Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Walnut Venetian Louis XIV Burl Walnut Bombe Chest. Chest features two small upper
Walnut
Baker Bombay Commode Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Fantabulous Burl and Walnut Bombay Commode
Brass
$3,800
H 34 in W 40 in D 21 in
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
By Bloomingdale's
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
Marble, Brass
$3,829
H 32.09 in W 34.26 in D 20.87 in
Bleached Dutch Oak Bombay Chest Of Drawers With Walnut Burl Veneer, 1820s
Located in Viterbo, VT
with walnut burl veneer. The chest features three inset drawers with drawer fronts that follow the
Oak, Walnut
Baker Furniture Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
Brass
Henredon Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Bombay Form Bedside Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest commode or nightstand By
Brass
$4,495 / set
H 24.5 in W 29 in D 15.63 in
Baker Furniture Burl Wood and Walnut Bombay Form Bedside Chests, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian or French Provincial style bombay chest commodes or nightstands By
Brass
$4,800
H 31 in W 35 in D 14 in
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest MINT
Olive
1950s Italian Petite Olive Wood and Walnut Burl Bombay Chest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage miniature Bombay chest, made in Italy, c. 1950's. Charming Louis XV style commode in
Brass
Italian Burl Bombay Side Stand Commode 20th C
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Italian side stand by Bombay offers burl construction with three drawers and raised on cabriole
Burl
Italian Louis XV-Style Venetian Burl Veneer Bombay Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Louis XV-style Bombay chest is made of wood covered in burl veneers in a beautiful golden
Walnut
Baker Furniture Burled Walnut Bombay Chest Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French style Bombay chest or commode by Baker Furniture. The chest features gorgeous
Brass
Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA
Brass
Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA
Brass
Sold
H 36.75 in W 47.75 in D 21 in
Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble-Top Bombay Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Louis XV style mahogany Bombay chest or commode. The chest features stunning
Marble
Sold
H 36.75 in W 47.75 in D 21 in
Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble Top Bombay Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Louis XV style mahogany Bombay chest or commode. The chest features stunning
Marble
Sold
H 30 in W 42.25 in D 20.5 in
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
Brass
Sold
H 32.5 in W 47 in D 17.75 in
Antique French Louis XV Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, Early 20th century
Bronze
Sold
H 29.75 in W 47 in D 21 in
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, dresser, or commode By Baker
Brass
Sold
H 29.75 in W 42.5 in D 20.5 in
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
Brass
Sold
H 36.75 in W 47.75 in D 21 in
Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble Top Bombay Chests, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of French Louis XV style mahogany bombay chests or commodes. The chests feature
Marble
Sold
H 29.75 in W 47.5 in D 21 in
Baker Furniture Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
Brass
Sold
H 30 in W 42.5 in D 20 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest or commode By Baker Furniture USA
Brass
Sold
H 34.25 in W 46.25 in L 34.25 in
Antique French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, early 20th century
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 30.75 in W 39 in D 19 in
Antique Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Bombay Small Dresser Walnut Burl
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely and striking commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous burled veneers and inlays, featuring two upper small drawers and two larger lower drawers with fancy bronze hardware, ea...
Walnut
Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode. Featuring a Bombay style design
Brass
Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes, Italy 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your home decor with this exquisite Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes from Italy
Metal
Sold
H 56.75 in W 40 in D 22 in
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Bombay Form Burl Wood Gentleman's Chest
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form highboy dresser By Romweber Retailed
Brass
Elegant French 1940's Bronze Mounted Burl Wood Dresser
Located in New York City, NY
French Art Deco fine burl wood chest. The bombay front bearing a geometric frieze of three drawers
Sold
H 35 in W 50 in D 22 in
Bow Front Burl Wood 3 Drawer Carved Bombay Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
By Berkey & Gay Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bow front burl wood 3 drawer carved bombay chest of drawers dresser commode mint.
Burl
Pair of Bombay Style Italian Commodes with Burl Wood Veneer
Located in North Miami, FL
These nightstand scale commodes with three drawers each and elegant cabriolet legs are clad in burled wood and original hardware.
