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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Hollywood Regency
Style: Georgian
Antique English Lift Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine English antique Georgian style dresser with 3 long drawers and a lift top. Each drawer with brass hardware resting on bracket feet. With t...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century English George I Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George I walnut chest of drawers, having an arrangement of five drawers, two short over three long graduate...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
9 Drawer Negligee Chest by Maitland Smith in Faux Malachite Finish
Located in New York, NY
Chic narrow 9 drawer chest by Maitland Smith, having a faux malachite finish with brass hand grip pulls. Possibly originally designed as a negligee chest...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Great color and patina with rectangular top with book matched quarter veneers over two over three drawers, original handles raised on bracket feet. Nice small scale piece.
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1730s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George I Chest of Drawers in Oak, England 1680-1700
Located in Kastrup, DK
George I chest of drawers made of oak.
4 drawers with profiled chests, original locks and ore fittings.
Very beautiful natural age-related patina.
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17th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Serpentine Dressing Commode w/ Fitted Leather Writing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Gillows, George III English mahogany serpentine dressing commode with shaped top surmounting a top drawer with green leather and gold leaf top ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
In Style of David Hicks Low Red Lacquer Chest of Drawers with Brass Handles
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hollywood Regency low chest of drawers with high polished red lacquer. Having three drawers with brass Greek Key handles / hardware on inset plinth b...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk, c.1735
Located in London, GB
A George II Burr walnut and feather banded kneehole desk with caddy moulded top, c.1735. Of exceptional patina & colour.
Measures - 75cm H x 74cm W x 47cm D.
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18th Century British George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Georgian Serpentine Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian style serpentine four drawer chest with a warm walnut finish, a molded serpentine edge top, with four serpentine drawers with drop ring handles, a shaped apron on bracket fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Wood / Marble Top / Drawer Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century mahogany wood Hollywood Regency style commode / bureau chest with marble top and gilt brass design details. The com...
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1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Ebony Commode, Chest, Dresser, France, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen Ebony bronze mounted commode, chest, dresser having bronze mounts with bronze framed drawers and side panels supporting a White Carre...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Georgian Chippendale Period Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A finely proportioned English George III Chippendale period chest of drawers in mahogany. With a Greek key and fretwork upper frieze, each drawer with the original ornate handles and...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with molded edge over a brushing slide and three drawers, raised on bracket feet.
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1740s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th-Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Bedside Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
18th-early 19th century Georgian mahogany serpentine bedside chest with molded top, canted and reeded corners and bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Two over Three Drawers, Circa 1820
Located in Savannah, GA
George III mahogany chest of drawers circa 1820, molded-edge top, two over three drawers, bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Chest of 7 Drawers Georgian Brass Lion Pulls Carved Oak 18th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique english oak 18th century Georgian era chest of drawers~~brass lion pulls with upper shelf and gallery~~pre-1800
A must have~~gorg...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Bachelor's Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century mahogany bachelor's chest having molded top over four graduated drawers, the canted corners with fluted pilasters and standing on original ogee bracket feet, the wh...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Georgian Style Two-Door Cabinet by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is made-to-order traditional mahogany two-door cabinet made in the Leighton Hall shop. It is ideal to be used as a small buffet, hall cabinet/credenza or foyer cabinet. It featu...
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2010s American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th-early 19th Century Petite Serpentine Georgian Mahogany Dressing Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Great little late 18th-early 19th century petite serpentine Georgian mahogany dressing chest. This serpentine form chest is perfect bedside sized with figured mahogany drawer fronts,...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Grand Chest of Drawers, English, Walnut, Tallboy, Georgian, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique grand chest on chest of drawers. An English, walnut and mahogany tallboy, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Striking appeara...
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Antique Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Oak
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful 18th century antique chest of drawers in walnut and oak. The chest of drawers is made of oak, with the drawers finished with walnut. This was not uncommon in the 18th centu...
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1750s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
18th Century Oak Chest on Stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 18th Century oak chest on stand, the moulded edge cornice above two short over four long graduated drawers with brass plate handl...
