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18th Century Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th C German bleached oak commode with carved and fluted drawer fronts. 1780.
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Antique 18th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Large Baroque Walnut Chest of Three Drawers, Germany circa 1760
Located in Round Top, TX
Large handsome baroque oak chest of drawers veneered with walnut and elm, curved front with three
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
German Fruitwood Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome German neoclassical fruitwood three drawer commode with walnut inlay of geometric design
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
$14,750
German Rococo Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming and richly patinated German rococo bombe-form 3-drawer commode of elaborate kingwood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
$15,800
Continental 18th Century Carved Fruitwood Coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Continental 18th century carved fruitwood coffer circa 1700.
Rare fruitwood marriage coffer of
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Antique Early 18th Century German Gothic Blanket Chests
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Fruitwood
Period 18th c. Baroque Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine marquetry serpentine front three drawers commode, with highly figured and bookmatched walnut veneer, resting on bun feet. Beautiful lines with a French Polish finish. Origina...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th C. German Baroque Period Serpentine Front Commode in Original Patina
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th c. German chest of drawers from the Baroque period wearing its original, natural patina
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th c. German Baroque Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A German chest of drawers from the 18th century in original, natural pine with traces of original
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Continental Miniature Bombe Chest/Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
chest. German, Circa 1760.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Small 18th Century German Louis Seize Commode in Walnut with 2 Drawers, 1790
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted in the opulent style of Louis Seize during the late 18th century, this Small German Commode
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Antique 1790s German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Poplar, Walnut
Baroque Commode Germany circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Baroque commode with serpentine front and three drawers resting on short ogee bracket
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Bronze
German Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers with Carvings and Marquetry, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Antique classicist chest of drawers
Germany
Walnut
around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 111 x
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
German Baroque Marquetry Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
top inlaid with an engraved brass plaque, all on squat ball feet, mid-18th century.
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
elegant Continental chest of drawers
Located in Westport, CT
Refined Louis XVI style walnut and walnut veneer three drawer chest with green tinted wood inlay
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Pine
1760s German Wooden Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden trunk from Germany, produced circa 1760. A wooden chest in blond oak on four short legs
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Antique 18th Century German Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Rococo top secretary, Northern Europe 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
Large Dutch bureau with four-drawer chest of drawers and typical multi-profiled corner solution on
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Antique German Wooden Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A provincial wooden trunk from 1800s Germany. The charming case is decorated with carved spiral
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Antique Late 18th Century German Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
German Baroque Fruitwood 3-Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Exceptional German Baroque Fruitwood 3-Drawer Commode with Elaborate Marquetry and Bone Inlay.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century painted German serpentine commode, 1780.
Dimensions
42 inches (107 cms) wide
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Antique 18th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century painted German serpentine commode, 1780.
Dimensions
42 inches (107 cms) wide
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Antique 18th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Low 18th century serpentine front commode, 1780.
Awaiting brass handles.
Dimensions
49.5
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Antique 18th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century Painted Serpentine-Blocked Front Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century painted serpentine-blocked front commode in remnants of early or original finish
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Iron
1780s German Bleached Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak trunk from Germany, produced circa 1780. A wooden chest featuring a hinged lid with
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Antique 18th Century German Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
German Baroque Walnut and Parquetry Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Parquetry on drawers and top, rectangular top over three drawers, gilt bronze floral decorated drawer pulls and rocaille key plates
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
1760s German Bleached Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak trunk from Germany, produced circa 1760. An antique wooden chest featuring a hinged
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Antique 18th Century German Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
1780s German Bleached Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A German bleached oak trunk crafted in the 1780s. This trunk is unabashed in both its ruggedness
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Antique 18th Century German Country Blanket Chests
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Iron
1780s German Bleached Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak trunk from Germany, produced circa 1780. An antique trunk of pale wood standing two
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Antique Late 18th Century German Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
18th Century Black Painted Louis XVI Commode, circa 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful 18th Century Louis XVI Commode was made circa 1780.
It is made out of pine and has
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Antique Original Hand Painted Trunk, Germany, 1774
Located in Round Top, TX
The original paint has aged gracefully in this lovely flat top trunk from Germany. The colors of
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
German Rococo Walnut and Mixed Veneers 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
the entire commode covered in walnut and various fruitwood veneers, having a serpentine shaped molded edge top above a conforming case, the drawerfronts with lozenge shaped patterns ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th Century Baroque chest of drawers, circa 1770.
