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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
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
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture Co., chest of drawers, walnut, cane, brass, United States, 1950s
This lovely chest of drawers is designed by British designer T.H. Rob...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of mahogany marine chests of drawers. 1950s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of mahogany marine chests of drawers, opening with two drawers on the front. Handles and spandrels in gilded brass.
English work realized in the 1950s.
Dimensions: H 59 x W 61...
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1950s English Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
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...
Category
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Sligh Furniture, Chests of Drawers, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of solid oak chests of drawers designed and produced by Sligh Furniture, US, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
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...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Jack Van Der Molen, Chests of Drawers, Oak, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of oak chestst of drawers designed by Jack Van Der Molen and produced by Jamestown Lounge Co, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Meiji Period Tansu Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An unusually deep & heavy Meiji period tansu chest constructed from patinated stained elm timber with forged iron hardware. Two small hidden ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Teak Chest Of Drawers By Borge Mogensen, Denmark, 1960
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Danish dresser by Borge MOGENSEN, seven large spacious drawers, excellent vintage condition, all drawers slide smoothly.
Très rare, l'une des plus grandes commodes hautes jamais pro...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Edmond J. Spence, Chest of Drawers, Rosewood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood chest of drawers or commode designed and produced by American designer Edmond J. Spence and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
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
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
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique 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 ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Other 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.
Category
19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1950s Heywood Wakefield Encore long dresser & mirror art deco mid century modern
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
An exceptional 1950s, Heywood Wakefield Encore 8 drawer low dresser in a beautiful wheat color. Matching mirror included. Great rounded edges with elongated drawer pulls that span ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a splendid three drawer chest with an interesting configuration of drawers. The top drawer is shallow and the middle one is the deepest. The bottom drawer is just in-betwee...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A Very Rare 19th Century Marble Top Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century marble top kingwood and fruitwood chest of neat proportions. This gorgeous piece is of exceptional quality, finely hand carved, line inlaid and ormolu mount...
Category
19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Bowfront Chest Of Drawers Regency Period In Mahogany Circa 1800
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine and rare bowfront chest of drawers from the Regency period circa 1800 - England in mahogany
It stands out by it's very good quality with lemon inlays in the drawers as well a...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Regency Style Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Elegant antique French commode in Regency style with beautiful and skillfully applied walnut veneers in marquetry pattern. The commode retains its original hand- cut rouge marble oft...
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
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...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Late Empire Chatol Made In Elm Wood From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
This late empire chatol is a fine representation of furniture style from the 1840s. Made of elm wood and adorned with intarsia details, it exudes both noble craftsmanship and histori...
Category
1840s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
English 1840s Mahogany Campaign Chest with Five Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany campaign chest from the mid 19th century, with five drawers and brass hardware. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19th century, this mahogany ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis Philippe Mahogany Marble top Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis Philippe mahogany and walnut chest of drawers with marble top, 19th century. With a grey and white rectangular marble top with rounded front corners, below are 4 flame mahogan...
Category
19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Birdseye Maple Partners Desk with Tooled Leather Top
Located in Milford, NH
A great size rectangular kneehole partners desk in birdseye maple with tooled green/yellow leather top with three fitted frieze drawers on each side, supported by double pedestals, e...
Category
19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Swedish Gustavian Unique 3 Drawer Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Unique 3 Drawer Chest Of Drawers its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1890s Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Quintessential Signed Maison Jansen Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a quintessential signed Maison Jansen bronze mounted marble top commode or dresser. The look, design and overal proportions make this easily the prettiest commode online toda...
Category
1950s French Directoire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Huntington, NY
A provincial Late Gustavian chest of drawers with unusual wood carvings - diamond detailing across the top and sides, a heavily vertical reeded top drawer front, floral medallions in the upper corners and vertical front frames that are both recessed and carved. Sits atop simple tapered feet. Back has shipping label remnants. Original brass Swedish Coat of Arms...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Tall mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Tall mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top above two short and five long mahogany lined graduated drawers, all with turned mahogany knob handles. Raised up on bun feet.
Dime...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Regency Egyptian Revival Mahogany Chest on Stand 1811-1820
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An Egyptian revival, mahogany chest on stand 1811-1820
A Unique Regency Egyptian Revival period Mahogany Chest on Stand circa 1811-1820
This extraordinary chest captures the gra...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier, Chest of drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Chest of drawer,
Germany 1820, of the Biedermeier period
Very impressive Biedermeier Chest of drawers, standing on conical feet with beautifully walnut veneer. ...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
I love everything about this chest. Especially, the hardware.
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century with ebonized columns, gilt Corinthian capitals and bronze hardware. This exquisite French Empire style frui...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Miniature 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19th century Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers would have been constructed by the workshop to show potential clients examples of their products. Made from sturdy mahogan...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Miniature 19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19th century Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers would have been constructed by the workshop to show potential clients examples of their products. Made from sturdy mahogan...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Created in France, circa 1890 and bombe in shape on all three sides, the cabinet stands on elegant cab...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Maritime Painted Chest with Sailors & 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Maritime Painted Chest with Sailors & 3 Drawers
Category
19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Scandinavian Teak Chests of Drawers, Mid-Century Modern
Located in London, GB
Crafted from teak, these chests of drawers feature a sleek and minimalist design characteristic of mid-century aesthetics. The wood's natural grain is accentuated by the dark brown p...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Circa 1830 Late Georgian Travel Chest, on Later Stand, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 late Georgian travel chest, on later stand, English. Mahogany of good color with heavy bail & rosette brass handles. Well made dovetails visible as part of the decoration ...
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1830s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Drapers Drawers/Cabinet
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This early 19th Century French Drapers Cabinet is a magnificent testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and design sensibilities of the period. Constructed from durable pine, this o...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19th century Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers would have been constructed by the workshop to show potential clients examples of their products. Made from sturdy mahogan...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front top with two over three drawers with oval brass handles. Splayed legs.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning mahogany chest of drawers made in England. This four drawer chest features a linear composition with clean lines and a polished, finished presence. You’ll find geometric e...
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19th Century English Other Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fruitwood and Marble Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique (late 19th century) French commode in the Louis XV style with fine floral marquetry inlay and gilt bronze mounts.
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet. All ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Banker's Chest of Drawers, English, Oak, Tallboy, Maple & Co, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique banker's chest of drawers. An English, oak tallboy in Aesthetic Period taste by Maple & Co, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Exceptional craftsman...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
20th Century Catalan Spanish Baroque Oak Credenza or Buffet with Iron Details
Located in Miami, FL
From Spain, constructed of solid oak, the rectangular top without edge top, conforming case housing two carved and paneled heavy doors with solid oak, raised on a plinth base.
Very h...
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1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Chest of Drawers by Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner, Brazil, 1955
Located in Barcelona, ES
Chest of Drawers
Manufactured by Forma
Brazil, 1955
Solid and laminated caviuna with handles embedded
Measurements
125 x 45 x 78,5h cm
49,2 x 18 x 30,9h in
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Jacaranda
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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