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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Louis XVI
Rare Antique George II Oak Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and rare Queen Anne or George II era Oak Chest of Drawers on Stand, made in England circa 1720. Crafted in solid oak that has distressed into a warm honey patina over tim...
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1720s British George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Finest Antique English Geo. III Figured Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Quite possibly the FINEST period late 18th century Geo. III mahogany Chest on Chest we have had in our 100 year-old antiques establishment. It evidences perfect proportions top tp b...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
John Stuart French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Highboy Dresser, circa 1940
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style highboy dresser or gentleman's chest
By John Stuart
USA, circa 1940s
Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 38...
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1940s American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of drawers was considered an essential furnishing of any respectable home, and was often gifted to a newlywed couple who were est...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome substantial sized Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers exhibits exceptional color and grain, with fine and accommodating proportions. Features include three sho...
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1810s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Louis XVI Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Louis XVI mahogany chest of drawers.
This elegant and masterfully crafted 18th century chest is offering four drawers resting under characteristically 18th century dental m...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Style Chest of Drawers Made by Bevan Funell Reprodu
By Reprodux
Located in Crawley, GB
For sale a beautiful pair of late 20th century George Ill style
Bevan Funell Reprodux chest of drawers.
Can be sold as pair or as a single one, the price for one is £1450 and £2800f...
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Late 20th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
English Georgian Burl Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Graduated Chest of Drawers C 1750
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian rectangular book matched burl walnut graduated chest of drawers with satinwood feather bandings and ebony checkered inlays, period folia...
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1750s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English George III Style Chest of Drawers
Located in ŚWINOUJŚCIE, 32
Gerorg III style mahogany chest of drawers from the 1970s.
Equipped with 3 doors and 3 drawers with brass handles.
Very good condition, only scratches on the bottom.
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20th Century George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two Drawer Walnut Commode Sauteuse
Located in Birmingham, AL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style two-drawer commode sauteuse handcrafted of walnut near Paris, circa early 1800s. Having an inset rectangular plank top over two full size drawers with raised carved center panels, this beautifully patinated French chest of drawers, also referred to as a "jumping commode" because of its long legs and two large drawers, is adorned with the original bronze drop bail handles and ribbon escutcheons. Carved apron raised on tapered, fluted legs. Elegant yet unpretentious, this neoclassical French commode is a wonderful addition to both contemporary and traditional interiors, and the narrow depth makes it perfect for a foyer, hallway, bedroom or living room. The scale of the drawers ensures an ample amount of storage wherever this chest is placed.
Dimensions:
h - 33.5"
w - 45.5"
d - 18.5"
Please contact Mimi for additional photos or a shipping quote from one of our trusted shippers.
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Early 1800s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Georgian Mahogany Nightstand / 4 Drawer Silver Chest
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Georgian mahogany nightstand /4 drawer silver chest.
Offered is a Vintage Georgian mahogany nightstand/ 3 drawer silver chest. We...
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1980s North American Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI 'Commode Sauteuse' with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings. This curiously named style of commode always feature...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chic Louis XVI-Style Neoclassical Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Louis XVI-style neoclassical commode in the style of Jean-Michel Frank or Maison Jansen. Elegant and understated.
The next picture gives an example of how this commode could ...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique George III Sheraton Painted Chest Drawers Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique George III painted mahogany chest of drawers, in the Sheraton manne, and circa 1780 in date.
The top features a painted musical trophy in the centre with chequer banding.
The two half width and the three graduated full width drawers are all decorated with paintedmusical motifs, cherubs and further chequer banding, and fitted with oval brass swing handles. The chest is raised on elegant ogee bracket feet.
Fitted with decorative brass handles and with working locks and key.
This piece is truly unique and is guaranteed to bring beauty and charm to your home for many years to come.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 106 x Width 110 x Depth 52
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 3 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 8 inches
Thomas Sheraton
(1751 - 1806) was an English cabinetmaker and one of the leading exponents of Neoclassicism. Sheraton gave his name to a style of furniture characterised by a feminine refinement of late Georgian styles and became the most powerful source of inspiration behind the furniture of the late 18th century. His four-part Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterers’ Drawing Book greatly influenced English and American design.
