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1920s French Oak Decorative Carved Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
This four-drawer oak chest was made in France, circa 1920. Decorative drawer pulls and locks
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1920s French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

18th Century European Oak Chest
Located in High Point, NC
An antique chest in bleached oak with metal hardware from Europe circa 1750. Crackling with matured
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18th Century European Rustic Bleached Antique Chest

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Iron

19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Bleached Commode
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic 19th century French Louis Philippe style bleached commode. This commode has been
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Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Antique Chest

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Marble

1860s French Antique Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This antique wooden chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The front case houses three
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19th Century French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

19th Century French Louis Philippe Style Bleached Commode
Located in Austin, TX
style bleached commode. Meticulously restored to its former glory, this commode has undergone
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Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Antique Chest

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Marble

1880s French Neoclassical Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
An oak chest of drawers from 1880s France with a Neoclassical silhouette. A cabinet housing a pair
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Antique Chest

Materials

Oak

20th Century Belgian Oak Chest with Cabriole Legs
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage four-drawer chest from Belgium. Raised on slender cabriole legs, this 20th century
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

An 18th Century Dutch Commode In Bleached Oak
Located in Kent, Dover
A Dutch serpentine fronted three drawer commode in solid bleached oak. With bronze lozenge shaped
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Bleached Antique Chest

18th Century Louis XV Transitional Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
hand carved oak with bleached finish with brass fittings.
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18th Century Belgian Louis XV Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

18th Century Italian Bleached Walnut Commode with Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Nice 18th century Italian bleached walnut commode with inlay. Very fine patina on this piece. A few
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18th Century Italian Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut

English Georgian Style Carved and Bleached Oak Lowboy
Located in Bradenton, FL
bleached oak finish.
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19th Century English Georgian Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

19th C English Bleached Pine Butchers Counter Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th c English bleached pine butchers counter drawers with 6 large dovetailed drawers and original
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1880s British Victorian Bleached Antique Chest

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Pine

19th Century Italian Carlo X Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and decorated with book-matched
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Early 19th Century Charles X Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Italian Carved Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century, possibly 18th century Italian carved chest with four drawers. The drawers are
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut

Turn of the Century French Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden chest of drawers made in early 20th century France. The elegantly shaped, cast metal
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

18th Century Dutch Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century four drawers Dutch chest in richly carved, bleached oak with curvaceous serpentine
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Mid-18th Century Bleached Antique Chest

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Iron

1900s Belgian Wooden Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden chest of drawers from 1900s Belgium. A grid of fastidiously carved paneled drawers lines
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Early 1900s Belgian French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Marble

18th Century Pair Of Bleached Cherry Neoclassical Commodes
Located in Carmine, TX
. The bleached cherry is highlighted by the natural grain of the wood. The straight lines and light
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Antique Chest

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Cherry

Late 18th Century Flemish Commode In Bleached Oak
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th century three drawer commode in washed oak from Belgium. This beautiful chest of drawers
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Louis XV Bleached Antique Chest

19th Century Italian Bleached Walnut Olive Neoclassical Commode
Located in Viterbo, VT
veneer, giving it a lot of decoration and depth. The bleaching process really brought out the different
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut, Olive

20th Century Belgian Oak Two-Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th century dresser crafted in Belgium features a set of double drawers resting over slightly curved cabriole legs with coquettish twirly feet. A pale tone of the restored oak ...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

19th Century French Oak Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
with the rustic, natural patterns of the bleached oak, accentuating the elegance of this chest.
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19th Century French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Marble

Louis Philippe Late 19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This chest of drawers was made in France in the 1880s. Oak, solid yet shapely, the form: a Classic
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

18th Century French Carved Oak Chest
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century French carved bleached oak chest. With original ironwork and a solid hinged two plank
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18th Century French Country Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

Antique Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers with Wood Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome example of the Louis Philippe four-drawer bleached walnut chest. Note the beautiful
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Bleached Antique Chest

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Wood

Large 18th Century Flemish Serpentine Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large early 18th Century Régence period Flemish four drawer commode. With beautiful hand carved detail to the serpentine front with original brass fittings. Circa 1715.
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18th Century Bleached Antique Chest

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Wood

Pair of 20th Century Italian Bleached Marquetry Bedside Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 20th Century Italian bleached walnut marquetry bedside commodes. With marble tops and
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Bleached Antique Chest

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Ormolu

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Cherry Commode With Inlay
Located in Viterbo, VT
lines this a gorgeous commode that packs elegance, style and beauty. The bleached cherry has beautiful
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Antique Chest

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Satinwood, Walnut

18th Century French Commode Arbalete in Bleached Burl Walnut
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in France in the 1700’s, this arbalete front commode has been bleached at some point
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18th Century French Louis XV Bleached Antique Chest

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Metal, Bronze

French Raised Neoclassical Style 3-Drawer Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
a subtle contrast against the bleached wood body. This handsome antique French chest would work
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Bleached Antique Chest

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Metal

Turn of the Century French Provincial Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
An oak chest of drawers from turn of the century France with a delicate rococo influence. The
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Walnut Commode With Inlay
Located in Viterbo, VT
walls in Italian renaissance palaces. The bleached wood also gives it a very unique look, by
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Bleached Antique Chest

