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French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized high chest having 6 bronze trimmed drawers with handles and
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
H 50.25 in W 35.5 in D 20.5 in
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized bronze trim chest with 6 drawers having ring handles and
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Ebonized Louis XVI Style Petite Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of mahogany that has
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Ebonized Louis XVI Style Petite Chest
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Petite Chest
H 32.25 in W 40 in D 19.5 in
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style and featuring elaborate cast brass trim
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
H 32.875 in W 48 in D 19.75 in
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
H 35.25 in W 47.25 in D 19 in
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers; French; in the Louis XVI Style. This striking piece features three dovetailed
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
H 33.125 in W 49 in D 20.75 in
Custom Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest/Commode on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Custom ebonized Louis XVI style chest/commode on tapered legs with ebony escutcheons. Please note
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of ...

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Ebonized Commode or Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Ebonized Commode or Chest. This stunning French Louis XV
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis Philippe Ebonized Chest with Grey Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century French Louis Philippe ebonized chest with a grey marble top. The piece has 4
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This piece has three dovetailed
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
H 30.375 in W 33.75 in D 16.5 in
Curved Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Bronze Elements Stamped De Beyne Roubaix
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved chest of drawers is made of ebonized wood with finely chiseled bronze
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

EARLY 18th CENTURY PAIR OF CHESTS LOUIS XIV
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of walnut veneered chests of drawers with geometric motifs and ebonized wood finishes
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Nutwood

EARLY 18th CENTURY PAIR OF CHESTS LOUIS XIV
EARLY 18th CENTURY PAIR OF CHESTS LOUIS XIV
H 32.29 in W 25.79 in D 18.51 in
Louis XVI Style French Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style French Chest
Louis XVI Style French Chest
H 32.75 in W 43.25 in D 19 in
Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI Style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest
Louis XVI Style Demilune Chest
H 33.625 in W 47.75 in D 18.625 in
Antique French Ebonized Louis XV Style Commode Completely Restored c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Ebonized Louis XV Style Commode or French Dresser that just came out of our
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Louis XIV chest of drawers carved oak liege 18th century
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
Jolief Liège chest of drawers Louis XIV 18th Diecle very pretty sculpture
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Antique 18th Century Belgian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Custom Handcrafted French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Commode Custom Made Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
. Classic French Louis XVI Style Commode, Chest of Drawers or Dresser, pick your preference, for they all
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2010s American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
H 32.25 in W 43.25 in D 19.5 in
French Louis XVI Commode with Original Marble Top New Ebonized Mahogany Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XVI Commode with its Original Marble Top. Our Old Plank Restoration Department removed
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI Style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest
French Antique Louis XVI Style Chest
H 32.75 in W 45.5 in D 19 in
20th Century Walnut, Maple, Ebonized Wood Antique French Chest Of Drawers, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
geometric decoration in walnut, maple, ebonized wood and fruitwood in Louis XV style. Dresser equipped with
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Vintage 1960s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Ebony, Maple, Walnut

1900s Venetian Baroque Commode Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Ebonized Det
Located in Miami, FL
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand carved walnut
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Period Walnut Chest of Drawers Dresden Germany circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI period chest with three drawers from Dresden, Germany circa 1780. The top, front
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Antique 1780s German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
and hand-hewn quarried marble. The piece has been painstakingly gilded and ebonized in a French
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Antique 1770s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Matched Pair of Maison Jansen style Ebonized and Gilded Louis XV Commodes
By Jacques Bodart
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These gorgeous commodes are made of oak and walnut and lacquered in black lacquer and genuine time-worn gold leaf. The commodes were designed in the manner of Maison Jansen of Paris ...
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XIV Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Briar, 1700
Located in Torino, IT
Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, Original Period in Wood and Walnut Burl With Ebonized Details. Three
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Louis XVI Style Chest Of Drawers, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
20th century Italian Louis XVI style chest of drawers. Chest of drawers richly inlaid with floral
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Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Original Louis XIV Chest of Drawers Walnut Wood and Briar Italy, Early 18th C.
Located in Torino, IT
Original Louis XIV chest of drawers in wood and walnut briar with ebonized details. Four
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Walnut

18th Century Ebonized Oak French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large, three drawer 18th Century patinated French oak commode.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Ebonized Oak French Commode
18th Century Ebonized Oak French Commode
H 37.5 in W 52.5 in D 25 in
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th century German neoclassical chest of drawers or commode Straight rectangular body
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian, Piemontese, Carved Ebonized Walnut Secretary Commode, 17th/18th Cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge, the top split and hinged opening to reveal a drop front at the first drawer, the interior with nine carved drawers, the lower three drawers...
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Antique Early 1700s Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French mahogany marble-top Louis XVI style commode has been ebonized and finished with a
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

