20th Century Solid Cherry Pyramid Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A vintage solid Teak pyramid chest of drawers. Features a unique triangular prism shape with graduated drawers and small round knobs. Dimensions: 26 inches wide. 10 inches deep. 31...
Cherry
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid-20th century. Elegant furniture in Louis XVI style richly inlaid in walnut, maple and rosewood adorned with cups on the front, on the top and on...
Wood
20th Century Pyramids Chiffioniere Commode in the Biedermeier Style Beech Root
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality beech root veneer on solid conifers. Conical body on profiled frame base. Over cantilevered profile cornice flat gypsum, stepped with oval gallery. So-called pyramid fu...
Beech
French Country Style Wooden Pyramid 41" Dresser Lingerie Chest Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Country Style Wooden Pyramid 41" Dresser Lingerie Chest Side Table. Item features a nice pyramid shape, solid wood construction, distressed finish, 6 drawers, great style and ...
Wood
Conical Commode Chest of Drawers / shelve in the antique Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid conifers. Conical body on profiled frame base. In the front, three casted drawers. About cantilevered profile cornice flat gypsum, stepped with oval cover plate. S...
Mahogany
Art Deco CherryWood Italian Dresser / Commode and Chest of Drawers, 1950
Located in Roma, Lazio
Italian chest of drawers, mid-20th century. Peculiar shape, original and avant-garde for that period.
Wood, Cherry
$3,713Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco CherryWood Italian Dresser / Commode and Chest of Drawers, 1950
Located in Roma, Lazio
Italian chest of drawers, mid-20th century. Peculiar shape, original and avant-garde for that period.
Wood, Cherry
20th Century Commode in Empire Style Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Pyramid mahogany on solid softwood. Straight body on four blocks feet. Architecturally structured front of three drawers of different sizes, below segmental filling, flanked by carya...
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Commode, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Mid-20th-century Italian chest of drawers. Finely veneered and inlaid with geometric decorations in walnut, rosewood, maple, ebonized wood, beech, and fruitwood, this Louis XVI-style...
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Commode Louis XIV Style, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Chest of drawers equipped with two drawers of good capacity and wooden top in character of good service.
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Commode, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
A high-quality, beautifully sized chest of drawers, it is ideal for a living room or bedroom.
Wood
Italian Inlaid Walnut Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
20th century Italian superb chest of drawers, circa 1960s.
Walnut
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Tessellated Stone & Iron Jewelry Cabinet Commode Lingerie Semanier
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Tessellated stone Jewelry Cabinet.
Stone
French 1940s Carved Stone Table Lamp Depicting a Fruit Bowl on Pedestal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved stone table lamp from the Mid-20th Century, depicting a fruit bowl on a tall pedestal, wired for the USA.
Stone, Brass
Unavailable
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI style French side Commode, French Commode in Walnut
Located in Torino, IT
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Side Commode, French Side Commode, Cabinet with one door in inlaid wood in Louis XVI style. Sideboard in walnut, Furniture equipped internally with a flatte...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 44.89 in D 21.26 in
Italian Inlaid Dresser in the Louis XVI Style, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Chest of drawers adorned with rosettes placed on the top, on the sides and in the center of the two drawers (see photo).
Wood
Pyramid Form Wood Chest of Drawers, 1990s
Located in Raymondville, TX
A contemporary pyramid-form hardwood chest of drawers. Interesting triangular design featuring an A-frame and nine graduated drawers with round knobs. Constructed of sturdy solid woo...
Hardwood
Swedish Modern Pyramid Mahogany Chest of Drawers, ca 1940s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Swedish Modern chest of drawers in book matched Pyramid Mahogany from the 1940s. Very nice mahogany pattern on the frontside of the three equally sized drawers. Every drawer with two...
Metal
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H 24.81 in W 46.46 in D 17.72 in
Swedish Modern curved Pyramid Mahogany chest of drawers, ca 1940s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Swedish Modern, curved chest of drawers in book matched Pyramid Mahogany from the 1940s. Very nice mahogany pattern on the frontside of the three equally sized drawers. Every drawer ...
Mahogany
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an interesting little chest of drawers with a number of unusual features. The top has a step-down routed edge. The top drawer is a little shallower than the rest and it sta...
Pine
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
The thin top of this handsome chest sits on top of four inset hand-cut dovetailed drawers which follow a pattern familiar in these small Danish pieces. The top drawer is shallow and ...
