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
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
French Louis XIV Bombe Commode, Cherry Wood, Teal Finish, Circa 1800
Located in Arundel, GB
A painted French commode. In a Bombe' form with distressed original Teal paint finish. Comprising 3 long drawers with carved recessed detail, further panelled details reflected in th...
Cherry
pair of Italian 19th century Fruitwood, Mahogany, Giltwood, Marble commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most elegant pair of Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ebonized Fruitwood, Mahogany, Giltwood and Ormolu commodes. This exceptional pair of chests are ra...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Period Bombé Commode, Stamped J. Bircklé, Paris, Circa 1760
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A finely proportioned Louis XV period bombé commode by the distinguished Parisian ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Bircklé (1734–1803), bearing his stamped signature and the JME (Jurande des M...
Breche D'Alep Marble, Bronze
18th c Continental Three Drawer Serpentine Oak Commode with Iron Handles
Located in Milford, NH
A solid Continental three drawer serpentine oak commode with conforming top, replaced brasses, iron side handles (each slightly different), border inlay on each drawer front, and nic...
Brass, Iron
18th Century Fine Pair of Neoclassical Commodes. Vienna, c. 1800.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to present this extraordinary pair of Viennese Neoclassical commodes, exemplifying the pinnacle of craftsmanship and design from the early 19th century, circa 1800. Th...
Brass
$124,500Sale Price|28% Off
Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode, KAHAN
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquertry and gilt bronze mounts, a...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, circa 1880s
Located in Perkasie, PA
Title Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, circa 1880s Description A beautifully proportioned French marquetry commode, dating to the late 19th century, ...
Marble, Bronze
A very rare three-drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A very rare three--drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode with Albalette front. Probably from Lyon, France. This piece has a walnut frame. Best to check with 1st dibs for a shipping ...
Olive, Walnut
Jean-Frédéric Ratié & JME - grande commode à double ressaut - "à la grecque"
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Frédéric Ratié & JME - grande commode à double ressaut - "à la grecque" - Transition Commode Transition Placage de bois de rose et de bois fruitier sur bâti de chêne ; bronzes ...
Satinwood
Signed JB Hedouin Paris Régence Bronze-Mounted Rosewood Tombeau Commode
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in San Francisco, CA
this Impressive 18th Century French Régence Ormolu-mounted rosewood-veneered commode signed 'JB Hedouin' Master Cabinetmaker, Paris; featuring a bombé-form body fitted with four draw...
Rosewood
French Louis Philippe I Walnut Commode with Marble Top, Circa 1850
Located in Faversham, GB
A substantial Continental chest of drawers or commode in burr walnut with a gently over sailing original marble top.
Marble
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes with marble tops, after François Boucher. Decorated with richly detailed Chinoiserie scenes after designs by François ...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV Provincial Bleached Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Charming Louis XV style commode featuring two spacious drawers, beautifully hand-carved details, and elegant cabriole legs. The natural wood finish highlights the rich grain, while t...
Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Commode – Vienna, circa 1825 We are delighted to present this distinguished and authentic Viennese Biedermeier trumeau commode, crafted around 182...
Brass
French 18th century Regence Period Mahogany, Ormolu and marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most attractive French early 18th century Regence Period Mahogany, Ormolu and Rouge Royale marble commode, circa 1720. This stunning chest is raised on cabriole le...
Marble, Ormolu
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode mounted with ornate ormolu bronze fittings along the edges of drawers and sides. Features three small drawers over two la...
Ormolu
Venetian Commode with Marquetry – 19th Century, Walnut and Oriental Motifs
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning Venetian commode from the late 19th century is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Made of richly waxed walnut, it features exquisite marquetry, showcasing the i...
Walnut
Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
each commode having a rectangular top on a conforming case housing one drawer and one door, the doors flanked by ebonized columns and carved giltwood capitals, raised on tapering cab...
Walnut
19th Century antique Original Art Nouveau Commode Walnut veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood with walnut veneer. High-rectangular body with a drawer and a door. Marble-top. A good historical condition with a beautiful warm patina.
