Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Color: Brown
Creator: Edward Wormley
Chest by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut dresser with rosewood handle and brass feet. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Edward Wormley Rosewood and Walnut Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century 7-drawer chest with graduated drawer sizing, thin plywood drawer pulls on the sides of each drawer front, all in rosewood and walnut veneer, resting on f...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar American Mid-Century New World 5 Drawer Wooden Chest
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century wooden chest of drawers with 5 drawers with oval cutout drawer pulls, resting on a pedestal base. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY NEW WORLD COLLECTION)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Walnut Chifferobe / Dressing Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century walnut chifferobe / dressing cabinet with a central section with 9 drawers descending in size from top to bottom, flanked on either side by two door cabinets, with a central lid that opens upward to reveal a concealed mirror and a beige painted interior. (EDWARD J WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Maple Three-Drawer Slant Front Chest
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century maple slant front chest with three drawers with semi-circular wooden drawer pulls, resting on four tapered square wooden legs....
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Maple Louver Front Chest
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century maple louver front chest with 6 drawers in descending size. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co Walnut and Natzler Tile Eight-Drawer
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century walnut eight-drawer chest comprised of a narrow set of drawers on the left and a wider set of drawers on the right , all with drawer pulls made of brass and Natz...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar American Mid-Century Maple Louver Front Chest
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century maple louver front chest with 6 drawers in descending size. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley American Mid-Century Eight Drawer Wooden Chest
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century eight-drawer chest with a dark stained wooden case. (EDWARD WORMLEY)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Edward Wormley Mid-Century Walnut and Leather 7-Drawer Chests
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century 7-drawer chests with walnut veneer, and drawers in graduating size with thin plywood drawer pulls on the sides of each drawer front, resting on a brown l...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co. Walnut Low Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century walnut low chest of drawers with three sets of four drawers, one set wider and central, flanked on either side by two narrower sets of drawers. (EDWARD WORMLEY F...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Walnut Louver Front 6-Drawer Commode / Chest
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century 6-drawer walnut louver front commode / chest with a dark stained lacquered finish. (Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Company...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley Ebonized Dresser for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, c.1970s, USA. The mahogany dresser has been newly refinished and ebonized. It features three smaller drawers along the top of the dresser and four full len...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Two Tone Dresser in Mahogany and Rosewood Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Three drawer dresser by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with two-tone contrasting Honduran mahogany drawer fronts, top and sides, and rosewood trimmed case, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Low Chest in Walnut by Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful low chest by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1960's. Walnut with excellent graining, floating long rosewood handles with a sculpted design, brass sabots. The cabinet's back...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Chest of Drawers, Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully crafted chest of drawers by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. These are mahogany and feature 5 drawers, 2 smaller than the other three. Make great n...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection Chest with Natzler Ceramic Pulls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Model 5770 Janus Collection chest of drawers featuring brass pulls with inset purple-blue demi-lune Natzler ceramic tiles, and exaggerated dovetail knuckle joints on tops, sides, and...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Leather and Walnut Chests Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of chests in walnut with leather wrapped baseboards and blond handles. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1955.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Chests for Dunbar Espresso Lacquered Mahogany with Leather Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of six drawer bachelor chests with inset hardware designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in a dark espresso stain with a clear satin lacquer finish and leather plinth bases. Solid Oak interiors.
These would serve well as oversized nightstands.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Oak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ebonized Mahogany Dresser Chest, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern ebonized mahogany five-drawer chest of drawers
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar
USA, 1950s
Measures: 34.13"W x 20"D x 31"H.
Newly refinished...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Matching Dresser Set in Mahogany Wood
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar matching dresser set in mahogany wood, model 5272 triple dresser 12-drawer storage with matching smaller companion four dr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet with Asian Hardware
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar cabinet with brass Asian hardware. All original dark had rubbed finish on ribbon mahogany, top will be polished and touched up prior t...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Solid Walnut Dresser by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An asymmetrical dresser in solid walnut with exposed finger jointed joinery, having a shelved compartment accessed by bi-fold doors flanked by a b...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Bleached Mahogany Chest of Drawers by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and well proportioned eight (8) drawer bleached mahogany cabinet having distinctive laminated end pulls, on tapered dowel legs.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley Primavera Mahogany Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 5-drawer cabinet, mahogany wood with tapered brass legs.
