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Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

REGENCY STYLE

Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.

Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.

George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.

Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.

Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.

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Style: Regency
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Small Regency period marquetry in-between chest of drawers, France circa 1715/23
Located in Paris, FR
Attractive LXIV-Regence period (1715 / 1723) in-between chest of drawers in several species of precious wood on an solid oak core. Original top in Aleppo breccia marble and original ...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

French Curved Regency period Commode Chest of drawers inlaid marble 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty little Regency period chest of drawers, curved on the front in inlaid native wood veneer and solid wood. It opens with four drawers in three separate rows. The upper row ...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Regency Mahogany Chest with Tooled Leather Slide, England, C 1830
Located in Norwalk, CT
Regency Chest, beautifully French polished mahogany with original solid brass pulls. Flared French feet. Purchased in 2000 from HRW Antiques in London...
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18th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Leather, Mahogany

Early 18th Century Regence Period Lyonnaise Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and unusual Lyonnaise commode dates back to the 18th century and is made of beautifully carved walnut. The piece features five drawers with the original bronze handles and escutcheons. The top row features a secret center drawer that opens only when the flanking drawers are ajar. The carved walnut and bronze casting combines to display balance and beautiful craftsmanship. The piece is part of the collection from The French Antique Shop...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Important Regency Period Tombeau Commode Stamped Jean-Mathieu Chevallier
By Jean-Mathieu Chevallier
Located in BARSAC, FR
Jean-Mathieu CHEVALLIER (1694-1768), received master in 1743 Important commode from the regency period, curved all sides, marquetry in frieze of rosewood veener. Very rich orna...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Regency Commode Louis XV Stamped Nicolas Berthelmi, Violette, circa 1740
By Nicolas Berthelmi
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Regency style chest of drawers stamped by the cabinetmaker Nicolas Berthelmi dating from the beginning of the Louis XV period. Two "NB" stamps for Nicolas Berthelmi are on the uprigh...
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1740s French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Regencé Period Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1730-1750
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A FINE REGENCÉ PERIOD WALNUT COMMODE WITH BIRD-FORM PULLS France, circa 1730-50 Item # 010PXZ21Q A rare and very fine 18th century commode of the Regencé period, this substantial c...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 18th Century Régence Period Walnut, Fruitwood, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Régence period walnut, fruitwood, ormolu, and Caunes marble commode. The three drawers serpentine-shaped chest is raised by beautiful cabriole legs...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Italy Late 18th Century Regency Elmwood Root Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
This kind of chest of drawers is an eclectic piece that doesn't shows his age. The linear shape is very contemporary and the fine material make it an interesting piece of furniture. ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm

Exceptional 18th Century Regence Period Lyonnaise Commode Galbée
Located in Birmingham, AL
Exceptional and rare early 18th century Regence period Lyonnaise commode galbé (curved), handcrafted from select French walnut by master artisans in ...
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1720s French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century English Red Lacquer Hepplewhite Bow-Front Chest with Chinoiserie
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century English Regency red lacquer Hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers with chinoiserie painted design.
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Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Regence Inlaid Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Period French kingwood and tulipwood inlaid Regence commode with gilt metal mounts and shaped marble top, circa 1720.
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1720s French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Louis XIV Period Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XIV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, nice foliate cartouche at the bottom, and ori...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

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Louis XV period tomb chest of drawers stamped (small Parisian chest of drawers)
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent tomb chest of drawers small Parisian model Louis XV period 18th century stamped Jean Charles Ellaume (1714-1763) received master on November 6, 1754 very pretty chest of ...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An 18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode with three drawers was built in France. The veneers of walnut and nutwood and ribbon inlays with lime wood and black bog oak on a spruce w...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th c Régence walnut commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Exceptional carved French Régence walnut commode. Has original hardware and a wonderful patina. Carved drawers and frame, ending in scroll feet both front and back. Sides have a...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th c Régence walnut commode
18th c Régence walnut commode
H 35 in W 49.5 in D 25 in
Regency Chest of Drawers Mahogany Bow Front
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Bow Chest of Drawers. Period Regency This Chest of Drawers and Upon Splay Feet with a Shaped Apron. The Chest of Drawers Having a...
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1980s Vintage Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular bow front top with two over three drawers with oval brass handles. Splayed legs.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
Regency Mahogany Bow front Chest Of Drawers
H 42.25 in W 43.5 in D 21.5 in
18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large baroque chest of drawers ("commode galbée") from the 2nd half of the 18th century. Solid oak wood and veneered. An authentic piece in absolutely elegant puristic design. Sid...
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18th Century German Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Pine

