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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Color: Beige
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream parchment with bronze-patina brass details. This pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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 ...
Category
1850s Swedish Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Restored American of Martinsville 6 Drawer Chest- Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example from a rare series by American of Martinsville, circa 1960. Stout, expertly made mahogany case construction restored in cream lacquer. Fabulous, chunky solid bra...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Media B218 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors, one cable cut out. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the USM H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza C2A Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the Usm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Dresser Y
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With three drawers elevated. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza E2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Iconic Chest of Drawers with Beveled Drawers in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The iconic chest of drawers by R&Y Augousti is one of their first designs. A Classic and functional storage piece, with subtle geometry on the beveled drawers. This chest of drawers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Harlequin Three-Drawer Chest in Multi
Located in New York, NY
Avant Wow. A little Italian Modern, a lot of irresistible color. Our Harlequin Three-Drawer Chest features back-painted glass panes in angular forms in muted, sunrise-inspired hues. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Commode Bar with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The constellation commode is the perfect storage unit or bar unit for a living room or dining area. The amorphous shaped piece is completely inla...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dressing Table by Raymond Loewy, Model "DF2000", Edited by Doubinsky Frères
Located in Brussels , BE
Dressing table by Raymond Loewy, model "DF2000", edited by Doubinsky Frères in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Resin
Chest of Drawers in Natural Rattan
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Stunning curved chest of drawers in natural rattan with leaves pattern and brass handles. 4 drawers for maximum use. This item is a rare high quality handmade piece. Very unique and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan
Dramatic Restored Nine-Drawer Chest by American of Martinsville, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful example from a rare series by American of Martinsville, circa 1950. Stout, expertly made mahogany case construction finished in cream lacquer. Fabulous wormhole detail on...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Tamara Chest of Drawers in Aged Mirror
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The provocatively vintage Tamara Chest drips with enough Art Deco decadence to transport you back to the glamour of the Roaring Twenties. Her frame's strong geometric lines are coupl...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
USM Haller Pedestal V Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With three 6" drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Modern Milos Chest of Drawers Made With Oak, Beige Lacquer and Suede details
Located in Seroa, PT
The Milos collection is inspired by the Greek island Milos. This is an island that stands out for its natural beauty and idyllic setting. The calm and simple features of this island ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Suede, Oak, Lacquer
Post Modern Pair of Pencil Reed & Travertine Pagoda Commodes
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage post modern pair of pagoda side tables, pencil reed frames with travertine stone top and sides. Unique hammered metal closure. Finished on the...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Travertine
Willy Rizzo Mario Sabot Chest of Drawers, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant chest of drawers made by Maria Sabot and attributed to Willy Rizzo, Italy 1970s. Cream white lacquered surface with brass details.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Poêm Chest
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The delicate undulating front of the Poem Chest and its leather upholstered body framed by metal bands exudes modern vintage glamour. The top of this s...
Category
2010s Portuguese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Sarreid Hollywood Regency Campaign Brass Clad Compact Chest of 3 Drawers Stand
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sarreid Hollywood Regency campaign brass clad compact chest of 3 drawers stand large nightstand end table.
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Storage G2A Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Modern Serpentine Leather Wrapped Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Serpentine leather wrapped nightstand with a shagreen embossed leather in our light overcast finish, with polished nickel hardware and raise...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather
Rattan and Mirror Chest of Drawers
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Stunning chest of drawers in rattan and mirror with 4 drawers. Typical of the seventies, high quality of craftsmanship, entirely hand made. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Modern Leather Nightstand, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern leather nightstand with two drawers, a shagreen embossed light overcast finish leather and polished nickel finish hardware and an open cube b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy rectangle chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream parchment with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Storage G118 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and one extension drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Sotheby's NY Property From the Collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra, Vol. III
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's New York: Property From the Collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra Volume III, November 4, 2005. First Edition softcover catalogue on European Furniture and Fine & Decorativ...
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Early 2000s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
Shagreen Cabinet with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy Oval Cabinet by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream shagreen with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 2 drawers total and 4 s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Parchment Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream parchment with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers tot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Mid Credenza DF Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door and one extension door with filing. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Lola Chest of Drawers in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Lola chest of drawers by R&Y Augousti is an elegant piece with its subtle geometry. This bedside table is completely inlaid in cream shagreen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Suite of Six Shark Manta Ray Shagreen Upholstered Contemporary Drawer Handles
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of six Shagreen upholstered drawer handles.
Shagreen is super collectable, it is basically ma...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Style Black and White Checkers Design Dresser, Chest or Commode
Located in Plainview, NY
A delightful Art Deco style dresser, commode or chest featuring checkers motifs in black and white. The beautiful chest or dresser offers 8 drawers in total in two different sizes cr...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Resin
Up to 50 Midcentury Brass Handles for Doors, Drawers, Dressers, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 50 identical straight but beautiful midcentury brass handles from the 1950s. Can be used for a lot of purposes, horizontally and vertica...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Wood, Brass & Beige Opaline Glass Night Stands
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Four drawers with red velvet and brass details inside.
