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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Superb Decorative Crafts Italian-made Flame Mahogany Directoire Demilune Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb Decorative Crafts Italian-made flame mahogany bronze and brass adorned demilune Louis XVI or Directoire commode. The quality is breathtaking and this is a in good co...
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1990s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Faux Painted English Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Faux painted English chest, with all over paint simulating wood grain , black lines on the top and drawers also simulate ebony inlay. The knobs are glazed black pottery and appear...
Category
1870s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pottery, Pine, Paint
1860s English George III Drop Front Desk with Original Walnut Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Explore the historic charm of our circa 1860s English George III Drop Front Desk, beautifully hand-crafted from a combination of walnut, brass, and inlay veneers. This piece has been...
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 1890s Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Commode with Rounded Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden cherry fruitwood commode from the late 19th century, with three drawers and fluted motifs. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Walnut Commode Louise XV
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louise XV French Walnut Commode, 18th Century, having a serpentine top and front, two drawers having extensive, fine carving over an elaborate carved and shaped foliate skirt typic...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian 17th Century Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with Carved Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 17th century with four drawers and carved bracket feet. This exquisite Italian walnut commode from the 17th century features a rectangular top with...
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17th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
2 Drawer Mahogany 19th Century French Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome two drawer chest. The marble is a nice touch.
Category
19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Painted Pine Commodes or Chests
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of Italian commodes or chest of drawers featuring a Venetian style painted finish. The large pine cases measure over 4 feet wide fronted by three storage drawers with patinated bronze ring pulls. The pine has an off-white ground decorated with ochre designs...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Oak Two Drawer Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Discover a stunning piece of history with this Louis XVI chest of drawers from 1780. Crafted from solid oak, this exquisite commode showcases the timeless elegance of the period. Its...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Cherry, Oak
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This 19th century French Commode is made of burl of walnut with a Sainte-Anne marble top. Simple and elegant.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Period Regency Chest Drawers Bow Front Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency Mahogany Bow Chest of Drawers.
This Chest of Drawers is Raised Upon Splayed Feet with a Shaped Apron.
Period Regency antique chest
The C...
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1980s Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Japanese Vintage Seven-Drawer Cabinet, Mid Showa Period '1926-'
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This vintage drawer cabinet was crafted in the Mid Showa Period (1926-).
Crafted from chestnut wood, it boasts a rich, deep color that exudes warmth and sophistication.
It offers a...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode
By Delft
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century painted commode , with later hand painted decoration in the Delft manner, with chinoiserie details. This elegant blue and white painted chest of drawers, will make...
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19th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Japanese antique wooden drawer/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi "tansu" drawer
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old wooden drawer made from the Meiji period to the Taisho period (1868-1920) in Japan.
This was originally a drawer for storing Chinese medicine, etc., and was used in dr...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Fruitwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Stylistically from the South of France with wonderful light brown color. Rectangular top over three geometrically inlaid graduated drawers with brass handles. With square tapered leg...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century burr walnut secretaire chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr walnut Secretaire chest of drawers circa 1870.
Good quality 4 drawer chest of the drawers, with the top drawer pulling out to become a fitted secretaire writing su...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIV chest of drawers attributed to Thomas Hache
By Thomas Hache
Located in Grenoble, FR
EXCEPTIONAL LOUIS XIV With rounded front uprights.
It opens on the front with four drawers in three rows. Tilting handles and keyholes in gilded bronze.
Usage and maintenance re...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Louis XVI
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This handsome French chest is so pleasing to the eye. The paint is not original.
Category
19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Yew Wood Military Campaign Secretaire Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A superb antique yew wood military campaign secretaire chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930’s.
The quality is absolutely amazing, this is a very...
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1930s British Campaign Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Pair of Beautiful Marquetry Veneered Comodini, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of wooden comodini with beautiful marquetry veneer. This vintage pair of chests from Italy each are adorn about the top and front facade with an exquisite display of ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Massive Spanish 19th Century Shop Counter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Spanish 19th century shop counter is over 14 feet long (14’-5 ¼”long). The top of this table is made of four wide plank solid walnut boards that boast incredible patina ...
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19th Century Spanish Other Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chippendale Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Newark, GB
A very small and very pretty chest of 4 drawers in the Chippendale style.
- Standing on ogee bracket feet.
- 4 straight, cockbeaded drawers augmented by brass Rococo style handles.
...
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Early 20th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Oak Chest - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely little chest of drawers from the first part of the 18th century in oak from England
Small chest of drawers of good quality with its paneled sides and drawers increasing in siz...
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18th Century British Georgian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Empire Style Commode w/Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the sides which have a bronze woman's head on the top and bronze feet on the bottom. It...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Lancashire Mule Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
George III Mahogany Lancashire Mule Chest, the front modelled as a series of drawers, the lower three actual and all with brass drop handles, flanked by cluster column corners and ra...
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1760s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Style 1910s Grey Painted Commode with Bronze Rococo Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style two-drawer light grey painted commode from the early 20th century, with discreet serpentine front, bronze hardware and cabriole legs. Born in the early years ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Hall Commode
Located in London, GB
French Louis Philippe flame mahogany commode with four long drawers from circa 19th Century.
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Welsh Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A handsome pine chest of drawers with a raised distinctly shaped upstand above a beautifully molded rectangular thick top.
The chest is raised on unusually high bracket feet arrange...
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Mid-19th Century Welsh Late Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Nima Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Nima Chest is handmade locally in Los Angeles, California. The maple casing has a thin profile that borders the drawers beautifully. A walnut detail is featured on each drawer wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
Victorian Side Cabinet Mahogany Chest 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Early Victorian Mahogany 2 Door Side Cabinet.
This Cabinet Stands Upon a Plinth Base.
