Antique Broken Arch Top Harlequin Highboy
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Highboy with fine traditional form, dove-tail drawer construction, later Batwing pulls and escutcheons, top turned Finials, two deep square drawers with Scalloped ca...
Metal
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Harlequin Inspired Serenissima Chest
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Serenissima chest with Harlequin inspired decors. Harlequin, the most discriminating character fro...
Wood
Harlequin's Tower
By Waxwing Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A playful monolith. The austere geometry and delineation of this tall chest of drawers are undermined by the rippling figure of the wraparound cherry cladding and the “flame” pattern...
Beech, Cherry, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 19 in
SALE! SALE! SALE! Pair of "Harlequin" Bombay Chests, Travertine Tops STUNNING
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
Pair of Harlequin Bombay chests with travertine tops, Hollywood Glam, charming and playful.Perfect for childrens room.Original condition
Travertine
Unavailable
H 35.13 in W 41.75 in D 21 in
18th Century Italian Rococo Marquetry Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare 18th century Italian Louis XV arbalette bombé commode featuring harlequin palisander marquetry bordered by satinwood stringing and rosewood crossbanding, an unusual lifted ski...
Carrara Marble
Stylish Louis XV Designed Harlequin Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Stylish French Louis XV Style Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts Lacquered in Black and White Harlequin Design.
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Style Harlequin Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th century style continental commodes. In a fabulous red, blue and white harlequin design each featuring two drawers and standing on simple tapering legs.
Wood, Paint
Harlequin Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this wonderful pair of chest of drawers from Catalonia, Spain. The drawers are late 19th century in their original white which has had the black harlequin geometric desig...
Pine
Swedish Harlequin Diamond Parquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parquetry chest of drawers or dresser rendered in golden elm and Carpathian elm. Ample dove-tailed drawers. Brass-tone ring pulls. Carved cabriole legs. Key included.
Wood
Swedish Harlequin Diamond Parquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parquetry chest of drawers rendered in golden flame birch. Beautifully detailed drawers. White Bakelite-type pulls. Tapered legs.
Birch
Chest of Drawers with Harlequin Pattern, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Brick-red chest of drawers with three drawers and coffered sides. The chest of drawers stands on square pointed feet and has been newly painted according to historical models. The fr...
Wood
Sold
H 35.63 in W 45.28 in D 21.66 in
Hand Painted Chest of Drawers with Harlequin Pattern, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Hand-painted chest of drawers with three drawers and a straight body. This chest of drawers was repainted according to historical models with a diamond pattern in white-grey and pati...
Wood
Sold
H 35.44 in W 43.71 in D 20.08 in
19th Chest of drawers, commoda, Harlequin Louis XV , Grey and Raw White
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous French dresser Louis XV style made in the late 19th-early 20th century. This amazing chest of drawers have a front bombé or panzudo, divided into two large drawers, the lar...
Marble
Art Deco Revival Macassar Ebony and Beechwood Two-Door Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Macassar ebony commode with beechwood harlequin inlay doors, ivory like ball feet and plinth base in the manner of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann.
Resin, Beech, Macassar, Lacquer
Harlequin Sheraton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harlequin Sheraton cabinet in brown parchment with brass inlay.
Brass
Harlequin Motif Credenza with Nine Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fabulous as a Dresser, Buffet, or Credenza
Brass
1940's cabinets w/gold tooled harlequin design on leather fronts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of oak cabinets, green leather fronts
with gold tooled harlequin design. Square brass pulls.
Brass
Classic Wall Scone by DUNLIN
By DUNLIN
Located in Sydney, AU
Designed by DUNLIN Australia. An elegant, perfectly proportioned rattan wall sconce designed by Dunlin. Timeless in form and impeccable in execution, these are ideal sconces to fram...
Rattan
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$653Sale Price / item|55% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. Model: Razorblade ...
Oak
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
$2,740 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
$3,020 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Chandelier, 6 Arms Denim Blue Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Denim Blue artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research...
Blown Glass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$5,750 / set
H 55.12 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Set of two Eclectic, Colorful Murano Chandeliers in the of style of Venini
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Stunner, Classic, Bold and Eclectic Murano Chandeliers with Tubular Glass Prisms. Contemporary Chandeliers in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style. Every chandelier is comp...
Chrome
$4,607 / item
H 68.9 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Fuchsia Otello Screen with Flowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Fuchsia Otello Screen. Nature has always been a source of inspiration for our hand-decorated furn...
Wood
Swedish Rococo Cabinet, circa 1780
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo cabinet from Varmland. The bonnet top consists of an impressive overhanging arched pediment cornice. Upper section has four shelves and five small drawers (with simp...
Iron
Set of Vintage Painted Tole Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of 6 vintage Italian painted tole lanterns with 3 interior candelabra lights. Sold Individually Measurements: Drop: 21" Diameter: 9.5" square
Metal
$4,605 / item
H 68.9 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Aquamarine 3-Panels Otello Screen
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our aquamarine otello screen with ochre chinoiserie vignettes. A hand-painted screen evokes the luxury...
Wood
$9,270 / item
H 40.16 in W 49.22 in D 22.05 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style White Sunflower Console with Sunflowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our sunflower console in white. At Porte Italia we like to play with shapes, colors and finishes and ...
Wood
$3,906 / item
H 29.93 in Dm 31.11 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Santa Maria del Giglio Coffee Table
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Santa Maria del Giglio Coffee Table with a marble effect wooden top and scalloped legs with raised-...
Wood
$18,898 / item
H 96.46 in W 39.38 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Electric Blue Pesaro Secretary
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Capsule Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our brand new Electric Blue Pesaro Secretary with palms decor in gold-leaf. In collaboration with Damonte & Lacar...
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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