Antique Connecticut Sunflower Chest
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Sunflower chests and cupboards were once called “Hartford” or “Connecticut” furnishings.
Oak
Price Upon Request
Queen Anne Period Blanket Chest with Two Whimsical Faces, ca 1740-1760
Located in York County, PA
QUEEN ANNE PERIOD BLANKET CHEST, CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS, WITH BLACK DECORATION ON A RED GROUND, THAT INCLUDES TWO WHIMSICAL FACES, ca 1740-1760 This very e...
Wood
Unavailable
H 85 in W 41.25 in D 21.75 in
Small-Scale Chippendale Cherry Chest on Chest, Connecticut River Valley
Located in Providence, RI
Furthermore, these drawers are set back by having the pilasters boxed, (see image). This chest has a rather delicate, refined look to it with its steeped pediment, tall, carved ogee ...
Cherry
Unavailable
H 35 in W 43 in D 23 in
Inlaid Hepplewhite Cherry Bow Front Chest Connecticut River Valley
Located in Providence, RI
This chest is an outstanding example of Connecticut exuberance and makes a dramatic statement in any room.
Cherry
Unavailable
H 88.5 in W 38.5 in D 20 in
Queen Anne Fan Carved Maple Bonnet-Top High Chest, Connecticut, circa 1740-1760
Located in Providence, RI
This highboy is interesting in that it is an interpretation of the famous Boston and Salem highboys that incorporate pilasters into their design. This is a very desirable feature, an...
Maple
18th Century Connecticut Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Cherry highboy in two parts having nine drawers on the top section and four on the bottom, both parts fitted with deep centre drawer having well developed concave shell and leaf carv...
Cherry
Chippendale Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
Condition Report Chippendale Four Drawer Chest Connecticut, ca. 1770. Cherry, pine and poplar secondary.
Cherry, Pine, Poplar
Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
The rectangular top with thumb-molded serpentine shaped top above a case inset with fluted quarter columns centering on four graduated long drawers above a scalloped apron raised on ...
Cherry
Unavailable
H 39.25 in W 34.75 in D 20.5 in
Chippendale Mahogany Block Front Bureau, Northampton or Smithfield, CT
Located in Providence, RI
Mahogany chests coming out of Connecticut are most rare and a block front at that is as rare as it gets.
Mahogany
18th Century Connecticut Highboy In Cherry
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine example of an 18th century Connecticut chest-on-chest in Cherry with a bonnet top and flame finials, over three small drawers, the center with a carved fan, over 7 full length...
Cherry
Connecticut Queen Anne Flat-Top "Highboy" High Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A cherry "highboy"/high chest of drawers, circa 1770, with long graceful shaped cabriole legs and pad feet, shaped apron both front and sides, four (4) drawers in base / bottom, five...
Brass
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H 88.5 in W 41.38 in D 20.5 in
Exceptional Connecticut Chippendale Cherry Bonnet Top Chest on Chest, circa 1765
Located in Milford, NH
This piece is probably made in Connecticut, circa 1765, with replaced brasses.
Cherry
Sold
H 36.13 in W 41.75 in D 23 in
American Chippendale Oxbow Antique Chest of Drawers, Connecticut c. 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Notes: Colonial Furniture in America, Lockwood, p. 125-6 Connecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries, 1750-1800, Kugelman and Kugelman, p. 160-164 [di...
Mahogany
Sold
H 30.38 in W 33.75 in D 20.63 in
Eldred Wheeler Cherry Fan Carved Connecticut Lowboy Chest of Drawers
By Eldred Wheeler
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very nice handcrafted reproduction of the original lowboys from Connecticut, circa 1760, this entirely bench made piece was crafted by the firm of Eldred Wheeler and retains origin...
Cherry
Good Connecticut 18th Century Cherry Highboy
Located in Essex, MA
Good period Connecticut highboy. Top and bottom original to one another. Charming lower apron. Queen Ann Cabriole legs.
