Commodes and Chests of Drawers
464
78
5
to
43
410
133
547
503
516
1,918
755
587
572
566
503
373
346
264
220
204
174
157
131
49
48
20
14
187
173
104
83
29
32
21
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
533
166
113
88
88
423
188
91
78
56
8
2
2
2
1
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Rococo
Neapolitan Chest of Drawers Rococo Red Marble Poplar Bronze, Italy, 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripar...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Polychromed Italian Neoclassical-Style Chest, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful shades of pale green painted on this 19th century chest. The top
depicting a putti amidst a wreath band flora, the case with a bank
Of three drawers, each in urn and scrol...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian neoclassical inlaid wood chest of drawers
This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was done around the end of the 18th century in Genoa (Italy). The cabinet ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Boxwood, Nutwood
18th Century German Neoclassical Walnut Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
German neoclassical two-drawer walnut veneered commode. Good old finish with rich color, circa 1790. Original hand forged locks. Drawers slide nicely.
Category
18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Authentic 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
18th century chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is Rococo with pronounced and curved sides and front. The profile is characteristic for the Rococo era and this is an au...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was made in Lombardy, around the end of the eighteenth century....
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Late 18th Century Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
An Italian walnut commode, late 18th century, large proportions, with three drawers, each drawer with escutcheons and handles in brass, on later tapering feet.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, Italian neoclassical inlaid chest of drawers with marble top
This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was made in Lombardy, Italy, around the end of the 18th century...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Polychromed Italian Neoclassical Style Chest, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful shades of pale green painted on this 19th century chest. The top
depicting a putti amidst a wreath band flora, the case with a bank of
three drawers, each in urn and scro...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1820s Italian Neoclassical Carved Walnut Bedside Tables with Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian neoclassical walnut bedside tables from the early 19th century, with banding and fluted tapering legs. Born in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of bedside tables features a rectangular top adorned with diamond-shaped banding surrounded by a double frame and resting on a façade presenting two drawers. Decorated with thin banding as well, the drawers are flanked with foliage-carved side posts that lead our eyes down to the tapered fluted legs on which the tables are resting. With their clean neoclassical lines and lovely walnut décor...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Fine Neoclassical Bow Front Chest
Located in New York, NY
A fine neoclassical bow front chest of three drawers.
Karelian birch with ebonized details and keyholes.
Category
1810s Russian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Fruitwood
French 1820s Neoclassical Fruitwood Veneered Side Table with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French neoclassical fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century. This small size French commode from the 1820s features a three-quarter wooden gallery sitting ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Neoclassical Lacquered Chests or Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning pair of neoclassical two-toned lacquered chest of drawers or commodes. With three drawers having a black with gold border, diamond shape incised escutcheon.
Category
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Marble Top Bronze-Mounted Maison Jansen Style Marble Column Front Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
This French neoclassical style marble top bronze-mounted Maison Jansen fashioned marble column front commode. This rare and hard to find fine commode or n...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rococo Commode, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Rococo commode, Italy, 18th century, walnut veneer with landscape marquetry in elm and mahogany, original marble-top. In excellent restored condition. The commode will be shipped from Europe...
Category
1770s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Petite Italian Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, CA
An early 20th century petite Italian marquetry chest of drawers. Gorgeous dark hardware on two drawers.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chest of Drawers, Lemonwood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Lemonwood chest of drawers with straight and rectangular top board that has five drawers to the front (two narrower and three long), decorated with sim...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dramatic Carved Giltwood Italian Bombay Chest Commode by Invincible
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic gilt finish ornately carved Rococo commode having handles that are sculpted parts of the drawer fascades. Curved cabriole legs and hand painted finish with two smaller ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood
Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Green Painted Wood, Marble, Bronze, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of paint decorated Hollywood Regency marble-top bronze mounted commodes. The green painted case with fine bronze mounts having three graduating drawers. The two bronze framed lo...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral & foliate inlays in tulipwood, kingwood & satinwood on the top, front panels of the drawe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Satinwood, Mahogany
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Tulipwood
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode or chest of drawers with tulipwood inlay veneer and oak and pine as secondary wood.
