Louis XVI style commode in mahogany and amaranth
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI style commode in mahogany with mahogany and amaranth veneer. Bronze ornaments and brass stringing. Carrara marble top. Fully restored with French polish by Pascal Sédillot,...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Italian 18th Century Rosewood and Kingwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique Italian 18th century Florentine st. rosewood and kingwood four drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine cabriole legs which extend to an elegant arbales...
Marble, Ormolu
$1,862
Bombe Commode
Located in London, England
French bombe commode in walnut with carved drawer fronts and original brass handles. Circa 1950. H 81cm x W 99cm x D 51cm
Walnut
Oak Walnut And Fruitwood Chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine late 17th century fitted oak, walnut, and fruit wood chest. The drawer and cupboard fronts with columns and architectural designs. the drawers open to show three fitted drawer...
Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut
$3,840Sale Price / item|54% Off
Italian Carved and Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian carved and painted Louis XVI design commode made from old wood. Circa 2000. Adds warmth and charm to any room! 46.5"W x 21"D x 36"H
Wood
19th Century French Painted and Carved Wood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French painted and carved wood commode. On cabriole legs in the Louis XV style.
Wood
18th Century French Bleached Oak and Ash Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French bleached oak and ash commode With later handles. Circa 1780.
Ash, Oak
Louis XVI Directoire Style Mahogany 4 Drawer Commode Chest of Drawers C. 1940's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 32 1/4 in W: 31 in D: 16 1/4 in Introduce understated sophistication and timeless beauty into your space with this Louis XVI Directoire style mahogany commode, craf...
Brass
$30,439 / item
Pair of Commodes by Zignago and Picasso
By Zignago & Picasso
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A good and unusual pair of bird’s-eye maple commodes by Zignago & Picasso, each of rectangular form with cut corners and four drawers, with the original grey marbles set into the top...
Birdseye Maple
Italian Florentine Painted Black and White Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative 19th century Italian Florentine painted black and white commode. Circa 1880. (recent patina) Perfect for today's transitional designs!
Wood
Mid-Century Mahogany and Parchment Commode, C. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This commode is a beautiful example of mid-century storage systems. With a defined mahogany trim and classic tapered legs, this commode is sure to catch eyes anywhere in a living spa...
Animal Skin, Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine early 19th century Biedermeier walnut and ebonized commode. Exceptional quality and craftsmanship. An exceptional piece!!
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Flame Mahogany and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome period Biedermeier flame mahogany commode with ebonized details. Gorgeous finish and ample storage as well. An exceptional piece!!
Mahogany
Art Deco Chest of Drawers with Mirror, Walnut Veneer, Italy, 1920s Design
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Dresser with mirror, side, hinged doors and drawers with exposed center part. Made of walnut veneer wood. Fair condition.
Mirror, Nutwood
$875 / item
Burled Commode
Located in Annville, PA
A Hepplewhite inspired Burled Commode great for use as a side table or entry way piece. The three drawers are dovetailed and feature designer style hardware, the shaped sides lend el...
Mahogany
$2,802
Small commode
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Very decorative small marquetry commode, Italy, circa 1850. Inlaid with different woods such as mahogany and ebony. Bone has also been used. The lovely masterpiece is in a very good ...
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany
Pair Leather Wrapped and Embossed Maitland Smith Commodes
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Their furniture is recognized for exceptional quality, timeless styling, and meticulous attention to detail, making vintage Maitland-Smith pieces increasingly desirable in today's ma...
Leather, Wood
Dutch Chest of Drawers or Commode / Cabinet, in Style of Tejo Remy, Droog Design
By Tejo Remy
Located in New York, NY
A unique Dutch chest or commode or server or sideboard or cabinet composed of 14 distinct, different, drawers with variations in form, size, age, color, design and decoration to crea...
Wood
Jugendstil chest of drawers by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Jugendstil chest of drawers by Jacob & Josef Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished. .
Beech
$7,515
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful 18th Century French painted serpentine pine commode with a thick marble top. 1760 3cm thick marble
Marble
An Italian 18th Century Walnut and Marble Commode
Located in London, GB
Italy, Turin, circa 1780 A fine late 18th century Italian figured walnut commode, with two long drawers to the front flanked by veneered columns with gilt bronze mounts, a further l...
Walnut
19th Century Painted and Gilded Petit Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted and gilded petit commode.
Giltwood
Commode with 4 drawers in rattan and raffia
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Beautiful chest of drawers with 4 drawers in rattan and raffia with palmtrees patterns on the face and on the sides. With its brass handles, its design is unique and typical of the I...
Raffia, Rattan
19th Century George III Harewood and Marquetry Commode
By W. Williamson & Sons Guilford
Located in Bradenton, FL
The sides are similarly adorned with finely detailed inlay. The chest is raised on elegant, tapered legs. This commode exemplifies the harmonious proportions and neoclassical design ...
Wood
Louis XVI Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Kingwood and marquetry commode, in Louis XVI transitional style, of serpentine bombe form, fitted three drawers above a shaped apron and tall angular splayed legs, inlaid with panels...
Kingwood
$9,488Sale Price|39% Off
Biedermeier Commode
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier Commode made of cherry commode with ebonized wood. Three large exterior drawers. Austria circa 1850.
Wood
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Regence Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Primarily of tulipwood and kingwood with heavy gilded drawer mounts . Sturdy . Presents very well . The drawers reflecting the fabled tulip by the gilt rosettes. The veneers laid in...
Tulipwood
$4,024
Dutch Bombe Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Lovely 18th C Dutch bombe commode. Fabulous colour. 1780
Oak
$15,975
Mirrored Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A mirrored glass top and front commode with three drawers adorned with star decoration. Beautiful gold accents and detailing, such as mirrored front pull handles.
