19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Charles X mahogany commode. Featuring clean lines and an exceptional polished finish.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Charles X Period Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French early 19th century Charles X period, circa 1830, rosewood and satinwood two-door commode.
Satinwood
French 19th Century Charles X St. Oak and Marble Commode de Maitrise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French early 19th century Charles X st. oak and Gris St.
Marble
French Provincial Charles X Burled Walnut Commode.
Located in Middleburg, VA
French Provincial Charles X Burled Walnut Commode.
Walnut, Burl
Mid-Century French Charles X Style Burl Elm Three-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1950, this elegant Charles X style chest showcases the dramatic beauty of richly figured burl elm.
Elm, Burl
$2,765Sale Price|30% Off
French Charles X Commode with Silver Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Charles X blonde oak commode with silver inlay.
Oak
French Charles X Chest, Birds Eye Maple & Mahogany, Marble Top, 1830s
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X (1830s) birds eye maple and mahogany trimmed chest with 4 drawers resting under a black marble top.
Marble
French Charles X Bird's Eye Maple Chest with Marble Top, Circa 1824
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X bird's eye maple chest with 5 amaranth marquetry inlaid drawers and supporting a white marble top.
Marble
Fine Charles X French Semainier Circa 1830 With Black Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine antique French Semainier tall chest of drawers featuring seven drawers. Crafted from flame mahogany and characterized by its dramatic, undulating grain patterns created throu...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
$915Sale Price|50% Off
Charles X Chest of Drawers in Elm Burl, French Antique, Circa 1830
Located in PARIS, FR
Elm burl chest of drawers from the Charles X period circa 1830, brass lock entries. This beautiful chest of drawers goes very well with mid 20th century furniture by bringing a touch...
Elm, Burl
Charles X Chest of Drawers in Mahogany and Black Marble, France, C. 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charles X mahogany chest of drawers with top in Belgian black marble. 4 Drawers flanked by free columns with gilded bronze capitals. Top drawer characterized by simplicity without ...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Charles X Cartonnier Chest Drawers French Antique Mahogany 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous period Charles X - 1815 - French cartonnier chest Features 16 drawers - eight to each side Hand crafted from mahogany with ormolu fixtures which are well cast and original S...
Mahogany
Charles X Cartonnier Chest Drawers French Antique Mahogany 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous period Charles X - 1815 - French cartonnier chest Features 16 drawers - eight to each side Hand crafted from mahogany with ormolu fixtures which are well cast and original S...
Mahogany
19TH century French demilune commode
Located in Augusta, GA
French gilt bronze mounted demilune cabinet with two drawers and marb top
Mahogany
Charles X Black Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hudson, NY
Charles X black walnut four-drawer commode with marble top in soft purple and white tones. Original brass pulls on three drawers with keys. First, top drawer has no hardware.
Marble
Early 19th Century French Charles X Maple Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and with a lovely color, early 19th century French Charles X, commode in maple, of simple lines, retaining the original marble top.
Maple
Charles X Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charles X Stlye Commode with Exotic Honey Stained Vaneer and Marble Top
Unavailable
H 121 in W 133 in D 65 in
Late 18th Century Charles X Burr Walnut Wood French Chest of Drawers
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
“CHEST IS IN AVERAGE ANTIQUE CONDITION AND COMES WITH ITS FAIR SHARE OF IMPERFECTIONS WHICH IS NORMAL FOR A PIECE OF THIS PERIOD. Made from solid Walnut with lovely Burr Walnut. It h...
Walnut
Decorative French Painted Commode, Cupboard
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
An unusual demilune commode, cupboard. The two doors carved with strings of flowers, the three drawers with raised and fielded panels. It retains its original marble top and is later...
Mahogany
Unavailable
French Charles X chest of drawers
Located in Kenilworth, IL
French Charles X chest of four blind drawers of book matched figured walnut veneer on fir and European oak. The top drawer is incorporated into an ogee molding above three flat fr...
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 51.58 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Carlo X Kingwood Inlaid by Albert Albrecht Commode
Located in Tricase, Italia
Very important and rare inlaid Carlo X Commode in rosewood. Well proportioned. On the facade, it has two doors which open on three drawers in satinwood, and, at the base, a secret d...
Kingwood
French Restauration Burr Ash Chest of Drawers, circa 1825
Located in St. Louis, MO
French restauration (Charles X) burl ash chest of drawers, the gray marble-top (Blue Turquin) over four long drawers, each with purple-heart inlay and a fine locking mechanism; the t...
Marble
19th Century French Charles X Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Charles X commode, or chest of drawers, made of veneer of bird's-eye maple over solid oak with mahogany trim.
Marble
19th Century French Charles X Cherrywood Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Charles X cherrywood commode. Gorgeous wood finish on this piece and nice amount of storage as well.
Cherry
19th Century French Charles X Bleached Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century French Charles X bleached mahogany four-drawer commode.
Mahogany
Commode scriban Charles X
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Commode Charles X en marqueterie d'amarante dans un fond de citronnier. Le style Charles X est connu pour la finesse de ses décors marquetés représentant sur les tiroirs des arabesqu...
Marble
19th Century Charles X Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Charles X commode made of veneer of bird's eye maple over solid oak as a secondary wood.
19th Century Charles X Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality, 19th century French Charles X fruitwood commode of understated elegance with fancy bronze pulls and escutcheons on the three drawers and small bronze accents on the fac...
Fruitwood
Antique French Inlaid Charles X Commode, circa 1830-1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
This commode has a marble top and is crafted of beautiful flame mahogany.
Mahogany
French Charles X Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Charles X black walnut commode, Circa 1850.
Walnut
Charles X Period Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Charles X period marble top commode, French, c.1820s.
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Charles X Marble-Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY
Early 19th century Charles X marble-top mahogany commode. Cove-edged marble atop a neoclassical case with fluted columns over brass-capped conical legs. Three long drawers with brass...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Charles X Period Fruitwood Commode, Ca. 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
The unique profile of this French antique furniture and the gentle curves of the feet are hallmarks of the style developed when Charles X was King of France (1824-1830) as is the use...
Bronze
Charles X French Burled Elm Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Charles X burled elm commode with four drawers. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
A French Charles X Inlaid Rosewood, Marble Top Commode, C. 1850.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Refined and richly figured, this commode features a marble top above a concealed drawer in the apron, over a pair of cupboard doors opening to reveal three interior drawers. The case...
Marble
Sold
H 38 in W 48.5 in D 21 in
Antique French Charles X Burled Walnut Oyster Veneer Marble-Top Commode Ca 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Charles X style burled walnut oyster veneer commode with marble top, Circa 1900.
Marble
Charles X Mahogany Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Charles X flame mahogany commode with three main drawers, a secret bottom drawer and top frieze drawer.
Antique French Charles X Book Matched Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage French commode. A Charles X design with beautiful book matched wood and brass Ormolu detail.
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
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H 28.25 in W 39.5 in D 18.5 in
Mid-Century French Charles X Style Burl Elm Three-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1950, this elegant Charles X style chest showcases the dramatic beauty of richly figured burl elm.
Burl, Elm
Sold
H 38 in W 45.5 in D 20 in
French Charles X-Style Chest or Commode with Four Drawers, Walnut, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome chest of drawers having white marble top with pale gray Veining. Four drawers that slide easily make this a beautiful and very Useful piece.
Marble
Fine Charles X Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Charles X commode in incredible figured walnut.
19th Century French Charles X Bleached Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century Charles X bleached mahogany commode. Gorgeous inlaid decorative silver design with a floral accents and birds. So pretty!
Mahogany
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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