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19th Century Louis XVI Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century Painted Louis XVI Style Commode
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19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Painted Commode
19th Century Louis XVI Painted Commode

19th Century Louis XVI Painted Commode

$10,500
A Late Nineteenth Century Italian Painted Commode.
Located in London, GB
handles standing on acanthus carved fluted tapering legs. The whole pine carcass being painted with Neo
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19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Antique A Late Nineteenth Century Italian Painted Commode.
A Late Nineteenth Century Italian Painted Commode.

A Late Nineteenth Century Italian Painted Commode.

$14,000
Hand Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
painted floral design. Faux marble top still in very good condition. Interior does not contain shelving
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Hand Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
Hand Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top

Hand Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top

$2,695
18th Century Louis XVI Provincial Painted Commode
Located in London, GB
The faux marble-top over an arrangement of two long drawers carved with neoclassical decoration consisting of guilloche borders with swags below the original brass handles and raised...
Category

Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Louis XVI Provincial Painted Commode
18th Century Louis XVI Provincial Painted Commode

18th Century Louis XVI Provincial Painted Commode

$7,886
A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany
Located in New York, NY
The overhanging top above three long drawers, raised on square tapering legs; the whole painted in
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany
A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany

A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany

Small Dutch Baroque Oak Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1760
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely Dutch, mid-18th century, small painted four-drawer baroque bombe shaped commode
Category

1760s Dutch Baroque Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

Antique Small Dutch Baroque Oak Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1760
Small Dutch Baroque Oak Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1760

Small Dutch Baroque Oak Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1760

$6,850
A painted 3-drawer commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 19th century Continental 3-drawer painted commode with a design of military figures in a
Category

19th Century Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Antique A painted 3-drawer commode
A painted 3-drawer commode

A painted 3-drawer commode

$7,500
18th Century Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite 18th century painted commode with 3 drawers, painted top and hoof feet
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Painted Commode Antique

Antique 18th Century Commode
18th Century Commode

18th Century Commode

$34,000
Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful "as found" painted commode with dramatic lines and lots of character. This 18th C
Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Oak

Antique Swedish Rococo Commode
Swedish Rococo Commode

Swedish Rococo Commode

$9,800
Napoleon III black lacquer commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine Napoleon III black lacquer, gilt, and polychrome painted commode, four drawers with
Category

19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble

Napoleon III black lacquer commode
Napoleon III black lacquer commode

Napoleon III black lacquer commode

$8,800
18th century Louis XV Faux Bois Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mid 18th century 4 drawer painted commode. Faux marble top in shades of red and gray. The case is
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

18th century Louis XV Faux Bois Commode
18th century Louis XV Faux Bois Commode

18th century Louis XV Faux Bois Commode

$16,500
19th Century Louis XV Rocaille French Commode
Located in Tricase, Italia
19th century painted commode in Louis XV style. It has a marble top surmounted by a bevelled
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Louis XV Rocaille French Commode
19th Century Louis XV Rocaille French Commode

19th Century Louis XV Rocaille French Commode

$5,340
Painted Demilune Commode
Located in Bantam, CT
George III-style walnut, faux marble and polychrome demilune cabinet, late 19th century, in the Adam taste, the top with a polychrome, floral and annulated banding around a faux marb...
Category

Early 1900s English George III Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Paint, Walnut

Painted Demilune Commode
Painted Demilune Commode

Painted Demilune Commode

$8,500
Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A period walnut 18c. commode with three drawers, with fluted side rails and tapered feet, the
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Painted Commode Antique

Painted Louis XVI Commode
Painted Louis XVI Commode

Painted Louis XVI Commode

$5,750
Italian Painted Floral Commode
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century pale yellow commode with hand painted floral design and faux marble top. The
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Early 20th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Italian Painted Floral Commode
Italian Painted Floral Commode

Italian Painted Floral Commode

$2,000
Painted Three Drawer Commode
Located in London, GB
Grey Three Drawer Commode with Black painted top, Swedish 19th C
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19th Century Swedish Painted Commode Antique

Painted Three Drawer Commode
Painted Three Drawer Commode

Painted Three Drawer Commode

18th Century Painted Swedish Commode
Located in Carmel, CA
This two part, four drawer Gustavian commode with double edge molding, a dental and strie band
Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Louis XVI Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Painted Swedish Commode
18th Century Painted Swedish Commode

18th Century Painted Swedish Commode

$12,500
French Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode
Located in Baltimore, MD
A french painted and parcel gilt commode featuring two upper drawers and two full width middle and
Category

19th Century Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

French Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode
French Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode

French Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode

$16,250
18th Century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
18th Century Painted Italian Commode
Category

1770s Italian Painted Commode Antique

18th Century Painted Italian Commode
18th Century Painted Italian Commode

18th Century Painted Italian Commode

$6,400
Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode. Three drawers each painted a creme background with countyside
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode

Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode

$8,500
French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted
Located in Port Chester, NY
A classic Directoire commode with white marble top and column detail, newly painted in a textured
Category

