English Chinoiserie Chest
English Chinoiserie Painted Pine Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
An English pine chest with painted chinoiserie decoration added in the mid 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
English Regency Chinoiserie Trunk Hamper
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19th Cent) Chinoiserie lacquered and decorated slant top floor trunk (hamper
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Antique 19th Century British Chinoiserie Blanket Chests
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
English 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode with Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black commode from the 19th century, with Chinoiserie low-relief décor, guilloche motifs
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Queen Anne, Early 18th Century Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Desk / Commode
Located in Troy, NY
A small early 18th century red lacquer chinoiserie decorated commode with a desk compartment, the
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
$12,750
H 38.5 in W 25 in D 16.75 in
English Chinoiserie Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (18/19th Century) highboy chest in two sections with painted Chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of George III Chinoiserie Lacquered Commodes with Hand-Painted Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of English George III chinoiserie lacquered commodes, dating to the late 18th or
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Softwood
$16,500 / set
H 31.25 in W 30.25 in D 17.75 in
Small Antique Apprentice Chest, English, Camphorwood, Storage Box, circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice chest. An English, camphorwood sample storage box, dating to the
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Early 20th Century British Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$891
H 7.29 in W 13.59 in D 8.47 in
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English Chinoiserie Painted Pine Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
An English pine chest with painted chinoiserie decoration added in the mid 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Houston, TX
18th century English chinoiserie chest with two short drawers and two larger drawers on bun feet
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Materials
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Alluring 19th century English chinoiserie black lacquered three-drawer chest. Having lovely
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C English blue chinoiserie decorated chest of drawers. 1880
Split in top as photographed
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Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
English Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C Chinoiserie decorated chest of drawers with a marble top. 1760.
Reference: 8445
Dimensions
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
English Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chinoiserie black lacquered three drawer chest with painted and raised gilt chinese scenes
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century English Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Fine English George I or Queen Anne Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Chest on Stand. Original Chinoise
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Chinoiserie English Chest on stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A magnificent 18th Century English Chinoiserie chest of drawers on stand. It has a beautiful base
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Bamboo Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century English three drawer chest with a bamboo frame and decorated in classic
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo
English Chippendale Chinoiserie Chest on Chest. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale Chinoiserie eight drawer chest on chest with original brasses, carved fret work
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century English Painted Chinoiserie Chest
Located in High Point, NC
19th century painted pine chest from England. The top has been faux painted in a rich wood grain
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
English Chinoiserie Red Japanned Chest of Drawers, circa 1720
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1720 George I period chest of five drawers having all-over original red japanned
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Pine Chest with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pine chest of drawers from England with a beveled edge around the top, following down
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
18th Century English Black Painted Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The 18th century English black painted chinoiserie chest on stand, seven drawers above turned leg
Category
Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century English black lacquered chinoiserie chest on stand. Wonderful japanning throughout the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century English Chinoiserie Lacquered Chest with Bun Feet and Five Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century English chinoiserie lacquered chest with bun feet, five drawers and brass bailpulls.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
H 35.5 in W 40 in D 21.75 in
20th Century English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Mid 20th century black lacquered Chinoiserie commode. Lovely painted images and pretty
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English Chinoiserie Bamboo Dresser Table with Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming English chinoiserie dressing table featuring a tilt beveled mirror and shelf. Constructed
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
20th Century English Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine 20th century English Chinoiserie commode from the Waldorf Towers, Manhatten. Circa 1920. A
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Vintage 1920s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chinoiserie Cabinet on a Carved Giltwood Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine antique English Chinoiserie painted cabinet on a carved giltwood stand. Lovely painted
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
English Scarlet Japanned or chinoiserie commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A serpentine or oxbow form red japanned or chinoiserie chest .