Acrylic, Mirror, Wood
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
Renzo Rutili Mahogany and White Micarta Chest-on-Chest
By Johnson Furniture Co., Renzo Rutili
Located in Chicago, IL
Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture tall two-tiered gentleman's chest. Mahogany cases and drawer/door fronts with a white Micarta first tier top and four white Micarta sabots over lar...
Brass
1 Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes or Chests of Drawers, Circle of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
1 Italian Mid-Century Modern chests of drawers / dressers or commodes from the circle of Gio Ponti. 2 Piece are available but they are priced and sold as individual pieces.
Brass
Danish Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very good 18th C Danish serpentine front commode with bleached oak finish and great colour. 1760
Oak
$6,000Sale Price|72% Off
Mahogany Commode
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Mahogany veneer linen commode with curved winded columns and brass hardware, based on Hepplewhite's designs, England. Restored and repolished for private estate in Vienna. Certificat...
$4,482
Italian Bleached Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th C Italian bleached walnut 3 drawer commode. 1790 Internal reference: C
Walnut
$3,723
Dutch Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th C Dutch serpentine front commode. 1830
Pine
$3,723
Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Dutch painted 4 drawer oak commode. 1830
Oak
20th Century Louis XVI Style Commode/Chest of Drawers after Jean Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, gilded or partly dark patinated. Marble plate, over three frying chunks and a large two-thirds chimney door, with amaranth, bergahorn and colorful fruitwood inserted front an...
Marble, Bronze
Louis Philippe Mahogany and Marble Commode, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis Philippe period commode in mahogany and mahogany veneer. Gray veined marble top with a chip on the back corner. Veneer missing on the right side. Restoration services availa...
Marble
$2,202
Italian Mahogany Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th C Italian 2 drawer mahogany commode. 1880
Mahogany
George III Satinwood and Amaranth Demi-Lune Commode
Located in London, GB
A FINE GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND AMARANTH DEMI-LUNE COMMODE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790. Retains all it’s original gilt-brass handles.
Satinwood
$8,500Sale Price|50% Off
Late Baroque Commode
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Late Baroque, Maria Theresa Style Commode – walnut, marquetry, brass hardware.
Walnut
Oyster Veneered William and Mary Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine William and Mary period oyster veneered chest of drawers, the top decorated in an unusual pattern of scrolls and hearts over an oyster patterned ground, in walnut and oak with o...
Walnut
$9,600
Spanish Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulbous oversized 19th c. chest of drawers with original marble top!
Marble
German Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C German 3 drawer oak serpentine commode. 1780
Oak
$6,286
French Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth, GB
A 19th century French walnut commode. Two drawers with their original hardware. Shaped base with a soft wave running through the apron, centred by a carved shell and flanked by deli...
Walnut
Commode with two continuous drawers Louis XV Paris Mid-18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Two-drawer continuous commode with concealed chain. The cabinet is domed thanks to both a vertical and horizontal move, fully veneered in quadripartite Bois de Rose laid crosswise to...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Regence Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional Carved Walnut Commode
Walnut
Rattan and Mirror Chest of Drawers
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Stunning chest of drawers in rattan and mirror with 4 drawers with palmtrees patterns. Typical of the seventies, high quality of craftsmanship, entirely hand made. Beautiful « honey ...
Rattan, Mirror
$3,721
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Swedish painted 4 drawer pine commode . 1830
Pine
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
White Furniture Italian Tuscan Style Fruitwood Chest and Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century White Furniture Italian Tuscan Style Fruitwood Chest and Chest of Drawers in great vintage condition. All drawer opening and closing smoothly. Measure is 42" in width ...
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century German Biedermeier walnut commode. A Biedermeier walnut commode is one of the most elegant expressions of early 19th‑century Central European design. Circa 1850...
Walnut
$8,500
German Fruitwood Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century German fruitwood and ebonized commode. German commodes in fruitwood—whether Biedermeier, Baroque, or early 19th‑century neoclassical—are prized for their warm v...
Fruitwood
Chippendale Serpentine Commode
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A very fine Chippendale inspired mahogany country house commode with hand cast brass handles and escutcheons. The Chippendale Serpentine Commode takes its inspiration from mid 18th c...
Mahogany
Chippendale Bedside Commode
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A elegant Georgian design mahogany open fronted bedside commode on tapering legs terminating in a pad foot. Please note we are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time and that ...
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Satinwood and Burr Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A delightful small scale French walnut console from the Louis Philippe era with a wooden top and single drawer. Circa 1830.
Satinwood, Walnut
Modern Black Commode, Wood and Metal, Trapezoidal Design
Located in Greding, DE
Modern black commode featuring four drawers and a trapezoidal body, resting on tiered legs. The handles are made of metal, while the edges are silver-patinated to complement the desi...
Metal
Louis XV Commode With Marquetry and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XV Style Commode in kingwood with fruitwood finely inlaid marquetry and C.1900. Dimensions: W: 48″ D: 20″ T: 38″
Wood
$42,500 / set
Pair of Rustic Continental Painted and Gilt Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Continental (19th Century) painted and gilt trimmed commodes with carved leaf design on front door with shaped white marble top. (Related item: 056123) (PRICED AS Pair).
Marble, Gold Leaf
Rattan and raffia chest of drawers
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Lovely vintage rattan and raffia chest of drawers. Six drawers with brass handles. Curved face, great design and condition.
Rattan
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 bachelor’s chest is a low chest of drawers. Its name comes from the fact that it was originally designed to provide multipurpose storage for a single man with a small living space.
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.
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