Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Color: Black
Daniel Cottier A Rare and Early Anglo-Japanese Ebonized Tall Chest of Drawers
By Daniel Cottier
Located in London, GB
A rare and early Anglo-Japanese ebonized tall chest of drawers, designed by Daniel Cottier with gilt painted swallow, stylized bamboo and plant forms with rosettes with a later black...
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Late 19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis Philippe Painted Safe With Marble Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of eleven Wiener Werkstatte side chairs by Gebruder Thonet. Each have rounded rectangular backs with interlocking circle and ball designs over upholstered paisley seats, all on...
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Late 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Iron
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swedish 19th Century Black Painted Four Drawer Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century four drawer black painted chest of drawer.
EUR 175 front door delivery to most areas of London UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Northern Germany.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Black Lacquered Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French black lacquered Louis Philippe commode. Featuring a lovely hand painted design including flowers and birds. So...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Black Chests of Drawers, 1800s-1860s / with Sliding Door
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese drawer.
It is an item from the Edo period (1800s-1860s).
It is made of cedar trees.
A simple and beautiful drawer.
There is no waste.
This is black and...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Cabinet with Drawers, So Called Tansu, Late 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A high quality Japanese Tansu. The motives goes all around and is meant to be used as a free standing piece. The motives with a base of black lacquer with motives of cranes and phoen...
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1870s Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Tall Painted Pine Chest of Drawers, England, circa 1800
Located in Culver City, CA
Tall Painted Pine Chest of Drawers, England, circa 1800
Weathered painted surface with original brass pulls
Measures 37”w x 17.25”d x 54”h.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique French Country Chest of Drawers Nightstand Painted Black
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful antique chest of drawers has been given new life with a recent black painted finish. Note in the photos the slight distressing which compliments its age and brings out touches of the natural oak wood beneath. The graceful cabriolet feet, paneled sides, serpentine front and lower carved medallion all reflect its French country styling. This small dresser may also be used as a nightstand, with two short top drawers over the two longer lower drawers which all function smoothly. This chest of drawers has been restored so it is strong and stable. Any nicks, scratches, separation, etc are simply signs of age and do not detract from the beauty nor function of this chest.
** In light of current affairs and fluctuating fuel prices shipping quotes and timelines are estimates only. Buyer is required to notify us upon purchase if there are interior or exterior stairs, steps, or freight elevators...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint, Wood
Pair of Sleek Matt Black Lacquered Biedermeier Chests
Located in Westport, CT
An early pair of original and classic Biedermeier three drawer chests in mahogany. We can add a small pull to the top drawer if so desir...
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1830s Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Black Lacquered Two-Drawer End Tables or Nightstands Asian Inspired
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a pair of black lacquered wood end tables or nightstands
Have two drawers in each table and are well constructed
They have an Asian inspired look.
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1880s Chinese Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Freestanding Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Sideboard
Located in Kastrup, DK
Black lacquer sideboard with multiple drawers and two doors.
From Hebei, circa 1880-1900.
This sidebord is perfectly useable as a freestanding centerpiece given the depth: 68 cm / ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Empire Style Painted Black Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century Swedish Empire style painted black chest with decorative bronze hardware. This piece has nice carvings as well. Gorgeous for a variety of decors!
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19th Century Swedish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Charles X Chest of Drawers in Mahogany and Black Marble, France, C. 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charles X mahogany chest of drawers with top in Belgian black marble.
4 Drawers flanked by free columns with gilded bronze capitals.
Top drawer characterized by simplicity without ...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Extremely Rare Pair of Regency Cast-Iron Sarcophagus Shaped Strong Boxes
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely rare pair of Regency cast-iron sarcophagus shaped strong boxes.
Regency, circa 1820
Painted to simulate palisander wood and with parcel-gilt, the cavetto-moulded hinged lids cast with flower sprays above foliate-cast bands over front panels relieved with river gods within canted corners cast with standing muses, the sides with lion mask and ring handles over leafy aprons on massive lion’s paw feet; the Brahmah type lock stamped “T. Davis from London” and impressed with the Royal Crown.
These extraordinary pieces are modelled on Regency wine coolers. The forms are classic Greco-Roman revival with the boat-hook handles, mythic figures and the overall sarcophagus pattern.
You would struggle to find one let alone a pair. Good items for any collection.
Research on going into these strong boxes but we have found possible information on the lock stamped Davis….(historyoflocks )
The relationship of King George III and George Davis of Windsor, who was locksmith in ordinary to His Majesty. Davis, in 1799, invented and patented a unique style of lock, which was also beautifully engraved with a warning not to make duplicate keys. Sensitive government secrets always demanded, then as today, locks that were state of the art. Davis locks ended up on government dispatch boxes...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Incredible 19th Century Continental Tortoiseshell and Silver Collectors Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
Incredible two piece 19th century Continental tortoiseshell and silver collectors cabinet on stand or vargueno. Likely Portuguese.
Amazing quality with tortoiseshell drawers...
