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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
18th Century French Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Period Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional 18th century French Transition period three-drawer commode that embodies the transitional period between the reigns of Louis XV (1723-1774 and Louis XVI (1774-1792). H...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Painted French Louis XVI Style Bow Front Commode
Located in Houston, US
This is a beautiful French Provincial Louis XVI style painted bow front commode. The piece is hand crafted from the second half of the 18th century, France. Decorative painting app...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th c Régence walnut commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Exceptional carved French Régence walnut commode. Has original hardware and a wonderful patina. Carved drawers and frame, ending in scroll feet both front and back. Sides have a...
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Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th century Régence Period Provençal commode from Nîmes
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
From Nîmes this opulently adorned two-drawer galbe front and openwork crosspiece commode crafted from walnut from Nimes, France, dating back to around 1730. Commode Sauteuses from N...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Transition Commode in Walnut
Located in Houston, US
Generously sized French walnut commode in a transition style from the earlier Louis XIII and Louis XIV style with heavier look, bun feet to the lighter style of Louis XV with decorat...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI French Commode In Walnut
Located in Houston, US
Classic Provincial Louis XV to Louis XVI transitional commode in walnut with original hardware. Straight traverse, two drawers over two long drawers. The commode is hand constructed ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Classic Louis XV French commode of provincial style with two top drawers over two bottom drawers. The drawers are decorated with carved, lozenge shaped decoration and have hardware w...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Louis XV Régence Painted Chest
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Louis XV regency period chest with original oxblood (sang de bœuf) paint and hoof feet ca.1720. Wonderful sides with proud flat panels decorated in same scheme. Wonderful color a...
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1720s French Régence Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood, Oak

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Wonderful Louis XV Period Commode Sauteuse made of plain walnut.
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th century Spanish fruitwood/metal trunk ...
Located in Brecht, BE
a wonderful patina on this mid 18th century wooden chest ... these pieces have become rare finds ... love them in either a classic interior but also combined with modern pieces ...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

18th Century Regence - Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood, France, circa 1730
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings France (Paris) Rosewood Louis XV around 1730 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 137 x 66 cm Description: Early Louis XV commode, so-call...
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1720s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th century French chest of drawers ...
Located in Brecht, BE
a gorgeous 18th century French fruitwood chest of drawers, small proportions and with quirky feet, great design that ca...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Figured Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Warrington, GB
English, 18th century chest, raised on bracket feet. Well figured, mahogany, graduated drawers terminating with blind fretwork and dentil moulding. ...
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18th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Louis Seize Chest of Drawers, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Hand-painted, blue chest of drawers with three drawers. Panels adorn the front and sides. The keyholes are set off with a gold-patinated ring. The chest of drawers has been repainted...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Walnut and Feather Banded Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A walnut feather banded chest of drawers in exceptional condition. Two short over three graduating drawers with brass handles and escutcheons. Raised on bracket feet with a shapely...
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18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Rococo commode with original brass pulls, hardware and locks on three bow front drawers. The top drawer has three compartments. Commode top front and sides are contoured. Apron and...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

17th Century Louis XIV Walnut Inlay Pair of Italian Chest of Drawers Canterano
Located in Roma, RM
Rare pair of Venetian canterani - Padua, late 17th century. Although imposing in size , they remain ,with their excellent proportions light and well balanced. The two canterani chest...
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1690s Italian Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood, Walnut

18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Charming And Very Good Quality George II Period Mahogany Chest, Retaining Rich, Untouched Colour And Patina Throughout, Having Well Figured Mahogany Top Over Two Short A...
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Early 18th Century European George I Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Baroque Chest of Drawers, Switzerland, 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Baroque chest of drawers was made in the 18th century in Switzerland. The three drawer commode has a pretty kingwood and maple root veneer with rosewood details on a pine wood frame. The Baroque chest comes with original bronze fittings. Additionally it has a brown-reddish marble top. This is an exquisite piece with a beautiful veneer pattern...
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1760s Swiss Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Maple

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

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Mahogany

Grey Painted Baroque Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
A grey painted Baroque chest of drawers, curved front with three drawers, 18th century.
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18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Grey White C.1860
Located in LONDON, GB
Shipping update - please message us directly with your city and zip/postcode for a delivery cost to your location on this item - please do not request shipping from 1st dibs Circa 1...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Comò hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The commode shows the typical lines of the Italian neoclassical style with flat inset drawers,...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Danish 18th Century Baroque Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish 18th century baroque oak wood chest of drawers with serpentine front. In 2 parts. Features a rectangular grey painted top with serpentine front, sitting above four conforming ...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

English 18th Century Gentleman's Dressing Chest of Drawers, Fitted Top Drawer
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian Chippendale mahogany gentleman's chest of four graduated drawers. This fine chest has a mahogany fitted top drawer with sliding baize inlaid dressing panel that ...
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1770s English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully decorative Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode. This wonderful rectangular two drawer chest is raised by four square tapered patinated wood legs with...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Paint

Italian 18th century Louis XV period Giltwood, Ormolu and patinated wood chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely decorated Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu chest. This wonderful two door chest is raised by four square patinated legs di...
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

pair of Italian late 18th century Venetian st. Walnut and Bronze commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of Italian late 18th century Venetian st. Walnut and patinated Bronze commodes. Each commode is raised on cabriole legs with a scalloped frieze. The two wide drawers ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

17th Century Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A fine 17th-century Charles II nicely proportioned oak chest of drawers. It features a rectangular planked top. The chest has 2 short and two long drawers, lined with oak, brass drop...
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17th Century British Charles II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

