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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 1900s
18th Century Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Fabulous 18th C French original painted oak commode. 1780.
Reference: 8112
Dimensions
49.5 inches (126 cms) Wide
25 inches (64 cms) Deep
34.5 inches (88 cms) High
Category
18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Rare Genuine Antique Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare genuine antique Swedish rococo chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is made by hand in Swedish solid pine around 1770. It has curved drawers and table top. The chest...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Antique Louis XV Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish and petite Louis XV style two-drawer marquetry commode, with a curved front and sides and a shaped and polished grey-veined marble top. This very attractive chest of drawer...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Beautiful Antique 18th Century Oak Chest Of Five Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful antique 18th century chest of five drawers , made by two short and three long drawers with brass swan handles standing on shapped ...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
17th Century Chest Of Drawers On Stand
Located in Kettering, GB
An early 17th century chest of drawers, in the Queen Anne style, on a later, most likely George I stand. With beautiful walnut veneers and mouldings. The chest comprising two short o...
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17th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Walnut 2 Drawer Commode with Inlay, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century Italian Walnut 2 Drawer Commode with Inlay, ca. 1790
Category
1790s Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Regence Provincial Commode
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good provincial period Regence carved walnut commode or chest of drawers. The commode features an oxbow form with shaped drawers and a central drop pendant. The feet h...
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1720s French Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Chest with Tooled Leather Slide, England, C 1830
Located in Norwalk, CT
Regency Chest, beautifully French polished mahogany with original solid brass pulls. Flared French feet. Purchased in 2000 from HRW Antiques in London...
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18th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century German Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Very Fine 18th Century German Commode of Drawers of Serpentine Form.
This piece in finely figured burr timber has an inverted serpentine form. The moulded top is of great colour a...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers is a timeless reminder of the everlasting splendor of the classical style, founded by the ancient Greeks...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Burled Walnut Georgian Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century burled walnut Georgian chest. Three upper small drawers and three lower large drawers. Fluted corner columns, Brass hardware with bracket feet. Wonderful old warm patina.
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Turn of the Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
An expressive patina gives this vintage wooden chest of drawers a unique personality. Built in France at the turn of the century, the original painted finish has been scraped away to...
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1770s Louis XV Important Roman Marquetry Flap Dresser
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Louis XV flap dresser with drawers and secrets hand-carved and inlaind wood in the second part of 18th century in Rome. The furniture it's in original conditions with signs of use and age, our work philosophy is not to restore antique furniture...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Inlay Pair of Italian Chest of Drawers Canterano
Located in Roma, RM
Rare pair of Venetian canterani - Padua, late 17th century.
Although imposing in size , they remain ,with their excellent proportions light and well balanced.
The two canterani chest...
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1690s Italian Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century
The moulded Rouge de Maine marble top above two short and two long drawers, each centred by foliated es...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Commode Gable Painted Blue
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th Century French Louis XV Commode with a Painted Finish.
French Louis XV period five drawer commode with blue and grey tones and antique white painted finish. This beautifu...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Inlaid Marble Top Commodes
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Fine pair of veneered and inlaid commodes in various woods with original marble tops. The fronts are centered by a neoclassical vase with floral bouquets, bordered with leaves.
Attributed to furniture designer Giuseppe Maggiolini (Parabiago, 1738-1814).
Provenance:
Santa Margherita Ligure...
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1790s Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassical Walnut Commode, France, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and handsome French late Neoclassical /early Directoire walnut three drawer commode with elegant brass lion head ring drawer pulls, the whole supported on plinth block fe...
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1790s French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Bachelors Chest England Circa 1790
Located in Hudson, NY
Very handsome, 18th century bachelors chest with pull out writing surface.
Made with dense hard mahogany and oak. It may be small but it is heavy and substantial. We'll make peace wi...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Oak, Mahogany
Antique fine quality 18th Century burr walnut tallboy chest on chest of drawers
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality 18th Century burr figured walnut tallboy chest on chest of drawers.
