French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
French ormolu-mounted marquetry commode marble top with gilt bronze mounts, signed.
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
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Gorgeous Figural Bronze Mounted Marble Top Napoleonic Inlaid Cabinet Commode
$3,116Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Figural Bronze Mounted Marble Top Napoleonic Inlaid Cabinet Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Collectors of Napoleonic furniture, French commodes, ormolu-mounted antiques, and marble-top case pieces will appreciate the rare beauty and timeless appeal of this extraordinary work.
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Vintage 1950s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique French Régence Ormolu Mounted Commode 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive and rare antique French Régence wood and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1720 in date.
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Antique 1720s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted and Marble Bedside Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant 19th century French bedside commode, finely crafted and richly adorned with ormolu mounts, embodying the refined decorative sensibility of Louis XV design.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Magnificent French Ormolu-Mounted Green Painted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Magnificent French Ormolu-Mounted Green Painted Chinoiserie Commode with Original Marble Top An exceptional French ormolu-mounted commode, richly decorated in vibrant green polych...
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20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Transitional Marquetry Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Transitional style (a blend of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles) commode, featuring a subtle breakfront design beneath a shaped marble top, beautifully curved sides, and...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode after Benneman
Located in London, GB
Antique French Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted commode after Benneman French, Early 20th Century Height 93cm, width 179cm, depth 69cm This outstanding commode à vanteaux is after a ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French ormolu mounted mahogany and sycamore marquetry and parquetry inlaid commode.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
$17,500Sale Price|30% Off
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very fine French 19th century finely chased ormolu-mounted kingwood, tulipwood, and satinwood marquetry and parquetry commode with original Breche Violette marble-top.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes with marble tops, after François Boucher.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Regence Style Marquetry Commode Dresser
$24,850Sale Price|27% Off
Fine French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Regence Style Marquetry Commode Dresser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century finely chased ormolu-mounted Regence style kingwood, tulipwood and satinwood marquetry and parquetry commode (dresser) with brêche d' alep marble-top.
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Antique 19th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts Unique piece purchased in France.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode
$38,360Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XV style superb quality ormolu-mounted kingwood bombé commode with a Brêche d'Alep marble top, attributed to François Linke an...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Exquisite French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Marble-Top Commode C. 1870
$17,500Sale Price|30% Off
Exquisite French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Marble-Top Commode C. 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exquisite French Ormolu-mounted mahogany parquetry marble-top commode C. 1870.
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze drawer and three uniform drawers flanked by two squared columns, each with ormolu moun...
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Antique 1820s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian French Quality Burr Walnut Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality burr walnut marble top ormolu mounted commode/chest of drawers having a serpentine shaped coloured marble top above two long bombe shaped burr walnut...
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany & Tulipwood Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany and tulip wood commode with a brèche violette marble top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806).
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
$58,450Sale Price|22% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By Léon Kann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
$20,840Sale Price|20% Off
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode, sign.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Second Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Commode by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period ormolu mounted commode by Sormani French, c. 1860 Measures: Height 86cm, width 151cm, depth 65cm This superb commode is by the celebrated French ébéniste Pa...
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Serpentine, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode showing stemmed floral entwining design with red and pink variegated marble top and b...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Commode with Ormolu Mounts, 18th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This 18th century Louis XV style commode is an exquisite example of the artistic tastes and refined craftsmanship of the time. The body of the piece has a distinctive bombé shape, a ...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
$48,950Sale Price|42% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI-Louis XVI Transition Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Fruitwood and Sycamore Marquetry and Parquetry Commode with a Brèche d'A...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French 18th Century Regence Ormolu-Mounted Commode by Etienne Doirat
$36,152Sale Price|30% Off
French 18th Century Regence Ormolu-Mounted Commode by Etienne Doirat
By Etienne Doirat
Located in PARIS, FR
A Regence ormolu-mounted commode by Etienne Doirat (Paris, 1675-1732) Rare and elegant commode curved on the front and on the sides, in amaranth veneer arranged in sheets in the fra...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Commode Attributed to François Linke
$46,720Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Commode Attributed to François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and highly refined French Belle Époque Louis XV bombé commode of exceptional craftsmanship, richly adorned with finely chased ormolu mounts and exquisite kingwood parquetr...
