Skip to main content

Commode Nicolas Petit

18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
" thick) and very nice patina. The commode is stamped "N. Petit" and "JME" for the guild of jointers and
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
H 35.25 in W 53 in D 23.5 in

People Also Browsed

Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass, Nickel

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in black brass. The F.A. 33 Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
H 31.49 in W 21.25 in D 0.98 in
Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Our updated Meander Reader light with a larger cone shade and new upward angle feature. Bulb can be fully recessed. Comes with suggested LED bulb. Choose from over 25 leather color...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Leather Meander Wall Sconce
H 16 in W 5 in D 12 in
Marble Top Louis XVI Style Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
This gorgeous marble top commode chest is a truly luxurious piece of furniture. It is made with the finest materials, making it an heirloom piece that can be passed down through gene...
Category

2010s American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Marble Top Louis XVI Style Commode Chest
Marble Top Louis XVI Style Commode Chest
H 34.5 in W 47 in D 21.5 in
Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
Category

2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

19th Century French Directoire Marble Top Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Great size 19th century French Directoire marble top commode. 2 Drawers encased with brass, surrounded by fluting and tapered legs.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Original from 1950, with Gray Marble, Drawers
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian walnut chest of drawers, original from 1950, with gray marble, with 4 drawers, very sturdy. Coming from a Florentine country villa. This is a very useful and capacious piece ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Walnut Marble-Top Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This French walnut marble-top chest has the original bull nose marble top which has a one-inch wooden retaining strip at the back. The top drawer has a 1/2inch overhang over the thre...
Category

Antique 1830s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Walnut Marble-Top Chest
French Walnut Marble-Top Chest
H 34.63 in W 40.75 in D 23 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Commode Dressers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of French commodes, dressers, or chest of drawers made in the grand Louis XVI neoclassical taste. The pair feature dramatic Italian Carrara marble tops. Each case is fit...
Category

20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A European Louis XVI style commode with a molded edge top with canted corners, carved dental molding frieze above two long drawers with panel inlays, antiqued pewter handles and squa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests o...

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Commode
Louis XVI Style Commode
H 32 in W 40 in D 19 in
George III Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome substantial sized Georgian mahogany bow front chest of drawers exhibits exceptional color and grain, with fine and accommodating proportions. Features include three sho...
Category

Antique 1810s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French 1870s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Marble Top and Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the late 19th century, with three drawers and white marble top. Created in France at the end of Emperor Napoléon III's reign, this commode features a whi...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Louis XVI 'Commode Sauteuse' with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings. This curiously named style of commode always feature...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI 'Commode Sauteuse' with Marble Top
French Louis XVI 'Commode Sauteuse' with Marble Top
No Reserve
H 35.44 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Empire Chest of Drawers, France 1810-1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
Empire chest of drawers, France 1810-1820. This early 19th century elegant Empire chest of drawers has a cherry veneer and is decorated with original brass fittings. Additionally, it...
Category

Antique 1810s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry

Antique Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Chest
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Incredible Louis XVI-style Chest in beautiful, solid Mahogany. This extraordinary piece features a marble top with a finely detailed open weave brass surround. The chest features (3)...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Magnificent French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) commode in the Louis XVI style exhibiting the finest craftsmanship, after the original model by Jean Henri Riesener, including parquetry inlaid fruitwood vene...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Recent Sales

French Louis XVI Commode by Nicolas Petit
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Hilversum, NL
, canted corners with ormolu mounts on tapered legs with ormolu shoes. Stamped N.PETIT and JME. Nicolas
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Commode by Nicolas Petit
French Louis XVI Commode by Nicolas Petit
H 37.01 in W 39.77 in D 16.54 in
Louis XVI Parquetry Commode Stamped N. Petite
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD FRUITWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE STAMPED N PETITE WITH GREY MARBLE TOP
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French Louis XVI Parquetry Commode, Manner of Nicolas Petit, circa 1790
By Nicolas Petit
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine late 18th century high quality Louis XVI commode, richly veneered in fine veneers of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak, Purpleheart, Tulipwood

18th Century French Louis XV Chest, Rosewood, Ormolu, Stamped N.PETIT, c. 1765
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Greven, DE
. Interesting facts: Nicolas Petit (1732-1791) is considered one of the most important and best-known Parisian
Category

Antique 1760s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Transition/Louis XVI Love Symbols Marquetry Commode
By Pierre Roussel (1723-1782), Nicolas Petit
Located in Berlin, DE
(1723-1782) or Nicolas Petit (1732-1791). A very fine 18th century transitional commode or chest of
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Small Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of N. Petit (1732-1794)
Located in Berlin, DE
design to a commode from the collection of Juliette Niclausse (1901-1994) made by the ebenist Nicolas
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Veneered Commode, Original Marble Top
Located in IT
commode are typical of the very best production of the period, according to the manner of Nicolas Petit
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Marquetry Marble-Top Commode Cabinet
By Nicolas Sageot
Located in New York, NY
of Nicolas Sageot and possibly early 18th century. Of breakfront outline, the petit antique marble
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Louis XVI period Console Table in Mahogany, France c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
in 1773. Another closely related demi-lune commode by Nicolas Petit (maître in 1761
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Console Tables

French Louis XV Period Commode in Rosewood Parquetery Sign by Nicolas Petit
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
by Nicolas Petit and "Poinçon de Jurande" JME stem, circa 1765. Our commode were evaluated by the
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
master cabinet maker 'Nicolas Petit'. Typical Louis XVI style with carved 'trompe-l oeil' motifs
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

French  Commode
French  Commode
H 36 in W 44 in D 22 in
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Commode Nicolas Petit", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You

Is it 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 a 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.

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.

Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Types of Tables for the Home

Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.

What Exactly Is a Secretary Desk, and What Is It Used For?

The furniture equivalent of a Swiss Army knife, it's the multifunctional piece you didn't know you needed.

This Shelving System with Oxidized Brass Tubes Is Retro and Futuristic at Once

Italian studio DimoreMilano mustered great ingenuity when crafting these sculptural shelves, which are built without any screws.

28 Cheerful Home Bars, Where Everybody (Literally) Knows Your Name

Simple or sophisticated, equipped with console, cart or custom cabinetry, these stylish bar areas deserve a toast.

Ask an Interior Designer: Work-from-Home Edition

Leaping into a design project, whether it's refreshing the bedroom or redoing the whole house, can be overwhelming. Luckily, we know more than a few interior designers. You asked questions on Instagram, and now they're answering.

Collected and Eclectic, ‘Wunderkammern’ Are Back in a Big Way

Introduced nearly 500 years ago, curiosity cabinets are finding new fans among today's collectors and designers.

Meet the Incredible Woman Transforming Fallen Trees into Sleek Furniture

In the hands of New York Heartwoods cofounder Megan Offner, unwanted local trees become works of design art.

These New York Architects Love a Complicated Project

From Brooklyn townhouses to Maine campgrounds, Trattie Davies and Jonathan Toews relish a challenge, like transforming a former warehouse space into the new 1stdibs Gallery.