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Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Late 18th Century, Georgian, Mahogany Chest, Of Elegant Serpentine Form, Having
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Bachelors Chest of Drawers 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
serpentine fronted case with four hand dovetailed drawers and solid brass batwing hardware. The case is
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
$2,625 Sale Price
30% Off
Mahogany Hepplewhite Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th century George III period mahogany Serpentine Chest, having well figured and cross banded
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Mahogany
George II Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers with Brushing Slide
Located in Milford, NH
corners, all supported by four carved bracket feet. Dates to the 18th century in very good overall
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Antique 18th Century English George II Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
George III Chippendale Period Serpentine Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine George III Chippendale period serpentine chest in figured mahogany of an original colour and
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Serpentine Chest of Drawers of Mahogany and Satinwood
Located in Austin, TX
hallmark of 18th-century English furniture design.
Crafted in the Georgian period, circa 1780s, the chest
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Large Serpentine Chest of Exceptional Quality
By Mayhew
Ince
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
An unusually large serpentine chest of drawers. Each of the five graduated drawers are outlined
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Antique 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Georgian mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in Folkestone, GB
patination and in original condition.
A pleasing and imposing example of bold 'commode'proportions that could
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Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Period Satinwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Poole, GB
An outstanding figured satinwood, tulipwood inlaid and mahogany, serpentine chest of four long
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Antique Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood
George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine top over a conforming brushing slide and two over two long drawers, raised on splayed
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Rococo Serpentine Oak Chest of Drawers, 1780s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Rococo Serpentine Oak Chest of Drawers, 1780s.
Exquisite antique Danish four drawer dresser
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, c.1765
Located in London, GB
A George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, c.1765
A very fine George III chest of drawers
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Antique 18th Century George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers, the shaped top with fluted cut
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Antique Late 18th Century French George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III period mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A very fine mid-18th Century Chippendale period well-figured mahogany serpentine Chest, having
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Period Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 18th Century mahogany serpentine fronted chest of drawers, having a good
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Period Baroque Swedish Wood Chest with Serpentine Front, circa 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite 18th century Swedish period baroque chest. This antique baroque three-drawer chest
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
American Chippendale Birchwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine reverse-serpentine (also known as "Oxbow") chest of drawers from the Chippendale period
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III period fiddle back mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th Century Geroge III period mahogany serpentine Chest, having moulded edge boxwood
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early George III Mahogany Serpentine Bachelor
s Chest With Brushing Slide
Located in Chicago, IL
room and serves multiple purposes: as a bedroom dresser, bathroom or hallway commode, or dining room
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Georgian 1760 Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers Writing Brush
Slide
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
Here we have a superb quality Antique Georgian, Circa 1760, Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
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Antique 18th Century British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
George III Chippendale Period Mahogany Serpentine Chest, Circa 1770 England
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
known as the ‘Chippendale period’.
This fine George III mahogany serpentine chest is very much in the
Category
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique George III Serpentine Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Ca. 1790s
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine antique George III serpentine chest, ca. 1790, with flamed mahogany drawers over bracket
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Rococo Serpentine Form 2-Drawer Inlaid Chest with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$13,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Fine Italian Neoclassical commodes, Parma ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fine 18th century Italian neoclassical serpentine figured walnut commodes with greek key
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Petite Italian Serpentine Commode in Rosewood with Inlaid Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite Italian serpentine commode in rosewood veneer with string boxwood inlay , inlaid marble top
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Night Stands
18th Century Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode
Located in Austin, TX
France late 18th century carved walnut commode. The serpentine case fitted with two small and two
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Dressers
Materials
Bronze
18thC Dutch mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 18th Century Mahogany Serpentine 'Bombe' Commode
Dutch Origin
circa 1760 - 1780
18th Century
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XV Period Walnut and Marquetry Serpentine Commode, circa 1750
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
mid-18th century serpentine commode, circa 1750.
