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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: George III
19th Century Workshop Cabinet with 14 Drawers
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Antique drawer cabinet from an old workshop!
This cabinet has built an incredible patina through years of use.
Category
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small English 18th Century Oak Tallboy
Located in Skipton, GB
A good Oak Tallboy, or chest-on-chest of small proportions. The upper section has moulded dentil cornice, over one long, two short and three further long drawers. The base section wi...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany chest on chest, the top having five graduated drawers (two short over the long), above the base having a further three drawers, raised ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian Bow Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A smart and very well made antique Georgian bow fronted chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1800-1820 period.
It is of fantastic quality with a love...
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Industrial chest of drawers, 1950's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Industrial chest of drawers from the 1950s. The cabinet is made of pine wood with an iron base. All drawers are made with dovetail joints.
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany chest of drawers, 18th century with restorations. Having a rectangular two board top with thumb molded front and side edges, two top drawers and 3 lower drawers, ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century George III Brass Mounted Mahogany Chiffonier
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 18th Century George III Brass Mounted Mahogany Chiffonier. England, 1760-1800. Measures: 36" H, 48.5" W, 13.75" D
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Industrial 98 Drawer Revolving Hardware Cabinet
By National Store Fixture Co.
Located in Garnerville, NY
Circa Late Victorian era 98 drawer revolving hardware store cabinet. The spinning octagonal top holds 80 wedge shaped drawers with white porcela...
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
18th Century George III Period Painted Chest on Chest
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 18th century, George III period painted mahogany chest on chest of modest proportions, having moulded cornice above 2 short and 6 long, cockbeaded graduated drawers all lined ...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Inlaid Bow Front Chest of 4 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany inlaid bow front chest of 4 drawers having a quality figured mahogany bow front top crossbanded in satinwood and a reeded edge above two short and two long figured mahogany oak lined bow fronted drawers...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Miniature Chest of 3 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany miniature chest of 3 drawers having a quality crossbanded figured mahogany top above 3 mahogany cockbeeded drawers with original turned kn...
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19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Antique English 19th Century George III Chest of Drawers, C.1800
Located in London, GB
An antique English George III Mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers.
Made in England, dating from C.1800.
Fine quality piece on classic Georgian splayed bracket feet, and oval bras...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Mahogany
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
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of George III Mahogany Chests
Located in Westwood, NJ
Open Box Return - A veneered and crossbanded chest of drawers with a concave profile, the reeded top above five graduated drawers raised on fluted legs. The top drawer with phone cha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Circa 1760-80 George III Period Slant Front Bureau, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1760-80 George III period slant front bureau, English. Deep rich Cuban mahogany timbers. The interior is well fitted with 4 valanced pigeon holes above 2 long drawers, flanked ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George III mahogany Irish tallboy
Located in Salisbury, GB
George III Irish mahogany tallboy
This George III Irish mahogany tallboy was made circa 1790.
Irish tallboys are set apart from the British chest on chests...
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1790s Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front top over two over three graduated long drawers. Splayed French feet.
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chippendale Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A superb quality George III Chippendale period serpentine-fronted chest of drawers.
English, c. 1770.
Why we like it
A most perfect embodiment of the Chippendale taste: superb quali...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Walnut
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CIRCA 1760 BURR WALNUT GEORGE III BANK / CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime George III circa 1760 Burr Walnut bank of drawers
Please note the delivery fee lis...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Tall 1920s Industrial Oak Eight Drawer Cabinet
Located in Garnerville, NY
Tall solid golden oak eight drawer cabinet. Circa 1910-30. Featuring channeled drawer handles, bread board pull out shelf, doweled joinery and paneled sides. This piece is just a com...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Rare Tall and Narrow Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A Wonderful Mahogany Chest of Drawers
This is a lovely tall and narrow 18th century and later mahogany chest of drawers. It was originally sold by G D Blay Antiques, on 25th Septemb...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very fine serpentine mahogany chest of drawers circa 1760 in the manner of Thomas Chippendale having a molded top over four drawers with a brush slide, resting on molded bracket fe...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Chippendale Period Serpentine Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Chippendale period serpentine chest in figured mahogany of an original colour and patina. Good features include the brushing slide, canted corners with blind fret a...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th C. George III Coromandel Lacquer Commode, Sourced by Albert Hadley
Located in Southampton, NY
George III Coromandel Lacquer Commode with Later Top & Later Handles. Sourced by repute by Albert Hadley from Mallet.
A handsome English commode from the Late 18th Century made in Co...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English George III Period Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Form Bedside Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive English inlaid mahogany bedside commode of serpentine form, the front panel embellished with a well-executed satinwood inlaid conch shell. The sides and back consist of...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Boxwood
Industrial chest of drawers with six big drawers
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Vintage chest of drawers in Pinewood!
Six large drawers to store your stuff!
Dxhxl: 50x86x170 cm
Inside size drawers: 41,5x32x44 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique Industrial Wooden Two Drawer Painted Dresser / Workbench. C.1900
Located in London, GB
A painted former two drawer dresser base. c.1900
Dating to the late 19th / early 20th century, a former dresser base and later used as a workbench. Beautiful old textured paint wi...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare 18th Century Mahogany bachelors Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare Geo III mahogany bachelors chest of small proportions, the fold over top with polished interior rests on pull out lopes, above an arrangement four graduating drawers with pi...
