18th Century French Painted Commode Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century French painted commode, circa 1760, is a stunning example of antique craftsmanship and timeless elegance.
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commode
Pine
18th Century French Painted Commode Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century French painted commode, circa 1760, is a stunning example of antique craftsmanship and timeless elegance.
Pine
Spectacular Antique Gustavian Style Painted Gray Commode
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Beautiful 19 th c antique walnut veneer two drawers commode on cabriole legs with ball feet claws. Serpentine front, handcarved apron.
Walnut
$110,000 / set
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Northern Italian (late 18th Century) Neo-classical walnut and marquetry inlaid gilt bronze mounted commodes with 3 drawers (in the manner of GIUSEPPE MAGGIOLINI) (PRICED AS P...
Bronze
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
Italian Small Neoclassical Three-Drawer Walnut Commode/ Chest
Located in Viterbo, VT
The commode features three capacious overlay drawers.
Walnut
Circa 1750s German Oxbow Shaped Walnut Commode
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century (Circa 1750s) German oxbow shaped walnut commode with ash and fruitwood panels and inlay. The shaped top with three conforming drawers, standing on bun feet.
Wood, Walnut, Burl
Pair of 18th Century Italian Marquetry Inlaid Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 18th Century Italian marquetry inlaid commodes, each with their original finely veined marble tops — a striking example of Italian furniture of exceptional presence and ...
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
French Empire Napoleon III Commode, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: French Empire Napoleon III Commode Date/Period: 19th century Dimension: 90cm x 63cm x 120cm Materials: walnut wood and marble Additional information: French.
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Petit Commode ~ Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
A refined 19th century French walnut petit commode fashioned in the graceful Louis XV tradition.
Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Later Painted White Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Swedish later painted white pine commode.
Pine, Paint
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant and timeless, this authentic 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode is crafted from beautiful walnut and features a natural bleached finish that highlights the wood’s ric...
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Commode from Perigord
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning late 18th Century French provincial Louis XV period commode. From the Perigord region of South-West France.
Cherry
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, late 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, 19th century clad in rosewood and various woods, with three drawers and a large drawer.
Wood
Important Portuguese Commode 18th Century in Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE COMMODE 18th century Rosewood In rosewood wood, with 3 large drawers and 3 drawers.
Rosewood
French 19th C. Painted Wood Neoclassical Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century French Neoclassic commode would work really well in a bedroom as a dresser, or perhaps a great functional storage piece for a hallway or study.
Wood
19th Century Country French 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful 19th century French country 3 drawer hand carved Louis XV style commode. Bottom apron adorned with two swags centered with acanthus leaf at center.
Walnut
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
Red-Painted Commode, Irschenberg, Southern Germany, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-drawer commode from the Irschenberg region with carved decoration on the chamfered corners and beneath the top.
Wood
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
Vintage French Provincial Style Commode Chest of Drawers
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This Louis XV / French Provincial style three-drawer commode is constructed from hardwoods with a warm fruitwood and cherry-toned finish, the piece captures the curved lines and deco...
Fruitwood
19th Century Burl Ash Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl ash commode from France . This is a period Louis Philippe piece, with a fabulous gray marble top.
Marble
$3,936Sale Price|32% Off
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode The solid wood body is painted in a textured, aged, distressed patina showing some of the gesso-painted base and original wood b...
Wood, Paint
Italian Baroque Style Serpentine 3-drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
the serpentine top with well-figured mirror-veneered central reserve within a banded border; above a conforming similarly-veneered body fitted with three drawers; all resting on four...
Walnut
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-drawer commode. Restrained, elegant design typical of the period.
Bronze
19th Century Burl Ash Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Louis Philippe commode from France. The top is made from a gorgeous piece of black marble, which has intense graining.
Marble
Louis XV Tulipwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With a thick serpentine breche de alep marble top over a conforming case with two conforming drawers with bronze handles raised on cabriole legs with sabot feet. From a Bellevue Aven...
Breccia Marble
$10,500Sale Price|30% Off
Inlaid Marble-Top Commode, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular white-veined grey marble with outset rounded corners over a conforming case with four drawers, flanked by rounded inlaid continuing to turn the legs with cast feet.
Marble
Northern Italian Walnut Commode , circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular inlaid top above five drawers raised on square tapered legs
Walnut
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
Directoire Mahogany and Brass Mounted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular St Ann gray and white marble top with rounded corners over a conforming case with three graduated brass mounted drawers with square brass bail handles , raised on ...
Brass
Directoire Mahogany And Brass Mounted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular white marble top with rounded corners over a conforming case with three smaller top drawers over two long drawers each with brass moldings and square bail handles ...