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French neoclassical style painted commode.
Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Northern Italian Neoclassic Sienna Marble-Topped Commode
Located in New York, NY
The Verde banded Sienna marble-top over a walnut veneered frieze followed by one narrow and two wide olive wood veneered drawers with original stamped brass pulls and a central escut...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Pasadena, CA
An 18th century Italian neoclassical style marble chest of drawers featuring contrasting marquetry inlay throughout the exterior as well as decorative rose colored paper lines throug...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commode with Marquetry
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in New York, NY
Northern Italian (late 18th Century) Neo-classical walnut commode with marquetry & a round inlaid medallion top with 3 drawers, 2 having brass u...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Tortoise Wood Bronze Mounted Greek Key Design Commode / Chest Manner Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A tortoise wood bronze-mounted Greek key design commode or bedside stand in the manner of Maison Jansen. This spectacular burl walnut tortoise style three drawer commode depict the H...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Chest of Drawers Swedish Rococo Light Wood, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers Swedish Rococo light wood, Sweden. A beautiful chest of drawers with amazing inlays and construction. Made in Sweden during th...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Italian Marquetry Top Chest with Two Drawers and Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian 18th century chest features an exquisite top adorned with a diamond pattern veneer, around a central landscape scene in marquetry. ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Petite Italian Neoclassical Period Walnut Commode circa 1800 with Inlaid Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian neoclassical period walnut commode from the early 19th century, with inlaid motifs and two drawers. Born in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this ex...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Empire Commode, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire commode. Mahogany, oak, ormolu bronze, Saint Anne marble. France, 19th century.
Rectangular chest of drawers with top board in Sainte Anne marble, made of carved mahogany and oak, with three drawers at the front, decorated on the front with two rings that emerge from the jaws of two bronze lion protomes and a coat of arms. Lock with two crossed cornucopias; under the table is another hidden drawer with internal divisions; the front legs are carved in the shape of a claw, and the rear legs are rectangular. Known as Saint Anne marble is a dark gray veined marble from Belgium and widely used for furniture panels, monuments, etc., although there are preserved Louis XV and Victorian style fireplace...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped and molded Porto marble top over two drawers having high style rocaille inlay and o...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical Style Silver Trim 3-Drawer Diamond Mirrored Nightstands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical silver trim 3-drawer diamond front mirrored nightstands. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Silver, Silver Leaf
Midcentury Faux Tiger Italianate Commode or Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stand out two drawer chest or commode with an eccentric mix of influences. The case has a Classic form decorated with faux tiger designs bordered with Greek key and set on fluted, ta...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Serpentine Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English mahogany serpentine fronted chest with fluted canted corners, the well figured top with segmented under edge molding over three short drawers, the center on...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Rococo Style Serpentine Front Walnut Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Small Italian (Venice area) Rococo style Serpentine shaped commode, Walnut with thick Radica Veneer and inlay with deep, rich color. Two drawers with ornate, heavy cast brass pulls. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Neoclassical Style Burl Walnut Figural Ormolu Commodes. C. 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English neoclassical style three-drawer commodes with a carved molded edge top, mahogany string inlays, figural ormolu filigree mounts with the...
Category
1880s English Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Diminutive Antique Mahogany Serving Table
Located in Nantucket, MA
Three drawer mahogany and mahogany veneer server with a high scrolled back splash above two short and one long drawer sitting on turned legs, retaining
original fire gilt brass pull...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Danish 18th Century Rococo Walnut Commode Mathias Ortmann
By Mathias Ortmann
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very charming and small Danish parcel-gilt walnut and burr-walnut commode by Mathias Ortmann, mid-18th century. The shaped veneered top above moulded frieze with punched ground inc...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Italian Rococo Style Walnut Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptionally fine pair of Italian Rococo style walnut bombe commodes. The shaped top is crossbanded in walnut above an inclined frieze with central drawer and bombe case ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century, Miniature Rococo Style Dutch Chest of Drawers Oak and Beech
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and hand crafted in 1900-1920.
