French Painted Two Drawer Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century French painted pine bonbe front two drawer commode with good distressed paint. 1910.
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
French Painted Two Drawer Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century French painted pine bonbe front two drawer commode with good distressed paint. 1910.
Pine
Early 19th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th to late 18th century. Italian Two-Drawer commode with faux hand-painted top. Profile portrait motif with colorful details.
Paint
Italian 19th Century Two Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational large-scale Italian 19th-century two-drawer commode with all original painted surfaces.
Wood
Theodore Alexander Style Walnut Two-Drawer Commode
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Germantown, MD
Theodore Alexander Style Walnut Two-Drawer Commode. Measures 34" in width x 14" in depth x 32" in height.
Wood, Walnut
Fancy John Widdicomb Regency Style Two Drawer Commode
By John Widdicomb
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant medium sized two drawer commode having magnificent glossy mahogany with curlicue paint and gilt decoration, shiny brasses and cabriole legs.
Brass
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Jay Spectre Cerused White Oak, Two-Drawer Commode
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Chicago, IL
Jay Spectre for Century Furniture, two-drawer commode in cerused white oak with brushed steel base and top banding.
Steel
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Two Drawer Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Louis XV period carved walnut two drawer commode with original brass hardware.
Walnut
Louis XV Style Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a useful Louis XV style mixed-wood two-drawer commode with gilt metal mounts and variegated marble top with mounded edge, 20th century.
Wood
Pair of Paul Frankl Ebonised Two-Drawer Commodes/Consoles
By Paul Frankl
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Paul Frankl Mid-Century Ebonised Two-Drawer Commodes/Consoles
Wood
Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt carved shell form handles, and resting on a scalloped edge floral skirt with the origin...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$1,544Sale Price|45% Off
French Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming, French Louis XVI transitional style demi-lune two-drawer commode, with an intricate inlay of cross-banded patterns across the facade and sides.
Marble, Bronze
1730s French Period Louis XV Walnut Two-Drawer Commode with Bombé Side Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period Louis XV walnut two-drawer commode from the first half of the 18th century.
Walnut
French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Fluted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period painted two-drawer commode from the late 18th century, with fluted accents and bronze hardware.
Wood
Louis XV Walnut Two Drawer Commode
Located in East Aurora, NY
A very attractive mid 18th century Walnut commode. Two large deep drawers that are gliding smoothly in the case.
Walnut
18th-Century Provincial Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming commode is crafted in light-toned wood and reflects the refined yet approachable elegance associated with 18th-century provincial furniture. The façade features two gen...
Wood
French Serpentine Rare Two Drawer Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A French 19th Century decoratively carved serpentine Walnut two drawer bleached commode with original its hardware.
Walnut
French 1740s Louis XV Two-Drawer Commode with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period two-drawer commode from the mid-18th century, with carved apron, cabriole legs and Rococo style hardware.
Wood
20th Century Italian Inlaid Two Drawer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Italian two drawer walnut commode. With decorative inlay, on tapering legs.
Walnut
$3,350 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Maple Two-Drawer Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French mid century (1940s) maple two-drawer bedside commodes with parquetry pattern veneer, bronze drawer pulls and trim supported on fluted tapered legs.
Marble, Bronze
Italian Two-Drawer Commode – Walnut Oyster Veneer & Rosewood Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
The hand-rubbed finish enhances the depth and chatoyance of the wood grain, revealing the natural beauty of the veneers and the artisan’s attention to surface preparation and polish....
Walnut
Italian Rococo Style Serpentine Front Walnut Two-Drawer Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Small Italian (Venice area) Rococo style Serpentine shaped commode, Walnut with thick Radica Veneer and inlay with deep, rich color. Two drawers with ornate, heavy cast brass pulls. ...
Walnut
Neoclassical Period French Two-Drawer Commode w/Elaborate Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved wood raised commode from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique chest from France has a slightly overhanging top with rounded front corners, w...
Wood
18th Century Italian Walnut Two Drawer Commode with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut commode from the 18th century with two drawers and tapered legs.
Walnut, Burl
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Two Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 33 in W: 32 1/2 in D: 17 in This exquisite mid-20th century Louis XV-style commode features a beautifully crafted marble/granite top and two spacious drawers, blendi...
Granite, Marble, Bronze
Period Louis XVI Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Gilt Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period Louis XVI commode, having an ivory-painted finish with gilt accents, two stacked drawers with bronze pulls and escutcheons, flanked by fluted, round styles. Its front and side...
Bronze
Venetian Two Drawer Commode Hand Painted with Scrollwork and Florals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian commode, ivory-painted background with parcel gilding, having a shaped, molded top over two-stacked drawers mounted with pierced, rocaille pulls, on serpentine stretcher, ra...