Circa 1850
The Cabinet Having 2 Panelled Doors Which Feature Flame Mahogany Timbers which Open...
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1850s Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C French painted oak commode with original marble top. 1900.
Reference: 8410
Dimensions
51.5 inches (131 cms) Wide
23.5 inches (60 cms) Deep
39.5 inches (100 cms) High
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Bedside Table Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1850, the elegant antique cabinet stands on front rounded columns ending with bun feet and embellished with decorative brass mounts at the shoulder and the b...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century English Campaign Marine Chest of Drawers in Mahogany
Located in NICE, FR
This stunning mahogany chest of drawers model was originally used by the British navy. It features charming typical campaign handles as well two carrying handles on both its sides.
...
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19th Century British British Colonial Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
1820’s Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Exceptional walnut Biedermeier chest of drawers with ebonized wood feline legs and brass handles. Circa 1820s.
Category
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1930s Jacques Adnet Vellum Bar Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Vellum covered bar cabinet lined in beech wood by Jacques Adnet, circa 1935. A towering figure in twentieth-century avant-garde French design, Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) is remembered...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
French Commode w/Nice Hardware & Carved Accent Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and bleached oak commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top, with Neoclassical case which houses three full-sized draw...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
17th Century Charles II Period Jacobean Geometric Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 17th century, Charles II, Jacobean oak geometric chest of drawers of great colour & patina. Rectangular planked top with moulded edge above two small and three long graduated oak l...
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17th Century British Charles II Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Black Drawers / Storage Tansu / 1868s-1912s WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese black drawer.
It was used in a private house in the Tohoku region of Japan.
It seems to be around the Meiji period.
Over the years, the expression created ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Italian Louis XVI Late 18th Century Walnut Three Drawer Commode with Brass Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Louis XVI period walnut commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers, brass trim, fluted side posts and tapered legs. This exquisite Italian Louis XVI period wal...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair Art Deco Bedside Cabinets Walnut Nightstands 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Here We Have a Quality Matched Pair of Stylish Art Deco Walnut Bedside Cabinets.
The cabinets are Raised Upon Inverted and Ebonised Plinths.
Circa 1930
Each Cabinet Features 1 x Dr...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, around 1820, South Germany
Located in Greding, DE
Small walnut veneered Biedermeier chest of drawers with five drawers. The chest of drawers rests on square tapered feet and has been professionally restored and polished by hand. The...
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1820s Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pretty mahogany chest. It has reeded columns .
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19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An early 20th Century English painted chest of drawers
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Early 20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Cassettiera Carlo De Carli D154, Sormani, Italia anni ‘60
Located in Firenze, IT
Cassettiera disegnata da Carlo de Carli, modello D154 in legno laccato rosso, pomelli e puntali in ottone, piano in vetro dell’epoca inserito in una cornice di metallo fissata al pia...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Red Chinese Raised Gold Paint Decorated Kahn & Cie of France Commode
By E. Kahn
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare sized, spectacular marble top, cripsly chaste bronze mounted commode by the well-known French and London firm of Kahn and Cie (Kahn and company) The piece features sup...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in London, GB
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany style commode. The chest is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with fine ormolu sabots and top caps. Each leg is connected b...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
French commode in walnut with faux marble painted slate top and 4 drawers, from circa 19th Century.
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
vintage chest of drawers hall closet cupboard 60s
Located in GRONINGEN, NL
vintage chest of drawers hall closet cupboard 60s Sweden
period 60's
design unknown Sweden
condition good light signs of use
size 57 x 82 x 32 (...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pair of Chests of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Belgian mid-century nightstands or chests of drawers mounted on black curved metal bases. Simple yet dynamic, their blend of industrial and modernist elements results in a ti...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Norah Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Norah Chest is handmade locally in Los Angeles, California. The industrial steel casing has a thin profile that borders the vegetable tanned leather drawers beautifully. Each dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
English Oak Tall Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English oak tall chest, the two over four graduated drawers have an overlapping molded edge and pine secondary wood. The swan neck brass pulls are not original, however they are exc...
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1820s English Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bedside Tables from 1970, Italian, Teak Honey Color
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of bedside tables from 1970, Italian, veneered in teak on chipboard.
Particular opening of the doors. Honey color.
Comes from an old rich country house in the Florence area of...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted pine swedish commodes circa 1880.
Here we have 2 decorative chest of drawers from sweden painted in the gustavian taste.
Stepped rectangular top's and canted corners, with dentil moulding around the outside. Each chest fitted with 3 graduating drawers, cartouche panels...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Louis Philippe style 4-drawer chest - commode in solid oak craft made
Located in Landivy, FR
This chest of drawers is a handmade reproduction of the French Louis Philippe Style in the mid 19th century in France caracterized by its curved moldings, hand-curved feet and rounde...
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2010s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak, Cherry
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Moorish Chest of Drawers
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your décor with exotic charm using this Vintage Boho Moorish Chest of Drawers. Featuring intricate Moorish-inspired patterns and a bohemian flair, this chest offers both beaut...
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Late 20th Century North American Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chest of drawers, France, circa 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers, France, circa 1870.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 80 cm x width 65 cm x depth 51 cm
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
George !!! Three over Three Drawer Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
George III three over three drawer chest, the top having beautiful mahogany grain , there are three narrow ''dummy'' drawers below the top, essentially for aesthetics. The three ov...
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1810s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Baroque-style Chest of Drawers in Anthracite Grey
Located in Greding, DE
Large Baroque-style chest of drawers with three drawers and a curved front. The chest of drawers stands on wide profiled feet and is decorated with carved panelled decorations. The b...
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale: Find Art Deco Commodes and Mid-Century Modern Chests of Drawers on 1stDibs
Shopping for 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 any case 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. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
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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