Louis XVI style Wedgwood Commode a Vantaux, Late 19th/20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A fine late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze Wedgwood Jasperware commode a vantaux with white marble top. After a commode made for Marie Antoinette’s receiving rooms at Fon...
Marble, Bronze
$95,000
H 60 in W 37 in D 21 in
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux
By Martin Carlin
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux After the Model by Martin Carlin, Paris, Circa 1890 Height 37 x width 60 x depth 21 inc...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Commode À Vantaux by Beurdeley, 1890
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Mahogany Commode À Vantaux, By Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley (1847-1919).
Marble, Ormolu
$101,240
H 44.89 in W 62.6 in D 20.87 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux
By Hubert-Joseph Heubès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux After The Model by Weisweiler, by Hubert-Joseph Heubès.
Marble, Ormolu
$16,500
H 37 in W 66 in D 27 in
A fine 19th c French ormolu-mounted commode a vantaux. Argentina Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Argentina ,molded breche Orientale de Baixas marble top, mahogany and burlwood ,the case set with three frieze drawers, the center drawer applied with garlands, the flanking drawers ...
Bronze
$310,469
H 40.16 in W 70.87 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Napoleon III Lacquer Commodes À Vantaux by by Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze, Chinese Lacquer And Ebonised Side Cabinets By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, Paris. Signed 'Chles WINCKELSEN 21 Rue St Louis', Paris. Each ...
Marble, Ormolu
Monumental Silver Mounted & Ebonised Commode After Gaudreaux
Located in Kent, Dover
A monumental French commode a vantaux after the Model by Antoine-Robert Gaudreaux.
Marble, Bronze
$148,500
H 36.75 in W 59 in D 23.75 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, flamed mahogany and bleu turquin marble commode à vantaux possibly by Henry Dasson after a model by Je...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 39.77 in W 60.44 in D 26.38 in
Large Important Empire Period Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode A Vantaux'
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A single wide drawer above two doors that open to reveal a single shelf, with double columns either side. Black fossil marble top. With fine quality gilt bronze mounts with good orig...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 47 in W 55 in D 19.5 in
Important Louis XV Style Two-Door Commode a Vantaux by Zwiener Jansen Successeur
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extremely fine and important bronze-mounted marquetry inlaid two door commode or cabinet, signed, Jansen, with the bronzes stamped ZN. Standing on tall legs, this incredible marbl...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 50.79 in D 23.04 in
Important Restauration Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode Á Vantaux' Or Cabinet
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
The rectangular white marble top above a frieze drawer centred by a rosette flanked by scrolling foliage and anthemion, above a pair of doors decorated with raised mahogany cornucop...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 36.03 in W 57.49 in D 23.23 in
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Attributed to Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Commode à vantaux en acajou et placage d'acajou flammé sur bâti en chêne ouvrant par trois portes en façade.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 36.62 in W 69.89 in D 25.4 in
Commode After Benneman and Stöckel, Louis XVI Paris Around 1900
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
Currently it is in the collection of the Louvre in Paris (Commode 1, Commode 2). The commode type in the form of a sideboard with additional drawers behind the doors is also called c...
Hardwood
Unavailable
H 37.8 in W 67.92 in D 26.19 in
19th A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE A VANTAUX AFTER THE MODEL DESIGNED BY THE SLODTZ BROTHERS AND EXECUTED BY ANTOINE GAUDREAUX The serpentine violet br...
Breccia Marble
Monumental Silver Mounted Commode A Vantaux After Gaudreaux
Located in Kent, Dover
A monumental French commode a vantaux after the Model by Antoine-Robert Gaudreaux.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 64.97 in W 38.59 in L 64.97 in
Fine French Ormolu-Mounted Commode a Vantaux with a Mirror, Late 19th Century
By Benneman and Stockel, François Linke
Located in Sofia, BG
French ormolu-mounted commode a Vantaux after Guillaume Benneman, late 19th century Trapezoid form with a thick green marble top above a paneled frieze with trailing oak leaf mount,...
