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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Arts and Crafts
Morris and Co. Arts & Crafts Walnut Chest of Drawers with Finely Cast Handles
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. A Superior Quality Arts & Crafts Walnut Chest of Drawers, with finely cast floral detailed handles.
Stamped Morris and Co. 449 Oxford Stre...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Chest
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic (19th Century) walnut chest with 4 drawers and fluted column sides.
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th C. Italian Commode in blond Walnut and Walnut veneer, Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian elegant and important Lombard (from Lissone-Milan-) commode, Mironi e Fossati attributable from the Mid nineteenth century, in blond walnut and walnut veneer. Wax polished. ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th C. Neoclassical Italian Commode in Blond walnut with gray Marble Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century Italian elegant neoclassical commode chest of drawers in blond walnut and walnut veneer with marble top, restored and polished to wax. All original in excellent conditi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Important Pair of Neoclassical Commodes
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of neoclassical three-drawer commodes.
Cherrywood with ebonized pilasters, patinated bronze pulls,
escutcheons and details.
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Chest of drawers. Italian Commode, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Fine 18th century Italian five-drawer walnut commode with inlay and carved giltwood detail, with a figured marble top.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode Or Chest.
Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers with three small drawers above three larger drawers w...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Chest with Decorative Penwork
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic (Early 19th Century) walnut chest with 3 drawers and decorated with ebonized penwork of wreaths, heads and other various motifs.
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Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front drawers and side panels, original ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and decorative pulls, te...
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1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Classical Mahogany Chest with Columns
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely flame mahogany chest of four drawers with a two drawer superstructure. With Scrolled apron and carved half columns, raised on turned feet. Mahogany veneers and solids.
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Mahogany Large Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
This unusually large three-drawer commode or chest of drawers is of Dutch origins and was made between 1780 and 1800. The simple yet dynamic form is enlivened with large moldings and...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Fine Italian Neoclassical commodes, Parma ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fine 18th century Italian neoclassical serpentine figured walnut commodes with greek key and lion head carvings on apron and sides, with fluted detail on corners and legs....
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1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Neoclassical Style Painted Tall Chest with Carved Faces and Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style mid-19th century wooden tall chest-of-drawers painted in a cream color. This Swedish tall chest features a rectangular ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Neoclassical Chest of Three Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A fine neoclassical chest with three drawers.
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Scandinavia, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small painted neoclassical chest of drawers with three drawers and silver patinated details. Round fittings adorn the front. The corners are accentuated with fluted quarter columns. ...
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Commode hand-crafted in Southern Tuscany (Italy) in the mid 1700s using walnut. The commode can be considered a neoclassical commode, however it has some elements that make it a bit ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood, Walnut
Painted oak chest of drawers, around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large chest of drawers made of solid oak with black urn decoration and framing paintings on the front. The top panel is painted black and the carved fluting on the pilaster strips is...
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Early 1800s German Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Inlaid Commodini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Inlaid Commodini
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Banded Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Stunning neoclassical / Louis XVI commode from central Italy hand-crafted in the mid 1700s using walnut and pegged construction. I, personally, fell in love when I saw it the first t...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Comò hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The commode shows the typical lines of the Italian neoclassical style with flat inset drawers,...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Commode with Marble Top and Marquetry, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant Pair of Neoclassical Marquetry Commodes with Marble Tops where made in Italy in the late Eighteenth Century. The Italian Commodes have walnut, mahogany and marquetry in...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Vintage Painted Blue and White Trompe l'Oeil Bow Front Dresser With Greek Key
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely charming vintage hand painted dresser with distressed white paint and blue trompe l'oeil French line motif. The top drawer is embell...
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1940s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Cherry Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using cherry and pegged construction. This is a beautifully-made and fully functional two on two chest of drawers. The ches...
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Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
French Neoclassical Wooden Commode w/ Flute Carved Posts, 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic commode, with scraped finish, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top with pronounced and rounded corners, which rests atop a neoclassical style case which houses three graduated drawers set within rounded and fluted front side posts. The drawers are each adorn with brass Neoclassic style hardware (a later addition) with pair of garland pull handles and decorative escutcheon at their centers. The chest is nicely raised upon rounded legs. This piece has been scraped down to its original finish; mostly wood with grey/blue and brown colors showing through in some areas. This handsome 19th century French Neoclassical chest...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Neoclassical 19th Century Walnut Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode, with marble top and exquisite brass accent knobs, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped gray marble top, ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Liberty & Co Attri, Arts & Crafts Oak Chest of Drawers of Small Proportions
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed.
A good quality Arts and Crafts oak chest of three drawers of small proportions with circular copper handles.
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Italian, Veneto Region, Walnut Veneer 3-Drawer Commode, Shaped Legs, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with thick rounded edge veneers atop a conforming slightly recessed case, the top drawer without pulls and accessed from hand-holds underneath, the two bott...
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1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Chest of Drawers C. 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid 20th Century Neoclassical style chest of drawers. The chest has four drawers for plenty of storage. The drawers are decorated with carved vines flanking a beaded circle. Brass ...
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1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Russian Neo Classic Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine Russian neoclassic mahogany three-drawer commode with brass trim and mounts, with diamond-shaped inlays and a stepped top, raised on canted square tapered legs.
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1820s Russian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Inlay Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commode / Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical (Louis xvi) commode hand-made in Italy in the early 1700s using walnut and pegged construction. This is an absolute beauty that will catch your, and your guests', eye be...
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Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
American Tiger Oak Chest of Drawers, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
American carved tiger oak chest of drawers or dresser, having five drawers and one door, brass hardware, circa 1900. Measures: 45.5" H x 36" W x 19" D....
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Early 20th Century American Classical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
1820s Neoclassical Period French Three-Drawer Walnut Commode with Brass Trim
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French neoclassic three-drawer commode with brass trim and tapered feet from the early 19th century. French commode features an exquisite sl...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Baltic 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Soapstone Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most elegant Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. flamed Mahogany, ormolu, brass, and fossilized Soapstone commode. The two drawer chest is raised by square tapered l...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Soapstone, Brass, Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical-Style Two-Drawer Raised Chests, Bleached w/Champagne Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of nicely inspired French neoclassical style raised chests, American made by furniture makers Auffray & Co (NYC). This pair of French style commodes...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Neoclassical Inlaid Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 18th century walnut neoclassical commode. Beautiful wood finish and nice inlaid pattern. Creates a very upscale look!
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Near Pair French Neoclassic Mahogany & Marble Top Pedestal Cabinets, 2ndq 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each having a circular marble top above a conforming pedestal cabinet with one hinged door opening to reveal interior shelving (one with a marble shelf), the difference in the two be...
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb quality early 19th century Italian neoclassical mahogany commode. The three long drawers having old bronze escutcheons and pulls ...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Fruitwood Neoclassical Three-Drawer Chest/ Butlers Desk.
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian fruitwood neoclassical three-drawer chest. Top drawer drops down as a desk. Measure: Height 30 1/2 x width 25 1/2 x depth 15 1/2 inches.
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1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood
A Fine Russian Neoclassical Commode or Nightstand or Bathroom Vanity
Located in Stamford, CT
One of a kind Russian neoclassical three-drawer commode or bedside stand. Finely cast bronze mounts. Having marble tops supported by three drawers of framed mahogany with center bur...
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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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