Sold|$3,750
Louis XV Style French Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bleached walnut and water gilded chest of drawers fitted with bronze hardware.
Walnut
20th French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV three-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossba...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Walnut Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Walnut Marquetry Bombe Commode, 19th century, with breccia pernice serpentine marble top above two drawers with bronze floral mounts and drawer pulls on four cabriole ...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Veneitan Paint Decorated Bombe Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Wood
Sold|$9,200
Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Spectacular chinoiserie. Marble top, two drawer chest with wonderful bronze mounts. Stamped Jansen.
Marble, Bronze
Fine quality walnut inlaid small bombe commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality walnut inlaid bombe commode of small proportions circa 1970. Good example of a 18th century dutch design bombe shaped commode. Beautifully inlaid with florals and swag...
Walnut
Sold|$7,500
Italian Louis XV style painted bombe commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style painted bombe commode, circa 1920
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Inlaid Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century inlaid walnut bombe chest of drawers circa 1800. Fine quality Swedish rococo revival commode with the typical bombe shape of bulging out in the middle and curvi...
Ormolu
Early 19th century inlaid walnut bombe commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century inlaid walnut bombe chest of drawers circa 1800. Fine quality Swedish rococo revival commode with the typical bombe shape of bulging out in the middle and curving...
Ormolu
Sold|$2,750
Italian Louis XV Style Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style floral painted bombe commode, circa 1930s.
Brass
Early 19th Century Bombé Painted Dutch Commode
Located in Chireno, TX
Early 19th century Bombé style painted commode with four drawers and brass hardware.
Wood
Sold|$16,800 / set
Pair of Italian Burl Walnut Bombe Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome pair of Italian Burl walnut Bombe commodes. Really pretty finish and beautiful wood grain. Outstanding!!
Walnut
Sold|$18,065
Louis XV Period Bombe Commode c.1760
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare and exceptional Louis XV period bombe commode scraped back to original paint circa 1760.
Sold|$7,850
19th Century Bombe Signed Marble-Top Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
N. Metaism signed early 19th century bombe marble-top commode. The finely bronze mounted commode having a bombe case decorated with kings wood, satinwood and rosewood veneers with an...
Sold|$4,700
Louis XV Style Bombe Commode from Paris
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A highly detailed, Louis XV style, bombe commode from Paris, with stunning marble top. Marquetry and ormolus are beautiful, circa 1930. In excellent original condition.
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$1,980
Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Marble-Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring the talents of four disciplines, this Classic Louis XV bombe marquetry marble-top commode was first given its sensuous bombe form, then meticulously inlaid by a specialist,...
Italian Olivewood Bombe Commode with Parquetry Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful figured olivewood two-drawer bombe parquetry commode with inlaid cross hatch lattice design on the top and front, standing on cabriole legs, Italy, circa 1960.
Olive
1960s Scandinavian Mahogany Bombe Rococo Influenced Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Excellent quality commode by A.B Rococo Mobler. Beautifully bombe shaped marble top commode. Veneered using mahogany, walnut, satinwood and kingwood. Decorated with rocaille and le...
Mahogany
Exceptional Pair ;Venetian Marble Vaneered Bombe Commodes
Located in Bellport, NY
Outstanding pair of marble veneered Bombe Commodes.These pieces have been executed by highly skilled craftsman.Mahogany wood frames,two top draws and two larger bottom draws.
Antique 18th Century Dutch Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive late 18th century dutch walnut bombe shaped commode having four long graduated drawers with original brass fittings raised on delighted original carved paw feet.
Walnut
Sold|$22,500
18th Century French Louis XV Bombe' Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fabulous Louis XV period, fruitwood 2-drawer bombe' commode, circa 1760 with period brass drawer pulls and key escutcheons, with nicely carved and scalloped apron and cabriole legs.
Fruitwood
Sold|$7,500 / set
Pair of Italian Vintage Painted Bombe Commodes
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Unusual to find in a pair- vintage painted bombe commodes from Italy. The painted finish is showing attractive age-related patina and fading and is accented with raised scrolled deta...
Wood
Sold|$3,650
Pair of Antique Bombe Marble-Top Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of antique bombe marble-top commodes with all-over floral inlays. Exceptionally made, this cabinet maker piece has beautiful wood design and brass decorated motifs and dr...
Baker Collector's Edition Figured Walnut Bombe Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Baker Furniture Collector's Edition bombe-front figured walnut four-drawer commode. Linen fold solid brass drop pulls, scalloped top and apron. Canted corner front legs with scallope...
Brass
Rare Venetian Bombe Marble Commodes/Night Stands
Located in Bellport, NY
Outstanding pair of marble veneered Bombe Commodes,can be purchased together or separately.Two top pull out small drawers and two large pull out drawers,all original hard ware,mahoga...
French Louis XV Style 'Bombe' Parquetry Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French Louis XV style bombe commode with dramatic parquetry veneering in contrasting fruitwood, mahogany, and satin birch. Original fine gilt bronze mounts and marble top. Two draw...
Mahogany
Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Kingwood, Marquetry, and Green Marble Top Bombe Commode, 20th century, the molded marble top above three long drawers on cabriole legs and sabot fee...
Marble, Metal
Beautiful 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful 19th century Louis XV bombé commode with rich bronze mounts and hardware. There are two inlaid with marketry drawers both being part of a nice wooden scene with human figur...