This is a lovely chest with a lovely age, charachter and charm. Attractive walnut veneers.
S...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique fine quality 18th Century figured walnut chest of drawers
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality 18th Century figured walnut chest of drawers.
This is a lovely chest, that has been restored historically to a good standard. Attractive burr walnut veneers to t...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Louis XV Mathieu Criaerd Commode 18th Century
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in Lisbon, PT
Rosewood 18th Century Commode by the great Artist Mathieu Criaerd with gilded bronze mounts.
Devonian of the Ardennes Marble Top.
Rare Example.
Chest of drawers with curved front ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Decorative 18th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative 18th Century mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, having a nice figured and crossbanded top above four graduated oak lined drawers with brass oval plate handles, t...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Italian chest of drawers from the 1700s, Louis XVI style, made of walnut wood
Located in Barletta, IT
Italian chest of drawers from the second half of the 1700s, Louis XVI style, made of walnut wood. It features 2 large drawers, inverted pyramid-shaped feet, and inlaid marquetry on t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique George III period mahogany rectangular chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A late 18th Century George III period figured mahogany straight front Chest boxwood strung & kingwood crossbanded throughout, having rectangular moulded edged top above brushing slid...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early American 18th Century Chippendale Tiger Maple Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Louisville, KY
Stunning historic pieces like this don't come along every day! This c. 1780's Tiger Maple Chippendale tall dresser with 6 drawers with brass drawer pulls was designed and built in th...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis XVI nightstands
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of Louis XVI three-drawer nightstands with geometric inlays
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Commode Luigi XV
Located in Foggia, FG
Commode Luigi XV
Cassetti piccoli porta gioie e tre cassetti capienti nella parte inferiore
Design sinuoso ed elegante
Legno massello con maniglie in ottone
Perfetto stato con...
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Early 1900s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
English Georgian Mahogany Bachelor's Chest or Petite Commode, circa 1760
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine English circa 1760 mahogany bachelor's chest or petite commode having single solid board top with molded edge atop pullout brushing slide over four drawers with original brass...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Rosewood Empire Chest of Drawers with Vanity Mirror
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
52” x 25” x 35”H (without wheels); mirror adds 35”H
A captivating representation of early Biedermeier design, influenced by the Empire era. This remarkable Biedermeier dresser exhib...
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Early 1900s American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
1740’s King George III Flame Mahogany Rosewood and Tulipwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Louisville, KY
This is perhaps one of our favorite pieces and one of the most sophisticated and uniquely finished chests from the mid 18th century. An English - King George III, Hepplewhite flame m...
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1740s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Late 18th Century Writing Commode
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a beautiful Baroque period piece. It belonged to an unknown nobleman. It was restored after World War II. The handles on the picture were replaced for period ones since the t...
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1740s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Baroque chest of drawers, Southern German 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
A three-drawer baroque chest of drawers with a moving panel and a curved frame. The frame in light grey and creamy white is new and has been decoratively patinated.
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Softwood
Chest of Drawers Portuguese 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of Drawers
Portuguese 18th Century
in vinhatic wood.
With three drawers and folding top, interior with central hatch and six drawers.
Defects.
Dim.: 120 x 114 x 64 cm.
Category
18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Italian antique Directory style Chest of drawers in solid wood, mid 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique Directory style Chest of drawers in solid wood, mid 1700s
Chest of drawers with rectangular top in solid wood of different shades. On the front it has 3 drawers, all ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Transitional Period Mahogany, Tulipwood, Cherrywood And Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 18th century Transitional period Mahogany, Tulipwood, Cherrywood and Ormolu commode. The three drawer commode is raised by elegant slender tapered cabriole legs be...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Curved Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A Galbée curved chest of drawers from the 2nd half of the 18th century. Made of solid oak wood.
Half-height oak corpus coffered at the sides with a curved front and rounded pilaster...
