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20th Century Commode in Empire Style Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
front of three drawers of different sizes, below segmental filling, flanked by caryatids. Slightly
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Florentine Commode with White Marble Top, Volutes and Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
paw feet in the front and block feet in the back. The sides are simply veneered and the back is, of
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mahogany and Satinwood Commode Attributed to Pierre Langlois
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, GB
commode is similar to other documented pieces by Langlois, including the bombe-shaped (or curved) front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood, Wood
Louis XIV Cherrywood Commode from France, Early 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
on paw-feet at the front and blocks at the back. The finely chased and cast Hercules herms of high
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Chinoiserie/Japanned Coffer or Chest, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
depicts a village scene to the front of the chest and a more refined scene to the top panel. We sent the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Baker Chippendale Carved Cherry Block Front Four Drawer Chest 20th
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chippendale chest is crafted from cherry wood and features a block front design with four drawers. The piece
Category
20th Century Dressers
Materials
Cherry
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Henredon Georgian Solid Mahogany Block Front Highboy Dresser
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style block front five-drawer highboy dresser or chest of
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Dressers
Materials
Brass
Tall Cabinet, Wardrobe, Chest of Drawers, Pierre Cardin, 1970
s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Culver City, CA
chest of drawers is clad in crisp white laminate with sleek chrome banding, making it look like it
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Shagreen and Ebony Pyramid Chest of Drawers. 21st Century
By Boucher
Co
Located in Queensland, AU
extraordinarily difficult journey.
This is an extraordinary, one-off, pyramid-shaped chest of drawers from the
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
1940
s French Estate Bank of Drawers, Eight Drawers
Located in Hook, Hampshire
drawers. A crudely made solid chest of pitch pine French drawers original throughout. The framed carcass
Category
Vintage 1940s French Shelves
Materials
Pine
Late Qing Dynasty Large Dowry Chest with Arching Lid, Carved Panels and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
of the chest are accented with sawtooth patterns, which lead the eye down to the block feet that
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Burled Walnut Slant Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
drawer beneath for security. The chest contains three further drawers beneath the false drawer. Raised on
Category
Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
pair of Tuscan 18th century Neo-Classical st. Walnut and Gilt side table/chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tapered Walnut legs leading up to front blocks supporting an Ebonized Fruitwood and Giltwood column
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Painted Gustavian Grey/White Secretary with Fall-Front
Birch Interior
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
drawers above the fall-front and three storage drawers below. The desk's birch interior offers a warm and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Korean Bandaji Chest South Jolla Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
(Cholla) province. Bandaji is known as drop-front half opening chest and was traditionally used to store
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Antique Korean Bandaji Chest Gyeonggi Do Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
as drop-front half opening chest and was traditionally used to store household valuables and beddings
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gillows Antique English George III Mahogany Secretaire Low Press Cupboard
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Glasgow, GB
circa 1790. With a rectangular top over a concealed long drawer with sloping front, mahogany
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Antique French Buffet from the Early 19th C. with Clean Lines and Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
chest is presented upon paw-carved feet at front with straight block legs at rear. This fruitwood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Credenzas
Materials
Wood
Brutalist “Staccato” Dresser by Lane Furniture, USA, 1970s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Almelo, NL
geometric sculpted front, composed of raised walnut blocks arranged in a rhythmic pattern that plays with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Jansen Style, Hollywood Regency, Nightstands, Ebony Finish, Bronze, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
elongated top drawer and three lower drawers set in a block-front configuration, adding depth and visual
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
-carved chest of drawers below features supple curves to the front façade and both sides, enhanced by the
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry
1960s Claudio Salocchi Bar Unit, Aluminium, White Lacquer for Sormani, Italy
By Claudio Salocchi, Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
extruded pieces to form a whole series of high class containers used as bar units, chests of drawers and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Aluminum
A mahogany block front chest
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany block front chest with a writing slide, central drawer to the top drawer and two hidden
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Commodes and Chests o...
$55,000
Wendell Family Chippendale Blocked-Front Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
, otherwise in excellent condition.
