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Paint Decorated “Unicorn” Blanket Chest
Located in Columbus, OH
, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest (New York, 1978), p. 205, no. 233.
The unicorn
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine, Poplar, Paint
19th Century Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dobbiaco, IT
Half of the 19th century painted chest of drawers, from south German, very particular with a parrot
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique German Chests
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Altona, 1800s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, made of mahogany, 1800s. Elegant and detailed ornamentation
Category
Early 1800s German Neoclassical Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Minature Biedermeier chest of drawers, 19th c.
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful Walnut and Walnut veneer minature Biedermeier chest of drawers. German circa 1820 - 30
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Mahogany Chest of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1840. Chest of drawers from Germany Biedermeier period
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Period Chest of Drawers, Mainz, 1750s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Baroque Period Chest of Drawers, Mainz, 1750s. Made of walnut and other noble wood.
Elegantly
Category
1750s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late 19th century Biedermeier flame mahogany serpentine fronted chest of three drawers on bun feet
Category
1870s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Cherry Chest of Drawers, circa 1810
Located in St. Louis, MO
Biedermeier cherry chest of drawers, the top with book matched veneers and a black ink band, the
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Antique Biedermeier Chest of Drawers from the 1850s
Located in Senden, NRW
Original antique Biedermeier commode from a German castle, build in the 1850s. It convinces with
Category
1850s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers from the 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
For sale on 1st dibs a Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers from the 19th Century with ebanized
Category
19th Century German Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Birch Chest of Drawers or Commode, circa 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier Birch chest of drawers / commode, circa 1840 from Germany. An elegant birch commode
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Commode Chest of Drawers 19th Century Biedermeier Tiger Maple
Located in Santander, ES
Unusual early 19th century, North German Biedermeier commode of fine tiger maple veneers in their
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Maple
Beautiful 18th Century German Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Heavy Fruitwood inlaid wood
Category
18th Century and Earlier European Charles X Antique German Chests
Materials
Fruitwood
Strict Biedermeier Chest of Drawers Must Be Associated as Protomodern Furniture
Located in Volkach, BY
This austere Biedermeier chest of drawers was created in southern Germany or Austria around 1820
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Biedermeier Commode of Rare Concave Front from Early 19th Century Germany
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Santander, ES
Germany. The architectural shape features a Schinkel style pediment and 3 drawers, the lower 2 of concave
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Early Biedermeier Walnut Pillar with Conical Legs Chest of Drawers
Located in Osnabrück, DE
This gracefully, small pillar chest of drawers in fine walnut provided with maple thread inlays and
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Walnut Chest of Drawers circa 1880 Baroque Gothic Revival Commode
Located in Leeds, West Yorkshire
A magnificent and good quality small antique walnut chest of drawers dating from circa 1880. The
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Revival Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Empire Commode Classicism 1770 from Castle Bellevue, White House of Germany
Located in Berlin, Berlin
German Louis XVI Klassik Empire cherrywood commode circa 1770 from the private residential rooms of
Category
1770s European Louis XVI Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
German Miniature Decoupage Chest
Located in Bantam, CT
A rare and unusual German rococo serpentine front laca povera (decoupage) miniature chest having
Category
1740s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Paper
18th Century Japanned Trunk
Located in London, GB
Oriental landscape, decorated sides and the back painted with flowers. The top of the chest has been
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Chests
Materials
Brass
South German Inlaid Baroque Cabinet on Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 18th Century South German Baroque Cabinet on Chest. The arched cornice over two parquetry
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Pewter
Biedermeier Domed Chest, Germany, 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(circa 1880.)
This chest has a slightly conical form and a domed lid. At the sides, the chest
Category
1880s Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Biedermeier Commode
Located in New York, NY
A handsome three-drawer chest in bookmatched walnut veneer with engaged Doric columns.
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
$22,000
18th Century Baroque Walnut Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
18th century Baroque walnut commode. Magnificent Baroque walnut chest of drawers with scalloped
Category
Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Cherry Commode, circa 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier cherry commode, circa 1840. This elegant cherry chest of drawers features three large
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
18th century commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century South German walnut and fruitwood marquetry serpentine front commode
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Chests
Materials
Wood
$12,500
Late 18th Century Writing Commode
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a beautiful Baroque period piece. It belonged to an unknown nobleman. It was restored after World War II. The handles on the picture were replaced for period ones since the t...
Category
1740s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Richly Decorated Baroque Dresser
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
This richly decorated Baroque dresser is made of different real woods.
It features an elegant architrave, a gently bulged corpus, and gilded locks and fittings. The top panel is ma...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
1850s Biedermeier Cherry Tree Commode with Original Marble Top
Located in Senden, NRW
This is a Biedermeier cherry tree chest of drawers with original marble top. The wood was polished
Category
1850s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Art Nouveau Vertico, circa 1900
Located in Freiburg, DE
Walnut, walnut veneer
2 new shelves
Non-toxic woodworm treatment, cleaned and oiled
clear signs of wear on the top (see photos), otherwise very good optical and functional conditi...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique German Chests
Materials
Spruce
Antique Wilhelminian Style Commode, circa 1890
Located in Freiburg, DE
Non-toxic woodworm treatment
sanded and oiled
solid pine wood
with new brass fittings.