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1770s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Bedside Step Commode, England circa 1815
Located in San Francisco, CA
Geo. III mahogany bed step commode with leather inset top.
Purchased in England in the 1960's, and used as a sofa side table in an anglophile's home in ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Period 1800s Oak Chest with Four Drawers and Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period oak chest from the early 19th century, with four drawers and carved motifs. Created in England during the early years of the 20th century, this oak chest f...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century Irish Satinwood Commode by James Hicks of Dublin
By James Hicks
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent satinwood and marquetry inlaid semi elliptical commode by James Hicks of Dublin. The rosewood banded top inlaid with a half patera with floral bandings with an outer band of stylised flower heads, and a band of flowerheads, and harebells, over a pair of glazed panel doors, enclosing a shelved interior, with marquetry panels of garden trophies...
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Early 1900s Irish Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
George III Mahogany Chest Attributed to Wright and Elwick
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with bowed center with conforming lower drawers and cabinet doors. Plinth base.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Table beside Night Fitted Commode Chippendale Tray Top Mahogany Tambour
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Fine, elegant, Chippendale period bedside table
- Practical for everyday use
- Finely figured tray top is practical, securing items placed on the table top
- Portable as the top i...
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1760s British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming and rare 18th century Georgian yew
wood miniature chest having four long drawers
with original brass knobs raised on original
shaped bracket feet.
(There is often debate as to whether miniature furniture was
made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who
is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to
showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling
salesman's sample piece, which is when a few articles were
made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which a
salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients
the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and
take orders from. This particular example doesn't really appear
to quite fit either of those briefs however and may well have just
been made as an individual, one off piece in a provincial workshop.
One of the reasons for this is the construction from solid yewwood
which is a rarely used material in items any larger than this as the
trunks generally don't grow large enough. The overall quality is
excellent and clearly somebody has spent many, many hours
producing this wonderful piece. A really quite charming piece of
antique miniature furniture...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Yew
18th Century Georgian Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Mid-late 18th Century Georgian serpentine chest with brass locks and oval-shaped pulls on four graduated drawers raised on outswept bracket feet.
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Bar / Cabinet with Brass Hardware Attributed to Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern bar / cabinet with brass hardware attributed to Paolo Buffa. This stunning Italian midcentury commode, cabinet, credenza, ba...
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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Georgian Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Montreal, QC
18th century Georgian period mahogany bow front chest of drawers with bracket feet.
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Georgian style mahogany chest of drawers, 20th c., burlwood banded top and drawer fronts, fitted with centered cabinet door, seven drawers, rising on bracket feet, wear to finish, ap...
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20th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 18th century English George III period figured mahogany chest on chest with a simple entablature with a Greek key cornice, fluted chamfered corners, and nine drawers each ...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century North Country Mahogany Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality 18th century Georgian mahogany north
Country chest having well figured top over four well
Figured long drawers retaining original brasswear
Flanked by canted corn...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Dorothy Draper Viennese Collection Chests Lacquered in Ivory, circa 1963
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Exquisite pair of Dorothy Draper Viennese collection chests professionally refinished in ivory lacquer and embellished with acanthus leaf motif back plates. Brass hardware was profes...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century George I Solid Walnut Chest on Stand
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George I solid walnut chest on stand, retaining its original base and locks etc. The top having a moulded cornice above a frieze drawer, over two short and...
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Early 18th Century European George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Off-White Commode, Nightstand or Chest, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An opulent pair of Hollywood regency style commodes, chests or nightstands. These exceptional chests depict and compliment the Hollywo...
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1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen Style Hollywood Regency Ebony & Brass Two-Door Bar and Tall Chest
Located in Plainview, NY
Hollywood Regency bar, cabinet or ebony chest in the manner of Maison Jansen. This recently ebony decorated Louis XVI style cabinet has been converted by removing the center desk and...
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1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
George II Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This George II mahogany chest on chest retains all of its original hardware, feet, and crown molding. The drawers have boxwood string inlay. T...
