19th Century French Empire Commode in Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire commode in beautiful burled walnut, original gray marble top and brass fittings
Marble, Brass
19th c. French Empire commode with marble top
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th C French Empire mahogany commode with marble top
Marble
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode with Old Fossilized Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire walnut commode / chest with old fossilized marble top. Four drawers
Marble
Sold|$7,850
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French empire commode with marble top.
Marble
Sold|$8,623
Empire Flame Mahogany Commode
Located in London, GB
their original mercury gilding, veined black and pale grey marble top. The piece has been cleaned and
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Style Commode with Original Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant and stately with beautifully matched mahogany veneers and original brass. Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, ltd. continues its 36 year tradition of being a family ...
Marble
Sold|$2,900
Period Empire Commode from France
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Empire commode is a fine example of this Period. It is stately with straight lines and
Marble
Sold|$4,800
French Empire commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French Empire commode with marble top
Marble, Brass
Empire Period Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Empire period mahogany commode with ebonized iron feet and black marble top.
Marble, Iron
Antique French Empire Marble Top Commode with Gilded Lions Paw Feet
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Really super quality French Empire period marble top commode with gilded lions paw feet and brass
Marble
Sold|$10,500
French Empire Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Empire Commode in Mahogany This commode is an unusual design in that it has
Marble
Sold
Empire Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Empire Marble top commode
Walnut
Sold|$14,500
French Empire Commode or Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine French Empire mahogany commode attributed to Bernard Molitor having a marble top, gilt
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Marble-Top Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
Stunning period commode. The walnut is warm and glowing, complemented with ormolu handles and
Ormolu
19th Century French Walnut Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Nashville, TN
adornment and the top drawer without. The commode top is a beautiful black marble with brown and white
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Commode with Marble Top and Brass Mounts
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Really super quality and condition early 19th century French mahogany Empire commode with original
Marble
Sold|$7,200
French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire period mahogany four commode with black marble top and original brasses, having
Marble
Sold|$7,500
Early Empire French commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful large French Empire walnut and marble commode
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Marble-Top Chest or Commode
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
French Empire mahogany marble-top commode or chest of four long drawers the top having an outsplyed
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Original Marble Top
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Original Marble Top This is a four drawer chest from the
Sold|$2,100
French Empire Commode Chest
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very good looking 19th century walnut French empire commode. It has very clean lines
Marble
Sold|$7,950
Provencial Empire Cherry Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
Provencial French Empire Cherry Wood Commode Wonderful commode from the French
Marble
Sold|$8,500
French Empire Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent French Commode of the Empire Period from the Provence Region. This four-drawer chest
Marble
Sold|$4,750
Vintage Empire Style Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
Stunning Empire-style commode from France. This highly polished mahogany bureau, with beautifully
Marble
Sold|$3,505
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, and pullout with ease, and rests on two large molded brass feet. This 1840's Empire marble-top Commode
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Sold|$7,500
Italian Empire walnut commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large walnut early 19th century Italian Empire four drawer commode painted and gilt columns and
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Washington, DC
French Marble topped mahogany Empire style two door, one door commode with bronze Neo-Classical
Marble
Sold|$18,500
French Empire Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Empire Commode with Black Marble Top and Columned Busts on Paw Feet.
19th Century Ormolu-Mounted French Empire Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early 19th century ormolu-mounted French Empire plum pudding mahogany commode with original
Marble
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good quality and well-proportioned Empire commode of highly-figured walnut with a marble top and
Marble
Sold|$9,500
Fine French Empire Commode Bureau Chest
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful marble-topped mahogany chest from c. 1805 in the manner of Molitor.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Empire Mahogany and Fossilized Marble Top Commode, Circa 1820
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Empire mahogany, gilt-bronze mounted commode with a fossilized marble top. Circa 1820.
Mahogany, Oak
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in Austin, TX
stunning marble top adds a touch of luxury. This authentic Empire Period commode captures the essence of
Marble
Empire Mahogany Commode With Ebonised Paw Feet
Located in London, GB
Empire mahogany commode with three long drawers flanked by two flat half columns terminating in
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$5,400
Empire Mahogany Four Drawer Commode
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Empire Commode. The Black Fossilized Marble Top above frieze drawer with
Marble, Brass
Sold|$6,000
Empire Period Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish French Empire period commode was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and is fabricated
Marble, Bronze
Small French Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
Small early 19th century French commode, mahogany and mahogany veneer over oak with dark grey
Brass
Sold|$6,850
19th. c Italian Empire commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century walnut commode with marble top.
Marble
Sold|$4,500
4 Drawer French Empire Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
MOTTLED GREY MARBLE TOP COMMODE WITH FADED MAHOGANY SOLIDS AND VENEERS, BRASS MOUNTED TOP DRAWER
Marble, Brass
Sold|$8,320
Empire Commode France Circa 1810
Located in London, GB
Mahogany and mahogany veneer over oak commode. Original black fossil marble top over four long
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$3,979
French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French Empire mahogany commode with grey marble top. The front with sphinx head decoration to the
19th Century Empire Commode in the Style of Jacob
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire chest in mahogany, circa 1890. Model in the style of Jacob with marble top. Gently
Marble, Brass
Sold|$3,052
Early 19th Century French Marble-Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 19th century French empire ebonised commode, with later marble-top, of small proportions.
Marble
Empire marble top chest
Located in Boston, MA
A marble top Empire chest with four drawers.
Marble
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire period mahogany four drawer commode with grey marble top and bronze mounts, signed "E
Marble
Italian Empire Walnut Commode With Bronze Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic and elegant Italian empire period walnut chest with bronze mounts and marble top. The
Marble
Unusual Gentleman's French Empire Commode of Fine Quality, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
. Bleu Turquin marble. France, circa 1810. Provenance: Châteaux de Villepreux, home of the Bertin de
Marble, Ormolu
French Inlaid Serpentine Marble-Top Commode, 1930s
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
French inlaid serpentine marble-top commode, 1930s. We are pleased to offer you this French inlaid
Walnut
Early 19th Century Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Empire period walnut commode, the black marble-top above three graduated
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Marble Top, France, 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XVI 18th century French commode with original marble top. Refinished inside and out. Marble
Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Empire Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in San Marino, CA
An early 20th century Italian empire style chest of drawers featuring marquetry inlay design
Marble, Ormolu
French mahogany Empire style marble marble top chest with Swans
Located in Hudson, NY
A French mahogany Empire style marble top 4 drawer chest with carved Swans on two corners. with
Marble
'Retour D'Egypte' French Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Lion Face Handles
Located in London, GB
Belgian black fossil marble top. France, circa 1810.
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$2,800
French Empire Marble Top Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A early 19th Century French Empire Bronze Mounted Marble Top Chest.
Wood
Sold|$4,600
French Empire Marble Top Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Beautiful Early 19th Century French Empire Marble Top 3 Drawer Chest With Bronze Lion Head Pulls
Early 19th Century French Cherrywood Commode with Marble Top and Brass Mounts
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Fabulous quality and with great proportions is this early 19th century marble top commode in
Marble
Empire Chest of Drawers with Green Marble Top, Brass Applications and Marquetry
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
This beautiful honey colored Empire chest of drawers features unique brass applications, heavy paw
Marble
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.