Sold|$15,950
Neoclassical Italian Commode in Walnut ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical walnut commode from the turn of the 19th century.
Walnut
Antique French Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers Sideboard Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a substantial antique French carved walnut ‘commode’, or ‘chest of drawers’, this versatile piece is even suitable for a sideboard, with it’s great combination of...
Walnut
Sold|$2,400
18th Century Burl Walnut Two Drawer Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A petite antique commode . Perfect size .
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commode with Parquetry Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neoclassical walnut commode with parquetry inlay and 3 drawers.
Brass
c.1870 Antique French Louis Philippe Book-matched Walnut Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Incredible antique French Louis Philippe 4 drawer commode with a phenomenal book-matched burled walnut front and wonderful figured walnut sides, too.
Marble
Antique French Commode Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Book-Matched Marble Top
Located in Highwood, IL
Our Antique French Commode was made with Burl-Walnut that has been carefully Book-Matched with a beautiful marble top.
Marble, Brass
Petite 18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite 18th century provincial walnut commode with 4 drawers, gilt-bronze hardware and shaped apron below.
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Louis Philippe four-drawer commode from 19th century France. The outstanding walnut façade is complete with wonderful burl and long grains.
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The three larger drawers beneath all have working locks and keyholes ornamented with brass escutcheons. The commode’s facade is finished in book-matched walnut veneer.
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Inlaid Serpentine Commode, Germany
Located in Atlanta, GA
A walnut inlaid commode with serpentine front, 3 sliding drawers with bronze hardware and shaped carved apron and feet William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique in...
Bronze
French 19th Century Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
There are four total drawers that comprise this wonderful walnut commode, made in the Louis Philippe style, in 1880s, France.
Walnut
Sold|$4,950
Louis XVI Walnut Petite Commode with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI petite walnut commode with canted corners, 3 drawers with inlay and brass hardware, fluting detail and all resting on turned legs.
Brass
c.1880 Exotic Antique French Book-Matched Burled Walnut Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Phenomenal antique French 4 drawer commode with some of the most beautiful book-matched burled walnut we've ever seen.
Antique French Burl Walnut Commode with Marble Top, circa 1800s
Located in Highwood, IL
An absolutely stunning, Antique French commode from the 1800s. The burl walnut bookmatched veneer was so stunning, that we immediately sent the commode through our old plank workshop.
Sold|$5,890
Late 1800's Walnut Faux Book Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique walnut bedside table with marble lined cupboard. Faux book detailed doors and ormolu trim.
Walnut
Sold|$22,950
French Walnut Louis XV Commode, circa 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Walnut Louis XV Commode, circa 1730. Please Note This Item is an Antique and is One of a Kind.
Walnut
Sold|$12,500
French 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The sides of are just as impressive as the front of this fine antique. The whole over detailed chamfered feet. Every detail was thought out, making this commode very special.
French 19th Century Fruitwood & Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome French commode is made of fruitwood and finished in burl walnut.
Brass
Sold|$2,509
Antique French louis Philippe commode
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Impressive antique Louis Philippe walnut chest of drawers with marble top. Completely in perfect condition. The cabinet is completely laid out in pattern at the front. The walnut woo...
Walnut
Sold|$6,500
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional French, solid-walnut commode, made in the Louis XVI style, circa 1850.
Marble, Brass
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Walnut Bureau Commode With Green Marble Top
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Bureau Commode With Green Marble Top, late 1800s.
Marble, Brass
Antique French Charles X Burled Walnut Oyster Veneer Marble-Top Commode Ca 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Charles X style burled walnut oyster veneer commode with marble top, Circa 1900.
Marble
Sold|$15,750
Four-Drawer, Antique Tuscan Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine, hand carved, clipped corner, circa 1820, walnut commode with four, raised panel drawers, and raised panel sides.
Walnut
Sold|$3,300
19th Century Italian Carlo X Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Charles X commode crafted in central Italy in the early 1800s using walnut.
Walnut
Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode Bombe Louis XV Cabinet Walnut 18th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique French walnut 18th century Louis XV style bombe chest of drawers or commode This is a gorgeous example of an antique French walnut bombe style chest of drawers ...
Walnut
19th Century Serpentine Walnut Commode with Inlay, Continental
Located in Atlanta, GA
A walnut commode with a serpentine front, inlay and 3 sliding drawers with ormolu hardware.
Walnut
Sold|$4,500
circa 1840s French Marble Top Walnut Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1840, marble top commode of walnut. French, Louis Philippe style and period.
Marble
Sold|$3,200
Charming, Antique Dutch Commode/Drawers
Located in Bellport, NY
Hand carved country commode from Brussels.Two large drawers and two top drawers all in good working order,with the original antique brass pulls.Column sides going into bun feet,scal...
Brass
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Neoclassical Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Italian neoclassical commode hand-built in the mid 1700s using walnut.
