American Hepplewhite Mahogany Reeded Chest of Drawers with Splayed Feet, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite Mahogany chest of drawers with a reeded molded edge top, five graduated drawers with circular brasses, and resting on the original french splayed feet, Late 18th...
Brass
Antique Hepplewhite Dresser Chest of Drawers c. 1890
Located in Pomona, CA
A Hepplewhite mahogany Chest of 4 Drawers with boxwood inlay to each drawer.
Mahogany
$2,475 / item
Mahogany Banded Hepplewhite Chest
Located in Annville, PA
A gorgeous bow fronted Mahogany Banded Hepplewhite Chest of graduated drawers that features great quality mahogany and satinwood banding throughout.
Mahogany
Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest Drawers Serpentine
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers with Hepplewhite influences.
Mahogany, Rosewood
Antique 18th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany serpentine Chest.
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th Century Hepplewhite period figured mahogany serpentine Chest having book-matched, ebony strung & satinwood banded top above 2 short & 2 long rosewood cockbeaded draw...
Mahogany
$875 / item
Mahogany Hepplewhite Commode
Located in Annville, PA
This Mahogany Hepplewhite Commode is great for use as a side table or entry way piece. The three drawers are dovetailed and feature designer style hardware, curved and shaped sides l...
Mahogany
Mahogany Hepplewhite Serpentine Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1770
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An 18th century George III period mahogany Serpentine Chest, having well figured and cross banded top above four long drawers with original brass handles.
Mahogany
$2,185 / item
Large Burled Hepplewhite Chest
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, serpentine front Large Burled Hepplewhite Chest with dovetailed drawers is manufactured using plantation grown mahogany solids and hand selected burled veneers all...
Mahogany
Sligh Furniture Hepplewhite Crotch Mahogany Crossbanded Chest of Drawers
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Sligh Furniture Hepplewhite Style Crotch Mahogany Crossbanded Highboy Chest of Drawers, Circa 1920s.
Brass
Vintage 1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Vintage 1810 Federal Period Hepplewhite Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers is a stunning example of early 19th-century American craftsmanship.
Mahogany
English Hepplewhite Mahogany Diminutive Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hepplewhite mahogany diminutive chest with three drawers, original oval brasses, cross banding, satinwood string inlay, and terminating on carved scalloped skirt with the ori...
Brass
Scottish Hepplewhite Mahogany Graduated Brushing Slide Chest of Drawers, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish Hepplewhite mahogany four graduated chest of drawers with a upper brushing slide, satinwood and ebony string inlays, cross banding, original period oval brasses, lower flank...
Brass
Hepplewhite Mahogany Graduated 4 Drawer Chest With Slayed Legs c1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
This antique chest of drawers, crafted in the Hepplewhite style, dates to approximately 1830.
Mahogany
$2,175 / item
Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest
Located in Annville, PA
An excellent quality Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest with serpentine shaped front, dovetailed drawers and solid brass handles.
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers with Hepplewhite Handles
Located in Leicester, GB
Large Antique Victorian (1837-1901) Bow Front Chest Of Drawers. Made in England. This is a tall design with two over three drawers, which are all beautifully made with oak bottoms. T...
Mahogany
George III Mahogany, Kingwood, and Satinwood Serpentine Commode, circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1785 English George III period Hepplewhite style three-drawer commode of serpentine form having exquisitely grained crotch mahogany veneers with kingwood crossbanding an...
Brass
Sligh Furniture Hepplewhite Crotch Mahogany Crossbanded Vanity Table w Glass Top
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Sligh Furniture Hepplewhite Style Crotch Mahogany Crossbanded vanity Table with protwctive glass top, Circa 1920s.
Brass
American Hepplewhite Cherry Satinwood Inlay Bow Front Chest on Splayed Feet 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite Cherry graduated bow front chest of drawers with satinwood border and string inlays, four cross banded mahogany drawer fronts, circular foliage brasses, central ...
Brass
Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Demilune Cabinet by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany Demilune two door cabinet. It’s design was inspired by the Hepplewhite cabinets from the Regency period and features a classic Hepplewhite demilune...
