Sold|$7,765
Wonderful French 1920s Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely serpentine bombe commode with a decorative paint finish and gilded brass handles.
Wood, Paint
Sold|$4,026
20th Century Lacquer Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous French mid 20th Century lacquered bombe commode with marble top. In stunning condition.
Wood, Lacquer
Ornate Ormolu Mounted French Louis XVI Style Bombé Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Bombé French Louis VXI style chest mounted in ornate bronze ormolu. Beautiful satin cut grain bookmatched, circa 1920s-1940s with a nice rose colored marble.
Bronze
Sold|$3,650
Louis XV Parquetry Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-Style bombe commode, of mahogany and kingwood veneers, the shaped marble top above a conforming bombe case fitted with two long drawers, each with floral parquetry inlays an...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,500
Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style tulipwood, kingwood and mahogany, ormolu-mounted bombe commode with a marble top, circa 1880.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Lacquered Bombe Commodes
Located in Norwalk, CT
A vintage pair of bombe form 3-drawer commodes newly lacquered in satin off white. Solid brass hardware.
Brass
Sold|$3,013
Small 18th Century Bombe Commode
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
18th century painted Bombe Commode, possibly a base section to a linen press. Later Pale blue grey tones, Dutch.
Sold|$9,950
Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Outstanding Louis XV style Bombe commode with beautiful floral marquetry detail. Has serpentine front and sides and has its original marble top.
Marble
Sold|$3,081
18th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Dutch painted bombe commode, 1790 Dimensions 36 inches (91 cms) wide 20.5 inches (52 cms) deep 33 inches (84 cms) high.
Oak
Sold|$6,950
Solid Oak Italian ‘Bombe’ Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An Italian oak ‘bombe’ three-drawer commode with shaped solid-oak panelled sides and finely-carved details to the drawer fronts and corners.
Oak
Sold|$6,800
19th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent early 19th century oak Dutch commode with richly carved bombe front and carved details . Hand scraped to it most original finish. Netherlands
Bronze
Sold|$5,595
French Bombe 20th Century Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Wonderful French Louis XV style Fruitwood Bombe Commode.Serpentine rouge, white and gray marble top. This three drawer commode is fitted with brass ormolu drawer pulls, escutcheons, ...
Sold|$1,595
Vintage Italian Inlay Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Italian Bombe chest. Gorgeous inlay detail with a classic Bombe design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Wood
Sold|$3,500
Vintage Italian Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage Italian ‘Rococo’ painted and carved bombe commode with gilt details and hand painted flower accents. Two small drawers above two large deeper drawers.
Wood
Sold|$3,500
Louis provincial style bombe commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial fruit wood bombe commode, mid 20th century.
There are some antique elements used in the construction.Drawers are hand dove tailed.
Brass
Sold|$5,600
French Antique Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French inlaid bombe commode with colorful marble top. Fabulous mounts (note feet) in bronze, beautiful patina, Brescia marble. Top quality in this beautiful piece. Offers invited.
Sold|$5,272
18th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful late 18th C Dutch bombe 4 drawer commode. 1790. Dimensions 37 inches (94 cms) Wide 21 inches (53 cms) Deep 33.5 inches (85 cms) High.
Oak
Baker Furniture McMillen Walnut Serpentine Louis XV Bombe Chest Commode Console
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Baker Furniture McMillan collection bombe chest. Inspired by Classic Louis XV and French Provincial styling, Naturally distressed shaped walnut with a serpentine top. Features four d...
Walnut
Sold|$3,355
18th Century Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C Dutch oak bombe commode. Very good colour. 1780. Reference: 8098 Dimensions 45 inches (114 cms) Wide 23 inches (58 cms) Deep 33 inches (84 cms) High
Oak
Sold|$6,800
Italian Hand-Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Italian bombe hand painted commode with all original paint and a gold leaf trim, beautifully lined drawers, lock functions and this piece has never been restored-It's all original.
Gold Leaf
Sold|$7,250
Pr of Italian Bombe Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pr of Wonderfully Olive Wood Italian Bombe Commodes. Two smaller drawers above two larger drawers. Custom Quality with a deep rich olive wood. Can buy only one for $4250.00
Brass
Sold|$12,668
Italian Bombe Front Walnut Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Italian mid-18th century figured-walnut bombe commode of a good colour and patina; attractive inlay to the front and sides, tall elegant swept feet, original locks and most of...
