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...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$124,850Sale Price|28% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and gilt bronze mounts, After a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers framed with fluted columns and fine gilded escutcheon. The front face of each draw...
Bronze
Large French Ormolu Mounted Meuble a Hauteur D'Appui by Joseph- Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in New York, NY
A Large French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany, Frutwood & Floral Marquetry Meuble a Hauteur D'Appui by Joseph- Emmanuel Zwiener Joseph- Emmanuel Zwiener A fabulous white and purp...
Bronze, Ormolu
$20,055Sale Price|30% Off
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood, Amaranth, Satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry Two-Drawer Commode of bombé se...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
By Maison Forest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné Parquetry Vitrine Commode-Server, attributed to Maison Forest.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bronze Signed
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bronze Galbée Commode, Stamped 18th Century Louis XV Period Ormolu Mounted Bronze Commode, Signed A rare and stunning Early 18th Century F...
Marble, Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Paul Sormani Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, Paris, After Haupt
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and exceptional Louis XVI-style marquetry commode, executed by Paul Sormani, Paris, circa 1880, after the original 1779 design by Swedish master cabinetmaker Georg Haupt (1741...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 34in W: 50in D: 22 3/4in This Antique Turn of the Century Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode is made of the highest quality! If you take a look at the p...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Walnut Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Walnut Chest of Drawers, with serpentine top above three drawers. 33.75" H x 32" W x 17.5" D. Provenance: From an East 35th Street Estate.
Marble
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquer Commode, Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson A beautiful shaped Rosso Levanto marble top above two long and deep...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fantastic Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commodes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Inlaid Marquetry and Parquetry Commodes Each finely made commode with a shaped marble top over three short ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Commode By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson A marble top above a frieze set with three drawers with pierced laurel dec...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Very Nice 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Haentges Freres
By Haentges Freres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Nice Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Haentges Freres Haentges Freres A marble top above a bronze frieze, with one long drawer decorated with...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Very Rare 19th Century Marble Top Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century marble top kingwood and fruitwood chest of neat proportions. This gorgeous piece is of exceptional quality, finely hand carved, line inlaid and ormolu mount...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The finely proportioned bombé-shaped commode is veneered with floral marquetry in precious timb...
Marble, Ormolu
Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Paul Sormani Paul Sormani Beautiful marble top, above a bronze frieze, with one long drawer above two d...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Pretot
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode By Pretot A marble top above a frieze applied with scrolling-vine mounts and fronted by tw...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson, Benneman and Stockel
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson – After Benneman and Stockel The demi-lune grey and white mar...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke François Linke – Index no. 599 Brèche d’ Alep marble top above one long bronze...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui by Sormani The rectangular D-shaped Breccia marble-top over a gilt bead banded parquetry frieze mounted with...
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Exceptional Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes By Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Jean-François Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Matched Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Parquetry Commodes/Night Stands By Maison Millet Theodore Millet after Jean-Francois Leleu The ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts Beautiful piece purchased in France. Painted in Marie Antoinette Grey. Age appropriate wear, see detailed phot...
Wood
$29,850Sale Price|53% Off
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Military Armor Commode Attr. Mâison Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style burr-walnut and mahogany marquetry and ormolu-mounted Military armorial Meuble D'Appui with a Veined Brèche Violette marble top, attri...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Tulipwood Parquetry Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany and tulipwood parquetry commode After the model by Jean-Francois Leleu, By Paul Sormani, Paris, last quarter 19th century The 'D'-shaped Sarrancol...
Antique French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Ormolu-Mounted Tall Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
This antique rosewood and satinwood side cabinet in the French Louis XVI style dates from circa 1900, and features exceptional doré bronze mounts, geometric parquetry inlay, and a ce...
Marble, Bronze
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet. This fine side cabinet has a rectangular Belgian black marble top above a gilt-bronze guilloche and flowe...
Agate, Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard Inlay
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard.
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux
By Hubert-Joseph Heubès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux After The Model by Weisweiler, by Hubert-Joseph Heubès. The carcass stamped 'HEUBES' and bearing ...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$36,841
Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
Louis XV period ormolu mounted 'galbee' kingwood marquetry commode. With original "Flandres a bec de Corbin" marble from Flanders over five drawers in three rows. With chis...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$8,000
French Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Commode
Located in Baltimore, MD
In the manner of Andre Griard
Marble
Unavailable|$12,000
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
An Empire commode with well-matched mahogany veneer. Three of the four full drawers feature the original ormolu key plates and drawer pulls.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable|$26,500
French Louis XVI Ormolu-mounted Mahogany Commode En Encoignure
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Louis XVI commode en encoignure in Neoclassic taste
Mahogany
Unavailable|$100,662
French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode Attributed to "Foullet", circa 1760
By Pierre-Antoine Foullet
Located in Paris, FR
A moulded white marble top above three drawers (two "sans traverse") inlaid with "heart lozenge" interlaced marquetry: Tulipwood, amaranth, boxwood and stained sycamore. The sides co...
