1970s Vintage Regency Olive Burl Wood Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage bombe chest is a true celebration of classic Regency elegance, featuring a richly grained olive burl wood finish and a graceful serpentine silhouette. The orna...
Brass
$3,996Sale Price|20% Off
1820s Dutch Baroque Mahogany Bombe Chest Of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This 1820s Dutch Baroque bombe chest of drawers is a masterful example of early 19th-century craftsmanship, showcasing the classic undulating form that defines the bombe silhouette. ...
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century Walnut Bombé Chest of Drawers
Located in Nottingham, GB
A substantial early 18th-century bombé chest of drawers, dating from circa 1730–1740 and constructed from walnut with a shaped marble top. The chest has a pronounced bombé form and ...
Marble, Brass
Continental Style Italian Paint Decorated Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A soft and lovely Chest in Continental style with two long drawers in a Mottled Peach Tone painted finish. The drawers and sides with shaped and raised gilt details, the top drawer w...
Wood
Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A most unusual and rare, c. 1800, hand-carved and painted, serpentine, Venetian, Chinoiserie commode in the bombé style, with rounded legs terminating in ormolu feet.
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Bombe Chest of Drawers, 1750-60
Located in Belmont, MA
This exceptional 18th century French Louis XV bombe chest of drawers, dating from circa 1750–1760.
Marble
Italian Louis XV Style Bombe Burl Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian Louis XV style bombe burl wood patch work Chest of Drawers, circa 1980's. With a serpentine shaped top and sides with molded edges, two bombe shaped drawers with brass hardwa...
Brass
Maitland Smith Bombe Chest with Tooled Leather & Brass Hardware, 1990s
Located in Perkasie, PA
MAITLAND SMITH Tooled Leather Wrapped Bombe Chest – L61260 A distinctive decorative piece from MAITLAND SMITH, this elegant bombe chest showcases the rich textures and refined detai...
Leather
$3,596Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Baroque Rococo Chest of Drawers Bombe Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally ...
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An incredible late 19th Century or early 20th Century French Louis XV style painted commode. Highly decorative paintwork in the Venetian style on this serpentine bombe Louis XV per...
Silver Leaf
Pair Antique Italian Walnut Bombe Chests, Circa 1920's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique Italian walnut bombe chests, circa 1920's.
Walnut
Italian Diminutive Walnut Hardwood Three-Drawer Bombe Side Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
Italian Diminutive Walnut Hardwood Three-Drawer Bombe Side Chest. All Drawers operationg smoothly. Wood back. Dimensions: 18" in width, 10.5" in depth and 19 inches in height.
Walnut
French Curvaceous Bombé Three-Drawer Chest, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique commode from France has a shapely bombé designed body, with a fluidly, curvaceous form.
Wood
18th Century style Chinoiserie lacquer commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite French bombe-shaped commode, crafted in the 18th-century Chinoiserie style, showcases intricate Coromandel lacquer work, vibrant with depictions of Chinese scenes.
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Exceptional Bombé Marquetry Chest With Belgian Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extravagant and large three drawer chest with extensive floral marquetry decoration, heavy bronze mounts, pulls and escutcheons (False), Belgian marble top with fine color and exc...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Theodore Alexander Louis XV Style Chest ~ French Provincial Bombe Chest
Located in Portland, OR
Exquisite Louis XV style bombe chest. Adorned with elaborate brass appliques, eschutcheons, corner and feet detail and exquisite hardware. Finely crafted by Theodore Alexander showca...
Brass
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Bombe Chest with Floral Marquetry
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully crafted Louis XV style three drawer bombe chest with conforming bresch d’alep molded edge marble top surmounting a case in kingwood veneer with bronze scrollwork mounts...
Breche D'Alep Marble, Bronze
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers Rococo Style, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers Rococo Style, 1950s. Delightful small Italian six drawer commode in rich olive wood inlay.
Olive
Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Dutch Rosewood Marquetry Bombé Chest of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
A fine Dutch chest of drawers dating to circa 1840, featuring an elegant serpentine bombé form and richly figured rosewood veneer. The front and sides are beautifully decorated with ...
Brass
Elegant figurative olive wood Italian Bombe Chair Side Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A very stylish diminutive bombe chair or bed side chest. The highly figurative book matched wood with cast brass mounts. The light olive wood with a darker inlay around the top, si...