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1760s European George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany chest on stand having a quality mahogany rectangular top with a moulded edge above two short over two long drawers crossbanded in satinwood with o...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century Georgian mahogany chest of drawers. It features two smaller drawers above three full-length drawers with original brass swan neck handles and decorative brass escutcheons on the lower drawers. Carved fluted pillars, in the classical style, flank either side of the drawers with the whole chest sitting on simple ogee bracket...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers, the shaped top with fluted cut corners, with four graduated drawers, orginal brass handels and bracket feet. English, ...
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Late 18th Century French George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C English painted oak and pine chest of drawers. 1790.
Reference: 8202
Dimensions
42.5 inches (108 cms) Wide
21.5 inches (55 cms) Deep
42 inches (107 cms) High
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A veneered and crossbanded chest of drawers with a concave profile, the reeded top above five graduated drawers raised on fluted legs. The top drawer with phone charger within.
Dim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An attractive George III period, late 18th century mahogany chest of drawers. Rectangular moulded top above three long graduated drawers with the original brass ring handles. This ch...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Circa 1800 English George III Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English George III period straight front chest of drawers, c.1800. 2 over 3 drawer form, raised on French splay feet. Choice veneers. Reproduction pulls in original holes (plus plugs...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany chest of 4 drawers having a quality figured mahogany caddy top with boxwood inlay stringing above 4 figured mahogany cockbeeded oak lined ...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
George III Figured Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest Circa 1760s
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A fine George III , figured mahogany chest on chest dating to the 1760s , In excellent antique condition. superb colour & patina.
Fluted canted corners to either side of the drawe...
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Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Serpentine Flame Mahogany Chest Drawers, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique George III flame mahogany serpentine fronted chest of drawers, circa 1780 in date.
The curvaceous serpentine chest is made from the finest quality flame mahogany. The top features a moulded edge, it has four long graduated drawers above a shaped apron and it is raised on splayed 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 98 x width 117 x depth 62
Dimensions in inches:
Height 38.6 x width 46.1 x depth 24.4
Flame Mahogany
Thomas Sheraton - 18th century Furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works...
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1780s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III mahogany bedside cabinet table commode in original condition and with original finish.
In very good antique condition with some minor stress cracks as is typical of a piec...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
CUZCO column
By Carlo Cumini
Located in Azzano Decimo, PN
Vertical container with 6 doors and a
central drawer, interior with shelves
in solid wood and glass, the decoration
of the sashes of varying thickness
allows a combination openin...
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2010s Italian Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fir
Industrial Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Brutalist Raw Poplar Sideboard
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare sideboard was made in Scandinavia during the 1960s. It is finished with poplar wood with strong and irregular graining and a characteristic, earthy color, where browns and ...
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1960s Scandinavian Industrial Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Poplar
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
Antique George III quality mahogany bow fronted chest of five drawers
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany bow fronted chest of five drawers having a quality figured mahogany bow fronted shape top with a beaded edge above two short and three long cockbe...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Industrial Metal Cabinet, Commode, Chest of Drawers, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
made in 2000s
In good original condition
Hard Construction
Made from Metal.
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2010s European Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
George III Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over two over three drawers, brass bail handles. Bracket feet.
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1780s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany serpentine chest of drawers in the manner of Gillows, having a boxwood inlaid top, above four graduated serpentine drawers, each with b...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful Antique 18th Century Oak Chest Of Five Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
Beautiful antique 18th century chest of five drawers , made by two short and three long drawers with brass swan handles standing on shapped ...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Hepplewhite Bow Front Dressing Table Circa Early 1800s
Located in Peabody, MA
An antique George III era Hepplewhite bow front dressing table, ca. 1810,. Mahogany with contrasting boxwood banding and original rondelle lion head brasses. Also includes original w...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1740’s King George III Flame Mahogany Rosewood and Tulipwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Louisville, KY
This is perhaps one of our favorite pieces and one of the most sophisticated and uniquely finished chests from the mid 18th century. An English - King George III, Hepplewhite flame m...
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1740s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Superb Quality Antique George III Small Mahogany Chest of 5 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique George lll small mahogany chest of 5 drawers with brushing slide having a superb quality mahogany rectangular shaped top with a moulded edge above a brushing s...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
English Georgian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Three Drawers, Diamond Stringing
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian mahogany bowfront chest of three drawers with French feet and diamond shaped stringing on a boxwood ground. The skirt is shaped on all three sides and is set off b...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
c. 1765-80 George III Period Chest on Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III period chest on chest, c.1765-80, English. Mahogany with oak secondary wood. Comprised of 2 short of 3 long over 3 long drawers. Dentil crown molding; fluted canted corner...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Bachelors Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany bachelors chest, late 18th century, With a plum pudding mahogany two board top with thumb molded front and side edges, a pull out brushing slide with two pull out...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A Fine Late 18th/ Early 19th Century George III Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elegant and very well made Antique three drawer chest with Canted corners, handsome chosen wood, Urn Motif Brass Ring Pulls, Ribbon Motif Escutcheons, inlaid Diamond shaped center...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
CARDBOARD CABINET JORGE III English, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CARDBOARD CABINET JORGE III
English, 18th Century
and in mahogany wood and other woods.
Bands and fillets in satinwood, box with two drawers and two doors, bronze fittings, zoomorph...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Green Industrial Iron Chest of Drawers on Wheels, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial iron chest of drawers was made in former Czechoslovakla during the 1950s. It features an iron construction, wooden top and 7 metal drawers. Additional dimensi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
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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