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Satinwood, Walnut

19th C. Bleached-Out Two Part Japanese Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A bleached-out 19th C. (early Meiji) Japanese two part campaign tansu/chest of drawers
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Bleached Antique Chest

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Bronze, Iron

Dutch Mid-19th Century Chest with Four Drawers Featuring Rococo Style Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch, mid-19th century chest. This four-drawer chest with slightly serpentine front and drawers
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19th Century Dutch Bleached Antique Chest

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Wood

!9th Century French Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode / chest of drawers hand-made in France in the late 1700s/early 1800s. The chest
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut

Late 17th Century Catalan Primitive Commode in Bleached Oak
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome and very stout 17th century primitive commode or work table from the Catalan region of Spain. Beautifully constructed with primitive joinery techniques, this work ab...
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

Late 18th Century Commode In Bleached Oak From Liege, Belgium
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th century commode in washed oak from Liege, Belgium. This is the perfect chest of drawers
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Bleached Antique Chest

18th Century Italian Walnut Inlaid Canterano, Commode, Large Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
by the bleaching process gives it a very modern look, while also highlighting the pegs and little
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Late 18th Century Italian Charles X Bleached Antique Chest

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Satinwood, Walnut

18th Century Belgian Louis XVI Period Arbalette Shaped Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
A richly carved Louis XVI period bleached oak commode with an Arbalette shaped front and paw feet
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18th Century Belgian Louis XVI Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

17th Century Italian Bleached Walnut Commode With Veneer and Walnut Burl
Located in Carmine, TX
Commode / chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1700s using walnut and decorated with
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Bleached Antique Chest

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Walnut

French Louis XIV Bleached Oak Commode with Bronze Sea Horse Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant French chest of drawers was created during the late Louis XIV or early Regence period
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

A Long Antique Dutch Chest of Drawers with Partial Whitewash, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite Dutch chest of drawers, with its unique shape and finish , measures nearly 5 1/2
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Late 19th Century Dutch Bleached Antique Chest

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Metal, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Bleached Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, Circa 1920s
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV commodes, such as this gorgeous, bleached example from the 1920s, are known for their
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1920s French Louis XV Bleached Antique Chest

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Antique Belgian Patinated Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
An antique bleached oak chest of drawers from Belgium, circa 1900. The expert craftsmanship of this
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Early 1900s Belgian Rococo Revival Bleached Antique Chest

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Brass

Antique Bleached Oak Secretary Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
fitted with a folding writing desk. Bleached oak finish gives this cabinet a bright and contemporary
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Wichita, KS
A fabulous 19th century French, bleached oak chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style with original
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19th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Antique Chest

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Wichita, KS
A fabulous, 19th century French, bleached oak chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style. This
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19th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Antique Chest

Antique English Edwardian Circa 1900 Scrubbed Pine Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful classic antique circa 1900 Edwardian English scrubbed or bleached pine chest of drawers
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Bleached Antique Chest

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Pine

English Carved Oak Coffer
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 17th century English carved bleached oak coffer. 1690 Dimensions 47 inches (119 cms) wide
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17th Century English George III Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

English Carved Oak Coffer
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 17th century English carved bleached oak coffer, 1690 Dimensions 48.5 inches (123 cms
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17th Century English George III Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

18th Century French Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
Fantastic carvings give this antique oak trunk an irresistible appeal. Built in France circa 1789, the design combines Rococo and heraldic motifs to create a unique aesthetic. The fr...
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18th Century French Rococo Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

19th Century German Wooden Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden trunk from Germany, circa 1823. This enormous trunk is scrupulously carved from head to toe with a horror vacuii sensibility. Carved with the former owner’s name, the letter...
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19th Century German Gothic Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

19th Century German Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
commanding-looking chest was crafted to last centuries.
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19th Century German Gothic Revival Bleached Antique Chest

Materials

Oak

18th Century German Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
Made to safeguard your precious treasures, this impressive wooden chest made in Germany circa 1780
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Late 18th Century German Rustic Bleached Antique Chest

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Iron

19th Century French Oak Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
Ornate carving gives this antique oak trunk an enchanting Neo-Renaissance aesthetic. Made in France in the 1800s, the front panel of the case is carved with an intricate motif of cur...
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19th Century French French Provincial Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

19th Century German Wooden Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden trunk from Germany, circa 1823. This enormous trunk is scrupulously carved from head to toe with a horror vacuii sensibility. Carved with the former owner’s name, the letter...
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19th Century German Gothic Bleached Antique Chest

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Oak

Antique German Wooden Trunk
Located in High Point, NC
patterns intertwined in a floral embrace. The chest is elevated, its feet complemented with an original
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Late 18th Century German Country Bleached Antique Chest

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Iron

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Bleached Antique Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bleached antique chest available at 1stDibs. Each bleached antique chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bleached antique chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bleached antique chest bearing Louis XV or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Bleached Antique Chest?

Prices for a bleached antique chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,290 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,988.

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 Bleached Antique Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To 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, 2024
    To 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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