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French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A very lovely 18th century Louis XVI period commode in painted wood with three drawers over tapered
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18th Century French Antique Commode

Materials

Wood

18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique 18th century Baroque commode, Germany 1750-1760, walnut veneer with boxwood marquetry. Three
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commode

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Boxwood

Pair of 18th Century Venetian Painted Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Venetian painted and gilt 18th century commodes. Bombe in Form. One is Circa 1750 the other
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18th Century Antique Commode

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Walnut Glass Top Commode
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
19th century French antique walnut glass top commode. The glass cabinet has a single glass shelf to
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Late 19th Century Antique Commode

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 18th century Italian painted neo-classical style commode. Rusty red color with a painted grey
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commode

Materials

Wood

Fine Louis XV Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Shaped serpentine top over three conforming paneled drawers, shaped apron, ending on cabriole legs and hoof feet. In unusually fine condition.
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1760s French Rococo Antique Commode

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Other

Antique Mahogany Commode Stand with Tamboured Front
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique mahogany commode stand with tamboured front, circa 1800. When closed, the cabinet appears
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19th Century Georgian Antique Commode

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Brass

Important 19th Century Charles Cressant Influenced Commode
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
commode after the model by Charles Cressent attributed to Maison Millet, Paris the serpentine Brocatelle
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19th Century Antique Commode

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Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
luxurious Rococo style, this 19th century (Napoleon III era) commode has three spacious drawers, each with
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19th Century French Antique Commode

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Marble, Bronze

Empire Commode, Cherry Veneer, Brass, Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, early Biedermeier / Empire Commode or Chest of three drawers in cherry wood from Franconia
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Commode

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style Bleached Oak Commode
Located in South Salem, NY
This Bleached Oak Commode is a beautiful piece of furniture that exudes a classic and timeless
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Early 20th Century French Antique Commode

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Wood

18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine marble-topped commode, with elegant marquetry-fronted drawers and bronze ormolu mounts
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commode

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Marble, Bronze

French Regence Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
parquetry commode with the corner stiles retaining their flutes .,The Highly figured veneers complimenting
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18th Century French Régence Antique Commode

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Tulipwood

Important Louis XVI Commode Stamped Gervais Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer opening three doors and three drawers in
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commode

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Parisian 18th Century Marble-Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French fruitwood Parisian Regence marble-top commode, circa early 1700s. An exquisite red marble
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Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Commode

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Marble

18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Baroque commode, probably Mainz (Germany), 1750. Body on flattened ball feet
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1750s German Baroque Antique Commode

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Bombe Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite French Louis XV style bombe hand painted commode. The piece is painted in a black lacquer
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Commode

Materials

Wood

Painted Louis XVI Commode, 18th Century, France
Located in New Orleans, LA
A two-drawer chest on tapered legs, this painted commode with original paint and hardware is from
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commode

Materials

Wood

XIX Century Swedish Writing Commode, Walnut Veneer
Located in Barcelona, ES
XIX Century Swedish writing commode, walnut veneer, key included, second half of XIX Century.
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commode

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Walnut

19th Century Venetian Painted Commode With Carved Detail
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Decorative two-drawer Venetian commode, featuring a soft blue painted finish with gilt accents and
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19th Century Italian Antique Commode

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Wood, Paint

Antique Italian Renaissance Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Renaissance walnut marble top commode brings the splendor of the Renaissance
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Commode

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Marble

Large Louis XV Serpentine Shape Period Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A Rococo commode or chest with very fine original mercury fire gilt mounts. Nice faded cognac
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Commode

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Marble, Metal

19th Century French Provencial 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provencial walnut 4-drawer commode. Three smaller drawers over one full drawer
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commode

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted lacquer commode contains a beautiful lake scene painted in
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Commode

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Bronze

Beautiful 18th Century Italian Baroque Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Italian Baroque period walnut and fruitwood veneered serpentine front chest of drawers on cabriole legs.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Commode

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Walnut

19th Century Ormolu Trim Three Drawer Commode, Italy
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian walnut three drawer commode with ormolu trim. Classic design with decorative
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19th Century Italian Antique Commode

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Walnut

Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Venetian commodes, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commode

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Wood

Mated Pair of 18th Century Veneered Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
commodes from Lombardi, Italy. Each in burl and walnut, and featuring medallions of a mythical creature
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1780s Italian Antique Commode

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Wood, Walnut, Burl

19th Century French Louis XIV Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV painted commode is as functional as it is visually appealing! The
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1890s French Louis XIV Antique Commode

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Oak

19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode is a stunning piece of furniture that
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commode

