Fine Victorian Sheraton Revival West Indian Satinwood Demilune Commode
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine Victorian Sheraton revival West Indian satinwood demi lune commode, the semi-circular top above three panels, the central one disguising a cupboard door, painted with three ov...
Satinwood
Petite 18th Century French Louis XV Oak Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite 18th Century French Louis XV Oak Commode with Serpentine Front and 3 Drawers
Oak
French Louis XV Commode, Walnut & Marble, Hand-Carved, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Louis XV style commode from France, circa 1800 or earlier. The fantastic charcoal marble top has a serpentine molded edge, conforming to the gentle undulations on the draw...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Ormolu
An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
This impressive and unusual commode has a demi-lune shaped brêche violette marble top above an inlaid frieze drawer over two long drawers, flanked by finely inlaid cabinet doors with...
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut and Bronze commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut and Bronze commode. This wonderful three drawer Country French commode is raised by cabriole legs decorated ...
Bronze
A Rare Pair of Belle Epoque Commodes by François Linke, Paris
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Pair of Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commodes by François Linke. Linke Index Number: 245, signed ‘Linke’ to the right-hand espagnolettes, the locks stamped ...
Marble, Ormolu
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Tallboy Black C 1850
Located in Lewes, England
C 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian painted chest of 3 drawers commode with detailed gustavian ribbed decorative motifs on the top rail, front and brass detailing. It has 3 drawers wi...
Pine
Rare 17th Century Court Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
Rare and important 17th century court cabinet. An extremely rare form with drawers behind cabinet drawers. This piece is in old surface with wonderful color and patina.Early label ta...
Wood, Oak
Italian 19th Century Walnut Inlay Commode, Hand-Carved, Brass Pulls
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Italian chest of drawers from the 19th century, in its wide, rectilinear proportions becomes a showcase for the walnut construction with thin bands of marquetry to complement th...
Brass
A Fine Kingwood & Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
The shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry with three drawers, on short cabriole legs. Provenance: Private collection...
19th Century Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI style demilune commode, finely crafted in marquetry and adorned with a richly colored breccia marble top. This refined piece beautifully reflects the n...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut 'Commode de Chateau' chest, circa 1730. The three drawer chest is raised by Fine cabriole legs below the e...
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI walnut commode showcases the refined neoclassical style with clean, straight lines, fluted details, and understated craftsmanship. Crafted ...
Bronze
Continental Rococo Style Burl Walnut Arbalète-form 3-drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
this exquisite 18th Century European (likely Northern Italian) Rococo chest of drawers featuring dramatic wood figuring; the Arbalète-form top above a conforming body with three long...
Walnut
A Continental Rococo-Style Three-Piece Commode Garniture, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The central commode fitted with four long drawers, flanked by projecting sides, the smaller cabinets each with three drawers, all with shaped fronts and original scrolling foliate ha...
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Italian Rococo Style Walnut Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptionally fine pair of Italian Rococo style walnut bombe commodes. The shaped top is crossbanded in walnut above an inclined frieze with central drawer and bombe case ...
Walnut, Burl
A Rare & Louis XV Bois Clair & Parquetry Commode
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Sheffield, MA
Attributed to Jean Francois HacheThe parquetry rectangular top with molded edge, above a bombe case with two short and one long paneled drawer, over a scalloped apron, raised on cabr...
French 19th Century Louis XV Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
A handsome French Louis XV walnut commode dating to the 19th century, featuring a graceful serpentine front with three spacious drawers adorned with ornate gilt bronze pulls and escu...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
A charming French 18th century Louis XV commode crafted from solid walnut with a beautifully bleached finish that highlights the natural grain. Featuring graceful serpentine lines, t...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style, Mahogany, Marble, Bronze, Commode, France, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Mahogany, Marble, Bronze, Commode, Chest of Drawers, France, 19th C. A stunning four drawer bedside table, commode or nightstand. Having a front composed of two sm...
