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Period Danish Commode with Serpentine Form
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small chest of drawers, Denmark circa 1760, with its original decorative paint and brass hardware. Simple scrolled bracket feet and shaped apron.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Painted Serpentine Commode with Original Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very beautiful celadon ground painted serpentine commode. Possibly from the area around Lucca
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
George III Sheraton period satinwood serpentine commode
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb George III Sheraton period serpentine commode veneered in the finest West Indian satinwood
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Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Mid 18th Century George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This well figured mahogany chest in the taste of John Cobb has a purple heart and tulipwood cross banded moulded edged top which sits above four graduated drawers. These are flanked ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Baroque Period Three-Drawer Grey Painted Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century Baroque period three-drawer painted pine chest with serpentine front and bun
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Outstanding C18th Bombe Serpentine Swedish Commode in Elm
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality, and with a wonderful shape, 18th century Swedish bombe commode with a serpentine
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Late 18th Century Serpentine Chest of Drawers
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A late 18th century serpentine mahogany chest of drawers almost certainly by Gillows of Lancaster
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Antique 1790s British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine 18th Century Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
This superb George III period mahogany serpentine front chest of drawers has an overhanging shaped
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Antique 1760s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Louisville, KY
shaped top over four conforming graduating drawers; raised on tapering bracket feet with a shaped skirt.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Oak Commode with Three Drawers and Serpentine Top, France
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Louis XV oak commode features a serpentine top, three long conforming drawers and
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
American 18th Century Reverse Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
has three bold lines of inlay on the edge and is shaped to conform with the reverse serpentine shaped
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Rococo Commodes and Chests of ...
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century George III Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Bournemouth, GB
An extremely handsome, very good quality George 3rd mahogany chest of drawers in original condition. The handles and patina are original as are the brass locks. The drawers are oak l...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Handsome 18th Century Mahogany and Boxwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A handsome 18th century mahogany and boxwood strong serpentine chest of drawers. Later handles
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Antique 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Quality 18th Century Figured Chippendale Design Serpentine Fronted Chest
Located in London, west Sussex
This fine quality and striking 18th century Chippendale design serpentine fronted chest of drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
French Regence Period Kingwood Serpentine Commode, circa 1710
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
kingwood (bois de Violette) veneer serpentine commode, opening by four drawers with original ormolu
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Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century George III period mahogany chest of drawers, of serpentine form, the overhanging
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th C. French Walnut Commode
Located in Chamblee, GA
18th Century serpentine front French Louis XV commode of walnut all handcarved with five drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A Fine George III Padouk Parquetry Serpentine Commode
Located in New York, NY
The crossbanded top over three graduated cockbeaded drawers over a shaped apron and set between keeled corners terminating in outswept feet mounted with gilt-metal sabots; the sides ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Early 19th c. George III Period Serpentine Mahogany Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th c. George III Mahogany Serpentine Commode, circa 1810 later converted into a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Fine English Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine George II-III serpentine chest of drawers with rosewood and walnut veneers raised on bracket
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Commodes and Chests o...
Materials
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Serpentine Figured Walnut Parquetry Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
Italian serpentine shaped three drawer chest or commode with elaborate burl and heavily figured
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Serpentine Commode Walnut Elm and Ebony, circa 1790, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
A sophisticated serpentine chest of drawers / commode in elm and walnut with ebony escutcheons and
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Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Dutch Satinwood Inlaid and Marquetry Walnut Serpentine Front Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale Dutch satinwood inlaid and marquetry walnut serpentine front commode, circa 1760; star
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
French Regence Period Serpentine Black Lacquered Commode, circa 1720-1730
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
, early-18h century, French Regence period (1723-1730) fruitwood veneer black lacquered serpentine commode
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
French Transition Period Walnut Serpentine Commode, circa 1760-1770
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
) solid walnut serpentine commode, opening by five drawers with original ormolu hardware. An handsome
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble
Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Two Drawer Chest (Commode Sauteuse)
Located in St. Louis, MO
Louis XV walnut serpentine chest, the top with molded edges over two drawers, each with elaborate
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
Georgian Chippendale Serpentine Kneehole Desk or Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
A fine George III Chippendale period kneehole chest of drawers or desk in mahogany with serpentine
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century American Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant late 18th century American (possible Baltimore or Annapolis) mahogany chest of drawers
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Antique 1790s American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Fine 18th Century Serpentine Chest of Drawers in Mahogany
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4437, elegant Georgian mahogany chest of drawers of serpentine outline, having figured mahogany
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Antique 1770s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers with brushing slide, 1760
Located in GB
This fine and rare example of an English mid-18th century Chippendale period small and well
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Mahogany Chippendale Serpentine front chest with blind fretwork corners, ogee bracket feet
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III 18th Century Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Chest
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
George III 18th century Hepplewhite period mahogany serpentine inlaid chest.