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18th Century German Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with a slide-out tray over three bow front drawers. Decoratively carved apron. Repainted in soft grey with original locks and old (but not original) brass ha...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI 3-Drawer Commode in Carved Walnut, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a two board rectangular top above a conforming case with fluted corners front and back, the three drawers with carved panels, circular brass pulls and brass escutcheons, raise...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis Seize Commode 1790, Germany
Chest of drawers veneered in walnut, top panel fielded in 2 compartments, with beautiful bandwork also on the dr...
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1790s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Baroque Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century chest of drawers from late Baroque period in richly carved curvaceous serpentine drawer fronts, shaped top and carved feet in super time worn patina.
Germany
More than...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Directoire Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century French Directoire or Louis XVI Chest. Three drawers across top, two large drawers under, for a total of five drawers.
inset brass fluted columns ,the sides ...
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18th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
c. 1765-80 George III Period Chest on Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III period chest on chest, c.1765-80, English. Mahogany with oak secondary wood. Comprised of 2 short of 3 long over 3 long drawers. Dentil crown molding; fluted canted corner...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XVI Oak Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chest is arrestingly beautiful due to the gentle carving of garlands and flowers on the drawer fronts. Perfectly symmetrical design on beautiful raw oak. Another fine feature is...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak
William And Mary Walnut And Oyster Veneer Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with central oval inlay with matching inlays at corners. Over two over three graduated drawers all with inlays complementing the top. Sides with central inlaid panels...
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1690s English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Carved & Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or a living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1780, the cabinet stands on tapered and fluted feet over a straight apron dec...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Superb Distressed Paint Decorated Louis XV Italian-Made Antique Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic time-worn distressed paint decorated commode that is designed in the Louis XV but made in Italy. The painting and distressed finish really give that beachy cottag...
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Early 1900s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Amazing Italian ( Lombard ) Drawer Flap 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian ( Lombard ) Drawer Flap 18th Century
116x119x60 cm approx.
Flap cabinet veneered in walnut and walnut root, threaded in amaranth and wavy on the front.
Lombardy. 18th centu...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XIV/XV Walnut Commode with Hoof Foot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Iconic French commode in the Louis XIV/XV style.
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18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
17th c. Inlaid Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 17th century oak chest of drawers dated 1679, having wonderful string inlaid lines and bands, with two short top drawers over three long drawers, each drawer separated by concave m...
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17th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Early Burl Walnut Veneered Chest of Drawers, George I Period
Located in Port Chester, NY
A splendid early burr walnut veneered chest with original brasses and period ogee feet. The veneer has good patina and shine and some age appropri...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Small and Rare William and Marry Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers, Circa 1690.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A 17th-century William and Mary figured walnut chest of drawers of diminutive proportions, circa 1690-1700. England.
The cross-grain moulded, feather and crossbanded quarter veneere...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Oak, Pine
French Parisian 18th Century Rosewood Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic Parisian solid rosewood and walnut commode was crafted in 18th century France circa 1740. In great antique condition- the original marble top with a modeled edge is s...
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18th Century French Other Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
An 18th Century Mahogany Serpentine Bedside Commode
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1750
A mid eighteenth century bedside commode with serpentine front, opening with three drawers, retaining the original red marble top, and all supported on bracket fe...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
CARDBOARD CABINET JORGE III English, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CARDBOARD CABINET JORGE III
English, 18th Century
and in mahogany wood and other woods.
Bands and fillets in satinwood, box with two drawers and two doors, bronze fittings, zoomorph...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers with Side Lock, Nuremberg, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers in oak with three drawers and socketed square pointed feet. The chest of drawers is set in root burl on the front and the top shows inlay work in the for...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George II Burl Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in Essex, MA
A fine piece. With a rectangular hinged top that folds forward and has two pull out supports, The interior with walnut veneers. With a long drawer over two small drawers over two lon...
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1740s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Georgian 18th Century Elm Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Mid 18th Century, George II Period, Elm Chest Having Superbly Figured Top With Attractive Crossbanded Decoration, Over Two Short And Three Long Drawers Retaining Origina...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
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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