19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful 19th-century French commode, showcasing the elegance and craftsmanship of classic
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak
19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful 19th-century French commode, showcasing the elegance and craftsmanship of classic
Oak
19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French commode is a stunning example of the Louis XV style, featuring a graceful
Oak
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode 19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND
Mahogany
Empire Commode, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire commode. Mahogany, oak, ormolu bronze, Saint Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Painted Commode Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisite 19th century French Painted Chest Commode. Features black and gray marble top, four
Wood
French 19th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode is made of mahogany and bronze handles on the side. It is a boat commode for the
Bronze
19th Century French Provincial Oak Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provincial oak commode with three drawers, carved knees and feet and three
Oak
Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French chinoiserie commode. 19th century black painted chest of drawers with carved details
Marble
19th Century French Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French Provincial oak commode. With a serpentine front and retaining it's original
Oak
19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th Century French bleached and painted walnut commode. Circa 1890.
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Decorative mid-19th Century French commode with later paint. With original hardware throughout.
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French neoclassical style painted commode. Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical
Wood
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Empire Commode in book matched flame mahogany and Black Marble Top
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French commode with old handles in later paint. Circa 1860.
Wood
$3,937Sale Price|50% Off
Rare 19th Century French Fabric Covered Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Rare 19th Century French Fabric Covered Commode. Offered is a stunning and most unusual mid 19th
Brass
Artisan-Painted French Empire 19th Century Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode, with an artisan hand-painted finish, from the 19th century. This antique
Wood
19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 19th century French painted commode with a distressed soft salmon pink paint finish
Oak
19th Century French Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 19th century Marquetry two-drawer commode with a wonderful marble top. Featuring wonderful
Wood
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Provencial 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provencial walnut 4-drawer commode. Three smaller drawers over one full drawer
Walnut
19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C French painted oak 3 drawer commode. 1820 Reference: 7474 Dimensions 50 inches (127
Oak
French Empire Napoleon III Commode, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: French Empire Napoleon III Commode Date/Period: 19th century Dimension: 90cm x 63cm x 120cm
Wood
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome mid 19th century French Transitional st. mahogany commode/secretary. The commode
Ormolu
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, late 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, 19th century clad in rosewood and various woods, with three drawers and
Wood
19th Century Country French 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful 19th century French country 3 drawer hand carved Louis XV style commode. Bottom apron
Walnut
French Early 19th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful commode is made of flamed mahogany and it has its original black marble top.
Marble
Early 19th Century French Empire Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Empire Painted Commode. Commode features the rectangular top with turret corners lending a
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique early 19th century French carved fruitwood commode. Beautiful hardware and carving.
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Charles X Period Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French early 19th century Charles X period, circa 1830, rosewood and
Satinwood
Small 19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Late 19th century French walnut commode with three drawers and simple tapered legs. Retains its
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th century French Louis Philippe commode in well-figured walnut, topped with a deep gray marble
Marble
19th Century French Marble Top Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French marble top commode with a shaped marble top over a serpentine case fitted with two long
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Country French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant country French 19th century Louis XVI style three-drawer commode with a wonderful
Wood
19th Century Carved Oak French Commode
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak commode from France with a beveled edge around the top over simple paneled sides
Oak
French Miniature Bombé Commode in Walnut, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 19th-century miniature bombé commode, shaped with the same sweeping curves and sculpted
Brass
19th Century French Walnut Bedside Commode Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
with recent complete restoration. France, 19th century.
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A substantial French Empire commode from the 19th century made of glowing walnut and
Brass
$8,200 / set
French 19th Century Pair of Commodes
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite Pair of 19th century French pair of commodes. They are made of mahogany with brass around
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Commode Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th century French Louis XVI commode, crafted in bleached oak, is a timeless
Brass
$1,935Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century French Restauration Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This wonderful French Restauration Period commode has been sanded, bleached, and repainted in a
Marble
Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French fruitwood three-drawer commode with bombe front and sides, circa 1820.
Fruitwood
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome French Empire walnut commode from the 19th century, circa 1850. The top planks still
Brass
19th Century French Burl Walnut Commode
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl walnut commode from France. The top is made from one single board of gorgeously
Walnut, Burl
$2,325Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century French Restauration Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th century French Restauration Period Commode has four drawers and a beautiful marble top
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a French Louis-Philippe Chest made of flamed mahogany with a Ste-Anne marble top.
Marble
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted commode. Late 19th-early 20th century
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with paint in layered
Marble, Brass
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments. Nice patina and finely carved. Constructed in cherrywood with originals brass handles and bleu turquin top....
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Bombee Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XV st. Bombee shaped commode. The chest with tulipwood and
Ormolu
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire walnut commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with blue paint in
Stone, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century marble-top commode made of book-matched burl mahogany accented with Empire
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Ebonized Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Ebonized Louis Philippe Commode is a luxurious and elegant piece of
Marble
French 19th Century Transitional Style Commode, Signed Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany, kingwood, ormolu and marble three drawer
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely unusual three drawer French chest Beautifully drawn inlays of figs, grapes and pottery
Marble
$4,200 / set
Parisian Oak Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Parisian Oak Commodes, 19th Century A refined expression of 19th-century French craftsmanship
Oak
French Late 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant kingwood and rosewood Louis XV Bombé commode made in France in the late 19th Century
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Painted Wood Commode w/Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood commode, with brass hardware and accents, from the 19th century. This antique
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Commode with 5 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Louis Philippe Fruitwood Commode with 5 Drawers
Fruitwood
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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