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19th Century European Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Silver, Bronze
A Very Fine Antique Ebonized Wood & Ormolu Mounted Pietra Dura Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A VERY FINE ANTIQUE EBONIZED WOOD & ORMOLU MOUNTED PIETRA-DURA CABINET
France, Late 19th Century
Height: 53" (134.6 cm)
Width: 42" (106.6 cm)
Depth: 18" (45.7 cm)
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
Marble Top Ebonized Black Four Drawers Drop Front Compartment Barber Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique tall pedestal shape marble top cabinet barber stand drop front door compartment.
Hand dovetailed oak drawers. This will make a nice cabinet with ...
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19th Century Edwardian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Italian Renaissance Style Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small in size but impressive in the scale of its architectural moldings and details, this Italian Renaissance-style cabinet contains two shelves behind double paneled doors and a cen...
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19th Century Italian Jacobean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century Hand Painted Secretary with Hidden Drawers and Floral Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretary with "lacquered" decoration in the style of Coromandel lacquers decorated with chrysanthemums, flower vases and other beautiful objects. Rectangular, it opens with four dra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Cabinet Buffet Boulle Style, France, 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cabinet manufactured in the 19th century, in France, modeled on the 17th century, baroque furniture of the French ebéniste, A. Ch. Boulle.
This piece of furniture is single-door cab...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV style Chinoiserie ebonized lacquered gilt bronze-mounted commode. Of serpentine bombé form with a marble top, containing two drawers, the f...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front drawers and side panels, original ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and decorative pulls, te...
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1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Continental Painted Bombe-Form Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
An early period Continental brick and faux-marble painted pine bombe-form commode or chest of drawers. Restorations.
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Early 19th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Empire Chiffonier Ebonized, Danish, Approx. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late Empire black ebonized mahogany chest of drawers / tall boy, with raised semi-oval top.
Seven drawers flanked by gilt quarter columns.
Brass keyholes.
Denmark, Copenhagen Appro...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chest on Stand Rustic Brown Wood Brass Nail Heads
Located in New York, NY
Chest on Stand Rustic Wood Brass Nail Heads. A decorative chest on a stand decorated with brass nail heads.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Italian Renaissance Style Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small in size but impressive in the scale of its architectural moldings and details, this Italian Renaissance-style cabinet contains two shelves behind double panelled doors and a ce...
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19th Century Italian Jacobean Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century Austrian Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century Austrian Empire three-drawer commode. Having stylish black lacquered finish, handsome columnar supports, and wonderful bronze ha...
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquer Commode, Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted lacquer commode
By Henry Dasson.
With a shaped marble top above two drawers veneered san traverse.
Signed...
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1870s French Belle Époque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Post Civil War American Rosewood Chest of Drawers w/ Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
A beautifully-carved & highly decorated Victorian chest of drawers in prized rosewood with original statuary marble. Features original and complete carved rosewood appliqués and knob...
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1860s American Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
French ormolu-mounted marquetry commode
marble top with gilt bronze mounts, signed.
France, 19th century
Measures: H 33 in.; W 43 in.; D 19 in.
Please note this item is current...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Period Specimen Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine piece of furniture was crafted for the housing of specimens either scientific or esoteric. The many small drawers can house medals, silverware, stamps or any common collect...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Pine
English Georgian Mahogany Bedside Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georgian period mahogany bedside cabinet or commode with tabor cabinet door and single drawer.
England, 1780-1820.
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Bow Front Chest, circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome bow front chest is sold and very appealing. The shape of the drawers follow the lines of the front. This practical piece of antique furniture has four full bottom drawe...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Apprentice Ebonized Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century English apprentice chest in ebonized wood with beautiful round knobs.
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1830s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Northern Italian Commode with three Drawers in Burl Walnut with Figural Giltwood Motif.
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl, Giltwood, Walnut
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
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19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Burl
George III Mahogany Standing Bureau, Great Library Accent Piece, Good Color.
Located in Buchanan, MI
A George III mahogany standing bureau, great library accent piece.
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Continental Spanish Rosewood Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental (circa 1850s) Spanish rosewood 5 drawer bombe shaped commodes with mother of pearl, pewter, and brass inlay with marble tops (PRIC...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Pewter, Brass
Pair of Vintage Steel Drawers, c. 19th Century
Located in Napa, CA
Pair of vintage industrial drawer sets. Patinaed steel.
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Spanish Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulbous oversized 19th c. chest of drawers with original marble top!
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19th Century Spanish Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Danish Empire Style Mahogany 3-Drawer Marble Topped Bow-Front
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of Danish empire style mahogany 3-drawer marble-topped bow-front chests with brass inlay and bronze mounts; each with thick Napoleon machete mable top above a bowed cabinet...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Rustic Continental Painted and Gilt Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rustic Continental (19th Century) painted and gilt trimmed commodes with carved leaf design on front door with shaped white marble top. (Related item: 056123) (PRICED AS Pair).
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19th Century Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Commode, Berlin, circa 1820
Located in Berlin, DE
Biedermeier commode with tapering breakfront corpus and stepped pediment, with three long drawers on block feet. The whole veneered with mahogany on pine in book-match pattern - the ...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, 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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