Pair of 19th Century Italian Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Commodes
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian bombe commodes. The dressers feature beautiful inlay and marquetry with varying species of wood. Three drawers each with bronze hardware. Perfect for ...
Wood
Louis XV Bombe Kingwood Commode from the Cartland Estate
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An exceptionally fine Louis XV bombe kingwood commode retaining original period gilt bronze mounts and with a Breche-Violette marble. Formerly in the collection of Dame Barbara Cartl...
Louis XV Style Kingwood Marble Top Bombe Commode 2
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Louis XV style bronze mounted marble top and kingwood bombe commode. Some surface level imperfections and scratches to marble, pictured; otherwise, in good condition. Two availa...
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$6,000
Fabulous Pair of Shell Bombe Style Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
These are really wonderful 3 drawer chests.
Sold|$8,500
Louis XV Walnut Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV walnut chest of drawers from the region of Castres in France circa 1760. The walnut has a beautiful patina.
C 1930s Small Italian Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Summerland, CA
Small but charming Italian painted chest in gilt and teal blue. Drawer with cabinet below. Four carved cabriole legs. Nice bedside table.
French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century commode of bombe serpentine form with a veined marble top, above two long drawers on cabriole legs that terminate in gilt bronze ormolu sabots. The front and sides are...
Marble, Ormolu
Walnut Bombé Commode with Marble Top, French Louis XV
Located in London, GB
Walnut and marble commode, the original variegated red marble top with moulded edge on three sides, above the walnut carcase of bombé form fitted with two long graduated drawers carv...
Bombe Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Sweden, circa 1790
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very beautiful chest in elm or chestnut. Standing on hoof feet with elegant hardware and serpentine bombe shape.
Brass
19th Century Italian Rococo Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Flamboyant green painted bombe commode with carved foliate details in original palazzo condition.
Wood
Sold|$10,900
Elegant Louis XV Style Fruitwood Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Floral marquetery inlay-dore bronze mounts & pulls-ochre marbre shaped top-
Bronze
Dutch Bombe Chest, Dutch Antiques, Chest of Drawers, Baroque Style, Dutch
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
A Baroque style Dutch painted wood bombé three-drawer commode from my home country This commode was born in the Netherlands and features a shaped top with beveled edges over three...
Walnut
Dutch Bombe Chest, Dutch Antiques, Chest of Drawers, Baroque Style, Dutch
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
A Baroque style Dutch painted wood bombé three-drawer commode from my home country This commode was born in the Netherlands and features a shaped top with beveled edges over three d...
Walnut
Dutch Burr Walnut Bombé Chest. Mid 18th C
Located in New York, NY
Hinckley, page 76 and 92, "Furniture related to the English school", which illustrates Dutch chests inspired by the Georgian English form. Dutch, Mid 18th Century See similar exa...
Italian Baroque Style Walnut Bombe Chest Circa 1950
Located in Kensington, MD
A mid 20th Century Italian walnut Baroque Style bombe chest.
Unusual Unfinished Pine Bombe' Chest with Granite Top
Located in US
Unfinished Pine Bombe' Three Drawer Chest With New Black Granite Top
Granite
Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV style paint decorated bombe chest, with all over chinoiserie decor, the marble top surmounting two long drawers, raised on cabriole legs.
Wood
Continental Rococo Style Carved Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Continental rococo style heavily carved exotic hardwood bombe chest of drawers, circa mid to late 20th century. Dimensions: 34"H x 42"W x 21.25"D. Ask us about our local NYC delivery.
Hardwood
CENTURY Oak French Country Style Bombe Bachelor Chest
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Country style bombe bachelor chest by Century Furniture. Solid oak, brass hardware, bombe style, carved apron and feet. Features three drawers of dovetail construction with ...
Brass
18th Century Dutch Figured Mahogany Bombe Shaped Chest
Located in London, west Sussex
This superb and gorgeous late 18th century Dutch figured mahogany bombe shaped chest features 5 long drawers on carved ball and claw front feet with a lovely rococo carved apron. The...
Brass
Pair of Faux Crocodile Leather-Covered Bombe Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pair of leather-covered bombe' chests, fully covered in a deep purplish-burgundy faux crocodile pattern. Buy separately or as a pair. The embossing is deep relief: very tac...
