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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Arts and Crafts
6.5 Late 19th Century English George III Graduated Chest of Drawers
Located in Pasadena, TX
Nine-drawers chest-on-chest
A graduated piece with 9 drawers.
Brass pulls. Dove-tailed joints.
Measures: 36.5" Width x 18.5" Depth x 77.5" Height
Bottom chest Height 39.5"
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Late 19th Century North American George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English George II Style Burl Walnut and Marquetry Chest on Stand or Highboy
Located in Firenze, IT
This very fine English late 19th-early 20th century (probably Victoria or Edward VII period) Georgian style chest on stand or highboy is made of the most finest burl walnut featuring...
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Late 19th Century British George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine George IV Burr Oak Chest of Drawers in the Manner of Morel and Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine George IV burr oak chest of drawers in the manner of Morel and Seddon, of rectangular form with three tiers comprising four short and one disgu...
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19th Century British George IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century mahogany chest of drawers
This superb piece of furniture dates from circa 1820, it is was a greatly favoured...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English 1800s George III Burl Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Feather Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period burl wood chest-of-drawers from the early 19th century, with feather banding inlay and bronze inlay. Crafted in England during the reign of King George I...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
Caddy Top Bachelor's Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Three-drawer, English, mahogany caddy top chest with scalloped apron and slightly splayed feet; oval brasses.
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Mahogany Bedside Cabinets in the Manner of Gillows
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of mahogany bedside cabinets in the manner of Gillows with typical reeded tapering legs supporting bodies with a single door and veneered with flame mahogany.
England, ...
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Late 19th Century European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Inlaid Faded Mahogany Three-Drawer Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Very fine antique English inlaid mahogany three-drawer chest in a very desirable size and a very desirable "Sun-faded" Georgian pale brown color. The top is beautifully cross-banded ...
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Mid-19th Century English George IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George II Bachelor Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II figured Cuban mahogany bachelor chest of excellent compact proportions retaining excellent patina. The rectangular figur...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare circa 1760 Thomas Wilson 68 Great Queen Street Hardwood Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1760 George III Thomas Wilson stamped mahogany chest of drawers
A very good looking an...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Paneled Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Oak paneled chest of drawers from England, circa 1740-1760. The top has a beveled edge and molded apron with two over three drawers configuration. All of t...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English George I Walnut Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful walnut veneers on oak and highly figural walnut top with feather banding. Mid-late 18th century hardware. Very old if not original finish. E...
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1760s English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th C. Irish George III Burled Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Secretary Drawer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early chest requiring restoration. With a serpentine case, the top drawer opens to a secretary/ toilette section with a green felt cover, compartments (some with lids), two glass ...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Mahogany Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top having a nice moulded edge, with a brushing slide below, four long oak lined graduated drawers ...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Important English George III Brown Mahogany Commode
By William Gomm
Located in Dublin, GB
An important George III mahogany commode attributed to William Gomm. The serpentine mahogany top with a crossbanded edge, above three long and two short d...
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1660s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Style Demilune Satinwood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
George III satinwood and marquetry cabinet. Satinwood was used as the background for the delicate inlaid marquetry designs. Satinwood, from India, gains its distinctive soft and subt...
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Early 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a walnut and Kashmir walnut chest of drawers / dresser made in England, circa, 1825. The top and both right and left sides are banded in walnut,...
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1820s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Custom English Mahogany Three Drawer Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Three drawer, Georgian style mahogany chest with chamfered sides, on bracket feet. Self banded top and drawer fronts with antiqued brass pulls and b...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Chippendale Period Mahogany Serpentine Knee-Hole Chest
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th century well-figured mahogany serpentine Knee-hole chest, having cross-banded moulded edged top above various drawers retaining original brass swan-necked handles and...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Style "Waring and Gillow" Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George III style "Waring and Gillow Ltd" mahogany serpentine chest of drawers in good condition with four oak lined drawers with drop handles, with decorative canted corners and stan...
