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Antique Austrian Biedermeier Golden Birch Ebony Chest of Drawers Commode 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Austrian Biedermeier golden birch, bow fronted chest of drawers, circa 1820
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Ebony
Vintage Kai Kristiansen Rosewood Chest of Drawers / Dresser / Entry Table 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Emeryville, CA
beautiful bow-fronted chest has five drawers with solid sculpted rosewood drawer pulls. It has a stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality George III period mahogany bow
fronted chest having superbly figured and inlaid
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Outstanding Pair Of Clayborn Demi-Lune Cabinets From Charles Fradin, Los Angeles
By John Rosselli
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of very well made two-over-three bow front chests in a medium dark stain with an elegant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Bow Front Sheraton Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very pretty 19th century American Sheraton Mahogany chest of drawers. Old refinish in very good
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Bow Fronted Rosewood Chest
Located in London, England
A classic chest of drawers with lipped drawer pulls and bowed front. The Brazilian rosewood veneer
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Chest Drawers Mahogany Bow Front, 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This chest of drawers stands upon turned feet. Having an arrangement of 6 mahogany lined drawers
Category
Antique 1850s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor
s Chest, Denmark, circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant, richly grained mahogany bachelor's chest or petite commode, of bow front form and clean
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Bow Front Leather Dresser Chest by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This petite bow front, leather covered chest is a gorgeous example of Classic Maitland-Smith
Category
20th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique English Bow Front Cherry Chest of Drawers, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English chest of drawers offers cherry construction with shaped top surmounting four bow
Category
20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair of Scala Luxury Trapu Lacquered Bow Front Commode Chests
By Scala Luxury
Located in Rio Vista, CA
commodes have a serpentine or bow front fitted with two drawers each. The drawers have decorative round
Category
20th Century American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique Chippendale Bow Front Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest C1830’s
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chippendale chest offers flame mahogany construction in bow front form and having four
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Bow Front Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany bow front graduated three-drawer chest with satinwood string inlay, upper baize
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Bow Front Small Chest of Mahogany from the 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English bow-front small chest of drawers of mahogany from the 19th century - featuring a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, GB
Large Victorian Two over Four Bow fronted Mahohany Chest Graduated drawers. Standing on turned legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Bow Front Six Drawer Tall Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
Antique Federal six drawer tall chest from Philadelphia, ca. 1820, with a gently bowed front.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small 19th Century Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
victorian bow front chest of drawers is slightly better quality and a little more decorative than most which
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Streamlined Art Deco Bow Fronted Low Chest in Mahogany and Black Lacquer
By Modernage Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
United States, circa 1935. It offers a streamlined bow front body in mahogany body with black lacquer
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
Bow Front Burl Wood 3 Drawer Carved Bombay Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
By Berkey
Gay Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bow front burl wood 3 drawer carved bombay chest of drawers dresser commode mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
19th Century Swedish Bow Front Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This 19th century bow front commode has three drawers with original hardware. It tapers to
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Sheraton Bow-Front Mahogany Side Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
A Sheraton mahogany bow-front mahogany cabinet with two drawers. Two paneled flamed mahogany ovals
Category
Early 20th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Style Bow-Front Commode, Holland
Co.
By Holland
Company
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine quality bow-front commode in walnut and other inlaid woods, with two small drawers over two
Category
Vintage 1970s English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
ViNTAGE ART DECO BOW FRONTED MAHOGANY TALL BOY CHEST F DRAWERS QUEEN ANN LEGS J1
Located in Pulborough, GB
Fronted Mahogany Tall Boy Chest of Drawers features a stunning mahogany wood construction with a bow-front
Category
20th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Baker Reeded Tambour Bow Front Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Baker reeded tambour bow front commodes, fitted with one long drawer 3" x 34" and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A Maitland Smith ebonized five drawer bow front commode.
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A single Maitland Smith ebonized five drawer bow front commode having flame decoration and leather
Category
Vintage 1970s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Charak Furniture Co. Bow Front Mahogany Commodes
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in North York, ON
gold tooling. The bow front of each commode lends softness to the pieces and each has three drawers for
Category
Vintage 1940s American Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Austrian Biedermeier Honey Color 1870s Two-Drawer Veneered Bow-Front Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
chest features a rectangular top sitting above a bow-front façade. Two dovetailed drawers, adorned with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Wood
All Burl Wood Bracket Feet Bow Front Chippendale Style Dresser Commode Cabinet
By Baker Furniture Company, Theodore Alexander
Located in Rockaway, NJ
All burl wood bracket feet bow front chippendale style dresser commode cabinet.