Bronze
Unavailable|$4,725
Louis XV Style Kingwood, Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted French Commode
Located in Darwen, GB
A Louis XV style kingwood, marquetry and ormolu-mounted French commode. The serpentine shaped "Spanish Brocatelle" marble top above two bombe shaped oak lined drawers with fine flora...
Kingwood
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
This impressive, 18th century, French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood veneered Commode retains it's original hand chiseled serpentine front rouge marble-top.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Unavailable|$84,082
Circa 1880 A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT AND BLACK LACQUER COMMODE
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT AND BLACK LACQUER COMMODE BY EMMANUEL ZWIENER, PARIS, CIRCA 1880 The bombé commmode with eared black porter marble top above a central scene of chinoiser...
Marble
Unavailable|$89,022
French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Black Vernis Martin Commode, Stamped Wolff
By Christophe Wolff
Located in London, Middlesex
The sides have similar decorated panels and the shoulders are headed with ormolu scroll mounts running down the front cabriole legs.
Lacquer
Unavailable|$20,543
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Fruitwood Commode 'Mid 18th Century'
By Pierre Roussel (1723-1782)
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Fruitwood Commode (Mid 18th Century). Stamped 'P. Roussel' and 'JME" under marble top. Pierre Roussel (1723-1782) was one of the most prolif...
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Lakewood, NJ
Antique French Louis the 15th styled marble topped marquetry commode, 19th century. The serpentine molded breche d’alep marble top surmounts conforming case. The case of finely in la...
Bronze
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode, signed "F. Garnier"
By Francois Garnier
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood, kingwood, and fruitwood marquetry commode signed “F. Garnier”, with a breche d’alep marble top, the bombe front containing two drawers adorn...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$16,579
Louis XV-XVI Transitional Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Commode
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Surmounted by a moulded brèche d'Alep marble top, containing three short and two long drawers veneered à quatre faces, applied with ormolu handles and key plates, the short cabriole ...
Kingwood
Unavailable|$16,579
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Commode en Tombeau Stamped Dubut
By Jean-François Dubut
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
The marble top with curved front and molded edge, above three short and two long drawers, Tulip-wood and Kingwood veneered, applied with pierced Rococo plates and scroll handles, wit...
Wood
Unavailable|$75,326
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Demilune Commode a L'Anglais
By Fidelis Shey
Located in London, Middlesex
With Breche d’Alep marble top above a central frieze drawer inlaid with arches above two trellis veneered drawers decorated sans-traverses, fitted with ring dropped handles and ribbo...
Kingwood
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze mounted parquetry marble top triple drawer commodes of great detail.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$13,010
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Two-Drawer Ormolu-Mounted Lacquer Commode
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Louis XV style two-drawer ormolu-mounted marble toped lacquer commode. The shaped pink and grey mottled marble top rests upon the bomb cabinet fitted with two dr...
19th Century French Louis Philippe Figured Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
19th century French Louis Philippe figured walnut and gilt metal mounted commode with grey white variegated St Anne’s marble above five long drawers including a shaped frieze drawer ...
Ormolu
Unavailable
Spectacular Ormolu Mounted Eglomoise Chest
By Max Ingrand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Absolutely amazing ormolu mounted eglomoise chest. Reverse painted Saint Gobain glass is textured and fantastic. Gilded bronze framework is incredible. Believed to be by Max Ingrand....
MAITLAND SMITH Inlaid Walnut French Regency Occasional Chest with Ormolu Mounts
By Maitland Smith
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Regency style occasional chest by Maitland Smith. Walnut with inlaid parquetry design, fixed cultured marble top with ogee edge, brass hardware, decorative brass ormolu orna...
Marble, Brass
Unavailable|$3,629
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
Large Important Empire Period Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode A Vantaux'
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A single wide drawer above two doors that open to reveal a single shelf, with double columns either side. Black fossil marble top. With fine quality gilt bronze mounts with good orig...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$4,862
19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
19th century French walnut commode with ormolu mounts. Having a good use of symmetrical, matching veneer patterns on the drawers making this a wonderful example of this style of comm...
Walnut
Unavailable|$25,063
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Handles
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in London, GB
With two short drawers over two long drawers. Fine quality gilt bronze mounts and shaped Breche marble-top. France, circa 1750s. Stamped 'A.M. Criaerd’ and also with the ‘JME’ stamp,...
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable|$4,998
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Floral Marquetry Commode Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very fine Connoisseur style 19th century French large commode with ormolu mounts in kingwood, rosewood and floral marquetry Bombe Chest of Louis XV style, second half of the 19th c...
Ormolu
Unavailable|$217,904
19th A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD AND KINGWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE A VANTAUX AFTER THE MODEL DESIGNED BY THE SLODTZ BROTHERS AND EXECUTED BY ANTOINE GAUDREAUX The serpentine violet br...
Breccia Marble
Unavailable|$36,978
Important Restauration Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode Á Vantaux' Or Cabinet
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
The rectangular white marble top above a frieze drawer centred by a rosette flanked by scrolling foliage and anthemion, above a pair of doors decorated with raised mahogany cornucop...
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$23,500
Suberb commode with ormolu mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb ormolu mounted commode with a marble top
Marble, Ormolu
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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