$3,850
H 37 in W 44.25 in D 22.25 in
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode from nice France. Made of Flam Mahogany, with a veined gray Saint Anne marble top slab, the wood has been finished with a lustrous French p...
Marble, Bronze
$6,200
H 38 in W 49.25 in D 20.75 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Marble Top & Gold Bronze Flamed Mahogany Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Marble Top & Gold Bronze Flamed Mahogany Commode, Circa 1880-1890.
Marble, Bronze
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.5 in W 46 in D 20.5 in
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Flame Mahogany Commode, mid 19th-century
Located in Houston, TX
A refined white marble top French Louis Philippe commode, mid 19th-Century, crafted of burled mahogany with beautifully mirrored grain across the drawer fronts. The understated arch...
Marble
$3,200
H 37.75 in W 49.75 in D 20.75 in
French 19th C. Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Carrera Marble Top Chest / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This Louis Philippe commode is a classic 19th-century style chest of drawers known for its simple elegance and functional design. It features four spacious drawers, each fitted with ...
Carrara Marble
$28,900
H 38.5 in W 57.63 in D 25.5 in
Flame Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode with Rouge Griotte By Molitor
By Molitor
Located in Stamford, CT
A superbly crafted French Empire commode with Rouge Griotte marble top by Molitor.
Mahogany
$5,418
H 38 in W 51 in D 23.5 in
19thC Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Commode with Gray Marble and Bracket Feet
Located in Houston, TX
An elegant French Louis Philippe period commode crafted in richly figured flame mahogany, showcasing the warmth and restraint that define the best furniture of the mid-19th century.
Marble
$5,481
H 39 in W 51.5 in D 23 in
19thC Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Commode with Gray Marble Top and bun feet
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptionally fine Louis Philippe Commode, dating to approximately 1840, exemplifies the understated elegance and focus on high-quality materials characteristic of the Louis Phil...
Marble
Flame Mahogany French Chest of Drawers, C. 1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This Chest of Drawers, or “commode à doucine,” was constructed during the reign of Louis Philippe (1830-1848) in stunning flamed mahogany. It features four drawers, including a curve...
Wood
French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Empire, Flame Mahogany chest of drawers features four graduated drawers with bookmatched mahogany veneer panels, fitted with original gilt bronze ring pulls decorated wit...
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire flame mahogany commode with Carrara marble.
Carrara Marble
$3,728Sale Price|30% Off
H 33.86 in W 39.77 in D 21.46 in
Louis-Philippe Chest of Drawers in Flamed Mahogany
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This 3 drawers chest of drawers is made of flamed mahogany. This is a French work from Louis-Philippe period. Circa 1820
Wood
$532
H 35.44 in W 44.89 in D 21.26 in
Restoration Period Chest of Drawers in Flame Mahogany Veneer, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Restoration period chest of drawers in flame mahogany veneer. It has 5 drawers with original bronze locks and handles (1 key available). Gray marble top. Some veneer chips that may n...
Marble
French Louis Philippe Period Commode in Flamed Mahogany
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine and very Parisian Louis Philippe period commode with a bookmatched flamed mahogany veneer on oak. Original handsome Sainte-Anne marble top with round edges. Featuring four fitte...
Marble
19th French Empire commode in mahogany flame
Located in Paris, FR
19th French Empire commode in mahogany flame with beautiful gilt bronze four drawers gray marble
Unavailable
H 36 in W 51 in D 24 in
French Empire Flame Mahogany Five-Drawer Napoleonic Commode, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very fine quality early 19th century, French Empire period flame mahogany five-drawer Napoleonic Commode, retaining its original black fossil marble top and original handle...
Marble
Unavailable
H 35 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
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
Unavailable
H 36.03 in W 50.79 in D 23.04 in
Early 19th Century Restauration Period Flame Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Handle
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers under a Belgian black fossil marble top. The bottom three drawers with finely incised gilt bronze ring handles and escutcheons decorated with flowers and honeysuckl...
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
19th Century, French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest
Located in London, GB
A 19th century, French empire flame mahogany chest of four drawers. The lower three drawers recessed and all supported on fluted feet.
