Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Period: 1930s
Color: Brown
Gorgeous Restored Three-Drawer Chest by Widdicomb in Cream Lacquer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. The...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Baltic Pine Chest of Drawers with Mirror, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Nouveau-style chest of drawers with mirror, made in the 1930s of Baltic pine. Five large drawers and three smaller upper vanity drawers. Original Art Nouveau pull...
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1930s Latvian Art Nouveau Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
1920s Art Deco Commode & Nightstands, in Burl Walnut , by Gaetano Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1920s elegant Art Deco Commode with pair of nightstands in burl walnut
Two nightstands with commode by Gaetano Borsani , in burl walnut , with golden brass handle and foot. ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
Art Deco Chest of Drawers from Berlin around 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Nice little chest of drawers from the German Art Deco. The combination of the black piano lacquer and the Kaukassischer walnut make this furniture an absolute eye-catcher. The entire...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Sicilian Wooden Chest Of Drawers, Marble Top, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Sicilian wooden chest of drawers, marble top, 1930s
Found in a noble apartment in Palermo (Italy).
Rounded body, front with three drawers, saber legs and handles in cast and chiseled...
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1930s Italian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode Cabinet
Located in North York, ON
Exquisite antique king wood with bronze mounts in Louis XV style. This Commode is in excellent original condition. Featuring beautiful brass or...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Chest of drawers In Mahogany With 7 drawers and Brass handles From The 1930
Located in Lejre, DK
A 7 drawer polished mahogany chest of drawers from around the 1930s is a fantastic example of classic and elegant furniture design from the late 1800s adorned with beautiful brass ha...
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1930s Danish Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Commode Chest of Drawers in Amboyna with Marble Top and Glass Handles
Located in Ulm, DE
Chest of drawers with four drawers
Amboina root wood, high gloss lacquer finish
Marble top
Glass handles held by metal fittings
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
Width: ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouv...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Four Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 4 drawer Swedish Gustavian chest, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1930s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare streamlined dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky for Red Lion Furniture. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. This dresser features wonderful, asymmetrical streamlined lines, unique round drawer pulls, and Stunning Circassion Walnut Veneer. This dresser was originally designed by Sakhnoffsky for display in the "House of Tomorrow" during the 1939 New York World's fair!
Some more info on Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky:
Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was born in Russia in 1901, the son of an Advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. Following the Russian revolution he escaped to the continent and began a career as an automobile designer emigrating to America in 1929. In America he designed many famous automobiles and his drawings of futuristic cars appeared in Esquire Magazine from 1934 on. In furniture he advocated streamline design as in the Bloomingdale’s Department Store furniture shown at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York.
Outside automobiles and furniture, de Sakhnoffsky also created designs in the areas of aircraft design (Sabca), boat design (feather-Craft), Bike design (Murray), watch design (Gruen), and radio design (Emerson). This desk represents the perfect culmination of all of these influences and is one of the best examples of his 'streamline' furniture design aesthetic. Add to all of that the 1939 World's Fair connection and you have an extremely rare collector's piece that spans an almost infinite number of genres!
Automotive designs by Sakhnoffsky:
1929 Cord l-29 Special Coupe
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe & Runabout Speedster
1947 White Labatt Streamliner Delivery Truck
1938-41 American Austin Bantam
Commander Gatti's 1937 International Harvester...
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1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Art Deco Dresser designed by De Coene Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Art Deco dresser in beautiful cherry colored veneer and sculptural feet. Three drawers with brass hardware.
Dimensions: 114 W x 88 H ...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
French Art Deco Macassar Buffet, 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
French Art Deco buffet. The buffet features stunning Macassar ebony wood grain with a decorative pattern design. It offers ample storage, with shelve behind two rotates doors...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Macassar
Unique Gustavian Style Nightstands
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of Gustavian Style Nightstands. the tops are not square but deeper on the inside and not so deep on the outside of the top. insid...
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1930s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Muslin, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 5 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style 5 Drawer Chest. Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster Grey"
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1930s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco chest of drawers
A French Art Deco Chest of drawers produced in the 1930s in walnut having four long shaped front drawers and standing on a shaped base. The chest is in ver...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Art Deco Vintage Freestanding Walnut Chest Room Divider circa 1930 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage room divider or small chest from walnut circa 1930, Vienna.