18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
H 36.23 in W 45.48 in D 29.14 in
English Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers, circa 1810. With a single board top, 3 flame mahogany drawers with brass hardware, resting on slight serpentine shaped feet.
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1810s English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Italian Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant hand-carved three-drawer walnut commode with inlaid detail. Beautiful original finish and with original hardware. Italy, 18th century. Please note there is a small 2 inch sq...
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18th Century Italian Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Mahogany Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany chest of drawers, the moulded edge top above a brushing slide with turned brass knob handles, four graduated mahogany lined drawers b...
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1770s British Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape, original mounts still retaining most of thei...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Louis XV Kingwood Commode
H 34.5 in W 44 in D 24 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of drawers was considered an essential furnishing of any respectable home, and was often gifted to a newlywed couple who were est...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Rustic 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Period Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome rustic antique Italian walnut chest of drawers commode. circa 1780 Hand-made in Italy in the second half of the 18th century, styled in Neoclassical inspired Louis XVI pe...
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18th Century Italian Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Previously Available Items
French 1730s Régence Period Painted Elm Three-Drawer Commode with Cabriole Leg
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Régence period painted elm commode from the early 18th century, with carved drawers and cabriole legs. Created in France during the first half of the 18th century, this pain...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm

Commode, 18th Century Regence Transition
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a three drawer chest with bowed front and bronze pulls and escutcheons. The overall attitude is stately and restrained save for the elaborate bronze pulls. The sides have bea...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Commode, 18th Century Regence Transition
Commode, 18th Century Regence Transition
H 49.5 in W 33.5 in D 23.5 in
Extraordinary Ca. 17th-18th C. Century Burl Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive and superbly crafted Antique European Twp-Over-Three Chest, likely English. With two short over three graduated long drawers. The banded top with book matched burl sect...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Small English Oak Chest of Drawers Cica 1750
Located in Sherborne, GB
Sweet small sized 18th-century oak chest of drawers with original etched brass handles and escutcheons. The chest has a nicely moulded top and it is fitted with three graduated drawe...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Small English Oak Chest of Drawers Cica 1750
Small English Oak Chest of Drawers Cica 1750
H 29.14 in W 29.14 in D 17.33 in
Italian 18th Century Regency Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian 18th century Regency chest of drawers. Made of radial cut walnut with satin wood marquetry work on top, drawers and sides. Italy, appr...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Italian 18th Century Regency Chest of Drawers
Italian 18th Century Regency Chest of Drawers
H 33.47 in W 47.64 in D 19.69 in
18th Century French Regence Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 18th century French Regence period commode or chest of drawers. Crafted from walnut in the transitional style between the heavy Louis XIV and the more Rococo influenced styl...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest Drawers Commode atrb to Gillows 18thCentury
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional George lll late 18th century feathered mahogany Gentleman’s dressing chest of serpentine outline. Firmly attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1780. The serpentine plain top above four long graduated drawers, the top drawer fitted with eight lidded compartments, a pull-out tray, a divided hair comb compartment, a double sided green baise lined hinged writing surface and a central dressing looking glass, with a pen and ink drawer. Two crystal and silver ink containers are associated. Finally this exceptional piece is supported by slender bracket splayed feet. Condition: Superb condition for such an early piece, professionally re-finished, retaining its original polished brass handles. Measures: Height 34.75” (88cm), width 39.5" (100.5cm), depth: 23” (58.5cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Gillows of Lancaster: Founded by Robert Gillow (1704-1772) were probably the most celebrated of all English and Irish Furniture Makers. They were established in the early 18th Century making fine furniture which was extremely desirable and very sought after. Footnote: See Lindsay Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, plate 117, (no.11 & 105) for a design for a similar Dressing Commode...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Important Regency Period Curved Chest of Drawers, Rosewood Veneer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Regency period curved chest of drawers, rosewood veneer, Pyrenean marble, original golden bronze, 18th century Measures: H 85 cm, W ...
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1710s French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Italy Late 18th Century Inlaid Walnut Chest of Drawers Top White Violet Marble
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian Neoclassical chest of drawers is handmade in nutwood and pear wood. The top is a wonderful piece of Calacatta Violet...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Porphyry

18th Century Regency Commode
Located in Paris, FR
Early 18th century commode with veneered wood and a red marble top. The sides of the dresser curve gently, giving a sense of movement. It features four drawers whose rows are separat...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Regency Commode
18th Century Regency Commode
H 33.08 in W 52.37 in D 25.99 in
18th Century French Regency Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive 18th century French Regency rosewood three-drawer commode. Having inlays on all sides, detailed bronze hardware, and beautiful rich aged patina. A handsome piece for numer...
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18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18c French Regency Walnut Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tara Shaw Antiques - Beautiful French 18th Century Regency period walnut commode featuring intricate brass hardware and carved architectural details. Deep drawers in this solid dress...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18c French Regency Walnut Chest
18c French Regency Walnut Chest
H 34 in W 52 in D 23.5 in

Regency commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Regency commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage commodes and chests of drawers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original commodes and chests of drawers, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, Maison Jansen, and Henredon. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for commodes and chests of drawers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $971 and tops out at $67,000 while the average work can sell for $3,716.

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