Our serpentine commode is crafted from spruce wood
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dark walnut serpentine carved commode with four drawers, original handcrafted ormolu and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and with a lovely color, 18th century French serpentine walnut commode of elegant
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Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant, 18th century French serpentine commode in walnut, with a lovely colour and three
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Provincial Serpentine Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
18th century French Provincial serpentine commode made from walnut with impressive brass hardware.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Fine 18th Century Swedish Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality and of great design, mid-18th century Swedish bombe commode in bleached elm
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and of elegant proportions, late 18th century French painted serpentine commode with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Serpentine Olive Wood
Mahogany Commode
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
18th century serpentine olive wood commode featuring mahogany crossbanding and beautiful inlay on
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Parquetry Serpentine Bombé Arbalette Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century French Louis XV Parquetry Serpentine Bombé Arbalette commode, with ébéniste
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Serpentine Commode
Located in Asheville, NC
18th century Louis XV French Provincial serpentine commode from Toulouse region, Circassians walnut
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of ...
Materials
Bronze
Period 18th Century Dutch Chest/Commode, Serpentine Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A glowing Dutch oak chest, with serpentine drawers and original brasses, circa 1780. Classic
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Walnut and Oak Serpentine Commode, French, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Walnut and oak small commode of unusual sinuous serpentine form, the shaped oak top on walnut
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Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of 18th Century Neapolitan Burl Walnut Parquetry Bombe Serpentine Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A unique pair of 18th century Neapolitan burl walnut, mother-of-pearl, Parquetry Bombé serpentine
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Serpentine Burr Olive Wood Maltese Petite Commode
Located in London, GB
18th century Maltese serpentine petite commode with Breche Violette marble above three burr
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Antique Late 18th Century Maltese Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Dutch Serpentine Commode of Four Drawers
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A Dutch serpentine commode of four drawers retaining its original mounts and handles.
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Antique 1750s Dutch Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Louis XV serpentine walnut commode with 4 drawers on 3 levels.
Period piece
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of ...
Materials
Brass
$12,500
Italian 18th Century Serpentine Oak and Walnut Commode, circa 1780
Located in East Sussex, GB
A late 18th century oak and walnut Northern Italian / Southern German serpentine fronted commode
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian serpentine commode with scenes of the Italian country side painted on linen
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$39,000
18th Century Serpentine Fronted Mahogany Dressing Chest
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
18th Century Chippendale period mahogany serpentine fronted dressing chest of drawers.
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Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Mid-18th Century Painted Fruitwood Castle Serpentine Commode, circa 1750
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
foots.
Provincial French work mid-18th century, circa 1750-1780.
Measurements : H 37 in., W 51.57
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Alsatian Large Scale Serpentine Commode
Located in New York, NY
A Pretty Three Drawer Serpentine Commode in Mixed Woods From Alsace.
French, Circa 1750.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
German Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Bantam, CT
A good German 18th century Baroque walnut and inlaid commode. The front with an inverted serpentine
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Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Belgian Serpentine Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chest of drawers in oak from Belgian, circa 1775. Solid oak construction, bench made, with a French polished finish. All original hardware.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Baroque Commodes and Chests of ...
18th Century French Polychrome Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare 18th century French Serpentine commode in polychrome paint. This shapely commode has a
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Serpentine Commode
By William Hallett
Located in London, Middlesex
An extremely fine mid-18th century Chippendale period serpentine commode, the shaped top with a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Serpentine Chest
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exceptional and beautifully proportioned hand-carved baroque period serpentine chest with faux
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Antique 18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
George III Mahogany Serpentine Commode
Located in London, GB
A George III mahogany serpentine commode attributable to Henry Hill of Marlborough. The crossbanded
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Antique Late 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Commode, Gustavian 18th Century
Located in New Haven, CT
18th century Swedish serpentine front three drawer commode. Gustavian period, ca 1790. The body of
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Tulipwood
Louis XV Carved Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Louis XV commode with 3 carved walnut drawers of serpentine form. Bronze pulls
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Commode
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in London, GB
An 18th century French fruit wood serpentine commode made by Jean-François Hache, with two deep
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
$18,972
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18th Century Serpentine Commode For Sale on 1stDibs
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
London are consistently popular.
How Much is a 18th Century Serpentine Commode?
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.
Questions About 18th Century Serpentine Commode
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