This oak and pine chest of drawers
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
$7,804
Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Baroque chest of drawers, silver grained walnut veneer with bandintarsia. Boat front with original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Walnut
$9,700
Antique German Baroque Trunk with Iron Strapping
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique German Baroque domed trunk from the 1700’s has magnificent and wide, pierced
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Blanket Chests
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Metal
Antique Baroque High Chest, 1750s
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original old baroque high chest of solid oak, northern Germany, circa 1750. Old restored. Two
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Inlaid German Commode with Rosettes ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century German Two Drawer Commode with Inlay circa 1790.
For many more fine
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique German Carved Coffer or Large Trunk Dated 1761
Located in Round Top, TX
The age of this carved coffer or large trunk is revealed in the dark patina of the heavy wood and the hand-forged iron work. Note the wood pegs (vs nails) used in the construction. T...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Bleached Ash Serpentine 3 Drawer Commode Chest
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century German Bleached Ash Serpentine 3 Drawer Commode Chest. Has beautiful carving and
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Antique 18th Century German Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Continental Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
18th century painted Louis XVI Commode comprised of three drawers on angled tapered legs, drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of...
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Pine
Hand Painted Baroque Commode with Three Drawers and a Serpentine Front 18th C
Located in Greding, DE
hand painted Baroque commode with three drawers and a serpentine front 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century German French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood, Softwood
A Fine German Baroque Walnut
Parquetry Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
The serpentine top with various wood parquetry designs throughout over a shaped case
with three serpentine drawers, all resting on bun feet.
Height 32 ½ in. Width 50 ½ in. Dep...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Trunk with Polished Wrought Iron Strappings, Northern Germany circa 1720
Located in Dallas, TX
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This is an attractive example of storage trunks that were made in Germany from the 17th-19th centuries
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Antique 18th Century German Baroque Blanket Chests
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Wrought Iron
A Large German Commode In Oyster Veneered Walnut
Located in Kent, Dover
A large German three drawer commode in oyster veneered walnut comprising three drawers, a slight
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18c German Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18c German Painted Commode
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Antique Late 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$11,098
Eastern French 18th Century Neoclassical Marquetry Commode, circa 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine Eastern French Louis XVI chest of drawers or commode of high craftsmanship. The three-drawer
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
South German Commode of Inlaid Walnut, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neo-classical three-drawer Commode from Southern Germany, the frame in Walnut with inlaid designs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Baroque Chests of Drawers, Munich, circa 1750
Located in Greding, DE
Two-drawered walnut chests of drawers standing on curved legs, with slightly curved fronts and
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Baroque Commode in Light Brown Pine, Around 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
This 18th century German Baroque Commode was made around 1780 in South Germany / Bavaria.
It is
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Antique 1780s German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine 18th Century Rococo Walnut Cabinet on Chest, South Germany
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century south German/ northern Italian rococo cabinet on chest with a rich walnut veneer
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
A Curvaceous German Rococo Walnut-Veneered and Parcel-Gilt Serpentine 3-Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A curvaceous German rococo walnut-veneered and parcel-gilt three-drawer serpentine commode; the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Commodes and Chests of Dr...
18th Brunswick Baroque Top Commode, Cupboard, Walnut, circa 1750, Louis XV
Located in Greven, DE
Baroque top commode
Brunswick
Walnut
Baroque around 1750
Dimensions: H x W x D: 202 x 119 x 53 cm
Description:
Slim, well-proportioned Baroque top furniture with gorgeous...
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
17th century German small chest
Located in Stamford, CT
17th c German carved wood small chest with inlay and bronze handles
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Westphalian Oak and Iron Coffer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 16th Century German (Westphalian) oak coffer or "stollentruhe" of massive proportions, with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Commode, Walnut, Maple, Plum, Ebony, Brass, South Germany, circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful and very elegant original, greatly restored Louis XVI. / Louis seize commode / chest of
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass, Iron
Painted strong box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine large German strong box with original painted decoration and a superb engraved lock plate.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Blanket Chests
Materials
Steel
$7,950
German 18thc. chest with inlay and painted decoration
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geman 18th c. chest with wood inlay and painted design.
Engraved metal handles.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
German strong box or amarda chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of a German strong box with traces of the original blue decoration and a finely
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Boxes
Altona Dresser
By Altona
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Altona Dresser, Louis XVI, 1760-1770, Tyskland. Signed with the red lacquered stamp from Altona.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of...
$36,000
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18th Century German Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century German chest available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and oak, every 18th century German chest was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 18th century German chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A 18th century German chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency.
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Prices for a 18th century German chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $950 and can go as high as $40,000, while the average can fetch as much as $7,694.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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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