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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Vintage Industrial Wooden Cabinet with Original Handels, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Amazing industrial wooden cabinet with 20 drawers with original metal handles. This vintage filling cabinet was rescued from the famous KOH-I-N...
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Early 20th Century Czech Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Magnificent French Marble Top Bombe Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very high quality French serpentine bombe commode or chest of drawers in Louis XV style with original marble top having really beautiful walnut inlay on drawers and sides and rococo ormolu handles...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Three Drawer Chest of Drawers by Charles Dudouyt
Located in London, GB
A three drawer chest of drawers by modernist designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946). Constructed from dark stained solid oak, featuring sub...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" Medallion Server Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised finish and black marble top. Decorative columns on the front sides have brass trim and...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Levantine Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb example of a Levantine Chest of Drawers. All exposed surfaces of the chest are finely detailed in inlaid bone, ebony and shell. The inlay takes the form of abstract ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bone, Shell, Wood, Ebony
Campaign Cest of Drawers Officers Chest
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Mahogant & brass campaign chest or officers chest that was used by British officers to store their personal belongings and clothing / uniforms.
Beause ...
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Early 1900s English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Brass Cash Register with Superior Oak Base
Located in Chicago, IL
National cash register Co. cash register. With exceptional quarter-sawn oak base.
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Early 1900s American Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique circa 1920 Light Oak Military Campaign Chest of Drawers with Drop Front
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1920 Art Deco period English oak and brass Military Campaign chest of drawers with drop front top drawer.
This is a nicely mad...
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1920s English Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Small Pine Drawers, 1920s
Located in Ely, GB
A beautiful vintage industrial small pine set of 5 drawers, circa 1920's.
The drawers are well proportioned and have a lovely worn patina, but stil...
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1920s British Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Gilded Black Chinoiserie Georgian Style Antique Two Door Cabinet Commode Server
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an antique and beautifully painted georgian style cabinet. This piece can be used as a server, a commode or just for a beautiful way to provide extra storage in any room. The...
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1920s English Chinoiserie Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Remington Rand Quartersawn Oak Library Bureau Double File Cabinets
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Remington Rand Library Bureau Division side by side file cabinet. Made of tiger oak featuring eight file drawers, one side for legal size doc...
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Early 20th Century American Classical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Marble Top Marquetry Commodes circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French gold bronze mounted marble top and marquetry commodes, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Kingwood & Rosewood Marble Top Commode with Ormolu, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French bombe commode offers shaped and beveled marble top over kingwood and rosewood case having swell front, two drawers, inla...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Art Deco Freestanding Oak Walnut Brass Desk Chest Attributed Josef Frank, 1927
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco freestanding vintage commodes, chest or desk from oak, walnut and brass attributed to Josef Frank circa 1927 Vienna.
An extraordinary chest, commodes or desk attributed to Josef Frank circa 1927 Vienna from oak and walnut inlays with maples at the top.
With four ( 4 ) beautiful brass handles, very similar handles by Josef Frank for Theodor Kalmar...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine chinoiserie Decorated Fitted 8 Drawer Cabinet on Stand
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Chinoiserie Decorated fitted 8 drawer Cabinet on stand circa 1900
Three Quarter tray top with shaped back depicting:
Interior scene with figures & Foliage,
Two doors, with sh...
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Early 1900s European Chinoiserie Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Empire Style Demi Lune Marble Topped Two Door Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 empire style demi lune commode is made of mahogany with a marble top. Commode has two locking drawers flanked by wedge-shaped, locking side cabinets....
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Carved Oak Dresser with Mirror, circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts carved oak dresser with mirror.
By Estey manufacturing Co.
USA, circa 1900
Measures: 42.5" W x 21" D ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Oak
French Ebonized Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
A superb quality and pretty French commode chest of drawers. ebonized with brass embellishments and brass handles. The original veined marble top is in perfect condition.
The drawer...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Anglo Indian Hardwood Brass Inlay Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Anglo Indian circa 1920's Rosewood with Brass inlay Military Campaign chest of drawers
A very good looking well made and ...
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1920s Indian Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Early 20th Century Commode 2 Parts
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite pair of commodes with a top cabinet covered with a n original yellow fabric. Its is made with a beautiful flamed walnut and inlay.
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Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Wooden Chest, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition
- repolished
- Early 20 century.
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Early 20th Century Czech Bohemian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Curved Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Bronze Elements Stamped De Beyne Roubaix
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved chest of drawers is made of ebonized wood with finely chiseled bronze elements. The piece is stamped by De Beyne Roubaix. This is a Frenh work, circa 1880.
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Sideboard in Thuya from Christian Krass in Outstanding Quality
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard of very fine quality
Signed: "Christian Krass"
Christian Krass was in close collaboration with the ebenist Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann.
The design language of this premium fu...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Console Chest Table with Four Carved Drawers and Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
This large Spanish early 20th century features a beautiful one plank rectangular top over four wide carved drawers. Each drawer, featuring slightly different hardware, is adorned wit...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
English Oak Carved Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Attributed to Art Nouveau, this chest shows beautiful hand carved detailing and solid brass hardware. Perfect for an entry way, guest bedroom or large k...
