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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 17th Century
Victorian Chippendale Revival Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Chippendale Revival Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers - the moulded top above a polished slide and four graduated and cockbeaded drawers, fitted with brass swan neck ha...
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1870s English Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Period Victorian Wellington Chest Blonde Oak
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This Wellington Chest is Raised upon a Plinth Base. Having an Arrangement of 8 Oak Lined Drawers. Featuring Carved Corbels. This Chest Has a Typical Wellington Locking System. Histor...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique French Provincial Carved Oak Chest with 4 Drawers, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Provincial Carved Oak Chest with 4 Drawers, Circa 1880
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Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

18th Century French Oak Serpentine Commode
Located in Edenbridge, GB
A Wonderful 19th Century French Provincial bleached oak commode with original hinges and hardware.The serpentine shape and intricate carving on the drawer fronts show the quality of ...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Stunning Gustavian chest, richly carved, 19th C.
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Stunning Gustavian chest, richly carved, 19th Century.
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Early 19th Century marquetry and Parquetry French Commode, with Ormalu Mounts.
Located in Lincoln, GB
Transport yourself to the grandeur of the early 19th century with this exquisite French commode, a masterful synthesis of marquetry and parquetry artistry. Crafted with precision and...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Gründerzeit Small Deep Chest of Drawers in Solid Walnut, 1900
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Small deep chest of drawers Gründerzeit around 1900 solid walnut Features: Almost cube-shaped model with three drawers High quality Drawers...
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style 1870s Painted Chests with Two Fluted Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chests from circa 1870 with two fluted drawers, fluted side posts, tapered legs and classical hardware. This exquisite pair of Swedish ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

A Pair of Russian Neoclassical Chests of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Russian Neoclassical gilt-brass mounted mahogany D-shaped / bow front chests of drawers, banded gilt brass inlaid frieze above three drawers with gilt brass swag bail pulls...
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19th Century Baltic Baltic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Ebonised Commode à l'Anglaise
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Ebonised Commode à l'Anglaise. The original marble top of Italian fleur de pêcher marble. The centre frieze drawer applied with ne...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Swedish three-drawer chest, late 19th C.
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Rare Swedish three-drawer chest with fine decorations, late 19th Century.
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes
Located in Lincoln, GB
Y A PAIR OF SATINWOOD, KINGWOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BOW FRONT COMMODESFIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY97cm high, 112cm wide, 56cm deep
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19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Satinwood

Pair of Italian 19th Century Empire St. Cherrywood Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 19th century Empire st. Cherrywood, ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu commodes. Each three drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapered legs below remarkab...
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson. The three drawer chest is rais...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Walnut and Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Walnut and Sienna marble commodes from Naples. Each two drawer small scale chest is raised by square tapered legs with delicate inlaid fillets leading upwards along column like designs flanking the two drawers. The drawers each display exquisite wonderfully executed inlaid central floral rosettes framed...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode, Attributed To Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, tulipwood, rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson. The three...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

English Regency Ormolu Mounted Figural Chiffonier with Lyre Form Mirrored Shelf
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency ormolu-mounted Chiffonier/sideboard with a Carrara marble top, having hand carved figural wooden lion supports and removable lyre form mirrored shelf. This is trul...
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1850s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oak and Ormolu Commodes/Night Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Oak and ormolu commodes/night tables. Each three drawer chest is raised by elegant and very unique square leg...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Transitional Style Kingwood and Ormolu Six Drawer Chiffonier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century transitional St. kingwood and ormolu six drawer Chiffonier. Raised on cabriole legs with finely pierced ormolu wrap around sabots. The arbalest-shaped ...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Faux Marbled, Venetian Commode
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A striking, c. 1800 hand-carved, painted, and parcel gilt Venetian commode with three, sinuously paneled drawers. The whole in faux verde and Siena ma...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tulipwood and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood and ormolu five drawer chest. The chest is raised by unusual and most handsome square tapered feet wi...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Neo Baroque Commode
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Neo Baroque Commode made of exotic walnut. Commode has three large drawers and brass hardware. Austria circa 1870.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French ormolu mounted mahogany and sycamore marquetry and parquetry inlaid commode. After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener. The shaped yellow and black-veined marble top above a br...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Transitional Style Mahogany and Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French 19th century transitional st. mahogany, ormolu, and Sarrancolin marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by handsome cabriole legs with elegant, high qua...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French chest of drawers with faux marble top. Hand-carved detail with raised moulding on drawer facing. The chest is painted in an antiqued white finish. Drawer pulls are in an antiq...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Louis XV Bombe Marble-Top French Commode
Located in Lantau, HK
19th century French Louis XV bombe marble-top commode features exotic imported woods crafted in an exceedingly complex bombe shape, then adorned with lavish marquetry inlay, exquisit...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Chic, 19th Century, Neoclassical Ebonized Commode
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-carved and finished, Northern Italian, three-drawer Neoclassical commode with white, Carrara marble top above pilaster fore-legs trimmed in silver gilt. The whole embellished wi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Buffet Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated buffet chest. The buffet is raised by decorative supports below the lightly bombée shaped front and two doors. Each door displ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique, Tuscan, Clipped Corner Commode
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Fine, hand carved, beautifully veneered, circa 1830, Tuscan, clipped corner, two-drawer walnut and ebonized wood commode with two doors opening o...
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1830s Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Late 19th century handcrafted rustic pine chest of drawers
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 19th century American handmade rustic pine chest of drawers. This chest of drawers features hand carved leaf design handles with dark columns on either side. This hand...
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1880s American Dutch Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Late 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant kingwood and rosewood Louis XV Bombé commode made in France in the late 19th Century, featuring a Breche d' Alep marble top over two drawers with bronze mounts handles and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Period Bedside Chests in Birdseye Maple
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb quality pair of mid Victorian chest of drawers or bedside cabinets in birdseye maple and mahogany. The rectangular rounded corners tops in nicely figured light birdseye mapl...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birdseye Maple