Marble
Sold|$6,500
Pair of French Rococo Style Bombe Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of mahogany and kingwood bombe commodes, circa 1920s, in the taste of French Rococo. Serpentine shaped beveled marble atop a conforming case fitted with two drawers with elegant...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Bombe Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French ebonized bombe commodes, circa 1940s, each has a rouge and white veined serpentine marble, atop a conforming case fitted with two drawers, the surface decorated with b...
Sold|$12,564
18th Century Rococo Parquetry Plum Bombe Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer one of the finest commodes we have dealt in. Rococo period and made in plum wood, circa 1730. Parquet has been finely arranged in angled squares and cross ...
Fruitwood
Sold|$3,985
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A result of the efforts of four master artisans, bombe commodes have remained in style for over 3 centuries! This example is typical of the genre with bulbous case adorned by careful...
Vintage French Bombe Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Combining the talents of four master artisans, the Louis XV-inspired commode bombe en bois de placage marqueterie features a complex three-dimensional casework that has been lavished...
Pair Italian Regency Oyster Burl Bombe' Commodes
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Italian walnut oyster burl bombe' chests with two drawers with original liners and a pull out service or writing plateau. Finished on all four sides with a scalloped front ...
Brass
Pair Italian Regency Oyster Burl Bombe' Commodes
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Italian walnut oyster burl bombe' chests with two drawers with original liners and a pull out service or writing plateau. Finished on all four sides with a scalloped front ...
Brass
Sold|$3,980
Antique Louis XV Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Combining the talents of four master artisans, the French bombe commode remains a perennial favorite! First, the cabinemaker creates the undulating form of the casework, upon which t...
Marble
Sold|$5,980
Antique Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The sensuous, undulating form of the bombe commode have been enthralling admirers for centuries, and this example clearly illustrates why. The complex form of the casework with tight...
Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French marble top bombe commode with an amazing original marble top. This was made in France and dates from around the 1890-1900 period. It is of superb quality a...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of whites with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossbanding and...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Kingwood Marble-Top Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
This antique French marble top bombe chest came out of a London residence and was being used along with a similar chest either side of the bed. Although they are different they do co...
Marble
Early 20th Century Dutch Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality dutch walnut shaped commode circa 1900. Beautiful quality walnut veneers used on this well proportioned Dutch chest of drawers. 3 shaped graduating drawers with cross...
Walnut
Sold|$2,037
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French style bombe chest with inlays and floral marquetry on the drawer fronts and sides.
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Sold|$1,697
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French style bombe chest with inlays and floral marquetry on the drawer fronts and sides.
Kingwood, Satinwood
Sold|$4,800
Antique Bombe Inlaid Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Vintage inlaid French Louis XV style commode, probably constructed during the 1930s or 1940s. What is nice about this particular French commode, is that the drawer construction quali...
Sold|$1,650
Small Italian Three Drawer Bombe Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut and walnut burl veneer petite three drawer Italian bombe chest.
Walnut
Sold|$1,697
Antique French Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
This antique Swedish French style bombe chest of drawers is made up from many different woods, such as rosewood, kingwood, satinwood & burr elm.
Marble
Sold|$1,562
Antique French Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
This antique Swedish French style bombe chest of drawers is made up from many different woods, such as rosewood, kingwood, satinwood and burr elm.
Marble
Marquetry and Bone Inlaid Walnut Bombe' Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Top and three drawers in a hunt scene marquetry with bone inlay. The sides in a floral inlaid diamond. Some ebonized trim. Probably Austria due to the pronounced Rococo bombe form. A...
Wood
Louis XV Style French Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The commode's marble top and hardware are all original and the sabots are made of bronze. An original key is provided with this piece.
Rosewood
Sold|$4,450
Antique Louis XV Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The bombe shape is one of the most difficult to execute, with curvaceous form in all three dimensions. When it's enhanced with several species of contrasting wood inlaid to create ar...
Sold|$11,000
Maison Jansen Green Painted Bombe Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegant green painted and gilded bombe chest with beveled white marble top; consists of three long drawers with leaf shaped hardware; standing on scrolled feet.
Wood, Paint
Sold|$7,400
Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XV style bombe chest with two drawers. Green background with Chinoiserie decoration. ornate ormolu on sides, apron, feet and hardware. Beige, rust and brown marble top.
Sold|$3,850
Venetian Painted Bombe' 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Venetian Painted Bombe'' 3 Drawer Chest. Elaborately painted in the typical Venetian Baroque style with bright color and floral motif. The finish worn to a perfect patina.
Wood
Sold|$9,500
Italian 19th Century Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
From the late 1800's,is a beautiful Italian painted Bombe 4-Drawer Chest of drawers with faux Marble Top. The chest is well constructed with bowing sides and front and hand painted i...
Sold|$6,112
Dutch Walnut Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in Folkestone, GB
Beautiul mellow walnut bombé chest of drawer of wonderful colour and pleasing proportions. In original untouched condition with superb patination and natural aging. original handle...
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Provincial Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century French Provincial walnut Bombe Commode. Four drawer serpentine chest with paneled sides.
Walnut
Large paint & gilt Venetian ( Italian ) rococo bombe commode
Located in Nashville, TN
An unusual creme painted and giltwood decorated Venetian bombe' commode in the 18th century rococo style .
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.
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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