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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Style: Campaign
Walnut or Oak Chest of Drawers Dresser Chiffonier
Located in Paris, FR
Chiffonier chest of drawers commode dresser with exterior in solid wood and interior in natural veneered mdf.
Possible to choose among oak or walnut wood.
Base made of iron with ma...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Chest of Drawers by Hvidt and Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Scandinavian modern five-drawer cabinet by Danish designers Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. Crafted by Soborg Mobler, the chest is made from solid Burmese teak with beveled ed...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Ejvind A. Johansson Bureau Model 91 Produced by Gern Møbelfabrik in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare chest of drawers / bureau model 91 designed by Ejvind A. Johansson. Produced by Gern Møbelfabrik in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Chest of Drawers and Shelves in Teak
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian chest of drawers and shelves in teak. 2 shelves. 2 sliding doors. 1 inner modular shelve. 2 drawers. 1 slidin...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Rimbert Sandholt Side Table / Bureau Produced by Glas & Trä Hovmantorp in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare side table / bedside table designed by Rimbert Sandholt. Produced by Glas & Trä Hovmantorp in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Small work table in Rosewood of Danish Design, by Gelsted, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This small sewing table exudes the classic elegance and functionality that characterizes Danish design from the 1960s. Made from rosewood, a material known for its warm color and bea...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Rare William Hinn Curved Chest of Drawers in Walnut with Skeletal Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Four-drawer chest by William Hinn for Urban Furniture Sweden, 1950s.
Beautiful curved chest or dresser. This piece shows an exquisite organic and amorp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Baker Milling Road Banded Front Campaign Style Tall Chest of Drawers - Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milling Road Tall Dresser by Baker. The dresser features a very nice Hollywood Regency / campaign style design with striking, figured wood grain, 5 dovetai...
Category
20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rosewood Sideboard by Ole Wanshcer
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Pasadena, CA
Four drawers with English inspired handles, resting on an Asian inspired support.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Scandinavian Modern Three-Drawer Chest with Pewter Inlay Figure and Details
Located in New York, NY
Superb Scandinavian Modern, three-drawer chest with wood marquetry and inlay in pewter. The chest's centre drawer features a young male figure wearing a laurel wreath on his head and a quiver around his waist. He is delighted by a butterfly which is above his head. A stylized neoclassical wreath frames this scene. The centre round ring pulls...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pewter
English 19th Century Campaign Chest with Fitted Drawer
Located in Montreal, QC
This particular campaign chest is remarkable in several ways. Unlike most such chests, it has a wonderfully complete and well- appointed secretary drawer with birds-eye maple veneer...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Cassettiera con 6 cassetti in teak
Located in Brescia, IT
Cassettiera anni '60. Caratterizzata da linee pulite e un design moderno, questa cassettiera si distingue per la sua funzionalità e stile senza tempo. I 6 cassetti offrono ampio spaz...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Pair of Antique Military Campaign Style Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A smart and very useful pair of antique military campaign style bedside chests. They were made in England, and date from around the 1950’s.
They are of super quality and are a great...
Category
1950s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique military campaign chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 19...
Category
1920s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Børge Mogensen, “Tall Boy” for Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in Munster, NRW
Designed by Børge Mogensen and manufactured by Søborg Møbelfabrik in the 1960s in Denmark, this chest of drawers is made of teak and teak veneer resting on an oak base. It opens by s...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Teak
Beautiful Vintage Campaign Style Nightstands
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this fantastic pair of bedside table made by teak and brass , each one with two drawers and a spacious shelf . In good condition . Circa 1980.
Don't hesi...
Category
Late 20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Secretary Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful two part secretaire campaign chest of drawers circa 1960 , the upper section of the chest having a pull out secretaire drawer enclosing a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Unique Pair of Rosewood Consoles by Arch. Kai Kristiansen, Denmark 1950s, Rare
Located in Forest, BE
This is a pair of floating consoles/ nightstands. The model is extremely rare and rarely offered in rosewood. Made of the finest veneer. The drawer is made of massive rosewood and th...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Three-drawer chest of drawers with wooden handles
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage 1960s cabinet with drawers.
Simple, linear forms for this chest of drawers in warm teak wood tones.
This mid-century vintage furniture piece features 3 drawers, the first o...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
1970s, Danish chest of drawers, oak wood, original condition.
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Danish chest of drawers in oak wood. Original very good condition. Manufactured by Danish furniture manufacturer in about 1970s.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rosewood floating Nightstand/console by Arch. Kai Kristiansen, Denmark 50s, Rare
Located in Forest, BE
This is a elegant floating console/ nightstand. The model is extremely rare and rarely offered in rosewood. Made of the finest veneer. The drawer is made of massive rosewood and the ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Axel Larsson functionalist chest of drawers, Bodafors, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Amazing functionalist chest of drawers by Axel Larsson, made in from birch with round wood knobs on the drawers.
