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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Empire
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Dresser for Herman Miller 3 Available
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a total of three available of these beautifully refinished mahogany chests of three drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers.
Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray and has original label.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Art Deco / Swedish Grace Sideboard Carl Malmsten "Haga”, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful Swedish Grace Art Deco / sideboard, buffet, storage unit named 'Haga' by Carl Malmsten. The sideboard sits on an ebonized base and it has inlays of geometric decoration and...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Empire Chests of Drawers, Berlin, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Empire chest of drawers with two drawers and quarter columns made of marble. The body is veneered in mahogany, the fittings are made of brass.
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Midcentury Modern Italian Walnut Burl Brass Bronze Chest of Drawers
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant 1950s Italian Art Deco chest of drawers, commode or dresser, in beautiful veneer walnut briar burl wood with great shaped sides and three drawers. The Art Deco style was...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Burl
Mid Century Commode Chest of Drawers, Jean Pascaud Style
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant and stylish mahogany chest of drawers. In the style of the French designer Jean Pascaud. The commode has three drawers, with each mirror glass fronts and crystal knobs. En...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Breathtaking Restored Art Deco Chest by Widdicomb, circa 1950- Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. Th...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Decorative and Rare Chest of Drawers or Console in Art Deco Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid softwood. Art Deco chest of drawers with 4 drawers. The entire body was veneered with root Veneer. Shellac hand polished.
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20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1920's Swedish Art Deco Flame Birch Cabinet Chest of Drawers with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Swedish Art Deco chest with rosewood inlay. This versatile piece features two deep drawers, two cabinet doors, with a shelf in the right cabinet. Original key included.
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Rosewood
Art Deco Swedish Biedermeier Flame Golden Birch Chest of Drawers Commode Tallboy
Located in LONDON, GB
Early 20th century Classic Art Deco Biedermeier style flame golden birch veneer chest of drawers commode with three drawers and carved plinth. Classic honey color French polish.
I...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fluted Chest of Drawers by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The fluted chest of drawers by R & Y Augousti is a sleek and geometric design. The black pen shell inlaid piece provides great utility while retaining a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Shell
Antique French Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style chest of drawers
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 86cm, width 127cm, depth 57cm
This beautiful ches...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy rectangle chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream parchment with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawer...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Chest of Drawers / Bar in Rosewood from France around 1935
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco chest of drawers / bar in rosewood from France around 1935 with an open compartment. Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our fur...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, Parchment leather and Bronze Chromed
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury Sideboard with drawers
Materials: wood , parchment, Bronze chromed, glass
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your proj...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Shagreen Rhomboid Chest of Drawers by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Rhomboid chest of drawers in black shagreen is a beautifully detailed piece with its dramatic black pen shell beveled "rhomboid" drawers. The dramatic contrast between the more m...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Custom Made Cupid Bedside Table wood, Suede & Marble Surface
By Casa Botelho
Located in London, GB
Introducing the Cupid Collection, a pack leader in fierce and glamorous design. Infused with Art Deco influences and crafted with robustness in mind, this collection boasts intricate...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ultrasuede, Beech, Walnut
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream parchment with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers tot...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode & Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror.
Hand-crafted in Spain in the late 19th century, surmounted by the monumental dresser mirror with finely hand carved giltwood bird crest, atop flat mirror plates, framed by ornate scrolling foliates.
Mounted over a mahogany bombe shaped chest accented with contrasting string banded inlay, gilded birds perched on stylized scrolled foliate, flanking four drawers. The solid wooden case fitted with a projecting frieze drawer, over three larger drawers, rising on sculptural patinated gilt wood ancient Egyptian Sphinx form front feet.
Bold, dramatic and luxurious yet with an elegant warmth, and visually striking sophistication, the two piece set can be used a variety of different ways, including in the bedroom as a dresser / commode, in the dining room as a sideboard server, credenza console, or placed in the foyer as a stunning entry statement piece!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 86.25" High, 43" Wide, 22" Deep
Commode: 32.25" High, 43" Wide, 21.25" Deep
Mirror: 54" High, 36.5" Wide
History:
Fernandino style is called the one developed in the decorative arts - especially furniture - in Spain during the reign of Fernando VII...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
19th Century Empire Transitional Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a transitional Empire-Biedermeier satinwood and ebonized commode. This unusual blend of design elements offers a unique home furnishing. Mid 19th century.
