Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombay Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form chest of drawers or commode By Henredon USA, 1980s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombay Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form chest of drawers or commode By Henredon USA, 1980s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombay Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form chest of drawers or commode By Henredon USA, circa 1980s Carved walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Baker Two-Drawer Hand Painted Bombay Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Bombay style two-drawer chest by Baker Furniture, done in a speckled yellow finish with black trim, featuring beautiful original hardware.
Wood, Paint
Antique Blue Painted Venetian Rococo Bombay Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning Venetian Rococo style commode has a remarkable blue painted finish highlighted in gold and burnished red bringing out the carved details. Later professionally painted i...
Wood
18th Century Dutch Oak Bombay Chest of Drawers / Dresser / Commode
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers / commode hand-made in the Netherlands in the mid 1700s using oak.
Oak
Antique French Louis XV Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, Early 20th century Mahogany, with inlaid burled walnut, and mounted bronze ormolu.
Bronze
Black Painted Pine Bombay Chest of Drawers, Sweden circa 1750-1850
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the bombay curves and feet turning gently outwards that draws one to this dramatic chest of drawers.
Pine, Paint
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Marble-Top Bombay Chest or Commode
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style carved mahogany marble top bachelor chest of commode By IMA S.A. Colombia, circa 1980s Mahogany, beveled marble and brass hardware Measur...
Marble, Brass
Antique Marble-Top Louis XV Style Bombay Chest, Made in Spain
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a beautiful XV style commode with a marble top and bronze ormolu. The chest offers three large drawers for storage options with nice accented bronze ormolu. It also features...
Marble
Antique French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, early 20th century Mahogany, with inlaid burled walnut, mounted bronze ormolu, and beveled marble top.
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Pink Blush & Silver Gilt Serpentine Bombay Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely French Louis XV style painted commode with the original painted finish in a combination of a blush pink and silver gilt. When I first analyzed this piece, I was thin...
Poplar
Sold|$6,500
Pair of Italian Painted Bombay Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very nice pair of large painted bombay chests, with original paper lined drawers.
Wood
Carved Bombay High Chest Dresser with Bakelite Pulls on High Legs, circa 1930s
By Charak Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice shape bombay chest on high legs with beautiful art deco bakelite pulls.
Bakelite, Walnut
Sold|$3,800
Lovely French Vintage Bombay style Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very fine decorative inlay bombay chest of drawers, cream and shades of brown and gold beveled marble on top, bronze ormolu embellishments; side panels are bombay with inlay as well.
Italian Olive Wood Miniature Bombe Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive 2 drawer miniature Bombay chest with pull out tray. Warm patina to the very figural olive wood body with finished back.
Wood
Sold|$1,400 / set
1960s Vintage Drexel French Bombay Mustard Yellow Nightstand a Pair
By Drexel
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Vintage 1960’s Drexel French Bombay chest nightstands a pair. In good vintage condition.
Brass
Vintage Italian Miniature Bombay Commode - Salesman Sample Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Adorable 3 drawer miniature bombay chest Made in Italy. Item feautures lovely curvaceous form, brass pulls, and decoratively lined drawers.
Brass
Baker Furniture Dutch Oak Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid oak, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Sold|$3,295 / item
Baker Furniture Dutch Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with brass hardware.
Brass
Sold|$5,995 / set
Baker Furniture Dutch Burled Walnut Bombe Chests or Commodes, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Dutch Louis XV style bombay chests, commodes, or dressers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with brass hardware.
Brass
Sold|$3,995 / set
Baker Furniture Dutch Oak Bombe Chests or Commodes, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chests, commodes, or dressers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid oak, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Baker Furniture Dutch Cream Painted Oak Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Cream painted solid oak, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Signed Chinoiserie Green Lacquer and Gold Bombe Chest by John Widdicomb Dresser
By John Widdicomb
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning beautifully crafted chinoiserie two-drawer commode bombay chest by high-end maker John Widdicomb. Green lacquer finish with gold handpainted raised gilt decoration depicting...
Wood, Lacquer
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Hand Painted Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Carved walnut, with original hand paint...
Brass
Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Bombe Chest or Commode With Inlaid Marquetry
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Rococo or Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or chest of drawers In the manner of Baker Furniture By Decorative Crafts, Inc.
Brass
18th Century Dutch Hand-Painted Bombay Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Dutch bombay chest built in the mid to late 1700s using oak.
Oak
Pair of Studio Made Vintage Comic Book Covered Chests
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rococco style Bombay chests decoupaged with vintage marvel comics embellished with silver mounts on tips of feet and knobs.
Italian Burl Bombay Side Stand Commode 20th C
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Italian side stand by Bombay offers burl construction with three drawers and raised on cabriole legs, maker label en verso as photographed, 20th century. Measures - 26"h x 29.7...
Burl
Sold|$5,600 / set
Pair of Italian Bombay Inlaid Chests
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of walnut Italian Bombe Chests. Chests feature a shaped top with a curved bombe shape adding a sense of elegance and fluidity. Chests contain four drawers with parquet...
Wood, Walnut
Sold|$2,900
Bombay/Baroque Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Aubergine with slight hint of gold painted commode. No one will ever guess it's a new piece. Great as a bedroom chest of drawers or more stunning yet, that entry foyer piece or buf...
