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French Empire Style Mahogany Chest with Brown Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany chest with 4 drawers and bronze handles and escutcheons
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
Flame Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode with Rouge Griotte By Molitor
By Molitor
Located in Stamford, CT
A superbly crafted French Empire commode with Rouge Griotte marble top by Molitor. A pair of
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized,
Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
each commode having a rectangular top on a conforming case housing one drawer and one door, the doors flanked by ebonized columns and carved giltwood capitals, raised on tapering cab...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahognay
Category
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode
Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Vintage original IMPERO dresser, in inlaid and ebonized wood. First 1800
Located in Torino, IT
IMPERO Dresser
original vintage,
in walnut wood
inlaid and ebonized.
PERIOD
First half
of the nineteenth century
MODEL
Dresser dresser
with three drawers
MATERIALS
Walnut wood inl...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Metal
$4,367 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Empire Coffers Lucca First Quarter Nineteenth Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of walnut-paneled Empire chests of drawers, Lucca first quarter 19th century. Contoured Green Alps marble tops, ebonized under-top band, three drawers on the front, hermetic upr...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers 42"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to late 19th century American Empire tallboy / highboy chest. Made of flame / crotch mahogany
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
French Empire Escritoire Chest Desk 1880 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic French Empire escritoire / desk
Crafted from mahogany with ormolu fittings
Great space
Category
1880s French Provincial Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
American Mahogany Marble Top and Gilt Stenciled Ormolu Console, NY, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany marble top console with gilt stenciling skirt, flanking ormolu mounted mahogany columns, and terminating on the original gilt carved floral melon bulbous feet. Cons...
Category
1810s American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Chest Drawers Step Back Dresser Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Chest Drawers Step Back Dresser with Paw Feet. Item
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 1810-1820
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Empire Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, circa 1810–1820
Charming and
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique American Empire Carved Walnut 2 Drawer Pedestal Base Side Chests - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American Empire Carved Walnut 2 Drawer Pedestal Base Side Chests - Pair
Crafted from rich
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
influence of Neoclassicism on the Empire style.
Marble Top: The chest likely features a marble top, adding a
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$9,263 Sale Price
22% Off
Antique French Empire Style Inlaid Bedside Table Cupboard Chest
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique fine quality French Empire style inlaid bedside table cupboard or chest C1920
Category
1920s French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood
$857 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Empire Marble-Top Mahogany Dresser – 1800s Chest with Gilt Pulls
Located in Portsmouth, VA
A showstopping antique French Empire-style chest of drawers with a rich, storied past — and ready
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Empire by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 79 Pieces Vintage Chest
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fabulous Empire by Towle sterling silver flatware set, 79 pieces. This set includes:
Six dinner
Category
1890s Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
Crystal and bronze chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crystal and bronze chest
Empire style chest
Crystal and gilded bronze materials
Origin France Circa
Category
1920s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Escritoire Desk Mahogany Antique Chest
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This rather imposing escritoire stands upon turned feet.
The bottom panelled doors open to reveal an inner oak lined drawer.
The writing section having a drop down fall with a leat...
Category
1860s Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French Chest of Drawers, Antique, after Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique display cabinet - chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century. Chest of drawers in
Category
1880s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
$2,183 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Mahogany Nightstand End Table
Located in Forney, TX
A period French Empire (1804-1815) mahogany chest of drawers nightstand with beautifully aged
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Biedermeier Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Chest Dresser with Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Biedermeier/Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Chest Dresser with Mirror (No marble top). Item
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Burl White Marble Chest Drawer Sideboard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A good antique 19th century French Empire faux bamboo & white marble pine small sideboard /chest of
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet Chest Tabernacle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
European 19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet featuring a mirror glass locking door. This versatile piece could be used to store jewelry or collectables. We also see th...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Dresser, Chest of Drawers, Mirror, stamped Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Brussels c. 1810
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table - stamped Chapuis
Brussels
Mahogany
Empire around 1810
Dimensions: H x W x
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Chest in Walnut, circa 1815
Located in Houston, TX
Empire chest of drawers Paris estate - top flips up to be used as storage - the two drawers below
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut, Wood
19th Century Empire Chest
Located in London, GB
Beautifully proportioned French Empire chest of drawers with decorative cast bronze and marble top.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Empire Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century Continental Empire Mahogany Three Drawer Chest of Small Proportions. With Gilded
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Birch, Giltwood
$9,500
Mahogany Empire Chest
Located in Huntington, NY
4 drawer Mahogany base with black marble top and brass hardware and escutcheons
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
$6,995
American Empire Chest of Drawers in Tiger Maple and Cherry, circa 1840
Located in Billerica, MA
American Empire chest of drawers, circa 1840 in tiger maple and cherry. Turned, planed, carved
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Maple
French Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
19th c flame mahogany with grey marble top chest of drawers. Just Beautiful.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
French Country Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Toronto, ON
The chest of drawers has a very rustic look. Well aged wood with a lot of character and tarnished
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Empire Chest of Drawers circa 1840 in Tiger Maple and Cherry
Located in Billerica, MA
American Empire chest of drawers circa 1840 in tiger maple and cherry. Turned columns and feet
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Maple
Danish Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Madrid, ES
Danish Empire mahogany chest of drawers, with satinwood inlays featuring,
Denmark, circa 1810.