Ormolu
20th Century Louis XVI Influenced Commode a Vantaux
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we present a 1960s copy of the much celebrated model by Benneman and Stockel, circa 1960. The originals were made for Marie Antoinette's games room in 1786. Shaped Carrara marb...
Mahogany
Sold
H 47 in W 55 in D 19.5 in
Important Late 19th Century Commode a Vantaux by Zwiener Jansen Successeur
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Long Island City, NY
Important late 19th century Louis XV style two-door commode a Vantaux by Zwiener Jansen Successeur An extremely fine and important bronze-mounted marquetry inlaid two-door commode...
Bronze
Pair of French Commodes à Vantaux, late 19th century
Located in Hanover, MA
A marvelous late 19th century matching pair of French sideboard cabinets with marble tops. Provincial. In the Louis XV style. Marble tops have beveled edge. Solid fruitwood const...
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Sold
H 47.5 in W 53.25 in D 19.75 in
19th Century Stamped Zwiener for Maison Jansen Commode Paris Prov Sothebys
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Stamford, CT
Zwiener Jansen Successeur commode a Vantaux Paris, circa 1900. Amarante and fruitwood floral marquetry on stained sycomore veneers, the reverse of the cupboard doors veneered in bois...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Kingwood and Tulipwood Commode Stamped Hedouin
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Kittery Point, ME
During the 18th century, this type of model with doors was known as 'Commode A Vantaux'. It is a lot rarer than commodes made with drawers only and therefore very sought after.
Kingwood
Sold
H 34 in W 43 in D 21 in
Louis XV Kingwood and Tulipwood Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode Stamped Hedouin
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Kittery Point, ME
During the 18th century, this type of model with doors was known as 'Commode A Vantaux'. It is a lot rarer than commodes made with drawers only and therefore very sought after.
Kingwood
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Commode After Guillaume Benneman
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary, ebonized commode a vantaux in the French Louis XVI style dates from the late nineteenth century, and is modeled after an eighteenth century design by Guillaume Be...
19th Century Commode à Vantaux Flame Mahogany, France, 1815
Located in Roma, RM
A rare Restoration Commode (commode à vantaux) with exceptional flame mahogany.
Marble
Mahogany Commode - in the style of Molitor
Located in London, GB
French Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted commode a'vantaux - in the style of Molitor (French Cabinetmaker b.1755) The drawer opens to reveal a bureau c. 1810
Ormolu
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
$33,935
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$125,000
H 18 in W 18.5 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
Handmade Paper
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$285,000
H 60.5 in Dm 48 in
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze & Baccarat Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze (Ormolu) and fitted-Baccarat crystal (cut-glass) twenty-six-light figural chandelier with five large cher...
Bronze
$128,237 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Mirror, Giltwood
$377,963
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
1924 René Lalique - Vase Aras Parrots Teal Green Glass White Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Aras" made in teal green glass with white patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Extraordinary and extremely rare color. height: 23 cm Félix Ma...
Blown Glass
$240,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 45.28 in W 21.66 in D 17.72 in
Fée de Printemps by Mathurin Moreau, Bronze Art Nouveau Sculpture
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Fée de Printemps (Spirit of Spring) by Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) Signature and foundry stamped to base Marked "Exposition universelle de 1889" E. Colin & Cie, Paris foundry
Bronze
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$86,800
H 48 in W 56 in D 2 in
H. Guérault (French, 19th/20th Century) "The Little Prince" Oil on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Exquisite Quality French Art Nouveau oil on canvas painting of an elegant lady and pup, titled "The Little Prince" / "Le Dauphin no. 51" (on exhibition label affixed to the stretcher...
Oil, Canvas
$59,850Sale Price|52% Off
H 58.25 in W 43.25 in D 5.25 in
An 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by the master Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The...
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
$70,193Sale Price|20% Off
H 61 in W 49 in
Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth Oil on canvas A Royal Coat of Arms lower left Canvas size...
Oil
$65,700
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
$78,950Sale Price / set|36% Off
H 116 in W 74 in D 9.13 in
Very Fine Pair of French 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Pier Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and important pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style giltwood carved pier mirrors. The elongated intricately carved frames with carvings of tropical flowers, sc...
Mirror, Wood
$205,180Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
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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