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Large Afghan chest, early 20th century work
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This large chest is probably Afghan work from the late 19th, early 20th century. It opens with a flap at the top. The wood is patinated and carved. This storage unit is in good condi...
Category
Early 1900s Afghan Antique Commode
Materials
Wood
Period Georgian Mahogany Chest On Chest for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Chest On Chest with classic elegant Georgian lines. The upper chest with a carved cornice with a dentil frieze. A burled band is over the two short over three long graduated draw...
Category
Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Antique 18th Century Georgian Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest Highboy Dresser 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique flame mahogany Georgian chest on chest tallboy, circa 1780.
The chest on chest is in two sections and of unusual & desirable diminutive proportions, the top section wi...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
English Small Cabinet Chest of Drawers of Oak on Bracket Feet
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English small chest of patinated oak from the 19th century, featuring a moulded top over a frieze of two beaded short drawers and two beaded long drawers, each drawer with bra...
Category
19th Century English Antique Commode
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Era Small Cabinet Chest of Drawers of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine period English small chest of mahogany from the Georgian era, featuring a moulded top over a frieze of four drawers with oval brass pulls, each drawer with brass escutcheon, a...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Metal, Brass
Georgian Era Bow Front Chest of Mahogany from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bow front chest of drawers from the Georgian Era, c.1810, featuring a bowed top with a grooved beaded trim around the facing top edge, over a frieze of three beaded lo...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Metal, Brass
Circa 1765-1780 English George III Tall Straight Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765-80 George III tall straight front chest of drawers, English. 2 short over 5 long, graduated drawers. Mahogany & mahogany veneers; deal secondary. Raised on original bracke...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Commode
Materials
Wood
English Chest of Drawers or Dresser Cabinet of Mahogany from the Edwardian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English chest of drawers or dresser cabinet of mahogany from the Edwardian era, featuring a moulded rectangular top over a frieze of three fitted long drawers, each drawer wit...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Commode
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
British Military Officer
s Campaign Chest or Dresser of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome British military officer’s Campaign Ware chest of drawers or dresser, from the 19th century, featuring a patinated mahogany exterior over four drawers with brass escutcheo...
Category
19th Century English Campaign Antique Commode
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany from the late 18th century, featuring a white marble top over a frieze with seven drawers between opposing reeded columns, with ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Commode
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, featuring a figured marble top over a frieze of one drawer with escutcheon over six drawers with a locking pilaster and key - each ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Commode
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Vintage Boho British Colonial Carved Chest With Bone Escutcheons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This handsome antique chest of drawers, likely dating from the mid-Victorian or late Georgian period, exhibits classic British furniture design characterized by robust construction a...
Category
Mid-19th Century British British Colonial Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho 19th Century Gentleman’s Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional antique tall chest embodies the streamlined elegance of the Biedermeier style, which flourished in Central Europe during the early 19th century. Crafted from richly ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Biedermeier Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
George I Style Walnut Bachelors Chest
Located in Altrincham, GB
George I Style Walnut Bachelors Chest - Late 19thC with Forward Folding Top over 4 Straight Graduated Drawers on Bracket Feet - 30"w x 13"d x 30"h
Category
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany chest of drawers, early 19th century. With a rectangular two board top, two top drawers and 3 graduated lower drawers all with cock beaded moldings and brass hard...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Antique oak file cabinet
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
Beautiful antique oak filing cabinet with 12 drawers that increase in height. It is completely original and in perfect condition. The outer posts serve as locks, similar to a Welling...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Commode
Materials
Oak
$3,539
A Fabulous Edwardian Neat Size Chest on Chest
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous Edwardian well figured flame mahogany chest on chest of neat proportions, finely carved with beautifully rich patination and grain. The stepped cavetto pediment with dent...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Large English Bow Front Chest of Drawers of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English bow-front chest of mahogany featuring a bowed top over four beaded drawers with brass pulls, and set upon an apron base with splay feet.
