18th C. French Neoclassical Serpentine Commode in Cream and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th century French commode, with ruffled serpentine front, is a charming piece which could easily beautify just about any room of the house.
Metal
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The enduring elegance of French design is beautifully expressed in this 19th century antique commode, where graceful symmetry, luxurious materials and refined craftsmanship come toge...
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Painted Commode in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Decorative late 19th Century French painted mahogany commode in the Louis XVI style. Painted in a pale grey with three small drawers over two long drawers.
Paint
19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Black Fossil Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Walnut Empire commode with a black fossil top features a classic and elegant design.
Walnut
Oak Bedside Commodes with Carved Drawer Fronts, France, 1850s, Pair
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
J.A.D.A Galerie presents: A pair of small oak commodes, made in France in the middle of the nineteenth century in the provincial tradition that kept classical proportion in modest f...
Oak
Gustavian Commode, Mahogany and Brass, Late 18th Century, Sweden
Located in Ljungby, SE
A Gustavian Stockholm piece, dating to the latter part of the 18th century. The commode is veneered in mahogany, with fittings and moldings in brass.
Brass
Louis XVI Bombe Commode Antique French Chest Drawers 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
The Commode is Finished with a Pretty Mottled Marble Top.
Marble
18th Century Georgian Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Georgian Period walnut commode, of serpentine form. The top crossbanded and set above three drawers with applied pewter flower backplate handles, paneled sides, the l...
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century Fine Italian Walnut Inlaid Veneer Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome early 19th century Italian Fine Walnut Veneer Serpentine Shape 2 drawer commode features a beautiful finish. Oak and Pine Secondary make a strong and sturdy piece.
Oak, Walnut, Pine
19th Century French Petite Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French Louis XV marble top commode is a true statement piece that will elevate any room in your home.
Marble
19th Century George III Style Painted Satinwood Bowfront Commode
Located in London, GB
A Painted Satinwood Demilune Commode In the George III Style Constructed from satinwood and crossbanded with rosewood veneers, enlivened with boxwood stringing and giltwood details,...
Satinwood, Giltwood
Transitional Commode by Jean-Baptiste Tuart and Ferdinand Bury
Located in London, GB
A FINE TRANSITIONAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS-SATINE AND MARQUETRY COMMODE BY JEAN-BAPTISTE TUART AND FERDINAND BURY, CIRCA 1770.
Carrara Marble
Neoclassical French Louis XVI commode mahogany with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
This commode is finely made from the best mahogany with well cast gilt bronze Mounts that enhance the exquisite shape of this commode.
Marble
Commodes Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1920, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Hand-Painted Commode with Two Drawers, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo manner painted white commode. The shapely chest comprises two-drawers with fanciful bronze handles supported on cabriole legs.
Bronze
Antique Sheraton Mahogany Cookie Corner Four Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique Sheraton cookie corner 4 drawer chest in mahogany, distinguished by the characteristic incurved “cookie corner” top, barley twist corner stiles, and elegant turned legs that ...
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptionally Rare Ebonized Viennese Biedermeier Bureau-Commode – Vienna, circa 1820–1825 We are pleased to offer an extraordinarily rare and museum-quality ebonized Biedermeier bur...
Brass
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the walnut stands have two heavily carved ...
Brass
Important Portuguese Commode 18th Century in Carved Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese Commode 18th Century in carved Brazilian rosewood, with 2 drawers Wavy body, protruding carved pilasters, decorated with vegetal rolls.
Rosewood
17th-Century Central Italian Walnut Commode with Maple Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
The base features shaped brackets that lighten the piece visually and provide a subtle sense of lift. This is a commode of substance and restraint—functional, noble, and timeless.
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Commode/ Trumeau, Austria, circa 1845
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood commode, artfully handcrafted in the famous Biedermeier era in Austria around 1845.
Brass
$21,034Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Italian Baroque Veneered and Inlaid Specimen Wood Commode
Located in IT
Fine Italian Baroque Veneered and Inlaid Specimen Wood Commode This elegant and refined Baroque commode was crafted in Piedmont, Italy.
Bronze
Commode in violet wood veneer stamped by Lapie
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grave chest of drawers in violet wood veneer opening with four drawers in three rows. Richly decorated with chased rocaille bronzes, such as falls, sabots, pull handles, key escutche...
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th century inlaid walnut commode with marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Inlaid walnut commode with marble top circa 1910 from Stockholm, Sweden.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Norther Italian Burl Wanut commodes - Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Northern Italian burl walnut commodes. Rectangular top above a conforming case, fitted with four drawers raised on bun feet.
Burl
$2,606Sale Price|20% Off
Early-20th Century Oak Commode in Brown With Drawers
Located in Opole, PL
Early-20th Century Oak Commode in Brown With Drawers An oak commode, dated to the Interwar Period, featuring two drawers and shelves located behind lockable doors.
Oak
Baroque Commode in Walnut with Inlays from Around 1750
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Baroque Commode in Walnut with Inlays from Around 1750 This antique commode impresses with its elegant form typical of the mid-18th century.
Walnut
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
Italian Rococo Neapolitan Chest of Drawers, Commode, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian Rococo Gilt Bronze-Mounted Walnut and Fruitwood Inlaid Commode Naples, Circa 1760 An 18th-century Italian Rococo commode from Naples, crafted in walnut with fruitwood inlay ...
