French Painted Chest of Drawers, 1920s, Neoclassical Style with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A charming French chest of drawers dating from the 1920s, beautifully executed in an elegant neoclassical style. The piece features a serpentine front with graceful cabriole-inspired...
Marble
19th Century Honey Wood Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
A chest of drawers whose medium honey pine, marble top, 4 drawers gives it real character at first glance. Originating in France during 19th Century, it shows the construction techni...
Marble
Small Biedermeier Mahogany Wood & Veneer Dresser Circa 1930 With Marble Top
Located in Opole, PL
Small Biedermeier Dresser Circa 1930 with Marble Top A small dresser with a marble top, featuring five drawers, made of mahogany wood and mahogany veneer. The piece is polished, wit...
Marble
$1,357Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Secretary Dresser With Marble Top, the Interwar Period (1918–1939)
Located in Opole, PL
Walnut Secretary Dresser With Marble Top, the Interwar Period (1918–1939) A captivating example of early 20th-century craftsmanship, this stunning commode de toilette combines funct...
Crystal, Marble
Antique Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis Philippe style burl walnut chest of drawers with marble top, 19th century. With a Sainte Anne sandwich cut marble top with canted corners, four matching burl walnut dra...
Marble
Louis XVI Brass Mounted Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Carrara Marble top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI mahogany brass mounted chest of drawers with a Carrara marble top, circa 1800. With a Carrara marble top with turret form front corners, 3 graduated drawers all with brass ...
Marble, Brass
François Linke Style, Louis XV, Commode, Mahoagany, Marble, France, 1890s
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century French Bombe Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode with Floral Inlays, Professionally refinished 19th century French Bombe Louis XV style marble-top commode with floral inl...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Secretary or Bar with Brass Fittings
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Louis XVI style marble top secretary or bar with brass fittings. A top center panel hinges open to reveal a glass topped leather surface for writing, display or a bar. Mirrored in b...
Marble
Painted Bank of Drawers with a marble top and enamel name plates
Located in Arundel, GB
A painted ,French Bank of Drawers with a Carrara marble top. Flanked by fluted pilasters with carved capitals. Each drawer with a porcelain knob and an enamel name plate.
Marble
$13,480Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Rococo Serpentine Form 2-Drawer Inlaid Chest with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid ol...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French Louis XVI oak chest of drawers with marble top embodies the restrained elegance and balanced proportions characteristic of the period. The faintly whitewashe...
Marble
French Charles X Bird's Eye Maple Chest with Marble Top, Circa 1824
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X bird's eye maple chest with 5 amaranth marquetry inlaid drawers and supporting a white marble top.
Marble
Tall Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Bronze Trim and White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A tall handsome mahogany chest of drawers with a white marble top and bronze gallery. Bronze hardware and moldings. Turned legs with bronze details. No obvious markings on the pie...
Marble
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Veneered in Rosewood with Gray Marble Top
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets Good conditions Coeval marble Dimensions: W103 x D56 x H85 cm.
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
19th Century Louis Philippe Burled Mahogany Five-Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The rectangular case is crowned with its original black marble top, distinguished by subtle white veining and a softly molded edge.
Marble
Baroque-Style Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Walnut, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small chest of drawers in Baroque style with two drawers, curved frame and flared S-legs. The slightly bulging front is decorated with rocaille-shaped fittings and inlaid with ribbon...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Chest features a stunning Breccia Marble Top, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication to any living space. The intricate Chino...
Breccia Marble
18th Century Transition Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top France Rosewood and others Transition around 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 77 x 78 x 43 cm Description: Dainty French chest of drawers from th...
Marble
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
Professionally refinished. The beige-grayish marble top has been replaced true to the original style.
Fruitwood, Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest with Blue Paint and Marble Top
Located in Phoenix, AZ
18th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest with the ORIGINAL blue paint. The Specimen Marble is beautiful and the Original Hardware is Stunning. Pictured urns on top are not in...