Sheraton was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker, but he became better known as an inventor, artist, mystic, and religious controversialist. Initially he wrote on theological subjects, describing himself as a “mechanic, one who never had the advantage of collegiate or academical education.” He settled in London c. 1790, and his trade card gave his address as Wardour Street, Soho.
Supporting himself mainly as an author, Sheraton wrote Drawing Book (1791), the first part of which is devoted to somewhat naive, verbose dissertations on perspective, architecture, and geometry and the second part, on which his reputation is certainly based, is filled with plates that are admirable in draftsmanship, form, and proportion.
In 1803 Sheraton, who had been ordained a Baptist minister in 1800, published his Cabinet Dictionary (with plates), containing An Explanation of All Terms Used in the Cabinet, Chair and Upholstery Branches with Dictionary for Varnishing, Polishing and Gilding.
Some of the designs in this work, venturing well into the Regency style, are markedly unconventional. That he was a fashionable cabinetmaker is remarkable, for he was poor, his home of necessity half shop. It cannot be presumed that he was the maker of those examples even closely resembling his plates.
Although Sheraton undoubtedly borrowed from other cabinetmakers, most of the plates in his early publications are supposedly his own designs. The term Sheraton has been recklessly bestowed upon vast quantities of late 18th-century painted and inlaid satinwood...
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1780s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Lovely Antique Georgian Hardwood Chest of Drawers with a Hidden Drawer
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Georgian Mahogany Inlaid Chest of Drawers circa 1760 (George II/III)
Sideboard-sized chest of drawers with stunning patina and in good con...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Georgian 1800s Five-Drawer Chest with Oyster Veneer and Cross Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period walnut chest from the early 19th century with oyster veneer, five drawers and Chinese Chippendale style brass hardware. Created in England during the early...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Tall Mahogany Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George III tall mahogany chest, with the original cove cornice featuring ''wall of Troy'' dentil molding, this above the seven graduated drawers with o...
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1790s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Commode from the Louis XVI period in blond mahogany veneer with beautiful ornamentation of gilded and chiseled bronze.
Central projection, front uprights with a cutaway ad...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French. 19th Century
Louis XVI commode fully refinished in a...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Italian White Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine quality Louis XVI Style ormolu-mounted commode or chest of drawers with an Italian white marble top that is truly breathtaking! Intricate inlaid marquetry design throughout, the front and sides of the piece as well. Remarkable attention to detail in the brass mounts and other hardware!
This beautiful Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted commode inlaid with marquetry and parquetry of rosewood, satinwood, possibly amaranth and painted wood inlays, some similarities to the model by Jean-Henri Riesener, Circa 1880. The breakfront white marble top above a conforming moulded cornice and a pair of large deep drawers inlaid with a central foliate, flanked by lattice and patera-decorated panels, the sides with similar panels, the angles with acanthus-cast volutes, on scrolled acanthus feet. The white marble top with striations and veins coming through.
Generously sized, the two spacious drawers are perfect for storing your belongings.
Would enhance any bedroom, living room, foyer, entryway or office and will have your guests conversing amongst one another about the pure detail and craftsmanship used in order to make it. Embodied with a sense of luxury and glamour, this Louis XVI Style commode or chest of drawers can be paired with a variety of other styles you may already have in your home or place of choosing!
Truly a show stopper and will certainly be a conversation starter at your next gathering! Would look wonderful with modern artwork hanging above and
an 18th or 19th Century Mantel Clock (choose from our collection) on top of the white marble to further accentuate this beautiful piece of functional furniture.
Very good condition with minor surface scratches and small blemishes, but no significant imperfections. Age appropriate wear.
Dimensions: 23 1/2" Deep x 57" Wide x 38" High
Bears the maker's mark on the back: Fratelli Catteneo
About the maker:
The company is from the historic Province of Como, home of highly skilled old world artisans, the exceptionally executed 18th century antique reproduction was hand-crafted in the mid-20th century, of very fine quality craftsmanship, detailing and solid wooden construction.