Top, front , sides all decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exceptional 18th Century English Chinoiserie Two Part Oak Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional English Chinoiserie or Japanned lacquered two part oak highboy with a molded cornice
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English 1725s Georgian Chinoiserie Four-Drawer Commode of Ebonized Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie four-drawer Georgian commode with delicate inlay from the early 18th century
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Antique Early 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Brass
English 1880s Lacquered Four Drawer Commode with Golden chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English lacquered commode from the late 19th century, with golden Chinoiserie décor, four drawer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
H 29.75 in W 36.25 in D 18 in
English 19th Century Black and Gold Chinoiserie Highboy with Eight Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black and gold Chinoiserie highboy chest from the 19th century with eight drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
English 1840s Black and Polychrome Chinoiserie Bow-Front Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English black chinoiserie bow-front two-drawer commode from the mid-19th century, with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 31 in W 37 in D 19.5 in
Pair English-Made Faux Bamboo Red Chinoiserie Marble Top Foyer Cabinets Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular and very rare form of chinoiserie paint decorated foyer or side cabinets
Category
Vintage 1930s English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 35.75 in W 26 in D 14.75 in
William and Mary English Black Lacquer Bureau Commode, Chinoiserie
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Chinese desk, from the mid-18th century, made for import, commissioned by the English
Category
Antique 1780s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Japanned and Burnished Bamboo Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This late 19th century English burnished bamboo chest features a decorated japanned lacquer top
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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Regency Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo and Green Marble Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style (20th Century) green lacquered Chinoiserie design commodes with 2
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Bamboo
H 33.5 in W 51.5 in L 33.5 in
Pair English Regency style Chinoiserie Dressers / Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finely crafted early/mid century chests of drawers in the chinoiserie style with with faux
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chinoiserie Dressers
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Black Gilt and Lacquered Chest
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Chest in black wood with chinoiserie allover in gold. 19th century chest and handmade in England
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
English Regency Oriental Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This English Regency-era jewelry box embodies Oriental aesthetics with its sleek sarcophagus shape
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century English Queen Anne Chinoiserie Chest on Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an elegant English black lacquered English Queen Anne cabinet chest on Stand decorated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Secretaires
Materials
Wood
English Persian Style Chinoiserie Chest on Stand Bar Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful hand painted cabinet with hand carved parcel giltwood base. The Persian red top with elaborate Persian hunting scenes with all-over aged gold highlights. The interior opens...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Dry Bars
Materials
Oak, Hardwood
English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in New York, NY
The Chinoiserie motif finish on this 19th century English commode gives it style and personality
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
An English three drawer chest. Black background with gilt Chinoiserie decoration with flat and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of English Chinoiserie Chests
Located in New York, NY
Every room needs a bit of chinoiserie, and these two chests are a fine example. Constructed in
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English chest of drawers with a beveled edge around the top following down to reeded
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century English Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
18th century English oak paneled chest of drawers with a molded edge around the top and lovely hand
Category
Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
English Regency Style Chinoiserie Decorated Commode or Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Regency style commode or chest of drawers featuring a Japanned case decorated
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English 1860s Painted Chinoiserie Four-Drawer Chest with Ogee Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English chinoiserie painted chest of drawers from the mid-19th century with some original paint
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 32.5 in W 32 in D 16.25 in
19th Century English Pine Chest with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pine chest of drawers from England with original grain painted finish.The case has
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
English 1820s Georgian Period Black and Gold Chinoiserie Chest with Stone Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian ebonized chinoiserie chest-of-drawers from the early 19th century with gilt and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dr...
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Wood
H 32.5 in W 37 in D 17 in
English Ebonized Chinoiserie Lacquer Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A decorative two-door ebonized oriental lacquer commode in the George II style. The ebonized cabinet sitting on a gilt decorated scroll base, the two door fronts with gilt metal orie...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Chests by Amy Howard
By Amy Howard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of English chinoiserie style commodes or chests. Featuring a hand-painted parcel gilt
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests o...
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Brass
English Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
English pine chest of drawers with hand-painted chinoiserie decoration, circa 1920. The top is
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
19th Century English Chest on Stand with a Black and Gold Lacquered Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
English chest on stand with a Japanned lacquered finish in black, gold and red dating from the mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 54 in W 31.5 in D 17.5 in
19th-C. English Georgian Black Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Lowboy Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This wonderful piece is an early 19th century English Georgian black lacquer and gilt chinoiserie
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Lowboys
Materials
Brass
H 30.5 in W 35.25 in D 20 in
19th Century English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC ENGLISH CHINOISERIE CHEST
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
English Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinoiserie red lacquered and gilded pine chest with hinged lift top enclosing a black painted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Lacquer
17th century English chinoiserie chest
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Period piece
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Chinoiserie chest of drawers
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful english Chinoiserie chest of drawers,with original locks and handles.Exceptional lacquer
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century English Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An unusual early 19th century English blue chinoiserie decorated chest of drawers having two small
Category
Antique 1830s English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chest with Chinoiserie Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century English elm chest of drawers, 2 small over 3 large, on bracket feet. New reproduction
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold
19th Century English Chinoiserie Five-Drawer Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Chinoiserie Five-Drawer Chest
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique English Chest, New Naive Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming antique pine bureau with naive Chinoiserie decoration, in a dramatic black. Very chic
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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English Chinoiserie Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the English chinoiserie chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each English chinoiserie chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect English chinoiserie chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right English chinoiserie chest, those designed in Regency, Victorian and Georgian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is an English Chinoiserie Chest?
An English chinoiserie chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,070 and the highest can go for as much as $65,000.
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?
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