Marble, Brass
$30,672 / item
Pair of Commodes by Zignago and Picasso
By Zignago & Picasso
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The quality and construction of this lovely pair of commodes at first glance suggests they were English made.
Birdseye Maple
Monumental Italian Neo-Renaissance Carved Walnut Secretary Commode
Located in SEDLEC-PRČICE, CZ
An exceptional Italian Neo-Renaissance carved walnut secretary commode, dating to circa 1880, features a monumental hand-carved facade with biblical reliefs.
Walnut
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
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
French Walnut Directoire Commode, c.1790 - 1800
Located in Napa, CA
Louis XVI Directoire commode from the late 18th Century. Walnut with three drawers with bronze circular hardware.
Bronze
18th Century Italian Neoclassic Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Neoclassic Inlaid Walnut Commode. Veneer Sienna Marble Top. This rare chest features a stunning rectangular veneered Sienna marble top over a two drawer case.
Wood
Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode in beautifully figured walnut, crowned with a richly veined marble top and designed with the quiet dignity that made the Louis Ph...
Marble
Louis XV Commode - Transition in Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Early 19th-century Transition commode, formerly veneered. This commode has undergone extensive restoration work 1/ Completely stripped of veneer to reveal the bare wood. 2/ The d...
Marble
Italian Florentine Painted Black and White Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative 19th century Italian Florentine painted black and white commode. Circa 1880. (recent patina) Perfect for today's transitional designs!
Wood
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, France, 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, After Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier'.
Marble, Ormolu
$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
Excellent Quality French Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Three drawer French walnut and marquetry inlaid commode chest, top quality gilded ormolu mounts and stunning marble top, in excellent restored condition. 33" high 37" wide 18.5" dep...
Walnut
An Early 19th Century North Italian Tulipwood Commode
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1820 An early nineteenth century Northern Italian tulipwood commode with two drawers, each with stained string banding and fine twisted brass ring pull handles, all sup...
Fruitwood
Swedish Rococo Parquetry Bombe Commode, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent three-drawer bombe commode dates to the mid-18th century and exemplifies the Swedish Rococo furniture style.
Brass
Italian Walnut Neoclassical Commode / Chest Of Drawers / Dresser
Located in Viterbo, VT
Commode hand-crafted in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut burl and cross-banded veneer.
Walnut
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Olivewood & Ormolu 2-Drawer Bombe Commode c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
This Italian commode, crafted around 1900, exemplifies the elegant Rococo style with its distinctive bombe form.
Olive
19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Charles X mahogany commode. Featuring clean lines and an exceptional polished finish.
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine early 19th century Biedermeier walnut and ebonized commode. Exceptional quality and craftsmanship. An exceptional piece!!
Walnut
French 19th Century Painted Louis Phillipe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis-Phillipe painted commode circa 1850 with faux marble top and four drawers.
Metal, Brass
Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XVI Period
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Louis XVI French 18th century Commode with grey marble-top .Above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts.
Fruitwood
19th Century Liègeois Louis XVI Petite Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Liègeois Louis XVI Petite Oak Commode was crafted in the Liègeois tradition with a graceful balance of refinement, charm, and provincial artistry.
Brass
18thC Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Serpentine Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1725 18thC Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Serpentine Commode sku 1781 Provenance: Property from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best known as the author John le Carré.
Fruitwood
Antique Biedermeier Flame Mahogany and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome period Biedermeier flame mahogany commode with ebonized details. Gorgeous finish and ample storage as well.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Painted Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French painted commode with Neoclassical infulence, straight lines, updated paint but retain Gilt bronze mounts.
Bronze
Pair Louis XVI style marble topped commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th Century style marble topped Bombe shaped Louis XVI style commodes, each with gilded ormolu rococo style mounts and handles to the two drawers and raised o...
Mahogany
19th Century French Serpentine Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive 19th Century serpentine commode. This wonderful commode has recently been bleached to reveal a fantastic colour and graining throughout.
Wood, Walnut
Louis XV Style Provincial Oak Commode
Located in New York, NY
This large 19th century piece will add character and personality to a room. In a wonderfully rich dark oak, this chest is raised on escargot feet and features three drawers with orig...
Oak
19th Century South German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherry tree on solid conifers, partly ebonized. On short conical legs straight three-body. Black framed cover plate. Decorative fittings. (D-72).
Cherry
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Magnificently Carved 18th Century English Mahogany Commode
Located in Milford, NH
The commode dates to 18th century England, with period brasses, probably replaced, with a nice clean finish, minor imperfections, and light wear commensurate with age and use.
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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