Category
19th Century English Antique Commode
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chests of drawers mahogany and bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent mahogany chest of drawers with seven drawers,marble top
surronded by a beautiful giltbronze belt, the both sides at the bottom are decorated by finely chiseled bronze as...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commode
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Empire Cherry
Tiger Maple Gentlemen’s Chest C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
American Empire Cherry
Tiger Maple Gentlemen’s Chest C1840
Measures - 47 7/8" x 42 5/8" x 22 7/8"
This American Empire gentlemen’s chest, crafted around 1840, showcases the el...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Commode
Materials
Cherry
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
English chest of drawers, Georgian period, with eight drawers. England, Late 1700s
Located in Torino, IT
English chest of drawers,
georgian period,
eight-drawer
wood panelled.
ORIGIN
England
PERIOD
Late eighteenth century
MATERIALS
Wood veneer
DIMENSIONS
Height: 180cm
Width:- 116cm
...
Category
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Wood
18th century painted oak Scandinavian baroque chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
oak this 4 drawer commode offers generous proportions.
4 shaped drawers with ornate brass handles and
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
sets this particular commode apart is the sublime architecture of its form. The three lower drawers are
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commode
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Louis Philippe Maple Chest Of Drawers W/ Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
handcrafted from solid maple, it features a naturally aged warm patina. The commode is topped with a stunning
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commode
Materials
Marble
$3,200 Sale Price
36% Off
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
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This truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode was made in Vienna circa 1820-25
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century American Oak Chest of Drawers, Circa 1770
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th Century American Oak Chest of Drawers, Circa 1770
A fine and authentic Late 18th Century American Oak Chest of Drawers, handcrafted in solid oak with a rich, warm patina d...
Category
18th Century American American Classical Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Antique English Edwardian Figured Mahogany Dresser With Original Knobs
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely gorgeous antique English Edwardian period (circa 1900) two-tone figured mahogany dresser chest of drawers with original knobs. This sturdy dresser has five drawers that...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Walnut Marble Top Washstand with Backsplash C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Walnut Marble Top Washstand with Backsplash C1870
Measures - 36.75"H x 30"W x 17"D
This antique washstand, dating to circa 1870, features a carved walnut frame with a marble ...
Category
19th Century Antique Commode
Materials
Marble
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Carved Flame Mahogany Five Drawer Chest C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Carved Flame Mahogany Five Drawer Chest C1880
Measures - 41.75"H x 41"W x 18.25"D
This Victorian chest of drawers, dating back to circa 1880, features five drawers...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Italian Marquetry Inlaid Four Drawer Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
An exquisite 17th century Italian walnut commode with four marquetry inlaid drawers showcasing
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
Faux Bamboo chest of drawers with mirror
Located in MILL, NL
Faux Bamboo chest of drawers with mirror
French Faux Bamboo chest of drawers, circa 1910
Very neat chest of drawers. Originally from France. Circa 1900-1910.
Made of pine wood with...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Commode
Materials
Marble
18th Century Faded English Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a handsome 18th century English walnut chest of drawers, boasting a classic and timeless design. The chest of drawers is crafted with high-quality materials, making i...
Category
18th Century English Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
Italian 19th C. Neoclassical Petite Cabinet/ Side Chest with Cute Middle Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical wooden side chest from the 19th century. This antique smaller sized cabinet from Italy has a raised lip along the top back and sides, is fitted with a small d...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Commode
Materials
Fruitwood
Circa 1765 English Georgian Period Bachelor
s Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765 Georgian period bachelor's chest of drawers, English. Rich mahogany. Brushing slide. Raised on original bracket feet. Original cutwork hardware. London or Edinburgh. Oak s...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Wood, Oak
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 Well Figured Shaped Top Over Brushing Slide And Four Long Drawers, Retaining Origi...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten Drawer Document Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten-Drawer Document Chest. Measures: 22.5" in width, 21.25" in depth and 35.75" in height
Category
Mid-19th Century American Qing Antique Commode
Materials
Elm
$2,437 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten Drawer Document Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Elmwood Ten-Drawer Document Chest. Measures: 22.5" in width, 21.25" in depth and 35.75" in height
Category
Mid-19th Century American Qing Antique Commode
Materials
Elm
$2,437 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Populus Nigra, Austria 1820s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Biedermeier Chest of Drawers. The chest is done in Populus Nigra wood, which has a stroking, burl-like grain which makes it stand out among o...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commode
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gentleman
s Sporran Chest, Scottish, Sock Drawers, Victorian, Circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman’s sporran chest. A Scottish, mahogany collector’s cabinet, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Of graceful proportion and appealing colour,...