Brass
Fine 18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding circa 1780 Italian bombe and serpentine fronted commode with shaped burl walnut inlays on three drawers with fancy bronze pulls and escutcheons.
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale French Louis XV style three drawer mahogany bombe chest of drawers with inlay detail. The shapely front with original cast bronze mounts and original marble. Exception...
Marble, Bronze
$2,062Sale Price|25% Off
Dutch Rococo Style Chinoiserie Walnut Serpentine Bombe Chest By White Furniture
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Dutch Rococo style chinoiserie bombe chest by White Furniture. It is a double bombe walnut chest with carved serpentine front. It has gilt chinoiserie details, and tongue i...
Brass
French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial Louis XV mahogany chest of drawers with bombe shape and 3 full drawers below a Pair of drawers all with bronze handles (PORT FURNITURE).
Bronze
Italian Rococo Style Bombé-form Olivewood Veneer 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
the mid-century chest in the rococo taste having a shaped top above a conforming bombé-form case with three drawers featuring ornate bronze pulls; over a scalloped apron all raised o...
Olive
$2,893Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Fruitwood Commode
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality early 20th century French fruitwood commode of serpentine bombe form, having a shaped, moulded edge top above three small drawers over two long deep drawers with ori...
Fruitwood
Fine Antique 20th Century Small Dutch Mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Nottingham, GB
A beautifully crafted 20th-century small Dutch Bombe chest of drawers, distinguished by its elegant serpentine form, decorative carved feet and attractive proportions. The chest fea...
Brass
Exceptional and Grand Antique French Walnut Bombé Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A exceptional and finely crafted antique walnut bombe chest of drawers with a banded panel constructed top. The three long drawers with carved panels and heavy brass pulls with roset...
Brass
Unusual Pair Curved Venetian Bombe Chests / Stands , Italy, 20th Century
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very Unusual Matched Pair of Curved Venetian Bombe Chests or Stands , Made in Italy, 3 drawers, All inlayed, burl wood,, mixed woods,,, minor veneer issues (see photos) Retain ori...
Brass
Fantastic Paint Decorated Italian Bombe Rococo Sideboard Buffet Fitted Drawers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic Italian bombe Rococo sideboard buffet showcases the dramatic curves, ornate decoration, and timeless elegance associated with the Rococo period. The serpentine bombe f...
Walnut
Stunning Gilt & Tooled Leather Neoclassical Bombe Chest by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Gilt & Tooled Leather Neoclassical Bombe Chest by Maitland Smith This stunning gilt and tooled leather Neoclassical bombe chest by Maitland Smith highlights exceptional wor...
Brass
French Painted Commode Chest Drawers Shabby Farmhouse
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous single French painted commode of slight bombe form Love the look of this, light blue offset by the hand painted floral designs in blue A look that can only be described as s...
Wood
A Dutch Baroque-Style Burr Walnut Bombé Chest of Drawers, 20th Century.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking commode features a dramatically shaped double-bombé case crafted from richly figured burr walnut, creating a powerful architectural presence.
Walnut
$1,396Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Dutch Baroque Mahogany Burled Walnut Bombe Chest Of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Dutch mahogany and burled walnut bombe chest of drawers petite commode low boy from the early 20th century.
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Vintage Regency Cerused Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Chest of drawers. A beautiful hand carved Bombe chest in a chic cerused finish. A rolling bow front with Cabriolet legs. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Metal
Vintage Regency French Societe Nouvelle Atlantic Hand Painted Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency bombe chest of drawers. A chic hand painted pastoral scene. Imported from the Societe Nouvelle Atlantic in France. Gorgeous beveled stone top. Acquir...
Stone
$5,176Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Italian Louis XV Period Marquetry Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine Italian mid-18th century figured-walnut bombe three drawer commode; the commode is inlaid on all visible sides including the top in attractive olive wood and walnut, and it si...
Walnut, Olive
Early 19th Century Neat Sized Dutch Walnut Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century neat sized Dutch walnut marquetry bombe chest, with serpentine front and canted corners. Elaborate floral marquetry inlay covers this entire piece with similar flo...
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French fruitwood three-drawer commode with bombe front and sides, circa 1820.
Fruitwood
Pair of 1960s Italian Walnut Diminutive Bombe Chests, End Tables or Nightstands
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of elegant Venetian 3 drawer Rococo style bombe chests / commodes perfect for bedside or a living room.
