Italian French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian French Louis XV carved walnut chest with a rouge marble top. The piece has beautiful curves, hardware and hairy paw feet. The hardware is original and includes a ...
Marble, Brass
$2,380Sale Price|30% Off
French Bombe Shaped Commode/Chest with Hand Painted Floral Design, Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
The painting on this lovely piece makes it exceptional as the combination Of colors is unique. The marble top is a blush pink/ coral combination And it is without cracks or chips...
Hardwood
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hand-Painted Serpentine Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This feature, reminiscent of "bachelor's chests" known for their small, low chests with a slide for writing or laying out clothing, suggests its versatility as a specialized dressing...
Walnut
19th C. Country French Provincial Pine Wood Plank 2 Drawer Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Country French Provincial Pine Wood Plank 2 Drawer Commode. Item features hand carved details, large impressive size, plume carved legs, working locks and keys, figural bronz...
Pine
$9,845Sale Price|20% Off
A Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Commode Chest Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XV style tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt bronze mounted two drawer bombé petit commode dresser. The serpentine shaped commode with two front drawers, each wit...
Marble, Bronze
Antique American Victorian Oak Washstand Commode Chest Cabinet Backsplash
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American late-Victorian oak washstand. Features a rectangular top surface crowned by a stylized, stepped wooden splashback designed to protect walls from water basins. The ca...
Metal
Italian Bow Front Commode
Located in Pomona, CA
An Italian bow front Parquetry Commode / Chest of 2 large drawers. Nice proportions, Acanthus leaf decorated hardware.
Wood
$3,253Sale Price|20% Off
19th century scrubbed oak chest of drawers / French commode
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Great example of an early 19th Century French scrubbed oak commode/chest of drawers. Circa 1820s from the provenance region with original brass handles and charming carved decorati...
Oak
$4,305Sale Price|20% Off
ANTIQUE CHINESE CHINOiSERIE SOAPSTONE CARVED COMMODE CHEST OF DRAWERS MARBLE TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand painted Soapstone & lacquer marble topped Chinoiserie Chinese Chippendale taste commode c...
Marble, Soapstone
Italian 17th Century Arte Populaire Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A terrific 17th century Arte Populaire Commode - Chest of Drawers from Northern Italy. Wonderfully constructed from poplar and pine woods with 2 drawers, molded panel sides and rais...
Poplar, Pine
18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XV Commode. Stunning period 18th century French Louis XV three-drawer commode, chest of drawers or credenza with bronze hardware.
Bronze
Antique Pine Painted Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Search terms: farm style, gustavian Swedish style, country style. Dresser, commode chest, chest of drawers.
Pine
French 18th Century Walnut Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
An 18th-century French Louis XV period serpentine-front fruitwood commode chest of three drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet.
Brass
$2,160 / item
Antique Country Style English Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
Dresser, Commode, chest of drawers.
Oak
Early 19th Century Portuguese Rosewood Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully carved solid rosewood three-drawer commode / chest of drawers. Having original hardware and in remarkable original condition with some expected old minor repairs.
Rosewood
19th C. Neoclassical Italian Commode in Blond walnut with gray Marble Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century Italian elegant neoclassical commode chest of drawers in blond walnut and walnut veneer with marble top, restored and polished to wax.
Marble
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century French Louis XV commode. Well detailed large antique French Louis XV painted three-drawer painted blue, black, white and black commode, chest, credenza or cupboar...
Wood
Elegant Dutch Rococo Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers with Secret Drawer
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Dutch Rococo commode or chest of drawers with undulating form and secret top drawer!
Brass
Continental Red Chinoiserie Three Drawer Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
a Continental red chinoiserie decorated commode / chest of drawers, the shaped top with a scenic figural landscape, above the three conforming drawers further decorated with figures ...
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers. Item features a beautiful rouge marble top, figural bronze ormolu mounts, 3 dovetaile...
Marble, Bronze
Mid 19th Century Italian Neoclassic Commode , in solid walnut, wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid 19th century neoclassic commode , chest of drawers , in solid larch wood, polished to wax .Embellishment of the front drawers with frame in walnut, so also the two side columns.
Walnut
Antique Quality Parquetry Inlaid Serpentine Shaped Marble Top Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century quality parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped marble top commode chest having a wonderful serpentine shaped coloured marble top, gilded frieze above three serpentin...
Marble, Other
Antique European Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers, Circa 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique European commode made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition. The commode is composed with four drawers, standing on two ba...
Metal, Brass
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.
Ash, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
19th Cent Ebony Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished, Bronze Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century, Hollywood Regecny Style Commode, Chest or Nightstand. Bronze Mounted Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished in a fine ebony finish to suite the Hollywood Regency Dec...
Marble
Italy 18th Century original Country Chest of Drawers, Solid Pine, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
18th century Italian country commode chest of drawers, in solid pine, restored and polished to wax.
Pine
Louis Style Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, commode chest you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout.
Bronze
Antique Victorian French Quality Burr Walnut Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality burr walnut marble top ormolu mounted commode/chest of drawers having a serpentine shaped coloured marble top above two long bombe shaped burr walnut...
Marble, Ormolu
Early 1900's Chippendale Mahogany Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
This is part of a bedroom set that includes a desk/vanity, a mirror, a nightstand, a pair of pineapple semi poster twin size beds and a commode chest of drawers.
Mahogany
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.
Marble, Bronze
$2,856Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Large 18th Century Continental Oak & Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Large 18th Century Continental Oak and Walnut Serpentine Crossbanded Commode / Chest of Drawers – Fine Quality This exceptional large 18th-century continental commode is cra...
Wood
French Louis XV Style Bombe Parquetry Commode with Marble Top, c.1900
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Louis XV style bombe commode (chest of drawers) dates to around 1900 and showcases finely executed parquetry in kingwood, rosewood, and tulipwood.
