Antique French Chest of Drawers Semainier Louis XVI White Marble Mahogany c1900
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Chest of Drawers Semainier Louis XVI White Marble Mahogany c1900. Direct from France, a beautiful antique Louis XVI semainier chest of drawers with classic French sty...
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Brown Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
A tall Louis XVI semainier chest featuring seven ranks of drawers in warm, richly toned wood, topped with a marble slab that lends a refined, formal finishing touch.
Wood
Mid Century Modern Dresser or Mid Century Modern Credenza Louis XVI Fleur De Lis
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
This large Mid Century Modern Dresser or Mid Century Modern Credenza has got nine drawers with his interpretation of 'Fleur De Lis' motif carved all over the piece just like the othe...
Metal, Sheet Metal
Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Louis XVI style semainier chests, each with five drawers accented with decorative brass ring pulls, spectacular wood grain veneered molded tops with front turret corne...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Cherrywood Semainier with Marble Top, Circa 1850
Located in Arundel, GB
Fine quality French, Cherrywood Semainier retaining a fantastic timeworn patina. Comprising a drawer for each day of the week, with brass banded detail and brass drop handles. Raise...
Marble
Semainier with lateral doors – Louis XVI Style – Mahogany, marble and bronze
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Semainier with tripartite structure in Louis XVI style, executed in solid mahogany.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th c French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Marble Top High Chest Semanier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An elegant and beautifully proportioned French Louis XVI style walnut semainier, featuring seven drawers, finely fluted uprights, decorative brass mounts, and a contrasting white mar...
Wood
Rare 19th Century French Marble Topped Brass Gallery Semainier Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare and extremely good looking French 19th century mahogany with marble top and brass gallery rail Semainier lingerie chest of drawers This French 19t...
Marble
French 19th Century Weekly Dresser
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a beautiful Louis XVI style Dresser Called "Semainier" which means weekly dresser as you have 7 drawers for each day of the week.
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest.
Bronze
Semainier Louis XVI
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Diary desk with 7 drawers , veneered bois de rose & amarante , ormoulu & marble top
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Kingwood Semainier
Located in Mobile, AL
A stunning rare 1790s Kingwood semainier with five drawers of matchbook veneer, supported by inlaid feet with ormolu mounts. It features canted corners, and the sides are adorned wit...
Unavailable
H 59.85 in W 38.19 in D 15.16 in
A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Madrid, ES
A french black lacquered and brass details Louis XVI style semanier.
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier, retaining its original gray marble top above seven functioning drawers, the front flanked by stop-fluted columns and the whole wi...
19th Century French Marble-Top Semainier
Located in Miami, FL
French marble-top semainier with narrow top drawer over five deep drawers.
Kingwood
Black Lacquer Semainier In Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bedford, NY
They manufactured very fine furniture until 1989. This piece is a Louis XVI repreduction
louis XVI semainier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
located in france
Bronze
Louis XVI “Semainier”
Located in Austin, TX
French “Semainier” in the Louis XVI style, the neoclassical cabinet features 7 dovetailed drawers (one for each day of the week, “semaine” means week in French).
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style semainier of solid walnut. Seven dovetailed drawers ("semaine" means "week" in French -- seven drawers for seven days) with bronze hardware and brass t...
Bronze
French Antique Louis XVI "Semainier"
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Louis XVI style semainier in ebonized mahogany, finished with a lustrous French polish.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French po...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Semainier with Marble
Located in Austin, TX
French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French po...
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 59.25 in W 37 in D 16.25 in
Tall Antique 19thC French Louis XVI Semainier Mahogany Marble Chest Drawers 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine tall antique French Louis XVI style seven drawer mahogany chest of drawers or Semainier, circa 1880.
Marble, Brass
French Transition Style "Semainier" with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Transition style (Louis XV-Louis XVI) "semainier" (semaine is week in French).
Marble
Sold
H 65 in W 37.5 in D 21.25 in
Antique French Louis XVI Cherry Semainier Seven Drawer Carved Chest Dresser 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French cherry wood Louis XVI semainier (seven drawer) chest dresser, circa 1880.
Cherry
French Louis XVI Painted Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style semainier in patinated cherrywood with a "Trianon gray" and white patina, fluted legs, and seven dovetailed drawers with bronze hardware.
Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style semainier (from "semaine," meaning "week" in French - 7 drawers for 7 days) in solid mahogany, ebonized and French polish finish.
Brass
Louis XVI Marble Top Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Superb French Louis XVI style solid mahogany semainier, ebonized and French polished, with marble top, bronze hardware and decor, and fluted legs.
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Winter Park, FL
French Louis XVI style semainier or tall chest of seven drawers, made of inlaid veneer of mahogany and walnut with bronze hardware and marble top.
French Louis XVI Ebonized Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style semainier in ebonized cherrywood with a lustrous French polish finish, fluted legs and seven dovetailed drawers with bronze hardware.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
Semainier finished with an ebonized French polish finish. In French, “semaine” means week as there is one drawer per day of the week. Each of the seven drawers is dovetailed and feat...
Bronze
Louis XVI French Antique Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
French antique semainier in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish of museum-quality.
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style French Vintage Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
This piece is in the Louis XVI style and features gilt brass hardware.
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a fine example of a French semainier chest, which is a tall chest with seven drawers for use in a bedroom or dressing room, circa 1900. It is finished in beautiful, rich maho...
Mahogany
French Vintage Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French mahogany vintage 20th century semainier–crafted in the Louis XVI style and quality–this Neoclassical dresser offers seven drawers (one for each day of the week) outlined in br...
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Tall Dresser Semainier
Located in Astoria, NY
French Provincial Louis XVI style fruitwood tall chest of drawers or semainier raised on bowl feet, having seven drawers with gilt metal hardware.
Fruitwood
Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Semainier
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry semainier or seven-drawered tall dresser, rectangular with a gray onyx top, each drawer with floral marquetry designs, the whole with floral ...
Onyx
Louis XVI Style Antique French Painted Semainier
Located in Austin, TX
This finely crafted French antique Louis XVI style semainier is made of cherry wood and painted a white milk paint.
Brass
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.