Brass
Italian Hand-Carved Bombé Chest, Wood and Brass, Elegant Design, 1990s
Located in Dallas, TX
Notable Features Handcrafted in Italy with an elegant bombé silhouette. Three drawers fitted with classic brass hardware. Hand-carved wood detailing showcasing fine Italian crafts...
Brass
Pair of French Provincial Inlaid Bombe Nightstands with Shaped Marble Tops
Located in Pasadena, TX
They feature a shaped rouge/Grey marble top with a molded edge. The case is made of burl walnut with a light wood veneer in a bombe form. They have single hinged doors with an open i...
Marble
Bombe Style Walnut Chest with Pine Green Checkerboard Granite Top
Located in Pasadena, TX
This 3 drawer chest is made of walnut and has a checkerboard granite top. The elbows are nicely carved as they accentuate the bow in the craftsmanship. The granite top is 2" thick.
Granite
Small French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest with Fossil Limestone Top
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning vintage French Bombe chest of drawers of small proportions. Beautiful Satin wood with marquetry inlay of rosewood and other exotic timbers. The top is a most gorgeous foss...
Limestone
Alfonso Marina French Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry Walnut Chest of Drawers
By Alfonso Marina
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A finely crafted Alfonso Marina French Louis XV-style bombe chest, masterfully constructed in richly figured walnut and exotic wood veneers with striking chevron marquetry drawer fro...
Wood
19th Century French Two Drawer Marble Topped Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A 19th C. French bombe front kingwood commode with boxwood inlay and mottled gray marble The two shaped drawers have pierced brass escutcheons, over a scalloped apron.
Marble, Brass
Louis XV Bombe Chest of Drawers with Ormolu Decor, France (1750–1760)
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XV Bombe Chest of Drawers, France (1750–1760) This fine Louis XV chest of drawers is an exceptional example of mid-18th-century French craftsmanship.
Marble, Bronze
Elegant Venetian walnut bombé chest of drawers from the mid-20th century.
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Venetian walnut bombé chest of drawers from the mid-20th century. Curved furniture, veneered and decorated with walnut and beech wood, with beautiful lines and pleasing deta...
Walnut
Mid 20th century Swedish rococo revival commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century rococo revival commode circa 1950. Bombe shaped 3 drawer commode made in mahogany and kingwood, with shaped marble top.
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Bombé Chest, Marble Top and Gorgeous Marquetry
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts.
Marble
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode circa 1950. Good quality french bombe shaped commode in the rococo taste. 3 drawers fitted with ornate handles and key plates.
Marble
24CT GOLD LEAF FENDI CASA CANOVA EXTRA LARGE BOMBE CHEST OF DRAWERs
By Fendi Casa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely RRP £18,000 24ct Gold Leaf Fendi Canova Bombe Chest of Drawers which is part of a suite Please ...
Wood
1920s Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Louis XV bombe chest of drawers with satinwood inlay. Made in France in the 1920's this chest features 3 wide drawers and a stunning pink marble top. The marble is beveled ...
Marble, Brass
$2,900Sale Price|50% Off
Theodore Alexander Althorp Bombe Chest of Drawers in Mahogany With Brass Handles
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Norwood, NJ
An exquisite Theodore Alexander Althorp Collection bombe chest, beautifully handcrafted from richly figured mahogany with a lustrous hand-rubbed finish. The piece features six drawer...
Bronze
Dutch Antique 19th Century Baroque Revival Bombe Chest of Drawers in Walnut
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Dutch Baroque Revival commode or chest of drawers in walnut and walnut root veneer with bombe front, brass pulls and key plates, resting on carved ball and claw feet, Holland, circ...
Oak, Walnut
20th Century 2 Drawers French Louis XV Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Bombe Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
20th Century 2 Drawers French Louis XV Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Bombe Chest
Satinwood
Pair Louis XVI style marble topped commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th Century style marble topped Bombe shaped Louis XVI style commodes, each with gilded ormolu rococo style mounts and handles to the two drawers and raised o...
Mahogany
Hand-Painted Modern Chest in Venetian Bombe Style, Late 20th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
The modern chest with two drawers in the Venetian curvy or Bombe style is hand-crafted, as well as hand-painted in glossy cream. Picture it in the living room or bed room or even the...
Wood
$14,740Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI style commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style, bombe fronted, marble top commode. Having wonderful rococo influenced gilded ormolu mounts and handles, monopodia supports to...
Breccia Marble
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.
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