19th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Indulge in the exquisite charm of the 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Walnut Commode, boasting not only timeless elegance but also unparalleled functionality. Crafted fro...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Veneer Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Indulge in the timeless elegance of 19th-century French design with our exquisite Louis Philippe Walnut Veneer Commode. Crafted during the illustrious Louis Philippe era, this magnif...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 19th Century mahogany chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers, the crossbanded and moulded edge top above a selection of four long oak lined graduated drawers with pierced brass ring handles, support...
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1810s British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is supported by four curved feet, embellished by an entwined patinated bronze snake with a gilt head and tail. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates. The middle portion consists of five small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven compartments and eight secret compartments as well as two movable elements, one of which is covered with velvet. The lower drawers have gilt gooseneck fittings. The mirror attachment includes a mechanism for taking the mirror plate vertically out and up to 180 degrees, which can, in turn, be fixed in almost any position. This mirror is flanked by two carved mahogany phoenixes with gilt heads and feet, and on the reverse side there are two more secret compartments in the lower area of the right as well as the left foot of the base. The Poudreuse Secretary is an exceptional example of Russian furniture of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze snakes and the carved phoenix is typical of the style of the important Russian architect Andrey Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing table made by the celebrated cabinetmaker (ebéniste) Heinrich Gambs...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century English Pine Chest with Later Florentine Paint Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century English Pine Chest with Later Florentine Paint Decoration  A stunning 19th-century English pine chest adorned with bold Florentine paint decoration  This generously siz...
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19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan. It seems to be around the Meiji period. Cedar is used as the material. Each drawer of different sizes can store various things. There is a wo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Black Drawer / Storage / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old wooden drawer in Japan. It seems to be around the Meiji period. Cedar is used as a material. Each drawer in 7 different sizes can store a variety of things. There are ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cedar

19th Century French Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Indulge in the refined beauty of our 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode, meticulously restored to its former glory. Crafted with premium walnut wood and adorned with c...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Pair, Black Painted Chest of Drawers, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of Gustavian pine chest of drawers with canted fluted side posts with upper carved floral medallion, dentil molding, all raised on four tapered fluted feet. The newer, profess...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Original Blue Painted Swedish Pine Chest of drawers, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
Original blue painted chest of drawers with warm, aged patina. The paint has been worn down through generations of use, revealing the natural pine below. Note photos of top with trad...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Large Gray Painted Commode, Italy circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the gentle curves that capture one's attention in this lovely large pine chest of two drawers from Italy. The newer, professionally applied light dove gray painted and distress...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Scandinavian Chest of Drawers with Serpentine Front in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A Fine chest with four drawers in bookmatched, crotch West Indies mahogany with serpentine front and resting on carved slipper feet. Features a serpentine top in quarter-sawn sapele ...
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1850s Swedish Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional drawers. This elegant French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century exudes c...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Large Blue Painted Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all resting on cabriolet feet. It has been given an exceptional new professional pale blue/seafoam layered ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Marble Top, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in 19th Century, originating from France. Crafted with precision and attention to details, construction made of oak and softwood adorned wi...
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Softwood, Walnut

French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top & Stunning Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire painted commode, with marble top and brass accents, from the mid 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top which rests abo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Italian Antique Raised Two-Drawer Chest w/Banding Marquetry Inlay Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian two-drawer chest with inlay accents from the 19th century. This beautiful antique fruitwood chest from Italy features delicate inlay banding that outlines the perimeter ab...
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style 1860s Gray Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style chest from circa 1860 with three drawers, light gray painted finish, reeded accents, dentil molding and tapered legs. Embrace the understated elegance of Sw...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Chest of Drawers in Japanese Straw and Beech Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Sweden, 19th Century Chest of drawers in Japanese straw and beech wood. H 91 x W 85 x D 50 cm
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19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Straw, Beech

Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest. Chest has two short drawers on top with three longer drawers underneath. Chest is made of two parts. Original brass hardware. Beautifu...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Small Regency Mahogany Bow Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality Early 19th Century Regency Period Mahogany Bowfronted Chest, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Extremely Well Figured Top Over Two Short And Two Long Drawers With Replacement Brass Handles, Raised On Elegant Original Turned, Tapering Legs. This is a quite beautiful piece of antique regency furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in 19th Century, originating from France. Crafted with precision and attention to details, construction made of oak and softwood adorned wi...
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Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Softwood

Italian Raised Two-Drawer Carved-Wood Chest w/Rococo Hardware, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian wooden chest of two drawers from the 19th century. This antique wooden chest from Italy has a rectangular-shaped top which overhangs a ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish commodes circa 1880. Here we have 2 decorative chest of drawers from Sweden painted in the gustavian taste. Stepped rectangular top's and ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

19th Century Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers, 1825-1830, Northern Germany Mahogany ,,The Biedermeier period was an era in Central ...
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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Rustic 19th C. Chest of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Mahogany Chest with handsome chosen flame front drawer panels, authentic Rustic form, turned front legs and dove-tail construction drawers. With two short over three long fig...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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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