Walnut
Sold|$5,875
French Louis XV ‘Bombe’ Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An excellent-quality, French, inlaid kingwood-and-mahogany, Louis XV-style, ‘bombe’ two-drawer commode with finely-cast and finished gilt bronze mounts and the original shaped marble...
Marble, Bronze
Fiorini Vintage Italian Serpentine Bombe Chest Bow Front Walnut Commode, Italy
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage 1987 Fiorini Furniture bombe chest or commode. Made of walnut featuring ornate French and Italian styling with two petite glove drawers over two drawers supported by cabriol...
Walnut
Sold|$3,600
Pair of French Bombe Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French kingwood Bombe commodes, early 1900s, each with a shaped marble over a conforming case fitted with two drawers, beautiful inlaid on the front and at the sides and bron...
Marble
Sold|$4,675
French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French, early 20th century, three-drawer commode of ‘bombe’ form, the case and drawers elaborately veneered in kingwood and mahogany and with ornate Louis XV-style mounts and retai...
Marble, Brass
Sold|$9,500
Pair of Inlaid Bombe Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of commodes, in bombe shape, each having shaped tops of rouge marble, with two stacked drawers inlaid in starburst and lattice designs; front and sides framed entirely in gilt b...
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$18,000
Marvelous French Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic French painted Bombe shaped four-drawer commode. Beautifully painted with courting scene and floral motifs. Having a gorgeous color palette, bronze hardware in detailed aca...
2 Antique Italian Walnut Louis XV Parquetry Bombe Chest Commode Nightstands
Located in Dayton, OH
Petite Pair of antique Italian bombe nightstands, circa 1940s. A serpentine form made from walnut with lattice inlaid geometric parquetry design. Features two paper lined drawers, lo...
Walnut
Sold|$4,875
French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French, Louis XV, three-drawer bombe commode with book-matched kingwood veneer work and banding to the sides and drawers, the drawers further-embellished with floral marquetry. The p...
Marble, Brass
Sold|$6,500
Pair of Continental Bombe Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine custom quailty pair of Continental Four Drawer Commodes Bed Side Stands. Probally Italian. Cabriole legs supporting a set of two over two drawers the front and sides with a de...
Brass
Sold|$4,400
Italian Burl Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Shapely Italian bombe commode with burl walnut and olive wood. The serpentine front with one-drawer over three drawers with medallions of burl walnut. The n G French polished finish ...
Olive, Walnut
Vintage Italian Louis XV Olive Wood Miniature Bombe Chest Commode Dresser
By B. Altman and Company 1
Located in Dayton, OH
Italian child-sized/ miniature petite commode or jewelry chest, circa 1980s. Made from olive wood with a shaped top, on conforming case of three stacked wallpaper lined drawers, rais...
Olive
Vintage Italian Rococo Mahogany Burl Marquetry Bombe Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite Italian Rococo marquetry chest of drawers, circa last quarter 20th century. Made from mahogany with a burled case and floral marquetry inlays. Features a serpentine bomb...
Mahogany, Burl
Louis XV Fruitwood Bombe' Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine and nicely proportioned French provincial Bombe' commode in fruitwood, circa 1770 retaining its original serpenting wood top over three lon carved and molded drawers each with...
Fruitwood
Sold|$1,725
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 29 1/2in W: 35 1/4in D: 15in This beautiful Italian olive wood commode, dresser, chest of drawers was made with high quality! the weight of the piece shows that the c...
Satinwood
Pair of French Kingwood Marquetry Bombe Commodes Bedside Chests, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous pair of antique Kingwood bombe' commodes with beautiful marquetry decoration, dating from the late 19th century. These two-drawer bombe' commodes are crafted f...
Marble, Ormolu
Finest Italian Olive Wood Bombe Commode or Chest Mid 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Finest large Italian olive wood commode. Circa 1960's. Exceptional quality figured wood. Please, contact us for additional shipping quotes. Joseph Dasta Antiques not signed
Olive
Sold|$7,500
Hand-Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Hand Painted Bombe Chest, Italian, Early 20th c.
Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Buchanan, NY
Small Bombe chest of drawers- to be restored in designer's choice of paint colors.
Wood
Sold|$1,850
Black Lacquer Bombé Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful black lacquered bombe chest with brass pulls. Interiors lined with fleur-de-lis paper.
Wood
Sold|$2,800
Venetian Style Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine faux marble top over a conforming bombe case ,raised on cabriole legs.
Sold|$3,450
Dutch Bombe Bachelor's Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th-C. Dutch bombe bachelor's chest with a wonderfully scalloped edge on top, following down to three drawers, the bottom drawer having a fantastic applied relief moulded deco...
Oak
Sold|$3,500
Italian Bombe Marble Top Commode
Located in North York, ON
Excellent quality marble top commode, all original.
Walnut
Ebony Bombe Chests Commodes Chinoiserie Louis XV Style Marble Top, a Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
Ebony Bombe chests commodes Chinoiserie Louis XV style marble top.
Marble
Sold|$6,491 / set
Pair of Painted Bombe Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Superb pair of Dutch commodes that date to the early 20th Century. These lovely nightstands feature gently time-worn blue paint with patinated brass hardware throughout. Each offer...
Brass
French Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Bronze Mounted Marquetry Chest or Commode
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite Fine Louis XV green shaped marble top two-drawer bombe chest or commode. The commode offers two dovetails fitted drawers and features beautiful marquetry inlaid curved c...
Marble, Bronze
French Provincial Bombe Style Hand Painted Chest or Commode by Lilian August
By Drexel
Located in Plainview, NY
A charming Drexel for Lilian August French Provincial bombe style chest or commode. The commode is beautifully hand-painted over beige antiqued color and features three drawers.
Bronze
Kingwood Louis XV style Gilt Bronze Bombé Shaped Commode or Jewellery Chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
French kingwood miniature commode, or jewellery chest, of bombé form having onyx top above two short lined drawers with Rococo style gilt metal handles and key escutcheon raised up o...
Pair of 1950s Swedish Walnut Inlaid Serpentine Bombe Chest of Drawers/Commodes
Located in London, England
While these bombe chests are undeniably striking in appearance with their original bronze ornate handles, they are also highly functional.
Marble
Large Louis XV Bombe Commode, French Inlaid Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This mahogany marquetry chest is a very rare piece, it has the Classic bombe shape of a Louis XV commode but this one is larger than usual and has three drawers, it stands on sabre s...
Marble, Ormolu
2 French Louis XV Faux Snakeskin Serpentine Bombe Commodes Camo Army Chests
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two vintage French bombe style commodes, nightstands or entry consoles. Made from wood and wrapped in a faux suede snake skin camouflage fabric. Features two upper drawers an...
Faux Leather, Hardwood
Sold|$1,500 / set
Pair of Vintage Bombe Commodes
Located in Denton, TX
Nice pair of 1940's Bomb'e dressers that can also be used as nightstands. Hand painted within the last few years in a light gray, some minor scuffs add to the rustic feel of this Ico...
Metal
Small Ornate Ormolu Mounted French Louis XVI Style Bombé Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Bombé French Louis VXI style chest mounted in ornate bronze ormolu. Beautiful satin cut grain bookmatched, circa 1920s-1940s with a nice rose colored marble.
Bronze
2 Pennsylvania House New Louie P's Chests Dutch Bombe Commode Dresser Nightstand
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of New Lou Louie P's bombe commodes or nightstands. Drawing inspiration from Louis Phillipe and Dutch styling. Crafted of solid alder in a lightly distressed, distinctly brown f...
Hardwood
Pair of Painted Bombe Marble-Top Chests or Commodes by John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb
Located in Stamford, CT
John Widdicomb made in England pair of painted Bombe marble-top chests. Each chest with oak secondaries in the Louis XV Fashion having painted leaf, vine and scroll design on an off-...
Wood
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
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.
A bombe chest is a set of drawers that bulges outward in the front and on the sides. The style, whose name comes from French word bombé, meaning “curved,” originated in 17th-century France.
A bombe chest cost depends on its size, age, designer, location, condition and other factors. If the piece is in relatively good condition, it may cost anywhere between $300 and $3,000.
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