18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 18th century Italian painted commode. Beautiful painted floral pattern along with a fine
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Buffets
Wood
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 18th century Italian painted commode. Beautiful painted floral pattern along with a fine
Wood
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Italian painted pine commode with secret drawer compartments. 1760. Code
Pine
$8,478Sale Price|23% Off
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian painted commode in black and white from Siena.
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18th Century Italian Painted Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers hand-made in central Italy in the early 1700s using oak. The chest features three
Oak
18th Century Italian Painted Chest Or Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Painted Chest Or Commode. Stunning 18th century Italian painted commode or
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Painted 18th Century Pastiglia Italian Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having a faux mabre molded top, on conforming case, its three stacked drawers flanked by
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18th Century Italian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C Italian original painted two drawer commode 1780
Pine
Mid 18th Century Italian Yellow Painted Rococo Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid 18th Century Italian Yellow Painted Rococo Commode
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18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 18th century Italian painted neo-classical style commode. Rusty red color with a painted grey
Wood
Pair of Hand Painted Commodes, 18th Century Italian (Venetian)
Located in El Monte, CA
A handsome pair of hand-painted two drawer commodes that exemplify the attributes of 18th century
Wood
$13,000
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century painted, gilded and carved Italian commode.
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode
Located in Essex, MA
18th Century Italian Paint Decorated Commode Faux stone painted rectangular top. Two front drawers
Wood, Paint
18th Century Painted Blue Italian Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
An 18th century Italian commode with serpentine front and shaped sides, having two large drawers
Wood
18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the elegance of the 18th century with this extraordinary Italian hand-painted bombe
Brass
Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully decorative Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode. This wonderful
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18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine 18th Century Polychrome-Painted Serpentine Bombe Commode, originating in Italy during the
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18th Century Venetian Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Venetian painted three-drawer commode with faux marble top. Flower garland and bow
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18th Century Italian Venetian Painted Yellow Commode with Decoupage Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Venetian Painted Yellow Commode with Decoupage Decoration & 2 Drawers
Wood
An 18th Century Green Blue Painted Italian Commode
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1780 A fine mid eighteenth century painted Italian commode, the top with tromp l’oeil
Wood
Italian 18th Century Faux Painted Three-Drawer Commode with Black Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian faux painted commode from the 18th century, with three drawers and black accents
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 18th century, case with pale blue paint with ebonized moldings and mustard, terracotta
Wood, Paint
A Large 18th Century Beautifully Hand-Painted Wood Three-Drawer Commode, Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Italian commode with canted drawers and hand-painted details. This antique Italian
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 18th century Baroque commode from the Lombardi region of Italy. Wonderfully
Wood
An Italian Polychrome-Painted & Faux-Marble Top Neoclassic Commode, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Italian Polychrome Faux-Marble Top Neoclassic Commode 18th Century The faux-marble top above
$4,060Sale Price|56% Off
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Decorated Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian neoclassical polychrome decorated commode. Features three large drawers
Wood
Outstanding Pair 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Paint Decorated Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding pair of 18th century Italian Chinoiserie paint decorated commodes captures the
Walnut
18th Century Painted Italian Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century Italian chest with original painted finish in soft green tones and floral decoration
Wood, Paint
$17,000Sale Price|52% Off
Unique Italian 18th Century Hand Painted Louis XV Commode Cassone Marchigiano
Located in Encinitas, CA
Unique Italian 18th century hand painted Louis XV "Cassettone" Marchigiano from the Center of Italy
Gold Leaf
Italian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Italian original painted three drawer commode. 1780. Code: 8572 Dimensions: W: 59.5
Pine
Serpentine Commode, 18th century style Italian floral painted and gilt
Located in London, Park Royal
Italian Rococo painted commode, the serpentine-fronted , fitted with three drawers, the front and
Wood
Italian Venetian Style Painted Commode
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (18/19th Century with 20th top) two-door chest/commode having a refreshed
Gold Leaf
Original Painted Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C original painted Italian commode with faux marble top. 1780 Dimensions 47.5
Pine
Italian Venetian Rococo Painted Commode Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Venetian Rococo painted commode Chest. Painted With Ochre Ground And Floral
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18th century Italian Neoclassical Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming 18th century Italian Neoclassical style painted chest of drawers having two long drawers
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18th Century Carved Wood Tuscan Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous 18th century carved and painted Tuscan commode.
Italian 18th Century Three Drawer Hand Painted Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elaborately hand-painted mid 18th century circa. 1750 three drawers Italian chest. The chest
Wood
Antique 18th C Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 18th C. Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers. Item
Marble
$14,700Sale Price|30% Off
Painted Italian Marble Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, painted 2 drawer commode with original bronze hardware and Brocatello di Spagna marble
Marble, Bronze
Mid 18th Century Rococo Venetian Gilt and Painted Three-Drawer Commode
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Venetian commode, finely painted and parcel-gilt, retaining its original three
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th to late 18th century. Italian Two-Drawer commode with faux hand-painted top. Profile
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Italian 18th Century Venetian St. Painted Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Venetian st. painted chest. The two
Bronze
Venetian Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th or early 19th Century Venetian Painted Commode. Commode features a serpentine front and
Wood
18th Century Louis XV/XVI Transitional Hand Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Louis XV/XVI transitional hand painted marble top commode. Two drawers with original
Marble
Italian 18th Century Venetian Hand Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and incredibly decorative Italian 18th century Venetian hand painted polychrome chest
Pine
Cassettone - Rare 18th Century Italian Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This exquisite 18th-century Italian chest of drawers is a remarkable example of rustic elegance and
Wood
18th Century Black Painted Rococo Commode Chest of Drawers, Bombe Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Rococo bombe shaped chest of drawers from Mid-18th Century. We see this antique Italian
Pine
$19,800Sale Price|48% Off
Neoclassical Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neoclassical hand painted commode with figures and scrolling foliage. Faux marble painted top.
Wood, Paint
$7,596Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare Pair Period 18th Century Paint Decorated Venetian Commodes Cabinets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare and important pair of 18th century Venetian commodes exemplifies the artistry and
Walnut
Italian Painted Lacca Povera Block-Front Commode, 19th Century
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Italian Painted Lacca Povera Commode An elegant Italian block-front commode finished in
Pine
18th C. Italian Neoclassical Two-Drawer Cassettiera w/Faux Marble Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and painted wood raised chest of two drawers from the 18th century. This antique
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
18th century Italian scriban from Tuscany. Wax polished, walnut wood finish on the interior and a
Wood
Italian 1790s Neoclassical Period Painted Commode with Pompeian Style Décor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
motifs and faux-marble top. Born in the later years of the 18th century, this exquisite Italian commode
Poplar
Pair of 19th Century Venetian Hand Painted Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful matched pair of Italian hand painted Chinoiserie Venetian commodes, one early 19th
Wood
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Polychrome Painted Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century North Italian Polychrome Painted and Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
Wood
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Painted Pine Commodes or Chests
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of Italian commodes or chest of drawers featuring a Venetian style painted finish. The
Bronze
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Faux Marble Painted Florentine Bombe Commode Dresser Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Italian Florentine bombe commode dresser buffet is a striking example of hand-painted
Fruitwood
Louis XIV-Style Painted Venetian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
fanciful flowers on the front. The sides of the commode are painted with birds and flowers. Italy, first
Wood, Paint
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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