Mid-19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Walnut

French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted
French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted

French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted

$6,400
Hand Painted Italian-Style Commodes, Pair
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Pair of vintage Italian-style commodes with green sworls hand-painted on silver leaf and faux
Category

Early 20th Century Painted Commode Antique

Hand Painted Italian-Style Commodes, Pair
Hand Painted Italian-Style Commodes, Pair

Hand Painted Italian-Style Commodes, Pair

$5,375 / set
19th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Swedish painted Rococo commode with marble top and beautiful ormolu.
Category

19th Century Rococo Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
19th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode

19th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode

$3,750
19th Century Painted Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century Painted Danish Serpentine Commode
Category

19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

19th Century Painted Danish Serpentine Commode
19th Century Painted Danish Serpentine Commode

19th Century Painted Danish Serpentine Commode

$7,500
Painted French Commode with Faux Bamboo Moldings
Located in Port Chester, NY
A French pine faux bamboo chest of drawers in the Louis Philippe style, newly painted and faux
Category

Mid-19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Pine

Painted French Commode with Faux Bamboo Moldings
Painted French Commode with Faux Bamboo Moldings

Painted French Commode with Faux Bamboo Moldings

$5,450
18th c. Italian Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
18th c Italian painted marble top commode with bombe form.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble

18th c. Italian Painted Bombe Commode
18th c. Italian Painted Bombe Commode

18th c. Italian Painted Bombe Commode

$18,500
Pair of Large Painted Italian Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large painted four-drawer commodes with ebonized flanking columns on tapered legs
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Painted Italian Commodes
Pair of Large Painted Italian Commodes

Pair of Large Painted Italian Commodes

$17,500
18th Century French Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Louis XV Commode en Tombeau France 18th century Red and white serpentine faux-painted wood top
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Painted Bombe Commode
18th Century French Painted Bombe Commode

18th Century French Painted Bombe Commode

$6,500
Venetian painted and parcel-gilt commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Venetian painted and parcel-gilt commode, the serpentine-molded top above a pair of conforming
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Venetian painted and parcel-gilt commode
Venetian painted and parcel-gilt commode

Venetian painted and parcel-gilt commode

$12,000
Early 19th Century Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
drawers. The drawer insets, rails, top and base nicely accent the warm ivory case paint with slate blue
Category

Early 19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Early 19th Century Painted Serpentine Commode
Early 19th Century Painted Serpentine Commode

Early 19th Century Painted Serpentine Commode

$12,000
Mid to Late 19th Century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Boston, MA
Mid to late 19th Century Two-drawer painted Italian commode with marbleized top and highly
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid to Late 19th Century Painted Italian Commode
Mid to Late 19th Century Painted Italian Commode

Mid to Late 19th Century Painted Italian Commode

$4,800
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Bombe Commodes
Located in Bantam, CT
An exceptional pair of Italian rococo bombe cream painted and parcel gilt commodes retaining their
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Painted Commode Antique

Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Bombe Commodes
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Bombe Commodes

Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Bombe Commodes

$48,000 / set
Late 18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and of elegant proportions, late 18th century French painted serpentine commode with
Category

Late 18th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Late 18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode
Late 18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode

Late 18th Century French Painted Serpentine Commode

$5,203
Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo cream painted floral decorated commode with scalloped apron, cabriole legs ending
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode
Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode

Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode

$22,000
Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode
Located in Hollywood, FL
, with toupie ends - the whole in original blue paint and white gold, minor restorations to the surface.
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble

Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode
Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode

Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode

$95,000
Spanish Colonial painted and polychrome-decorated commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Spanish Colonial painted and polychrome-decorated commode with liver marble top above two long
Category

18th Century and Earlier Central American Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble

Spanish Colonial painted and polychrome-decorated commode
Spanish Colonial painted and polychrome-decorated commode

Spanish Colonial painted and polychrome-decorated commode

$21,000
19th Century Italian Painted Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Italian painted three drawer commode with Putti, shells and draped swags, bronze pull
Category

19th Century Italian Baroque Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Painted Three-Drawer Commode
19th Century Italian Painted Three-Drawer Commode

19th Century Italian Painted Three-Drawer Commode

$5,500
ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE CHINOISERIE GREEN PAINTED PETIT COMMODE
Located in San Francisco, CA
OF BOMBE FORM AND FITTED WITH TWO DRAWERS; RAISED ON CABRIOLE LEGS; PAINTED WITH EXOTIC CHINOISERIE
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE CHINOISERIE GREEN PAINTED PETIT COMMODE
ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE CHINOISERIE GREEN PAINTED PETIT COMMODE

ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE CHINOISERIE GREEN PAINTED PETIT COMMODE

$6,500 / set
18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a superb late 18th century Italian neoclassical painted faux porphyry and Carrara marble
Category

