19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
This French commode or chest is the perfect size for an entrance hall, living room or bedroom.
1870s European Louis XV Antique Commode Chest
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
This French commode or chest is the perfect size for an entrance hall, living room or bedroom.
Marble
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Two Drawer Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th century Italian two drawer chest handcrafted in walnut with dramatic burled walnut panels inside cross banded borders and set on elegant tapered legs.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Burl Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
An excellent quality, 18th century French walnut commode with fabulous quarter veneered and moulded top, having a moulded and detailed edge, conforming to the shape of the commode be...
Wood
Fine 18th Century Venetian Fruitwood Commodes
Located in Rome, IT
A fine 18th century Venetian fruitwood commodes with three long drawers. Measures: 132 x 88 x 62 cm. Very good vintage condition.
Nutwood
French Provincial Charles X Burled Walnut Commode.
Located in Middleburg, VA
French Provincial Charles X Burled Walnut Commode. Beautiful proportions with book matched burled veneers throughout. Top drawer is hidden and three remaining drawers retain the or...
Walnut, Burl
$2,495Sale Price|46% Off
18th century English Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
English mahogany Chippendale chest on chest, featuring bracket feet, molded top above a line inlaid frieze and original rotunda motif brasses. Note dovetail construction in last imag...
Brass
Fine George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
With detachable rectangular cornice with fluting and dentilled carving and gadrooning with canted corners over a conforming case with two over four graduated drawers flanked by flute...
19th Century Biedermeier Commode, Veneer of Walnut
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century Biedermeier commode from Austria made with beautifully patterned book matched veneer of walnut over pine. Three dovetailed drawers with flower form brass escutche...
Brass
Louis Philippe Ebonized And Maple Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular black Belgian Marble top over a drawer and a pair of cabinet doors. Plinth base.
Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Three Drawer Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A XIX Century three drawer Biedermeier commode in pickled walnut, with ebonised tapering legs and bronzed handles.
Brass
Louis XV Provincial Commode In Walnut
Located in Kent, Dover
An XVIII Century French Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in gilt bronze, carefully restored with a great patina.
Bronze
Louis XV Provincial Fruitwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine rectangular top over three conforming drawers and a carved shaped apron raised on cabriole legs and scroll feet. Paneled sides. Provenance: Fogg Estate, Chestnut Hil...
Fruitwood
Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Victorian mahogany campaign chest. Two drawers over three long drawers. Toupie feet. Brass corner details and original handles.
Brass
18th Century French Commode Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Louis XV chest of drawers in walnut combines timeless elegance with practical functionality, making it a sophisticated addition to any space. Crafted with meticulous attention t...
Walnut
$7,455 / set
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century Italian two drawer commodes on cabriole legs. Later painted in a soft pale grey with borders picked out in a darker grey. With decorative drop handles. Present...
Wood
Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the ...
Marble, Ormolu
Tallboy, Also Known As Chest-on-chest, In Mahogany - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 18th-century George III period chest-on-chest in mahogany. A very beautiful piece of furniture, known as a tallboy or chest-on-chest (commode on commode), in mahogany.
Mahogany
Italian Fruitwood Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Italian fruitwood commode, Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical fruitwood commode with a black marble top, detailed with outset rounded corners above three long drawers flanked ...
Fruitwood
$3,500Sale Price|55% Off
Rare 19th Century French Fabric Covered Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Rare 19th Century French Fabric Covered Commode. Offered is a stunning and most unusual mid 19th century French commode or chest covered in original antique damask fabric with one of...
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Decorated Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Italian commode. In original decorative Chinoiserie paint and in good overall condition. An original piece of 18th century Italian furniture. Circa 1790.
Paint
18th Century Louis XV Bordelaise Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Superb Louis XV period Bordelaise two-drawer commode. Composed of solid hand-carved walnut and original fine-cast brass fittings. Circa 1730.
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in GB
A fantastic quality 19th Century Empire mahogany and ormolu commode with marble top. This commode has three functioning, deep drawers with lovely gilded plaques.
Marble, Ormolu
$24,000 / set
Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
Located in North Miami, FL
Very fine 19th century Venetian two-drawer commode with keys, the top is faux painted to simulate Sienna marble, over the neoclassical designed commode. Standing on square tapered le...
Wood
19th c. French Transitional Walnut Inlaid Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th c. French Transitional Walnut Inlaid Commode is a beautiful and functional piece of furniture. Featuring intricate inlay, beautiful hardware and a marble top. This piece a...
Marble, Brass
Elegantly Veneered, 19th Century Tuscan Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, ebonized walnut and burl, three-drawer commode with suites of contrasting, pearwood inlay on each drawer. The sides with raised panels. The whole on a stepped and bracke...
Pearwood, Walnut, Burl
Georgian Bachelor's Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A desirable small scale mahogany bachelor's chest with four graduated and cross banded drawers with double bail pulls below pull-out brushing slide, with ogree molded top and tall sh...
Mahogany
19th c. French Louis XVI Fruitwood Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a 19th-century French Louis XVI fruitwood commode, with a beautiful marble top. It features intricate detailing characteristic of the Louis XVI style, with a sleek de...
Marble
French Neoclassical Walnut Commode, France, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and handsome French late Neoclassical /early Directoire walnut three drawer commode with elegant brass lion head ring drawer pulls, the whole supported on plinth block fe...
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761), 18th c. and later elements, three drawers flanked by fluted corner posts, rising on t...
Rosewood
French Serpentine Rare Two Drawer Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A French 19th Century decoratively carved serpentine Walnut two drawer bleached commode with original its hardware. A wonderful top with pronounced notting over two serpentine carved...