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1730s English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English George II Style Mahogany Serpentine Commode / Chest
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb George II style mahogany serpentine shaped commode in the style of Thomas Chippendale, with a moulded serpentine top above a slide and four long graduated drawers between sc...
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Late 19th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George I Period Japanned Chest of Drawers, England Circa 1720
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative George I Period japanned chest of drawers, showing an overhanging top over four tiers of short & full width drawers with stylistically correct albeit later hardwa...
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1720s British George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
Tommi Parzinger style Chests by Hart Associates
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of two drawer low chests / side tables by Hart Associates in the original texture painted factory finish with great looking brass wrapped legs and hardware. Style of Tommi Parz...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Composition, Brass
George II Period Golden Coloured Walnut Tallboy
Located in London, GB
A George II period golden coloured walnut tallboy having moulded cornice above herring bone inlaid cockbeaded drawers retaining original handles. The long drawers veneered to resembl...
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Oak Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Mid 18th century oak chest of drawers, the double moulded edge top above a selection of five long drawers with brass swan neck handles and escu...
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1770s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Magnificent Pair of Dorothy Draper Style Bowed Front Bachelors Chests Regency
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent pair of Dorothy Draper style bowed front bachelors chests. These are fabulous in person-very high end. Would you take a look at those fabulous ornate brass pulls with the...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century George I Figured Walnut Bachelors Chest, C.1720-1730
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare early 18th-century compact George I figured walnut bachelors chest
The quarter veneered feather and crossbanded top opens on original hinges to reveal a veneered int...
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine English Lowboy or Dressing Table in Walnut & Burl Walnut circa 1750
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English lowboy or dressing table in walnut and burl walnut. Four drawers with single drawer on top and three smaller drawers below. The drawers are all cock beaded with feather banding surrounding burl walnut panels. The cabriole legs also have a C-scroll at the top and end in slipper feet. The top is quarter veneered with feather banding. The brasses are correct for the period. The piece dates from 1730 and a very similar example is found in John Andrews book , British Antique Furniture...
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1750s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George II Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
George II serpentine chest of drawers. This Georgian chest of drawers is made from a beautiful walnut wood. Stunning curved frame, molded ed...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany chest of drawers with two short drawers over three long oak lined drawers with original brass swan neck handles.
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18th Century European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Renzo Rutili For John Stuart Four Drawer Bachelors Chest
By Renzo Rutili
Located in New York, NY
Renzo Rutili design for John Stuart Furniture. This example has a rich dark mahogany case, with light brown burl drawer fronts, and concentric squared form metal pulls. The dresser i...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl, Mahogany
George III Mahogany 'Bonnet' Chest, England, circa 1770
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Rare circa 1770 English George III period mahogany 'bonnet' or 'hat' chest having upper pull-out baize-lined brushing slide above two deep drawers, the top with divided compartment, ...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Georgian Oyster Burl Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Georgian oyster burl chest of drawers, 18th century. Rare oyster burl (laburnum) used on top front and sides of chest, cross banded drawers, unusual inlay ...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small English Chest in Oak from the 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little English chest from the 18th century in oak
Very nice little chest with very interesting dimensions and a superb sculpted face
This chest has two drawers at the bottom...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine 18th century mahogany chest on chest of excellent proportions.
This Georgian chest is constructed in the highest quality mahogany, with...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Bachelor's Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III mahogany bachelor's chest, the richly grained fold over top with molded edge, over two short and three long drawers, and standing on original bracket feet, the whole ...
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1760s European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Bachelor's Chest of Drawers with Bushing Slide
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany chest of drawers with four long drawers and fitted with brush slide in frieze. The cockbeaded drawers are pine lined with cedar sides and having original ...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George I Giltwood and Japanned Cabinet on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
The cabinet with two doors opening to an interior fitted with drawers. Two drawers with reverse painting on glass of a country house and gardens, another drawer with a stump work...
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1720s English George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century English George II Style Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of English George II style cabinets in burled walnut and pine from the 19th century.
The pair of nicely carved cabinets have cabriole legs and have of two drawers and doors ...
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Mid-19th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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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