Walnut
Baroque Commode by Johan Hugo Fürloh, Walnut Veneer, Sweden, 1740s
By Johan Hugo Fürloh
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-quality Stockholm piece in late Baroque style from the 1740s. Signed on the back (IHF) by Johan Hugo Fürloh (active 1724–1745). The commode is veneered in walnut with contrast...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Commode
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Chinoiserie Commode. This antique French Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted red lacquer chinoiserie commode is decorat...
Marble, Bronze
A very good quality pair of C18th Louis XVI style commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive, fine quality pair of C18th style parquetry inlaid Bombe commodes. Each with their original Breccia serpentine marble tops, parquetry inlay to the whole, two drawers to...
Breccia Marble
Fine Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Figural Painted Commode Buffet Server
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine Adams style satinwood commode buffet server is a stunning example of neoclassical elegance and refined craftsmanship. Beautifully paint-decorated in the tradition of Robert...
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The marble follows the curved outline of the cabinet and is finished with a molded edge. Notably, the carcass of the commode bears two stamped marks reading “G.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Venetian Walnut ad Mahogany Commode with Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian walnut and mahogany commode from the 18th century with four drawers, bookmatched veneer, cross banding and cabriole legs. This Venetian walnut and mahogany commode from th...
Brass
$3,600Sale Price|76% Off
Magnificent Rare Important 20th Century Bronze Wooden Marble Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is A Magnificent Museum Quality 20th Century Important Inlaid Wooden Mirror Commode Console. Beautiful Carved Wood Scrolling in the form of Fruits ...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV style gilt bronze marquetry commode with mounted marmol. France, early 20th century.
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany & Tulipwood Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany and tulip wood commode with a brèche violette marble top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806)....
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode is a luxurious and elegant piece of antique furniture. Its sturdy walnut construction with a marble top adds a touch of sophisti...
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode Lyonnaise with Bronze Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring warmth and provincial elegance to a bedroom, living room, or entry with this beautifully proportioned antique French commode. Crafted in Lyon, France circa 1760, the serpentine...
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Provincial Régence Carved Walnut Commode Chest 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive 18th century antique French Provincial two drawer carved walnut commode from the Régence period, circa 1760. The chest of Serpentine form and made from solid walnu...
Brass, Bronze
$9,040Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Green Chinoiserie Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XV STYLE GREEN-PAINTED CHINOISERIE MARBLE TOP COMMODE Probably French, late 19th to early 20th century 34 3/8" H x 17" D x 34 5/8" W Executed in the Louis XV taste, this fine...
Marble, Bronze
Antique 18th Century Dutch Burled Walnut Commode, Circa 1740-1780.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 18th century Dutch burled walnut commode, circa 1740-1780.
Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Inlaid Three-Drawer Commode with Geometric Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
At under 30 inches high, this commode works beautifully as a bedside chest, a hall cabinet, or a refined accent piece in a layered interior.
Walnut
$26,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Commodes with Marquetry Inlay and Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Ormolu bronze mounts surround The foliate design and mounts of a scroll design decorate the front legs. Two drawers on each cabinet. The sides of the commodes are also decorated w...
Wood
19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Trumeau Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant , large Biedermeier walnut trumeau commode was made circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined desig...
Brass
$7,044Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Italian Commode, Rococo Style, Wood, Genoa Region, 1860
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 19th Century Italian commode in 18th Century style. From the Genoa region, the commode is profusely decorated in original Rococo style. Painting restored to one area of d...
Wood
Gorgeous French Walnut Carved Bronze Mounted Louis XV Nightstand Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Introduce a touch of French elegance into your home with this gorgeous Louis XV-style nightstand commode, crafted from rich walnut wood and beautifully adorned with bronze-mounted ha...
Bronze
$36,000Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century François Linke Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ambonya Commode
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An Important 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Tulipwood and Amboyna Commode by François Linke The villefranche de conflet marble top above a frieze set with three drawer...