1900s Venetian Baroque Dresser with mirror in Burl Walnut with Ebonized Details
Located in Miami, FL
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand carved walnut
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Pair Hand-Made Custom French Bronze Mounted Cherry and Ebonized Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 2000s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Of Italian 19th c. Louis XVI St. Tulipwood, Fruitwood, & Mahogany Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, ebonized
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser with marble top and gilt bronze mounts. Rare "Roi Soleil
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Pomona, CA
A French Commode Louis style XV. Ebonized finish and profusely decorated throughout with gilded
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Antique 1890s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XV Style Commode
Louis XV Style Commode
H 33 in W 38 in D 21 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Three-Drawer Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XV period cherry wood, ormolu, and Incarna Turquin marble
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV style Chinoiserie ebonized lacquered gilt bronze-mounted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Hollywood Regency Cabinet, Marble, Bronze, Greek Key Motif, Chest, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Ebonized Cabinet / Commode, Greek Key Motif, Bronze Mounted A fine ebony Jansen
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Late 20th Century European Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XIV Style Burlwood Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts, 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
mounts is a beautiful example of a Louis XIV style chest of drawers from the 20th century. The
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20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Bronze

Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut, 2-Door and 2-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period walnut commode, from the Pietmont
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Restored Antique Louis XVI Mahogany Marble Top Commode with Brass Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the past with our extraordinary antique Louis XVI commode, a
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A tall French ebonized & ormolu buffet in the Louis XVI Style. This buffet has its original worn
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Buffets

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Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Petite Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Louis XVI neoclassical Petite Commode was hand-crafted from solid planks of old-growth
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Antique 1890s French Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century French Serpentine Ebonised Commode
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French serpentine commode with original handles.The later ebonised paintwork has given this piece a super contemporary look and an amazing storage solution.Wit...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Serpentine Ebonised Commode
18th Century French Serpentine Ebonised Commode
H 36.62 in W 53.15 in D 25.99 in
19th Century Louis Quatorze Napoleon III Boulle Meuble D'appui Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Chased fire-gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Style French Scriban Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Scriban or secretary chest in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece is made of mahogany that
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Secretaires

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Marble, Brass

Louis XVI Style French Scriban Chest
Louis XVI Style French Scriban Chest
H 40.5 in W 51 in D 20.5 in
French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
antique condition with marquetry designs trimmed with ebonized molding. There are three drawers all with
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
H 32 in W 31.75 in D 19.5 in
Dutch Mahogany and Satinwood Neoclassical Cabinet, 19 Th C
Located in Houston, TX
centered By an ebonized panel in the chinoiserie taste with elaborate ribbon Inlays, raised on tapering
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Style Louis XVI Ebonized Mahogany Buffet by Old Plank Cabinetry Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Louis XVI style Ebonized mahogany Buffet, Handcrafted in our Old Plank cabinetry department here in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Commode, Ebony, Marble, Bronze, French, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Commode or Chest of drawers, attributed to Maison Jansen, has been fully refinished to perfection. The
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Demilune Burl Walnut and Ebonized Credenza with doors and drawers
Located in Miami, FL
bar cabinet buffet chest) A most impressive masterpiece, exquisitely hand-crafted in the early 20th
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Credenzas

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Burl

19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
comte d’Artois – or Charles X - was the son of the dauphin Louis-Ferdinand de Franc and Marie-Josèphe de
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Maison Jansen style dresser, Hollywood Regency from the 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This elegant French dresser or chest of drawers, in the style of Maison Jansen. The Louis XVI
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut Root, Solid and Ebonized Walnut Bureau
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Charming Italian Louis XVI Bureau, secretaire or commode made of walnut root, solid and ebonized
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XIV Bureau
Located in Genova, IT
Louis XIV bureau with moved form on the front and sides, veneered in burr tuja with pyrography
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Louis XIV Bureau
H 42.52 in W 50.4 in D 22.84 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode by Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French mahogany marble-top Louis XVI style commode has been ebonized and finished with a
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

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Ebonized Louis Chests For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of ebonized louis chests available for sale. Each of these unique ebonized louis chests was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and marble. There are all kinds of ebonized louis chests available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Ebonized louis chests made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — are very popular at 1stDibs. Ebonized louis chests have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Maison Jansen, John Widdicomb and Maison Kriéger are consistently popular.

How Much are Ebonized Louis Chests?

Prices for ebonized louis chests start at $673 and top out at $445,000 with the average selling for $4,900.

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.

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