Wood
Bombay Italian Commode, Chest Dresser Paint Decorated, 18th-19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Bombay Italian commode, chest or dresser paint decorated from the late 18th-19th century.
Wood
18th Century Dutch Bleached Oak Bombay/Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Small bombe chest hand-built in Holland in the late 1700s using oak. This is a gorgeous little guy with a lot of character, depth, and storage. The chest features three drawers with ...
Oak
Oak Bodart Burn Impressed Bombay Country French Commode, Chest or Dresser
By Jacques Bodart
Located in Stamford, CT
An oak "Bodart" Impressed Bombay country French commode, chest or dresser having oak secondarily wood.
Pair of Royal Blue and Parcel-Gilt Decorated Bombay Commodes or Chests
By Don Rousseau
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Royal blue and parcel-gilt decorated bombay commodes, nightstands or chests. These fine hand painted dramatic commodes or chests are simply stunning done in the Bombay Louis ...
Pair of French Painted Chinoiserie Bombay Shaped Chests with Three Drawers Each
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French blue painted and raised gold and silver chinoiserie Bombay shaped chests with three drawers for storage.
Wood
Sold|$1,500
Italian Bombay Commode
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Rochester, NY
An bombay form three drawer commode in the 18th century Dutch style with beautiful and original bleached washed cerused finish to wood grain - the chest raised on four bun feet - the...
Early 20th Century Blue Painted Bombay Commode Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the bombay curves accented with brass ormolu and saber feet turning gently outwards that draws one to this striking small chest of three drawers.
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Bombay Style Night Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
White washed Dutch Bombay style oak night table with three drawers .
Oak
Sold|$8,000
Spectacular Dutch Bombay Commode.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Spectacular 19th century Dutch/English commode of bombay form. Very chic silverleaf finish complimenting both traditional interiors as well as contemperary.
Wood
Sold|$6,750
Bombay Front and Sided Commode.
Located in Stamford, CT
Wildly decorative bombay side and front paint decorative marble top commode. Fine construction. Louis XV Style.
Bronze
Sold|$5,000
19th Century Venetian Bombay Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
A beautiful 19th century Italian Venetian bombay commode with three drawers over three drawers. Large-scale. Made from walnut and olive woods. Very nice condition and thick luxurious...
Sold|$5,450
French 20th Century Bombay Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This striking commode was made in the 1900’s with newer technology that allowed for such an impressive display of marquetry. The drawer fronts are curved and follow the bombay shape ...
Brass
Sold|$1,995
Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode. Featuring a Bombay style design, three large drawers with original brass pulls, dove tailed drawer construction, and a...
Brass
Bombay Nightstands with Decoupage Spiderman Artwork
Located in Pasadena, TX
One bombay commodes with art by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III from Spider-Man Unlimited (1993 1st Series) # 1. Pages from the comic were professionally decoupaged onto the commodes, pr...
Wood
Sold|$8,800
Fine, Early 1800s, French, Bombay Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking, four drawer, serpentine, Bombay style, French Provencale commode in walnut. Sides embellished with faux, drawer panels. The top features a marquetry star in alternating sha...
Walnut
Sold|$5,103
18th Century French Walnut Bombay Commode
Located in Martlesham, GB
An unusual and rare 18th century French walnut Bombay commode, the thumb moulded edge above two large drawers with original locks, and moulded drawer fronts, two shaped cupboard door...
Walnut
Sold|$2,850
19th Century Louis XV Bombay Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine Louis XV marble-top bombé inlaid commode with bronze hardware. There are two drawers and each inlaid with floral design. The commode is inlaid on each side of the commode and ...
Stunning Encrusted Mother of Pearl Bombay Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 1940's bombay commode encrusted with mother of pearl shells. The mirror top has a dark antique finish. This piece would be gorgeous in any decor.
Wood, Glass
Sold|$9,600
Fine, circa 1830, Bombay, Marble-Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two-over-two, solid walnut, Bombay style commode from Naples. Chocolate marble top is original to the piece. The whole above serpentine legs with, ormolu-sleeved, hoof feet.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$4,800
Pair of Italian Bombay Commodes C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand painted Italian Bombay Commodes C. 1930's with faux painted tops.
Wood, Paint
Swedish Rococo Marquetry Bombay Commode, circa 1750-70
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish rococo period commode with detailed marquetry throughout. It is the Bombay curves and saber feet turning gently outwards that draws one to this elegant commode with intricat...
Brass
Pair of French Painted Bombay Commodes, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French painted serpentine shaped bombe commodes in soft celadon and cream coloration with gold gilt highlights. The commodes have two large drawers and two smaller drawers on...
Wood
Italian Green and Gold Painted Bombay Commode, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood painted gold gilt Bombay commode decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. The commode has five drawers standing on four legs with rams head feet. Beautiful...
Brass
French Inlaid Bombay Commode with Marble Top C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome French Inlaid Bombay Commode.
French White Washed Oak Dresser of Bombay Shape, 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French white washed oak dresser of Bombay shape, 4 drawers, 19th century.
Oak
Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombay Commode by Charles & Charles
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Giuseppe Maggiolini Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombay Commode by Charles & Charles. Made by Charles & Charles in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini. It is an outstanding example with amazi...
Satinwood
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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