Marble
$369Sale Price|20% Off
Pine French Faux Bamboo Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare miniature chest of drawers. Striking French design from the 1920s. Pine faux bamboo with original marble top. In very good condition with minor wear consistent ...
Marble
$4,680Sale Price|67% Off
Antique Louis XV Style Painted French Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
It has a rectangular conforming marble top and a restrained shaped front over a recessed, conforming frieze.
Marble
Louis Philippe Period Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Grey Veined Marble Top
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Beautiful Louis Philippe period commode in an unusual style, as the lower drawers are deeply recessed. Mahogany and mahogany veneer. Some signs of wear (restoration available upon ...
Marble
Yellow Bombay Chest of Three Drawers with Marble Top, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the bombay curves and saber feet turning gently outwards that draws one to this charming small chest of three drawers. While the painted finish is old, it is likely not origina...
Marble
Late 19th Century French Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French chest of drawers with faux marble top. Hand-carved detail with raised moulding on drawer facing. The chest is painted in an antiqued white finish. Drawer pulls are in an antiq...
Wood
Circa 1900 White Louis XIV Style Oak Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
A chest of drawers whose whitewashed weathered wood, 5 drawers gives it real character at first glance. It was made in France during 1900s, a lineage that shows clearly in its detail...
Marble
Fine Empire Four Drawer Chest In Flame Mahogany With Gris Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine diminutive Empire Chest dating to the 1st half of the 19th Century in original condition. The Chest with book matched flame mahogany drawer fronts with great color, refined ro...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Antique circa 1860 Walnut & Marble Topped Chest of Drawers with Original Key
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite circa 1860 Continental Walnut & Marble chest of drawers with the original key A very good looking and well made piece, this is Bi...
Marble
Lovely Original Victorian Chest of Drawers with Scottish Tartan Wrap, Marble Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian circa 1880 oak chest of drawers with Scottish Tartan wrap finish and Italian Carrara marble top A very good looking and de...
Marble
19th Century French Painted Wood Chest with Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood, raised two-drawer chest from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a slightly overhanging faux-marble painted top, with case beneath consis...
Wood, Paint
Antique Biedermeier Mirror Back Pier Console Table with 2 Marble Top Side Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
The set also includes marble-top burled wood half commodes with a top drawer and front door.
Marble, Brass
$11,850Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
The intricate geometric marquetry work with star intarsia showcases masterful craftsmanship and classical design sensibilities. Topped with its original marble slab, this antique com...
Kingwood, Satinwood, Yew
Antique 18thC French Louis XV Ormolu Inlaid Kingwood Marble Commode Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 18th century French Louis XV Kingwood and parquetry inlaid commode, with ormolu mounts and marble top, circa 1780.
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Mahogany Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers With White Marble Top And Brass
Located in Viterbo, VT
Louis XVI chest of drawers hand-crafted in Northern Italy in the late 1800s using Mahogany and decorated with brass and marble. The chest of drawers had beautiful lines and a very el...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis Philippe Book Matched Burl Walnut Chest With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers. This elegant antique chest of drawers is crafted in richly figured burl walnut veneer, carefully book-matched across the drawer fro...
Walnut, Burl
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Transition Marquetry Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Leimen, DE
A beautifully figured marble top with a molded edge completes the design and adds an elegant contrast to the intricate marquetry below.
Kingwood, Mahogany
English Aesthetic Mahogany Chest with Gilt Carvings and Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Aesthetic Movement mahogany chest with 4 drawers and gilt foliate carved panels with brass handles and trim and an inset marble top.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
EMPIRE chest of drawers cherry wood with black colones and black marble top
Belgian Black Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Marble Top Dresser with Mirror, c 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI carved mahogany marble top dresser with mirror, circa 1890.
Marble
Louis XVI French Commode w/the Original Marble & Brass Trim, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style commode, with its original marble top, from the 19th century.