Walnut
Large 18th Century Italian Rosewood Rococo Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large and imposing Italian Rococo Rosewood Inlaid Commode. The serpentine top sits above a subtle bombè case, fitted with two short drawers over three long drawers, each adorned wi...
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century painted two-drawer commode. Original painted surfaces. Wonderful color and a great size. Please, contact us for shipping options. Please, contact us for shipping options...
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, finely detailed transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, mahogany inlaid chest of drawers commode. Born in France durning the second half of the 19th century, the wonderf...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
French commode with marble top two drawers
Located in Houston, TX
The excellent marble top is in an unusual hue of amber And adds a special Factor to this commode. It has two drawers for good storage. It is in a petite Size making it desirable for...
Marble
Louis XV Walnut Commode, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Louis XV carved walnut commode, 18th Century. Five drawers with three smaller drawers including a hidden drawer over two large drawers. Provenance: Estate of T. Boone Pickens (J....
Walnut
American Cherry Sheraton Chest
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very attractive Cherry Sheraton chest 1820-30 with graduated cock beaded drawers in very good clean condition. Reeded side columns and top edge with a curly Maple inlay banding und...
Cherry
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in High Point, NC
Superb quality 18th century period Louis XV two drawer commode. The top has scalloped and shaped edges, which are beveled and molded and follows down to hand paneled sides, which are...
Brass
18th Century Massachusetts Cherry Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Essex, MA
A Massachusetts Chippendale period 18th century cherry chest-on-chest. In two parts, the swan's neck pediment with brass floral rosettes centering brass spherical and flame finial...
Chestnut
19thC French Faux Bamboo Apprentice Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880 19thC French Faux Bamboo Apprentice Fruitwood Commode with Carrara Marble Top sku 944 W31 x D22 x H51 cm
Carrara Marble
French Louis XVI Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
The case rests on four fluted tapering legs capped in brass sabots, with cast bronze pulls and escutcheons adding refined detail. This Louis XVI commode makes a timeless statement w...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, beautifully crafted in richly figured walnut with striking bookmatched veneer across the drawer fronts.
Bronze
18th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful late 18th century Swedish commode from the Rococo period with original brass hardware and locks. This commode has a serpentine front, shaped top and apron to the front an...
Wood, Paint
Antique Italian Renaissance Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
For centuries, Italian cabinetmakers have been regarded among Europe’s finest woodworkers, transforming richly figured walnut into furniture that rivals architecture in both beauty a...
Marble
French 18th Century Transitional Marquetry Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV-XVI transitional period commode with lovely marquetry in satinwood, rosewood and tulipwood, Gris Sainte Anne marble top and three drawers. The commode features a cent...
Marble
18th Century Italian Walnut Bombe' Shaped Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This handsome 18th Century Italian Walnut Bombe' Shaped Commode features a beautiful finish. This gorgeous chest combines traditional design with functionality, creating a timeless a...
Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Sauteuse Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A unique signed original Baroque Sauteuse commode from the 18th century. Exceptionally executed, this elegant German mid-sized walnut cabinet presents with absolutely beautiful inlay...
Fruitwood, Maple, Olive, Walnut, Burl
18th C. French Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisitely beautiful French Louis XV carved-wood bombé commode, or chest of drawers, from the 18th century.
Wood
18thC French Provincial Serpentine Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1750 18thC French Provincial Walnut Commode with Serpentine Shaped Top, Drawers & Marquetry Star Inlay. Exceptional colour and patination sku 987 W110 x D61 x H83 cm
Walnut
$4,255
Dutch Marquetry Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
An attractive figured walnut Dutch chest with fine marquetry inlay of birds and flowers; most Dutch chests we have had previously had bombay fronts and often ball and claw feet but I...
Walnut
$5,571Sale Price|44% Off
A George III Serpentine Mahogany Commode
Located in London, England
An elegant serpentine fronted commode in well figured mahogany bordered with box and rosewood above shaped brushing slide with original baize above three graduated drawers, original ...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Carved Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian well carved commode. With three drawers and original hardware. Recently re-painted, Circa 1800.
Wood
18th C. French Louis XV Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV serpentine commode from the 18th century. This lovely antique chest of drawers from France features subtle curves and a serpentine front, with case that houses thre...
Brass
Louis XV Period Walnut and Parquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully proportioned, hand-carved walnut, 18th century, Louis XV, three drawer, walnut and parquetry commode en tombeau. The inlaid and veneered top featuring a radiant, central,...
Bronze
$3,975
Antique Bombay Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely antique Bombay chest! This piece dates to the late 18th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the darker accented me...
Hardwood
$9,119 / set
Pair of 19th century painted Swedish commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted Swedish commodes circa 1880. Fine quality pair of Scandinavian chest of drawers in the Gustavian taste, which could work well as a pair of large bedside...
Oak, Pine, Paint
18th c. Dutch Bombe Black Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 18th century Dutch Bombe Black Painted Commode is a stylish and elegant piece of antique furniture. With its classic design and painted finish, this commode exudes a timeless cha...
Wood
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
A beautiful example of French provincial elegance, this Louis Philippe commode would work exceptionally well as a bedroom chest, entryway cabinet, living-room storage piece, or state...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Burled wood in a soft warm hue makes this piece exceptional The graceful curves of this bombe form add to the Beauty of this commode. Scroll work design in a marquetry Inlay fur...
Walnut
19th c. French Empire Black Lacquered Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. French Empire Black Lacquered Commode is a stylish and elegant dresser. This classic design and black lacquered finish exudes sophistication, making it a timeless additio...
Brass
18th Century German Neoclassical Walnut Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
German neoclassical two-drawer walnut veneered commode. Good old finish with rich color, circa 1790. Original hand forged locks. Drawers slide nicely. # collection collect...
Wood, Walnut
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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