French Period Neoclassical Marble Top Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period five-drawer, carved-wood chest with marble top from the early 19th century.
Marble
Antique French Marble Top Side Chest
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French marble top side chest, dating from around the 1950’s.
Marble
$1,367
Marble Top Chest
Located in London, England
Narrow marble top chest in walnut with rose marble top. Circa 1930 H 94cm x W 41cm x D 31cm
Marble
French Vintage Marble Top Demilune Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This striking little demilune commode features exceptional inlaid mahogany in a variety of grain patterns that have been thoughtfully bookmatched and placed about the chest to maximi...
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Marble Top Bedside Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
Great little 19th century French marble top chest with canter corners, shaped marble top and French feet.
Marble
$5,605 / item
Ebonized French Marble Top Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
The drawers are adorned with cast brass ring pulls set on ornate backplates, each contributing to the chest's luxurious and traditional aesthetic. This fusion of vintage charm and mo...
Stone
Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period.
Marble, Ormolu
French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.
Marble
French Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant French 20th century chest of drawers with original brass details and a beautifully veined reddish marble top.
Marble
Four-Drawer Marble-Top Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
This very refined chest of drawers is done in a rather austere simple design. The decoration is all about the full frontal veneer wood pattern running from bottom to top. Finally the...
Marble
Antique French Bombé Chest With Marble Top for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Chest is topped with a fine and well grained Marble Top in Striated Brown and White with a lovely shaped Edge.
Marble, Bronze
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Louis XVI French Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
Antique Louis XVI French Marble Top Commode Chest. Late 19th Century, France, Louis XVI Style.
Marble, Metal, Brass
French Cherry Wood Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A substantial Continental chest of drawers or commode in cherry wood with a gently over sailing original marble top with square corners.
Cherry
18th C. French Raised Side Chest w/ Original Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French raised two-drawer side chest, with original marble top, from the 18th century.
Marble
French Two-Drawer Chest with Marble Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French nicely raised chest with marble top. This vintage chest from France features a white marble top which rests atop a wooden chest consisting of two drawers flanking between ca...
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
French, early 19th century, in the Empire / Neoclassical style A refined antique chest of drawers crafted in rich mahogany, featuring elegant neoclassical details. The piece is accen...
Marble, Bronze
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French semainier or tall chest of mahogany, featuring a figured marble top over a frieze of one drawer with escutcheon over six drawers with a locking pilaster and key - each ...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous full sized 19th century French faux bamboo 4 drawer chest with original black marble top.
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Chest / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Late 19th century Louis XVI directoire commode Elegant antique French commode featuring a finely figured wood case topped with a polished black marble slab. This piece is designed wi...
Marble
1850s French Louis XV Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
Crafted from richly grained wood, the case features a softly bombé silhouette with finely carved details throughout, including scrolling floral motifs, molded drawer fronts, and a sc...
Marble
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany from the late 18th century, featuring a white marble top over a frieze with seven drawers between opposing reeded columns, with ...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The dresser rests on short, turned bullet-form feet, and it retains a dark marble top with contrasting veining. Dimensions: W: 51.5″ D: 24″ H: 36.5″
Marble, Bronze
Antique small chest of drawers with a marble top, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
The top of the chest of drawers is topped with a marble top in a delicate beige-pink shade, which adds a unique character to the whole.
Marble, Brass
Louis XV Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV marble top bombe chest imported from Europe.
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870, in the refined Empire style.
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Empire Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
The chest of drawer and the marble top are in very good condition.
Marble, Bronze
Painted French Style Commode Chest of Drawers with Black Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
The top is figured black marble with white veining.
Marble
French chest louis XVI style mahogany chest with marble top 19 th c
Located in Houston, TX
This chest is very well crafted in fine mahogany with a drawer that Has a desm inside that Pulls out. It is centered under the marble top and has two drawers on each side. It has two...
Marble
19th Century French Neoclassical Wooden Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French Neoclassical wooden chest of drawers with marble top presents a refined balance of symmetry, proportion, and architectural detailing.
Marble
Chest of Drawers with Original Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century white painted chest of drawers featuring an original marble top and elegantly aged finish.
Marble
19th C. Neoclassical Painted Wood French Breakfront Chest w/ Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique chest from France features a subtle break-front design that carries through from the marble top to the wood cabinet below.
