18th Century Vintage French Commode Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This magnificent piece of history, a French Louis XV-period (18th century) commode chair, meticulously crafted from high-quality beechwood with brass tack-bound leather over back pad...
Brass
Early Victorian Mahogany Chest on Chest, Storage Cabinet, 1850, UK
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early Victorian Mahogany Chest on Chest This superb piece of furniture dates from around 1850, it is a greatly favoured piece because of the great amount of storage it gives The ch...
Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Cherrywood Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome pair of early 19th Italian Century Italian cherrywood commodes. The commodes have edge-moulded overhanging tops of good figured timber and the drawer fronts have high qu...
Cherry
Early 19th Century French Empire Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Empire Painted Commode. Commode features the rectangular top with turret corners lending a strong yet elegant profile that anchors the piece visually. Below, a long frieze dra...
Cherry
Louis XV Commode After Charles Cressent
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV commode in the style of Charles Cressent, in floral marquetry in rosewood frames; exceptional ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze; beautiful veined whit...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Liégeoise Louis XIV Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liégeoise Louis XIV Marble Top Commode is a beautiful example of timeless design bringing together the warmth of carved wood, richly veined marble, elegant movement, and the ...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Louis XVI style oak and brass commode with with marble. A French Louis XVI commode with a marble top is one of the most iconic pieces of late‑19th‑century ne...
Marble
19th Century French Provincial Oak Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provincial oak commode with three drawers, carved knees and feet and three board top.
Oak
Antique English Oak Chest-on-Chest Tallboy with Brass Handles
Located in Nottingham, GB
A wonderfully unusual and beautifully crafted 20th-century oak cupboard, distinguished by its ingenious storage arrangement, attractive cross-banding and compact yet highly practical...
Brass
Louis XIV Period Bow-Front Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome Louis XIV period walnut commode with a gentle bow front, arranged with two short drawers over two long drawers. Well balanced in proportion and rich in colour, it retains ...
Walnut
19th Century French Painted Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode. Beautiful grey color along with a marble top. The piece also has nice brass hardware with the face of a lion. Gorgeous!
Marble
French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C French walnut three drawer commode with a very good marble top. 1880. Dimensions 51.5 inches (131 cms) wide 22.5 inches (57 cms) deep 38.5 inches (98 cms) high.
Marble
Louis XV Style 3 Drawer Commode
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XV style 3 drawer commode with shaped front and sides veneered overall with figured walnut and rosewood. The oak carcass mounted with cast and chased pulls, mounts and...
Marble, Brass
Mother of Pearl Inlaid Ebonized Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and exceptional Tuscan, ebonized 4 drawer commode inlaid with gilded bronze and mother of pearl. Decorated with a motif of flowers, birds and dogs at play. Original hand chase...
Bronze
Parquetry Veneered Italian Commode, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic, canted corner, three-drawer, walnut and pearwood commode from Modena, Italy. Striking parquetry surrounds the piece three quarters.
Pearwood, Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This well proportioned mahogany miniature chest features string inlay, bracket feet, and original brass hardware.
Mahogany
18th Century Carved Wood Tuscan Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fabulous 18th century carved and painted Tuscan commode.
18th Century Two-Drawer French Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
Two-drawer commode with thick black stone top and gilt bronze hardware.
Wood
$14,750 / item
Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Period Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning and exceptional Directoire period 18th century Commode from the Lombardy region of Italy. This outstanding piece retains its original painted finish done with the graining...
Wood
19th Century French Three Drawer Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French serpentine three drawer chest of drawers with inlaid top.
Oak
Geometric Chest, England 1680
Located in Culver City, CA
Geometric Chest England, 1680 Wooden chest either geometric paneled bottom doors that open to a lower interior storage with two drawers and one singular upper drawer. 41”w x 24”d ...
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming 19th-century Swedish Gustavian demilune commode distinguished by its elegant proportions, richly veined rouge marble top, and beautifully cast bronze mounts. Delicate neoc...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century French Provincial walnut 3-drawer commode with hoof feet, heart carved apron and shaped top. Gorgeous patina. Old charming repair to the front left corner of the top- se...
Walnut
19th C English George II Burl Walnut Chest on Chest Dresser Chest of 8 Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English George II Burl Walnut Chest on Chest Dresser Chest of 8 Drawers. Item featured is a unique narrow size, 2 part construction, bowed front, 8 hand dovetailed drawers, b...
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century, Italian, Serpentine Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, three-drawer, serpentine, inlaid commode featuring a series of parquetry medallions. The whole atop ormolu capped feet.
Bronze
Artisan-Painted French Empire 19th Century Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode, with an artisan hand-painted finish, from the 19th century.
Wood
Victorian Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
A nice campaign chest with good color and in two parts with brass trim. Side bail handles and with toupie feet. Key.
Brass
$10,500Sale Price|57% Off
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
Walnut
19th Century French Ebonized Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century French Ebonized Louis Philippe Commode is a luxurious and elegant piece of furniture that adds a touch of antique charm to any living space. Its ebonized finish and ...
Marble
French Directoire Neoclassical Carrara Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant and architectural, this French Directoire neoclassical commode brings together the disciplined line of the period with materials of real substance and quality. The hardware, ...
Carrara Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Rococo serpentine front commode with three drawers, below tapering to a decorative carved apron and cabriolet legs. Repainted in soft grey.
Wood
French 19th C. Painted Wood Neoclassical Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical painted wood commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a simple, clean design aesthetic, with rectangular-shaped top, resting above...
