Large Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Hand-Painted Floral Scene
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Old-World Collected Interiors Place atop an antique chest, chinoiserie commode, or French marble console. Pair with gilt mirrors, export porcelain, and curated objects for an elevat...
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Loius XV Revival Marquetry Vitrine Display Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
To satisfy the vast demand needed for Versailles and other French royal residences a new quarry was opened and subsequently named "Trou de Versailles" Since the 18th century "Rouge ...
Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in IT
The top of the furniture is in grey marble bardiglio valdieri, lithotype that had great success in Piedmont, in the north of Italy, since the middle of the 18th century.
Giltwood, Wood
In the manner of Maison Jansen, Ebonized, Mirrored, and Parcel-gilt Console
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This capacious art deco cabinet has two doors, edged with mirrored panels and gilt trim, that open to reveal four interior shelves. Four drawers are arranged just beneath its white m...
Marble
Pair of French Louis XV Style Late 19th Century Rosewood Commodes by Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV (Late 19th Cent) rosewood two door commodes with bronze dore trim with singerie (monkey) design & shaped marble top (stamped: CHARLES CRESSENT)
Marble, Bronze
Maison Krieger French Art Deco Amboyna Cabinet Semaniere
By Maison Krieger
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco French amboyna semaniere with slight bow front and inset marble top with nickled brass pulls & original key (signed: KRIEGER on the back & lock).
Marble
Unavailable|$3,625
18th Century Ebonised French Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Small 18th century French ebonized marble-top commode with ormolu mounts.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$8,200
French Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire commode in matched mahogany veneer front with bronze gilt mounts and original marble top.
Marble
Unavailable|$7,800
French Directoire Marble Top Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine French Directoire marble top mahogany commode, with pierced brass gallery surrounding a grey marble top, set above two short and two long drawers, raised on turned feet with bra...
Marble
Unavailable|$5,200
French Marble Topped Walnut Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
A classic Louis Philippe commode in dramatically grained walnut veneer. Three wide drawers plus an extra hidden drawer in the top molding! The book matched walnut has very good col...
Marble
Unavailable|$6,500
French Marble Top Empire Commode with Paw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, period, Empire commode with marble top over four drawers, the top, "frieze" drawer having gilt bronze palmettes, and the column flanked drawers with gilt bronze capitals, all...
Marble
Unavailable|$4,036
French Marble-Top Kingwood Commode
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French marble-top kingwood and tulipwood marble top commode, circa 1880.
Marble
Unavailable|$4,850
Antique French Marble Top Commode
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A beautiful antique French four drawer commode/chest of drawers with chamfered corners, marble top, bun feet, and brass lion ring pulls and escutcheons.
Marble
Unavailable|$68,000
Marquetry Commode With Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XV period Genoese two-drawer commode has a serpentine molded marble top above two drawers inlaid with marqueterie de fleurs; above a serpentine apron, the angles embellish...
Marble
Unavailable|$2,456
French Kingwood Marble Topped Bombe Commode
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A charming French Louis XV style kingwood marble topped commode.
Marble
Unavailable|$6,157
French 18th Century Walnut Bombe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Shapely French 18th century walnut bombe commode with cabriole legs and marble top.
Marble
Unavailable|$4,800
Provincial French Empire Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Of beautiful honey toned light figured walnut, a handsome four drawer case piece with its original fossil marble top. Half columns flank the drawers, with good original hardware moun...
Marble
Unavailable|$6,900
Antique French Bombe' Marble top Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 2 drawer Rococo style bombe' chest with Italian Sienna marble top, marquetry inlaid front. Bronze mounts and handles in the Rococo style
Siena Marble
Unavailable|$3,950
French Walnut Commode with St. Anne Marble Top
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Walnut Commode with St. Anne Marble Top This is a fine French, late Empire chest with its original bronzes.
Unavailable|$6,300
Faux Bamboo Commode with Marble Top
Located in Port Chester, NY
A very good looking antique faux bamboo chest of drawers with lots of bamboo trim and mouldings. Also notable are the columns on either side which add another level of interest. Ma...
Marble
Unavailable|$4,500
French Louis XVI Marble Top Walnut Commode
Located in Austin, TX
Refined French, Louis XVI, marble-topped, walnut commode, the variegated marble top resting on the case with canted corners, two short and two long drawers inlaid with metal string w...
Marble
Unavailable|$10,800
Rococo Commode with Marble Top
Located in Senden, NRW
Rare, petite French commode from the late Rococo period. Original piece build, circa 1800, comes with a restoration booklet and “Certificate of Authenticity”.
Brass
Unavailable|$5,750
French Louis XV Style Rosewood Bombé Commode with Marble Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
French Louis XV style rosewood Bombé commode with marble top.
Marble
Unavailable|$10,262
French Marble-Top Walnut Commode, circa 1800
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French marble top walnut commode, circa 1800. The breakfront grey variegated marble-top has a moulded edge, and the chest beneath follows the form of the marble.
Marble
Unavailable|$1,050
French Regence Mahogany, Marble-Top Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Regence mahogany three-drawer marble top bombe commode; having a rectangular molded edge gray marble top over a conforming case with three long drawers with bronze escutcheons and pu...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$12,000
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
The two columns have two gilt bronze bands. Made in France, circa 1800. Mahogany veneer with original marble top, ormolu detailing, original locks and keys.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable|$3,800
Louis Philippe Commode with black marble top
Located in Denver, CO
This is a fine Louis Philippe commode with 3 drawers below. The lack of hardware puts the focus on the wood and marble top.