Pine
Pine Central European Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This massive pine chest of four more or less equal depth hand-cut dovetailed drawers is about as handsome as they come. The top displays exposed dovetails along its join with the s...
Pine
Pine Central European Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This large chest of drawers has considerable presence and character. The top has a chamfered edge before stepping down to meet an ogee molding and complete the thick crown. The han...
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Pyramid Shape High Chest with Large Decorative Pulls
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful chest of drawers with lots of interest. The shape displays sculptural interest and is larger on the bottom. The hardware is highly decorative. A protective smoked...
Brass
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H 33.47 in W 47.25 in D 17.72 in
Midcentury Cherrywood Italian Dresser and Chest of Drawers, 1950
Located in Roma, Lazio
Italian chest of drawers, from the mid-20th century. Peculiar shape, original and avant-garde for that time period.
Wood, Cherry
Italian Red Chest of Drawers Attributed. a Piero Portalupi
Located in Milano, IT
The chest of drawers attributed to the well-known Italian architect Piero Portalupi is an exquisite piece of furniture from the early 20th century.
Wood
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H 31 in W 27.1 in D 14 in
Vintage Thai Side Chest with Mustard Glaze, Five Drawers and Distressed Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Thai side chest from the mid 20th century, with mustard glaze, five drawers and distressed patina.
Wood
20th Century French Inlaid Demilune Dresser
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small 20th century French dresser. Furniture nicely inlaid in mahogany, rosewood, maple and boxwood richly decorated with gilded and chiseled bronze. Demilune dresser of beautiful li...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Inlaid in Walnut and Burl Commode
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian commode of the 20th century. Furniture in Louis XVI style inlaid in walnut, burl and various woods with floral decorations. Commode with three drawers. Commode supported by f...
Burl, Walnut
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Commode, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant Italian chest of drawers from the mid-20th century. Beautiful furniture in Louis XVI style, finely inlaid in walnut, rosewood, maple and fruitwood.
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Upper wooden top in good measure character and service adorned with veneer on the front edge of end wood. Chest of drawers supported by four feet in the shape of an inverted pyramid,...
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Dresser, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from 20th century. Louis XVI style furniture inlaid in walnut, rosewood, maple, beech and fruitwood.
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Dresser, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Chest of drawers adorned with rosettes placed on the top, on the sides and in the center of the two drawers (see photo).
Wood
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H 36.62 in W 47.25 in D 20.48 in
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Dresser Commode, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Furniture supported by four solid legs inlaid with an inverted truncated pyramid (see photo) of excellent solidity. On the top on the right, it presents a restoration intervention (s...
Wood
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H 40.75 in W 27.5 in L 40.75 in
Antique Elizabethan Carved Oak Silver Chest of the Tolstoy Estate, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Elizabethan silver chest offers quarter sawn oak construction with backsplash having carved pyramidal element over beveled top surmounting case with silver drawer having f...
Metal
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H 30.71 in W 27.96 in D 14.97 in
20th Century Lacquered Painted Wood Italian Half Moon Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small Italian commode from the 20th century. Half-moon cabinet in carved, lacquered, silvered and painted wood with floral decorations in the Louis XVI style. Dresser of excellent pr...
Wood
20th Century Inlaid Wood with Marble Top French Dresser, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French dresser from the early 20th century. Furniture of particular shape and proportion inlaid in mahogany, maple and fruitwood. Dresser equipped with three central drawers an...
Marble
Leathertop Maitland-Smith Commode
Located in Norwalk, CT
This distinctive commode from Maitland-Smith has a raised pyramid pattern on three sides --each pyramid combining panels of rosewood, satinwood and bonde mahogany. The top and base ...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Satin
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H 54.5 in W 24 in D 14 in
Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble Stone Modern Pyramid Chest of Drawers
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith tessellated marble stone pyramid chest of drawers. Item features tessellated stone marble inlay, asymmetrical pyramid shape, finished back, original label, 19 drawers,...
Marble
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H 30.32 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Pair of 20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Bedside Tables, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Bedroom or living room furniture as part of a complete set with chest of drawers (see photo and ask for the bulk price if available).
Wood
20th Century Italian Inlaid Dresser in Louis XVI Style
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Chest of drawers with three external drawers of good capacity and service, top also inlaid in character.
Boxwood, Burl, Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Commode, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid-20th century. Louis XVI style furniture finely inlaid in walnut, rosewood, maple, ebonized wood, cherry, palisander and fruitwood with floral de...
Wood
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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