A wonderful Art Deco vintage freestanding room divider or small chest from lively walnut veneer and spru...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: wood and bronze
Style: Art Deco French
without handles measures 47 depth
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Satinwood Commode Cabinet Painted Kaufman
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Demilune satinwood commode painted the the Angelica Kaufman manner
circa 1930
Painted features include romantic scenes of young lovers.
Bought from a dealer on Rue de Rossiers at the Paris antiques...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood
Art Deco Cabinet with Vitrine, circa 1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Art Deco cabinet with a vitrine on top with mirrored glass. Made of wood in the 1930s.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Style Solid Oak Wood Cabinet
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Fantastic Gothic style cabinet made in the first decades of the 20th century. In solid oak wood. Characterized in the upper part by a majestic architectural decoration carved in wood...
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1930s Italian Gothic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Small Art Deco Chest of Drawers, Ca.1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Small Art Deco chest of drawers made around 1930 in Belgium. Whit some nice Art Deco handles.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Figural Bronze Mounted Burled Walnut French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
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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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Art Deco Ebonized Chests Designed by De Coene Frères
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Art Deco ebonized three drawer chests.
Designed by De Coene Frères.
Black lacquer with polished brass details, and sabots.
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sideboard in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury sideboard
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs.
We have specialized in the sale of Ar...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George II Style Walnut Bureau
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George II style walnut bureau with pull-down fall revealing pigeon holes and small drawers, also pull out bookends with a separate slide below for storage. Below the top it has two small drawers and two long drawers with brass handles stands...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury sideboard with drawers
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs. We have specialized in ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Incredible Art Deco Commode in Curly Maple by Donald Deskey for Widdicomb
Located in Atlanta, GA
This magnificent commode is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Stunning Chest of Drawers by André Sornay, Art Déco, France, circa 1932
By Andre Sornay
Located in Paris, FR
Rare veneer varnished chest of drawers by André Sornay (1902-2000). Black lacquered wood base and handles with gilded brass nailing. Six drawers. Trace of signature on the base.
And...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
American Modern Tall Chest of Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic early 20th century American modernist tall chest with five drawers with wide wooden pulls, and with a beautiful timeless ivory painted finish that blends seamlessly into any s...
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1930s American Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
American Modern Chest of Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic early 20th century American modernist chest with four drawers with wide wooden pulls, and all with a beautiful timeless ivory painted finish that blends seamlessly into myriad...
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1930s American Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Walnut and Goat Skin Italian School Commode Chest of Drawers, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Art Deco dresser of the first half of the last century. One can recognize his Italian style, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani. Precious materials that have been u...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Goatskin, Walnut
Antique Robert W Irwin Louis XV French Walnut Chest of Drawers Tallboy Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
"A lovely chest of drawers or dresser by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Crafted from French Walnut in Louis XV styling. Features a rectangular form with burled walnut front, four drawers, cabriole legs and ormolu mounts. Circa 1928-1940
At the ripe age of 23 Robert Irwin rose from office clerk to plant superintendent of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. In 1900 he and some associates purchases Royal Furniture Co, and later it transferred to his very own label in Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end reproductions based off of European and ancient American...
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1930s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Small Mid Century Two-Door Lowboard on Black Base
Located in Ulm, DE
Two-door mid century lowboard on black base
high gloss lacquered, probably ash stained
1960s
Dimensions:
Width: 91 cm
height: 59 cm
depth: 45 cm.
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1930s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Wood
Pair of American Modern 4 Drawer Chests / Desk, Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of matching 4 drawer chests designed by Russel Wright. American Modern /Conant Ball. Solid birch wood construction, stunning 1930s transitional design, from Art deco to Mo...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Birch
Mid-Century Art Decò Venetian Baroque Commode by Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Venetian chest of drawers from the 1930s produced by Gaetano Borsani and attributed to the young Osvaldo Borsani, with shaped top and rounded shapes with 4 drawers, made of veneered walnut. Golden brass opening handles. Revised and wax polished.