Mahogany
American Hepplewhite Cherry & Birds Eye Maple Graduated Chest of Drawers, C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite cherry and birds eye maple chest with a carved molded top, four graduated drawers. mahogany cross banding, circular brass knobs with escutcheons, scalloped skirt...
Brass
Early 19th Century Large Three Drawer Hepplewhite with Inlay Chest of Drawers
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large mahogany 3 drawer chest with detailed inlay marquetry. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear. Drawers glide freely and the dimensions are equal in size,...
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Hepplewhite Style, Circa 1780
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 18th century mahogany miniature chest retaining good colour throughout, with rectangular top over four well figured long drawers having replacement brass handles raised on ele...
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning Hepplewhite style apprentice miniature secretary chest.
Mahogany
Hepplewhite style Viners 109 piece cutlery chest
By Viners 1
Located in Dereham, GB
Viners Of Sheffield 109 piece Cuttlery set [originally 114pc 5 items missing] Housed in a Mahogany Hepplewhite style chest on stand, With Carved bell flowers & swags on front, & mat...
Silver Plate
$1,795 / item
Small Mahogany Chest
Located in Annville, PA
From the tastefully tapered legs to the finely shaped drawer fronts this Small Mahogany Chest with Drawers expresses great taste in design. Graduated drawers, great mahogany veneers ...
Mahogany
$2,125 / item
Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Annville, PA
The beautifully crafted Mahogany Lingerie chest, a high quality piece of furniture from top to bottom. This tall chest was designed to store lingerie but it can hold any variety of i...
Mahogany
$1,925 / item
Banded Mahogany Bowfront Chest
Located in Annville, PA
This Banded Mahogany Bowfront Chest from expresses great taste in design from the tastefully tapered legs on the floor to the finely shaped and veneer banded drawer fronts on the fro...
Mahogany
$875 / item
Burled Commode
Located in Annville, PA
A Hepplewhite inspired Burled Commode great for use as a side table or entry way piece. The three drawers are dovetailed and feature designer style hardware, the shaped sides lend el...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 32.49 in W 44.1 in D 24.61 in
George III Period Hepplewhite Serpentine Mahogany Inlaid Gentlemen's Chest
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The mahogany serpentine shaped top is cross banded with kingwood and boxwood stringing with the top drawer being fitted with the original brushing slide. The four long graduated draw...
Small Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Four- Drawer Chest
Located in South Croydon, GB
A Small Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Four-drawer Chest of pleasing Small proportions.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 48.04 in W 42.52 in D 23.23 in
Rare Georgian Serpentine-Front Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c. 1800
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Discover a rare gem of Georgian craftsmanship with this stunning serpentine-front mahogany chest of drawers, dating to circa 1800. Predating the more common George IV pieces, this ch...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 41 in W 39.5 in D 19 in
Hepplewhite Mahogany, Birch Inlaid Chest of Drawers, New Hampshire, circa 1815
Located in Providence, RI
This is an interesting chest with the full complement of inlays seen on the highly developed school of Portsmouth chests that usually have French feet. (See image below from Levy’s i...
Birch, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 33.5 in W 34 in D 17.75 in
19th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers in the Hepplewhite Style by Druce & Co
Located in Suffolk, GB
An elegant late 19th/early 20th century mahogany chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite style by Druce & Co, London.
Boxwood, Mahogany
Hepplewhite Period Satinwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Poole, GB
An outstanding figured satinwood, tulipwood inlaid and mahogany, serpentine chest of four long drawers. The top with line and chequered line inlay, and wide banding of tulipwood, abo...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 46 in D 23.75 in
Hepplewhite Mahogany Serpentine Bureau, Providence, RI Attributed to Rawson, Sr
Located in Providence, RI
This serpentine bureau relates to a chest of drawers made by Joseph Rawson, Sr. providence, 1806, illustrated in the Rawson family of cabinetmakers from antiques magazine, July 1980....
Serpentine
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 41.25 in D 23.5 in
Early 19th Century Hepplewhite Federal Bow Front Four-Drawer Chest, circa 1790
Located in Alexandria, VA
Probably New York. This mahogany chest has maple inlay in a band around the top and another at the top of the skirt very understated. Ash and poplar secondary woods. Very old brass p...