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1920s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Early 1900's Chippendale Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful and patinated Early 1900's Chippendale genuine Mahogany highboy chest of drawers in good condition. Beautiful mahogany grain. Doveta...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring the talents of four master artisans, Antique French Marquetry Marble Top Bombe Commodes such as this example needed a talented menuisier to create the complex naturalistic,...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Carved Serpentine Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Provincial Louis XV style chest of drawers commode, early 20th century, having a serpentine shaped wooden top with molded edge, over conforming high quality solid wood case fitted with three drawers, each with dovetail joinery, ornate scrolling brass pulls, and floral carvings, flanked rounded corners and paneled sides, scalloped apron with foliate shell reliefs, rising on acanthus leaf carved knee low cabriole legs ending in whorl feet.
As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including bedroom dresser, dining sideboard server, credenza, or oversized console...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Vintage Industrial Military Campaign Chest Mahogany Haberdashery Drawers
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful bank of mahogany military campaign drawers, English circa 1920.
- The drawers are of a fine heavy quality, beautifully crafted with dovetail joints and recessed military style brass handles.
- Each of the 16 drawers still retain their original brass label holders...
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Early 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Double Commode
Located in Miami, FL
A finely carved late 20th century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. The commode of bombe form with carved canted corners flanking four long ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Unique Eclectic Artistic Chest of Drawer, Early 20th Century
Located in Uppsala, SE
Unique and artistic pine chest of drawers from the early 20th century. Completely hand painted by a very artistic individual. The multi coloured rim of the top part, that consists of...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Directoire Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish. This piece has three dovetailed drawers and gilt brass handles. The clea...
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Early 1900s French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Circa 1900 Walnut Victorian Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Victorian style four-drawer chest, unbranded. Walnut with a light color finish, decoratively carved handles, front corners & drawer fronts, wood keyhole escutcheons, and b...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Refinished Solid Pine 6-Drawer Side Cabinet Chest, circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th solid pine 6-drawer american colonial style side cabinet chest of drawers. Flawlessly working drawers.
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Heavily Carved Wooden Shop Counter
Located in Chicago, IL
Walnut top shop counter with pine base, drawers and porcelain knobs. Great size.
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1910s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Pine
Early 1900's Chippendale Mahogany Four-Drawer Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful and patinated Early 1900's Chippendale genuine Mahogany commode chest of drawers in good condition. Beautiful mahogany grain. Dovetail drawers construction with patinated...
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that
Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with
Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small French Chest of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
A lovely French bedside chest or ideal lamp table in a room. Made from kingwood with excellent gilded mounts and handles. The front is serpentine...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
British Colonial Rosewood Chest of Drawers w/ Egg-n-Dart Trim, Early 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A British Colonial rosewood chest of drawers from the early 20th century. This antique chest from India is made of rosewood, giving it a beautifully ...
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Commode
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
English chest of drawers with curved front, in mahogany and mahogany veneer. This dresser is equipped with five drawers of different dimensions, good storage capacity. Mahogany pull ...
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Early 1900s British Modern Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1920s French Wooden Cabinet on Wheels
Located in High Point, NC
A metal cabinet on wheels from France, produced circa 1920. Appearing like an artefact from a bustling office—frantic men in striped shirtsleev...
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1920s French Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Oriental Heavily Carved Camphor Wood Chest of Drawers Part Suite
Located in GB
Delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made Chinese Export, circa 1900-1920 Camphor wood chest of drawers which is part of a set
Please note the delivery fee listed is...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Kingwood Parquetry Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
A pretty French marble top Commode chest of drawers. Lovely perfect Original Marble, parquetry chest made from Kingwood. The drawers all run smoothly fitted with original brass handl...
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Early 1900s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian camphor wood campaign chest, having three deep drawers with the original brass recessed handles, the sides of the chest having the original metal carr...
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1920s Indian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Art Deco Chest of Drawers Attributed to Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Nice Art Deco drawer made in Sweden in the late 1920s. It’s attributed to famous designer and architect Carl Malmsten.
It made in stained birch with ...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Painted Louis XV Style Commode Bombe with Ormolu and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style commode bombe with bronze ornaments and marble top.
Elegant and fluid.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Furniture in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Continental Style Italian Paint Decorated Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A soft and lovely Chest in Continental style with two long drawers in a Mottled Peach Tone painted finish. The drawers and sides with shaped and raised gilt details, the top drawer w...
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Early 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Marquetry Serpentine Chest Of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
A superb quality French Taller Chest of Drawers. Stamped by a French Cabinet Maker and dating to the 1920s. Having original marble top in excellent c...
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1920s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Tall Gentleman's Chest of Drawers
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage eight drawer gentleman's chest with a pierced brass rail and marble top.
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rare Louis XV Style Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality erly 20th century Italian Louis XV style antique small chest of drawers. On the front three comfortable drawers. C...
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1910s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Regency Style Original Paint Decorated Gilt Accented Tall Chest
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Features French Regency style early 20th century, outstanding high quality finish over mahogany, 4 over 2 doors, hand cut drawer dovetails, drawer interiors are solid mahogany finish...
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1920s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Quality Figural Bronze Inlaid walnut Marble Top Louis XV commode Circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Attributed to Max Wiederanders, Small Drawer Cabinet, 1920
By Max Wiederanders
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The furniture is built in two parts.
A corpus with a slanted flap and inside with five drawers stands on a base.
The drawers are lined with velvet.
A very high quality workmans...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian antique Louis XV style olive wood bombe chest of drawers with brass drawer pulls, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
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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