DREXEL HERITAGE Chippendale Bombe Bachelor Chest with Ball in Claw Feet
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bombe chest by Drexel Heritage, from their 18th Century Collection. Solid mahogany with brass hardware and ball in claw feet. Features four dovetail drawers with ...
Brass
Antique Dutch Bombe Oak Chest of Drawers, Painted Finish, circa 1800
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 Dutch bombe oak chest of drawers from Holland circa 1800 ...
Oak
French Painted Rococo Style Bombé Four-Drawer Chest with Ogee Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large French Rococo style hand painted bombé chest-of-drawers from the 19th century with raised top and four drawers. This exquisite French painted bombé dresser features a rectang...
Wood
Lacquered Wood in the Manner of Coromandel Louis XV Style Bombe Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
An exquisite French early 20th century commode with a large front panel in an exceptional Coromandel Lacquer representing an 18th century traditional Chinese Decor of People,House an...
Wood, Lacquer
Antique French Louis XV Inlaid Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Chest with Ormolu
Located in Charlotte, NC
A petite French Louis XV style marble top bombe chest, unbranded. Mahogany with inlaid parquetry and pink beveled marble top. Features three small dovetail drawers, mounted ormolu an...
Marble, Brass
Sold|$7,895
French Bombe Chinoiserie
Located in Tacoma, WA
A good early 19th century French black and gilt lacquer chinoiserie bombe commode with patinated ormolu mounts
Marble
Dutch Late 18th Century Painted Pine Three-Drawer Bombé Chest with Bun Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch painted pine three-drawer bombé commode from the late 18th century, with serpentine front and bun feet.
Brass
French Late 19th Century Dutch Style Painted Wood Bombé Chest with Four Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
The two smaller drawers are placed above the two larger ones. The commode features a nice swollen façade, typical of bombé chests.
Wood
Sold|$4,500
Dutch Pinewood Bombe Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
Continental Dutch stripped pine two-door three drawer cabinet with brass hardware. Please note of wear consistent with antique condition wear including minor loss to the brass hardwa...
Brass
Sold|$6,900
19th c Venetian Painted Bombe
Located in Houston, TX
19th c Venetian painted serpentine 3-drawer chest. Top painted faux marbre; painted classical motifs on body.
Sold|$3,495
French Provincial Walnut Bombay Commode
Located in Sarasota, FL
A French provincial walnut bombe commode with bronze pulls. The chest has three drawers.
Fruitwood
Sold|$8,995 / set
Pair, 18th C. Olive wood Bombe Night Stands, Bedside Tables
Located in Summerland, CA
18th Century, Italian Pair of exceptional Bombe chest Night stands. Beautifully hand crafted from olive wood burls, enhancing every curves of the piece. Each has three drawers, ...
Burl
Unusual Large French Antique Bombe Drawers with Marble Top
By Fine Woodworker
Located in Lingfield, West Sussex
Here we have a lovely French antique cupboard, very unusual housing drawers inside. Lovely decoration to the front and sides. Dimensions-: 150cm wide, 93cm tall, 56cm deep
Wood
Pair of Mid 20th Century Venetian Bombe Two Drawer Commodini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, beautifully painted petit commodes with green and black lacquered finish and painted Chinoiserie scenes, on delicately curved cabriole legs. Decorative painting attributed ...
Antique Italian Style Bedside Cabinets Chests Tables Bombe Commode, Pair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnificent and breathtakingly beautiful pair of Italian two-drawer bombé shaped bedside cabinet chests with profusely painted floral work and parcel-gilt decoration all-over, scal...
Pair of Louis XV Style French Painted Chest of Drawers Bombe Commode
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A pair of Louis XV style Bombe commodes chest of drawers, scolloped top over three long drawers with brass handles, finished in a 'off white' with lightly distressed paintwork.
Mahogany
Sold|$1,195
Italian Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mellow burl wood veneers, with dramatic bombe form. An excellent midcentury petite commode.
Metal
Sold|$1,350
Italian Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wondeful Italian Bombe 3 drawer chest with brass hardware.
Wood
Sold|$1,800
Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Painted bombe or Bombay style chest of drawers with metal hardware and painted flower motifs as seen on the trim of the tabletop, the sides, and the drawer fronts. Please note of wea...
Metal
Sold|$3,500
Italian Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very fine profuse floral inlays. Highly stylized and beautiful form.
Satinwood, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode or Bombe Chest of Drawer
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is this very Fine a French Louis XV style three drawers bombe or commode with marble top and gold gilt bronze accents. It is painted black with chinoiserie flowers and gilded...
Wood
Sold|$3,400
Two-Drawer Bombe Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two-drawer bombe style commode in a beautiful antique white painted finish.
