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
$12,200 / set
18th Century Regency Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Regency commode with marble top.
Marble
$2,688
Empire Commode
Located in London, England
Small sized French " Empire " style mahogany commode with marble top and original brass fittings.
Marble
$30,000
French Regency Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Regency doré bronze ormolu and kingwood marquetry commode with marble top.
Marble
Antique French Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Parquetry Commode with Marble-top, two Drawers and inlaid with Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut and Kingwood.
Marble, Brass
A fine 19th c French Louis XVI commode with gilt bronze mounts. P. Sormani
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XVI mahogany with marquetry Louis XVI commode with marble top. Fine gilt bronze mounts .
Marble
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
Bleached Louis XV Style Commode, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached Louis XV style commode with marble top, mid-19th century. 55 inches wide by 22 inches deep by 36 inches tall
Marble
19th Century Neoclassical French Marble-Top Commode W/Exquisite Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with marble top and exquisite brass accents, from the 19th century.
Marble, Brass
$12,985Sale Price|29% Off
A Regency Style 19th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood and Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890. Measures: Height 34 1/...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode with marble top and exquisite brass accents.
Carrara Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Bombé Chest, Marble Top and Gorgeous Marquetry
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts.
Marble
$9,850Sale Price|21% Off
A French 19th-20th C. Louis XV Style Stainwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming French 19th-20th century Louis XV style blonde-stainwood and gilt bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measures: Height 33 1/8 inches (84...
Bronze
French 19th C Raised Commode w/ Lovely Inlays, Marble Top & Neoclassic Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French raised commode with marble top and inlays from the 19th century.
Marble
Neoclassical Period French Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved wood commode with marble top and brass trim, from the early 19th century.
Marble, Brass
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode w/Black Marble Top & Scraped Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French two-drawer commode, with shallow break-front design and marble top, from the early 20th century.
Marble
$18,375Sale Price|25% Off
Stunning 18th C. Italian Rococo Bombe Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Rococo bombe commode with marble top, walnut with burr veneer, finely crafted and highly ornate gilded metal mounts, escutcheons and pulls.
Wood, Burl
French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century.
Wood
French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top & Stunning Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire painted commode, with marble top and brass accents, from the mid 19th century.
Marble
18th Century French Ebonised Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French ebonised bombe commode with marble top. This rustic commode has an ebonised finish and a black, white and grey marble top with a moulded edge.
Ebony
French 19th Century Transition Mable Top Marquetry Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts.
Marble
18th Century French Cherrywood Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The piece has a shaped marble top with a moulded edge that follows the shape of the commode below.
Cherry
Petite French Wood Chest with Original Marble-Top from the 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French small-sized commode with original marble top, from the 19th century.
Marble, Metal
18th Century French Ash Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French ash commode with marble top. This commode has a mottled marble top with three graduated drawers below, all with escutcheon plates and lion's head handles in ...
Ash
Fine Pair French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted floral marquetry Bombé commodes with marble top. The serpentine two-drawer commodes, with rosewood, king-wo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Regency 19th/20th Century Louis XV/XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Regency Revival 19th/20th Century Transitional Louis XV/XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Five-Drawer Commode with Marble Top. The bombé serpent...
Marble, Bronze
$7,960Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The commode is topped with a stunning original marble surface, carefully shaped to follow the serpentine form of the case, providing both durability and visual refinement.
Oak
19th C. Neoclassical Painted Wood French Breakfront Chest w/ Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved and painted wood commode with marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a subtle break-front design that carries through ...
Marble
Venetian Early 19th Century Two-Drawer Japanese Lacquered Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative Venetian early 19th century two drawer Japanese lacquered commode with marble top. The commode is raised by slender 'S' cabriole legs ending with a ball and claw.
Marble
#3755: French Louis XV Elegant Demilune Marble Top Side Table & Petite Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely 19th century French Louis XV demilune commode with marble top and exquisite floral marquetry.
Marble
A Fine Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry & Ormolu Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine matched pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted (Ormolu) tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry Bombé his and her's commodes with marbl...
Bronze, Ormolu
$3,691
Marble Top Elm Commode
Located in London, England
French Louis Philippe style commode in elm with original marble top. Circa 1870.