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Antique 19th Century Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold, Ormolu
Very fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Very fine Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted marquetry commode French, Early 20th Century Height 95cm, width 162cm, depth 59cm After an important model by Jean-Henri Riesener (French, 1...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 33.25 inches high x 49 inches wide x 21 inches deep Magnificent, richly detailed, and unmistakably French, this antique Louis XV Style bronze ormolu mounted commode embo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Commode De Chateau
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale French mid 19th century Louis XVI style flamed mahogany and ormolu mounted Commode de Chateau after a model by Guillaume Beneman, Joseph Stöckel and att...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Commodes with Marble Tops and Extensive Ormolu Mounts
$23,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Commodes with Marble Tops and Extensive Ormolu Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
French commodes with ormolu mounts with marble in shades of cream and Pale violet.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Commodes in Louis XV style with Ormolu Mounts and Marquetry
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of French 19th Century commodes in the Louis XV style.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century François Linke Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ambonya Commode
$36,000Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century François Linke Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ambonya Commode
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An Important 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Tulipwood and Amboyna Commode by François Linke The villefranche de conflet marble top above a frieze set with three drawer...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36in W: 60in D: 22in This 18th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible ...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Riesener, Circa 1780s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kittery Point, ME
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT COMMODE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, LATE 18TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1780 The original molded and contoured grey marble top...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Bombé Satinwood Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Commode, 1940
Located in Miami, FL
Ormolu mounted two-drawer Bombé chest of drawers with mottled green marble top and satin bois, kingwood and amaranth in the French Louis XV style. The front and sides arched with flo...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Wallnut Parquetry ‘Bombé’ Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
An exceptional French Louis XV style commode, circa mid-20th century, that perfectly captures the opulent spirit of the Rococo era.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Commode With Marquetry and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XV Style Commode in kingwood with fruitwood finely inlaid marquetry and C.1900. Dimensions: W: 48″ D: 20″ T: 38″
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with three drawers...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Porphyry Marble Top Radiating Inlay Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Perfect for placement in a grand salon, entryway, or formal dining room, this Louis XV style ormolu-mounted commode combines functionality with artistry.
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, Early 20th century Painted wood in a lovely light green color, with mounted bronze ormolu, and beveled pink, red,...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Marble Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marble commodes. French, 19th Century Measures: Height 82 cm ,width 134 cm ,depth 59 cm.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode with Parquetry, Marquetry, & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Louis XV style marble top three drawer commode with kingwood parquetry, frieze marquetry, foliate front inlay, gilt ring pulls and applied ormolu mounts, all supported by ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Style Galbée Commode with Ormolu Mounted Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th Century French Louis XV Commode "galbée" forme embellished with beautiful, original ormolu bronze mounts and fixtures throughout.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Transitional Style Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century transitional style marquetry commode with three drawers. The set is topped with a Breche d’Alep molded marble top with canted corners. A marquetry motif of interlac...
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
$484,500Sale Price|35% Off
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Regency Style Kingwood and Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Commode
$12,985Sale Price|29% Off
19th Century Regency Style Kingwood and Tulipwood and Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A fine 19th c French ormolu-mounted commode a vantaux. Argentina Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Argentina ,molded breche Orientale de Baixas marble top, mahogany and burlwood ,the case set with three frieze drawers, the center drawer applied with garlands, the flanking drawers ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, France, 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, After Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier'. The serpentine Vert Maurin marble top above a conforming case set with two cupbo...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
$49,850Sale Price|33% Off
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style burr walnut, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry and finely chased ormolu-mounted two-drawer bombé commode, in the manner of F...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Wood Commode After Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, delicately ornamented commode was built by French designers Myrtil Dennery and Paul Alexandre who were active in the early 20th century, after the 18th Century model by ce...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Bois de Bout Commode Stamped Chevallier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The serpentine molded ‘rouge royal’ marble above two long bombé-shaped drawers ‘sans traverse’ inlaid with bronzes and floral sprays, the sides decorated similarly, on splayed legs, ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trop...
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Ormolu and Wedgwood Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Julius Zwiener
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu- and Wedgwood Jasperware-Mounted mahogany commode à l'Anglaise Firmly Attributed to Julius Zwiener A fine commode an l'anglaise having a shaped marble top inset within a g...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of D...
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode
$19,850Sale Price|42% Off
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted two-door and two-drawer server commode with a brêche violette marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946).
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Napoleon III Figural Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Side-Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Napoleon III figural ormolu and porcelain (probably Sevres) mounted tulipwood Meuble A Hauteur D'Appui. The rectangular shaped body fitted with a white mar...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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Find a variety of French commodes ormolu mounts available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct French commodes ormolu mounts — often made from wood, metal and stone — can elevate any home. French commodes ormolu mounts have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire French commodes ormolu mounts are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made French commodes ormolu mounts over the years, but those made by Paul Sormani, François Linke and Forest A' Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are French Commodes Ormolu Mounts?
Prices for French commodes ormolu mounts start at $1,100 and top out at $645,000 with the average selling for $14,550.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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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Empire 4 Drawer Chest
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