Marble
Chest of drawers with intarsia and marble top, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers with two drawers. Produced in France around 1880. made of walnut wood and marble top.
Marble
French Louis XV Revival walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 19th-century French Louis XV Revival chest of drawers, circa 1880, crafted from solid walnut with marble top.
Marble
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian French Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian French marble top commode chest of drawers having a pretty and shaped marble top with a moulded edge above 3 outstanding quality kingwood and or...
Marble, Other
Antique Victorian Quality French Parquetry Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality French parquetry marble top commode chest of drawers having a serpentine shaped marble top with a moulded edge above 3 serpentine shaped quality kingwood an...
Marble, Other
French Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Chest of Drawers. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany marble top chest with graduated book matched drawers, original gilt floral ormolu mounts, and terminating on rounded block feet.
Marble, Ormolu
French Painted Chest of Drawers, 1920s, Neoclassical Style with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A charming French chest of drawers dating from the 1920s, beautifully executed in an elegant neoclassical style. The piece features a serpentine front with graceful cabriole-inspired...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Marble Top Chest / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This 19th-century Louis Philippe commode, exemplifies the understated elegance of French design during the period. Crafted in richly figured walnut, it features beautifully bookmatch...
Marble
French Neoclassical Kingwood Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Commode directoire ouvrant par trois tiroirs en placage de noyer et filets de bois de rose et palissandre. les tiroirs sont garnis d'entrées de clefs et de poignées en rosaces, une c...
Marble
Late 19th Century French Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
French chest of drawers with faux marble top. Hand-carved detail with raised moulding on drawer facing.
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Neoclassical commode with marble top and exquisite brass accents.
Carrara Marble
Directoire Chest of Drawers with white Marble Top, France circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
A neoclassical ebonised three-drawer commode with a white marble top with rounded corners. The corners of the chest are also rounded, fluted and decorated with gilded pipes at the bo...
Marble, Bronze
Stately French Louis XVI Carrara Marble Top Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely original Carrara marble top. Found in the South of France! #1548
Carrara Marble
$1,757Sale Price|56% Off
French Louis Philippe Commode Chest of Drawers, Marble Top 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French commode chest of drawers 19th mid-century Wood plane and white marble top Four drawers Good antique condition, with minor signs of age and wear.
Marble
Majestic 19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found in the South of France, this exquisite burled walnut commode from the early 19th century features a dark grey marble top over four drawers.
Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassical Style Painted Wood Chest w/ Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical-style painted wood chest of drawers, with faux marble top, from the mid 20th century.
Wood, Paint
Exquisite 18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Outstanding example of late 18th century Louis XV carved walnut commode with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the front opening with two large drawers, over intricately carved ...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Pair of French Louis XV Style Marble Top Inlaid Chests
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of French 19th century chests crafted in exotic woods including mahogany and kingwood featuring the original beveled marble tops, two drawer cases with geometric inla...
Marble, Brass
Petite French Wood Chest with Original Marble-Top from the 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French small-sized commode with original marble top, from the 19th century.
Marble, Metal
19th Century French Painted Wood Chest with Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique chest from France features a slightly overhanging faux-marble painted top, with case beneath consisting of two stacked, dovetailed drawers, a nice carved skirt along thr...
Wood, Paint
Antique French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers W/ Black Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
A striking mid-19th-century French Empire chest of drawers, sourced directly from Provence, France.
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Bombé Chest, Marble Top and Gorgeous Marquetry
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts. The drawer fronts are heavily inlaid with marquetry design of violins, drums, h...
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Burl Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
A French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode, c. 1840s. Features a rectangular form made from walnut with book matched veneer burled drawer fronts and Saint Anne Des Pyrenees Marble top.
Marble
$5,520Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was considered a luxury during its era, when closets had yet to be invented and having lots of clothes was re...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century French Louis XVI oak chest of drawers with marble top embodies the restrained elegance and balanced proportions characteristic of the period.
Marble
French Walnut Serpentine Ormolu & Marble Top Chest of Drawers , Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
French Walnut serpentine graduated chest of drawers with exquisite decorative inlays, original ormolu mounts , original greenish white vane marble top, and terminating on french spl...
Marble
$372Sale Price|20% Off
Pine French Faux Bamboo Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare miniature chest of drawers. Striking French design from the 1920s.
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.
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