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut & Olive Wood Inlaid Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut & Olive Wood Inlaid Commode
Olive, Walnut
Period Dutch Mahogany Four-Drawer Bombe Marquetry Commode, 1800
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A period Dutch mahogany four-drawer bombe marquetry commode, the serpentine shaped top overhanging four graduated drawers, three with bombe front and sides, above a serpentine apron ...
Mahogany
19th century carved oak Cabinet
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century cabinet, the large rectangular well-figured oak top having a molded edge. Above two finely carved doors with foliated scrolling detail. The door opening to reveal two ba...
Oak
Antique French Gustavian Style Painted Bureau Commode Hand-Painted Faux Marble
Located in Essex, MA
Antique French Gustavian Style Painted Bureau Commode Hand-Painted Faux Marble Top Chest of Drawers with Blue Scrollwork, Nine-Drawer Louis XVI Style Case, Fluted Tapered Legs Catal...
Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted from solid walnut with a beautiful bleached finish that highlights the natural grain of the wood. Featuring three spacious dr...
Bronze
18th Century German Walnut Commode with Contrasting Marquetry Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A German walnut commode, featuring a conforming crossbanded top with contrasting fruitwood inlay and molded edges, surmounting a bombe case with three shaped drawers, each with cross...
Fruitwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted from solid walnut with elegant geometric paneling and a rich, warm patina. This three-drawer chest features classic bronze rin...
Bronze
Fine Pair English Satinwood Adams Style With Paint Decoration 1920s Era Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exceptionally elegant pair of English satinwood Adams Style painted commodes dating from the 1920s, these remarkable cabinets beautifully capture the grace, symmetry, and neoclass...
Satinwood
Pair Of French Marquetry Bombe Commodes With Specimen Marble Tops
Located in Bridgeport, CT
There are stable age cracks to both left and right side of cabinets, veneer losses with some up-lifting. Over-all fine presentation.
Marble, Metal
19th C. French Walnut Commode with Clean Lines & Elaborate Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French cleanly-designed, rich walnut wood, chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique wooden commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top, above a case which hou...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Paint Decorated Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Paint Decorated Chest Commode Dimensions : 38" Wide X 20" Deep X 34" Tall Elegant and highly decorative, this early 20th-century commo...
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 18th-century Louis XV bleached commode featuring a gracefully shaped serpentine front and a warm natural patina. Crafted from solid walnut, it offers three spacious drawer...
Bronze
19th C Louis XVI Gilt Bronze, Marquetry & Parquetry Commode Attb. Maison Krieger
By Maison Krieger
Located in New York, NY
19th C Louis XVI Gilt Bronze, Marquetry & Parquetry Commode Attb. Maison Krieger A 19th-century Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze-mounted commode, attributed to Maison Krieger, constr...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Serpentine Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Serpentine Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode with Splayed Feet
Walnut
ANTIQUE SAUTEUSE CHiNESE CHINOISERIE RED LACQUERED OAK, MARBLE & GILT COMMODE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand Painted & Lacquered, Marbled topped Chinoiserie Chinese Chippendale taste Sauteuse bo...
Marble
Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
Serpentine, Bronze
$1,937Sale Price|35% Off
Antique French Commode, Solid Oak, Hand-Crafted, Circa 1890s
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 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, with rectangular figured marble top over a cabinet with a frieze of four drawers, each drawer with raised escutcheon, the ...
Stone, Marble
Neoclassical French 2-Drawer Raised Commode w/Original Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical raised chest of two drawers, with its original hardware, from the 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top, over a case ...
Brass
A Fine Venetian Walnut and Tulipwood Bombé Commode, Italian c.1760
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Venetian Walnut and Tulipwood Bombé Commode, Italian c.1760 This fine commode is of exaggerated bombé form, meaning that the piece has double serpentine shaping to the front ...
Tulipwood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble will make a stunning addition to any room! Featuring tailored architecture inspired by the ancient Greeks and Roma...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th C. Serpentine Commode, Blue Finish w/Gold Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French shapely serpentine painted wood commode of three drawers from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a curvy-shaped serpentine body, a slightly overhung t...
