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Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Located in Houston, TX
The fine flame mahogany wood is of the finest quality and the Louis XVI style is classic Making this chest desirable. The white marble top is without breaks or restoration. The Fren...
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Located in Houston, TX
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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SALE! Early Biedermeier 1820 19 th c Viennese Walnut Commode
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SALE! Early Biedermeier 1820 19 th c Viennese Walnut Commode
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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19 th.c.French Commode/Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Northern Italian 19c Inlaid Olivewood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, Neoclassical form, inlaid with olivewood veneer and French polished; having three drawers decorated with stringing, raised on square-section tapering legs.
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19c. French Japanned Commode with Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having a rust-colored top of marble, on black lacquered case of three stacked drawers, over japanned decoration of rooster and florals, brass escutcheons, pulls and classic...
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19c Swedish Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted Swedish Chest
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19c. French Marquetry Commode with Rouge Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having serpentine marble top on base with wonderful marquetry panels on drawers and sides; its three serpentine drawers with bronze pulls and escutcheons; raised on cabriole...
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Fine 19c. Directoire Style Commode with Slate Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having a rectangular top of slate with rounded corners, conforming case of mixed woods, trio of top drawers over two stacked, each decorated with stringing surrounding brass...
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut Commode with Marble Top, 19c French Louis XVI Style
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 19c French Louis XVI style walnut commode with marble top has classic line and tapered legs that allow it to work seamlessly in any decor.
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A fine 19C Tuscan painted with parcel gilt three drawers commode
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A fine 19C Tuscan painted with parcel gilt three drawers commode
Located in London, GB
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19th Century Louis Philippe Commode with Marble
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Louis Philippe Commode with Marble Top
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French Louis XVI style Chest 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
French chest mahogany and various exotic woods Marble top in pale gold and pale rouge coloration Intricate marquetry designs in geometric patterns
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19C Anglo-Indian Rosewood, Brass & Satinwood Campaign Chest
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 19th century Anglo-Indian rosewood two-part, brass bound campaign chest featuring two short over three long drawers, each trimmed with satinwood and inlaid with brass string...
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19c French Antique Walnut Empire Chest with Columns
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 19th-century French walnut Empire chest showcases the period’s signature balance of strength and refinement. Framed by columnar supports that lend an architectural feel, the cas...
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French chest louis XVI style mahogany chest with marble top 19 th c
Located in Houston, TX
This chest is very well crafted in fine mahogany with a drawer that Has a desm inside that Pulls out. It is centered under the marble top and has two drawers on each side. It has two...
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Pair of Swedish Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Matching pair of 19c Swedish Commodes – wonderful for bedside or storage.
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19c French Antique Empire Walnut Chest with Marble Top & Paw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A classic 19th-century French Empire walnut chest featuring clean architectural lines and refined proportions. Topped with a marble slab and raised on carved paw feet, the piece refl...
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19c. Walnut French Demilune Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune commode, having notched black veined marble top, three center drawers, two side drawers over cabinet doors; drawers have wonderful bronze wreath pulls.
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Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Bombe Commode 19C
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Louis XV Revival Marquetry Commode This delightful commode features a free-standing variegated marble top with a serpentine front and carved moulded edge. In t...
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Louis XVI Style commode, mahogany with white marble top 19 th c
Located in Houston, TX
This cabinet is very well made with the drawers sliding easily It has quality hardware that is complete. The white marble top Has no restorations and has very pale gray veining. The ...
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19c Restoration Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Restoration Commode in Walnut
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19c Louis XIV Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Louis XIV Commode
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19c Louis Philippe Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Louis Philippe Commode with Marble
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19c Louis Philippe Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Early 19 c. walnut commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French 4-drawer walnut commode. Beautiful patina.
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19c Louis XV Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Louis XV Commode with Serpentine Front
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19c. Federal Style Two Drawer Chest of Drawers
Located in New Orleans, LA
A small scale two drawer walnut chest of drawers on tall, turned feet, the drawers with neoclassical pulls (replaced). Some staining to the top. See photos, which are representative.
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Early Biedermeier 1820 19 th c Maple Chest
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Early Biedermeier beautiful maple chest with festooned top and feet.
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Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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French Neoclassical Revival 19 th c Tall Mahagony Commode
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous French neolassical revival tall commode with ormolu metalwork.
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19c Commode For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 19c commode for your home. Each 19c commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Find 9306 options for an antique or vintage 19c commode now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 19c commode, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each 19c commode bearing Victorian, Louis XVI or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 19c commode over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Paul Sormani and Biedermeier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a 19c Commode?
Prices for a 19c commode can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $479 and can go as high as $435,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,513.
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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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Civil War Cannon
Clay Ewer