Chippendale Oxbow Chest of Drawers, Cherrywood, 18th century
Located in Houston, TX
Scarce 18th century American Chippendale Cherry oxbow Chest of Drawers with original or period brasses.
Cherry
American Chippendale Birchwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine reverse-serpentine (also known as "Oxbow") chest of drawers from the Chippendale period, it is a product of the North Shore of Massachusetts circa 1780 and probably origi...
Brass
Circa 1750s German Oxbow Shaped Walnut Commode
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century (Circa 1750s) German oxbow shaped walnut commode with ash and fruitwood panels and inlay. The shaped top with three conforming drawers, standing on bun feet. High qualit...
Wood, Walnut, Burl
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Serpentine Oxbow Washstand Chest bedside Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique serpentine-front commode or washstand made from quarter-sawn oak, dating back to the late 19th century. Features a dovetailed drawer over lower cabinet and casters for ease ...
Oak
Pair of Italian Baroque Burled Walnut Chests of Nightstands
Located in Miami, FL
Each oxbow front chest has a beautifully shaped top, front, and sides with heavily burled insets outlined in walnut banding.
Walnut
Unavailable
H 34.5 in W 34.25 in D 20.5 in
Small Chippendale Mahogany Oxbow Chest of Drawers Claw and Ball Feet, circa 1770
Located in Providence, RI
This chest is compact, 34 inches wide with a close conforming top and is elevated by four claw and ball feet, which are typical in style to those coming out of Boston at that time (s...
Mahogany
A Diminutive Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Sharon, MA
This very handsome small sized chest, has an oxbow form with a shaped overhanging top above four graduated drawers.
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
American Oxbow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th Century New England oxbow fronted chest of four drawers, the ogee molded top with dovetailed cleat joinery over four shaped drawers having original hardware, standing on shaped ...
Brass
Large Swedish Gustavian Oxbow or Serpentine Shaped Maple Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
Chest with older refinish, replaced hardware. Pest damage (visible see pics). Hand planed (scraped) backboards. Pretty color and shape. Age cracks. Some light surface scratches to to...
Sold
H 33.5 in W 42 in D 20 in
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Serpentine Oxbow Commode Console Table Chest Drawers
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Oxbow Serpentine form Chest, circa 1990s. Features a textured hand painted finish of scrolled floral / acanthus accents.
Hardwood, Paint
Sold
H 39.75 in W 54 in D 25 in
18th Century French Oxbow-Front Chest of Three Drawers w/ Rococo Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century French chest of three drawers. This antique commode from France features a delicate oxbow-front, carved and rounded front posts, decoratively carved single recessed p...
Metal
English George II Style Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
English multi drawer small scale side chest. Oxbow front with hand chased hardware. Hand made by a master craftsman, this is exceptionally fine quality.
Walnut
Sold
H 66 in W 44.25 in D 21.75 in
Antique Victorian Quartersawn Oak Serpentine Oxbow Chest Dresser & Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century oxbow chest and wishbone mirror. Features a two over two drawer format with dovetailed drawers and an adjustable mirror.
Oak
American Chippendale Oxbow Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Massachusetts
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rather striking chest of drawers, the oxbow is a particularly difficult form to master and added significant cost for clients requesting this kind of case during the period.
Brass
Pair of Italian Baroque Burled Walnut Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each oxbow front chest has a beautifully shaped top, front, and sides with heavily burled insets outlined in walnut banding.
Brass
19th Century New England Chippendale Cherry Oxbow Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine oxbow front Chippendale graduated four drawer chest with figured cherry ends and figured cherry overhanging top sitting atop ogee corner bracket feet.
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.
Cherry
Mid-18th Century New England Maple Oxbow Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Rare and important antique New England maple oxbow chest of drawers with conforming bracket foot in tall and elegantly scrolled configuration.
Maple, Pine
Swedish Baroque Serpentine Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
Beautiful black Swedish serpentine or oxbow chest with original brass pulls.
$3,250
H 36 in W 40 in D 21.5 in
New England Cherry Bowfront Chest with Graduating 4 Drawers, String Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
New England Cherry Bowfront Chest with Graduating 4 Drawers, String Inlay and Ogee Feet, ca. 1790
Cherry
George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
George III mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1780. With a rectangular single board top with thumb molded front and side borders, two top drawers and 3 graduated lower drawers all with...
Brass
A fine pair of George 11 burled walnut chests
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 18th century English burled walnut George 11 period chests
Walnut
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
H 83.5 in W 38.75 in D 22 in
Old American Mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale Style Chest on Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb quality old American mahogany "New England Block Front" Chippendale style chest on chest, circa 1910-1915. Please note hand dove-tailed, oak- lined drawers and original "Willo...
Mahogany
$3,150Sale Price|40% Off
H 73 in W 49 in D 22 in
18th century English Chippendale Chest on Chest Large Size
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
Fine large size English mahogany Chippendale chest on chest. Features include ogee bracket feet, original brasses, molded top and book-matched mahogany drawer fronts. The two sets of...
Brass
$15,500
H 38.75 in W 40.25 in D 19.75 in
American Chippendale Walnut Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Orig. Bracket Feet 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Chippendale graduated walnut chest of drawers with flanking chamfered corner checkered inlays, drawer front corner fan inlays, central diamond inlaid escutcheons, original o...
Brass
18th Century American Walnut Chest, Possibly Virginia
Located in Richmond, VA
Great American walnut chest on ogee bracket feet with graduated drawers and molded top with a nice warm mellow color and height good for a bedside chest. Probably from Virginia or Pe...
Walnut
Important Antique Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important and rare American Historical Block Front Chest. In mahogany with pine drawers. Provenance: Roy Thompson. Labeled Boston or Charleston, in a rare size 32". With four long...
Brass
New York Chippendale Straight Front Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale Chest of Drawers New York Circa 1765 Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Woods: Tulip Poplar, White Pine Height. 32 1/2 inches Width. 38 1/2 inches Depth:19 3/4 ...
Mahogany, Poplar, Pine
19th Century George III Mahogany Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pretty mahogany chest. It has reeded columns .
Mahogany
18th Century Georgian Small Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid 19th century small Georgian Mahogany chest having well figured top with part Caddy moulded edge over four long drawers Retaining original brasswear raised on ...
Mahogany
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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