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19th Century Faux Bamboo Wash Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a stunning 19th century French piece. The faux bamboo chest is topped with white marble and features an attached faux bamboo mirror as well. The pairing of the bamboo, marble...
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Antique 1890s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis Philippe Period Amboyna Burlwood Wash Stand Chest
Located in Forney, TX
this scarce period Louis Philippe (1830-1848) wash stand in stunning exotic burled amboyna. Hand
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of ...

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Marble

Victorian Pine Chest of Drawers Wash Stand with Gallery Back Stunning Patina
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian pine chest of drawers wash stand with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Marble Top Commode Wash Stand C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
*** Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Marble Top Commode Wash Stand with Candle Stands and Fruit and Foliate
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cabinets

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Marble

Antique Victorian Walnut Marble Top Commode Wash Stand Circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian commode offers beveled marble top and backsplash over walnut case having upper
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Cabinets

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Marble

Antique Victorian Eastlake Washstand Cabinet Dry Sink Commode w Towel Bar
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wash stand, dry sink or commode featuring upper towel bar over three drawers with
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Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
open and close smoothly. All have been washed and sanitized with water. You can use it with peace of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Oak Dressing Table with Pierced Hearts
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
beveled mirror and stylised copper handles and escutcheons. Wash stand has Sold.
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Flame Mahogany European Lift Top Washstand
Located in Wilson, NC
Bombe front wash stand have flame mahogany book matched fronts. When opening the top, the wash stand
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Antique 1860s Austrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

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Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Washstand Commode with Marble Top Backsplash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Paul McCobb Style Lane Tuxedo Tall Dresser or Chest Walnut & Rosewood MCM Era
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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French Sarreguemines Late 19th Century Miniature Sink with Pastoral Scenes
By Sarreguemines
Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pitch pine chest of drawers with faux bamboo decorative accents. The top is made from Carrara marble, sitting on top of a lovely case. The case has paneled sides with ...
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19th C Large English Pine Faux Bamboo Chest Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
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James Mont Style Black Lacquer with Brass Pagoda Form Sideboard
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Located in Wilson, NC
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Located in Alexandria, VA
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Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
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19th Century Cherrywood Marble-Top Vanity / Swivel Mirror-STORE CLOSING MAY 31ST
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Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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19th Century Aesthetic Movement Pitch Pine Seven-Piece Bedroom Suite
Located in Norwich, GB
suite made by TW Stidolph, Dartford, including towel rail, commode, pair of chairs, wash stand, dressing
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Antique Mahogany RJ Horner School Wash Stand Commode, Circa 1910
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique wash stand in the manner of RJ Horner offers mahogany paneled construction with shaped
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Early 20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut, Burl & Rouge Marble Commode Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival wash stand commode offers walnut construction with rouge marble top
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Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Antique Renaissance Revival Walnut, Burl & Marble Commode, Wash Stand, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Burl Wash Stand Chest Commode Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
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Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Faux Bamboo Wash Stand
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Faux bamboo marble top wash stand with towel holders on each side. SPECIAL SALE PRICE
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Located in Bridgehampton, NY
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Faux Bamboo Marble Top Wash Stand
Faux Bamboo Marble Top Wash Stand
H 35 in W 36 in D 18 in
Louis Philippe Style Mecanical Wash Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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19th Century French Marble-Top Wash Stand
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French wash stand decorated with faux bamboo. The top is marble, and is surrounded by
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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19th Century French Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French wash stand made from oak with marble top and backsplash, simple sides, and four
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Louis Philippe Style 19th Century Wash Stand-Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique Eastlake Victorian Walnut Dresser Chest of Drawers Nightstand Wash Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
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Pair of Italian Hollywood Regency Painted Three-Drawer Stands, Commodes
By James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
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By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
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Pair of James Mont Commodes/Nightstands
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Located in Sheffield, MA
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Located in Bellport, NY
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Sheffield, MA
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Located in Leamington Spa, GB
.. Perfect to use as a chest of drawers or as wash stand. It has ascalloped base line that adds character
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Located in Dayton, OH
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19th Century French Faux Bamboo Wash Stand
Located in High Point, NC
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19th Century French Faux Bamboo Wash Stand
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Wash Stand
H 38.25 in W 37.75 in D 19.25 in
Country French Provincial Bleached Oak Marble-Top Commode
Located in Rio Vista, CA
finish. The chest features a white Carrara marble-top with evidence of a prior wash stand backing. Fitted
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Carrara Marble, Brass

French Provincial Bleached Oak Marble Top Commode, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
finish. The chest features a white Carrara marble-top with evidence of a prior wash stand backing. Fitted
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Antique Swedish Distressed Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
of Scandinavian taste. Washed out, weathered with beautifully aged patina finish, highlighted by
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Victorian faux-bamboo marble topped wash stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Victorian pine faux-bamboo marble topped washstand with three (3) drawers.
Towel holder on right side.
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Marble

Pair of 1940s Solid Oak Cerused Commodes/Night Stands
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful pair of commodes have been refurbished to there original condition. They are in the
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Brass

Antique French Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
in wash stand) and a chest of drawers. French 1800-1840 40" / 101cm wide 22 1/2" / 57cm
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18TH CENTURY CHEST ON STAND
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century Washed Out Chest On Ebonized Stand with Brass Hardware and Iron Handles.
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Wood

18TH CENTURY CHEST ON STAND
18TH CENTURY CHEST ON STAND
H 47 in W 45 in D 24 in
19th Century Belgian Faux Bamboo Pitch Pine Commode with Marble Top Bar
Located in Houston, TX
while traveling in Belgium. Originally used as a wash stand in one's private quarters, we see this
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Eastlake Blush Marble-Top Wash Stand
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Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this beautiful Eastlake marble-top wash stand. The wash stand is in a warm cherrywood and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wash Stand Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic wash stand commode available at 1stDibs. A wash stand commode — often made from wood, marble and stone — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer wash stand commode, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A wash stand commode made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wash stand commode over the years, but those crafted by Charles Locke Eastlake are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wash Stand Commode?

Prices for a wash stand commode start at $674 and top out at $6,200 with the average selling for $2,311.

Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

Is it 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 a 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.

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.

Questions About Wash Stand Commode
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique wash stand was a stand, typically made of wood, that was designed to hold a washing pitcher and basin. A wash stand was an early version of the modern bathroom sink. It sometimes would have a hole or indentation to help hold the basin still and some were designed to also hold a mirror. On 1stDibs, find an array of antique wash stands.

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