The drawers handles are solid brass bars.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
USM Haller Storage S2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Dandy oval chest of drawers by Kifu Paris is an elegant and a luxurious home accent, inlaid in cream shagreen with bronze-patina brass details. This piece includes 3 drawers tota...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
"Bragadin" Sideboard in Murano Glass Mirror Hand Made by Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Marco Antonio Bragadin, also Marcantonio Bragadin was a Venetian lawyer and military officer of the Republic of Venice.
A combination of functionality and aesthetics, our mirrored furniture are able to express all the creativity and ingenuity of traditional Venetian craftsmanship with the art of reflecting environments and people.
Luxurious sideboard composed of four doors (two front and two side) totally engraved and beveled by hand with finishing of gilded wooden frames.
The design of this piece of furniture has been handed down...
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2010s Italian Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Chest of Draw in Formica and Bamboo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unusal chest of draw in formica and bamboo with 2 draws.
Category
20th Century French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Formica
Established & Sons Stack-8 Drawers by Raw Edges and Shay Alkalay
Located in London, GB
In this innovative design Shay Alkalay challenges our perception of what a drawer unit can be. Individual, multicolored, ‘floating’ drawer units are built up creating a tower of draw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Neutral Hues Chest of Drawers in Bird Eye Wood & Brass Details
Located in Porto, PT
The Matrioska Chest of Drawers is a visual wonder — from its exquisite workmanship to its bold impact. The exceptional design of this modern storage allows it to become a centerpiece...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Quilted Chest of Drawers in Cream Shagreen & Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The quilted chest of drawers in cream shagreen is a beautifully detailed piece with its shagreen round beveled drawers and clean lines. The pi...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Cosima 8 Console / Storage Unit in Cream Shagreen and Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Cosima 8 console is an updated version of the Cosima 7 console (see image at end of slide). This console inlaid in cream shagreen includes 6 beveled push...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Bielecky Brothers Organic Modern Woven Rattan Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Organic Modern woven rattan commode or bar cabinet
By Bielecky Brothers
USA, Circa 1980s
Measures: 30.25"W x 18.25"D x 28.25"H.
Very good original vintage con...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Quilted Chest of Drawers in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The quilted chest of drawers in cream shagreen is a beautifully detailed piece with its shagreen round beveled drawers and clean lines. The th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Parchment Fitted Four Drawer Chest Signed N.E. Corengia
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Art Deco four drawer chest with rounded front and covered in parchment with fitted interior. Signed N.E. Corengia
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin
Modern Headboard with Oak and Lacquered Wood Strips in Calming Shades of Beige
Located in Cairo, EG
Modern headboard with oak and lacquered wood strips in Calming shades of beige.
Our color medley headboard radiates serenity with its calming shades of wood and beige. It is so versatile it fits beautifully in both city and beach homes, and with any bed base. The strips of wood hand-laid side by side give a wonderful effect. The 192cm length is designed to accommodate both 160cm and 180cm spring boxes...
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2010s Egyptian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Lacquer, Oak
Italian Faux Marble Painted Florentine Bombe Commode Dresser Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Delphine Mirrored Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Reflectology. Minimalist forms meet Maximalist glamour. Our Delphine six-drawer dresser features antiqued mirror with a polished brass base and jewel-like quatrefoil escutcheons. Eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of Drawers in White Rock Crystal and Casted Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The chest of drawers "Kyklos" is made of white rock crystal marquetry with a raw brushed finish.
It has 3 drawers with casted brass decors.
The dresser seats on four cylinder legs f...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Pair of Italian Dry Bar/Commodes
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of Venetian dry bar/commodes in black & ivory glasses and brass profiling with a wooden inner core. The handles are in bronze and highly decorative with marine mot...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Six Drawers Shagreen Dresser Accordeon by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The Accordeon dresser is a stunning futurist piece made of shagreen. It has six drawers.
The handles and the feet are made in lost wax cast brass with a bronze patina.
The interior o...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Futurist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue
Located in valatie, NY
Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue. Harry N Abrams Inc. 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket. 176 pp. with 230 illustrations, 74 in full color. Describes a variety of chairs, so...
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1980s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-Drawer Bamboo Lined Wooden Chest
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1970s Spanish 5-drawer bamboo lined wooden chest.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo
Scala Luxury Puzzle Chest in Goatskin
By Scala Luxury
Located in Dallas, TX
Scala Luxury goatskin puzzle chest. This puzzle chest is manteled with goatskin and has a low sheen hand polished lacquer finish. Inside the cabinet is fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Goatskin
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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