Category
1890s German Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
1830s Biedermeier Commode Made Out of Birch Wood
Located in Senden, NRW
Petite and beautiful original 1830s Biedermeier commode from Germany. Restored with a new finish in
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Commode
Located in New York, NY
A handsome Biedermeier four-drawer commode with architectural detailing.
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
$24,000
Luxurious Authentic Baroque Composite Dresser, 1790s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
This baroque composite dresser is an original from Southern Germany.
It is made of walnut and
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Baroque Corner Commode
Located in Wels, AT
An handsome Baroque two-drawer corner commode with marble top. Bow front.
Without key.
Category
1730s German Baroque Antique German Chests
Hand Polished Nutwood Biedermeier Commode with Columns
Located in Senden, NRW
Wiesbaden, Germany. Antique masterpiece with a Classic design.
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Commode from 1830
Located in Senden, NRW
A Commode from the 1830s veneered with walnut wood. This wonderful piece strikes with a beautiful design accentuated with brass fittings. Four drawers make up great storage room. Unf...
Category
1830s German Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
$7,346
Dutch Baroque Composite Dresser, 1800s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Very elegant and rare Dutch composite dresser from the 1800s.
This dresser is made of fine walnut. It features detailed case legs and a double-bulged lower part with three drawers....
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Biedermeier Ash Commode, circa 1840
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier Ash commode, circa 1840. Elegant ash tree commode from Berlin Biedermeier period. Four drawers with bookmatched veneer, flanked by columns with ebonized wood detail. The ...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Ash
Biedermeier Two-Drawer Commode
Located in New York, NY
Vivid cherry veneer with ebonized detailing.
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Baroque Dresser from Strasbourg
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Authentic Baroque dresser in walnut and other real woods.
This dresser features intricate intarsia and Baroque strap work in maple wood and plum.
The gilded locks and fittings, w...
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Authentic Baroque Composite Dresser, Berlin, 1790s
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
This authentic museum quality Baroque composite dresser is of stately provenience from Berlin.
It is made of fine walnut.
The beautifully made dresser features several drawers wi...
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique German Chests
Materials
Walnut
Restored Original Biedermeier Commode of 1830
Located in Senden, NRW
A beautiful Biedermeier commode from circa 1830. This piece has been manufactured to have a very noble and elegant design. It features three big drawers which make the commode very c...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Cherry
Curved Vintage Two-Door Amboyna Art Deco Cabinet Sideboard
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
A handsome curved vintage two-door amboyna veneered Art Deco cabinet sideboard on a square pedestal base.
Category
1920s German Art Deco Antique German Chests
Materials
Amboyna
Biedermeier Commode
Located in New York, NY
Bookmatched walnut veneer with engaged ebonized columns with gilt capitals.
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Gold Leaf
$16,000
Dressing table in alder burl
Located in Brussels
Antwerp, BE
This dressing table is a fine masterpiece of woodworking: the natural chestnut colour with the flamed pattern of the alder burl has been restrained by the application of soot and she...
Category
19th Century German Antique German Chests
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Biedermeier Commode, 1840, Cherrywood Polished
Located in Homburg, DE
Biedermeier commode 1840, cherrywood polished
- French polish
- leather inlay on the writing plate
- fittings made from horn
Category
1840s German Biedermeier Antique German Chests
Materials
Horn, Ivory, Cherry, Leather
Vintage Folk Box Chest
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 Brazilian blanket / box chest with German influences. Also could be used as toy chest
Category
Early 20th Century Brazilian Antique German Chests
$1,060
An Early 18th Century European
Armada
Iron Chest
Located in Armadale, Victoria
The flat topped chest with concealed keyhole, bound in iron, with iron strapwork punctuated by
Category
Early 18th Century German George II Antique German Chests
Materials
Iron
A red-lacquered “Armada” wrought-iron money chest with elaborate lock, 17th cent
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
A Red-Lacquered “Armada” Wrought-Iron Money Chest with Elaborate Lock, 17th Century
A striking and
Category
17th Century German Antique German Chests
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pennsylvania Polychrome-Painted Poplar Dower Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
An exceptional Pennsylvania polychrome-painted dower, or blanket, chest inscribed in German and
Category
1780s American Folk Art Antique German Chests
Materials
Iron
Paint Decorated Dower Chest Dauphin County Pennsylvania
Located in Allentown, PA
illustrated in M. Fabian's book, The Pennsylvania German Dower Chest.
Category
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
18th Century Empire Burl Mahagani with Fine Inlays Miniatur Chest of Drawers
Located in Osnabrück, DE
This gracefully Miniature chest of drawers mirrored lid and interior of maple is a classic in
Category
Late 18th Century German Empire Antique German Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Antique chest of drawers birch veneered Empire around 1810
Located in Würzburg, DE
: Antique chest of drawers
Item no.: 1093
Origin: Germany, Empire around 1810, North German
Color: Gold
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique German Chests
Materials
Birch
Pennsylvania Polychrome and Eagle Decorated Pine Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
: For another chest by this maker and decorator, see Fabian, "The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique German Chests
Materials
Pine
Red-Painted and Polychrome-Decorated Panelled Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
Jersey collector
Literature: Fabian, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest (1978), p. 215, fig. 249
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique German Chests
Materials
Maple, Poplar, Paint
18thc. German Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
!8thc. German oak chest make with wide oak planks.Original iron hinges and lock.
FOR OUR COMPLETE
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique German Chests
Materials
Iron
$11,385
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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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