifully made and is a gre...
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1890s British Queen Anne Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Cherry Neoclacial-style Commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
An Italian Cherry Neoclacial-style Commode, from Bologna, with three long drawers, the drawers and posts decorated with Pearwood designs, with matching design on flat panel sides on...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Pearwood
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from mahogany, this design was fitted with seven drawers to provide a drawer for every day o...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Walnut Commode With Elaborate Carved Pulls
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A timeworn and very decorative Antique French Chest with two large drawers and fine traditional carving. French walnut commode with serpentine front, prominent and heavily carved fol...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Sideboard, Chiffoniere with special Central Locking System
Located in Greven, DE
Semaniere with interesting locking technology
Belgium
Walnut, oak
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 142 x 127 x 51 cm
Description:
Small antique cabinet with drawers behin...
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1820s Belgian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Small Red Painted 19th Century Trunk with Wrought Iron Straps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Small European pine trunk painted entirely in red on the outside
“1829 aaf” painted on front
Small interior accessories compartment
Iron hardware
29″W x 20″D x 13.5″H
Category
19th Century European Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Empire Chest of Drawers With Four Drawers Made In Mahogany From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
This exquisite Empire chest of drawers boasts a timeless design and is crafted from rich mahogany, reflecting the elegance of the 1840s. With its stately presence and intricate deta...
Category
1840s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Catalan Spanish Carved Walnut Console Sofa Table, Four Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish antique walnut chest of four drawers and original iron hardware.
You can use like a commode or chest of drawers or large nightstand.
This elegant console was cra...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Regency Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Warrington, GB
Beautifully figured Mahogany chest of drawers with boxwood stringing to the drawer fronts and top.
Standing on splayed legs adjoined by a sweeping stretcher.
English C1810.
Height...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Solid Walnut Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful French 19th century, solid walnut semainier is the perfect way to add more organizational storage to your space without sacrificing style. The design of the semainier ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
These make great side tables or bedside tables. This one has nice inlay.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gilt bronze mounts, 19th century. With a black rectangular marble top over 4 flame mahogany drawers flanked by ...
Category
19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode with marble top and exquisite brass accents. This antique chest features a rectangular-shaped Carrara marble top, over case which houses four drawers ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th c. Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Dutch commode from the 19th century in original paint with a Bombé shape and scalloped top and sides.
Category
19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820-1912).
It is furniture that was used in shops rather than being used in ordinary hom...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
19th Century burr walnut tall chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut tall chest of drawers circa 1870.
Beautiful quality walnut chest of drawers which has just been fully restored in our workshop.
Scandinavian chest, which c...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Swedish early 19th century painted pine chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted pine chest of drawers circa 1800.
Fine quality chest of drawers, fitted with 4 graduating drawers that open on the key. Bold red paint that has w...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of Antique Inlaid Breche D' Alep Marble Top French Nightstands Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble top. Inlaid. Walnut veneer. Bronze accents and hardware. 2 dovetailed drawers. 32 3/4" h x 31" w x 15 3/4" d.
Condition
Finish loss. Oxidation. Previous repair to marble top. ...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique chest of drawers - helper, Germany, early 20th century. After renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from around 1920, Western Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 154 cm / width 110 cm / depth ...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Art Deco Burr Walnut Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of Art Deco burr walnut bedside cabinets. They were made in England, they date from the 1920-30’s.
The quality is outstanding, they have stunn...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Art Deco Bedside Chests in Sycamore
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
PAIR OF ART DECO BEDSIDE CHESTS
An exceptional quality pair of three drawer bedside chest of drawers each having three drawers rounded corners and beading detail and raised on a sho...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Sycamore
Art Deco Walnut Chest of Drawers by Heal’s
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made Art Deco walnut chest of drawers by Heal’s. This was made by and retailed in Heal’s in the 1920-30’s.
The quality is exceptional, with a very solid...
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1920s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Gustavian Painted Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Gustavian style painted cabinet made in Sweden circa 1860. This buffet over chest has its original dry scraped painted finish on its exterior. The top cabinet doors open to reveal ...
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19th Century Swedish Other Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze mounts and marble top, early 19th century. With a rectangular marble top, the top drawer with a central gilt bronze mo...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A unique set of Boulle chests of drawers, France, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A unique set of Boulle chests of drawers, France, circa 1860.
Very good condition.
dimensions: height 110 cm x width 125 cm x depth 50 cm
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Colonial Revival Slant Front Secretary Chest
Located in New York, NY
Colonial Revival 19th-century mahogany slant-front secretary desk/chest, rectangular with a slanted drop-front writing surface opening to reveal letter drawers and cubbies, above fou...
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19th Century American Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Painted Commode
Located in Houston, US
Generous sized mid 19th century chest of drawers beautifully painted in a soft blue-gray accented with delicate neo-classic design overpainted on the three drawers, sides and top. Th...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century French Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French chest of drawers from around 1900. Made of oak.
A three-drawer oak body with coffered sides, slightly protruding moulded top panel and rounded corners ending in slightly cur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Tall Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bronze Trim and White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A tall handsome mahogany chest of drawers with a white marble top and bronze gallery. Bronze hardware and moldings. Turned legs with bronze details.
No obvious markings on the pie...
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Early 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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 Painted Louis Philippe Style Commode
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A period Italian commode in the Louis Philippe manner, from about 1830, with its original marble top. The custom painted finish, with its scumbled Swedishy effect, makes for a nice c...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
British Military Officers Mahogany 2 part Campaign Chest with brass mounting. These chests were commissioned by officers of the British Army during their various campaigns around the...
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century George III Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great size and a great look. It’s a classic.
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19th Century British 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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