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French Serpentine Rare Two Drawer Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A French 19th Century decoratively carved serpentine Walnut two drawer bleached commode with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Commode Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th century French Louis XVI commode, crafted in bleached oak, is a timeless
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dutch Oak Bombe Shape Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Dutch bleached and limed oak bombe shaped commode.1820.
Dimensions
36.5 inches (93
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Merton Gershun Bali Hi Dresser by American of Martinsville, ca. 1950’s
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish 5 drawer dresser in bleached mahogany with decorative faux bamboo front. The chest
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A Tall Antique Swedish 4-Drawer Commode in Scraped Pine, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
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With four tiers of drawers, this Swedish commode is quite tall, standing almost four feet. Hand-carved circa 1880, the original finish of the pine woo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Solid Mahogany Raised Front Mid Century Modern Bleached Bachelor Chest MINT
By Johan Tapp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice pair of mid century chests with raised front drawers. The chests are in excellent
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Dutch Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming 19th century very carved bombe front Dutch commode in bleached oak.
With original bronze
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mengel Furniture Raymond Loewy Style Frosted Oak Nightstand with Drawer
Shelf
By Raymond Loewy, Mengel Furniture Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mengel Furniture Art Deco Line Blonde Oak Bedside Table with short legs. Featuring a rectangular Blonde Oak form with top drawer, wood and brass knob with Mengel M, cubbies, and adju...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique French Burl Elmwood Consulat Style Commode, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
The Consulat style is a subset of the Directoire period, coinciding with the initial consolidation of power by Napoleon Bonaparte (roughly 1799-1804). Both historically and culturall...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
18th Century English Bleached Blonde Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Malibu, CA
This Stunning 18th Century Georgian Antique Oak Chest has beautiful figured grain along with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Georgian Dressers
Materials
Brass
Italian Bleached Walnut Nightstand / Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Carmine, TX
chest has beautiful proportions making it perfect for either a nightstand, a side table next to a couch
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Chest in Bleached Walnut with Original Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Bleached Walnut with Original Hardware
Category
Antique 18th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Grosfeld House Style French Provincial Louis XV Bleached Walnut Bedside Chests
By Grosfeld House
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form nightstands, chests of drawers, or
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Bleached Walnut 3 Doors Compact Credenza Chest Dresser Console Mont Style Mint
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bleached walnut 3 doors 4 solid oak drawers compact credenza chest dresser console Mont style
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
A Very Unique French 18th C. Chest w/ Reed Carved Accents
Side Doors w/Storage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful French bleached-wood carved chest of drawers from the 18th century. This antique
Category
Antique 18th Century French Buffets
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Blonde Bachelor Chests with Heavy Brass Hardware
By Harvey Probber, Dunbar Furniture, John Stuart, James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice pair of vintage mid century modern design bachelor chests with heavy geometrical solid
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
16th Century Flemish Gothic Oak Coffer
Located in High Point, NC
its original color and surface—an exceptional rarity for a chest of this age. The front is divided
Category
Antique 16th Century Dutch Gothic Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
Small Bleached Oak Bombe Chest
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice small bombe chest that dates to the late 1800s-early 1900s. It has three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Bleached Oak Nine Drawer Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century nine drawer, French provincial chest with brass pulls. The center bottom door is a
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Oak
Bleached Serpentine Chest with Brushing Slide
Located in Birmingham, AL
Lovely bleached Swedish chest with pronounced serpentine front. Three drawers with a brushing slide
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Bleached Oak French Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
French bleached 3 drawer chest of drawers. Recessed scrolled double paneled detail on each
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Viennese Baroque Revival Bleached Walnut Small Chest of Drawers
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Baroque and Roll: Wonderfully useful, bleached walnut chest which - owing to its neat proportions
Category
Antique 1880s Austrian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Bleached Oak Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
A delightful French commode chest of drawers, made from solid Oak and dating to the early 1900s. Of
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Small 18th Century Georgian Bleached Oak English Graduated Chest of Drawers
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
By George! An early oak English chest of drawers dating to circa 1770. Provincially constructed
Category
Antique 1770s British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Bleached 19th Century Commode Chest of Drawers with Black Marble Top, circa 1880
Located in Salisbury, GB
Bleached 19th century commode chest of drawers with black marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Paul Marra Three-Drawer Banded Chest in Bleached Oak and Inset Iron Band
By Paul Marra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Marra three-drawer chest in gray stained bleached oak, inset embossed - hammered iron band in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Iron
Very Rare Pair of French Bleached Oak Chests of Drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
An extremely hard to find pair of Chests of Drawers. French in origin and made from solid Oak. All
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Commode Henry II Style Bleached
Located in Stuart, FL
French antique commode Henry II style, made in walnut bleached and top has be redone and painted in
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis Phillipe Dresser in Bleached Walnut
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
French Louis Phillipe dresser, in bleached burl walnut and original marble top.