This beautiful miniature looks much nicer both in shape and in color when it is not in a picture. Somehow the lens makes it look less wide from t...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rococo Style Bombé Chest of Four Drawers with Grey, Blue, Green & Beige Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American Bombé style painted wood chest. This American Bombé chest from the late 20th century is ornately decorated with a shell carving on the skirt and cartouche outline around the drawers and chest sides. This Bombay style chest...
Category
20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Fine Early 19th Century Dutch Inlay Commode or Klapbuffet
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Louis XVI style metamorphic buffet features extensive marquetry, canted corners, and oval shell inlays. The hinged top lifts to reveal additional serving area, and collapsable s...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Swedish painted Rococo commode with marble top and beautiful ormolu.
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Decorated Venetian Neoclassical Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Italian, probably Venetian three-drawer commode, the top faux painted to simulate Sienna marble, over three graduated drawers festooned with floral and ribbon ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Poplar
Rare Italian Sicilian Red Scarlet and Polychromed Rococo Style Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare Italian Sicilian red scarlet and polychromed
Rococo style commode
19th century.
The shaped top over three graduated drawers above a sh...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
18th Century Continental Parquetry Inlaid Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century continental parquetry inlaid commode with serpentine front, hoof feet, and 3 drawers.
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Rococo-Style Bombe Commode in Walnut w/ Parcel Gilt & Marble
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Rococo style chest with bombe front in walnut, with black marble top and parcel-gilt details, offering three drawers, Denmark, circa mid- late 1800s.
Measures: 28" wide...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Russian Neoclassic Mahogany Secretaire Chest
Located in New York, NY
Russian Neoclassical (Early 19th Century) ormolu, & white marble mounted ebonized & mahogany secrétaire commode with top drawer desk and upper section.
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century style Venetian Commodes
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive pair of Venetian style bombe commodes, having their original marble tops, each having carved Rococo style decoration, two drawers with stylised brass handles, raised on...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Demilune End Tables or Nightstand Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Russian neoclassical pedestal style demilune end tables or nightstand / commodes. Each of these custom quality demilunes a...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Neoclassical Modern 3-Drawer Beveled Mirrored Nightstands
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom neoclassical modern 3-drawer beveled mirrored nightstands. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
Antique French Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Commode
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, imposing French commode is based on a design by celebrated 18th century cabinetmaker Jean-Francois Leleu (French, 1721-1763). The commode is of mahogany, in rectangular sh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
European Design, Russian Neoclassical Style, Cabinets, Mahogany, Bronze, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Russian neoclassical inspired double door cabinets. Each having a wonderfully polished burl mahogany finish with heavy bronze mounts reminiscent of the Russian Neoclassical E...
Category
1980s Neoclassical Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dutch Rococo Bombe Parquetry Commode, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Stunning mid 18th century Dutch Rococo Bombe Commode with quality padouk, tulipwood, laburnum and Kingwood parquetry with shaped exceptional origi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Padouk
Sicilian Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine top with outlines of old decoration over a conforming case with two drawers with painted floral scenes, the sides with similar decoration and shaped apron, raised on ...
Category
1760s Sicilian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Pine
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 wit...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Wood, Mahogany and Metal Tallboy, England, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Tallboy with two bodies of a type very common in England (and English related furniture) that has three drawers in its lower part and four in the upper, all with handle fittings (one...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique 4 Drawer Chests
Chests Of 21 Drawers
English Small Chest
Chinese Chest With Brass
Five Drawer Commode
French Chest 19th Painted
Double Commode
French Empire Mahogany Drawers
Handcrafted Chest Of Drawers
Chest On Chest Dresser Antique
Column Chest Three Drawers
Country French Chest
French Louis Xv Cabinet Table
Chest Of Drawers Bow Front
Dressing Chest
Fine English Chest
French Tall Chest
Black Marble Top Chest