This Classic blocked-front chest has a blocked-front molded edge top
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Diminutive 18th Century Block-front Boston Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A diminutive block-front colonial American chest from the third quarter of the 18th century
Category
Antique 1770s American American Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
DREXEL Chippendale Cherry Block Front Goddard Bachelor Chest
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale Goddard style block front bachelor chest by Drexel. Solid cherry with brass hardware
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Walnut Block Front Commode/Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century French Walnut Block Front Commode/Chest
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chest of Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
Chest of Three Drawers with serpentine top and scrolled front feet, simple block back feet. The key
Category
Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$1,650
LINK-TAYLOR Pine Chippendale Four-Drawer Block Front Goddard Bachelor Chest
By Lexington Furniture 1
Located in Charlotte, NC
A rare find, a Chippendale Goddard style block front bachelor chest by Link-A Chippendale Goddard
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Parquetry Chest of Drawers, France, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
front of the chest tapers inward as it approaches the bottom. The carved front legs have a forward flare
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Boston Chippendale Mahogany Blocked Serpentine Chest
Located in Wells, ME
Superb tiny Boston Chippendale mahogany blocked serpentine chest of drawers with bold graduation
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Provincial Queen Anne Period Chest of Five Drawers
Located in London, GB
With Block Moulded Fronts
Solid Pine with Traces of Historic Painted Surface
English, c.1710
40
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Antique 1710s British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Venetian Polychrome Concave Block Front Commode Credenza
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pristine 18th century Venetian polychrome concave block front commode credenza with three long
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Bureau, Northampton or Smithfield, CT
Located in Providence, RI
Mahogany chests coming out of Connecticut are most rare and a block front at that is as rare as it
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 20th Century Nutwood French Country Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlotte, NC
to the top, block drawer fronts, carved apron, and scroll front feet. Features five drawers of
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Commode Tall Chest of drawers
Located in Santander, ES
each day of the week (semaine) the one at the top with moulded front. All the drawers of oak interior
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Extremely Rare Early 18th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers in Untouched Condition
Located in Suffolk, GB
An extremely rare example of an early 18th century (circa 1720) walnut chest of drawers in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Commode of Rare Concave Front from Early 19th Century Germany
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Santander, ES
drawers with original brass pulls, escutcheons, locks and keys. 4 large block supports, one at every
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Cherry
Chippendale Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
a straight front case with four graduated drawers supported on slightly flared ogee bracket feet.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Cherry, Poplar, Pine
$7,900
Chippendale Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
above four graduated reverse-serpentine drawer fronts flanked by quarter columns. The case is blocked at
Category
Antique 1770s American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Pine, Poplar
Louis Philippe period bachelor chest
Located in Kenilworth, IL
four blind drawers on turned front feet and blocked rear legs. The top is a single mahogany board, 20
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rare Chippendale Five-Drawer Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
features of the chest are the carved out drawerfaces revealing a lipped edge. the serpentine front with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...
CENTURY Cardella Collection Cherry Italian Provincial Bedside / Chairside Chest
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
Collection. Cherry wood with a distressed finish, decorative brass hardware, block front, banded top with an
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
BAKER Collector
s Edition Hand Painted Lacquered Chinoiserie Occasional Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
ogee edge faux marble top, brass hardware, and block feet. Features four drawers of dovetail
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Queen Anne Fan Carved Maple Bonnet-Top High Chest, Connecticut, circa 1740-1760
Located in Providence, RI
regarding the drawer bottoms, which run from front to back. The secondary is almost entirely of Eastern
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted
Located in Port Chester, NY
faux distress style. Four wide drawers and front block feet. Brasses have been painted a blue green
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Commode with three block front style drawers. Ornamented in a raised rose
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$10,200
Swedish Gustavian Bureau, circa 1760
Located in Charlotte, NC
Swedish Gustavian beautifully shaped block front desk. Light blue paint has had some touch up. The
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Early 18th c. Continental Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
Incurved shaped block front, walnut with banded burled panels overall. Double doors in the form of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Beidermier Style Karellian Birch and Ebony Credenza
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
confident and poised stepped corners and crescent front of the commode; a simple apron is supported by two
Category
Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony
Sideboard U-460
By Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Amsterdam, EMEA - Benelux
beauty. This early version features drawers with a wooden front and the drawer itself is made from
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Oak
$2,130
A Rare Diminutive Chippendale Block Front Desk and Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Newport secretaries and chest-on-chests. The ogee bracket feet with blocked returns and scrolled volutes
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
Chippendale Mahogany Slant-Lid Desk with a Blocked Serpentine Front, MA
Located in Providence, RI
This is an estimable serpentine desk with blocked ends on magnificent gadrooned feet. Interestingly
Category
Antique 1780s North American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Small Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Chest of Drawers Claw and Ball Feet, circa 1770
Located in Providence, RI
).
The drawers are graduated in size and the height of the chest (34 inches) is somewhat above standard
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Antique 1770s American Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Lacquered Brutalist Tall Cabinet or Chest by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Lacquered in dark brown finish this tall dresser or chest of drawers made by The Lane Furniture
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dressers
Materials
Wood
Chippendale Slant-Top Desk with Stop-Fluting, New London, Connecticut
Located in Providence, RI
treatment. That chest is a three-drawer block front with Newport style shells (see scan below). Also, while
Category
Antique 1780s American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Cherry
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Block Front Chest Of Drawers For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of block front chest of drawers is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique block front chest of drawers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. Block front chest of drawers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Block front chest of drawers bearing Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made block front chest of drawers over the years, but those made by Lane Furniture, American of Martinsville and Drexel are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Block Front Chest Of Drawers?
Prices for block front chest of drawers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, block front chest of drawers begin at $585 and can go as high as $150,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,550.
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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