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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
Early 20th Century Inlaid Herman Miller Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Early 20th Century Inlaid Herman Miller Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode Dimensions : 52" Wide X 20" Deep X 43" Tall This gorgeous chest was made by Herman Miller in the early 20th...
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1920s American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique military campaign chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920-30’s. It is of superb quality and is a great size, the...
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1920s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique Georgian Style Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A charming antique Georgian style burr walnut chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1950’s. The quality is fantastic, this is a useful size with lots ...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Bamboo Venturini Chest of Drawers, Hollywood Regency, 1970s
By Venturini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tropical modern bamboo chest of drawers designed by Italian architect Venturini from Florence. The high-quality piece is made out of 3 larger drawers and finished with Bamboo. Would ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bamboo

French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marble Top Commode Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marble Top Commode Dresser Chest of Drawers Dimensions : 45" Wide X 31.5" Tall X 20.25" Deep This gorgeous kingwood marble top commode was made in Fr...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

1940s Swedish Chest of Drawers with Walnut Veneers with Curved Edges
Located in London, GB
Functionality is a key aspect of this 1940s Swedish chest of drawers. The design provides ample storage space to fulfil your organizational needs while maintaining a streamlined and ...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique burr walnut chest of drawers in the Queen Anne style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is fantastic, this is a very useful ...
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1930s British Queen Anne Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Danish teak chest of drawers or small sideboard, 3 large drawers, 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian chest of drawers. 3 large drawers provide ample storage. Beautifully crafted piece of furniture with a sober and elegant design.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Art Deco 1920's Chest of Two Drawers Walnut and Satinwood with Ebonised Inlay
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco two drawer chest on tapered legs. Australian walnut veneered with ebonised and satinwood inlay and original brass handles with ivorine shell detail. All of our furnitur...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

1930's Avant-Garde Modernist Flower Stand
Located in Brno, CZ
This flower stand is a prime example of the Avant-garde Modernist aesthetic of the 1930's. In the 1920's and 1930's there were many variations of flower stands designed by different architects and produced by various manufacturers. It was a very popular piece of furniture and every modern household wanted one. This particular piece is believed to be produced by the renowned UP Brno...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Empire Style Bachelor’s Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
An Empire style bachelor’s chest. Decorated on all sides with panels of feather crotch mahogany veneer, gilded rosettes, and fluting on the shoulders and legs. Inside are two shelves...
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1960s American Empire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French or Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
French or Italian chest of drawers, richly carved, circa 100 years old.
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Chrome and Brass Chest on Lucite Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chrome and brass two-drawer chest on lucite stand. Perfect as a dry bar.
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Chair Side Chest Made in London Robert Blake Ltd
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This English made chair side chest is 31 inches tall, made in London of yew wood. This very functional side chest with working drawers is perfect as a night stand, or by on chair with a lamp. Marked inside the upper drawer "Robert Blake...
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Mid-20th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Yew

Dorothy Draper style Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Three drawer chest with tongue and groove construction. Raised moulding provides drawer pull.
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1940s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

1980s Handmade Wicker Sidetable with Three Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Handmade wicker sidetable with three drawers.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wicker

1970s Spanish 3-Drawer Lace Wicker Side Table
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Spanish 3-drawer lace wicker side table.  
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Ristomatti Ratia for Palaset Palanox Storage Boxes by Treston Oy, Set of 4, 1972
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1972 four-piece set of Palanox modular storage boxes or cubes by Ristomatti Ratia for Palaset and manufactured by Treston Oy. Set comprised of one brown cube with four square white drawers, two brown cubes with two wide white drawers and one wide yellow drawer each, and one brown cube with two cubbies. Finish is a matte lacquer over a very sturdy and deceptively heavy injection molded plastic. Pressure...
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1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Charlotte Perriand ' Les Arcs'
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Rare Vintage chest of drawers by Charlotte Perriand, as Used in the Iconic Les Arcs Ski-Resort. This remarkable vintage cabinet, crafted by the legendary Charlotte Perriand and onc...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

George Nelson Thin Edge Double Dresser, Chest, Santos Palisander, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
George Nelson thin edge double dresser, chest, Santos Palisander, Herman Miller. In 1944, Life magazine published an extensive article...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Palisander