Bronze
$2,555Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Classic Louis XV French commode of provincial style with two top drawers over two bottom drawers.
Marble, Brass
Biedermeier Commode, Cherry Wood, Ebonized, Gilded, Franconia circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Magnificent, small, two-drawer Biedermeier commode or chest of drawers in cherry wood from Franconia around 1820.
Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode after Benneman
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted commode after Benneman French, Early 20th Century Height 93cm, width 179cm, depth 69cm This outstanding commode à vanteaux is after a ...
Marble, Ormolu
Swedish Rococo Commode, Soft Blue Finish, Serpentine Front, Circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Rococo commode. Elegant, tall and with narrow proportions.
Wood
19th Century Italian Walnut Commode, Inlaid Design, Three Drawers
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian three drawer commode. Very decorative inlaid design along front of drawers and side panels.
Walnut
Commode Minature Long Walnut Maltese Cross Ebonised Fruitwoo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Minature furniture is rare made either as a model or an apprentice's piece so it is extremely rare to find a minature piece from Malta bearing the Maltese cross. This minature commo...
Fruitwood, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Bombe' Shaped Walnut Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Great pair of 19th century Italian bombe' shaped walnut commodes. Notice the pretty inlaid pattern on these.
Walnut
Exceptional 18th Century Regence Period Lyonnaise Commode Galbée
Located in Birmingham, AL
Exceptional and rare early 18th century Regence period Lyonnaise commode galbé (curved), handcrafted from select French walnut by master artisans in the region surrounding Lyon, circ...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode, Floral Marquetry, Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) kingwood veneer and bronze trimmed commode with 2 drawers and inlaid with floral marquetry and marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Antique Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Three-Drawer Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant antique Italian commode with a warm honey-brown wood finish, featuring three generously proportioned drawers framed with finely executed decorative inlay.
Fruitwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Solid Walnut Château Period Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 18th-century Louis XV château period commode, crafted in solid walnut with a beautiful warm natural patina developed over centuries.
Bronze
19th-C. Hand Painted Venetian Bombe Chest or Commode.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a turn-of-the-century hand painted Venetian bombe chest or commode. The drawers are paper lined, and the small bronze pulls are original.
Bronze
Commodes Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1920, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Gold Leaf
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Commode or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1890s
By Herter Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian commode, server, or bar cabinet In the era of Herter Brothers USA, Circa 1890s Quarter sawn oak, with brass hardware.
Brass
Small English Bow Front Serpentine Chest or Commode of Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English small chest of drawers or commode of patinated flame mahogany, featuring a moulded serpentine top over a frieze of four drawers, canted corners with a reeded design fr...
Metal, Brass
$10,396Sale Price|20% Off
Fantastic Dore' Bronze Mounted Breche Violette Maison Roudillion Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic Doré bronze mounted Brèche Violette commode by Maison Roudillion exemplifies the elegance and artistry of 19th-century French craftsmanship.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
A Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The back of the bronzes stamped ‘NZ’. This exceptional commode has a brèche de Saint-Maximin marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Dutch Bombé Commode, Original Paint, Scalloped Design, c. 1860
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Dutch commode from the 19th century in original paint with a Bombé shape and scalloped top and sides.
Wood, Paint
19th Century German Biedermeier Shaped Front Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century German Biedermeier Shaped Front Burl Walnut Commode features a modern style with antique origins.
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mid 18th century French provincial commode has a smaller and versatile width, just over 2.6 feet, and will make a wonderful case piece for your storage and display needs!
Metal
French Empire Style Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very mellow, stylish mahogany French Empire chest of drawers with a light gray marble top with straight edge over frieze drawer and three long, graduated drawers flanked by...
Marble
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
18th Century Italian Cherry Neoclassical Commode With Inlay and Veneer
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in central Italy in the late 1700s using cherry and decorated with walnut and cherry veneer.
Cherry
Empire-Style Mahogany Commode, "Return From Egypt" Style, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire commode, "Return from Egypt," fully restored. Key and locks are functional.
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
The bombe' commode with serpentine sides, parquetry, superb decorative gilded bronze ormolu mounts and raised on short shaped ormolu mounted legs.
Ormolu
Louis XVI Walnut Commode Chest, French, Circa 1770, Serpentine Design
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
This 18th century french commode chest is particularly nice for a number of reasons.
Walnut
Diminutive Louis XV Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Louis XV style mahogany inlaid commode with a sienna marble top over two inlaid drawers, supported by slender cabriole legs with brass mounts.
Marble
Fine Louis XVI Commode in Walnut with Marquetry, Circa 1790
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Fine Louis XVI Commode in Walnut with Marquetry, Circa 1790 This exceptional Louis XVI commode, dating to circa 1790, is a refined example of late 18th-century neoclassical design.
Walnut
Louis Philippe Commode - Restoration in Solid Walnut, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Restoration period chest of drawers in solid walnut, fully restored. Original key and locks, 1830, in working order Very high quality. Additional information: Period: 19th cen...
Walnut
Italian Walnut Neoclassical Commode, Chest of Drawers, With Inlaid Veneer
Located in Viterbo, VT
The commode has beautiful straight, elegant lines and a truly timeless look.
Walnut, Pine
Italian Bleached Walnut Neoclassical Commode, Chest Of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with string inlay motifs.
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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