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1840s Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
French Deco Era Four Drawer Mahogany Chest
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1940s French four drawer chest in mahogany features brass trim and hardware, turned front legs with brass capped feet. Unknown maker.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is supported by four curved feet, embellished by an entwined patinated bronze snake with a gilt head and tail. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates.
The middle portion consists of five small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven compartments and eight secret compartments as well as two movable elements, one of which is covered with velvet. The lower drawers have gilt gooseneck fittings.
The mirror attachment includes a mechanism for taking the mirror plate vertically out and up to 180 degrees, which can, in turn, be fixed in almost any position. This mirror is flanked by two carved mahogany phoenixes with gilt heads and feet, and on the reverse side there are two more secret compartments in the lower area of the right as well as the left foot of the base.
The Poudreuse Secretary is an exceptional example of Russian furniture of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze snakes and the carved phoenix is typical of the style of the important Russian architect Andrey Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing table made by the celebrated cabinetmaker (ebéniste) Heinrich Gambs...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Art Deco chest fitted with three spacious drawers in beautiful mahogany with flame birch sides and legs. This chest has nickel pulls. Pe...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Gilbert Rohde 4140 Tall Chest for Herman Miller
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautifully refinished mahogany tall boy chest of four drawers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller's 4140 collection with original off-white "leather cloth" (Fabrikoid) padded drawers. Top drawer is fitted with vide poche sliding and removable tray.
See pages from original 1941 Herman Miller catalog...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Striking Restored Pair of Art Deco Cabinets by John Stuart, circa 1940
By John Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent commodes are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in light grey shagreen with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Custom Made Cupid Chests of Drawers iWood, Suede, Marble & Bronze handles
By Casa Botelho
Located in London, GB
Enhance your living space with the epitome of luxury furniture - the Cupid Chest of Drawer II. This exquisite piece, crafted by the talented Joao Botelho, is a true masterpiece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The sleek lines and strong frame of this remarkable chest of drawers are complemented by luxurious textures that will leave you irresistibly drawn to it. What's more, the wider and larger size of this furniture is adorned with beautiful brass accents from Buster and Punch...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ultrasuede, Beech, Walnut
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream shagreen with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers tota...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Chest of Drawer or Commode, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Art Deco dresser with six drawers and brass hardware, inlaid fluted board top.
This commode an elegant look offer ample storage space, is in perfect vintage condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Beveled Drawers by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic chest of drawers by R&Y Augousti is one of their first designs. A Classic and functional storage piece, with subtle geometry on the beveled drawers. This chest of drawers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Warm Brown Curved Commode in Solid Elm
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant four-drawer commode was made in the Netherlands circa 1860. It was made in solid elm with a pine interior. The commode has a convex-concave curved front. The piece has a two-plank top with a bullnose edge. Below four drawers are situated. Each drawer is equipped with two brass drawer pulls, a keyplate, and a lock. The brass pulls and keyplate is typical Dutch azure cut...
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian 1940s Side Table Attributed to Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s side table Attributed to Fontana Arte.
Beautifully executed and covered in mirror.
Brass and wood handles.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Barber Piece Empire Period Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant barber furniture in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer from the early 19th century Empire period
Very beautiful barbière composed of 5 drawers. interior of the drawers in oa...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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
Shagreen Rhomboid Chest of Drawers by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Rhomboid chest of drawers in cream shagreen is a beautifully detailed piece with its dramatic beveled "rhomboid" drawers. This storage cabinet includes 3 drawers total. Available...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Parchment Chest of Drawers by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Tomboy chest of drawers in cream parchment is a Classic piece that would suit any living style. The simplicity of the piece allows for the rich parchment inlay to speak for itsel...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin
Parchment Chest of Drawers by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Lola chest of drawers by R&Y Augousti is an elegant piece with its subtle geometry. This chest of drawers is completely inlaid in cream parch...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut commode from the early 20th century, with grey veined marble top four drawers and black columns. Created in France during the second quarter of the 20th ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Quality Art Deco Rosewood and Burl Walnut 3-Drawer Chest by Irwin Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Irwin Furniture (1919-1953); the meticulously crafted chest with book-matched veneered rosewood rectangular top with concave front; above three similarly veneered drawers fitted with shell-form enameled pulls, centering well-figured walnut burl wood panels...
