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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
French Art Deco Style - Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hasselt, VLI
A small, upright chest of drawers, circa 1950, Art Deco style. The drawer fronts and sides are covered in burl wood veneer, framed by a solid wood edge. The metal handles have a simp...
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1950s Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant mahogany
pink marble commode from France, 19th century, in the Louis XVI style that easily fits with Empire and transitional tastes that value noble materials. The t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Gustavian-Style Black Painted Commodes / Bedside Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of chests of drawers in Gustavian style, made of black-painted pine.
High-quality architectural design. Beneath the top surfaces are carved dentil mouldings.
A pair of drawers w...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Four-Drawer Chests of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome and well-matched pair of late 19th century Swedish Gustavian chests of drawers, crafted in pine and retaining their original painted surfaces with exceptional, naturally a...
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Late 19th Century Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers in Blue
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Gustavian-style chest of drawers with three drawers, painted in soft blue and blue-grey tones with refined geometric detailing.
The marbled top is finished in light blue-g...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid century Swedish birch inlaid chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art deco inspired Scandinavian chest of drawers circa 1950.
Fitted with 3 graduating, top drawer opens on the key with the bottom drawers fitted with coppered handles. Delicate flor...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Swedish Designer, Chest of Drawers, Oak, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and oak chest of drawers with wooden inlays designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Minor scuffing to feet.
Minor tabletop surface cracking from normal wear.
Minimal ev...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Oak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Tall Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous 19th century French walnut chest of drawers–eight drawers to be exact-designed as a classic Louis Philippe commode with spellbinding patterns in the matched wood grain. Th...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI–Style Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Brass Trim, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Louis XVI–style chest of drawers crafted in cherry wood and cherry veneer, distinguished by its architectural clarity and restrained neoclassical ornament. The façade opens...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
French Louis XVI Style Black Wood Commode Chest of Drawers circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
French commode chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style.
Wood and brass.
This chest of drawers has been refinished with black painting.
Elegant brass handles
Good vintage condition.
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1980s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Blue-Painted Pine Chests of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of chests of drawers in the Gustavian style, executed in blue-painted pine.
Architectural in design, each chest fitted with three fluted drawers with original brass mounts, su...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian 19th Century Inlay Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary Italian walnut commode from the 19th century, Neoclassical in style, decorated with a graphic marquetry of dark/light woods that creates movement and definition over...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian-Style Blue Chest of Drawers with Faux Marble Top, Circa 1890–1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Swedish Gustavian-style chest of drawers dating to circa 1890–1900. Crafted in pine, this piece is painted in a soft blue tone, consistent with late 19th-century Scandinavi...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 20th-C. British Colonial Style Tall Chest By Ralph Lauren For Henredon
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a handsome chest designed by Ralph Lauren for Henredon as part of their Safari Collection. It has dovetail construction and is marked. It also has wooden knobs.
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Late 20th Century American British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
1960s Gio Ponti Singer Console Table
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A rare 1960s Gio Ponti console table for Singer. Manufactured in Italy in the 1960s, the item is made of laquered oak wood and black elegant black iron legs. The console has an opena...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Louis XVI Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XVI period commode featuring exquisite geometric parquetry inlay and a richly veined demilune Breche marble top. Stamped "LB" in two places on the top under the marble. ...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Cherrywood, Austria circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding 19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers from the early period around 1830 in Austria. This completely restored antique three drawer Biedermeier commode impresses with i...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Diminutive Walnut Hardwood Three-Drawer Bombe Side Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
Italian Diminutive Walnut Hardwood Three-Drawer Bombe Side Chest.
All Drawers operationg smoothly. Wood back.
Dimensions: 18" in width, 10.5" in depth and 19 inches in height.
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Baker furniture mahogany chest of drawers
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 20th century English Georgian revival style chest of drawers. This chest of drawers has its original highly polished classical solid brass pulls. The front of the ches...
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1990s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century, Danish Modern Oak Bureau / Chest with Seashell Handles
Located in Odense, DK
A finely crafted Danish bureau dating from the early 20th century, combining functional storage with refined decorative detailing. Executed in oak with a warm, time-worn patina, the ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pine chest of drawers, circa 1910
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This chest of drawers, made around 1910 in Hungary, is a unique piece of furniture with character and history. Crafted from solid pine, it has a warm, weathered appearance. It featur...
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1910s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Edo period Drawer Chest 1830s-1844s / Sideboard Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese chest of drawers.
