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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
19th Century German Renaissance-Style Chest of Drawers in Black, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Travel through time with this exceptional late 19th-century German Renaissance-style chest of drawers, dating back to around 1880. Crafted from pine, the piece is a rare and extraord...
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1880s German Renaissance Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plaster, Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Swedish Gustavian Style chest of drawers painted in dusty antique yellow, typical of the Scandinavian taste for light palettes...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Pine
19th Century Italian Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian walnut commode, 18th/ 19th c., three drawers with ring pulls, rising on tapered square legs, later hardware.
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Jacob Desmalter et Cie mahogany two door commode with marble top
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
French Empire oak lined two door mahogany commode with brass mounts and marble top by Jacob Desmalter et Cie
Interior reveals 3 linen slides “Tiroir à l’anglaise”
Stamped to the t...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Parquetry Chest, France circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Parquetry Chest
France circa 1890
Inlaid parquetry trunk with door on top.
44”w x 23.25”d x 31”h
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Marble Top Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener.
The keyhole escutcheon stamped with the ‘ZN’ mark from the bronze master model. The back of the bronze...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine Victorian Mahogany fitted 30 drawer Coin Collectors Chest
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Victorian Mahogany fitted 30 drawer Coin Collectors Chest
Cornice Carved with Scottish Thistle & Leaf decoration.
Beaded Detail Beneath,
2 Doors with ...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A Mahogany Grande Commode en Tombeau, after the Model by Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Mahogany grande commode en tombeau after the model by Charles Cressent, Possibly by Julius Zwiener.
This impressive commode has a serpentine green marble top, the bombe front form...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century English Bow-Front Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful English bow front chest. Dating to the 19th century this piece is still in excellent condition with stunning patina and suc...
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1860s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
19thC English Pine Bank Haberdashery Drawers / Counter
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English Pine Bank Haberdashery Drawers / Counter
sku 1713
W157 x D48 x H100 cm
Base 73 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
19th Century English Bowfont Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful mid 19th century English Bowfront, chest with original pulls in the traditional darker tone. Two small drawers over three larger one that all slide perfectly. The...
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1850s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Louis XVI Style Commode, After The Model By Joseph and Guillaume Benneman
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Commode, After The Model By Joseph Stöckel and Guillaume Benneman.
Decorated overall with berried s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Server
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful 19th century French server featuring a single drawer above two doors that opens into storage. If this piece looks unusually clean inside it’s because we totally v...
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1880s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers almost certanly Gillows. The shapedn well figured mahogany top with moulded edge, above four long graduated drawers with turned wooden h...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dutch Rococo Style Satinwood Marquetry Burl Mahogany Commode/Dresser
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This is a Dutch Rococo style commode, featuring intricate satinwood marquetry on a burl mahogany background. The commode has a serpentine front, ornate with floral and foliage inlays...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Burl
19th Century French Mahogany Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Classic style for this French commode. Beautiful color.
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A Nineteenth Century Dutch bombay three drawer commode in bleached finish.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Nineteenth Century Dutch bombay three drawer commode in bleached finish with claw feet.
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Dutch Empire chest made of oak during the 1800’s. The top drawer protrudes forward over three drawers flaked with ebonized columns featuring brass capitals at the top and b...
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19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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.
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19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Sheraton Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, New York, circa 1815
By Michael Allison
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely American Sheraton chest of drawers in mahogany from New York, circa 1815. Veneer work on second drawer is reminiscent of the work of Michael Allison. Chest features an orig...
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pine Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely antique pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the darker stained knobs. Thi...
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1880s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Large 19thC English Pine Chest Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large 19thC English Pine Chest Drawers
sku 1735
W167 x D60 x H107 cm
Weight 93 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Beautiful Regency Coromandel Writing Box c. 1830
Located in Heathfield, GB
A very fine Regency example, in solid coromandel of a superb colour.