Marble, Brass
19th century French inlaid chest of drawers with faux marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top circa 1870. Stunning french commode of grand proportions beautifully veneered in palisander from the rosewood fa...
Palisander, Pine
Venetian, Chinoiserie Bombé Commode, Beige Painted, Faux Marble, Italy, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Venetian, Chinoiserie Bombé Commode, Beige Painted Wood, Faux Marble Top, Italy, 1920s An antique Venetian scenic chinoiserie bombe painted commode with a faux marble top.
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Wood Oxford Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This semainier chest carries genuine presence, its dark mahogany, marble top, 6 drawers immediately setting the tone for the piece. Dating to 19th Century and originating from France...
Mahogany
French Transition Chest, Rosewood with Brecht Marble Top, Circa 1880
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent French transition chest, Louis XV or Louis XVI style, very elegant with a Brecht marble top.
Rosewood
Louis XVI Transition Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Table De Salon
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style transition cabinet or nightstand with marble top, bronze gallery. Table de salon, it is a marvellous accent for the living room or as a side table drawn up to the di...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire French Chest of Drawers with marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Chest od Drawers with white marble on top, France, Ca. 1830 Spectacular Commode with original white marble on top and original empire legs.
Walnut
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Exquisite Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top and Bronze Dore Hardware
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This piece is not a typical French bombe chest. The deep, rich color and the extent of the floral inlay on this well proportioned chest make this item more unique. The rich inlay pat...
Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassic Marble Top Chest with Front Paw Feet, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with four drawers and marble top from the 19th century.
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Inlay Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Both bombe sides also with marquetry motifs, are decorated with ormolu caryatid mounts at the shoulder. The top is dressed with the original red marble "Breche de Bourgogne".
Marble, Bronze
$19,793
Florentine Rosewood Commode
Located in London, GB
A FINE FLORENTINE ROSEWOOD SERPENTINE COMMODE, CIRCA 1780. With original Sarrancolin marble top.
Marble
French Regence Chest with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
"French Regence style (19th Century) kingwood veneer three drawer serpentine chest with bronze mounts and foliate drawer pulls, shaped blush marble top, and intricate bronze sabots. ...
Bronze
Antique Victorian Mirrored Dresser in Walnut & Burl Walnut With White Marble Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Victorian dresser of solid walnut and burl walnut with white marble top and black painted turned wood and brass teardrop pulls. It is in wonderful antique condition ...
Walnut, Burl
Handsome Baroque Four-Drawer Walnut Chest with Original Shaped Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome Baroque four-drawer walnut chest with original shaped marble top, Northern European, first half of the 18th century.
Walnut
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Walnut 3-Drawer Marble Top Chest With Carved Medallions & Pulls c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Walnut 3-Drawer Marble Top Chest With Carved Medallions & Pulls C1890 Measures - 33 1/2" x 39 7/8" x 18 3/4" This antique walnut chest, dating to circa 1890, features a mar...
Walnut
$2,958
Spanish 19th C Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C Spanish decorated oak commode with a marble top. 1890
Marble
$3,052Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top France, 1810 Walnut Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top. Beautiful grain of walnut on front and both sid...
Walnut
$2,867Sale Price|28% Off
Rococo Style Handcrafted Two Drawer Chest with Marble Top, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This Rococo style two drawer chest dates to the 19th century and was handcrafted in Italy. The piece is constructed using linden and oak wood, materials traditionally appreciated for...
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Cabinet with Marquetry Inlay, Ormolu
Located in Houston, TX
French serpentine shaped cabinet with a marble top with pale gray and Pale blush color. The marquetry inlay is in superb condition and enhances This piece on the front and both sides...
Mahogany
Art Nouveau Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Italy, circa 1900, Beveled Mirror
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Nouveau chest of drawers with marble top, Italy, circa 1900. Beveled mirror. All solid walnut, hand carved, restored and polished to wax.
Mirror, 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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