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Provincial Louis-Seize Chest of Drawers, Southwest German, 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Louis-Seize Chest of Drawers out of solid cherry wood. Because of its matt surface and reduced
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Walnut Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
German walnut biedermeier chest of drawers. Rhineland area around 1820. Shellac polished.
Three
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine, Walnut
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers, Germany, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer chest of drawers on square legs veneered in cherry and ash. The surfaces are inlayed
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Ash, Cherry
Baroque Chest of Drawers, North Germany, Mid 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A three-bay baroque chest of drawers on pressed ball feet, solid oak. The beige and anthracite
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Oak
German Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers in Pine, c. 1850
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
44 1/2" wide x 22" deep x 33" high
Original German Louis Philippe pine chest of drawers with
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19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique German Chests
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Franconia, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Biedermeier commode crafted in cherrywood with three drawers. The front is flanked by ebonized half-column pilasters, complemented by ebonized escutcheons and black-edged acc...
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Trumeau Chest, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very rare, small early Biedermeier "trumeau" chest/cabinet.
Exceptionally rare is the concave shape
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
A Rare German Baroque Walnut 4-Drawer Chest with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and rare German baroque walnut 4-drawer chest with geometric and compass rose inlay; the
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Chests
18th Century German Oak Serpentine Commode Chest Of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality 3 drawer commode with original handles circa 1760. Serpentine in form with over sailing top. Beautiful large original handles, pine lined drawers.
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Chests
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique antique Louis XVI chest of drawers comes from southern Germany and dates back to around
Category
1780s Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Large, antique chest of drawers, Germany, around 1890. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Large antique chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century, Germany.
The furniture is in very
Category
1890s German Renaissance Antique German Chests
Materials
Oak
19th Century German Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Birch, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with columns
Northern Germany
Birch
Biedermeier around 1820
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This exquisite Biedermeier chest of drawers hails from 19th Century Germany, showcasing a timeless
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
19th Century European Original Painted Three-Drawer Chest from Germany
Located in Round Top, TX
This is really a modern looking antique chest with no hardware and original polychrome layered
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Cherry, Southern Germany, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique chest of drawers from the southern German Biedermeier period circa 1820-1830
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Antique Pair of German Burr Walnut Bedside Chest, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a superb pair of antique South German serpentine fronted small chests of drawers, circa
Category
1880s German Antique German Chests
German Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers in Pine, circa 1850
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely German Louis Philippe or early Gründerzeit chest in pine with four drawers and original
Category
Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in the 19th Century, originating from Germany. Crafted
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in first half of the 19th Century (1830-1840
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in 19th Century, originating from Germany. Crafted with
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, four Drawers, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest with four drawers and indicated pilasters on the corners. The top drawer
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Venetian-Style Chest of Drawers, Probably Southern Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-drawered Venetian-style painted chest of drawers. The trapezoidal body stands on short fluted
Category
18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Wood
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers, Walnut, Germany, Circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Baroque chest of drawers with three drawers
Middle German
Walnut
Baroque around 1750
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, Ash, Northern Germany, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
113 x 56 cm
Description:
North German Louis XVI chest of drawers with light-coloured base wood and
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Ash
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in 19th Century, originating from Germany. Crafted with
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut Veneer, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Biedermeier chest of drawers was made in 19th Century, originating from Germany. Crafted with
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
German Baroque Chest Of Drawers, Louis XV Commode, c. 1760
Located in Greven, DE
112 x 62 cm
Description:
Three-bay chest of drawers standing on projecting plinth frame and ornately
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Central Germany, Probably Hesse C. 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers on square feet, veneered in walnut, with three drawers and gilded key
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers, Southern Germany/Austria, circa 1790
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawered Louis Seize chest of drawers on profiled tapered feet. The chest shows a very
Category
1790s German Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Writing Chest, Walnut Veneer, Ebonized, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Extraordinary, greatly restored neoclassical Biedermeier writing chest or Commode in walnut from
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
A Graceful German Rococo Style Pale Aqua Painted 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gracefully-shaped German rococo style pale aqua painted and parcel-gilt 3-drawer chest; the
Category
19th Century German Antique German Chests
Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers, Germany / Saxony, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer Baroque chest of drawers on bracket feet, with a wavy front and moving Rococo fittings
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Antique South German Baroque Walnut Bowfront Commode Chest, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning and rare antique South German Baroque walnut bowfront commode dating from the
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Small Biedermeier Chest with Writing Compartement, Secretaire, German, C. 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Small Biedermeier commode with secretary compartment
Northern Germany
Birch
Biedermeier around
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful unadorned Biedermeier Commode or Chest of two drawers in walnut from South Germany around
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Iron
North German Biedermeier Fall-front Secretary/Chest of Drawers, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
North German Biedermeier Fall-front Secretary, Chest of Drawers in book matched Burled Olive Ash
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Germany, Late 18th, Early 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This unique chest of drawers comes from Germany and was made around late 18th or early 19th Century
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut, Pine
18th Century German Baroque Chest of Drawers with Fantastic Patina
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Baroque Commode with Patina
Southern Germany
Walnut a.o.