Stunning wood
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Victorian Bow Front Mahogany Tall Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive two over three English Mahogany chest of drawers with carved rope twist quarter
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Georgian Bow Front Bedside Chest, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Chippendale style bow front three-drawer bachelor chest or nightstand
By
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Chinese Chippendale Serpentine Bow Front Flame Mahogany Tall Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chinese Chippendale Serpentine bow front flame mahogany tall chest dresser. Item features custom
Category
Early 20th Century North American Chinese Chippendale Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Thomasville Georgian Mahogany Four-Drawer Bow Front Bedside Chests, Pair
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of Georgian or Federal style four-drawer bow front bachelor chests or nightstands
Category
Vintage 1980s American Georgian Night Stands
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a very rare English pine Bow Front Pine chest of drawers. This piece dates to the 19th
Category
Antique 1860s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
American Late Federal Chest of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mahogany bow front step back chest with splat, two drawers and twist supports. The lower cabinet
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Federal Style Banded Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chest by Council Craftsman
Located in Big Flats, NY
surmounting bow front case having four graduated drawers, stainwood banded and brass pulls throughout, maker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sheraton 4-Drawer Mahogany Bow Front Bachelor Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century Sheraton 4-drawer mahogany bow front bachelor chest drawer. Listing includes beautiful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Sheraton Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Bowfront Ebonized Mahogany French Chest with New Hardware
Located in Troy, MI
French bow front mahogany chest with five functional drawers and new, brass pull ring hardware
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Bow-Front Dresser or Chest of Drawers in Teak Danish Midcentury
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful bow-front Danish teak high-boy dresser or chest of drawers in the style of Borge Mogensen
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Teak
English 19th Century Chest with Moth Decoupage Motif
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A playful twist on an antique bow front pine chest of drawers. Recently painted black with a moth
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Bow Front Mid-Century Modern Bachelor Four Drawers Chest Dresser Brass Pulls
By Edmond J. Spence, George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cherry sculpted exposed legs bow front Mid-Century Modern dresser chest credenza cabinet.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Bow Front Burl Wood 4 Drawer Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern bow front burl wood 4 drawer dresser chest of drawers.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Bow Front Gentleman
s Chest on Brass Legs, Restored
By Robert Lewis Manufacturing
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency ebonized bow front gentleman's chest
By
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Bow Front 4 Drawers Pull Out Tray Brass Hardware Bachelor Chest Dresser
By Kittinger Furniture Company, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahogany exceptional bow front 4 drawers pull out tray brass hardware bachelor chest dresser.
Category
20th Century American Federal Dressers
Materials
Brass
Pair Baker Bow Front Faux Bamboo 5 Drawers Ring Pulls Bachelor Chests Dresser
By Drexel, Heritage-Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Banded Inlayed Top Pair of Baker Bow Front Faux Bamboo 5 Drawers Ring Pulls Bachelor Chests
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dressers
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Bow Front Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers 50"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional antique 19th Century Victorian Tallboy Dresser. Features a mahogany frame with bowfront and two over three drawer configuration. The beautiful drawers showcase flame...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Dressers
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
Rare Very Fine 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Ash-Wood Armoire Chest Bow Front
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very fine and rare 19th century Swedish Biedermeier ash-wood armoire chest featuring a bow-front
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Sheraton Style Bow Front Dresser, circa 1930
Located in Fulton, CA
Fine quality "Kindel Furniture" bow front Sheraton style chest of drawers. Inlay wood detail and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sheraton Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Bow Fronted Burr Yew Wood Bed Side Table Sized Side End Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
bedside table sized chests of drawers.
Ideally suited as lamp or wine tables in a sitting room context
Category
20th Century English Victorian Night Stands
Materials
Yew
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 19th century mahogany bow front sideboard chest or commode featuring a demilune form
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Sideboards
Materials
Brass
George lll Mahogany Armoire, Wardrobe, Linen Press, Bow Front, Schmieg
Kotzian
By Schmieg
Kotzian
Located in Manhasset, NY
mahogany Bow Front Linen Chest or wardrobe cabinet possibly by Schmieg and Kotzian. The sprayed leas
Category
Late 20th Century American George III Linen Presses
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Georgian Commode Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century English mahogany bow-front commode or chest of drawers featuring a lacquer
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century French Salesman Sample Chest with Inlay
Located in Tampa, FL
A late 18th century salesman sample, Fruitwood bow front three drawer chest from France. Marquetry
Category
Antique 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Fruitwood
Teak Mid-Century Modern Tall Dresser
Located in Baltimore, MD
Mid-Century Modern teak high boy bow front dresser, chest of drawers. Minimalist Danish Modern
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Teak
Mahogany Chippendale Bow-Front Chest of Drawers
Located in West Chester, PA
An unusual and wonderful chest of drawers with a top that has oval and circular inlay along the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest
Located in West Chester, PA
Small chest with lift lid. Inlay on lid and front. Bold French feet. New England.
Category
Antique 18th Century American Hepplewhite Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
19th Century Mahogany Bow Front Chest. This chest is a little lower than most bow front chests
Category
Antique 19th Century British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$1,975
American Bow Front Chest
Located in Hinsdale, IL
American Cherry Bow Front Chest
Category
Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
$4,800
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Bow Front Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bow front chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A bow front chest — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are 1186 variations of the antique or vintage bow front chest you’re looking for, while we also have 19 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bow front chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right bow front chest, those designed in Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one bow front chest that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baker Furniture Company, Henredon and Kai Kristiansen produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Bow Front Chest?
Prices for a bow front chest start at $257 and top out at $314,235 with the average selling for $3,358.
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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