The dark brown/black grain highlighted with creams and golds which run in natural stripes all over the box, Coromandel was a much prized exotic timber imported into the London docks and was usually used in small sections of veneer only due to the high cost of this wood. Here it is used in the solid and has developed a good patina. A further high quality detail is that solid brass string inlays have been added – a double band to the top and front – which sets off the Coromandel very well and is all inlaid by hand.
The central brass reserve to the top and brass escutcheon are shaped as open flower heads and are original also.
The box retains its original working steel key and opens on original hinges to reveal the writing slope. This is inset with a new black leather skiver with gold tooled border. The original skiver was black but was damaged and torn so we have replaced it with an identical skiver and matching gold tooling.
The inner writing slope is solid mahogany and it locks into the top of the box with small brass slide bolts. With the bolts released the slope folds and there is a small compartment beneath the slope in both sections of the box – perfect for storing paper and envelopes. There is also a compartment for inkwells and quill pens. A quill pen is designed to rest in an ebonised mahogany curved boat which is removable. It may seem strange to us now that feather and quill...
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Early 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Style Bedside Cupboards
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An unusual pair of late 18th century style bombay front bedside chests in veneered walnut of a good colour. Each has two drawers with the original drop handles and the top does not ...
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Late 19th Century Maltese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pine Highboy Chest of Six Drawers, Denmark circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique pine chest of drawers or "highboy" has 6 drawers, providing ideal storage in a narrow space.
The simple carving along the sides and bun feet were traditional style eleme...
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Late 19th Century Danish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Massive Dutch Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive solid oak chest of drawers from the early 1800’s. This large chest has three easy-to-use drawers with patinated brass ring pulls. The front corn...
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19th Century Dutch Other Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish commodes circa 1880.
Here we have 2 decorative chest of drawers from Sweden painted in the gustavian taste.
Stepped rectangular top's and ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Antique French Louis Philippe Mahogany Commode Marble Top Restored Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis Philippe Mahogany Commode with a Marble Top. The beautiful Crotch Mahogany has been carefully book-...
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1880s French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Swedish Gustavian Style Gray Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century, with marbleized top, gray painted finish, reeded panels and fluted side posts. This 19th-century Swedish Gustavian...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19thC French Ebonised Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC French Ebonised Walnut Commode
(past repaired cracked top)
sku 699
W121 x D56 x H96 cm
Weight 101 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Miniature Commode In Mahogany Veneer 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Miniature chest of drawers in mahogany veneer, marquetry of bottomless cubes, marble tablet
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19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Welsh Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb large oak and pine chest of drawers, with two short over three long drawers.
Original brass hoop handles to each drawer all raised upon turned bun feet.
In untouched condi...
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Mid-19th Century Welsh High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
19th Century, Biedermeier Walnut Columns Chest of Drawer
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful practical small Biedermeier chest of drawers from around 1825. The chest of drawers has four drawers and a very beautiful walnut veneer throughout. The drawers are flanked ...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Large 19thC English Oak 6 Drawer Dresser Base
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
Large 19thC English Oak 6 Drawer Dresser Base
sku 1736
W169 x D57 x H88
Weight 102 Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers in the Georgian style, the moulded edge top above four graduated oak lined drawers with the original brass engraved swan nec...
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1880s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Empire Four Drawer Chest In Flame Mahogany With Gris Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine diminutive Empire Chest dating to the 1st half of the 19th Century in original condition. The Chest with book matched flame mahogany drawer fronts with great color, refined ro...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
English George III Period Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Form Bedside Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English inlaid mahogany bedside commode of serpentine form, the front panel embellished with a well-executed satinwood inlaid conch shell. The sides and back consist of spindles a...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
French Louis Philippe Period Shaped Light Walnut 4 Drawer Commode, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with an upwardly angled molded edge atop a conforming case housing 4 drawers, the top hidden, blanked by shaped pilasters, the case raised on interestingly s...