Category
1810s Danish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair of Italian Empire Chests of Drawers, 1800s
Located in Cervia, IT
Pair of chests of drawers "grissinati" and cutoned in the epoch-era Empire. From Ferrara or Bologna.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood
$21,598 / set
Restored Empire Commode Four-Drawer Chest Original
Located in Senden, NRW
Original restored Empire era four-drawer dresser. This is a very nice Empire chest from circa 1815
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Fruitwood Continental Chest circa 1815 with Marble Top
Located in Glencarse, GB
An Empire chest circa 1815 comprising three long drawers and one concealed drawer. All drawers are
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Fruitwood
Miniature Empire Commode
Located in Toronto, ON
Miniature form mahogany French Empire chest with marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
$3,200
Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode with Cherub Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French antique Empire chest of drawers or commode.
Really elegant piece, nice width to it
Category
1920s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
French Walnut Commode with St. Anne Marble Top
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Walnut Commode with St. Anne Marble Top
This is a fine French, late Empire chest with its
Category
1820s French Restauration Antique Empire Chest
Empire Mahogany Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Empire style mahogany chest with marble top.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
$5,410
Empire Style Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empie Style Chest with 4 drawers and marble top
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
$7,850
Empire Tall Chest
Located in Kensington, MD
English, six drawer chest, flame mahogany with brass filet, "original" hardware with all locking
Category
19th Century English Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
$8,000
Empire Style Commode or Small Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
With a recently refinished top, this small chest or drawers would make a great accent table or
Category
19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood
Empire Mahogany Tall Chest
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Empire Mahogany Tall Chest with five drawers on cabriole legs and brass hardware. French, Circa
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
It comes from France. It has to be restored.
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Antique Commode Chest Drawers Cherub Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire commode or chest of drawers with two drawers.
Intricate marquetry inlay
Category
1910s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Antique French Commode Marquetry Inlay Chest Drawers Empire
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire commode or chest of drawers.
Features intricate marquetry inlay work, with
Category
1910s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
19th Century Empire French Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Tricase, Italia
19th century, French walnut chest of drawers.
On the top, it has a veined gray marble.
Cabinet
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Empire Style Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Empire style chest of drawers, unbranded. Solid mahogany with classic Empire styling
Category
19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Yummy antique Empire style bombe commode we date to circa 1890.
Such a lovely shape to this piece
Category
1890s Empire Antique Empire Chest
French Empire mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Penzance, GB
A Top quality French Empire commode in superb condition c. 1840. With a detachable marble top
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire period Walnut Commode /Chest of Drawers
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Good quality French Empire period commode with original black fossil marble top and fine quality
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Empire Style Chest of Drawers, 1800-1820
Located in Arezzo, IT
Italian chest of drawers of the 19th century (1800-1820) in Empire style, with folding drawer in
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
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Antique Empire Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique empire chest for your home. An antique empire chest — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique empire chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique empire chest, those designed in Empire, Neoclassical and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique empire chest over the years, but those crafted by Emile Puiforcat, Empire Furniture and Boston Wharf Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Empire Chest?
The average selling price for an antique empire chest at 1stDibs is $4,914, while they’re typically $568 on the low end and $95,000 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Antique Empire Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
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