$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Regence Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Primarily of tulipwood and kingwood with heavy gilded drawer mounts . Sturdy . Presents very well . The drawers reflecting the fabled tulip by the gilt rosettes. The veneers laid in...
Tulipwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Burl Walnut Bleached Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French commode featuring beautifully figured burl walnut veneers, a softly bleached finish, and four spacious drawers with original-style brass escutcheons and ring pulls. Th...
Bronze
18th Century Fruitwood French Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 18th century French three-drawer fruitwood serpentine front commode with nice foliate carving and shaped skirt.
Fruitwood
Blue Pinewood Commode in Baroque Style, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Delicate pinewood commode in Baroque style featuring four drawers, curved legs, and a scalloped apron. The dark blue paint is newly applied and antique patinated, giving the piece a ...
Pine
$8,700Sale Price|47% Off
18th c. Painted Commode with Carved Heart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely Painted Commode with Carved Heart on Apron
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Empire commode featuring richly figured flame mahogany veneers, a black marble top, three spacious drawers with gilt-bronze circular pulls, and imposing columnar sides...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style White Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful and very original early 19th Century French Louis XV style oak commode. With three large drawers and superb serpentine front. White paint is very old, if not original and...
Pine, 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 portrait motif with colorful details.
Paint
French 19th Century Petite Commode with Inset Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI-style petite commode with inset marble top. The Sainte Anne marble has stunning grey and white inclusions and a smooth, patinated surface. It has been professi...
Marble, Brass
18th/19th C . French Country Cherry Commode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The top with plank construction and rounded corners. The case with two short drawers over two long ones, all carved. Brass escutcheons and pulls (upper right ring missing). Carved an...
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860. Each is painted in a light blue tone with a charming patina. Below the top runs a finely carved à l...
Pine
Outstanding, Mid-19th Century, Italian Inlaid Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Streamlined, elegant, circa 1860, Northern Italian, two-drawer walnut commode with very fine, fruitwood inlay featuring both geometric faux paneling and organic motifs throughout. Th...
Fruitwood, Walnut
$27,279Sale Price|20% Off
Dutch Rococo Bombe Parquetry Commode, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Stunning mid 18th century Dutch Rococo Bombe Commode with quality padouk, tulipwood, laburnum and Kingwood parquetry with shaped exceptional original antique marble. Netherlands, ci...
Padouk
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Marble Top Bleached Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant French 19th century Louis Philippe commode is crafted from beautifully bleached wood and topped with its original marble. Featuring three spacious drawers with striking ...
Marble, Bronze
Italian 18th Century Rosewood and Kingwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique Italian 18th century Florentine st. rosewood and kingwood four drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine cabriole legs which extend to an elegant arbales...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Northern Italian Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th. century Northern Italian parquetry inlaid walnut commode is a stunning piece of antique furniture. The intricate inlaid pattern showcase the craftsmanship and attention to...
Walnut
French Art Deco Walnut Commode by Mercier Frères, 1930
By Mercier Freres
Located in Astoria, NY
French Art Deco walnut commode by Mercier Frères, Paris, dating to the late 1920s or early 1930s. The three-drawer commode features richly figured walnut veneer arranged in striking ...
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Marble Top Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Striking French 19th-century Empire commode featuring richly figured burl walnut veneer, four drawers, and a dramatic dark marble top. The architectural form is accented by gilt-bron...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Italian Baroque. Walnut commode. 17th century. Measures: Height 37 ½ in. Width 52 ½ in. Depth 27 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Boston, MA. Le Trianon Fine Art & Antiqu...
Walnut
19th Century French Burled Wood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant 19th century French three-drawer commode, dresser or chest of drawers featuring a richly figured burled wood front, beautifully veined gray marble top and distinctive brass l...
Marble
Late 18th Century Commode from the Rhône Valley
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Serpentine commode from the Rhône Valley, France. Three long drawers retain their original hardware. The rouge marble top is a later, 19th Century, replacement. Dra...
Marble
Italian 18th Century Walnut Commode from Tuscany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome Italian 18th century walnut four drawer commode from Tuscany. The chest is raised by four block feet with a square carved design and elegant scrolled movements. Above...
Walnut
Circa 1780 English George III Period Bedside Commode Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 George III period bedside commode table, English. Simply designed with elegant, low galleried top. Square legs. Heavy brass batwing & bail carrying handles. Cupboard with ...
Brass
Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Elevate your interior design with this exquisite Signed Jansen French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode, a true testament to timeless elegance and master craftsmanship. This stunning...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode crafted in richly figured burl walnut, featuring four drawers with bookmatched grain, original-style brass pulls, molded trim, and ...
Bronze
Louis XV - Louis XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, three drawer commode d'apparat. Extensively inlaid with floral decoration and geometric marquetry, fitted with fine gilt bronze mounts a...
Marble
Fabulous, Orientalist, Inlaid Lombardi Commode, circa 1830
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fanciful yet handsome, 19th century, N. Italian, commode with three, paneled drawers atop bun feet. The whole is of walnut and features burl veneer and pearwood inlay. The front is i...
Pearwood, Walnut, Burl
$1,937Sale Price|35% Off
Antique Country French Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Commode ~ Chest of Drawers represents a nice departure from dark-stained woods, having been finished with a natural look that has achieved a lovely patina over...