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1840s French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Daniel Cottier A Rare and Early Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Tall Chest of Drawers
By Daniel Cottier
Located in London, GB
A rare and early Anglo-Japanese ebonized tall chest of drawers, designed by Daniel Cottier with gilt painted swallow, stylized bamboo and plant forms with rosettes with a later black...
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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rococo chest of drawers In Walnut, Danish Design from 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bring an antique elegance into your home with this rococo bombé-shaped walnut dresser of Danish origin, dating to around the 1880s. This chest of drawers represents an era of opulent...
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1880s Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Genoese Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 19th Century Italian commode in 18th Century style. From the Genoa region, the commode is profusely decorated in original Rococo style.
Painting restored to one area of d...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Georgian Tall Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Georgian tall chest with finished top, the crown molding features ''wall of Troy'' dentil. The seven graduated drawers have overlapping edges, the secondary wood is oak, solid brass...
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1850s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Victorian Chest Drawers Period Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers.
This Chest of Drawers Features 6 Ash Lined Drawers with Turned Knobs.
The Top 3 Drawers Having Decorative Timbers.
Circa 1860
An Extra Feature of...
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1860s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Gustavian Style Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Reeded Motifs, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with creamy painted finish, carved reeded motifs on the drawers and diamonds on the side panels. Delve into the ser...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mahogany & Brass Military Campaign Chest of Drawer
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this stunning antique Victorian mahogany campaign chest of drawers , with brass corner fittings & inset brass military drawer handles. This chest is of f...
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Late 19th Century British Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid 19th Century French Empire Walnut Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome French Empire commode. Beautiful color and patina
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Continental Haberdashery Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderfully presented bank of haberdashery drawers in limed oak with a generous thick plank top.
Six unusually large smooth-running frieze drawers with original brass loop handles...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Chest of Drawers Oratory
Located in Lisbon, PT
A decorative chest of drawers oratory in the Portuguese Barroco Style, featuring two bodies, two doors, and various intricate carvings. The upper body of the chest showcases carved, ...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
This Antique Empire style cabinet has ample storage and display space. This piece wo...
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Cherry Wood Chest Of Drawers From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely cherry wood chest of drawers from the second part of the 19th century
Elegant chest of drawers made up of 3 drawers each decorated with a pear wood fillet and which have thei...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Antique Empire Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c. 1850’s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique figured Mahogany Empire Chest of Drawers featuring original glass pulls, full columns and hand cut dovetailed drawers. The four large drawers are flanked by elegant rounded c...
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1850s American Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
French walnut chest of drawers from around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers with floral and geometric inlay. Beige and burgundy marble countertop. Wide and functional drawers.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
height 89 cm width 128 cm de...
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian, Lucchese, Empire Period Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Commode, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with ebonized edge, the conforming case below housing three drawers with the top drawer being somewhat hidden, the pilasters flanking the drawers are ebonize...
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Early 1800s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Chest, Having Well Figured Rectangular Top Over Five Drawers Retaining Original Turned Wooden Knobs, Raised On Original Plinth ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis Philippe 19th Century Bookmatched Walnut Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe walnut four-drawer commode from the 19th century with bookmatched décor and white marble top. Experience the elegance and craftsmanship of the 19th century wi...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Exquisite Early 19th Century Regence Three Drawer Commode with Bronze D'ore
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisite Regence three drawer commode with bronze d’ore escutcheons and drawer pulls, embellished with elaborate geometric marquetry. Note the fine details in the bronze d'ore espe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
French chest of drawers Louis Philippe whitened End 19th cherry
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
This French Louis Philippe style dresser in the late 19th century is white cherry. It has four drawers. Its top is a gray marble Saint Anne.
The drawers are mounted in dovetail ensur...
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1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Georgian Chest Drawers Mahogany 1800 Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Georgian Mahogany 2 over 3 Chest of Drawers.
Standing on nicely shaped bracket feet.
Circa 1800
The Mahogany and pine lined drawers with original locks and original turned knobs.
The...
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Early 1800s Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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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