Category
1850s Scottish Early Victorian Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Late 18th-Century Italian Directoire Walnut Chest of Drawers — Emilia Romagna
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Italian Directoire chest of drawers from the late 18th century, originating from the Emilia Romagna region and crafted entirely in solid walnut. This refined piece reflect...
Category
18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
Early 18th-Century Emilian Walnut Chest of Drawers with Fruitwood Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional early 18th-century chest of drawers from the Emilia region of Italy, crafted in solid walnut and delicately veneered with fine fruitwood fillets. This elegant piece s...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
17th-Century Tuscan Walnut Chest of Drawers with Maple Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A distinguished 17th-century Tuscan chest of drawers, crafted in solid and veneered walnut with elegant maple thread inlay. This superb piece exemplifies the refined woodworking trad...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
Directoire Chest of Drawers in Walnut 1780 Venice
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Venetian Directoire chest of drawers dating to circa 1780, crafted in solid walnut of exceptional quality. The chest features a gently wavy front and sides, giving movemen...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Commode
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany 19th Century Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century Mahogany Military Campaign Chest In Two Parts, With Original Brass Bound Decoration And Original Flush Fitted Brass Handles To Five Drawers, Rais...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany chest on chest circa 1800.
Fine quality English chest on chest which we rescued on our travels around sweden.
Comprising of 2 parts. Top secti...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Anglo-Indian Campaign Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Anglo-Indian Campaign style chest.
Of Anglo-Indian origin and composed of teak wood, with all original locks and later handles.
In very good condition for its age with a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Commode
Materials
Teak
Flowerly marquetry secretaire
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Antique Dutch desk, first half of the 18th century.
Antique Dutch folding desk made of precious exotic woods, dating from the first half of the 18th century.
The front features a f...
Category
1890s Dutch Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century Charles II Oak Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A superb 17th-century Charles II geometric chest of drawers. It features a rectangular planked top . The chest has four long drawers, lined with oak , brass drop handles, escutcheons...
Category
17th Century British Charles II Antique Commode
Materials
Brass
Ruhlmann
Colette
Amaranth Chest of Drawers
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Berlin, DE
‘Colette' model chest of drawers in solid amaranth and veneer of amaranth, of curved form with two drawers in front opening by handles of silver bronze grip. The top is highlighted b...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Commode
Materials
Bronze
Chest of Drawers with Transfer Decoration, Southern Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer Biedermeier chest with a gently curved front and flanking ebonized full columns. Veneered in cherrywood and adorned with disc-shaped bronze mounts. The top drawer featur...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Commode
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gray Painted Swedish Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This gray chest of drawers has the simple, clean lines that reveal its Swedish country style.
The canted fluted side details and gently tapered feet were traditional style elements ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Country Antique Commode
Materials
Pine
Victorian Chest of Drawers Hand Painted with Flowers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Chest of Drawers Hand Painted with Flowers
A Good Traditional Large Pine Chest of drawers with 2 short drawers over full 3 length drawers, many years ago the Chest has bee...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Commode
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cherrywood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A late 18th century classicist Louis XVI or Directoire chest of drawers. Made from solid cherry wood with a beautiful patina.
An authentic piece from the period in a classic design ...
Category
Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commode
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Mahogony chest of drawers, Louis XV style Ca 1890s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Beautiful mahogany antique chest of drawers with bronze handles.
In the style of Louis XV.
Approximately late 19th century.
Beautifully carved bottom with lion's feet.
All bronze...
Category
1890s Dutch Louis XV Antique Commode
Materials
Mahogany
American Empire Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
American empire cherry wood chest of drawers, circa 1830. With a back splash with circular ends, a large top drawer, 3 graduated lower drawers all drawers with shield shaped escutche...
Category
1830s North American Empire Antique Commode
Materials
Cherry
Antique Painted Chest Of Drawers Circa 1850
Located in Hastings, GB
An impressive and beautifully proportioned gallery back Victorian chest of painted pine drawers circa 1850, featuring a shaped gallery with scroll ends, hand decorated with linework,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Commode
Materials
Pine
Antique Chest Of Drawers Circa 1900
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and well proportioned late Victorian English chest of drawers, dry scraped with brass chain detail and escutcheon plates all present with original wood turned handles.
...
Category
Early 20th Century English High Victorian Antique Commode
Materials
Pine
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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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