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1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Commode in Quartz, Shagreen and Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The constellation commode is the perfect storage unit for a living room or dining area. The amorphous shaped piece is completely inlaid in cream ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Superb Restored Cerused Oak Commode by Tommi Parzinger for Charak, circa 1945
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
A breathtaking commode by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, circa 1945. Exquisite cerused oak case construction atop a stylish Asian base...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used one for each day of the week), has ebony inlay aro...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Tomboy Chest of Drawers in Cream Shagreen & Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Tomboy chest of drawers in cream shagreen is a classic piece that would suit any living style. The simplicity of the piece allows for the rich shagreen inlay to speak for itself....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
21st Century Empire-Style Vanity Unit with Columns by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Luxurious empire-style vanity unit from Modenese Luxury Interiors, Italian furniture producer. Made of solid wood with white laquered finish and Honey Onyx top, plus empire-style woo...
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2010s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Grey Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Black Stone Marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This beautiful organic chest of drawers is made of dark grey shagreen (our ref CARBON).
It has 2 drawers, and the top is inlaid with a polished black stone marquetry...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Rectangle Chest of Drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream shagreen with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Hammered Brass Handles by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This chest of drawers is made of dark grey shagreen (our ref CARBON).
It has 2 drawers with large brass handles. The brass has been hammered by hand to give an irregular and artisti...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Grace Period Petite Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sweet three-drawer Swedish Art Deco chest with intarsia mixed wood inlay on patchwork oak and birch veneer, brass fittings.
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
21st Century Empire Dressing Table with Columns by Modenese Gastone White Finish
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Luxurious empire-style dresser by Modenese Luxury Interiors, Italian furniture producer. Made of solid wood with white laquered finish and Honey Onyx top, plus empire-style wood carv...
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2010s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Art Deco 5 Drawers w/ 2 Secret Drawers 2 Leather Diamond Doors Compartment
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Art Deco influence Italian cabinet credenza dresser with 2 secret drawers (shown in the pics) 2 leather diamond pattern doors compartments. Fully restored. Unusual...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Birch
Art Deco Chest of Drawers, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco chest of drawers in Norwegian birch veneer, circa 1930
small veneer gaps, varnish to redo.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
19th Century French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century French tall chest of drawers with a black marble top, made from walnut. The case is lovely and has paneled sides and a single uppe...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Empire Commode, Walnut Veneered with Caryatids, Austria, Vienna circa 1810/15
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine original Empire commode or chest of three drawers, walnut veneered with Caryatid pilaster columns, from Austria/Vienna about 1810-15.
Lovely book-matched Walnut Veneer on softwood. Excellent french polished surface.
Exceptional carved caryatid pilasters depicting of temple guards...
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
19th Century Austrian Empire Style Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Austrian Empire walnut commode. Exceptional wood finish and superb quality. A truly elegant piece that is sure to impress!.
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Art Deco Style Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of French Art Deco style chest of drawers in black and gold reverse painted glass with art glass hardware and brass edge ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Authentic Commode Solomia Stylization of Vintage Art Deco and Contemporary Style
Located in Port Orchard, WA
The cabinet Solomia is inspired by the fertility of our land. We present it in the new colors. The ornament of this version is made in blue, black, terracotta, and natural straw.
See...
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2010s Albanian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Constellation Commode/Bar in Cream Shagreen & Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The constellation commode is the perfect storage unit or bar unit for a living room or dining area. The amorphous shaped piece is completely inla...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Walnut Wood Goat Skin and Brass Italian Commode Chest of Drawers, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Art Deco dresser of the first half of the last century. One can recognize his Italian style, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani. Precious materials that have been u...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Maple 3 Drawer Nightstands or Cabinets with Machine Age Styling
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This matched pair of commodes are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1925 in the period Art Deco style. These nightstands or cabinets have...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
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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