18th Century Original Venetian Country Dresser in Larch, Restored Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
antique 18th century Venetian country dresser with 4 drawers in larch, restored and wax polished. Chest of drawers from a Venetian country villa on the Brenta Riviera. Excellent cons...
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1750s Italian Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Chinoiserie lacquer commode, 18th Century Venetian style.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative and imposing early 18th Century Venetian, Red Chinoiserie lacquer bombe commode. Having ebonized boarders with gilded scrolling foliate decoration surrounding inset...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine, Lacquer

Late 18th Century French Directoire Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
One of the prettiest commodes we have had. Beautiful walnut with burl panels
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

17th c. English William & Mary Walnut and Ebony Seaweed Marquetry Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
A fine English walnut and ebony seaweed marquetry chest of drawers from the William & Mary period, circa 1690. Ogee molded top with a central banded oval inlaid with exquisite hand-c...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th century Georgian mahogany fitted Gentleman's chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Georgian Mahogany Antique Gentleman’s Chest Dating from Around 1800 In the Georgian Era, This Delightful Mahogany Antique Campaign Gentleman’s Chest Is Full of Beautiful Charm and Ch...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

English 18th century Georgian walnut commode /chest of drawers
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality early 18th century walnut chest of drawers circa 1730 . The chest consists of three small drawers over 3 full width drawers that are all oak lined with engraved plate ha...
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1730s English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

An Important pair of George III Serpentine Commodes
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1790 A fine pair of late eighteenth century mahogany serpentine commodes, the tops with satinwood crossbanding, each with a central oval medallion of fine mahogany fl...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Inlaid solid walnut chest of drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful solid walnut chest of drawers inlaid with fruit wood. Of fine quality are precisely the inlay decorations that are present on the sides on the top and drawers. The furnitur...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nutwood

18th C. French Commode w/Nicely Carved Trim Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden three-drawer carved-wood commode from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a 4.5 foot long rectangular-shaped top, over case which houses three full-s...
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18th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Rococo Swedish Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Rococo commode with curved sides. Circa 1780 with original hardware and repainted at a later date.
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Late 18th Century Baroque Commode with Burl Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century Baroque Commode, 1780-1790, Germany Walnut Beautiful baroque walnut chest of drawers with three drawers, made in Franconia at the end of the 18th century. The ches...
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1780s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Georgian Walnut & Oak Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgian walnut and oak chest on chest. Upper section consists of three over three graduated drawers, reeded chamfered coners and deep crown moulding. Bottom section stands on brac...
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18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Walnut, Ebony, Satinwood

18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet Gorgeous piece, has been painted over the years.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech

Georgian Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III mahogany chest on chest. Top chest features two over three graduated drawers, fluted chamfer corners and Greek key cornice. Bottom chest has three graduated drawers stan...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century Important Wooden Commode of King Louis XV by Pierre Migeon 1740
Located in Roma, RM
Rare and incredible French commode, city of Paris and signed P.M. ,Pierre Migeon EBENISTE 1701-1758. Commode of great quality and finesse, coeval marble of great thickness, mounts gi...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century William And Mary Style Two-Over-Two Oak Hall Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome smaller chest in a Primitive rendition of the more refined William and Mary Style. This well made English Cabinet has the original incised brass drop-pulls and escutcheons...
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18th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressive 18th century George III Chippendale string inlaid serpentine front mahogany chest of drawers. Chest features four long drawers with original brass handles embossed with l...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Georgian Oak Lowboy
Located in Warrington, GB
Georgian oak lowboy raised on cabrio legs, joined by a sweeping apron with some fretwork detail. Wonderful patination to the timber, especially the top surface where the vibrant med...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

18th C. Figured Wood Chest Of Drawers for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With book matched plank constructed top with wide pieced banding and pieced rounded top edge. Two short over three long drawers all with cross banding. and brass bales. The carved ba...
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18th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XV period Kingwood Commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Outstanding example of 18th century Louis XV commode Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped in kingwood veneer, with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the front opening with four draw...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Splayed Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
An elegant mahogany bureau in very good antique condition. The mahogany is a rich medium color with a lovely grain. Details of note include the decorative reeded edge on the top, di...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers with Original Handles c. 1670
Located in Heathfield, GB
A really good and original solid oak 17th Century English chest of drawers with bolection moulded drawers and original hand cast brass drop handles. The three long drawers with rebat...
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17th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Continental Red Chinoiserie Three Drawer Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
a Continental red chinoiserie decorated commode / chest of drawers, the shaped top with a scenic figural landscape, above the three conforming drawers further decorated with figures ...
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18th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Commode by Roger Vandercruse, known as Lacroix (1727-99) Louis XV/XVI
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This form of commode or chest of drawers, with a 'breakfront' or projection section in the middle, was particularly favoured by the Parisian cabinet-maker Roger Vandercruse (1727-179...
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1770s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Early 18th Century English William and Mary Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 18th-century English William and Mary oak chest of drawers epitomizes the timeless charm and versatility of its era. Featuring ch...
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Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

18th century Georgian mahogany chest of drawers commode
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Good quality medium sized Georgian mahogany chest of drawers that has good oak lined drawers with front to back linings and fine hand cut dovetail joints . All the drawers slide nice...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

A George II Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1740. A fine George II walnut chest on chest, with original brass escutcheons and handles, the top with concave moulded cornice above three short and three long gradu...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Dresser, Louis XVI chest of drawers, veneered and inlaid, Genoa (Italy)
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Louis XVI dresser, chest of drawers, veneered and inlaid with highlighted walnut wood (light and dark) with three drawers and original handles, coming from Genoa (Italy) from...
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18th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Commode with 3 Dr
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique and Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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 and double chests — tallboys and highboys, which were essentially one chest on top of another — 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. 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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