[metal tag Dunbar].
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Cabinet, Mahogany and Brass, Four Doors, One Drawer, Excellent
Located in Kansas City, MO
Storage chest or cabinet designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Expertly refinished mahogany case with solid brass hardware. Two wide center drawers reveal an adjustable shelf. Two o...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Rosewood High Chest with Brass Ring Drop Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern five drawer Dunbar chest by Ed Wormley. Rosewood mahogany two-tone combination. Brass ring drop pulls.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Precedent Dresser by Edward Wormley for Drexel
Located in Dorchester, MA
Edward Wormley designed this small four-drawer dresser for Drexel's Precedent Collection. Composed of silver elm, it features large brass-plated zinc pulls.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Chest of Drawers by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegantly austere and finely crafted chest of drawers in bleached walnut having a two-over-three configuration channelled recessed pulls and dowel-form legs crafted of anodized al...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
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Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Collection Ebonized 32", 38" or 48" Chests
By Drexel, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Singles of Edward Wormley for Drexel chests from the Precedent Collection with brass tone hardware, circa 1947.
Size shown in photos is 32" W , also have 38"w and 48" W available
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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Located in Boston, MA
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1960's Pair of Vintage Chests by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of vintage chests, these were made in the USA by Dunbar furniture, they were designed by Edward Wormley.
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Restored Pair of Chests by Edward Wormley, circa 1947
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of Modern chests by Edward Wormley for Drexel, circa 1947. Expertly constructed in silver elm and finished in cream lacquer. The functional size and scale allow for ...
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Located in Boston, MA
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Classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar Chest of Drawers/ Dresser
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Stunning walnut Dunbar chest designed by Edward Wormley. Four large scale drawers. Legs feature Japanese style- studio/ craftsman details. Leather wrapped handles (dark brown) show s...
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Located in Denton, TX
Two Edward Wormley cabinets with corrugated wood sliding doors and center drawer section in a grey brown finish
Each cabinet is 20" deep by 49" wide by 31.25 high.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet / Credenza in Mahogany and Walnut
Located in Culver City, CA
This buffet is absolutely stunning! This ebonized mahogany and walnut sideboard / buffet designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar features heavy brass accents and pulls in a gorgeous chinoiserie feel.
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Pair of Leather and Walnut Chests Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of chests in walnut with leather wrapped baseboards and blond handles. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1955.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Two Tone Dresser in Mahogany and Rosewood Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Three drawer dresser by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with two-tone contrasting Honduran mahogany drawer fronts, top and sides, and rosewood trimmed case, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
H 30.25 in W 36 in D 18 in
Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet with Asian Hardware
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Edward Wormley for Dunbar Pink Lacquered Chest of Drawers, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
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H 34.38 in W 38 in D 18 in
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Located in St.Petersburg, FL
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 30.25 in W 62.25 in D 19 in
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Located in New York, NY
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H 33 in W 34 in D 19.25 in
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Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A 1950s chest of drawers designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar featuring a walnut case, and brass pulls with tile accents made by Gertrude and Otto Natzler. This piece features exagg...
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1960 Midcentury Edward Wormley Chest of Drawers Edition Dunbar
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Edward Wormley dark brown lacquered solid wood chest of drawers opening with four large and three smaller drawers.
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Edward Wormley "Mister" Cabinet for Dunbar, circa 1955
Located in Miami, FL
Edward Wormley "Mister" cabinet for Dunbar, circa 1955
Mahogany tamboured doors cabinet with an undulating face,
Concealing twelve drawer configuration.
Rare bentwood legs.
Th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Ebonized Chest by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Denton, TX
Ebonized chest by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with leather wrapped plinth.
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Edward Wormley Chest of Drawers with Hand-Carved Pulls 1955 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Elegant chest of drawers model 5562 in dark mahogany designed with a gently slanted front with 9 drawers, each with a hand-carved pull, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1955 (s...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Located in Dallas, TX
A tall chest of drawers with bronze hardware. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
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Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Chest in Your Custom Color
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Atlanta, GA
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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.