Wood
Northern Italian Late LXIV Period Walnut Two Drawer Commode, ca. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded corners above a conforming case with paneled sides and paneled drawer fronts, the drawers retaining antique hardware, the case raised on cabriol...
Walnut
Louis XVI Transitional Two-Drawer Commode with a Breche Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period 18th century French two drawer chest with a breche marble top, the oak carcass veneered in various exotic woods in an overall geometric design. The large inlaid oval panel t...
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Walnut Two-Drawer Commode with Brass Inlay
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant Swedish Gustavian style petite commode in walnut, first half of the 19th century. Raised on tapered legs, the piece features two drawers with brass string inlay, circular ri...
Brass
Pair of Louis XV Provincial Style Hand-carved Two-drawer Commodes/Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
excellent quality reproductions, each with serpentine shaped top above a conforming bombe-form body fitted with two drawers over a pierced rocaille-carved apron all raised on scrolle...
Walnut
Pair of Petite Austrian Biedermeier Two-Drawer Commodes with Inlay, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Austrian Biedermeier petite commodes from the mid-19th century features exquisite veneered tops with rectangular banding over two small drawers. Each central oval mounte...
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Two-Drawer Commode from Nimes
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique fruitwood commode was crafted in Nimes, Southern France circa 1750. The bombe chest on all sides, stands on cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves at the...
Bronze
18th Century Two-Drawer French Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
Two-drawer commode with thick black stone top and gilt bronze hardware.
Wood
French Directoire Two-Drawer Walnut Commode with Banded Inlay from Provence
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Directoire period two-drawer commode with banded inlay from the late 18th century.
Walnut
18th Century Italian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C Italian original painted two drawer commode 1780
Pine
19th Century French Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French two drawer commode of good proportions. With inlaid wood decoration.
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Paper
$7,924 / set
Pair of 19th Century Italian Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good sized pair of Italian walnut, two drawer commodes. Circa 1880.
Walnut
$9,800
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with arabesque decoration and reserved black and white panels of Asian figures.
Softwood
French Provincial Walnut Commode with Gilt Mounts
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Antique French walnut two drawer commode with gilt metal mounts and hardware, carved, curved legs and shaped top.
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Bordelaise Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Superb Louis XV period Bordelaise two-drawer commode. Composed of solid hand-carved walnut and original fine-cast brass fittings.
Walnut
Louis XV Style Walnut Marquetry Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV style marquetery two drawer commode "sans traverse" highly decorated with Rococo style giltbronze mounts, fitted with a thick moulded white Arabescato marble top.
Walnut
Early 19thC French Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830 Early 19thC French walnut commode - a two drawer commode with hoof feet detail and lovely warm patina.
Walnut
19th Century Bleached Walnut Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century bleached walnut Italian inlayed two drawer commode with a lovely pale colour. 1830.
Walnut
Pretty Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C Italian two drawer commode with original paint finish and a faux marble top. 1860.
Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century painted two-drawer commode. Original painted surfaces. Wonderful color and a great size.
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 19th century Marquetry two-drawer commode with a wonderful marble top.
Wood
$24,000 / set
Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
Located in North Miami, FL
Very fine 19th century Venetian two-drawer commode with keys, the top is faux painted to simulate Sienna marble, over the neoclassical designed commode.
Wood
Custom Made Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom made two drawer commode, awaiting hardware. Can be made to your chosen colour and dimensions.
Pine
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Red Vernis Martin Chinoiserie Lacquer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful mid-18th Century Louis XV Vernis Martin red lacquer two drawer commode. Decorated with Chinoiserie scenes and complete with original grey fossil marble top.
Marble
Early 20th Century French Dresser Commode Chest of Drawers Marble Top Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Early French 1920s hand-painted two-drawer commode with Marble Top. The drawers have brass pulls and gilded bronze conner coverings hardware at the corners in Neoclassical Design.
Marble, Brass
$18,400 / set
Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Neoclassical wooden two-drawer commodes made in the 19th Century with polychrome painted mythical figures around gracefully adorning the surfaces.
Wood, Paint
$3,870 / item
Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Northern Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode with a grey painted finish and ivory accents, this hand-painted two drawer commode has a simple modern look and roots in Northern Italy i...
Wood
$5,340Sale Price|40% Off
French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A very unique two-drawer commode, circa 1940s, thoroughly creme peinte and parcel gilded, the rectangular beveled top over a conforming case of two drawers, elegantly carved medallio...
Bronze
$9,850Sale Price|21% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Stainwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style blonde-stainwood and gilt bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1900.
Bronze
$5,991Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Bombe Fronted Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style Bombe fronted two-drawer commode, having its original marble top, gilded ormolu Rococo influenced mounts and handles, the draw...
Marble
$12,985Sale Price|29% Off
19th Century Regency Style Kingwood and Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890.
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
Marble, Bronze
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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