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany, D. Maria Style, Chest of Drawers
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This elegant D. Maria style chest features six drawers with beautifully veneered fronts made of flame or crotch mahogany. Each drawer is accented with stringing and crossbanded mahog...
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Hepplewhite style, inlaid mahogany, serpentine fronted chest of drawers, circa 1850.
Boxwood, Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Cube Cellarette
Located in Stamford, CT
Georgian mahogany cube Cellarette or box in mahogany veneer on pine. Please note of wear consistent with age.
Mahogany
Sold
H 34.25 in W 34.75 in D 22.24 in
English 19th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Chest of Drawers Painted Green
Located in Southampton, NY
English 19th century Hepplewhite mahogany bow front chest of drawers painted green.
Brass
Sold
H 35.5 in W 47.5 in D 22.25 in
Antique English Figured Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Bowfront Bachelor's Chest
By George Hepplewhite
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb quality antique English inlaid figured mahogany Hepplewhite style bowfront bachelor's chest with rare brushing slide Please note fine diamond-shape escutcheons.
Mahogany
19th Century English Hepplewhite Bowfront Chest
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Nashville, TN
Introducing an exquisite piece of furniture that will add both elegance and functionality to any room - a 19th century English Hepplewhite style bow front chest of drawers. This stun...
Mahogany
18th century Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest on Chest
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare very large size English bow front mahogany antique chest on chest dates from the 1790-1810.
Brass
18th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany serpentine Chest.
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th Century Hepplewhite period figured mahogany serpentine Chest having book-matched, ebony strung & satinwood banded top above 2 short & 2 long rosewood cockbeaded draw...
Mahogany
Sold
H 77 in W 44 in D 19.5 in
19th Century English Channel Islands George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
By George Hepplewhite
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality antique English (channel islands) figured mahogany Hepplewhite style chest on chest with original brasses.
Mahogany
Mahogany Inlaid Serpentine Four-Drawer Hepplewhite Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th century flame mahogany serpentine bachelors chest. Classic polished brass oval drawer pulls with a mahogany pull-out tray top. The drawers are surrounded with a light sati...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good mahogany Hepplewhite chest, the inlaid serpentine top over four graduated inlaid and crossbanded drawers ending in French feet, circa 1790-1810.
Mahogany
Good Hepplewhite Mahogany Small Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Hepplewhite period mahogany chest of small size, the four graduated drawers of well-figured timber with boxwood inlaid edges on French feet.
Mahogany, Boxwood
Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality American Hepplewhite style inlaid mahogany chest of drawers of serpentine form, the well-figured top with a boxwood inlaid edge above 4 graduated drawers each with lin...
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
Hepplewhite style inlaid mahogany chest of drawers, having bow front top with conforming four drawer case, raised on square fluted feet, likely nineteenth century.
Wood
Scottish Hepplewhite Mahogany Three-Drawer Chest, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish Hepplewhite mahogany graduated three-drawer chest of drawers with original pulls, cross banding, and terminating on the original splayed feet, Early 19th century.
Hepplewhite Bow Front Chest Of Drawers Mahogany 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous antique mahogany bow front chest of drawers after Hepplewhite Features a pull out brushing slide - this functioned as a surface to brush clothes before wearing Below that ar...
Wood
American Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest of Drawers. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany Hepplewhite graduated five drawer chest of drawers with Satinwood string inlay, oval brass pulls, and terminating on original splayed feet. 18th Century
Hepplewhite Cherry Chest
Located in East Aurora, NY
Cherry and Mahogany Hepplewhite chest 1790-1815. Decorative string inlays on the Mahogany drawer fronts.
Cherry
Antique Georgian Chest of Drawers Mahogany Hepplewhite
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Charming Georgian chest of drawers in mahogany Clean and simple design in the Hepplewhite manner Circa 1810 on this fine piece of elegant English furniture Great patina to the woo...
Mahogany
Sold
H 42 in W 47.5 in D 21.75 in
Antique Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid & Banded Six Drawer Chest circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Hepplewhite chest of drawers offers mahogany construction with three small drawers over three long drawers and shaped skirt raised on bracket feet, satinwood inlay...
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.