On the inner side of one drawer, a clearly handwritten inscription reading “天保(Tenpō)” remains intact, indicating that the piece was cra...
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1830s Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to present this truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier walnut commode, crafted in Vienna around 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier furniture is celebrated for its refin...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Low Sideboard in Oak, Mid Century Modern, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural low rectangular classic sideboard / cabinet in oak with plenty of storage and a beautiful carved front design. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1960s.
Four doors, i...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Vintage British Colonial Style Burnt Bamboo and Rattan Lowboy Dresser
Located in Roanoke, VA
Vintage British colonial style dresser in bamboo and rattan. Six spacious drawers clad in rattan with a bamboo skeleton. Wonderful diamond pattern throughout. Would work in a variety...
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Late 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
French Riviera Chest of Drawers in Rattan, Bamboo and Brass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century French Riviera style dresser in bamboo and woven rattan, completed with solid brass knobs. This charming organic dresser was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Widdicomb, Chest Of Drawers, Oak, Brass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A stained oak and brass chest of drawers designed and produced by Widdicomb, USA, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 43.5"H x 42.0"W x 19.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1850s-1890s Japanese antique cabinet, wabi sabi tansu medicine chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique large cabinet, tansu chest of drawers in the vein of Kusuri dansu (Medicine / apothecary chest).
Product of late Edo to early Meiji era (1850s-1890s), estimate from ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage Brass Clad Chest of Drawers by Sarreid of Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare, 5 drawer chest of drawers by Sarreid of Spain.
Mahogany type wood frame clad in polished brass and
trimmed in large half round rivet heads.
Cabinet sets on 4 wooden ball feet....
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1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Diamond-Patterned Marquetry
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian chest of drawers of exceptional craftsmanship, originating from the Mälardalen region, Sweden, circa 1780–1790.
The chest is richly veneered with geometric marquetry arran...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode Serpentine Carved Oak Louis XV c.1930s
Located in Tyler, TX
EXQUISITE Antique French Country Oak Louis XV Style Serpentine Front Chest of Drawers or Commode~~1930s
This is a SUPERB example of an antique French Country oak Louis XV style ches...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Venetian Style Italian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Style Italian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Category
1910s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique Japanese drawer chest from the Meiji period (1860s–1920s).
Crafted from paulownia wood (kiri) with iron fittings, it embodies the essence of Japanese simplicity an...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Neo-Classical Style Mahogany
Brass Marble Top Chests Side Tables - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century neoclassical style mahogany veneered chests with green marble tops. The commodes have Doric brass capitals and paws. One has a key. They are unmarked.
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Exquisite Half Circle Art Deco Commode With Bakelite Hardware C. 1930
Located in Bernville, PA
This magnificent rare example of a half circle chest of drawers is from the Redlion Furniture Company Circa American 1930’s. It has spectacular book ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chest of Drawers, Kai Kristiansen, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers, designed by Kai Kristiansen, Denmark, 1960s. Teak with oak legs. Quality craftmanship. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age a...
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Japanese Antique Drawer Chest 1860s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese drawer chest, crafted in the Meiji to Taishō period (1860s–1920s). It carries a quiet presence shaped by many decades of use. The piece is made from tradi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted chest of drawers circa 1850.
We are pleased to offer this rural piece of Swedish furniture making from the mid 19th century.
Hand paint...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique American Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Bachelors Chest of Drawers 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
An American Chippendale Bachelor's Chest or Dresser. Made from mahogany with a rectangular serpentine fronted case with four hand dovetailed drawers and solid brass batwing hardware...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$2,625 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Eastlake School Walnut
Burl Three Drawer Marble Top Commode C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Eastlake Walnut & Burl Three Drawer Marble Top Commode C1890
Measures - 28"H x 27.25"W x 15.25"D
An Eastlake Commode, dating to circa 1890 fea...
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19th Century Eastlake Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Gustavian-Style Painted Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of commodes in Gustavian style, painted in a light grey-white shade with a beautiful patina.
Beneath the top runs a carved dentil frieze. The body features three drawers with ar...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$6,705 / set
1940s Italian Art Deco Burl Wood Bronze Chest of Drawers Credenza Sideboard
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian 1940s chest of drawers or sideboard, credenza, buffet with elegant and classic wood worked according its natural graining on the top and the 4 frontal drawers with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Louis Philippe commode from France, 19th century, has mesmerizing burled, bookmatched walnut drawer fronts with dense ripples of grain pattern that flow from one to the other fo...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Drawer Storage Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old black chest of drawers made in Japan during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), a time when craftsmanship and material refinement reached an extraordinary level.
