Swedish Gustavian Painted Sideboard Buffet Commode White C.1860 Green Gold
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850/1880 antique Swedish Gustavian green and gold painted chest of drawers buffet commode in gustavian style with classic Gustaviancurverd detail features on the bottom drawer...
Pine
French Régence Style Marquetry Commode Dresser, Marble Top, Bronze Mounts
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser, Bronze mounts, four drawers.
Marble, Bronze
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Later 19th Century Louis XV Style French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century Louis XV style French marble top commode. Elegant Louis XV revival bombe form with veneers of satinwood. Original marble top & bronze mounts. Oak secondary woo...
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Commode by Jacques Bircklé
Located in London, GB
An important and absolutely stunning antique French Louis XV marble top commode by Jacques Bircklé. This was made in France and dates from around the 1750-1770 period.
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Grey White C.1860
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850/1880 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian ribbing detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges....
Pine
18th Century Tuscan Bleached Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers (Canterano) hand-made in the Tuscany region of Italy in the early 1700s using walnut. The chest of drawers features three very large inset drawers with beautiful han...
Walnut
Louis XV Style Commode with Ormolu Mounts, 18th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This 18th century Louis XV style commode is an exquisite example of the artistic tastes and refined craftsmanship of the time. The body of the piece has a distinctive bombé shape, a ...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Quality Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Armorial Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted, mahogany and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry, armorial commode with marble top, after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener Origin: French...
Marble, Bronze
Late Louis XV Period Inlaid Commode Stamped JME and Schlichtig
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood two drawer commode stamped Schlichtig of the late Louis XV period, (circa 1770). The commode also bears the JME stamp, (for jurande des m...
Marble
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Brass Mounted White Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 32.75 inches high x 50.5inches wide x 20.25 inches deep. A refined and classically proportioned French Louis XVI Directoire style commode, executed with an emphasis on b...
Brass
Italian Walnut & Inlaid 3-Drawer Serpentine Shaped Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant three-drawer Italian commode of serpentine form, crafted in richly figured walnut. The case features a softly undulating, bombé façade with shaped sides, over a molded top...
Walnut
Fine 18th Century French Curved Commode in Walnut Louis XV
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful mid 18 century commode in walnut with 3 drawers This fine Louis XV commode has an elegant curved shape and a beautiful original tablet. This curved shape relea...
Walnut
Biedermeier Commode Made in Czechia, circa 1840, Fully Restored Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier Commode made in Czechia, circa 1840. Fully Restored walnut.
Walnut
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Heinrich Pallenberg, Cologne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Heinrich Pallenberg, Cologne. The original marble top is a rare yellow, black and grey brèche marble. This magnificent chest of dra...
Marble, Ormolu
Petite Italian 1820s Walnut Five-Drawer Commode with Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian petite walnut commode from the early 19th century, with butterfly veneer and five drawers. Created in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, this petite commo...
Walnut
$1,456Sale Price|44% Off
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chiffonnière Commode with Bronze Accents
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant 18th century walnut chiffonnière or petite commode is a testament to fine craftsmanship and timeless design. Crafted from rich, warm walnut wood, this piece boasts intri...
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style French Dark Ocean Blue Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Hastings, GB
Spectacular late 19th century French marble top chinoiserie bombe commode in the Louis XV style. The raised chinoiserie decoration set against the beautiful dark ocean blue body, top...
Pine
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant early Biedermeier walnut bureau-commode is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1820. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophist...
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Stamped Jean-Baptiste Lependu
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, expertly crafted by master ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Lependu from solid oak secondary wood with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood...
Marble, Bronze
An Elegant French Period Louis XV Finely Carved Serpentine Commode, Circa 1750
Located in East Point, GA
A French Louis XV period serpentine commode, with three drawers adorned with finely carved foliate decoration, from the mid 18th century. This antique chest from France, crafted in s...
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV/Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV/Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode An 18th century gilt bronze-mounted marquetry transition style commode with a moulded marble top above two long...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis Phillipe Burl Walnut Marble Top Rolling Commode
Located in Germantown, MD
19th-century French Louis Philippe commode, or chest of drawers, crafted with burled walnut veneer and topped with white marble. Style: Features the restrained, functional design ...