Wood
Unavailable
H 38 in W 50.5 in D 22.5 in
French Louis XVII Period Chest in Flame Mahogany and Marble-Top
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful and authentic early 19th century commode in "French polished" flame mahogany veneer on oak.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 50.4 in D 18.12 in
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Marble Chest of Drawer
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
French Empire commode, early 19th century. Flame mahogany, marble, bronze details, with three working keys and four drawers.
Marble, Bronze
French Flame Mahogany Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French mahogany marble-top commode with flame mahogany veneer drawer fronts, circa 1870.
Mahogany
19th Century French Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful 19th Century (1850) French flame mahogany commode with original and finely cast bronze mounts and pulls.
Sold
H 33.75 in W 50.4 in D 22.96 in
Antique 19th Century French Flame Mahogany & Brass Handled Marble Topped Commode
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A beautiful 19th century French flame mahogany commode from the victorian period.
Marble
French 19th Century Flame Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An excellent slab of charcoal and white marble tops the exceptional flame mahogany body. A hidden drawer without hardware, sits flush at the top of the commode.
Stone, Marble, Brass
19th Century French Commode, Flamed Mahogany, Black Marble Top
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This wonderful commode is made of flamed mahogany and it has its original black marble top.
Marble
French Empire Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in North York, ON
Exquisite detailed piece of Fine French Empire furniture, this piece has its original warm deep patina and black marble top, apron drawer, original locks and keys and brass mounts.
Marble
Restauration Period Commode In Flamed Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Sublime Restauration Period chest of drawers in flamed mahogany on all sides, topped with black granite marble. Opening four drawers. Exceptional facade treated in symmetrical doub...
Mahogany
Spectacular Antique French Flame Mahogany L. Philippe Commode
Located in Highwood, IL
Extraordinary antique French book-matched crotch mahogany Louis Philippe 4 drawer commode retaining its original heavily veined marble top. The richness of the wood sets this commode...
French Empire, Small Commodes, Flame Mahogany, Brass, USA, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
French Empire, Commodes or Chests of Drawers, Flame Mahogany, Brass, 1940s Pair of bedside cabinets or commodes in the French Empire style.
Brass
Sold
H 35.5 in W 50.75 in D 25.25 in
Impressive Antique Flame Mahogany French Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Period French empire gorgeous flame mahogany commode with beautiful escutcheons and knobs and original marble top, circa early 19th century
Marble
Fine Quality 19th Century Flame Mahogany Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
An exceptionally fine quality flame mahogany breakfront French commode chest of drawers decorated with superb ornate ormolu mounts and banding.
Mahogany
Sold
H 35.5 in W 51.25 in D 21.75 in
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode from nice France. Made of Flame Mahogany, with a Black marble top, the wood has been finished with a lustrous French polish, it has four dr...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Pair of French Period Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Louis Philippe chests of drawers on conical feet. The body with rounded corners and three drawers with flamed mahogany veneer and slightly protruding cornice. The tops are wh...
Mahogany
Sold
H 28.88 in W 28.38 in D 16.5 in
Small French Chest of Drawers or Bedside Commode of Flame Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French small chest of drawers or bedside cabinet of flame mahogany, featuring a shaped top over a frieze of four drawers with key - with beautiful veneers for the top, sides, ...
Brass, Metal
Sold
H 34 in W 46 in D 21.5 in
Fine French Empire Flame Mahogany Commode with Bronze Carytids, Circa 1880
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Absolutely gorgeous design and elements. Look at the condition of the wood. Notice the beautiful Marble top. Flame Mahogany. Brass figural accents. Claw foot. 3 drawers. Measures: 34...
Bronze
Sold
H 34.5 in W 47.25 in D 21.75 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Flame Mahogany Carrara Marble Top Chest / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Commode from France. Made of solid mahogany, with a Carrara marble top, the wood has been finished with a lustrous French polish, it has three drawers a...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Flame Mahogany Petits Commodes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of late 19th century flame mahogany French petits commodes, each of breakfront form with two wide drawers with ring handles on slender cabriole legs, with a shaped marble top.
Mahogany
Sold
H 36.62 in W 52.37 in D 22.45 in
1850 French Louis Philippe Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers Commode Marble Top
By Louis Philippe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer a stunning 1850 French Louis Philippe flamed mahogany marble-topped commode chest of drawers A very ornate piece, the flamed mahogany has a stunning pati...
