French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI-Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome three drawer walnut commode made in France, circa 1830. The walnut top has a lovely patina.
Brass
Louis XVI Provencial Walnut Commode with Inlay, c. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Walnut
Sold|$28,000
A Fine Antique Neapolitan Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique Neapolitan Parquetry Commode With Three Central Drawers.
Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut
Sold|$2,362
Antique Swedish Marble-Top Commode Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique Swedish marble-top three-drawer commode chest in excellent condition and dating from around the 1910-1920s period.
Birch, Kingwood, Rosewood, Walnut
18th Century Bleached Italian Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The drawers are really heavy and should be opened using two hands (like with most antiques). Although the commode has very straight lines, it still has a lot of depth given both by t...
Walnut
18th Century Bleached Italian Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The drawers are really heavy and should be opened using two hands (like with most antiques). Although the commode has very straight lines, it still has a lot of depth given both by t...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut and Burled Walnut Commode Sauteuse
Located in Birmingham, AL
A striking 19th century French Louis XVI style commode sauteuse handcrafted of walnut with burled walnut drawers by talented artisans in the South of France near the hilltop town of ...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut and Burled Walnut Petite Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
This antique French chest of drawers is handcrafted of meticulously bookmatched walnut and burled walnut, having a rectangular plank top with a beveled edge sitting above three drawe...
Brass
French 19th Century Burl Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Gorgeous burl walnut was selected to finish the facade of this outstanding French Louis Philippe commode from the 19th century.
Marble, Brass
c.1880 Book-Matched Burled Walnut Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Beautiful antique French book-matched burled walnut Louis Philippe commode that has been completely restored both cosmetically and structurally (which means all the locks function sm...
Walnut
Sold|$7,500
Petite Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Petite Louis XV 2 drawer commode with paneled sides, bronze hardware and shaped apron.
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Walnut Marble-Top Serpentine Commode, Italian, circa 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Walnut marble-top serpentine commode, Italian, circa 1880, with shaped marble top over three serpentine drawers, above a foliate carved apron, on elaborately carved whorl feet--all h...
Marble
Sold|$1,741
Antique French Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode with inlaid marquetry and a marble top.
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The patina of the wood is truly beautiful, be sure to look at all the images to see the details and current condition of this handsome antique commode.
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A magnificent, solid walnut commode from 19th century France, aligning with Louis XVI and transitional tastes, it is a multipurpose storage piece scaled to use practically anywhere a...
Brass
Antique French Commode Chest Drawers Empire, 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French walnut commode of small proportions. circa 1870 This pretty commode stands upon typical french shaped legs. Featuring 3 oak lined drawers. The drawer fronts and sides of t...
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Extraordinary bookmatched walnut veneer graces this gorgeous Empire period commode from France.
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This classic Louis XVI style commode was crafted from solid walnut in 19th century France.
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Walnut Commode with Parquetry Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode with parquetry inlay and 3 drawers.
Brass
Antique Chinoiserie Marquetry Marble-Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning antique Chinoiserie marquetry marble-top commode in the timeless Bombe fashion is truly a feast for the eyes!
Marble
Sold|$1,225
Antique Louis XV Commode with Ormolu
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Louis XV commode with ormolu features tailored lines that create a subtle elegance, especially when enhanced by the bronze ormolu mounts, pulls and keyguards, circa early 19...
Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Commode France ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Two Drawer Commode, originating in France during the late 1700's.
Walnut
Sold|$7,875
Antique, French Commode with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century, French, three-drawer, serpentine, bow-front commode surmounted by a vibrant marble top with rouge highlights. The whole on cabriole legs and featuring original, gilt br...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI-Style Commode Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The three uniformly-sized drawers are flanked by the commode’s fluted, turreted corners. The feet are turned walnut that have brass ornamentation as well as brass sabots.
Walnut
19th Century French Directoire Period Four Drawer Walnut Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Handsome 19th century French Directoire period commode handcrafted from solid walnut by talented artisans near Lyon, circa early 1800s.
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petite Walnut Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine mid-18th century Louis XV period petite commode handcrafted by talented artisans in Bordeaux of solid old growth walnut, circa 1750s, having a beveled edge plank top above two...
Walnut
19th Century Empire Italian Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined elegant antique Italian dresser empire period in beautiful blond colored walnut wood. All the features of the empire period with a solid column and gilded bronzes. The keys a...
Walnut
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Petite Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Neoclassical inlaid petite commodes in walnut with 3 drawers and brass pulls.
Walnut
Antique Dutch Marquetry Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Very impressive antique three drawer commode, with a serpentine shaped front & full of fine marquetry.
Walnut
Impressive Serpentine Inlaid Walnut Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Impressive serpentine inlaid walnut commode with three drawers and brass hardware.