Cherry, Pine
18th Century Connecticut Cherry Two-Part Highboy
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 18th century cherry two part highboy, probably Connecticut in origin, with five drawer top with molded cornice over a base with one long drawer over three fitted drawers, a ca...
Cherry
Connecticut Maple Two-Part Highboy, circa 1750
Located in Milford, NH
A fine two-part maple flat top highboy, its upper case with a molded cornice surmounting five graduated long drawers, over a lower case with a single long drawer over three fitted dr...
Brass
18th Century Queen Anne Cherrywood Highboy of Connecticut Origin
Located in Milford, NH
18th century Queen Anne cherrywood highboy of probable Connecticut origin. Upper case with a central pinwheel-carved drawer flanked by stacks of two narrow drawers all-over four grad...
Cherry
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H 29.5 in W 34.5 in D 20.5 in
American Chippendale Style Mahogany Lowboy in the Connecticut Taste
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A beautifully handcrafted work from the first quarter of the 20th century, this benchmade work celebrates the original lowboys of the Connecticut River Valley with exacting replicati...
Brass
18th c Connecticut Queen Anne Highboy Emily Post Estate
Located in Milford, NH
18th century Queen Anne highboy in cherry with chestnut secondary wood. The upper section featuring a cornice with secret drawer and four graduated and moulded drawers appearing to r...
Sold
H 61.5 in W 39.25 in D 19.5 in
Antique American Queen Anne Connecticut Maple Highboy Chest on Stand, 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American maple highboy or chest on stand, Connecticut, circa 1760. The highboy in two sections, the top having a graduated set of four drawers fitted with brass 'batwi...
Maple
18th Century Connecticut Queen Anne Highboy
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century highboy in the Connecticut Queen Anne style. The highboy is expertly crafted from cherry wood. It's comprised of two case pieces. The top segment is a flattop with 2 ...
Brass
Sold
H 10.5 in W 7.5 in D 1.75 in
Principles and Practice of Interior Decoration by Katherine Muselwhite
Located in valatie, NY
Includes: Curtains 18th & 19th century, styles, authentic upholstery styles, Louis XV and Louis XVI, Spanish Renaissance, lamps and mirrors, a Connecticut mule chest, Dante chair and...
Paper
Custom Unit Chest c. 1941
Located in New York, NY
In original condition, with only a few veneer patches, and a deep patina. From a Connecticut estate. NOTE: A SECOND CHEST FROM THE SAME HOUSE ALSO AVAILABLE.
Birch, Oak
Connecticut Chest-on-chest-on-legs
Located in Vancouver, BC
Early American Cherrywood Bonnet-Top Highboy from Connecticut. C 1750 in three parts: The upper with a molded swan's neck.
Cherry
Sold
H 32 in W 39.75 in D 20.5 in
American Federal Chippendale Cherry Chest of Drawers Reverse Serpentine Form
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal period reverse serpentine (oxbow) Chippendale solid cherry chest of four graduated drawers. This Connecticut chest with its bold flowing shape, generous overhang, og...
Cherry
Connecticut Chippendale Reverse Serpentine Chest
Located in Norwalk, CT
Connecticut Cherry Chippendale reverse serpentine chest with fluted quarter columns, shaped bracket feet and a central fan carved pendant.
Cherry
Federal Secretary, Signed and Dated, Connecticut, 1808
Located in Los Angeles, CA
First, it is signed and dated by a New Haven, Connecticut cabinetmaker, and is incorrectly illustrated in William Ketchum's "American Cabinetmakers" book as a "chest."
Mahogany
Connecticut River Valley Queen Anne Cherry Highboy
Located in Woodbury, CT
An early flat-topped slightly diminutive high chest (chest of six drawers on a three drawer stand).