Wood
Italian Black Lacquer Ormolu Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A late 20th century reproduction of an Italian style bombe chest, unbranded. Hardwood with black lacquer, removable marble top, brass hardware, brass ormolu mounts and curved legs. F...
Brass
A Faux Zebra Skin Wrapped Two Drawer Bombe Commode 1970s
Located in London, GB
A Faux Zebra Skin Wrapped Two Drawer Bombe Commode 1970s
Cotton
Sold|$3,000
C. 1930 Painted Wood Bombe Chest/ Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
C. 1930 two drawer painted bombe chest with a mottled marble top. The painting on this is exquisite--it's a soft peachy/salmon color with creamy colored flower accents on the front a...
Marble
Mid-18th Century Dutch Walnut and Marquetry Bombé-front Commode
Located in Cookeville, TN
Mid-18th century Dutch walnut bombe' front commode. Beautiful inlay work on the gorgeous piece.
Walnut
Michel Dufet French Art Deco Demilune Bombe Chest
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco demilune commode by Michel Dufet inspired by Louis XVI formality and elegance. Note the graceful curved and attenuated gilt legs protruding over the edge to the inset marble...
19th Century French Kingwood Bombe Serpentine Commode with Marble Top
Located in Suffolk, GB
A 19th century French kingwood bombe serpentine commode with marble top. This commode consists of a rouge marble-top in excellent condition of serpentine form to the front with sh...
Marble
Pair of 20th Century French Parquetry Bombe Marble Topped Commodes
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
An attractive pair of 20th century French parquetry bombe marble topped commodes. Tulip and kingwood with ormolu handles and mounts. Topped with the beautifully colored marble. Would...
Ormolu
Swedish Kingwood Bombe Shaped Commode Signed and Dated Oct 1922
Located in East Sussex, GB
A Swedish kingwood bombe commode, signed and dated October 1922. The serpentine top with diamond pattern laid veneer, satinwood stringing and crossbanded, above three "bombe" shaped ...
Kingwood, Satinwood
Rare French Art Deco bombe chest by Neiss
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cuban rosewood on oak in standing pattern with a 3 drawers front. Complete set of original chromium-plated ball pulls. Original ball feet.
The chest from a private es...
Small Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Revival Bombe Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A small Italian Walnut Burl Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Revival Bombe Commode.
Wood
PAIR OF LOUIS XV BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD BOMBE CHESTS
Located in New York, NY
PAIR OF LOUIS XV BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD BOMBE CHESTS WITH WHITE MARBLE TOPS
Marble
An 18th Century Dutch Mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Woodbury, CT
A highly figured ribbon mahogany veneered bombe chest of drawers with original fire gilt hardware. The rosewood crossbanded and molded edge top is over a kettle shaped chest with gra...
Wonderful Floral Marquetry Dutch Bombe Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A wonderful floral marquetry dutch bombe fronted chest of drawers from the mid 18th century. All marquetry inlaid on walnut original handles and escutcheons. Dimensions: Height 3...
Walnut
An Italian Bombe Two Drawer Commode in Burr Walnut Veneer 1960s
Located in London, GB
An Italian Bombe Two Drawer Commode in Burr Walnut Veneer 1960s
Walnut
Louis XV Bombe Kingwood Commode with a Breche-Violette Marble Top
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An exceptionally fine Louis XV Bombe Kingwood commode of exceptional color and patina retaining original period gilt bronze mounts and with a breche violette marble.
Kingwood
French Rococo Style Marquetry Three-Drawer Bombé Commode with Bronze Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style bombé marquetry inlaid commode from the early 20th century, with marble top and bronze hardware.
Marble, Bronze
Fine and Rare German Rococo Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
This fine and rare mid eighteenth century German, probably Dresden, rococo bombé-form chest of drawers, or kommode, is made of figured walnut on an oak core, with a shaped and molded...
Ormolu
Antique Dutch Baroque Style Bombè Mahogany Chest circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
Receive our new selections direct from 1stdibs by email each week. Please click Follow Dealer below and see them first! A classic Dutch Baroque style bombe front mahogany chest ci...