Wood
Mid-18th Century George III Period Chest on Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-18th century chest on chest, George III, English. Mahogany with oak secondary. The top section comprised of 3 short drawers over 3 long drawers over 3 long drawers for the bottom...
Wood
C18th century style Swedish painted small commode
Located in London, GB
Great C18th style diminutive size painted Swedish commode it has an undulating bow front with four useful drawers and has been painted over time in a mid blue grey. A nice piece and...
Oak
$7,912Sale Price|23% Off
Late 18th Century Walnut Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century three drawer walnut bombé commode, with steel handles and escutcheons. Probably made in the Bordeaux region of south-western France.
Walnut
Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century Louis XIV Period commode with three large drawers, reeded side post, on carved feet. Charming old piece for any your decor. Here are few examples, surprising piece...
Bronze
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay, 3 sliding drawers and shaped feet.
Fruitwood
Late 18th Century Gustavian-Style Painted Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Gustavian-Style Painted Commode A Swedish commode in the Gustavian style, featuring a gently curved front, panelled drawers and turned feet. Hand-painted in a soft blue-grey tone wi...
Brass
Antique Cherry Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Small feather cherry wood chest of drawers, late 18th century. Repurposed for dedicated use, bathroom cabinet, bedroom cabinet or other use. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard ...
Cherry
$2,455Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century French walnut bow front commode, the shaped moulded edge top above two deep drawers with original brass handles and escutcheons, the drawer fronts having heart sha...
Walnut
$4,960Sale Price|20% Off
English bow front chest on chest early 19th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Mahogany bow front chest on chest early 19th century.
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Commode with Ebonized Details
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century period German Biedermeier walnut commode with ebonized details. A very handsome chest with a gorgeous wood finish!
Walnut
Exceptional French Kingwood Marquetry Commode, c. 1870
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very finely crafted French transitional commode, circa 1870, decorated in reverse diamond matched Kingwood with delicate ribbon marquetry above delicate ebonized stringing. Retains...
Marble, Bronze
Unique, Flip-Top, Inlaid Italian Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved and beautifully inlaid, three-drawer, walnut and fruitwood Tuscan commode with a keyed, hinged, flip top. The drawers featuring whimsical scenes of a herald blowing a tru...
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French signed Maison Krieger Louis XVI commode. Original marble top with the finest quality gilt bronze details.
Bronze
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian Walnut Three Drawer Commode C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Walnut Three Drawer Commode C1890 Measures - 33.5"H x 30.25"W x 16.5"D A fine antique Victorian commode crafted from walnut features three spacious drawers with rou...
Walnut
Chic, 19th Century, Neoclassical Ebonized Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and finished, Northern Italian, three-drawer Neoclassical commode with white, Carrara marble top above pilaster fore-legs trimmed in silver gilt. The whole embellished wi...
Carrara Marble
$2,765Sale Price|30% Off
French Charles X Commode with Silver Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Charles X blonde oak commode with silver inlay. A late‑19th‑century French Charles X commode in blonde oak with silver inlay is a rare and exceptionally eleg...
Oak
Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tallboy or Chest on Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality and charming mid-18th century mahogany chest on chest, or tallboy, having Greek key cornice over three short and six long drawers retaining original brass swa...
Mahogany
$44,500 / set
Pair of English Regency Ebonized Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style ebonized 2 grill door commodes with brass inlay and satinwood trim (PRICED AS Pair).
Brass
Price Upon Request
Pair of Nikifor Vasilyev Marquetry Commodes
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of Russian panoramic marquetry commodes by Nikifor Vasilyev, St. Petersburg, circa 1780. Each with it’s original eared and moulded bardiglio marble top. The fr...
Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Harewood
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, the veined rouge marble atop a conforming case fitted with three drawers, the front decorated with parquetry inlaids, raised on ...
Wood
Antique Mahogany Two-Piece Chest on Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Antique Mahogany Two-Piece Chest of Drawers, attributed to be from the George III period. Crafted in solid, high quality mahogany, the chest on chest features 5 top drawers ...
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode showing stemmed floral entwining design with red and pink variegated marble top and b...
Kingwood
Swedish Gustavian Style Black Chest on Chest, 21st Century
Located in New York, NY
The 21st-century Swedish Gustavian style chest on chest is a captivating and functional piece of furniture. Comprising two sections, each with two spacious drawers, it offers ample s...
Wood
French Louis XV Style Rosewood Marquetry Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Late 19th-century French Louis XV–style commode in solid rosewood with finely executed marquetry and a shaped marble top. The veneers were selected for their highly reflective grain,...
Bronze
Louis XVI style commode in mahogany and amaranth
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI style commode in mahogany with mahogany and amaranth veneer. Bronze ornaments and brass stringing. Carrara marble top. Fully restored with French polish by Pascal Sédillot,...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XV Commode, Crowned C Bronzes
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry of violet wood treated in frieze, opening with four drawers in three rows and presenting a very rich ornamentation of gilded and...
Marble, Ormolu
Mid 18th Century George II Period Burr Walnut Chest on Chest
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Very Fine Mid 18th-Century George II Burr Walnut Chest on Chest (Tallboy) A superb and well proportioned mid 18th-century George II period burr walnut chest on chest, of outstandi...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Petit Commode ~ Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
Its narrow proportions make it an appealing bedside commode or small storage chest. Circa early 1900s Measures: 34H x 20W x 15D Available for pickup at Inessa Stewarts Antiques in Ba...
Brass
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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