Italian Patchwork Burl Wood Olive Wood French Bombe Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning Italian olivewood French Louis XV style commode. Item features beautiful bookmatched patchwork olive wood veneers, pull-out surface, ornate brass handles, three drawers, sha...
Burl
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Commode Chest 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A spectacular antique French marble top Louis XV style marquetry walnut bombe shaped commode, circa 1880. The two drawer commode having a substantial variegated marble top, the ches...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Pair French Bombe Commodes Chest of Drawers Marble Tops Brass Ormulu
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Marble-Top Antique French Bombe style Chests, Small Console Commode, Nightstand, End Table with Gorgeous Green marble top and Bra...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Custom Blue Distress Painted French Louis XV Style Bombe Commodes Chests
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressive pair of vintage French Louis XV style bombe form commodes or bachelor chests. The pair features ornate brass hardware, faux marble painted tops, curvaceous bombe form, fou...
Wood
Palatial Pair of Walnut and Ebony Art Deco Bombe Commodes Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This pair of gorgeous walnut and ebony colored trimmed commodes or chests are sublimely luxurious with serpentine undulating fronts and four roomy drawers. A nice perk they have out...
Walnut
Sold|$2,350
Italian Burled Wood Bombe Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian burled wood, olive wood, bombe commode / chest of two drawers, on four cabriole legs, stamped "Made in Italy."
Wood
Italian Rococo Chest of Drawers, Commode, 20th Century
Located in Southampton, NJ
An elegant Italian bombe commode chest of drawers of oyster burl olive veneer made in the Rococo style.
Brass
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Dutch Bombe Chest Commodes
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of elegant Bombe chest made in the Dutch style by Minton-Spidell, one of the finest reproduction furniture producers in the world based in Los Angeles, California. Custom handma...
Sold|$6,850
French Chinoiserie Style Bombe Chest Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
Attractive French Chinoiserie style bombe chest, circa 1940s. The shaped marble atop an ebonized conforming case fitted with two drawers with elegant bronze pulls. The case decorated...
Marble
Sold|$3,500
Venetian French Style Bombe Chests Commodes
Located in Southampton, NJ
Early 20th Century Venetian Bombe two drawer chests in striking Prussian Blue with gold gilt hand carvings on all sides. Beautifully maintained original patinated finish boasts marv...
Brass, Bronze
Sold|$3,800
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Commode or Chest
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian olive wood Baroque style five drawer commode, early 20th century. Please, contact us for shipping options. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques
Olive
French Bombe Chest or Commode in Black Lacquer
Located in Highwood, IL
Reproduction French bombe chest or commode, finished in black lacquer that was imported from Holland quite a while ago.
Empire Bombe Commode French Antique Chest Drawers, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French Empire bombe commode or chest of drawers Circa 1880 Features three drawers so ample storage All ormolu fixtures are original Great interiors piece Find and elega...
Wood
Sold|$3,307
Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Dutch painted bombe commode, 1780 Dimensions: 38.5 inches (98 cms) wide 18.5 inches (47 cms) deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) high.
Oak
Louis XV Style Bombe Inlaid Commode, Chest or Dresser
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely crafted Louis XV style Commode or chest of drawers. The whole having oak secondaries with bronze mounts and full bronze mounted corners running from the full shoe sabots to ...
Bronze
Sold|$950
Italian Bombe Style Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely bombe style three drawer commode or chest with inlaid crosshatch parquetry design.
Walnut
Sold|$1,095
Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ebonized chinoiserie 2-drawer bombe commode with a faux marble top.
Sold|$5,601
Ebonized French Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A strikingly simple and shapely 19th century French bombe commode with stunning black and white marble top. Later ebonized, circa 1880.
Wood
Sold|$3,847
French Bombe Shaped Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century French bombe two-drawer marquetry commode with ormolu decoration, 1880. Dimensions 48 inches (122 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 35 inches (89 cms) high.