Marble
Late 19th C French Louis XV style Breche D Alep Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The commode is crowned by a substantial shaped marble top, carefully cut to follow the serpentine contours of the cabinet beneath.
Breche D'Alep Marble
$7,357Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Rustic Pink Spanish Commodes, Hand-Painted Pine, Circa 1880
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful pair of wide 19th-century commodes in a pink blush finish. Each cabinet has a thick oak top and pine frame with three graduating smooth running drawers to each.
Pine, Paint
Pair of Brass Mounted Flame Mahogany Russian Baltic Directoire Style Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Today, a pair of vintage Russian or Baltic neoclassical commodes offers collectors and designers a chance to anchor a room with substance.
Brass, Ormolu
Commode Marquetry and Bronze Transition Louis XV Louis XVI
By Maison Soubrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV, louis XVI transition style chest of drawers, marble top marquetry and bronze stamped twice by the cabinetmaker P.Chorier and also by maison Soubrier one of the famous retai...
Marble, Bronze
Rare Early 18th Century Louis XV Provincial Burr Elm Mazarin Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare early 18th Century Louis XV provincial burr elm shaped front mazarin commode of excellent colour and proportions. French Circa 1710. Constructed with thick cuts of tight...
Elm, Fruitwood
$48,750Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Italian 18th Century Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Commodes
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian 18th Century Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Commodes. Celebrated for their intricate marquetry and elegant forms, Giuseppe Maggiolini's stylish and ornate furniture...
Wood
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Grey Marble Top, French, Circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Small Gilt-Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode With a Grey Marble Top. This fine commode has a shaped grey marble top with canted corners, above a frieze with a gilt-...
Marble, Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut Inlaid Bombée Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive Italian 18th century Louis XIV period walnut inlaid bombée commode. The commode is raised on curved legs with elaborately scrolled frieze with bone inlay. Above are...
Walnut
Commode Italian Venetian Baroque Burr Walnut Geometric Inlay Serpentine Front
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The serpentine front on this magnificent commode is sophisticated and gives it gravitas. The undulating form is a masterpiece of carpentry. The carpenter has used different woods fi...
Walnut, Burl
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Chest of Drawers
Located in Greven, DE
fine Louis XV chest of drawers from the 18th century. France Middle 18th century Dimensions: h x w x d: 82 x 124 x 62 cm (measured at the top) Description: Excellent Louis...
Marble
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Three-Drawer Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
The classical order that defined Louis XVI furniture gives this 18th century oak commode its assured presence. As neoclassicism renewed interest in the architecture of ancient Greece...
Brass
19th-C. Hand Painted and Carved Venetian Commode or Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a breathtaking 19th century Venetian Rococo style commode. It is hand painted and beautifully done. The piece depicts birds, ribbons and instruments as well as floral swags. ...
Brass
Antique Provençal Sculptural Commode in Pine Wood, 19th century Denmark 1850s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A solid pine commode from the early 19th century. Built with a strong, honest construction and a generous scale. The deep drawers offer practical storage, while the proportions give ...
Pine
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...
Marble, Stone, Metal, Brass
English late 17th Century Blond Oak commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, NY
English chest of drawers, Charles II, late 17th century, made of blond oak and left un-stained, which gives this commode a striking, unique "honey" color. The thin molded top sits a...
Oak
19th Century Italian Charles X Walnut Chest Of Drawers / Commode
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers handmade in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The chest shows beautiful lines and proportions as well as fantastic character accumulated over the years. The thr...
Walnut
Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
Delaitre Louis, Parisian cabinetmaker received master on November 19, 1738. Exceptional chest of drawers from the Louis XV period made of kingwood veneer inlaid with frieze and ge...
Marble, Ormolu
Elegant Commode with Mirror antique Biedermeier Style with Inlays Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Mirror-veneered Mahogany, partially ebonized. On saber-shaped feet, straight trianus body stylized arrows inlaid with flower tendrils and a large flower in the middle of framed half-...