His two bedside tables published with code FP12b
About Gaetano e Osvaldo Borsani
Osvaldo Borsani (born 1911, Varedo, Italy–died 1985, Milano, Italy) was an Italian designer and architect, born into a family of furniture makers with along and well established artisanal tradition. His father, Gaetano Borsani, owned his own furniture shop, the Atelier di Varedo, where the 16-year-old Osvaldo received his first training. At that time, the designer of the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who brought with him influences of the early 20th century Jugendstil movement from Vienna and who instilled in the young Borsani an appreciation for the arts and crafts and furniture making. Osvaldo Borsani first studied fine arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, graduating in 1931, and then pursued studies in architecture at Politecnico di Milano, where he graduated in 1936.
In 1933, two years before graduating as an architect, Borsani designed the Casa Minima project for the V Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), along with architects Cairoli and Varisco. This project earned him a silver medal for its Rationalist code and geometries, and he received positive reviews from the critic Edoardo Persico of Casabella magazine.
Villa Borsani And Other Prominent Architectural Work
In 1937, Osvaldo Borsani designed Villa Presenti in Forte dei Marmi, a sea town in Tuscany where the Italian aristocracy and industrial elite would build their houses, a project that displayed the same rationalistic rigor displayed in Casa Minima, but softened by the use of mediterranean finishes and materials.
Villa Borsani designed by Osvaldo Borsani. Varedo, Italy
Villa Borsani. Varedo, Italy
In 1943, Osvaldo designed and built his own house, the Villa Borsani, in Varedo, which, despite being conceptualized under strict Rationalist principles, incorporated objects and art of younger artists that communicate a freer approach to the human expression. The Villa Borsani project involved artists such as Adriano Spilimbergo, Fausto Melotti, Lucio Fontana (who made the ceramic fireplace and the ceramic Madonna), and Agenore Fabbri (who made the bronze statue in the staircase). To this day, Villa Borsani has been preserved with most of its original furniture and it remains with Osvaldo Borsani’s family along with the extensive archives of his work.
Osvaldo Borsani As a Successful Product and Furniture Designer
After Villa Borsani, Osvaldo continued to develop many projects for the Milanese bourgeoisie, frequently with many of the same artists whom he employed for his villa. A particularly strong relationship was the one that Osvaldo developed with artist Lucio Fontana, a close friend since the time of the Accademia de Belle Arti di Brera, and whom Borsani assigned to make a large metal balcony for the Tecno company in 1956.
Osvaldo Borsani’s design work, just as his larger architectural projects, which he also considered design work, very often incorporated elements created by other artists and designers such as: Roberto Crippa, Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Agenore Fabbri, Fausto Melotti, Andrea Cascella...
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1930s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Medical Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished iron, marble, wood, brass medical cabinet.
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1930s American Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
Curved hand polished Art Deco Sideboard in Birch Burl Wood with Brass Fittings
Located in Ulm, DE
Curved sideboard
Birch burl wood, shellac hand polished
Brass Fittings
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Measures:
Width 204 cm
Height 83 cm
Depth 50 cm.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Birch, Burl
Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930
Located in Opole, PL
Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930
A dresser, circa 1930, resembles furniture in the Louis XV style.
This piece of furniture ...
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1930s French Rococo Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Versatile Art Deco Console or Commode with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile Art Deco console or commode with drawers.
Made of African burl walnut and African mahogany.
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Sycamore, circa 1930-1940 in the Style of René Prou
By René Prou
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco chest of drawers in Sycamore, circa 1930-1940 in the Style of René Prou
Varnish to redo.
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Sycamore
Art Deco Walnut Vintage Pair of Nightstands or Chests or Commodes 1930s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage pair of nightstands or small chests or commodes from walnut Vienna 1930s.
While the wonderful nightstands show a lively play of walnut veneer and solid walnut in a w...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut, Plywood
Art Deco French Side Table/ Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Side table is made out of palisander wood. Has 3 spacious drawers with rectangular chrome handles. Elevated by 4 slim legs that have chrome decorative elements on the bottom.
Cond...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Chrome
Christian Krass Seven Drawer Marble Top Walnut Commode, France, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1930's French commode designed by Christian Krass.