Ormolu
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped and molded Porto marble top over two drawers having high style rocaille inlay and o...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century Height: 89.5 cm Width: 123 cm Depth: 64 cm Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Marble
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE D. JOÃO V 18th Century in ROSEWOOD
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE D. JOÃO V 18th Century in rosewood wood, with three drawers and three large drawers. Wavy body, with cut skirts, decorated with shells, windings and pl...
Rosewood
A French Ormulo-Mounted Petite Commode By PAUL SORMANI
By Paul Sormani
Located in Sheffield, MA
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED INLAID KINGWOOD & MARBLE-TOP PETIT COMMODE, BY PAUL SORMANI, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY A rectangular marble top over two drawers with ormolu mounts ove...
Art Deco Chest of Drawers with Mirror, Walnut Veneer, Italy, 1920s Design
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Dresser with mirror, side, hinged doors and drawers with exposed center part. Made of walnut veneer wood. Fair condition.
Mirror, Nutwood
French Faux Bamboo and Pine Commode, Hand-Crafted, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
French (late 19th Century) faux bamboo and pine bedside commode with a top drawer above a large door.
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Commode with Walnut & Marble, Circa 1780
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome walnut & marble commode from France, an 18th century original in the Louis XVI style, fitting with traditional to transitional interiors equally well. The removable stone ...
Marble, Brass
Antique Pair Venetian Walnut and Giltwood Commodes Chests 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous antique pair of Italian Venetian walnut and giltwood serpentine bombe' commodes, dating from the late 19th century. These three-drawer bombe' commodes are craf...
Walnut, Giltwood
Early 19th C. French Three-Drawer Commode with Beautiful Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French chest commode with really pretty veneer and dark trim, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France has been designed in nice, clean/linear lines, allowing th...
Wood
Louis XVI Period Commode - Transitional Marquetry with Marble Top, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Transition period marquetry commode. Fully restored with a French polish finish. Original marble top Excellent condition. Additional information: Period: 18th century Style: ...
Marble
A fine early 19th century Empire Cherry wood and ebonized commode .
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Period Empire Cherry and ebonized granite top commode . Carved Egyptian caryatids with pawed feet. Antique granite top
Cherry, Ebony
Louis XVI Marquetry Inlaid Commode, Mahogany, Marble Top, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
Louis XVI (18th Century) Marquetry Inlaid Commode with 3 drawers and a white marble top with bronze handles, escutcheons, and sabot feet
Mahogany
French Louis XIV Commode, Flamed Walnut & Bronze Hardware, Circa 1710
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XIV Commode is made of a beautiful flamed walnut. It wears bronze hardwares. It is very solid and thick wood.
Walnut
$2,636Sale Price|20% Off
Period French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Period French Louis XV walnut commode with a marble top showcases the refined artistry and craftsmanship of 18th-century France. Hand-carved from fine walnut, the comm...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Provincial Cherrywood Commode, Marble Top, Circa 1750
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV Provincial cherrywood commode having 3 shaped front drawers supporting a slightly bowed front marble top resting on carving cabriole legs
Wood
Fine Quality English Carved and Paint Decorated Commode Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality English carved and paint decorated commode sideboard buffet showcases exceptional craftsmanship, combining intricate carvings with elegant painted floral motifs. De...
Satinwood
Period Louis XVI Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Gilt Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period Louis XVI commode, having an ivory-painted finish with gilt accents, two stacked drawers with bronze pulls and escutcheons, flanked by fluted, round styles. Its front and side...
Bronze
Gustavian, Swedish Commodes, Beige Paint Distressed, Brass, Sweden, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Gustavian, Swedish Commodes, Beige Paint Distressed, Brass, Sweden, 19th C. Stunning pair of step up commodes or nightstands having three diamond designed drawers on tapering turned...
Wood
Louis XV Style Commode in Rosewood and Palisander Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV style commode in rosewood and palisander marquetry. Languedoc red marble top. Exquisite late 19th-century craftsmanship. Functional key and locks. Additional information...
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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