French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chests With Marble Top
Marble
French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.
Marble
Antique French Bombé Chest With Marble Top for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Chest is topped with a fine and well grained Marble Top in Striated Brown and White with a lovely shaped Edge.
Marble, Bronze
$1,506Sale Price|37% Off
French Kingwood and Floral Marquetry Inlaid Bedside Chest with Marble Top
Located in Crawley, GB
A beautiful 20th century French kingwood and floral marquetry inlaid bedside chest with marble top and oak-lined drawers height 72cm width 34cm depth 27cm.
Marble
Louis Philippe Book Matched Burl Walnut Chest With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Finished with a contrasting marble top that adds refinement and durability, this chest is well suited for a bedroom, hallway, or living space, offering timeless European elegance wit...
Walnut, Burl
$13,480Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Rococo Serpentine Form 2-Drawer Inlaid Chest with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid ol...
Marble
French chest louis XVI style mahogany chest with marble top 19 th c
Located in Houston, TX
The marble top has pale Gray veining. The legs are tapered and reeded.
Marble
19th Century Louis Philippe Burled Mahogany Five-Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The rectangular case is crowned with its original black marble top, distinguished by subtle white veining and a softly molded edge.
Marble
$2,868Sale Price|28% Off
Rococo Style Handcrafted Two Drawer Chest with Marble Top, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The drawers are fitted with bronze handles, introducing a refined metallic contrast that complements the painted finish. The top is made of rosso sardo marble, providing both durabi...
Wood
18th Century Italian Directoire Cesarone Chest with White Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th Century Italian Directoire Cesarone Three Drawers Chest with White Marble Top, Antique Pie Crust Fluted Edge Detail Commode or Chest with Marble Top
Marble
19th Century French Painted Wood Side Chest with Black Marble Top & Faux Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century French commode with marble top is a petite-size chest, making it ideal as an end table, accent piece, or a bedside nightstand.
Marble
French Period Neoclassical Marble Top Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period five-drawer, carved-wood chest with marble top from the early 19th century.
Marble
French Louis XV Style Slender Lingerie Chest w/Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wood lingerie chest, with marble top and five drawers, from the 19th century.
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century French Louis XV-style Bombe Commode The book matched veneered chest with marble top over three drawers with bronze mounts and hardware Dimensions: 33.75...
Bronze
Neoclassical Period French Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Neoclassic period chest, with marble top and brass trimmings, would work really well in a bedroom as a dresser, or perhaps in a foyer or living area with decorative items...
Marble, Brass
Impressive 19th-Century Mahogany Dressing Chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
Impressive 19th-Century Mahogany Dressing Chest with Marble Top and Carved Winged Caryatids A magnificent late 19th-century mahogany dressing chest featuring a richly figured marble ...
Wood
Chest of Drawers with Original Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century white painted chest of drawers featuring an original marble top and elegantly aged finish.
Marble
Antique Chest of Drawers with Verona Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Late 19th century Italian Bombe dresser. Verona red marble top. Louis XV style. With bronze mounts. F-553-344-KS
Marble, Bronze
Magnificent marquetry chest of drawers with bronze marble top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The whole piece is decorated with magnificent bronze handles, the four legs are adorned with bronze sabots , also rare ,it features a beautiful marble top
Marble, Bronze
Empire Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire burl walnut chest of drawers with marble top, circa 1820. With a rectangular marble top, a small burl walnut top drawer with dolphin escutcheon (no lock), 3 lower burl walnut ...
Marble, Brass
Antique Marble Top Commode Bombe Chest With Marquetry Inlay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant vintage French Louis XV–style commode featuring a serpentine bombe form, intricate marquetry veneer, and a rich green marble top. Detailed with gilt-bronze ormolu mounts and ...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Continental Fruitwood Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Louis XV fruitwood marble top chest of drawers with brass mounts, late 18th century.
Marble, Brass
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, featuring a figured marble top over a frieze of one drawer with escutcheon over six drawers with a locking pilaster and key - each ...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century Antique Italian Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Late 19th-century Italian painted oak chest of drawers with two over three drawers. Its marble top sits atop a row of two over three drawers with brass drop handles.
Marble
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany from the late 18th century, featuring a white marble top over a frieze with seven drawers between opposing reeded columns, with ...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The dresser rests on short, turned bullet-form feet, and it retains a dark marble top with contrasting veining. Dimensions: W: 51.5″ D: 24″ H: 36.5″
Marble, Bronze
$4,796Sale Price|20% Off
1850s French Louis XV Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
Crafted from richly grained wood, the case features a softly bombé silhouette with finely carved details throughout, including scrolling floral motifs, molded drawer fronts, and a sc...
Marble
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous full sized 19th century French faux bamboo 4 drawer chest with original black marble top. Complimentary shipping to- Richmond, Va Charleston, Sc Atlanta, Ga Washingt...
