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Located in Long Island City, NY
Georgian mahogany bachelors chest with writing slide and bracket feet.
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Located in Castle Douglas, GB
The low height by design so that the writing slide is an accessible height when seated, a variation on both the bachelor's chest and the secretaire.
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Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have a superb quality Antique Georgian, Circa 1760, Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers with Writing Brush & Slide. This chest comprises of 4 graduated drawers each with or...
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Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III bachelor’s flame mahogany four-drawer chest with pull-out writing slide, brass pulls, canted corners with relief carving supported on ogee bracketed feet.
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Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hand-Painted Serpentine Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This feature, reminiscent of "bachelor's chests" known for their small, low chests with a slide for writing or laying out clothing, suggests its versatility as a specialized dressing...
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A mahogany block front chest with a writing slide, central drawer to the top drawer and two hidden drawers in lining over three drawers.
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mahogany campaign chest, with a gilt and tooled leather pull out slide.
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Located in Long Island City, NY
Georgian mahogany batchelors chest with writing slide.
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Antique English Inlaid Burr Elm Queen Anne Style Chest with Leathered Slide
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous and rare antique English inlaid burr elm Queen Anne style chest of drawers with brushing/writing slide. This is an antique made during the Queen Anne Revival period of the e...
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Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental (probably German) Biedermeier cube parquetry chest of drawers with pull out writing slide, circa 1835.
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Georgian Mahogany Bachelor's Chest with Writing Slide, circa 1770
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Georgian mahogany bachelor's chest with molded edge top surmounting a writing slide over four graduated drawers with what appear to be original brasses, supported by a bracket...
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Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual form of 19th century mahogany Campaign chest with writing slide and document section incorporated into the second drawer.
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Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Chippendale serpentine mahogany commode in its original dark finish with molded edge top surmounting a conforming case with a writing slide over three graduated drawers, e...
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Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century serpentine English chest with writing slide.
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English 19th Century Rosewood Chest of Drawers with Leather Writing Slide
Located in London, GB
English, 19th century A charming rosewood chest of drawers, with beautiful patina and a leathered writing slide.
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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19th Century English Bachelor's Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
ENGLISH BURR WALNUT AND MAHOGANY 3 DRAWER BACHELORS'S CHEST WITH PULL OUT TOOLED LEATHER WRITING SLIDE.
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Chest With Writing Slide For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the chest with writing slide you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every chest with writing slide was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a chest with writing slide, we have 83 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a chest with writing slide — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A chest with writing slide, designed in the Georgian, mid-century modern or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made chest with writing slide over the years, but those crafted by Harvey Probber, R & Y Augousti and Egon Ostergaard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Chest With Writing Slide?
A chest with writing slide can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,913, while the lowest priced sells for $987 and the highest can go for as much as $98,500.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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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