Chestnut
Cherry Queen Anne Highboy, Connecticut, Circa:1760
Located in Alexandria, VA
This highboy is ready to make a statement in living room, dining room, hall or bedroom -- wherever beauty is wanted. Its 10 drawers give it great functionality for storage space whil...
Cherry
Maple Queen Anne Highboy, Connecticut River Valley, circa 1760
Located in Alexandria, VA
This highboy has 11 drawers two with carved fans. Graceful Queen Anne cabriole legs with pad feet. Broken pediment bonnet with three hand-turned spiral flame finials. Beautiful mello...
Signed Hepplewhite Mahogany Swell Front Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Chatham is now East Hampton, Connecticut. This is a wonderful chest and an important documented example of regional Connecticut federal furniture.
Mahogany, Poplar, Pine
New England Cherry Bonnet Top High Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Connecticut Cherry Bonnet top high chest that is well proportioned and of very desirable diminiutive size.
Cherry
Two Tone Lacquered Mid-Century Modern Tall Dresser
Located in New London, CT
Made by Buettner's Better Furniture of Stamford, Connecticut, this generous five-drawer chest is lacquered with bunny grey drawers and racoon fur on tops and sides.
Wood, Lacquer
Two Tone Lacquered Mid-Century Modern Tall Dresser
Located in New London, CT
Made by Buettner's better furniture of Stamford, Connecticut, this generous five-drawer chest is lacquered with bunny grey drawers and racoon fur on tops and sides.
Wood, Lacquer
$5,422
H 30.71 in W 49.61 in D 27.17 in
Antique 19th Century Solid Pine and Traditional Painted Bohemian Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful trunk or blanket chest was made in the mountain area of Austria in the early 19th century, circa 1820. It was completely made in solid pine by the use of traditional w...
Steel
Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
Painted Schoharie County, New York blanket chest, decorated with a beautifully embellished yellow urn of flowers on a blue ground. This is traditional fashion of the region, in which...
Wood
$3,742
H 29.53 in W 51.58 in D 26.78 in
1875 Large Antique Original Paint Romanian Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk + Drawer
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, extra large circa 1875 hand painted Romanian clothes trunk or marriage coffer chest with rare base drawer I have recently purchas...
Pine
Multicolored Blanket Chest with a Geometric
Located in Nantucket, MA
Diminutive size blanket chest with multicolored geometric painted design with applied molding standing on bracket base short turned legs, Western New York, circa 1820. Measures: ...
Pine
Grain Painted Blanket Chest American
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted blanket chest with bracketed feet and beautiful saw tooth apron. Top with molded edge and stepped cleats. An absolute delight, this festive 18th century jewel made of pine wi...
Pine, Paint
Maine Country Sheraton Chest of Drawers
Located in York County, PA
Country Sheraton transitional chest of drawers with stenciled and hand painted decoration on a white ground, maine origin, circa 1830-1850 Paint-decorated chest of two over four d...
Wood
Smoke-Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, Chrome Yellow
Located in York County, PA
Pennsylvania German (Amish or Mennonite) paint-decorated blanket chest of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania origin. Extensive smoke decoration on a chrome yellow background with green p...
Poplar
$16,500
H 29 in W 50 in D 22.75 in
Centre County Pennsylvania Blanket Chest with Salmon and Black Floral Decoration
Located in York County, PA
PAINTED, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BLANKET CHEST IN SALMON AND BLACK WITH FLORAL DECORATION, 3 DRAWERS, AND APPLIED, SPLAY FEET, circa 1815-1825 Salmon-painted Pennsylvania blanke...
Wood
Rare and Vibrant Painted Blanket Chest
Located in West Chester, PA
A rare and bright blanket chest in brilliant reds contrasted with blacks. The decoration is nicely painted with urns and flowers flanked by pillars and hearts on the corners. There i...
Pine
Late 17th to Early 18th Century Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 17th to early 18th century Charles II oak chest of drawers, English, circa 1700, having a rectangular two board top, four drawers with geometric molding and brass tear drop pull...
Oak
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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