Clean lines, chunky square legs.
Original key included.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Svensk Fur two-door commode
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Two door dresser in pine by Svensk Fur.
Designer: Göran Malmvall.
Interior with removable drawers and shelves.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Kai Winding Danish Rosewood 1960s Chest of Drawers
By Kai Winding
Located in London, GB
Kai Winding - Chest of Drawers, c1950s
Tall chest of drawers from Danish designer Kai Winding produced in the 1950s. The chest features mahogany lined drawers of varying sizes with ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Kai Kristiansen Chest of Drawers Model 394 in walnut wood, Denmark
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful Chest of Drawers (Model 394 / 1D-4) designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured recently by Kai Kristiansen & Friends ApS, Denmark. The Entre serie was originally produced...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Kennedy for Harrods Military Campaign Four Drawer Chest with Brass Corners
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A 20th Century Kennedy For Harrods Military Campaign four drawer chest with brass corners, tooled green leather top & flush Handles.
R. E. H. Kennedy has been producing some of the finest traditional furniture available since 1948.
As a company they specialise in making antique reproduction furniture...
Category
1950s English Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Hanging Shelf with Drawer
Located in Kensington, MD
Beautiful Teak Wall Mounted Shelf with Storage Drawer — Minimalism at Its Best. Use it as a nightstand for an uncluttered look. Perfect in an entryway with a mirror mounted above.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Danish Modern Teak Hanging Drawer with Cubby Hole Storage
Located in Kensington, MD
Beautiful Teak Wall Mounted Shelf with Cubby Storage and Drawer — Minimalism at Its Best. Drawer has a lovely half-moon brass pull. Use it as a nightstand for an uncluttered look. Pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Pair of Rosewood Nightstands by Arch. Kai Kristiansen, Denmark 1950s, Rare
Located in Forest, BE
This is a pair of floating consoles/ nightstands. The model is extremely rare and rarely offered in rosewood. Made of the finest veneer. The drawer is made of massive rosewood and th...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Modern Teak Chest of Drawers by Hans J. Wegner Ry Mobler, 1956
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Chest of drawers by Hans J. Wegner, made in Denmark 1956. The body is made with teak, on oak runners. Fully restored condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Teak
Pair of Midcentury Chest of Drawers in Oak by Kai Kristiasen, Danish Design
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of chest of drawers in oak. Designed by Kai Kristiasen and made by Aksel Kjærsgaard cabinetmakers. Great original condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Svend Langkilde Danish Rosewood Cabinet, c1960
Located in London, GB
Svend Langkilde - Rosewood cabinet
2-door cabinet made from exquisite rosewood designed by Sven Langkilde and produced by his own company Langkilde Mobler. The internal space is m...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Sideboard Commode Chest Teak, Denmark, 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury sideboard teak, Denmark, 1960.
fully restored. original key.
Carved drawer handels.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Chest of Drawers, Dresser by Kai Kristia
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern chest of drawers in teak designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured by Feldballes Mobelfabrik in Denmark in the 1960's.
This exquisite case...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Børge Mogensen Scandinavian Midcentury Wood Chest of Drawers 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design teak chest of drawers designed by Børge Mogensen and produced by C.M. Madsen from 1960s, Denmark 1960s.
Please note that the item is origina...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Peter Hvidt Chest of Drawers, Mahogany, 1940s, Denmark, Brass
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Peter Hvidt early chest of drawers made in mahogany. With drawers, handles made of patinated brass.
Made by Søborg møbler.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Commode in Oak by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard
Located in Lejre, DK
Commode in Oak designed by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, Denmark. Great original condition, 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Camphor wood campaign chest with fitted desk drawer, most likely British, Mid 19th Century, a high quality campaign piece made in two pieces from beautiful camphor wood, ligh...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage High Mid-century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Walnut Wood Cabinet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist high cabinet was made in Scandinavia during the 1960s. The cabinet has been finished with high-quality walnut wood with a dark, noble color and distinctive graining. T...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Axel Einar Hjorth Rare Chest of Drawers
Located in Soho, London, GB
Produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm. Reverse with manufacturer’s metal label impressed with register number and date NK R33930 - C16 6 31. Designed in 1929, executed in 1931...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Danish Modern Teak Three-Drawer Chest in the Manner of Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish modernist three-drawer chest of drawers. Sleek simple, elegant design, handsome sculptural drawer pulls, nice quality and construction, dovetail joints.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Teak
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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