Marble, Ormolu
John Widdicomb Bombe Form Gold Gilt Decorated Chinoiserie Commode or Chest
By John Widdicomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous two-drawer vintage bombe form commode by John Widdicomb. Chest features two very thick solid cherry wood dovetailed drawers, hand-painted gold gilt chinoiserie designed acce...
Cherry
Sold|$5,331
Late 18th Century Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th century bombe commode circa 1790.
Johnson Handley Adams Paint Decorated Demilune Bombe Commode Console Table Chest
By Handley Johnson Handley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Johnson Handley Adams style paint decorated demilune Bombe commode. Item features hand painted details throughout, demilune form, original label, 1 dovetailed drawer, quality America...
Satinwood, Paint
Sold|$2,400
A Bombe White Lacquered Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bombe White Laquared Commode. A fine quality antique Louis XV style commode having two smaller drawers over a pair of larger drawers. The carved feet supporting a wonderfully bombe...
Diminutive 19th Century Dutch Bombe Oak and Walnut Chest or Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A diminutive Dutch or German bombe oak and walnut four drawer chest. The nicely shaped and moulded top above a case of four drawers with swelled, or bombe, lower section and all rais...
Oak, Walnut
Sold|$2,950
Pair of Bombe Swedish Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of fine decorative Swedish paint decorated Bombe commodes. Finely painted and constructed
Wood
Sold|$1,500
Italian Bombe Chinoiserie Decorated Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style Italian bombe chinoiserie decorated commode, fourth quarter of the 20th century. With raised chinoiserie decoration.
Brass
Pair of Louis XV Style Marble-Top Bombe Commodes or Nightstand Chests
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style marble-top bombe commodes or nightstand chests. Each having finely inlaid floral design fronts and bombe sides.
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
Louis XV Style Ebonized Marble Top Bombe Chest Commode Having Bronze Details
Located in Southampton, NJ
Late 19th century Louis XV style ebonized bombe chest commode mable and bronze details accenting this gorgeous piece.
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$2,800
Italian Bombe Commodes, 1950's
Located in Denton, TX
Two burled wood three drawer dressers made in Italy. One of the chest seems to have a more swirled grain than the other.
Metal
Small Miniature Italian Burl Olive Wood Bombe Commode Jewelry Chest B. Altman
By B. Altman and Company 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small miniature Italian burl olive wood Bombe Commode jewelry chest B. Altman. Item features beautiful wood grain, original label, 3 dovetailed drawers, cabriole legs, great style an...
Wood, Burl
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Hand Painted Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Hand Painted Commode Chest. Item featured has 4 drawers, bronze ormolu, black marble top, hand painted throughout, very nice item.
Marble
Italian Parquetry French Louis XV Style Bombe 3 Drawer Commode or Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Italian 3 drawer Bombe commode with fine antiqued parquetry detailed finish and classic French Louis XV Form.
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Bombe Bronze Mounted Commodes, Nightstands or Chests
By François Linke
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Louis XV style bombe bronze mounted commodes with rouge marble tops. Each of these large and impressive commodes or nightstands is simply stunning. The sides and front all ...
Marble, Bronze
French Country Louis XV Style Carved "Bombe" Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
French country carved "Bombe" walnut chest in the Rococo style. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, finely carved details, working lock an...
Bronze
Sold|$1,395
Pair of Italian Inlaid Bombe Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Pair of Italian inlaid 2-drawer bombe commodes.
Wood
Sold|$3,982
18th Century Dutch Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th century Dutch bombe commode painted in a distressed black, 1780 Dimensions: 45 inches (114 cms) wide 23 inches (58 cms) deep 35 inches (89 cms) high.
Oak
Sold|$1,975
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Chest
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Italian olive wood 1950s bombe chest.
Sold|$3,250
Dutch Walnut Bombe Commode, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A graceful commode with a beautifully aged, stripped finish that highlights the natural warmth and grain of the wood. The commode features a classic serpentine front with three gener...