Expertly ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
French Mid 20th C. Painted Wood Commode w/Unusual Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden commode with three drawers and unusual front feet. This vintage chest from France has three full-sized and graduated drawers, raised panel sides, linear accents down ...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Walnut Nightstand with Black Opaxite Glass, Czechoslovakia 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
A refined Art Deco nightstand or small cabinet produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s.
This piece features a solid wooden construction with rich walnut veneer and an original bl...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI style demilune commode, finely crafted in marquetry and adorned with a richly colored breccia marble top. This refined piece beautifully reflects the n...
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19th Century French Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Chest of Four Drawers in Pine by Fröseke AB Nybrofabriken, Sweden, 1970s
By Fröseke 2
Located in Karis, Nyland
This Swedish mid-century chest of four drawers was produced by Fröseke AB Nybrofabriken in the 1970s. Crafted in solid pine, the piece highlights the natural grain and warm tone of t...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Storage / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
The original red color has balanced with soot from its long use in an old house with an irori hearth, and has turned a natural reddish-brown. The pee...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Drawer Storage 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese chest of drawers, handcrafted during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s).
It is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship from that era. The body is mad...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Elm Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This quintessential Louis Philippe period commode or chest of drawers displays the exemplary craftsmanship of the nineteenth century with a facade of burl elm and solid elm panel sid...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique Victorian Painted Pine Chest Of Drawers, Original Paint Mid 19th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Constructed in pine with turned knob handles and raised on turned legs.
Two small over three long graduated drawers.
In its original paint of a yellow ...
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19th Century British Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine, Paint
Blue-Painted Baroque Breakfront Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A sculptural, blue-painted Danish Baroque chest of drawers with a distinctive breakfront silhouette.
The three drawers follow the sweeping, architectural curves of the piece, and the...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Karges French Regency Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style three-drawer bachelor chest or bedside chest
By Karges
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved mahogany, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 32.25"W...
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1980s American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Bow Fronted Chest of 5 Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany bow fronted chest of 5 drawers having a quality figured mahogany bow fronted shaped top with a moulded edge above 2 short and 3 long figur...
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19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
1950s Philips Radio / Tv / Record Player in Teak
By Philips
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Philips
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 40″ wide x 14″ deep x 33.5″ tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
1940s Italian Art Deco Burl Wood Bronze Chest of Drawers Credenza Sideboard
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian 1940s chest of drawers or sideboard, credenza, buffet with elegant and classic wood worked according its natural graining on the 4 frontal drawers with the front d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Hand-Painted English Trompe-l
Oeil "Bookstack" Chest
Secret Drawer
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exceptional and whimsical English trompe-l'oeil storage chest, dating from the late 20th century (circa 1980). This piece is an exquisite exercise in the art of illusion, masterfully crafted to resemble a casual stack of five antique, leather-bound volumes.
The artistry of this piece lies in its entirely hand-painted decoration. Each spine is individually detailed with intricate gilt-style filigree, floral flourishes, and hand-lettered titles—including a nod to "The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe". The "page edges" are expertly brushed to simulate the organic texture and foxing of centuries-old vellum.
Designed with both elegance and utility in mind, the chest features:
The Upper Repository: The top section hinges open to reveal a spacious storage compartment.
The Hidden Drawer: The lowermost volume cleverly disguises a seamless secret drawer.
The Interior: Both compartments are finished in a deep, matte midnight-blue paint, providing a sharp, modern contrast to the warm, classical exterior.
The chest remains in excellent vintage condition with a beautiful natural patina; please note that there is minor paint loss strictly confined to the four underside corners, which remains completely invisible when the piece is in its upright, displayed position.
This sophisticated piece is the perfect addition to a library, a gentleman's study, or as an eclectic side table...
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1980s English Regency Revival Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
What a gorgeous chest of drawers! A step-down routed edge and nicely chamfered front corners characterize the top of this small chest of four hand-cut dovetailed drawers. The cha...
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Early 20th Century Danish Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
A burl wood and chrome cabinet / chest of drawers by Milo Baughman, circa 1970
Located in View Park, CA
A burlwood and chrome chest of drawers / cabinet / sideboard by Milo Baughman, circa 1970. With ebonized wood interior and featuring three drawers. Gloriously psychedelic burl grain ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale: Find Art Deco Commodes and Mid-Century Modern Chests of Drawers on 1stDibs
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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