NB: 1.18.16 this
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis Philippe Commode 19th Century Bleached Walnut
Located in Wolverhampton, GB
A stunning example of a French Antique Louis Philippe style Commode chest of drawers in bleached
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Small Chests by Jay Spectre for Century Furniture
By Jay Spectre
Located in New York, NY
Pair of stylish chests in bleached walnut. Two drawers. All in good working order with mellow
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Commode Arbalète 19th Century Dutch Style in Patina White Bleached
Located in Stuart, FL
Dutch style chest of drawers Arbalete with special shape of a crossbow with 4 drawers made in oak
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Simple and beautiful 18th century bleached cherry chest with wood knobs, unusual curved form.
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$11,000
Birdseye Maple Chest of Drawers
Located in Warrington, GB
Sun bleached birdseye maple chest of 4 graduated drawers.
Beautiful addition to any home
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Nocturne Chest or Dresser, Bleached Maple
By Vonnegut/Kraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nocturne Chest softens the acute rectilinear details of traditional case construction with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dressers
Materials
Maple
American Art Deco Burled Birch and Bleached Walnut Commode, Manner of Desky
By Donald Deskey
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular tow with bowed front above six drawers with horizontal reeding and pulls and bow front burled drawers, superb quality overall.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vanleigh Furniture 4-Drawer Chest Of Drawers
By Vanleigh Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vanleigh furniture 4-drawer bleached mahogany chest of drawers in natural finish. Two lower drawers
Category
Vintage 1940s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Beechwood Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
also features bronze hardware and marble top. The chest was bleached and marble top added. The hardware
Category
Antique 1880s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Inspired 1970s Style Rounded Chest of Drawers
By Paul Marra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Marra Italian-Inspired 1970s Style Rounded Chest of Drawers. Bleached maple with starburst
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and C...
Materials
Maple
Oak Trunk
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Great big oak trunk. The wood is stripped and this piece is very useful for storage.
Category
Late 20th Century European Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
$463
18th Century Dutch 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Very rare Dutch bleached oak, bowed commode, circa 1780.
Front of the bottom drawer is made of 2
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Paul Marra Banded Chest in Bleached Douglas Fir and Inset Iron Band
By Paul Marra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Marra banded chest in bleached douglas fir and with inset embossed - hammered iron band and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cabinets
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Oak Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely pale Oak commode with wonderful leg detailing.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Oak Bleached Three Drawer Chest with Carving and Aged Brass Pulls
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous French oak dresser has been bleached, has beautiful carvings and molded detail on
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Dressers
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Toronto, ON
1950s Osvaldo Borsani Secretaire. Hand-painted Italian ball mural on parchment. Inside chest
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet, Parchment Paper
$16,500
Three White Bleached Oak Three-Drawer Chest of Dressers by L. Ronney and Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant set of three dressers in solid oak with a bleached and blanched oil finish. Each dresser
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dressers
Materials
Oak
Bleached Chest / Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached chest / commode with 3 drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$6,995
19th Century English Mahogany Bleached Chest with Brass Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century English mahogany bleached chest with decorative brass inlay. This piece also
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Bleached Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Handsome, richly carved 19th century limed oak commode with elegantly proportioned detailed drawer fronts and tapered carved feet in wonderful patina,
Belgium, circa 1850.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Bleached Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Handsome, 18th century French limed oak commode with panelled sides, darker top and six drawers in wonderful patina.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Bleached Chest with Beveled and Fluted Sides
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century English bleached three-drawer chest. This small size bleached English chest features
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
1860s French Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
With a set of four composed drawers, this 1860s French bleached chest displays a pensive refinement
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
Bleached Teak Storage Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century bleached teak storage chest, 1890
Dimensions:
32.5 inches (83 cms) wide
27.5
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
English Bleached Oak Storage Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 18th century English bleached oak coffer. 1720.
Note - if this is too tall it can be
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Bleached Oak Coffer / Blanket Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 17th century bleached carved oak coffer, 1690.
Dimensions:
44 inches (112 cms) wide
18.5
Category
Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
English Bleached Oak Blanket / Storage Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
17th century English bleached oak and carved coffer, 1690
Dimensions:
45 inches (114 cms) wide
Category
Antique 17th Century English James II Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
19th Century Bleached English Victorian Chest on chest
Located in Nashville, TN
ntroducing the Elegantly Bleached Mahogany English Chest on Chest – A Timeless Fusion of Classic
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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Bleach Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bleach chest for your home. Each bleach chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and metal. Your living room may not be complete without a bleach chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A bleach chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XVI and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. Paul McCobb, Calvin and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings each produced at least one beautiful bleach chest that is worth considering.
How Much is a Bleach Chest?
A bleach chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,595, while the lowest priced sells for $560 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.
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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