Marble
Antique Louis Philippe-Style Flame Mahogany Commode Circa 1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French mahogany Louis Philippe-style commode, with the drawer fronts dramatically veneered in flame mahogany, with its original marble top, circa 1840.
Marble
Sold
H 37 in W 52.5 in D 23.5 in
C. 1820 French Restauration Commode in Flame Mahogany by Othon Kolping 1775-1853
Located in Dallas, TX
Topped by a one-inch thick marble top, this commode has a beautiful mahogany veneer with flame graining and foliate and floral gilt bronze hardware.
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
Sold
H 35.44 in W 52.76 in D 24.02 in
Empire Flame Mahogany Commode by and Stamped Jean Frédéric Ratié
Located in London, GB
A fine early nineteenth century Empire commode with flame mahogany timber, with three graduated drawers to the front, with fire gilt lion mask handles, with decorative stars borderin...
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 35.44 in W 52.76 in D 24.02 in
Empire Flame Mahogany Commode by and Stamped Jean Frédéric Ratié
Located in London, GB
A fine early nineteenth century Empire commode with flame mahogany timber, with three graduated drawers to the front, with fire gilt lion mask handles, with decorative stars borderin...
Marble, Brass
French Semanier Chest of Flame Cut Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semanier chest (tall boy or chest-on-chest) featuring a Biedermeier-style design of flame-cut mahogany, with moulded canopy top over seven graduating, locking drawe...
Brass
A 19th Century French Flame Mahogany Cabinet
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1840 A fine early 19th century flame mahogany cabinet with original ormolu mounts and handles, the original Saint Laurent Grey marble top. The body opening by two door...
Mahogany
Large French Flame Mahogany Semainier, circa 1850
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French flame mahogany semainier, circa 1850. An impressive five feet tall, with seven drawers capped with a lovely marble top. Mahogany finish is impressive.
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Semainier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A nicely-proportioned simple French mid-19th century tall seven-drawer chest or 'semainier', the drawer fronts veneered with bookmatched dramatically-figured flame mahogany, the top ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 33.5 in W 47.5 in D 19.75 in
Pair Superb Directoire Maison Jansen Style Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
First I want to point out we have a finishing staff and will repair the commode on the right's finish. That's easy for us to do. What is harder is to find a pair of Flame mahogany ca...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Empire period chest of drawers in flamed mahogany (oak as a secondary wood) beautifully enhanced with a French polish and finely cast gilt bronze hardware. Four doveta...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 32.68 in W 35.83 in D 20.08 in
Small Louis XVI Style Commode In Flamed Mahogany - Early XIXth Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Lovely little Louis XVI style chest of drawers in flamed mahogany opening with three drawers in three rows, front and rear uprights with rudent grooves, molded crosspieces, pull hand...
Marble
Sold
H 35.5 in W 52 in D 23 in
Flame Mahogany Empire Commode with Gilt Bronze Escutcheons and Swan-Form Pulls
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Flame mahogany Empire commode with gilt bronze Swan escutcheons and swan-form pulls, with a frieze drawer, over three long drawers, over a 'hidden' drawer, on original bun feet, Fren...
Mahogany
French Restoration Period Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning antique French Restoration period flamed mahogany chest of drawers topped with a beautiful Saint Anne marble top. Detailed with finely cast and pulls, key plates, and lock...
Bronze
French Semanier Chest of Flame Cut Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A French semanier or tall chest of beautiful flame cut mahogany featuring a moulded, canted canopy top over seven beaded drawers with escutcheons and key, on raised, canted plinth ba...
Sold
H 30 in W 18.75 in D 14.5 in
Antique French Carved Flame Mahogany Serpentine Nightstand, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French nightstand features flame mahogany construction in serpentine form with upper drawer surmounting lower cabinet and flanked by heavily carved foliate form columns an...
Mahogany
Neo - Classical French Flame Mahogany Marble Top Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Period French Neo-Classical book matched four drawer flame mahogany chest with original marble top, ormolu escutcheon brasses, and sylized rounded feet.