Wood
Sold|$7,400
Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
A fine Parisian Louis XV style tulipwood veneer chest with well executed floral marquetry in exotic woods on the three bombes sides. This commode is bronze trimmed, has two "sans tra...
Sold|$900
Bombe Marble-Top Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Bombe burl wood front chest, three drawers, original marble top.
Marble
Sold|$6,603
Mid-19th Century French Bombe Commode
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good mid-19th century French bombe commode. The ground of a soft muted red lacquer adorned with chinoiserie elements of gardens, fruits and foliage. Retaining the original gilt bro...
Sold|$1,425
19th Century Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Small Commode is made out of solid wood covered with veneers stained a rich mahogany color with a polished patina finish. The commode features i...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold|$5,400
Swedish Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Chest of three drawers, Sweden, circa 1860, with bombé form and carved detail. A beautiful piece.
Brass
Sold|$495
Petite Italian Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1950s vintage Rococo style bombe commode on cabriole legs with floral motifs. The piece also features two drawers which can be used for a bedside table. Made in Italy. Please n...
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Bombe Parquetry Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century Italian Bombe Parquetry commode.
Wood
Late 20th Century Black Lacquer Bombe´ Commode
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A late 20th C. two drawer black lacquer Bombé commode with gilt brass pulls and a rouge marble top.
Lacquer
Sold|$1,340
21st Century New Standards Bombe’ Chest
Located in Houston, TX
This beautiful bombe’ chest is from Pennsylvania House New Standards: The Steve Tyrell Collection that debuted in 2003. Just like the jazz singer the collection included traditional,...
Crystal
Sold|$7,900
18th Century Dutch Walnut Bombe Chest
Located in Port Chester, NY
Fabulous early Dutch bombe chest, grand in presence. This four drawer bureau is made of mellow walnut with a beautiful color and rich patina. Details of note include all original han...
Walnut
Sold|$2,800
Dutch Baroque Revival Bombe Burlwood Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1920s robust Burlwood chest with three drawers in the Rococo Revival style. Two convex and one concave front on carved, heavy lion's paw feet. The piece also features brass pul...
Wood, Burl
Sold|$2,395
Louis XV Style Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Louis XV style bombe chest with marquetry inlay, France, circa 1940s-1950s.
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Italian Walnut Bombe Commodes
Located in Nashville, TN
This pair of late 19th century Italian commodes or bedside chests features lovely figured walnut with brass pulls. The top is serpentine and crossbanded. The drawers rest on a shaped...
Walnut
Small Sculptural Dutch Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
A small, sculptural 18th century Dutch bombé chest of drawers, in ebonized finish, the drawers lined with floral fabric. Provenance: Henry Davis Sleeper, Stillington Hall, Glouces...
Wood, Fabric
Italian Louis XV Style Marquetry Bombe Commode: 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful Louis XV style Italian commode has the classic diamond-pattern marquetry in three woods all finished in a deep and warm brandy/honey coloration. The round handle-pu...
Wood
18th Century French Walnut Bombe Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French walnut bombe commode with incredible brass pulls Four drawers Beautiful lines.
Brass
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid marble-top bombe secretary commode. Measures: H 35.75" x W 44.5" x D 20.5".
Marble
Pair of John Widdicomb Bombe Louis XV Style Commodes
By John Widdicomb
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pair of high quality John Widdicomb bombe Louis XV style commodes. Lacquered and parcel gilt finish with gilt "chinoiserie" decoration on three sides. Two large drawers with original...
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid marble-top bombe commode with bronze mounted shoulders and sabots.
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Marble Bombe Commode Bedside Cabinets Tables Set 2
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
Louis XV Green Painted Bombe Three-Drawer Commode, French, Decorative, Green
Located in South Yarra, AU
A Louis XV mint green and faux-marble painted bombe three-drawer commode French 18th century The drawers open easily and have been re- lined with porters grass-cloth wallpaper a ve...
French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire
Superb marble, French bombe shaped tulipwood commode chest of drawers with marquetry inlays, good gilt handles and mounts, in excellent original condition.
Tulipwood
Pair of Mid-20th Century Italian Burled Olive Wood Bombe Form Bedside Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid-20th Century Italian Burled Olive Wood Bombe Form Three-Drawer Bedside Commodes Great storage, beautiful form. Graceful movement in the wood Overall:28"W x 14"D x 27.5"...
Wood, Olive
Pair of Italian Burled Olive Wood Bombe Four-Drawer Chests, circa 1950-1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian burled olive wood bombe four-drawer chests, circa 1950s-1960s.
Wood, Olive
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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