Pink and Purple Sea Shell Encrusted Hinged Box with Purple Velvet Interior
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Key Features: Authentic vintage seashell trinket box, circa 1950s–1970s Completely handmade using real seashells, no two alike Gorgeous palette of pastel shells: mauve, blush, ivory,...
Shell
Petite Italian Rococo Style Burl Olivewood Bombé Jewelry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This petite Italian jewelry chest is a charming example of 1960s Rococo Revival design, combining graceful proportions with richly figured burl...
Metal
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XV Bombe Commode or Chest with Marble Top
Located in Fulton, CA
Louis XV style Bombe commode with original beveled marble top. Features intricate marquetry and parquetry wood inlays and finely cast brass or bronze ormolu. Classic Bombe style with...
Marble
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Fruitwood Bombe Low Commode Nightstand Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Drexel Heritage French Provincial Fruitwood Bombe Low Commode Nightstand Chest. Item features a banded top, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved detai...
Wood
Expressionist Tactile Botanical Oil on Canvas Painting Framed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Hung just above a nightstand (we currently love the idea of using a bombe chest), and just above a table lamp, (perhaps a lamp with a Caprani style shade) this piece would be a fanta...
Gold
Pair of Mint Century Furniture Bombe French Provincial Night Stands Chests MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mint Century Furniture Bombe French Provincial Night Stands Chests MINT!
Fruitwood
Vintage Minton Spidell French Country Provincial 2 Drawer Bombe Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Minton Spidell French Country Provincial 2 Drawer Bombe Commode Chest. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, nicely carved details, ...
Wood
19th Century Dutch Bleach Washed Carved Oak Bombe Display Cabinet on Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An impressive 19th Century Dutch carved oak bombe display cabinet on chest. This lovely piece tells a story in the quality carved decoration.
Glass, Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Country Style Sienna Cherry Bombe Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Country Style Sienna Cherry Bombe Commode Chest Dresser. Item features panel carved sides, solid wood construction, 3 dovetailed drawers, cabriole legs, solid...
Cherry
Pair Country French Carved Drawer Commodes by Auffray Furniture
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Executed in the Louis XV style, these beautifully sculpted chests feature graceful bombe forms, exquisitely carved details, rich natural wood finishes, and elegant bronze hardware th...
Wood
Vintage Regency Burl and Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Featuring a voluptuous bombe silhouette, this exquisite chest of drawers is adorned with ornate ormolu mounts and scrolling brass hardware, all perfectly aged to a rich patina.
Marble, Brass
$316Sale Price|20% Off
Petite Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Featuring a graceful serpentine bombe silhouette, this chest is adorned with carved details, cabriole legs, and intricate drawer pulls that reflect the ornate craftsmanship of 18th-c...
Wood
Italian 18th Century Rosewood and Kingwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The four drawers each repeat the striking bombé shape of the chest and display richly chased foliate scrolled ormolu pulls and lovely foliate keyhole escutcheons.
Marble, Ormolu
Exquisite Pair of Bombe Small Chests by Bert England for Widdicomb, circa 1965
By John Widdicomb, Bert England
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of bombe small chests from a difficult to find series by Bert England for John Widdicomb.
Brass
Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Burl and Rosewood Bombe Six-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1960, the elegant antique "Semainier" stands on cabriole legs ending with front bronze sabots, over a scalloped apron decorated with a center bronze mount. Th...
Bronze
French Provincial Bombe Nightstand by White Furniture
Located in Southampton, NJ
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV Bombe style bedside chest by White Furniture with two dovetail drawers in original white glazed finish.
Iron
Early Dutch Bombé Marquetry Display Cabinet for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Herringbone string inlays. A lower bombe from chest with three graduated long drawers with leafy scroll decoration and elaborate marquetry panels with leafy urns on the sides.
Brass
Italian Burl Wood Bombe Nightstands, Breccia Marble Tops, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fine pair of Italian Burl Wood Bombe nightstand side table chests boasting serpentine fronts, Cabriole legs and superb Breccia Marble Tops; each with fitted wedge shelf and origina...
Marble, Breccia Marble, Brass
Italian Walnut Drop-Front Bombe Secretary in Louis XV Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian drop front Louis XV style bombe secretary/chest with three drawers. Brass Rococo pulls and escutcheons with a pair of keys that function.
Brass
Louis XV Style, Bombe Vitrines, Ormolu Bronze, Inlaid Marquetry, France, 19th
Located in Stamford, CT
Presenting a magnificent pair of fully refinished Vitrines or Showcase Cabinets. Each features a bombe-style low chest or commode, adorned with exquisite bronze mounts that elegantly...
Bronze
Karges French Louis XV Provincial Style Cherry Wood Bombe Nightstands - a Pair
By Karges Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Karges French Louis XV Provincial Style Cherry Wood Bombe 2 Drawer Nightstand Chests - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century.
Cherry
$1,403 / set
Pair French Bedside Lamp Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good pair of French three drawer marquetry chests of drawers , bombe shaped with ormolu mounts, in excellent overall condition. 29" high 14" wide 10.5" depth You are welcome...
Walnut
Fine Pair French Painted Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb pair of bombe shaped two drawer painted chests of drawers, partial gilded, in excellent overall condition. 25.5" high 22" wide 12.5" depth You are welcome to view this ite...
Paint
Edwards & Roberts Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut 2 Door Display Cabinet On Chest
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Arch-topped and decorated with floral and arabesque Dutch marquetry patterns, this piece features four drawers, all inlaid with marquetry, two glazed doors, and a bombe-style chest b...
Walnut
Chest of Drawers with Wood Inlay and Black Marble Top, 18th Century Swiss
Located in El Monte, CA
The chest features a bombe shape and a stunning black marble top.
Marble
Vintage Tessellated Stone & Iron Jewelry Cabinet Commode Lingerie Semanier
Located in Dayton, OH
A two piece unit that can be used as a stand alone or seperately. Features a bombe form chest of five drawers with iron base and brass hardware.
Stone
Pair of Antique French European Tapestry Nightstands
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Antique pair of petite bombe nightstands or small chests. Clad in a beautiful tapestry fabric, they have a very French Country feel.
Tapestry, Wood
$4,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare Pair 18th Century Venetian Paint Decorated Marble Top Commodes Nightstands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare pair of 18th century Venetian paint-decorated marble top commodes nightstands exemplifies the opulence and artistry of Italian Rococo furniture. Each bombe-form chest showc...
Marble, Iron
Exceptional & Large Two Part Dutch Baroque Walnut Vitrine / China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This cabinet boasts a bombe-shaped chest, elegantly raised on circular bun feet, exuding timeless charm.
Brass
$23,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Commodes Bombe' Form with Elaborate Bronze Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of fine French commodes with exuberant bronze mounts on both fronts And sides. They have a bombe shape with bronze castings down each side ending in bronze sabots on both the fr...
Wood
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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