Brass
Early 19th Century Baltic Region Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A walnut commode with grey marble top, 2 drawers and splayed feet.
Marble
Antique Italian Walnut, Brass and Marble-Top Chest of Drawers Commode Credenza
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers, commode cabinet, in beautiful veneer walnut wood, two side doors, 4 drawers and decorated handles with black Portor...
Marble
Antique Italian Walnut Burl Portoro Marble Top Chest of Drawers Commode Credenza
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers, commode cabinet, in beautiful veneer walnut wood, 4 drawers, and decorated handles with black Portoro marble top. P...
Marble
Antique French Marble-Top Commode, circa 1870
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French marble-top commode in dramatic figured walnut, circa 1870.
Marble
Empire Period Walnut Commode, France ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A period Empire Commode in Figured Walnut with overhanging frieze drawer over three long drawers all surmounted with gilt bronze hardware.
Early 19th Century German Walnut Commode with Inlay & Brass Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A German figured walnut neoclassical commode with parquetry inlay and brass trim around top and sides with fluted detail.
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Walnut & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire commode with white marble top over walnut chest. Classic Empire pole legs with top and bottom brass caps, enclosing 4 drawers, 3 having Empire brass pulls and escutcheo...
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Walnut & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI style, marble-topped walnut commode from France (late 19th century) with transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today.
Marble, Brass
Sold|$2,995 / set
Pair Antique Distressed Country French Commodes Nightstands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous nightstands or commodes are made to look antique with intentional distressed wood with an antique finish too. The drawers are super-smooth with metal slides. The commo...
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Antique French Commode Sauteuse
Located in Austin, TX
Made of solid ebonized walnut, this charming commode sauteuse is finished with a wonderful French polish. This piece has two dovetailed drawers and finely cast bronze hardware.
Bronze
Sold|$3,495
Antique French Commode, circa 1830
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
19th century, Louis Philippe antique French walnut commode. Nice original marble.
Sold|$2,450
Antique Flemish Painted Country Commode.
Located in Bellport, NY
Flemish Antique County House Commode. Solid walnut wood with an old painted finish (deep biege tone).
18th Century French Walnut LXV Petite Commode with 2 drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Walnut LXV Petite Commode with 2 drawers, One of a kind.
Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Carlo X Commode / Butler's Desk
Located in Carmine, TX
Carlo X butler's desk / chest of drawers made in Italy in the mid 1800s using walnut. The first thing that will catch your attention of this beautiful piece is the stunning burl waln...
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Period 18th Century Walnut Commode with Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical walnut commode from the 18th century with four drawers, cross-banding and tapered legs.
Walnut
18th Century French Carved Walnut & Bronze Banded Marble Top Commode
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique 18th century commode features shaped marble top surmounting walnut base with four long paneled drawers having bronze banding and hardware and flanked by reeded quarter col...
Marble, Bronze
French 20th Century Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 1940's Louis XVI style marble top commode. Shaped and grooved sides enclose three spacious drawers with brass ormolu. The marble is shaped to compliment the pronounced rounded...
Antique French Louis Philippe Period Burlwood Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Louis Philippe period walnut commode, mid 19th c., ogee frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, rising on bracket feet. Beautiful flamed walnut veneer. Singe drawer key ...
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode with a luxurious marble top and antique finish.
Marble
French Neoclassic Walnut Commode with Brass Hardware, Mid 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top, above a neoclassical case which houses three small-sized drawers set horizontally over a pair of full-sized drawer...
Walnut
Louis XV Period Walnut Commode from Languedoc, France c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV period Commode in Walnut, dating from the mid-1700's, and originating in the South-western region of Languedoc, France.
Marble, Iron
Neoclassical Italian Walnut Commode with Serpentine Front, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th century neoclassical walnut commode with serpentine front, three drawers, brass hardware, carved apron fluted legs.
Brass
Louis Philippe Bookmatched Front Walnut Commode with Gray Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
An antique four-drawer French Louis Philippe walnut commode having an exceptional gray marble top with an ogee edge and canted corners that overhangs the body to balance the proporti...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Burled Walnut Commode with Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Louis Philippe burled walnut commode with a marble top is an exquisite piece of antique furniture that embodies the elegance and style of the Louis Philippe ...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Four-Drawer Walnut Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Handcrafted by rural artisans from solid and beautifully patinated walnut, this antique French chest of drawers has a beautiful warm patina.
Walnut, Burl
French Antique Commode Bombe Chest Drawers Inlay 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous antique French commode of bombe form Hand crafted from walnut and satinwood with intricate inlay designs I love the light tone to the wood which would real...
Walnut
French 19th Century Walnut & Marble Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous French commode from 19th century France, circa 1850’s. The stunning gray and white marble top with rounded front corners is in good antique condition with few signs of wea...
Stone, Marble, Metal
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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