Middle 18th century
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers - Antique Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier single chest made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Metal
Hand-painted Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers, Germany 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large Louis Philippe chest of drawers with four drawers and carved pilaster strips. The setting
Category
19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique German Chests
Materials
Wood
19th Century Southern German Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Walnut, C. 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier chest of drawers
South Germany
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1820
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
North German Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, circa 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
North German Biedermeier chest of drawers in figured mahogany, circa 1840.
The curved bracket foot
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
German Gründerzeit Four-Drawer Chest of Drawers in Pine, circa 1890
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
German Gründerzeit 4 drawer chest of drawers with applied snails and original feet. Features brass
Category
19th Century German Country Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Walnut, Southern Germany, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with columns
South Germany
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1825
Dimensions
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Large Baroque Walnut Chest of Three Drawers, Germany circa 1760
Located in Round Top, TX
Large handsome baroque oak chest of drawers veneered with walnut and elm, curved front with three
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastern European or German Pine Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Centennial, CO
A exceptionally beautiful and functional antique Eastern European or German fir pine dresser with
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique German Chests
Materials
Brass
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Chest of Drawers Made of Pine
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Baroque high-chest of drawers made of pine. Northern Germany, circa mid-18th century.
Body with 4
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
Small 19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Northern Germany, circa 1835
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Biedermeier chest of drawers
Northern Germany
Ash tree
Biedermeier around 1835
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Ash
Rococo Chest Of Drawers Made In Walnut, Southern Germany From 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
This Rococo chest of drawers, crafted from walnut and originating from Southern Germany around the
Category
1780s German Rococo Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers in oak. German, around 1790.
Oak carved floral and ornamental corpus
Category
18th Century German Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Oak
19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Walnut, Germany, circa 1835-1840
Located in Greven, DE
19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers
Germany (Saxony)
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1835-1840
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Good Quality German Baroque Serpentine-Form Walnut Parquetry 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and good quality German baroque serpentine-form parquetry and walnut veneered 3-drawer
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Cherry Wood, Germany, Mid 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Biedermeier chest of drawers from Mid 19th Century. This piece of furniture comes from Germany. It
Category
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
19th Century German Biedermeier Commode, Chest of Drawers Cherrywood, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
19th century cherrywood chest of drawers
Germany / Rhineland
Cherry tree
Biedermeier, circa
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
19th Century German Dressing Chest, Commode with Mirror, Biedermeier, c. 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chest of drawers with mirror, Biedermeier 1820
Northern Germany
Birch
Biedermeier
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Bow Front Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Biedermeier style chest of drawers from 19th century with a characteristic bow front. This piece of
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Cherry wood, South Germany circa 1830.
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier commode or chest of drawers in cherrywood from South Germany circa 1830.
Small
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Iron
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Antique German Chests For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique German chests available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, all antique German chests available were constructed with great care. Antique German chests have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique German chests bearing Baroque or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique German Chests?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,940, while they’re typically $440 on the low end and $18,000 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 German Chests
- 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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