Marble
Swedish Marble Topped Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small early 19th century Swedish three drawer pine commode with an interesting marble top. 1830. Code: 9130 Dimensions: W: 34" (86.4 cm) H: 32" (81.3 cm) D: 18.5" (47 cm)
Marble
Italian Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Italian three drawer painted commode with a marble top, 1820. Dimensions: 51 inches (130 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 36 inches (91 cms) high.
Marble
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Marble-Top Commode with Paint Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Charming marble-top dresser with paint decoration and bronze ormolu trim. We believe this example is 19th century continental possibly Italian, or French in origin. The chest has two...
Marble, Brass
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
The case is topped with a polished black marble slab that provides a striking contrast to the warm mahogany veneers.
Marble, Brass
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The case has a fitted white Italian Carrara marble top with clipped corners and conforming trim.
Carrara Marble, Brass
$17,500
Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful walnut and fruitwood veneered 2 drawer commode with marquetry detail. Marble top replaced at a later date. 1 key.
Fruitwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Petite Commode with Inset Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI-style petite commode with inset marble top. The Sainte Anne marble has stunning grey and white inclusions and a smooth, patinated surface.
Marble, Brass
Directoire Commode In Mahogany With A Grey Marble Top
Located in Kent, Dover
A French mahogany, three drawer Directoire commode, with brass mounts and inlay and a shaped variegated pale grey marble top.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Marble Top Commode Bombe Chest With Marquetry Inlay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant vintage French Louis XV–style commode featuring a serpentine bombe form, intricate marquetry veneer, and a rich green marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode with a marble top. This dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
Marble
Italian Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century Italian three drawer painted commode with a marble top. 1890. Code: 8511 Dimensions: W: 41" (104.1 cm) H: 31.5" (80 cm) D: 19.5" (49.5 cm)
Oak
French Transitional Chinoiserie Commode with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The shaped breccia marble top complements the sinuous lines of the case, while gilt bronze mounts accentuate the cabriole legs and scalloped apron.
Bronze
Italian 18th Century Walnut Marquetry Commode with Gray Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Italian 18th-century walnut commode with fine marquetry inlay and a gray marble top.
Marble, Brass
Louis Phillipe Commode in Burled Walnut with Grey Marble Top
Located in Essex, MA
Imported from France, this 19th-century burled walnut marble top Louis Phillipe commode. The entire case is made up of wonderfully grained flame walnut that has been bleached to ligh...
Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Grey Marble Top, France
Located in Arundel, GB
The drawer fronts all being panelled and accented with ormolu mouldings and drop bar handles. Topped with a figured grey marble.
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century French Empire Commode, Painted Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The top is a slab of Saint Anne marble flecked with smoky wisps of gray.
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Period Commode - Transitional Marquetry with Marble Top, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Original marble top Excellent condition. Additional information: Period: 18th century Style: Louis XVI - Directoire Condition: Restored Material: Solid wood Dimension: 75 W x 45 ...
Marble
Fine 18th Century Marquetry Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 18th century French Louis XV mahogany and marquetry inlayed marble top commode with gilt bronze mounts. Original marble top with tulipwood and satinwood inlayed vine...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode with French Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved walnut chest with a rouge marble top. The piece has French styling, hairy paw feet, and the original hardware and key. It is unmarked. It most likely dates ...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Marble Top Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French marble top commode with a shaped marble top over a serpentine case fitted with two long drawers and three smaller drawers above, including a central top drawer.
Brass
French 19 th walnut commode with interior drawers, blush marble top
Located in Houston, TX
It has large bronze Mounts on each leg and capped by bronze Sabots at the foot. Marble top without problems In a beautiful blush hue with pink and light Lavender hues.
Marble
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
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Phoenix, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts Unique piece purchased in France.
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the 19th century, with butterfly veneer and grey marble top.
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut commode with grey marble top, pierced apron, & 2 drawers.
Marble
Antique Black Painted Victorian Commode/ Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Antique black painted Victorian commode/ chest of drawers with marble top. The piece has been painted with semi gloss paint and new brass hardware added to freshen this adorable chest!
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Victorian Bedside Commode with White Carved Wood and Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
"French Victorian white painted and carved bedside commode with inSet marble top and a shaped back rail.
Marble
French Louis XV Period Commode with Original Hand Cut Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic Campan Melange marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same bowed effect as the body, is streaked with ribbons of veining of ruby-red, green, ivory, and blush undert...
Marble, Iron
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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