Marble top.
Seven drawers with original cast bronze hardware.
Polished walnut with decorative grain.
Wavy designed base.
ARRI...
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1930s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
English Art Deco Quilted Maple Chest of Drawers, 1930s
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb Art Deco quilted maple and walnut chest of four graduating drawers, with step form back and inward swept plinth. Circa 1930.
The chest is ven...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, Parchment leather and Bronze Chromed
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury Sideboard with drawers
Materials: wood , parchment, Bronze chromed, glass
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your proj...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Art Deco Chest of Drawers / Bar in Rosewood from France around 1935
Located in Greven, DE
Art Deco chest of drawers / bar in rosewood from France around 1935 with an open compartment. Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our fur...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Meuble De Metier Chest of Drawers Marble Top and Pull Tab c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French meuble de métier, pantalonnière.
This commode was in a a french store : at the beginning this chest of drawers was a special furniture of storage and presentation (marble tabs) to the customers for the pants.
After is was the furniture containing the cash drawer...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rare Pair Gilbert Rohde #3770 Six-Drawer Dressers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare design for Herman Miller features a curved case in opulent tropical wood veneer with sold hardwood handles, in a masculine streamlined design, with the surprising addition ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century French Louis XV Style Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Louis XV style furniture, 1930s. The fine rosewood inlaid wood. Refined and rich inlay work of floral taste on each side of the piece of furniture. Particular rounded shape. On the f...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco / Swedish Grace Sideboard Carl Malmsten "Haga”, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful Swedish Grace Art Deco / sideboard, buffet, storage unit named 'Haga' by Carl Malmsten. The sideboard sits on an ebonized base and it has inlays of geometric decoration and...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Mahogany Wood / Marble Top / Drawer Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century mahogany wood Hollywood Regency style commode / bureau chest with marble top and gilt brass design details. The com...
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1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Furniture Company Gothic Revival Oak Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
American Furniture Company Gothic or Spanish Renaissance Revival tallboy dresser, Circa 1930s. Operating out of Batesville Indiana since 189...
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1930s Gothic Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Goat Skin Italian Chests of Drawers, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Sinuous shapes for this fine piece of furniture from the first half of the 20th century.
All veneered in ebony Macassar wood, with the two drawers and little top covered in goat ski...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Commode Chest of Drawers Marquetry Inlay 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Swedish commode we date to circa 1920
Such a good look to this cool piece, very interiors friendly
Ormolu fixtures also original and bright
Inlay work very intricate sh...
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1930s Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition style Louis XV-Louis XVI marquetry inlaid commode with sarrancolin marble top and bronze mounts.
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1930s French Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair Streamline Modern Chests by Leo Jiranek
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1938 vintage American Modern streamline art deco chests of drawers designed by Leo Jiranek and possibly manufactured by J.B. Van Sciver Co. of Camden, NJ. Unsigned.
The design is bookended as each chest has a corresponding rounded vertical corner with waterfall edge, four drawers with chrome backplates and elongated lacquered horizontal pulls aligned to convey the Art Deco dynamics of speed and forward motion.
So strong is the design that it is not necessary to place them side by side. They speak to one another from across a room and would make great bedside chests as well.
The tops, horizontal pulls and base are lacquered black and have been freshly restored.
The primavera wood cases and drawer faces have a highly polished and figural grained veneer.
Drawers are clean and open and close as they ought.
This specific design is often attributed to Donald Deskey which is understandable since Jiranek and Deskey were close associates and together in 1934 they formed AMODEC, Inc. for the manufacture and promotion of their own modern furniture designs.
LEO A. JIRANEK (b. 1900 d. 1990) was known as the ''Dean of Furniture Designers," one of the Industry's first, and unrepentant freelancers, who enjoyed 67 years in the business.He studied engineering at Princeton University where he graduated in 1922. Throughout his career, Jiranek contributed to more furniture companies than any other known designer, among them Magnavox, Thomasville, Ethan Allen, Kroehler, Heywood Wakefield, The Lane Co...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s
Pair of Grosfeld House Mirrored Commodes or Cabinets. A stunning pair of Mid Century Modern Cabinets pair...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Lucite, 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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