Unavailable|$3,900
Louis XIV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Louis XIV-Style Bombe Commode. 4-drawers. Marble top. Ormolu mounts. Paw legs. Surface on front of drawers in a manner resembling Andre-Charles Boulle's brass and tortoiseshell treat...
Marble
Unavailable|$14,500
Antique Venetian Chinoiserie Bombe Commode
Located in Fulton, CA
A stunning and fine 18th century Italian commode embellished with hand lacquered chinoiserie detail. Over-exaggerated Bombe form with warm blue, green and gold tones. Retains origina...
Wood, Lacquer
Unavailable|$2,109
Antique Louis XV Style Commode Chest of Drawers 19th Century Bombe
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A fine quality mid-19th century Louis XV style serpentine cherrywood commode. The serpentine shaped top with chamfered edges and rounded corners above two shaped drawers with gilt m...
Cherry
Unavailable|$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.
Brass
Unavailable|$10,586
18th Century French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Vilnius, LT
18th century French Louis XV style chest of drawers marquetry bombe commode. This chest of drawers is made of fir.
Bronze
Unavailable|$3,200
Small Antique Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very sweet, this smaller-sized chest would serve in lots of places, from a nightstand to an end table. This in a vintage copy (c 1920) of the period classic. It has lovely old handle...
Wood
Unavailable|$3,333
18th century Dutch mahogany bombe commode
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an exquisite Dutch Mahogany Bombe Commode, skillfully crafted around 1750. This exceptional piece, fashioned from solid Cuban mahogany,...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$5,443
18th Century French Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Great proportion, small, 18th century French walnut bombe commode.
Walnut
Unavailable|$35,000
A Dutch marquetry bombe shaped commode
Located in Miami, FL
A Dutch marquetry bombe shaped commode
Wood
Unavailable|$18,500
18th c. Italian Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
18th c Italian painted marble top commode with bombe form.
Marble
Unavailable|$5,800
French Baroque Style Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted bombe commode with two drawers having a painted finish with bronze hardware. Mid-20th century. Provenance: Richard Himmel, Palm Beach, FL.
Wood
Unavailable|$39,994
19th Century Bombe Inlaid Top Commode
Located in Monza, IT
Fine Milanese bombe commode. Veneer blur walnut with legs, serpentine and outlines in ebonized wood. Fine inlay on front and on top. Authentic bronze mounted.
Wood
Unavailable|$7,824
18th Century Dutch Mahogany Bombe Commode
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
A highly attractive bombe serpentine commode having a moulded serpentine top above four graduating, cock-beaded drawers with striking ormolu handles and escutcheons. Beneath the draw...
Ormolu
Unavailable|$6,900
Antique French Bombe' Marble top Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 2 drawer Rococo style bombe' chest with Italian Sienna marble top, marquetry inlaid front. Bronze mounts and handles in the Rococo style
Siena Marble
Unavailable|$6,500
18th Century French Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Louis XV Commode en Tombeau France 18th century Red and white serpentine faux-painted wood top; pale green painted bombe-shaped body; three paneled drawers and a conformingly-shap...
Wood
Unavailable|$2,442
French Kingwood Marble Topped Bombe Commode
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A charming French Louis XV style kingwood marble topped commode. Well made with stunning kingwood and rosewood veneers onto a solid oak carcas. It is of serpentine bombe shape and em...
Marble
Unavailable|$3,900
Midcentury Chinoiserie Painted Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantasy painted chinoiserie two-drawer bombe chest. Classic French bombe shape on the midcentury chest. Original hardware. Paintings are white and gray on an almond background. Beaut...
Wood
Unavailable|$2,950
Italian Veneered Olivewood Bombe Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian veneered olivewood bombe three-drawer chest.
Wood
Unavailable|$1,973
Dutch Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Neat size Dutch bombe front chest of drawers in figured walnut with a mellow color, circa 1850. The shaped front top with moulded edges is over 3 graduated, oak lined bombe front dra...
Walnut
Unavailable|$4,800
Swedish Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chest of three drawers, Sweden circa 1860, with bombé form and carved detail. A beautiful piece.