1780s Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Iron

18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780

18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780

$8,500
French Mid-18th Century Painted Fruitwood Castle Serpentine Commode, circa 1750
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A decorative large French castle commode, in hand carved wood painted in grey, opening by three
Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Fruitwood

French Mid-18th Century Painted Fruitwood Castle Serpentine Commode, circa 1750
French Mid-18th Century Painted Fruitwood Castle Serpentine Commode, circa 1750

French Mid-18th Century Painted Fruitwood Castle Serpentine Commode, circa 1750

$10,087
Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in New York, NY
/> Painted and parcel gilded wood with gilded bronze mounts and a white marble top
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Painted Commode Antique

Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts
Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts

Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts

$185,000
Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular top above two drawers and paneled sides above square tapering legs, overall painted
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode Antique

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese

$14,000
18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
18th c. Louis XVI Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode from Lombardy (Torino)
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Marble

18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode
18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode

18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode

$52,000
18th Century Italian Painted Blue and White Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century Florentine three-drawer polychrome and faux marble commode, its original finish
Category

18th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

18th Century Italian Painted Blue and White Commode Chest of Drawers
18th Century Italian Painted Blue and White Commode Chest of Drawers

18th Century Italian Painted Blue and White Commode Chest of Drawers

$107,300
Louis XVI Provincial Creme and Grey Painted 3-Drawer Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular top above 3 drawers relief carved with folate motif, all painted in creme and grey
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood, Paint

Louis XVI Provincial Creme and Grey Painted 3-Drawer Commode, Late 18th Century
Louis XVI Provincial Creme and Grey Painted 3-Drawer Commode, Late 18th Century

Louis XVI Provincial Creme and Grey Painted 3-Drawer Commode, Late 18th Century

$9,800
Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Marble-Top, Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A lovely Louis XV style marble top three drawer commode, with cabriole legs and pegged
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode Antique

Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Marble-Top, Three-Drawer Commode
Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Marble-Top, Three-Drawer Commode

Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Marble-Top, Three-Drawer Commode

$5,500
Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Floral Hand Painted Two drawer Italian Commode
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Italian Commode
Italian Commode

Italian Commode

$10,800
Swedish Neoclassical Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
Period neoclassical commode, Sweden, circa 1840, with dentil molding under the top and a raise
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

Swedish Neoclassical Commode
Swedish Neoclassical Commode

Swedish Neoclassical Commode

$3,600
Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes
Located in Lincoln, GB
Y A PAIR OF SATINWOOD, KINGWOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BOW FRONT COMMODESFIRST HALF 19TH
Category

19th Century Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood

Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes
Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes

Y A Pair of Satinwood, Kingwood and Polychrome Painted Bow Front Commodes

$22,935
Mid-19th Century Commode
Located in Paris, FR
Commode with three drawers, decorated with antique-inspired images: swags over a reclining draped
Category

19th Century French Directoire Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Commode
Mid-19th Century Commode

Mid-19th Century Commode

$8,900
Swedish Neoclassical Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
Neoclassical chest of drawers, Sweden circa 1850, with faux marble top. Canted corners with rondel and reeded detail, and oval brass pulls and escutcheons.
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Brass

Swedish Neoclassical Commode
Swedish Neoclassical Commode

Swedish Neoclassical Commode

$3,600
Italian 2 drawer commode
Located in Seattle, WA
Lovely robust 2 drawer Italian commode. Faux marble green top with traditional Italian painting
Category

19th Century Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Paint

Italian 2 drawer commode
Italian 2 drawer commode

Italian 2 drawer commode

$15,750
Swedish Baroque Serpentine Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful lines. Great chalky paint. Very attractive. Three drawers that pull easily.
Category

1880s Swedish Baroque Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Swedish Baroque Serpentine Commode
Swedish Baroque Serpentine Commode

Swedish Baroque Serpentine Commode

$9,700
French Provincial Commodes
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Pair of painted and glazed French provencial commodes with three drawers and original antique brass
Category

Early 20th Century Painted Commode Antique

French Provincial Commodes
French Provincial Commodes

French Provincial Commodes

$3,995 / set
18th Century Commode
Located in New Orleans, La
Pale blue commode with faux painted top. Beautiful carvings of floral motifs, pilasters, and swags.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

18th Century Commode

18th Century Commode

$15,500
Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Louis XVI Painted Three-Drawer Commode decorated in delicate Pompeiian and Berainesque designs on
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

Three-Drawer Commode

Three-Drawer Commode

$22,950
19th c. Provencal style commode.
Located in Houston, TX
A charming painted oak commode with heart-shaped cartouche on the skirt. The paint is not original
Category

19th Century French Painted Commode Antique

Materials

Wood

19th c. Provencal style commode.
19th c. Provencal style commode.

19th c. Provencal style commode.

$4,500
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Painted Commode Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal painted commode antique for your home. Frequently made of wood, paint and metal, every painted commode antique was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer painted commode antique, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each painted commode antique bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Painted Commode Antique?

Prices for a painted commode antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $490 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,800.

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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