Bronze
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.
Bronze
$10,240Sale Price|20% Off
Circa 1790 Swedish Gustavian Marble Top Mahogany Desk Commode Chest
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Some veneer patches to the commode (bottom drawer blade, right edge), squares of touchup above right leg and above back right leg.
Marble, Brass
$3,430Sale Price|30% Off
1900s Venetian Baroque Dresser with mirror in Burl Walnut with Ebonized Details
Located in Miami, FL
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand carved walnut and walnut veneered, drawers and top with molded edges , raised on a plinth base r...
Bronze
$9,095Sale Price|20% Off
Josephine Commode, Walnut, Cherry and Gold-Plate, Vienna, Austria circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine Austrian Josephine (period of Louis XVI. in Austria) Commode / Chest of 3 Drawers from Vienna about 1790, late 18th Century.
Gold Plate, Bronze, Iron
Antique French Commode in Walnut Early 19th Century
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut Early 19th Century A rare and striking walnut commode from Eastern France featuring a small bank of drawers to the top surface.
Bronze
Louis XV Style, French Commode, Kingwood Inlay, Bronze, France, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
A breathtaking French commode chest, featuring exquisite all-over parquetry inlays.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Bombe Shape Inlaid Tulip-wood Commode
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique French Louis XV style marble top & ormolu mounted tulipwood & kingwood bombe shape commode chest, circa 1900. The serpentine shaped top having the original var...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Rococo Cherry Commode Chest 1750
Located in Portland, OR
The scrolled apron accented with a central carved rococo medallion, the cabriole legs terminating to scrolled feet. The chest offers plenty of storage, the drawers are clean and arom...
Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers/ Secretary Desk, Austria ca. 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
The traditional hand polished shellac finish as well as the artfully made brass fittings finalize this exceptional antique Biedermeier secretary desk/ writing commode/ chest of drawe...
Brass
Sligh Furniture Hepplewhite Crotch Mahogany Crossbanded Vanity Table w Glass Top
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a part of set that comprises a highboy chest of drawers, a. Commode chest of drawers, a nightstand and a pair of single beds, all listed separately in our inventory.
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Demilune Commode, Hand-Painted Wood, Circa 1790
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A very unusual Swedish Gustavian period painted demilune commode/chest of drawers from the late 18th century in charming proportions that could easily take the place of a small buffe...
Brass
$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
Antique French Louis-Philippe Style Burl Walnut Commode late XIX
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Antique French Louis-Philippe Style Burl Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers with Sainte-Anne Marble Top, Late 19th Century This antique French commode comes from the Loire region and...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Hand-Carved Cedar Commode, Renaissance Revival
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A striking Italian commode/chest of drawers from circa 1850, all hand-crafted from cedar that has taken on a deep mahogany tone which enhances the drama of the carved motif along the...
Iron
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers With Carvings, Nutwood - AT ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Sealed with a traditional hand-polished shellac finish, this great shaped, timeless Biedermeier commode/ chest of drawers is additionally adorned by the still original, round brass f...
Brass
G. Durand Louis XV Bombé Commode, Marquetry, Ormolu Bronze, 1880, Paris, France
By C. Durand, Durand
Located in Vienna, AT
An exquisite Rococo-revival bombé kingwood commode / chest of drawers, dating to circa 1880, Paris, France.
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Chest/Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Crafted in Lyon, France circa 1760, this elegant commode exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Louis XV period.
Wood
Art Deco Chest of Drawers/Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a classic Art Deco chest of drawers, remarkable for its geometric interplay of rosewood and walnut among the piece’s mixed woods. On top, blonde walnut “spears” are inlai...
Chrome
Biedermeier Chest Drawers Mahogany Commode 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An elegant Biedermeier mahogany chest of drawers of rounded-corner form, raised upon turned feet The chest features a pleasing arrangement of four drawers with subtly shaped fronts, ...
Mahogany
Georgian Chest Drawers Mahogany Revival Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An exceptional Georgian Revival mahogany chest of drawers, crafted in the finest English antique tradition, combining timeless elegance with practical storage Raised on classic brack...
Mahogany
18thC French Walnut Bombe Chest Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1750 18thC French walnut bombe chest Commode Measures: W 133 x D 64 x H 95cm.
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe Chest /Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
This magnificent French chest is the epitome of everything the Louis Philippe style stands for! The front is a show stopping portrayal of burled wood and skilled craftsmanship. Clean...
Marble
18th Century Walnut Régence Chest or Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant 18th century Régence chest or commode crafted in rich walnut, showcasing the warmth and natural beauty of its wood grain.
Walnut
Empire Chest or Commode with Marble Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
A distinguished Empire-style commode, crowned with an elegant marble top that lends a refined contrast to its rich wood finish. Defined by its architectural lines and neoclassical in...
Marble
Antique Dutch Burled Wood Commode or Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome 19th century Dutch commode handcrafted in burled walnut featuring a dramatic tortoise shell like book matched top on a serpentine case with three drawers, brass hardware and...
Brass
Italian Hand Carved 3-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Toledo, OH
Gorgeous 18h century Italian wormwood chest commode with three drawers, three hand carved figures down each side, and hand made brass handles.
Wood
18th Century Alsace Oak Chest or Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted from solid oak, this 18th-century Alsace chest showcases the robust construction and understated elegance characteristic of the region. Beautifully aged with a rich patina de...
Wood, Oak
$9,875 / set
Pair Of 18th Century Commodes - Side Chests
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome pair of 18th century Comodini - side chests - from the Lombardy region of Italy. Wonderfully constructed from chestnut with three drawers on bracket feet. Great for...
Chestnut
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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