Mid-Century Walnut Chest of Drawers by Alfred COX for Heals, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
An impressive quality, tall walnut chest of drawers from Alfred Cox - retailed through Heal's during the 1950s The bank of five drawers stands on long, tapered, splayed legs
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Chest of drawers in oak and wicker – France 1950
Located in Girona, ES
Chest of drawers in oak veneer with wicker decoration on the front of the drawers. France c.1950
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wicker, Oak

Art Deco Dresser Masonic 1931
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Spectacular Art Dèco Masonic Dresser made entirely of Walnut Burl with side profiles in Blonde Walnut striped. Drawer fronts in Walnut Burl with St. Andrew's cross inlaid in Rosewood...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Handsome Harvey Probber Small Chest Night Stand Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Harvey Probber small chest or night stand with Brass ring pulls. This chest measures 25.5"t x 24"w x 18"d
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Fabulous Pair Drexel Campaign Chest Oxford Square Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of extremely rare Campaign chests by Drexel for the Oxford Square Collection. We just love the unusual patterns on all sides done with different colored stains and pai...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chests by Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
This bold and thoughtfully composed Pair of Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Low Chests in Black Lacquer with Antique White Gold Greek Key Detailing are by Kittinger and originate fr...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Göran Malmvall cabinet, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cabinet in pine designed by Göran Malmvall, produced in Sweden by Svensk Fur, 1950s. Global front door shipping available.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Pair of Italian Rococo Style 1900s Marble Top Bombé Commodes with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Rococo style walnut and mahogany bombé commodes from circa 1900 with marble tops and bronze hardware. This exquisite pair of Rococo style bombé commodes, crafted around 190...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Teak Chest of Drawers by Heals from Loughborough, 1950s
Located in South Shields, GB
A teak & mahogany chest of drawers from Loughborough Furniture - retailed through Heals during the 1950s With an ebonised trim Featuring four drawers The matching tallboy is liste...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Art Deco Vintage Freestanding Walnut Chest Geometric Pattern circa 1925 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage freestanding chest or commode with 4 ( four ) drawers from various walnut veneers in geometric pattern Vienna circa 1925. An amazing and great new arrival, this ches...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Black Lacquer Low Chest by Kittinger
Located in New York, NY
This bold and thoughtfully composed Mid-Century Modernist "Mandarin" Low Chest in Black Lacquer with Antique White Gold Greek Key Detailing is by Kittinger and originates from the Un...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Slender chest by Nissen & Gehl for Aksel Kjersgaard in Odder, Denmark 1980s
Located in København K, 84
This slender beech chest, conceived by the danish pioneer architects Søren Nissen & Ebbe Gehl in collaboration with master cabinetmaker Aksel Kjersgaard, epitomizes the quintessence ...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Beech

Mid Modern Century Commode Chest of Drawers Teak Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful and elegant chest of drawers from the 60s, in teak wood, with four drawers and bronze handles, the four legs also end with four rounded bronze sabots.
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

British Vintage Dressing Chest in Oak, 1920s
Located in South Shields, GB
A beautiful quality, 1920's oak dressing chest Complete with a mirror and barley twist supports and legs There are three drawers altogether The matching wardrobe and bed is available...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Oak

20th Spanish Dresser in Carved Wood with Marble Top and Four Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish dresser from the second half of the 20th century. Furniture in carved wood of great quality. Original marble top in excellent condition. Four dra...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Strikingly Beautiful Vintage Black and White Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent strikingly graphic black and white dresser having ebonized wood with some areas of wood grain visible and white flower-esque inlay decoration. Knobs are lovely decorativ...
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1970s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Magnificent Rare Modern Commode by John Stuart, circa 1940 - Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
This majestic commode has undergone a meticulous complete restoration. The chest may be re-lacquered in another Ben Moore color in advance of shipment, if so desired. A stellar ex...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Magnificent Restored Bullnose Nine-Drawer Chest in Bamboo
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent chest is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Completely Installation Ready. An absolutely jaw-dropping custom commissioned vintage nine-drawer chest...
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1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bamboo, Hardwood