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Banded Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of French Louis XV style bombe commodes. Item features French Rococo style brass ormolu and hardware, working lock and key, two dovetailed drawers, banded tops, cabriole legs,...
Brass
Sold|$1,900
French Chinoiserie Style Bombe Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A dark green serpentine-shape stone top, over an ebonized conforming bombe chest fitted with two drawers, beautiful hand painted detail of nature scenes, raised on cabriole legs endi...
Northern Italian Burlwood Bombe Miniature Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Child-sized petite commode, of burled olivewood, having a shaped top, on conforming case of three stacked drawers, raised on splayed feet. Made in italy for the "B. Altman Compa...
Burl, Olive
Sold|$6,750
Maison Jansen Japanned Bombe Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Best Japanned French Louis XV style bombe chest, circa 1920, the serpentine marble atop an ebonized conforming cabinet with beautiful Chinoiserie painted scene, excellent quality orm...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$8,500
Louis XV Provincial Fruitwood Bombe Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine top over three drawers and a carved shaped skirt, cabriole legs. Rope twist bail handles with rosette backplates. Dingman Estate.
Fruitwood
Sold|$795
Louis XV Style Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Inlaid floral decoration. Bronze mounts.
Sold|$9,800
Elegant Continental Decorated Bombe Chest
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A beautiful paint decorated two drawer chest including Mother of Pearl inlays, raised lacquer work, and Eggshell Lacquers. The front of the chest depicts Chinese royalty in processi...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Painted Bombe Commodes or Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
This Fine pair of painted French Louis XV style bedside bombe commodes, painted white, the shaped top over a conforming case fitted with two drawers, raised on splayed legs.
French Empire Style Marble Topped Bombé Commode
Located in Worcester, GB
French Empire Style marble topped bombé commode Measures: Width: 74 cm Depth: 46 cm. Height: 96 cm Good looking French Empire style three drawer commode. Shaped heav...
Brass
Italian Serpentine and Double Bombe Form Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful Italian serpentine and double bombe form olive-wood commode. Having two drawers over two doors, gorgeous rich warm patina, and resting on diminutive cabriole legs. Fabulou...
Sold|$4,600
French Louis XV Style Bombe Commodes, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous matching pair of Louis XV style Bombe Commodes from circa 1920. These two Commodes are made from yew wood which makes them quite rare. Most Commodes of this style were m...
Ormolu
Sold|$1,595
Rococo French Petite Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Ideal at the bedside, in a seating group, or anywhere some stylish storage is needed, this Antique Louis XV Bombe Marquetry Commode has been topped with its original contoured & beve...
Early 20th Century Maltese Olivewood Bombe Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Elegant bombe shape commode from malta, circa 1900. Made with stunning olivewood veneers over the traditional maltese carcass. Two short drawers over two long. Brass button han...
Olive
Paint Decorated Auffray & Co. Bombe Chest
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A traditional French Provincial style bombe chest with three drawers. Paint decorated with scalloped apron with cabriole legs.
Sold|$1,850
Hand Carved Walnut Italian Bombe Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive hand carved walnut inlaid bombe chest with two drawers. The chest with shapely body with inlaid details and bookmatched top. The Rococo cast brass handles are original. ...
Walnut
Sold|$1,595
Vintage Italian Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This charming wooden chest of drawers was crafted in Italy, circa 1960. With its three front drawers balanced upon cabriole legs and a scalloped skirt, this petite dresser flaunts an...
Giltwood
Pair of Walnut and Burl Italian Bombe Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of walnut and burl Italian bombe commodes. Each made in Italy, bombe commode or nightstand having lined interior on all three drawers. The sprayed legs supporting an upper bombe...
Pair of Bombe Maison Jansen Nightstand or Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine ebonized and marble-top pair of commodes or nightstands by Maison Jansen. This rare and fine pair of double drawer bombe marble top commodes each having a Louis XV style leg s...
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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