Italian Modernist C.1940s Vellum Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An exceptional C.1940s northern Italian parchment/vellum chest of drawers. A total of four drawers with vellum detailing to three.
Leather, Hardwood
Crème Vellum Chest of Drawers w. Brass Details by Aldo Tura - Italy 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Italian modern dresser from Aldo Tura. This exceptional piece is executed in lacquered goatskin parchment with refined brass detailing. Age related wear and usage marks. Thi...
Brass
$55,000 / set
Custom Vellum Nightstands, a Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of custom real vellum-covered bedside tables, each having two drawers and a lower shelf. (Matte finish). Made in USA. Faux vellum (Satin finish) is available for $18,000 List...
Wood
Italian Modernist C.1940s Vellum Bedside
Located in London, GB
An exceptional C.1940s northern Italian parchment/vellum bedside cabinet. It features two drawers, one door and an ebonised wood top. Classic modernist design with vellum detailing...
Leather, Hardwood
Set of Four Antique Chinese Chests, Lacquered Leather 'Vellum' and Wood
Located in Peabody, MA
A collection of Chinese chests from the late 19th and 20th century includes a vermillion lacquered elmwood chest on stand (at bottom), atop that a cedar wood chest in beetle red lacq...
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
A Period 1950s Jacques Adnet Style Vellum Chest of Drawers
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Of rectangular form with two sets of 5 drawers, the top drawers with a key-hole, on tapered block feet. The drawers with Grant 'Ball Bearing Drawer Slides', which were first patented...
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 52.37 in D 22.05 in
Italian Vintage Chest of Drawers in Vellum by Valzania, 1940
By Marcello Piacentini, Valzania
Located in Belgium, Brussels
Vintage chest of drawers in parchment paper attributed to Piacentini, manufactured by Valzania, Italy, circa 1940 Measures: H 90 cm 133 x 56 cm H 35.43" 52.36" x 22.04".
Parchment Paper
Pair of Leather and Vellum Commodes
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Leather and Vellum Commodes with Shelved Interiors.
In the Manner of Jacques Adnet
Wood, Leather
Silk Lined Mandarin Vestment Chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
Silk lined vellum covered Mandarin vestment chest with bronze lifting handles, circa 1860.
Sold
H 32 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
Italian Petite Four Stacked Drawer Chest w/Embossed Vellum Front & Brass Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian chest with embossed vellum drawer fronts, from the mid 20th century.
Wood
1930s Jacques Adnet Vellum Bar Cabinet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Vellum covered bar cabinet lined in beech wood by Jacques Adnet, circa 1935. A towering figure in twentieth-century avant-garde French design, Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) is remembered...
Leather, Wood, Beech
Pair of Italian Modernist C.1940s Vellum Bedsides
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of C.1940s northern Italian parchment/vellum bedside cabinets. each features two drawers, one door, vellum covered shelf and a curved ebonised wood top. Classic...
Leather, Hardwood
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H 35.88 in W 38 in D 21.5 in
Exceptional Parchment Serpentine Front Chest in the Style of Samuel Marx
By Samuel Marx
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modern interpretation of a classical Georgian form in the style of the American architect and furniture designer Samuel Marx (1885-1964). Vellum parchment over hardwood, with marbl...
Hardwood, Vellum
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H 18.51 in W 48.23 in D 35.63 in
Gigantic Antique Shop's Display Chest, English, Vellum, Oak, Trunk, Coffee Table
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a gigantic antique shop's display chest. An English, vellum and oak bound decorative trunk or coffee table, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Animal Skin, Oak
Unique Vellum Chest on Stand by Robert Adam
Located in London, London
Unique Vellum Chest on Stand by Robert Adam By perhaps our favorite contemporary furniture designer in the UK.
A vellum chest on stand
Located in London, GB
A one off 20th century modern designed vellum chest on stand by a Devon cabinetmaker. This chest is completely hand made.
Oak
Italian Vellum Drawers - In the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Italian Vellum Chest of Drawers with Shagreen Handles & Legs - in the style of Gio Ponti.