Chest of Drawers by Børge Mogensen for FDB Møbler 1960s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Fine chest of drawer, model no.234 in oak by Børge Mogensen for FDB Møbler, Denmark. Eight drawers with fittings / handles made of brass. Incl. key. Børge Mogensen designed his Chi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Campaign Secretary Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique British Colonial Chinese campaign chest crafted in teak wood in two piece construction with brass hardware, featuring a unique pullout desk ambitiously crafted wit...
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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Chest of Drawers in Cherry Wood
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual vintage chest of drawers from Italy made out of Cherry wood. Very unique design presented on top of the doors. Many wood squares combined together at the different angle to s...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Antique Military Campaign Style Chest of Drawers in Yew Wood
Located in London, GB
A fantastic antique military campaign style chest of drawers in yew wood. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is of superb quality and is a very useful siz...
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1930s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Tommi Parzinger Elegant Chest of Drawers with Etched Brass Pulls 1950s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Superbly crafted tall chest of drawers model M603 in mahogany with tapering legs and etched brass pulls by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, American 1950's (signed "CHARAK MODERN” ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Trittico Cassettone e Coppia di comodini in legno intarsiato Antichi
Located in Foggia, FG
Trittico Cassettone e coppia di comodini in legno intarsiato Antichi In buono stato conservativo come da foto e video allegati Capiente, pregiato e ...
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Early 1900s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Hollywood Regency Style Off-White Commode, Nightstand or Chest
Located in Plainview, NY
An opulent Hollywood regency style commode, chest or nightstand. This exceptional chest depicts and compliments the Hollywood Regency era at its finest. The commode features amazing ...
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1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Palatial Hollywood Regency Commode, Chest, Nightstand in Brass and Ebony
Located in Plainview, NY
Palatial Hollywood Regency Moroccan commode, chest, nightstand in brass and ebony A beautiful brass and ebony, natural stone and leather inlaid H...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Walnut chest on chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut chest on chest, of slender proportions, the moulded top above two short and three long graduated drawers. The base fitted with three long ...
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Early 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Three-drawer chest of drawers with wooden handles
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage 1960s cabinet with drawers. Simple, linear forms for this chest of drawers in warm teak wood tones. This mid-century vintage furniture piece features 3 drawers, the first o...
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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Tommi Parzinger Elegant Chest of Drawers with Etched Brass Pulls 1950s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Superbly crafted high chest of drawers in mahogany with etched brass pulls by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950's (signed "Parzinger Originals” on inside of drawer). The restrained elegance of this piece is classic Parzinger. Refinished by Lobel Modern...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Pair Of Italian Wooden Nightstands
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pecul...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Palatial Hollywood Regency Commode, Chest, Nightstand in Brass and Ebony, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Palatial Hollywood Regency Moroccan commode, chest, nightstand in brass and ebony, a pair A pair of brass and ebony, natural stone and leather ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

MidCentury Macassar and Goatskin Italian Chests of Drawers, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Perfect bedroom dresser all refinement and style both for the size of the entire design and for the utmost care taken for its entire finish. A simple square design welcomes a Macass...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Goatskin, Macassar

Vintage Walnut Tallboy Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage walnut tallboy chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from the 1960’s. It is of superb quality, it is a very large and useful size. There is lots of...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese drawer storage. It dates from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of cedar wood. The design is simple and lean. It is the ultimate in simplicity and is a very beautiful piece of furniture. The storage compartment in the upper storage area was used to store old documents...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Ole Wanscher Chest of Drawers in Rosewood for Cabinetmaker A. J. Iversen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ole Wanscher chest of drawers in rosewood with bass fittings. Made by master cabinetmaker A. J. Iversen. Chest has four drawers.
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1940s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Tall Vintage Trunk Stand, English, Hand-Painted Pine, Suitcase Chest of Drawers
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage trunk stand. An English, hand-painted pine suitcase chest of drawers, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980. Full of cha...
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Late 20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Harrods Kenney Hardwood & Brass Military Campaign Sideboard Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage solid mahogany with brass trim Military Campaign sideboard with three drawers and two cupboards made by REH Kennedy and retaile...
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Early 20th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Commode Sauteuse or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XV style commode or chest of drawers is constructed of solid walnut. This piece is called a sauteuse in French, or jumping chest, due to its...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

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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