Established in Cantù, Italy shortly after the Second World War, the company Fratelli Cattaneo...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Demilune Commode or Table Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th Century Louis XVI walnut demilune commode or table chiffonière
A demilune or semi-ellyptical commode with a straight front and curved sides: The commode is raised by fou...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Secretary in Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary
Nutwood, shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780
Dimensions:
Width: 106 cm
Height: 106 cm
Depth: 55 cm
Working height: 7...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
18th Century Louis XVI Parquetry Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style.
This wonderful chest has three drawers that are equal in size. Each drawer has its original bronze handles which are beauti...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
George III mahogany chest on chest with the upper section having a dentil cornice and two short over three long drawers with original brass handles. The base having a brushing slide ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Side Table in Cherry Wood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI side table in cherry wood
Cherry, other fruitwoods and ash, shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780
Dimensions:
Width: 67 c...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Early 19th Century English Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century mahogany bow front chest of drawers from England. The top is made from a single plank, which features wonderful graining and scalloped edging, which also feature r...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
George II Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George II mahogany bachelors chest, 18th century. With a slightly over hanging rectangular top, the top drawer has a felt lined writ...
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18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Mahogany Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest, French, from the Louis XVI period made of mahogany that has been finished with a lustrous French polish. This elegant commode features three dovetailed drawers with finely cas...
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1820s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
circa 1785 English Commode Cabinet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
circa 1785 commode cabinet, George III, English. Mahogany & mahogany veneers. Gallery top. Converted from a bedside commode, now a cabinet over a deep drawer appearing as two drawers...
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1780s George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, flamed mahogany and bleu turquin marble commode à vantaux possibly by Henry Dasson after a model by Je...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality, George III Mahogany chest on chest, having a dentil moulded cornice, above four graduated drawers, each with brass plate handles, flanked by canted corners. Below this, the base has a further three drawers, each with brass plate handles above large bracket...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Important Louis XVI Commode Stamped Gervais Durand
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer opening three doors and three drawers in the belt. Central projection and amounts with concave sides, a beautiful white mar...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique Georgian Serpentine Mahogany Marble Top Inlaid Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite late 18th / early 19th century commode. Made from mahogany with an oxbow form featuring cross banding walnut and burled panels. Includes three hand dovetailed drawers wi...
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Provincial Style 4-Drawer Beige and Gray Painted Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI Provincial commode with a painted beige and gray finish, two smaller upper drawers and two wider lower drawers with antiqued bronze ring...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
George III Figured Mahogany Chest on Chest, with Greek Key Moulded Cornice
Located in High Wycombe, GB
George III Figured Mahogany Chest on Chest, With Greek Key Moulded Cornice With Two Short & Six Long Drawers with Brass Handles Raised upon Bracket Feet
Height: circa 175 cm.
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19th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Unusual English chest of drawers made from oak. The top has a beveled edge, and follows down to simple paneled sides, which add design interest from the side of the piec...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Transition Style Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Transition Style chest of drawers was made in the mid 19th Century.
The chest has an extraordinary flower marquetry. The three drawer commode's front is struct...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Fantastic Marquetry
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chest of drawers with architectural marquetry
North Italy
Walnut, maple a.o.
Early 19th century.
Dimensions: H x W x D: 90 x 109 x 55 cm
Description:
Exceptional ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Chest on Chest Period Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here we have a good quality mahogany chest on chest.
Period Georgian
Standing upon spade feet with a shaped apron.
The top section features an arrangement of 2 over 3 oak lined dr...
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1980s Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Chest on Chest Mahogany Period Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here we have a good quality mahogany chest on chest.
Raised upon typical georgian bracket feet.
Georgian era
The lower section having 3 oak lined drawers and the upper section hav...