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Early 20th Century European George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century George III Pair of Demilune Commodes
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 18th century George III pair of flame mahogany demilune commodes, the moulded top with foliate shaped fan inlaid with boxwood and fruitwood and crossbanded in rosewood, trimmed with parquetry rim raised over parcel gilt frieze with egg and dart and flower head motif, the body with diamond pattern...
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Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Style Chest of Drawers with Yew-Wood Oyster Veneer
Located in Miami, FL
This lovely and functional chest is like the story of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady since she has been made more sophisticated by several additions. Originally an antique pine chest of drawers, it has been clad with a beautiful, thick yew-wood oyster veneer and given reproduction Chippendale pulls...
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Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century George II Miniature Tallboy
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II flame mahogany miniature tallboy, the moulded top over five graduated drawers with brass pulls with integrated escutcheo...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George II Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century George II crossbanded line inlaid mahogany chest of drawers, the moulded top raised over three graduated long cockbeaded drawers with brass pulls and escutcheons termina...
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18th Century Irish George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Mahogany serpentine fronted Chest
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 18th century Georgian Mahogany serpentine fronted chest. Having a crossbanded top, the top drawer opening to reveal a writing slide, this slides back to furt...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Rare circa 1780 Continental Parquetry Marquetry Inlaid Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare circa 1780 Continental Parquetry and Marquetry inlaid chest of drawers
A very good lo...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century Bowfront Chest of Drawers after Thomas Sheraton
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers in the Thomas Sheraton, the shaped crossbanded top with satinwood line inlay raised ov...
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19th Century Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Mahogany Silver Chest by T Wilson, London
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany silver chest made by T. Wilson, great queen street of London. The top of the chest has a lift up lid which opens to reveal ample storag...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Inlaid Mahogany Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George III inlaid mahogany chest with blind fretwork chamfered corners. The drawers have inlaid quarter fans and boxwood line inlay. The har...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Carved Chest on Chest
Located in High Point, NC
18th century English oak chest on chest with lovely crown molding around the top, following down to a two-piece case which has two drawers o...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century george III mahogany chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century George III period well figured mahogany serpentine chest, having tulipwood cross banded and boxwood line inlaid canted cornered top, above four graduated cockbeade...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Boxwood, Mahogany, Tulipwood
Period Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
This charming old oak Georgian chest of drawers started life as a book press sadly the press which would have been on the top of the chest has long gone
The chest has two short draw...
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Late 18th Century George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Chest on Stand, English, Georgian, Oak, Chest of Drawers, circa 1720
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique chest on stand, an English, Early Georgian, oak chest of drawers dating to the early 18th century, circa 1720.
Broad and d...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century oak chest of five drawers, two short over three long, cross banded in oak and also inlaid in boxwood and with original brass handles and escutcheons, there are quarter c...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bracket Feet
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Georgian mahogany chest of drawers with bracket feet, fluted quarter columns and molded top. Great color and condition. Pulls replaced.
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Late George III Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
English Late George III (circa 1800) mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers with 3 long drawers with lion mask pulls & flanked by reeded outset angles.
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19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George II Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Woodbury, CT
Stately George II walnut burr chest on stand with scalloped apron situated on cabriole legs. Fine example of 18th century craftsmanship. Oak lined drawers a...
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18th Century British George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Late 18th-early 19th Century Georgian Architect's Stand
Located in Charleston, SC
Very unique late 18th-early 19th century Georgian architect's stand. The Stand resembles a kneehole desk, yet is 40.5" tall. The center drawer is over a Gothic shaped door concealing 2 shelves. There are 5 graduated drawers on either side and fluted quarter columns framing the interior and exterior sides.
Would make a great stand up desk, work station or host stand.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Period 18th Century Georgian Walnut Tray Top Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Period George II tray top chest or commode in walnut. Original handled gallery for carrying. Original brushing slide. Of the period 1740. Early formed legs. Drawers original. Only mi...
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 20C Irish Georgian Style Mahogany Low Boy.
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Early 20C Irish Georgian Style Mahogany Low Boy.
VERY NICE Irish Mahogany Low Boy, chest of 3 drawers, on stand.
Additional drawer on stand, making 4 drawers in...