Walnut
Empire Period Ormolu-mounted Walnut Commode, c. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Empire period Commode in Walnut, with Gilt-Bronze accents throughout, and capped by a striated gray Marble top.
Walnut
Sold|$14,000
Antique, Florentine, Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large, 19th c., hand-carved, walnut, clipped-corner commode. The slim drawer above the solid wood tops, surmounts three large drawers, each with mitered corner paneling. The whole ...
Bronze
Sold|$7,800
18th Century Walnut Wood Commode from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique French Louis XV style commode comes from the region of Lyon and was made by a country cabinet maker in the 1700’s. When this piece was made, the Lyon cabinetmake...
Walnut
c.1880 French Burled Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Beautiful antique French book-matched burled walnut Louis Philippe commode with hand-dovetailed drawers and a unique double-depth bottom drawer.
Walnut
Antique Italian Bleached Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers With Inlay, Ca. 1810
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers hand-made in the Emilia region Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer. The chest is very well made and would be a beautiful addition ...
Walnut
Large Serpentine Commode in Walnut, France ca. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large walnut commode with serpentine front and three drawers, originating in the south of France during the mid 18th century.
Walnut
Italian Serpentine Commode in Walnut & Tulipwood, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
For many more fine commodes and chests, please visit our website: www.williamwordantiques.com William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's Source for antique European furniture and i...
Walnut
19th Century Neoclassical German Parquetry Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A neoclassical German parquetry inlaid commode with turned tapered feet William Word Fine Antiques: Atltanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
Walnut
Sold|$3,676
Antique French louis Philippe commode
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful Louis Philippe chest of drawers in walnut, consisting of 5 drawers with high-quality with good quality ormolu handles & escutcheons with the original marble top. Drawers ...
Walnut
Unrestored French Empire, Three-Drawer Columned Walnut Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Cosmetically all original this circa 1815 French Empire commode is the kind of antique that gets us excited, particularly the sun bleached walnut case.
Walnut
18th Century Inlaid Serpentine Walnut Commode, South Germany
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine inlaid serpentine walnut commode with 3 sliding drawers, bronze dore hardware & bun feet, South Germany.
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commode with Inlay ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A neoclassical walnut three drawer commode with parquetry and marquetry inlaid designs, Italian in origin and dating from the end of the 18th century.
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Commodes ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Neoclassical Period inlaid walnut commodes with ebonized panels and three sliding drawers.
Walnut
Fine Italian Serpentine Commode in Walnut, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Italian serpentine Commode of large size, the frame of walnut with inlaid borders and designs throughout the veneer, and dating from the third quarter of the 1700's.
Walnut
Pair of Italian 19th Century Serpentine Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian pair of commodes in burled, figured and bookmatched walnut veneer with serpentine front, four drawers, shaped apron and cabriole legs.
Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Pantaloniere Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An antique French Louis Philippe walnut pantaloniere commode having four drawers with the bottom drawer being a deep drawer for men's trousers.
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commode with Inlay ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neoclassical Walnut Commode with inlay, brass hardware and tapering legs.
Brass
Sold|$21,500
South German Commode of Inlaid Walnut, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neo-classical three-drawer Commode from Southern Germany, the frame in Walnut with inlaid designs and quartered veneer on the sides.
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunningly handsome burl walnut Louis Philippe four-drawer commode from 19th century France.
Brass
19th Century Walnut and Rosewood French Provincial Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine 19th century antique walnut and rosewood French Provincial commode, circa 1860.
Walnut
Sold|$7,495
French Early 19th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional four-drawer solid walnut commode from early 19th century, France. The furniture maker chose the finest walnut when constructing this antique commode.
Sold|$7,950
French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI walnut commode with fluted corners, four sliding drawers and brass hardware.
Antique Early 1800s French Burl Walnut Commode Sold by B. Altman & Co. New York
Located in Centennial, CO
A gorgeous, antique late 1700s or early 1800s French burl walnut commode with cabriole legs and deer hoof feet (pied-de-biche); in the shape of Louis XV commodes but with a more rust...
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI walnut commode with three drawers, brass pulls, flanking rounded fluted columns and turned legs.
Brass
Superb Bombe Inlaid Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Excellent quality French bombe shaped walnut commode chest of drawers, inlaid spray of marquetry flowers to the two lower drawers, ormolu fronted single drawer to the top, super whit...
Walnut
Sold|$4,050
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
One hundred seventy years have afforded the walnut with an antique patina that only time can provide.
Sold|$3,200
Flemish Antique Country Commode
Located in Bellport, NY
A wonderful Flemish Antique Commode. Solid walnut wood with an old painted finnish.
Brass
19th Century Italian Bleached Walnut & Olive Neoclassical Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical commode hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and decorated with walnut veneer.
Olive, 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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