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1980s Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English George II Style Red Japanned Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each beautifully decorated chest with concave top with canted corners above a conforming body fitted with 2 short over 2 long drawers all raised on splayed bracket feet; with overall red ground and gilt decorated chinoiserie motifs including bird, floral and vine, architectural follies and water...
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Late 19th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George IV Mahogany Bowfront Chest, Splayed Feet, Druce & Co, English, ca. 1830
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A George IV Period Bowfront Chest in Figured mahogany, with four graduated and cock-beaded drawers, the top with a molded edge, on a shaped apron base and graceful splayed feet...
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1810s English George IV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Georgian Mahogany Diminutive Chest of Drawers, circa 1750
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian mahogany diminutive chest of drawers
A small-scale George II chest of drawers.
Dating circa 1750
Comprised of four long graduating drawers with origi...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful breakfront commode crafted from mahogany, marble, and brass in the style of Louis XVI. The shaped marble is original over a hardwood body. A decorative escutcheon and a pair of drop ring...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Siena Marble, Brass
Antique Georgian Miniature Chest in Mahogany with Boxwood Stringing, ca. 1780s
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique miniature mahogany and elm Georgian child's chest of drawers with boxwood stringing, circa 1780s.
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18th Century European Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Elm
French Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Lacquered Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style Maison Jansen lacquered commode.
This stunning vintage French Louis XVI style Maison Jansen three drawer commode, credenz...
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1970s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Commode with Pink Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite and finely constructed Louis XV style chest of three drawers, with original pink- veined marble top and fabulous floral marquetry inlay...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
BAKER Stately Homes George II Inlaid Walnut Bombe Commode Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A George II style bombe commode chest by Baker Furniture, from their Stately Homes Collection. Walnut with slightly distressed finish, inlays, moulded rectangular top inlaid with cro...
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Late 20th Century American George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Inlaid Walnut Small Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Lovely Italian Louis XVI style small chest of drawers, early 19th century in solid walnut wood. Inlaid decoration of geometric taste. On the front two fake drawers hide a large compa...
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Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Danish 1790s Louis XVI Period Painted & Carved Demilune Two-Drawer Chest LiL
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish Louis XVI period painted wood demi-lune chest of drawers from the late 18th century, with two drawers, carved dentil molding, fluted accents, tapered legs and distressed pat...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Jansen Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered and Gilded Dresser
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous vintage French Jansen Louis XVI style black lacquered and gilded dresser. Featuring a very polished finish, beautiful hardware and pretty gold ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1960s Harden Block Front Mahogany Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A stunning 1960s harden block front mahogany georgian chest of drawers in excellent condition. This state-of-the-art piece was last sold in 1989 as a vintage, according to a sticker ...
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Mid-20th Century American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Period Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A fantastic George III period chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1790-1810 period.
It is of outstanding quality, it is very heavy and well built. I...
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1790s British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Cherry Three-Drawer Commode with Fluting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style cherry commode from the 19th century, with three graduated drawers, linear brass hardware, fluted side posts and cylindrical tapered legs. Created in France ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English King George III 1800s Oak Five Drawer Commode with Raised Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period oak commode from the early 19th century, with five graduating drawers, raised panels, brass hardware and short feet. Created in England during the George...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Jansen Walnut and Black Lacquered Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine vintage French Jansen walnut and black lacquered Louis XVI style commode. This piece also has a beautiful marble top and lovely hardware. A true classic that is sure to imp...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality and extremely attractive 18th century, Chippendale period, georgian mahogany kneehole desk, having well figured rectangular top over slide, central cupboard and arrangement of drawers, retaining original rococo brass handles, raised on original shaped bracket feet.
Generally, kneehole deeks are regarded as a smaller, more compact version of the more typically found pedestal desk, with some form of an arrangement of drawers around a central set recessed cupboard being the form which one can expect to come across. There are of course various different designs to be found along the same theme, but as a general rule that is the form you will usually find in a georgian kneehole desk...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An 18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode with three drawers was built in France. The veneers of walnut and nutwood and ribbon inlays with lime wood and black bog oak on a spruce w...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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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