Mahogany
Instrumental Inlaid Kingwood and Satinwood Marble Top French Louis XV Commode
By Dieudonné
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The commode features a fine marble top, richly veined and shaped to follow the serpentine contours of the case.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Continental German Louis XV Commode in Burl Wood & Bronze
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (Louis XV style) 18th Century inlaid bombe shaped burl wood (possibly walnut) commode with marquetry inlay depicting a hunting scene, with 3 drawers and ornamented...
Bronze
Stunning toilette writing commode vanity mirror, late Biedermeier, 1850, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning toilette commode, structured like a writing commode, made in the famous era of Biedermeier, a late piece made around 1850, in Austria. The structure of the chest of drawer...
Bronze
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI commode by G. Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI mahogany and inlayed marble top commode. Signed G. Durand. Original marble top
Breccia Marble, Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine early Biedermeier cherry bureau-commode is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophistica...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and White-Washed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century French Louis XVI carved and white-washed commode. Beautiful clean lines and lovely patina. This piece also has 3 drawers for storage and unbleached wood top. S...
Wood
Neoclassical, Rare Commodes, Tortoise Shell Veneer, Bronze, Baltic States, 1880s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th Century Baltic Chests or Commodes Tortoise Shell Finish A pair of simply stunning custom made commodes, chests or nightstands Baltic. The finely chased bronze mounts depi...
Bronze
Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode with Verde Antico Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI period cherrywood commode with Verde Antico marble top and decorated with brass handles and diamond-shaped locks.
Cherry
18th Century French Louis XVI Provincial Commode in Beige & Gray
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI Provincial commode with a painted beige and gray finish, two smaller upper drawers and two wider lower drawers with antiqued bronze ring drawer pulls. Losses and se...
Metal
18th Century Louis XV/XVI Transitional Hand Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Louis XV/XVI transitional hand painted marble top commode. Two drawers with original brass fittings and a later hand painted geometric design. Original shaped Calacatta ...
Marble
Mid 18th Century Rococo Venetian Gilt and Painted Three-Drawer Commode
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Venetian commode, finely painted and parcel-gilt, retaining its original three-drawer configuration. The softly shaped bombe façade is decorated with elegant Rococ...
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Inlaid Wood Marble Top Transition Style French Commode, 1870s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French chest of drawers from the late 19th century. Transition-style furniture, curved front and sides, veneered and inlaid with mahogany, walnut, maple, rosewood, and fruitwood. The...
Marble
George III Mahogany, Kingwood, and Satinwood Serpentine Commode, circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1785 English George III period Hepplewhite style three-drawer commode of serpentine form having exquisitely grained crotch mahogany veneers with kingwood crossbanding an...
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV bombe form commode in fruitwood with three (3) drawers, cabriole feet, and red marble top, France, circa 1750.
Marble
$2,921Sale Price|20% Off
Large Dry Scraped Pine Commode, Hand-Crafted, Swedish, Circa 1890
Located in Southampton, GB
Large scale, original dry scraped paint pine 3 drawer commode. With shapely mouldings, sitting on bracket feet. This large piece has a wonderful top moulded drawer and is very solid ...
Oak, Pine
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Drawer Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and decorative Country French 19th century Louis XV style three drawers patinated commode. The commode is raised by cabriole legs below an elongated mottled corner ...
Wood
Italian Early 18th Century Inlaid Commode from the Lombardi Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian early 18th century ebonized fruitwood and walnut inlaid commode from the Lombardi region. This stunning commode is raised on a topie feet below the mottled edg...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Fine Breche Marble Top Paul Sormani Attributed Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional French demi-lune commode attributed to Paul Sormani represents the highest tier of late 19th-century Parisian ébénisterie, distinguished not only by its refined neoc...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French 19th C. Commode w/ Faux Painted Marble Top & Brass Hardware
Located in East Point, GA
A French walnut chest of drawers, with faux painted marble top and brass accents, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has been designed in clean/straight lines and ...
Brass
19th C. Portuguese Bleached Teak and Rosewood Commode With Carrara Marble Top
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical/ Louis XVI commode hand-crafted in Portugal in the early 1800/ using teak and decorated with rosewood string inlay. The chest features two long, tapered legs decorated w...
Rosewood, Teak
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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