Patricia Vellum and Wood Lingerie Chest
Located in New York, NY
"Patricia" Lingerie Chest of Drawers 8 Drawers with English Vellum on Drawer Fronts
English Oak 6 Drawer Chest with Fish Scale Vellum Fronts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome English Oak 6 drawer chest with hand cut Fish Scale Vellum fronts. To see more items from Foxglove Antiques, please visit our website: www.foxgloveantiques.com
Oak
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H 40 in W 75.5 in D 18 in
Italian Art Deco Vellum Sideboard in the Style of Guglielmo Ulrich c1935
Located in London, GB
An unusual Italian Art Deco vellum & rosewood commode attributable to the celebrated Italian architect and designer, Guglielmo Ulrich - c.1935 The six vellum covered drawers each wi...
Walnut, Rosewood
Majuli Bronze Cane Trolley, Viya by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Majuli Bronze Cane Trolley, Viya by Vikram Goyal Sinuous forms in a captivating rhythm of deftly woven cane, evoke the dynamic flow of Assam's rivers. The collection’s namesake, the...
Brass
$8,177 / item
H 26.78 in W 70.87 in D 36.23 in
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 10 by David Lopez Quincoces
By David Lopez Quincoces, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Upholstery
$5,149 / item
H 23.5 in Dm 16 in
"Jean-Michael Frank Attributed Burled Walnut Side Table, Modern Design"
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfectly scaled and gorgeous in form, this burled walnut side table makes a statement wherever it is. The burled walnut veneer gives this table a rich and stylish elegance that fits...
Brass
$4,961 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$28,500 / set
H 64 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
Pair French Mid-Century Modern Plaster Column Floor Lamps Attr. Louis Sue, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Art Deco plaster columnar standing lamps in a sober, pure, clean modern neoclassical style typical of the French Aesthetic during the late Art Deco 1930 period. These ...
Plaster
On Hold|$6,800
H 34.5 in W 47.25 in D 12 in
Wall Mounted Console Hammered Metal with Travertine Top, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Wall mounted console hammered metal with travertine top, in stock Hammered and hand-forged metal structure with hoof feet Black fired patina frame Console easily mounts to the wall w...
Travertine, Metal
Single Tripod Hand Forged Side or Drinks Table, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Single custom tripod hand-forged side or drinks table, in stock Hand-forged iron legs, round top with lip Dark bronze patina Perfect for drinks, side, end table Ready to ship from ou...
Iron
$5,394 / set
H 20.87 in W 14.18 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Handcrafted Architectural Solid Oak Nightstands by SUM Furniture
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Architectural oak Pillar nightstands or end tables. Early European modernism inspired - with a hint of Japanese minimalism - always focusing on the beauty of the materials. Designed...
Oak
$28,575 / item
H 39.38 in W 78.75 in D 20.48 in
Baron 4 Door Storage Cabinet — Patinated Brass — Made in Britain by NOVOCASTRIAN
By Richy Almond, Novocastrian
Located in Washington, GB
A four-doored sideboard in hand-patinated brass. Each door operates on push-to-open, soft-close hinges. Handcrafted in the North to order, this sideboard can be commissioned in besp...
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Metal, Brass, Bronze, C...
$5,900 / set
H 25 in W 7.5 in D 4 in
Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Hand-Blown Smoked Glass & Brass Frame
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass paneled sconces; each crafted with three curved panels of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sc...
Brass
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock Hammered and forged iron Hand Made in France Warm black patina that gives it a timeless aesthetic. Available indi...
Wrought Iron
$16,900 / set
H 34 in W 23.75 in D 32.5 in
20th Century French Pair of Vintage Art Deco Tinted Birchwood Club Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A refined pair of vintage French Art Deco club chairs, handcrafted in Paris circa 1930. Expertly made with tinted birchwood frames, these classic lounge chairs showcase elegant Paris...
Linen, Upholstery, Beech, Fabric
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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