Brass
Sold
H 31.5 in W 48.5 in D 20 in
Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chests or Commodes, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dressers or chests of drawers By
Brass
Sold
H 29.75 in W 46 in D 21 in
Baker Furniture French Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Form Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA
Brass
Sold
H 29.5 in W 42.5 in D 20 in
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture
Brass
Louis XV Bombay Chest Olive Burlwood Petite
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Louis XV Style Bombay Chest with Olive
Marble, Bronze
Vintage scalloped burl Bombay Chest by Glenn Don
Located in Hollywood, CA
Beautiful half moon bombay chest with 4 drawers, scalloped frontage and brass hardware on top of
Burl, Walnut
Dutch Bombay Commode, End, Side, Console Table, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dutch Bombay Burl Walnut Commode; one of the finest antiques I've acquired in over 50 years
Burl, Walnut
19th Century Italian Oil Painting in the Manner of Antonio Panini
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old painting is a typical pastiche of the kind popular throughout Italy and the world in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The most commonly associated artist who really m...
Canvas, Wood
$100,931
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$4,093
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
ANTIQUE ROYAL HAND CARVED ENGLISH OAK ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CROWNS EAGLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this very collectable hand carved Armorial Coat of Arms Depicting a Royal crest This is an exceptionally well made and deco...
Oak
$4,253
H 40.16 in W 46.46 in D 22.84 in
Danish 18th Century blue Painted Baroque Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish 18th century baroque oak wood chest of drawers with serpentine front. In 2 parts. Features a rectangular grey painted top with serpentine front, sitting above four conforming ...
Oak
Antique Venetian Style Italian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Venetian Style Italian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Wood
$1,800
H 37.5 in W 43 in D 24 in
Late 19th Century Victorian Queen Anne Lowboy Dresser with Sculpted Front
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Late Victorian Queen Anne Lowboy Dresser showcases timeless elegance with its beautifully sculpted front and refined silhouette. Featuring three spacious drawers, it blends the ...
Wood
$167,521
H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Marble
$1,900
H 18.125 in W 14.75 in D 11.25 in
Italian Louis Philippe Style Walnut Miniature Chest Commode Nightstand
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Louis Philippe style miniature chest of drawers / commode made of walnut with a string inlay of satinwood on the top and front. The case, finished on all sides, holds a shall...
Brass
$6,750 / set
H 84 in W 34 in D 1.5 in
Pair of 19th C. French Louis XV Hand-Painted Panels with Vernet Harbor Scenes
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or grand entryway with this elegant pair of antique painted panels. Crafted in France circa 1830, each panel—measuring seven feet in height—is mounted within a...
Canvas, Giltwood
$2,156Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.65 in W 52.75 in D 21 in
Superb Inlaid French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV style commode showcases the finest artistry of 19th-century craftsmanship, combining luxurious materials with timeless Rococo elegance. Topped with a r...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Circa 1880 Italian Giltwood LXV Style Chaise Longue
Located in London, Park Royal
This wonderfully elegant Chaise Longue, Circa 1880 is from Tuscany, Italy. Finely carved in the LXV style, it includes an armrest on one side which adds the piece's overall form and ...
Gold Leaf
$4,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.75 in W 56 in D 22 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This antique French Louis XV style marble top commode chest of drawers is a refined example of 19th-century craftsmanship, showcasing exquisite marquetry and ormolu-mounted detailing...
Marble, Bronze
$3,295
H 33.13 in W 40.25 in D 22 in
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture, "Collector's Edition" USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures...
Brass
Baker Empire Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Brass
Louis XV Provincial Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial walnut 3 drawer chest of drawers, early 19th century. With an overhanging single board top with molded front and side edges, below 3 arbalete shaped drawers with ...
Brass
1970 Italian Venetian Bombay Style Commode, Hand-Carved Wood & Brass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful 1970 chest and drawers hand crafted and carved from wood, probably Olive wood Venere top and three sides. The chest Has two large drawers and two small one at the top, the ...
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.
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