Wood
Unavailable|$36,605
Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
Louis XV period ormolu mounted 'galbee' kingwood marquetry commode. With original "Flandres a bec de Corbin" marble from Flanders over five drawers in three rows. With chis...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$1,250
Small Bleached Oak Bombe Chest
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice small bombe chest that dates to the late 1800s-early 1900s. It has three drawers that function very well. The bleached finish is very nice.
Oak
Unavailable|$7,900
Antique 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...
Oak
Unavailable|$3,900
French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Denver, CO
Four drawer antique French chest has an inlaid rosewood design with unusual geometric patterning and strong serpentine lines, ending in flared square legs. The brass ormolu hardware ...
Marble
Unavailable|$5,375
Late 18th Century Three-Drawer Bombe Commode
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A late 18th century three-drawer bombe commode with gilt metal handles, the top with a panel depicting birds.
Birdseye Maple, Kingwood, Satinwood
Unavailable|$8,500
Swedish Walnut and Kingwood Parquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Kensington, MD
A Swedish walnut and kingwood parquetry Baroque Style bombe commode View our complete collection @ www.hollisandknight.com.
Unavailable|$39,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Bombe Commodes
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Pair of French mid 19th Century Bombe Commodes of a grand scale. Beautiful marquetry utilizing Kingwood and Tulipwood. All of the gilt bronze hardware and mounts are original as are ...
Kingwood
Unavailable|$1,050
French Regence Mahogany, Marble-Top Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Regence mahogany three-drawer marble top bombe commode; having a rectangular molded edge gray marble top over a conforming case with three long drawers with bronze escutcheons and pu...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$7,900
18th Century Dutch Oak Bombe Chest
Located in Port Chester, NY
Fabulous early Dutch bombe chest or commode, grand in presence. This four drawer bureau is made of polished oak with a beautiful color and rich patina.
Oak
Unavailable|$3,061 / set
Pair of French Parquetry Bombé Chests
Located in Salisbury, GB
A pair of French parquetry bombé chests, circa 1920.
Unavailable|$3,400
Early 19th Century Dutch Bombe Chest
Located in Corona del Mar, CA
This is a decorative Dutch bombe chest, circa 1830. This diminutive bombe has gorgeous patina, original hardware 4 drawers and the most usually pleasing detail along the bottom edge....
Wood
Unavailable|$4,500
SATURDAY SALE Extravagant Lacquered Bombe Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Impressively lacquered four-drawer bombe chest with conforming black marble plateau and satin brass pulls; manufactured by Quatrain to custom finish specifications
Marble
Unavailable|$8,164
A Louis XV Oak Bombe Commode, 18th Century
Located in Lincoln, GB
A LOUIS XV BOMBE OAK COMMODE THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, PROVINCIAL FRANCE With two short and two long panelled drawers carved with foliage, the angles with carved cartouches, handle...
Oak
Unavailable|$1,450
Italian Walnut and Inlaid Bombe Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Italian marquetry and bone inlaid bombe three-drawer commode.
Bone, Walnut
Unavailable|$5,750
19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble-top two-drawer bombe commode.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$4,200
A Louis XV Style Burl Wood Bombe Commode
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A bombe Louis XV style burl wood commode with nice bronze details/handles; in an elegant Louis XV style. Made in the 1940's.
Bronze
Unavailable|$3,402
French Bombé Marble Topped Kingwood Commode, circa 1910
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Period circa 1910, French Wood Kingwood, walnut and various fruitwood marquetry veneer work. Oak construction with panel back Marble Heavy shaped Attractive Sienna marble ...
Kingwood
Unavailable|$48,000 / set
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Bombe Commodes
Located in Bantam, CT
An exceptional pair of Italian rococo bombe cream painted and parcel gilt commodes retaining their original redecorated faux marble top and shaped cabriole feet. The front and sides ...
Unavailable|$3,449
Dutch Bombe Chest of Drawers 18th Century
Located in Salisbury, GB
Dutch bombe chest of drawers with inlaid foliate and avian motifs in marquetry design, 18th century.
Walnut
Unavailable|$17,500
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Chest
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Vancouver, BC
A wonderful quality Louis XV style two-drawer bombe chest in the manner of Pierre Migeon (1733-1775); the oak carcass with overall kingwood and rosewood parquetry; the front central ...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$6,123
French 18th Century Walnut Bombe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Shapely French 18th century walnut bombe commode with cabriole legs and marble top. Attractive diamond pattern parquetry inlay. Nice shape and form with decorative handles.