Brass
French Louis XV Ebonised and Gilt Bronze Bombe Commode, circa 1740
Located in London, GB
An elegant and well proportioned French early Louis XV ebonised Bombe commode with exuberant gilt bronze handles c1740 - later Belgian fossil marble top. The shaped top above four p...
Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Olive Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
The serpentine stepped red and white Belgian marble top above three short drawers and two long drawers, the front angles with scrolling foliate clasps, on scrolling foliate-cast gent...
Ormolu
Sold|$2,149 / set
French Louis XV Marble Bombe Commode Bedside Cabinets Tables Set 1
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique French pair of Louis XV style marble-topped bombe commode bedside cabinets dating to early 20th century, the scalloped cream marble tops over three drawers with dual bronze h...
Marble
Pair of Lacquered Hooker Bombe Chests with Amazing Hardware
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Raleigh, NC
This pair of incredible Hooker chests has curvy lines, spectacular gold hardware, and gorgeous lining in all drawers. Perfect for a bedroom, living room, foyer, or sunroom, these che...
Pair of 19th Century Olive Wood Side Bombe Chests
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th century olive wood side chests with 2 main drawers and a small one in the center.
Brass
Stylish Ebonized Bombe Chest in the Louis XV taste
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very attractive 4-drawer chest in ebonized wood with detailed gilt bronze appliques and pulls; the surfaces showing figurative incised designs beneath the finish
Ormolu
Sold|$13,995 / set
Pair of Louis XV Tall Bombe Chests - FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Louis XV style tall bombe wood carved chest featuring three drawers, shaped legs, scrolling apron and brass hardware. Created by the artisans of Italy.
Wood
Italian Rococo Bombe Chest with Marble Top 19th-20th Century
Located in Litchfield, CT
Italian Rococo cream painted and floral bombe chest of drawers carved gilt-trim and marble top with floral inlaid design, 19th-20th century. From the Cascone collection of arts and a...
Marble
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Bombe Painted Commode, Faux Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Provincial Louis XV style bombe painted commode. old faux marble top
Wood
French Louis XV Style Black Painted Bombé Commode from the Late 1800s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style bombé three-drawer commode from the late 19th century, repainted in black, with Rococo style hardware, carved scalloped skirt and scrolled feet. This refinish...
Wood
Mahogany Chippendale Style Bombe Chest with Ball in Claw Feet
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bombe chest, unbranded, similar in quality to high-end furniture makers, such as Henredon. Solid mahogany with brass hardware, bombe shape, and ball-in-claw feet....
Brass
HENREDON Folio 10 Walnut French Country Style Low Bombe Chest
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Country style low bombe chest by Henredon, from their Folio 10 Collection. Walnut with decorative brass hardware, curved front, carved apron and flared legs. Features two dr...
Brass
18th Century Dutch Inlaid Yew Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Louisville, KY
Featuring an inlaid, scalloped, and cross banded top over three similarly decorated drawers with a bombe, or kettle form base raised on ogee bracket feet. www.TraceMayer.com
Yew
French Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry Commode with Marble Top and Brass Mounts
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Two full width drawers and has the lovely "bombe" shape to the chest itself. Measuring: Marquetry commode 33” or 84cm high 36 1/2” or 92cm wide 17 3/4” or 45cm deep.
Walnut
Louis XV Style Kingwood Inlaid Bombe Commode with Serpentine Molded Marble Top
Located in New Haven, CT
A French late 19th century Louis XV style marble-top commode with serpentine molded marble top above conforming case with two short over two long drawers, each inlaid with cartouche ...
Ormolu
Fine Quality Pair of Kingwood Louis XV Style Marble-Topped Bombe Shaped Commode
Located in Darwen, GB
A fine quality pair of kingwood Louis XV style marble-topped bombe shaped commodes or chests. Each having a serpentine shaped sienna marble top above an arrangement of three graduati...
French Louis XV Rococo Style Antique Painted Bombè Chest circa 1885
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely Rococo style bombé chest of drawers from France circa 1885 having the original painted floral decoration.
Paint, Wood
Beautiful Antique French Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
By Fine Woodworker
Located in Lingfield, West Sussex
This is a lovely bombe chest of drawers from France. All original, bronze work is exquisite along with the inlay work. Some marks, blemishes, scratches etc. Please study pictures. ...
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.
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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