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Antique 1790s English Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Drawers
George III mahogany serpentine commode in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine George III mahogany serpentine commode in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, of excellent
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Period Serpentine Chest
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A George III period mahogany serpentine chest, the strongly shaped front with two drawers to the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Serpentine
American Serpentine Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very elegant well figured mahogany serpentine chest of drawers made about 200 years ago. This
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$19,500
George III Period Serpentine Chest
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good George III period mahogany serpentine chest of drawers, with offset canted corners, very
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Serpentine
English Serpentine Front Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
English Serpentine Front Chest with three drawers & writing slide. The beautifully figured top is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
German Commode
Located in Chamblee, GA
Very fine 18th century German Serpentine Baroque walnut commode. Exceptional bronze mounts and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$10,900
Very Fine 18th Century George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George III mahogany serpentine front four drawer chest with molded edge top, canted stop fluted
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Antique 1760s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XV Stamp by Sebastien Vié, Serpentine Marble Top Commode circa 1750
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
commode, mid-18th-century, circa 1770.
Dimensions: H 28.74 in, W 16.92 in, D 13.58 in.
The commode
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Faux Painted three drawer serpentine chest
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Italian Faux Painted three drawer serpentine chest
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English George III Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
Fine dressing commode. Mahogany serpentine shaped chest of drawers on ogee feet. Brass pulls on
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique English George III mahogany serpentine chest.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English George III mahogany serpentine chest.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
German Commode Decorated in Chinoiserie
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century German Serpentine 3 Drawer Commode with Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Decoration.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th - 19th c. Italian Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
18th - 19th c. Italian Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Commode
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dressers
An English Hepplewhite Period Serpentine Chest in Mahogany
Located in Woodbury, CT
top raised on a bombe form case and raised on splayed french feet. Last quarter 18th century.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III serpentine chest
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine quality George III mahogany serpentine chest with a cross-
banded top, four graduated
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$24,000
Serpentine Inlaid Mahogany Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine George III inlaid mahogany serpentine chest, with deeply shaped overhanging top above
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
American Federal Serpentine Chest
Located in Norwalk, CT
Good example of a Massachusetts serpentine chest with line inlay
and well formed ogee bracket feet.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Federal Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Walnut, Satinwood
English Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawer pulls feature a wonderful scene of a classical tempietto.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A mahogany chest of drawers on shaped bracket feet. With very good color. The top drawer fitted with a baize-lined brushing slide.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$13,500
A Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Mississauga, ON
An English George III Period Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers; crossbanded and line inlaid
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$10,500
Georgian Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th C. Mahogany Serpentine Chest with satinwood inlay and a brushing slide lined with leather.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Leather
Danish Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Danish Limed Oak 4 drawer serpentine chest of drawers with each drawer having it'own lock and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
George II Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
A George II mahogany serpentine chest with original handles and feet.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Connecticut Chippendale Reverse Serpentine Chest
Located in Norwalk, CT
Connecticut Cherry Chippendale reverse serpentine chest with fluted quarter columns, shaped bracket
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Hepplewhite Four-Drawer Chest in Mahogany with Serpentine Front, circa 1800
By George Hepplewhite
Located in New York, NY
Hepplewhite Four Drawer Chest In Mahogany With Serpentine Front With Inlay and Flared French Feet
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Antique Early 18th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century serpentine commode available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every 18th century serpentine commode was constructed with great care. There are 721 variations of the antique or vintage 18th century serpentine commode you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century serpentine commode — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each 18th century serpentine commode bearing Georgian, louis xv or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. A well-made 18th century serpentine commode has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alfonso Marina, Thomas Chippendale and Gillows of Lancaster
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The average selling price for a 18th century serpentine commode at 1stDibs is $7,909, while they’re typically $316 on the low end and $625,725 for the highest priced.
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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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