Marble
Genoise Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 18th Century Italian
Located in El Monte, CA
The luxurious marble top features a mix of white, cream grey and reddish hues.
Marble
Antique small chest of drawers with a marble top, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
The top of the chest of drawers is topped with a marble top in a delicate beige-pink shade, which adds a unique character to the whole.
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers with Parquetry & Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The case retains its original grey veined marble top with molded edge and is fitted with brass ring pulls, escutcheons, corner mounts, and decorative apron mounts in a restrained neo...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Marble Top Bedside Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
Great little 19th century French marble top chest with canter corners, shaped marble top and French feet.
Marble
Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, 19th Century An elegant Biedermeier chest of drawers crafted in walnut and dating to the 19th century.
Marble
19th Century Pair of Chests Louis XVI with Inset Marble Top
Located in Madison, MS
Beautiful Pair of Louis XVI chests in dark mahogany wood stain with an inset marble top.
Marble
$3,996Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Neoclassical Wooden Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French Neoclassical wooden chest of drawers with marble top presents a refined balance of symmetry, proportion, and architectural detailing.
Marble
French Neoclassical Kingwood Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Commode directoire ouvrant par trois tiroirs en placage de noyer et filets de bois de rose et palissandre. les tiroirs sont garnis d'entrées de clefs et de poignées en rosaces, une c...
Marble
French Louis XV Revival walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 19th-century French Louis XV Revival chest of drawers, circa 1880, crafted from solid walnut with marble top.
Marble
Chest of drawers with intarsia and marble top, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers with two drawers. Produced in France around 1880. made of walnut wood and marble top.
Marble
French Painted Chest of Drawers, 1920s, Neoclassical Style with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A charming French chest of drawers dating from the 1920s, beautifully executed in an elegant neoclassical style. The piece features a serpentine front with graceful cabriole-inspired...
Marble
English Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Four Drawers and Marble Top
Located in Marbella, ES
English mahogany chest of drawers with four drawers and marble top.
Marble
Directoire Chest of Drawers with white Marble Top, France circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
A neoclassical ebonised three-drawer commode with a white marble top with rounded corners. The corners of the chest are also rounded, fluted and decorated with gilded pipes at the bo...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Black Painted Victorian Commode/ Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Antique black painted Victorian commode/ chest of drawers with marble top. The piece has been painted with semi gloss paint and new brass hardware added to freshen this adorable chest!
Carrara Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French chest of drawers with faux marble top. Hand-carved detail with raised moulding on drawer facing.
Wood
Antique Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis Philippe style burl walnut chest of drawers with marble top, 19th century. With a Sainte Anne sandwich cut marble top with canted corners, four matching burl walnut dra...
Marble
Louis XVI Brass Mounted Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Carrara Marble top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI mahogany brass mounted chest of drawers with a Carrara marble top, circa 1800.
Marble, Brass
Petite French Wood Chest with Original Marble-Top from the 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century French commode with marble top, is petite-sized making it a great option as a side chest for a bed or sofa, or perhaps a lovely storage piece for hand towels and to...
Marble, Metal
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Ash with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, with veneers of beautifully patinated burled ash with a rectangular figured marble top, featuring a frieze of five drawers...
Stone, Marble, Metal
$4,316Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French Louis XVI oak chest of drawers with marble top embodies the restrained elegance and balanced proportions characteristic of the period.
Marble
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, of beautifully patinated burled walnut with a figured marble top, featuring four fitted long drawers, brass escutcheon...
Marble, Stone, Metal, Brass
19th Century French Painted Wood Chest with Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century French chest with faux marble painted top would not only make a great addition to a bedroom or powder room, but perhaps a nice option for a kitchen to hide away tab...
Wood, Paint
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, of beautifully patinated burled walnut with a figured marble top, featuring four fitted long drawers, brass escutcheons, a...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Tall Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bronze Trim and White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A tall handsome mahogany chest of drawers with a white marble top and bronze gallery.
Marble
18th Century Transition Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top France Rosewood and others Transition around 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 77 x 78 x 43 cm Description: Dainty French chest of drawers from th...
Marble
Baroque-Style Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Walnut, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
The walnut veneered corpus is in an unrestored condition and covered with a red marble top.
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest features a stunning Breccia Marble Top, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication to any living space.
Breccia Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode Chest with White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The clean, architectural lines exemplify the Louis Philippe aesthetic, which favored balanced proportions and understated elegance. The commode is topped with a white marble surface ...
Marble
$12,640Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
The intricate geometric marquetry work with star intarsia showcases masterful craftsmanship and classical design sensibilities. Topped with its original marble slab, this antique com...
Kingwood, Satinwood, Yew
18th Century Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest with Blue Paint and Marble Top
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest with the ORIGINAL blue paint. The Specimen Marble is beautiful and the Original Hardware is Stunning.
Marble
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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