Brass
French 18th Century Empire Bleached Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
French 18th-century Empire-style bleached walnut commode, featuring a simple architectural form, three drawers, columnar sides, and original gilt-bronze decorative mounts. The beauti...
Marble, Bronze
Large Commode Transition with Marquetry of Quartefeuille
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode from the transition period in rosewood veneer in amaranth frames and green tinted wood threads. Superb marquetry decoration with a beautiful upper frieze on th...
Marble, Ormolu
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 two-door commode. The bottom frieze, raised by inlaid voluté supports, h...
Satinwood
18th Century French Louis XV Bordelaise Bombé Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
This exquisite 18th-century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, hails from the Bordeaux region and is crafted from solid mahogany. It features pleasing proportions and a ch...
Marble, Brass
19th Century Blue Painted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Blue Painted Commode with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This impressive 19th-century French Louis Philippe walnut commode features four spacious drawers with richly carved floral and scrolling ornament, complemented by elegant original-st...
Marble, Bronze
$19,500 / set
Early 19th Century Italian Commodes With Marble Tops
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare pair of Italian walnut, marble inset commodes. Unusual in form and hard to find. They retain their original backings. Can fit in a modern home as the lines are very clean.
Marble
French Neoclassical period Commode w/ Bow & Swag Carved Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved wood chest of three drawers from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top with rounded front corners wh...
Metal
Georgian Serpentine Rosewood Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine serpentine faded rosewood two door commode in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the top banded and inlaid with satinwood starbursts at the two front corners, supported by clus...
Rosewood
Antique Louis XV Style Tulipwood Commode with Floral Marquetry
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) tulipwood veneered small bedside table / commode with three drawers, a gallery, and a floral marquetry top.
Tulipwood
19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode & Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror. Hand-crafted in Spain in the late 19th century, surmounted by t...
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
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 presence found on full-scale Louis XV provincial furniture. The case is built in waln...
Brass
18th Century Italian Genovese Painted Commode with 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Genovese Painted Commode with 3 Drawers & Faux Painted Marble Top
Wood
Louis XV Black Lacquer Commode, Late 19th Century
By Faubourg
Located in Lisbon, PT
An oval shaped black color refinished commode, a bedside type piece in transition between Louis XV and Louis XVI style. Three drawers, gilded bronze hardware and friezes. With metal...
Brass, Bronze
18th Century Hand-Painted Baroque Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Greding, DE
Large Baroque commode with a gently serpentine front and brass mounts. The piece is fitted with three drawers. The commode was newly finished in a beige ground and hand-painted with...
Brass
19th Century English Marble-Top Commode in Feathered Mahogany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A distinguished 19th century English commode crafted in richly figured feathered mahogany, showcasing dramatic flame grain across the drawer fronts. The gently serpentine case is fit...
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Satinwood and Burr Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A delightful small scale French walnut console from the Louis Philippe era with a wooden top and single drawer. Circa 1830.
Satinwood, Walnut
$46,720Sale Price|20% Off
Exceptional 19th Century French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and highly refined French Belle Époque Louis XV bombé commode of exceptional craftsmanship, richly adorned with finely chased ormolu mounts and exquisite kingwood parquetr...
Carrara Marble, Gold, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
This highly carved and detailed Italian commode in the Renaissance style features some of the most exquisite carving we have seen in some time. Each figure is individually carved wit...
Marble
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this classic Louis XVI-style commode, or chest of drawers, dates from the 1870s–1890s. Made of mahogany, this chest has three functional drawers with dovetail constr...
Brass
Small Louis XV Commode Attibuted to Criard
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in Berlin, DE
A small Louis XV commode attributed to Antoine Mathieu Criaerd, called “Criard“ (circa 1727-1787, maître from 1747), with two small drawers and one long drawer, with a serpentine sha...
Breccia Marble
18th Century French Regence Marble-Top Commode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique French marble top commode with serpentine front, bronze mounts and parquestry drawer fronts. Top features small centre drawer flanked by two drawers, second and third tier ar...
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of wonderful late 19th Century Italian commodes. With inlaid fruitwoods incorporated into the design. Circa 1880.
Fruitwood
Period Regency Chest of Drawers 1810 Mahogany Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An elegant Regency mahogany chest of drawers, standing on shaped bracket feet and featuring a practical arrangement of two short drawers over two full-width drawers The oak-lined dra...
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional late 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany commode or chest of drawers featuring a drop front secretaire.
Carrara Marble, Brass
An Antique Italian Serpentine Front Painted Commode, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique Italian Serpentine Front Painted Commode, 19th Century Description: This exceptional 19th-century Venetian style serpentine commode features a beautifully contoured, undu...
Wood
Antique French Commode in Walnut Early 19th Century
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut Early 19th Century A rare and striking walnut commode from Eastern France featuring a small bank of drawers to the top surface. ...
Bronze
Mid 18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid 18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode with Original Grey Marble Top of Small Proportions. This two drawer, walnut commode was conceived in the late rococo manner by a p...
Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode is a stunning piece of furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication. The commode features intricate carvings and a paint...
Wood
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted lacquer commode contains a beautiful lake scene painted in chinoiserie style depicting people in a Chinese garden surrounded by a lake, small ...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top
By Decour
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) transitional style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood marble top commode with 2 Chinese coromandel lacquer side panels & 2 front doors. (signed: ...
Marble, Ormolu
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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