Brass
18th Century Italian Walnut Two Drawer Commode with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 18th century with two drawers and tapered legs. Step into the world of Italian craftsmanship with this exquisite 18th-century walnut commode. The w...
Walnut, Burl
Napoleon III Demi-Lune In-laid Marquetry Commode & Breccia Medicea Marble top
Located in New Orleans, LA
The richly brecciated stone, prized by European aristocracy for centuries, provides a magnificent natural complement to the refined marquetry below and further elevates the cabinet's...
Breccia Marble
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Bombe Shaped Chestnut Provincial Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare 18th century Louis XV period bombe shaped chestnut provincial commode. French circa 1750 Of an unusual curvaceous waisted form having a shaped front (often referred to a...
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine “Commode Tombeau” from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique French commode Bordelaise, also known as a commode tombeau, was crafted in Bordeaux, France, circa 1750. Executed in richly figured walnut, the chest embodies th...
Bronze
French Early 18th Century Louis XV Commode, Walnut and Oak, Circa 1710
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful Chest is made of walnut and oak. It is an early 18th century commode.
Oak, Walnut
Antique Austrian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Burl Chest Drawers Dresser Commode 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 18th century marquetry inlaid walnut baroque commode, chest of drawers, Austria or Germany, circa 1760. This fine 18th century commode is of serpentine shape and has a...
Ash, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
Period Carved Walnut 18th c. French Louis XV 2 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional period French Louis XV walnut commode, crafted during the 1780s, represents the graceful refinement and masterful craftsmanship that define the final years of the Lo...
Wood, Walnut
$1,602Sale Price|20% Off
French Auxiliary Table Commode Napoleon III Style Burgundy marble
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind French auxiliary furniture, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period in precious woods and with marquetry, originating in an important Parisian workshop in the mid-19th cent...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Pair of Commodes with Gothic Arches, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of commodes crafted from walnut and burl veneer, featuring chamfered corners, a straight profiled base, and three drawers. Decorative Gothic-style pointed arch appliqués...
Walnut, Burl
Pair of Fine Italian Neoclassical commodes, Parma ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fine 18th century Italian neoclassical serpentine figured walnut commodes with greek key and lion head carvings on apron and sides, with fluted detail on corners and legs....
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XVI style commode features intricate carvings and a painted finish, adding a touch of antique elegance to any space. The piece exudes a regal charm wit...
Wood
Elegant Dresdner German Walnut Veneer Pillar Commode with Ornate Mounts, c. 1880
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
A charming and finely proportioned pillar commode from Dresden, Germany, dating to around 1880.
Wood, Nutwood
19th Century Neo-Classical Inlaid Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century Neo-Classical commode features a stunning inlaid walnut finish with a luxurious marble top, making it a truly exquisite piece of antique furniture. The classical de...
Marble
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Marble Top Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique French Louis XV rose top marble commode or chest of drawers with exquisite top! Elegant cherry wood base with three shaped front drawers supporting a slightly bowed front m...
Marble
$6,800Sale Price|22% Off
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Commode, Berlin, circa 1820
Located in Berlin, DE
Biedermeier commode with tapering breakfront corpus and stepped pediment, with three long drawers on block feet. The whole veneered with mahogany on pine in book-match pattern - the ...
Wood, Mahogany
Regence period Walnut Provencal "Linen-fold" Commode, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Louis XV period commode on raised cabriole legs, and with a solid Walnut front in serpentine 'linen-fold' design. Dating from the mid-1700s, and Provencal French in origin...
Brass
An 18th Century French Baroque Cream Painted Commode with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1760 A mid-eighteenth century French cream painted commode, with three deep drawers retaining their original rococo brass handles and escutcheons, with panelled sides ...
Marble
French Neoclassical Style Painted Nine-Drawer Commode with Hand-Painted Foliate
Located in Essex, MA
A striking late 19th-century French Neoclassical painted commode, imported from France, featuring a bank of nine drawers in a balanced three-over-three-over-three arrangement. Measur...
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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