Marble
Unavailable|$4,218
Turn of the Century Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5099, very attractive bombe commode in kingwood, having original veined marble top over three oak lined drawers with handmade dovetails, all fitted with original working locks and ...
Kingwood
Unavailable|$4,082
Turn of the Century Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5010 very attractive bombe commode in kingwood, having original veined marble top over three oak lined drawers with handmade dovetails, all fitted with original working locks and t...
Mahogany, Kingwood
Unavailable|$442
Vintage Chinese Painted Bombe Chest of Drawers Orange
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive vintage Chinese painted bombe chest of drawers. The serpentine shaped top with chamfered edges and rounded corners above three long shaped drawers with gilt metal hand...
Wood
Unavailable|$4,422
Dutch Walnut Bombé Chest of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Dutch walnut bombé chest, circa 1840. The rectangular top with serpentine moulded edge above four long graduated drawers within cascading front corners and raised on claw and ball feet.
Walnut
Unavailable|$1,695
HENREDON Burl Walnut Chippendale Style Bombe Bachelor Chest
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style bombe chest by Henredon. Burl walnut with a slightly distressed finish, brass hardware, and ogee bracket feet. Features four drawers of dovetail construction with...
Burl, Walnut
Unavailable|$15,196
Dutch Walnut and Marquetry Bombé-front Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Mid-18th century Dutch walnut bombe' front commode. Beautiful inlay work on this gorgeous piece is Impeccable!!!
Walnut
Unavailable|$5,750
French Louis XV Style Rosewood Bombé Commode with Marble Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
French Louis XV style rosewood Bombé commode with marble top. A Louis XV style commode in carved and book-matched veneer rosewood, four drawers each with two handles and a lock escut...
Marble
Unavailable|$150,000
18th Century French Louis XV Parquetry Serpentine Bombé Arbalette Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century French Louis XV Parquetry Serpentine Bombé Arbalette commode, with ébéniste signature Maitre “Charpentier” Paris, and with a conforming marble top above two short dra...
Unavailable|$6,750
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A finely carved late eighteenth century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. A rectangular grey marble top sits above a commode of bombe form w...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$2,700 / item
Minton-Spidell Dutch Bombe Chest or Nightstand / 2 available
Located in Chicago, IL
Minton-Spidell Dutch Bombe Chest or Nightstand / 2 available Beautifully turned out legs, elegant hardware, honey stained walnut glass top has protected this piece, and the beautifu...
Silk, Glass, Walnut
Unavailable|$4,900
French Provincial Louis LXV Style Bombé Commode With Fine Hardware
Located in Free Union, VA
A slim and elegant carved beechwood commode with hoof feet, made of reclaimed antique timber throughout. Fantastic antique look and feel, very well executed in the 20th century, high...
Bronze
Unavailable|$4,800
French Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode with Verde Gris Shaped Marble
Located in Tacoma, WA
A Louis XV style marquetry inlaid and ormole mounted small commode wiht rococo handles and marble top Each corner embellished with a male and female turbaned figures.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$39,500
A SUBLIME FRENCH ROCOCO WALNUT BOMBE-FORM THREE DRAWER COMMODE
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shaped rectangular top with a parquetry rondel amid a framing device; the molded edge with bowed front above a bombe-form body fitted with three conforming long drawers; the base...
CENTURY Cardella Collection Cherry Italian Provincial Bombe Bachelor Chest
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Italian Provincial style bachelor chest by Century Furniture, from their Cardella Collection. Cherry wood with a distressed finish, decorative brass hardware, bombe shaped, banded...
Brass
Unavailable|$107,140
18th Century Italian Rococo Marquetry Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare 18th century Italian Louis XV arbalette bombé commode featuring harlequin palisander marquetry bordered by satinwood stringing and rosewood crossbanding, an unusual lifted ski...
Carrara Marble
Unavailable|$2,995
French Louis XVI Two Drawer Serpentine Front Bombe Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fine French tulipwood Louis XVI two drawer serpentine front Bombe chest with fine inlay around the drawers and on the sides. His chest is highly decorated with the original gilt moun...
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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