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Swedish Empire Chest of Drawers in Ash with Marquetry, c. 1790
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Swedish Ash Empire Commode with Marquetry & Ebonized Details, c. 1790. A rare and beautifully
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Ash
Vienna Empire Chest of Drawers or Semainaire from the 1810s
Located in Greding, DE
Very beautiful Vienna Empire Semainaire from the 1810s.
The Empire Chiffonier stands on four
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood
Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A unique Empire commode in mahogany with book matched, figured mahogany drawer fronts and top
Category
19th Century Caribbean Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Small Danish Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely Biedermeier chest in book-matched Cuban mahogany with pedestal top, three drawers with
Category
19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome Empire commode made of fine West Indies (Cuban) mahogany with book-matched flame
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Chest of Drawers with Marquetry, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique chest of drawers
Denmark
Mahogany, maple
Bourgeois Empire circa 1820
Dimensions: H
Category
1810s Danish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Bidermaier Austro-Hungarian Empire Chest of Drawers in Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid wooden chest of drawers from the Bidermaier period in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in
Category
1850s Austrian Romantic Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
French Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Ormolu and Grey Marble
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine Empire or Charles X commode in book matched, flame Cuban mahogany with original grey marble
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very fine Empire commode in a light-colored Cuban/ West Indies mahogany with satinwood inlays
Category
19th Century Danish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Satin, Mahogany, Satinwood
Swedish Biedermeier / Empire Chest of Drawers in Quilted Birch, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome and small Swedish Biedermeier chest of drawers in book-matched quilted birch that
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Birch
Russian Empire Marble Chest or Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular Russian Empire chest or commode with ormolu mounts, birch veneers, full front corner
Category
19th Century Russian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
French Period Empire Walnut Chest
Located in Austin, TX
From a chateau in the Beaujolais region next to Lyon, this is a stunning period Empire chest, all
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century French Empire walnut chest, characterized by its clean, rectangular shape, strong
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Empire Mahogany 4 Drawer Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 2-tone Empire Barrel faced Mahogany Empire Chest with four drawers and brass tone round
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Commode
Located in East Hampton, NY
Very handsome walnut empire chest with original wood top and bronze hardware.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
Empire Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, from the Rhone Valley. This Empire period piece is made of solid figured
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers, France, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers with six drawers, standing on square pointed feet. The body with
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This charming French Empire chest is made of flamed mahogany with a black marble top. It has claw
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Small Late Empire Black Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small and elegant late empire chest of four drawers.
Original black painted pine wood adorned with
Category
Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Pine
Antique American Empire Flamed Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers or Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire flamed mahogany serpentine chest of drawers or dresser
Mid-19th century
Category
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers "Retour d
Egypte"
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Empire chest in French polished walnut with Carrara marble top, bronze hardware
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Carrara Marble
Miniature French Walnut Empire Chest of Three Drawers with Secret Compartments
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality French Empire period walnut 3 drawer commode, with one small and 2 large drawers
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Early 19th c. French Empire Semainier or Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine Empire chest made of flamed mahogany and original brass hardware ( polished and lacquered
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Empire or Biedermeier Chest with Secretary in Birch with Ebonized Details
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome Biedermeier or Empire Chest in Birch with decorative inlays of ash on the top and
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Birch
c.1840 American Empire Crotch Mahogany Gentleman
s Chest
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
This is it!!! This elaborate American Empire chest of drawers is the one you've been waiting for
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Chest
Antique American Empire Tiger Maple
Cherry Chest of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire chest of drawers offers tiger maple and cherry construction with
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Antique Empire Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c. 1850’s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique figured Mahogany Empire Chest of Drawers featuring original glass pulls, full columns and
Category
1850s American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Figural First Empire Flame Mahogany, Marble
Ormolu Chest, c1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique first American Empire chest of drawers offers flame mahogany construction with upper
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
American Birds Eye Maple Empire Four Drawer Chest circa 1830’s
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a birds eye maple veneer Empire chest with rectangular top with curved front
Category
1830s American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple
Early 19th century French empire Commode
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique French Empire chest of drawers with the original natural stone top. Chic chest of drawers
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Empire Commode with a Painted Marbled Top
Located in Berlin, DE
This 19th century Empire chest was built around 1810. It is made out of solid oak and the top is
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Oak
Large Pair of Biedermeier Chests of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
A fine pair of sleek early Empire chests shown with its orginal thickly handcut light grey marble
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
$22,000 / set
Chest of Drawers on Paw Feet, France, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers, crafted around 1810. The clean-lined body features three spacious
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century American Empire Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured is a very handsome American Empire chest of drawers built from gorgeous flamed crotched
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Chect of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Empire chest of crawers in fruitwood with balck marble top
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Empire Meuble de Maitrise (Miniature Chest)
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This nineteenth century book matched walnut miniature Empire chest was the masterwork of a
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Chest of Drawers 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Buxton, GB
Fabulous Empire Chest of Drawers
French Origin
19th Century
Blonde Walnut
Bronze Details
4
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Walnut Burl Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Empire chest of drawers hand-made in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy in the early 1900s using
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Pine Empire-Style Chest of Drawers
By Empire Furniture
Located in Surrey, BC
Pine chest of drawers in old, dry red finish on solid pine. The white original porcelain knobs
Category
19th Century Canadian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century French Empire Cherry Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Stunning French Empire Chest from the late 18th century made of solid cherry, with original
Category
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secrétaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Empire chest of drawers 1805s in solid walnut wood. Simple line essential
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th century French empire mahogany and fossil marble chest of drawers
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very high quality 19th century French empire chest of drawers. Made from mahogany and has
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Nutwood Chest of Drawers, Museums Quality, Austria ca. 1815
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional Empire nutwood chest of drawers from the very early 19th century in Austria. As part of
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
MAINE BLANKET CHEST, AN UNUSUAL FORM, PAINT-DECORATED
Located in York County, PA
This very unusual, lift-top, stand-up blanket chest in the form of an Empire chest of drawers was
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Pine
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Biedemeier Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A fine mahogany empire chest of drawers or commode with satinwood inlays. Mythological creatures
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th C. Stand-up Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual, lift-top, stand-up blanket chest in the form of an Empire chest of drawers was
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Chest
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire chest of drawers offers flame mahogany construction with scrolled
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Empire Period Painted Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
block feet, this strong and masculine antique French Empire chest of drawers has a definitive geometric
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional French Empire Commode
By Empire Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional French Empire Commode.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
19th C. New England Tall Original Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very unusual, lift-top, stand-up blanket chest in the form of an Empire chest of drawers was
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Pine
French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
By Empire Furniture
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 1820's Empire style commode. Original old marble top sits over burled and bookmarked walnut
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Solid Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period empire chest of drawers, early 19th century. On
Category
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Empire chest of drawers 1810s walnut wood. The commode is very refined
Category
1810s Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Commode from the Villa of Coco Chanel
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French mahogany three-drawer Empire chest or commode embellished with gilt mounts
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Commode Empire France Napoleon III, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Commode Empire France Napoleon III 19th century
Wood and marble
Perfect condition - Original
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Antique American Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Dresser with Mirror, Circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire chest of drawers with swivel mirror over flame mahogany chest of drawers
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Empire chest of drawers 1810s walnut wood. The commode is very refined
Category
1810s Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
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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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