$90,715
H 38.59 in W 70.87 in D 29.93 in
Louis XVI Style Commode, After The Model By Joseph and Guillaume Benneman
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Commode, After The Model By Joseph Stöckel and
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Figural Bronze Ormolu Chest Commode After Benneman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XVI figural bronze ormolu chest commode styled after Benneman. This is an
Marble, Bronze
$49,500
H 34.5 in W 43.75 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu Commode À Porte
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu Commode
Marble, Ormolu
$39,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.13 in W 72.5 in D 27.5 in
Impressive French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Commode, after a model by Benneman & Stökel, The gilt-bronze panels after a model by Claude Michel (French
Marble, Bronze
$95,000
H 37 in W 76 in D 28 in
Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
By Benneman and Stockel, Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Benneman and Stockel. The design for the present commode à l’anglaise is a 19th century variation of a
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 36.62 in W 69.89 in D 25.4 in
Commode After Benneman and Stöckel, Louis XVI Paris Around 1900
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
, Stöckl, Cressent and Benneman, which were reproduced 1:1 or partly slightly modified, with high quality
Hardwood
Sold
H 38 in W 70.5 in D 29 in
Louis XVI Style Commode after Benneman and Stöckel Model for Marie-Antoinette
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century Louis XVI style Guillaume Benneman from a model by Joseph Stöckel. The original
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 64.97 in W 38.59 in L 64.97 in
Fine French Ormolu-Mounted Commode a Vantaux with a Mirror, Late 19th Century
By François Linke, Benneman and Stockel
Located in Sofia, BG
French ormolu-mounted commode a Vantaux after Guillaume Benneman, late 19th century Trapezoid form
Ormolu
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Commode After Guillaume Benneman
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary, ebonized commode a vantaux in the French Louis XVI style dates from the late
Sold
H 34.5 in W 43.5 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Ormolu Commode à Une Porte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
model by Joseph Stöckel and Guillaume Benneman. This demi lune commode is raised on four sensational
Ormolu-Mounted Dining Table, Chairs and Commode
Located in London, GB
an 18th century model by Benneman. The commode is crafted from the most beautiful mahogany and is
Sold
H 36.62 in W 70.87 in D 25.2 in
Louis XVI "Marie Antoinette" Fontainebleau Commode, after Benneman & Stöckel
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful 20th century (circa 1950) version of the famous commodes designed for the gaming salon
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 36.62 in W 70.87 in D 26.38 in
“Marie-Antoinette” chest of drawers in Mahogany, after G.Benneman and J.Stöckel
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This ceremonial chest of drawers is based on a cabinetmaking work by Guillaume Benneman (1750-1811
Bronze
Sold
H 5.5 in W 17.25 in D 12.75 in
Shagreen and Silver-Gilt Casket, Louis XVI Period, French or Russian
Located in London, GB
for their similarity to those found on a commode by Guillaume Benneman, dit Beneman,Maitre en 1785
$3,900Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 28 in W 24 in D 20 in
Pair of Italian Terracotta Eagles After a 1 st Century AD Roman Marble Original
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A life-Size pair of finely cast 19th century Italian terracotta eagles standing on an oval terracotta base, each facing the other with their wings partially upswept after a 1st Centu...
Terracotta
$76,514Sale Price|21% Off
H 51.97 in W 75.2 in D 29.93 in
19th Century Monumental Black Marble Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Made, NL
Monumental Louis XVI black marble mantle in excellent condition. A true masterpiece. The carving is of such a high quality showing the true art of the stonemason. This is an one of a...
Belgian Black Marble
Custom Regency Style 56" Diameter Mahogany Dining Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Swathed in the finest figured mahogany, this 56” diameter table features a bold pedestal comprised of a tapered octagonal column having an ebonized collar and terminating on a platfo...
Mahogany, Satinwood, Ebony
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
H 34 in W 22 in D 13.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of ten-ligh...
Bronze
Set of two 19th Century Chinese porcelain vases
Located in London, GB
Set of two 19th Century Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, 19th Century Height 57cm, diameter 32cm The vases feature bodies of cylindrical form with retracted bases and stepped retrac...
Porcelain
$118,627
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$3,450
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.65 in
Wonderful French Ormolu Purple Enamel Gilt Bronze Bow Picture Frame Miniature
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and rare French ormolu bronze and purple enamel picture frame with a miniature on the top with bows and tassels. Frame: 10" W X 15" H Picture:7" W X 9&q...
Bronze, Enamel
$8,380 / set
H 79.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Baroque Style Floor Lamps, Venetian Candlestick Figures
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of baroque style floor lamps, Venetian candlestick figures, H 203 cm, 20th century. This stunning pair of 20th century floor standing lamps is a superb example of the ornate cr...
Hardwood
$25,121 / set
H 23.63 in W 10.24 in D 8.67 in
Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This fantastic porcelain clock garniture contains three vases, one of which has been mounted with a ormolu clock dial with jewels surrounding it. The vases are decorated in the style...
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Champleve Enamel Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, 19th century French gilded ormolu and champleve enamel clock garniture. The clock has a cherub on either side, an urn with swags to the top, 'C' scroll and folia...
Enamel, Ormolu
$3,950 / set
H 20.5 in W 13.75 in D 6 in
Sherle Wagner Maison Bagues Chinoiserie Harp Back Crystal Figurine Pair Sconces
By Maison Baguès, Sherle Wagner
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Pair Of Maison Bagues / Sherle Wagner Style / Manner Chinoiserie Gold Gilt Harp Back Two Candelabra Light Wall Sconces With Crystal Leaves And Removable Frosted Crystal Chi...
Crystal
Pair of Louis XVI Style Boulle Side Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French boulle pier cabinets in the style of Louis XVI. Each having marble tops, red boulle inlaid decoration, gilded ormolu mounts. Glazed doors, ...
Brass
Moroccan Moorish Glass Lantern/Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Morroccan lantern with pierced brass and ruby red glass.
$22,000 / set
H 107 in W 34 in D 4 in
Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall
Located in Hanover, MA
Truly extraordinary pair of English 19th century Gothic Revival architectural mirrors, nearly 9 feet tall. In the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (aka God's Architect). I b...
Gesso, Wood, Mirror
Neoclassical Style French Antique Ormolu and Marble Side Table
By Paul Sormani, Adam Weisweiler
Located in London, GB
This refined and elegant round side table, or gueridon, has a circular top of green veined marble. Running around the edge of the top of the table is a band of tole, which is mounted...
Marble, Ormolu, Tôle
Set of 3 Block Prints on Paper, Attributed to Delicourt
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Wallpaper ornament, Juno from the series Olympus, 1826–50; Attributed to Delicourt (France); block printed on paper. Delicourt was founded in 1838 by Étienne Delicourt, a former work...
Paper
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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