Materials

Wood

Italian Painted Lacca Povera Block-Front Commode, 19th Century
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Italian Painted Lacca Povera Commode An elegant Italian block-front commode finished in
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1860s Italian Baroque Antique Commode

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Pine

Large 18th Century Flemish Serpentine Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large early 18th Century Régence period Flemish four drawer commode.With beautiful hand carved
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Early 18th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Commode

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Oak

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Cherry Commode With Inlay
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-made in central Italy in the late 1700s using cherry and decorated with
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commode

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Satinwood, Walnut

Pair of Fantastic Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Commodes Buffets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This magnificent pair of late 19th-century English commodes exemplifies the refined elegance and
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1910s English Adam Style Antique Commode

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Satinwood

19th Century Painted and Gilded Petit Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted and gilded petit commode.
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19th Century French Antique Commode

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Giltwood

18th Century Louis XV Kingwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding example of 18th century Louis XV commode with beautiful marquetry work and exquisite
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commode

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Kingwood

Italian Renaissance Style Small Commode, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style small walnut single door commode with pilaster sides, 19th century.  
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Commode

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Walnut

Pair of German Walnut Biedermeier Commodes with Ebony Details
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of German Walnut Biedermeier commodes with ebony details is a rare and exquisite addition
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commode

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Walnut

19th Century Belgian Hand-Carved Oak Commode
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A real beauty! Solid light oak three-drawer commode/dresser with highly decorative hardware.
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19th Century Belgian Antique Commode

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Oak

19th Century Louis XVI Style Bombe Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century marquetry inlaid kingwood commode, having its original marble-top
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Commode

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Kingwood

French 19th Century Ebonized Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Louis XVI style, marble-topped commode from France (late 19th century) in bold, ebonized finish
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commode

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Commode in Walnut Early 19th Century
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut Early 19th Century A rare and striking walnut
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Early 19th Century French Other Antique Commode

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Bronze

Rustic Viennese 18th Century Serpentine Walnut Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
walnut drawer commode, a superb example of Baroque-inspired craftsmanship. Handcrafted in Vienna during
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commode

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Walnut

Regency Chest Drawers Mahogany Commode 1830 Period Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Regency mahogany bow front chest of drawers This chest of drawers stands upon splay feet with a shaped apron Period Regency - circa 1830 Featuring 2 over 2 drawers, the drawers havin...
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1830s Regency Antique Commode

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Mahogany

19th Century Biedemeier Nutwood Commode/ Trumeau , Austria circa 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, early 19th century Biedermeier nutwood trumeau commode from the early period in Austria
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commode

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Boulle Tortoiseshell Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An exceptionally rare pair of small late 19th Century French boulle commodes. The fronts with
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Commode

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Brass

18th Century French, Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Walnut marble top commode.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Commode

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Marble

Neoclassical Style Carved Walnut Demi-Lune Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From a palm beach landmark home neoclassical style carved walnut demilune commode with three
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Early 20th Century Antique Commode

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Walnut

18th Century Early French Commode With Bronze Accents
Located in Augusta, GA
Early French commode Made in the 1700s Made of walnut wood with bronze ormolu Fine craftsmanship
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18th Century French Antique Commode

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Tarry Town, NY
commode, a stunning example of craftsmanship and artistry from the third quarter of the 1700s. Combining
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Commode

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Brass

18th Century Fruitwood French Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 18th century French three-drawer fruitwood serpentine front commode with nice foliate
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18th Century French Antique Commode

Materials

Fruitwood

Italian 18th Century Rosewood and Kingwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
commode. The chest is raised by fine cabriole legs which extend to an elegant arbalest shaped frieze. The
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18th Century Italian Antique Commode

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Empire marble top commode is a superlative example of fine craftsmanship during
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Commode

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Marble, Brass

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 18th century, case with pale blue paint with ebonized moldings and mustard, terracotta, and dark blue painted panels, bronze escutcheons, tenoned and dovetailed construction.
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1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Commode

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Wood, Paint

18th c. Painted Commode with Carved Heart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely Painted Commode with Carved Heart on Apron
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Commode

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Marble

Antique Country French Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Commode ~ Chest of Drawers represents a nice departure from dark-stained
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Commode

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Brass

Early 19th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th to late 18th century. Italian Two-Drawer commode with faux hand-painted top. Profile
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Commode

Materials

Paint

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Antique Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique commode for your home. Each antique commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique commode — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique commode bearing Georgian, Louis XVI or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique commode that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Paul Sormani and François Linke produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Commode?

An antique commode can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,982, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $845,000.

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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