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Early 20th Century Irish George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Superb 18th Century London Made Serpentine Chest stamped Edwards & Roberts
Located in Charleston, SC
Incredibly handsome 18th century mahogany and maple serpentine chest later retailed by renown London cabinetmakers and antiques dealers, Edwards and R...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Five-Drawer Walnut Burl Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Created by our English cabinetmaker with exacting detail, this Georgian styled walnut burl chest has the traditional arrangement of two drawers over three graduated drawers, each cro...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Pair of George IV Cabinets
By George Smith
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of George IV collector’s cabinets in the Grecian manner popularized by Thomas Hope and George Smith having Santa Anna marble tops over frieze mold...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular cornice with Greek key carving over two short and three long drawers flanked by carving, the base with three long drawers with identically carved sides raised on oge...
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1760s Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
English 1800s George III Period Four-Drawer Painted Chest with Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period four-drawer painted wood chest with bracket feet from the early 1800s. This English Georgian chest features a rectangular top sitting above two small dra...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century George III Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality figured walnut "Norfolk" chest. The top of the chest has a shaped white line inlay, above a shaped apron. Below this there are three small drawers over thr...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
In two parts with a shaped rectangular cornice over three small drawers over three graduated drawers flanked by fluted chamfered corners, the base with three graduated drawers. Origi...
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1730s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chestnut
John Stuart for Widdicomb Rosewood Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fine rosewood chest of drawers by John Stuart for John Widdicomb Co. This bedroom storage cabinet features sculptural carved palm-like columns and original brass hardware. Original J...
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1950s Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Bachelor's Chest of Drawers with Banding
Located in Woodbury, CT
This mahogany chest with four graduated drawers and bracket feet has a deep crossbanding of mahogany on the top and boxwood stringing to accent both the top and drawer fronts. Solid ...
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19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
Extremely Rare George I Walnut Chest of Small Proportions on Ball and Bracke
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The cross-grain moulded and feather banded book-matched top sits above two short and three long feather-banded drawers, each book-matched, lined in oak and framed to the carcass with a double-D cross-grain moulding, raised on what is known as the ball and bracket foot.
The chest comes from a small group of pieces to bear the ball and bracket foot and perhaps most famously, by Coxed and Woster...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Robert Gillows II 1790 Writing Library Hardwood Chest of Drawers Leather Slope
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare circa 1790 Georgian writing Library chest of drawers with desk secretaire by Gillows of Lancaster and L...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
George III Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
English, walnut five-drawer chest with quartered, crossbanded top, waterfall veneered front with boxwood stringing on drawer fronts. The replaced Chippendale style brasses do not det...
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19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Large 18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A large 18th century mahogany chest of drawers, with brass handles, and bracket feet.
5 drawers, oak lined, each with Victorian patent brass locks, top lock marked VR.
Each si...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Herringbone crossbanding on each drawer front is a Classic dash of style on this medium-sized chest of five drawers on bracket feet. Not too big for use next to a large bed and not t...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III period mahogany straight front chest
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century George III period mahogany straight front Chest, having moulded edge top above brushing slide, fitted with four graduated cockbeaded drawers, retaining original pi...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Tallboy in the Manner of Robert Gillow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The Prevost Tallboy
Important George III mahogany tallboy in the manner of Robert Gillow, the upper section with an architectural pediment with fretwork decoration above three short and three long drawers flanked by fine reeded columns, the lower section with a brushing slide over three long drawers and ogee bracket feet, the fronts bookmatched veneered in a most unusual cut of timber and fitted with gilded cast brass handles of a pattern recorded as one of 'Mr Gillow's Favourites'.
An interesting feature of this tallboy is the chalk working sketch of a Chippendale ladder back...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Burl Walnut Tall Chest with Hearing Bone Inlays, Circa 1740
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Early Chippendale burl walnut graduated tall chest with a carved molded edge cornice, flanking fluted side columns, hearing bone inlays...
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1740s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century George III Secretary Desk/Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A spectacular piece of English craftsmanship. The details are amazing. Desktop is tooled leather, multiple drawers as well as three hidden drawers in the trim and behind doors. This ...
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Mid-19th Century English George III 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.
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