Marble
Unavailable|$2,873
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
A very nice sized 18th century French walnut commode with marble top.
Walnut
Unavailable|$12,000
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Louis XVI mahogany three-drawer commode with beautiful brass detailing and original gray veined white marble top.
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$5,500
Empire Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Alexandria, VA
More than fifty years ago the exceptionally beautiful faux marble top on this 4 drawer chest replaced the original marble. The proportions, ormolu mounts, and flame mahogany on this...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$9,000
Inlaid Marble-Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular white-veined grey marble with outset rounded corners over a conforming case with four drawers, flanked by rounded inlaid continuing to turn the legs with cast feet.
Marble
Unavailable|$4,800
19th Century French Regency Style Marble-Top Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th century Regency style three-drawer commode with ebonized banding and marble top.
Marble
Unavailable|$1,633
French Transitional Style Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French transitional style marble-topped commode on short cabriole legs with ormolu mounts.
Unavailable|$1,200
19th Century French Marble-Top Commode or Chest
Located in Abilene, TX
19th century veneered chest. Slight damage to marble top and to veneer consistent with the age of the piece. Otherwise good condition.
Marble
Unavailable|$9,850
French Walnut Marble Topped Commode from Toulon
Located in Natchez, MS
French commode of walnut with marble top from Toulon.
Walnut
Unavailable|$6,400
French Marble Topped Directoire Commode, Newly Painted
Located in Port Chester, NY
A classic Directoire commode with white marble top and column detail, newly painted in a textured faux distress style. Four wide drawers and front block feet. Brasses have been pai...
Walnut
Unavailable|$2,800 / set
French Commode/ Dresser, Vanity with Marble Top & Mirror, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Commode/ Dresser with Marble Top & Mirror Inlaid satinwood, pearwood with original restored finish.
Satinwood
Unavailable|$5,800
Charles X Black Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hudson, NY
Charles X black walnut four-drawer commode with marble top in soft purple and white tones. Original brass pulls on three drawers with keys. First, top drawer has no hardware.
Marble
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode with Original Marble Top, France 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode with Original Marble Top, France 19th Century
Marble
Unavailable|$8,796
Louis Philippe Marble-Top Commode
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is a fabulous cherry Louis Philippe marble-top commode with four drawers featuring bronze pulls. The marble top measures: 26.75" x 57" x 1.19". The marble is of recent manufactu...
Marble
Unavailable|$4,400
Charles X Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charles X Stlye Commode with Exotic Honey Stained Vaneer and Marble Top
Painted White Directoire Style Commode with Black Marble Top, France, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Hand-painted directoire style commode with black marble top, one frieze drawer and two drawers flanked by pilasters on block feet.
Marble
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns with ormolu head and feet, swan ormolu mount to lower frieze, laurel leaf escutcheons ...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Commode with Wrought Iron Decorations and Marble Top, 1980s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French chest of drawers with wrought iron decorations and marble top, 1980s.
Marble, Wrought Iron
Unavailable|$2,396
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
Located in Santa Ana, CA
This French marble top commode is made in the Louis XV style.
Marble, Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquette Kingwood Commode with Marble Top, circa 177
Located in Ljubljana, SI
The marquetry pattern is quite classical and has often appeared on similar pieces in the 18th century. What makes this commode quite special is Breche d’Alep marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$3,420
French Bombé Marble Topped Kingwood Commode, circa 1910
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Later very good quality marble top French Bombé marble topped kingwood commode, circa 1870 Shaped Sienna marble top.
Kingwood
French Empire Walnut Gilt-Bronze Mounted Four-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in Ljubljana, SI
It was made in France in the beginning of 19th century. It has a Classic shape with three visible drawers which has wooden pull and gilded bronze decorative key holes. The upper invi...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$1,595
Serpentine Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Serpentine front Louis XV style bronze-mounted commode with Verde green marble top, circa 1900 in very good condition.
Marble
Unavailable|$3,995
19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century Louis Philippe walnut commode features veneered book matched figured walnut on the facade with four working dovetailed drawers when using the key included. The top ...
Marble
A Louis XV Carved Oak Commode with Original Marble Top, France 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV Carved Oak Commode with Original Marble Top, France 18th Century
Marble
Unavailable|$3,800
1920s Marble Top Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A japanned two drawer bombe commode with ormolu accents. Brown and white shaped marble top with bull nose edge. No Key
Wood
Unavailable|$38,312
Louis XIV, 17th Century Kingwood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Lincoln, GB
Louis XIV, French 17th century, rare, exceptional quality kingwood commode with fine quality guilt bronze mounts and created in parquetry technique. This is a beautiful piece for eit...
Marble
Late 18th Century French Directiore Commode/Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Late 18th Century French Directiore Commode/Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Unavailable|$8,500
French 18th Century Regency Signed Marble-Top Commode
Located in Sarasota, FL
French 18th century Regency signed marble-top commode.
Early 19th Century French Mahogany Directoire Commode with Original Marble Top
Located in Toronto, ON
Early 19th century French mahogany Directoire commode with original marble top, circa 1830, France.
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Commode with Marble Top, circa 1760
Located in Houston, TX
Please click “Follow Dealer” button below and see them first! An antique French Louis XV period walnut commode of elegant proportions circa 1760 with its original marble top.
Marble, Bronze
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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