Sold
H 54.5 in W 26.5 in D 14 in
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French flame mahogany seven drawer chest or semainier, each drawer with book-matched flame mahogany front and the original brass pulls. Fall-front desk with fitted bird's-eye maple i...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Flame Mahogany Chest.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome early 19th century flame mahogany four drawer chest with black marble top.
Marble
Sold
H 55 in W 35.25 in D 20.5 in
French Empire Style Flame Mahogany Bronze Mounted Marble Top Chest, Dresser
Located in Plainview, NY
A spectacular French Empire style flame mahogany chest or dresser. Featuring 7 drawers, the tall chest is crafted of flame mahogany showing beautiful textures and grains. The front o...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Very nice flamed mahogany chest of drawers with Carrara marble top. Fine fluting detail on legs. Excellent French polish finish. Wonderful proportions.
Marble
Sold
H 54 in W 39.25 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Flame Mahogany High Chest, c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French high chest in the manner of Louis XV offers flame mahogany construction with upper having three long drawers over lower chest with one long drawer and two deep draw...
Mahogany
Sold
H 34.5 in W 49.75 in D 23.75 in
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Flame Mahogany and Parcel Painted Dresser
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style three-drawer dresser or chest of drawers Attributed to Romweber USA, Circa 1920s Satinwood case, with beautiful book-matched flame maho...
Brass
Charles X Mahogany Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Charles X flame mahogany commode with three main drawers, a secret bottom drawer and top frieze drawer.
Louis XVI Flamed Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
French 19th century, Louis XVI style chest of drawers of Cuban flamed mahogany with a lustrous French polish finish, brass trim, and gray marble top. Three dovetailed drawers with gi...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Secretaire Chest, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
A rare and truly magnificent antique French Biedermeier secretaire chest, circa 1820 in date. This piece is of the highest quality, made of decorative flame mahogany and is in exc...
Mahogany
Sold
H 38 in W 52 in D 23 in
Antique French Louis Philippe Flamed Mahogany Marble Top Chest w/ Desk Ca. 1880s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful Antique French Louis Philippe style flamed mahogany chest with writing desk and blue grey pyrenees marble top, Circa 1870-1880.
Marble
19th Century Flame Mahogany Serpentine Chest with Mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality flame mahogany commode, circa 1890. Comprising of three parts, main chest, seperate mirror on stand and the base. Beautifully shaped mirror which rotates up an...
Mahogany
Empire Period Chest of Drawers in Flamed Mahogany Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers in flamed mahogany veneer from the Empire period. It is composed of a drawer in the belt and three drawers in the front. The uprights are in the form of straight pil...
Marble, Bronze
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H 39.25 in W 41.5 in D 22.5 in
Antique Figural First Empire Flame Mahogany, Marble & Ormolu Chest, c1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique first American Empire chest of drawers offers flame mahogany construction with upper having three drawers with figural cast lion pulls over marble top chest with upper fri...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis Philippe French Commode, circa 1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful flame mahogany French Louis Philippe commode with original double edged marble top in excellent original condition, circa 1840.
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Superior 19th century French Louis Philippe flame mahogany marble-top commode.
Bronze
$3,553Sale Price|24% Off
H 32.49 in W 34.45 in D 17.92 in
Small Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet with Drawer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
Walnut, Spruce
$6,895
H 36.75 in W 51.13 in D 22.88 in
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, of beautifully patinated burled walnut with a figured marble top, featuring four fitted long drawers, brass escutcheon...
Marble, Stone, Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Oak Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, 1840s
Located in High Point, NC
This mid-19th century French oak Neoclassical chest of drawers, dating to the 1840s, exemplifies the era’s refined balance of structure, symmetry, and restrained ornamentation. Craft...
Oak
$6,990
H 33.46 in W 41.34 in D 20.47 in
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers, Cherrywood, Austria circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding 19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers from the early period around 1830 in Austria. This completely restored antique three drawer Biedermeier commode impresses with i...
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Sleek, spare, and quietly stunning, this early 19th-century French Louis Philippe chest of drawers feels remarkably modern despite its age. Topped with its original thick slab of bla...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble represents expert craftsmanship at its finest! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a tailored archi...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Louis Philippe walnut commode with four drawers and marble top.
Marble
Matched Pair of Louis Philippe Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
A beautifully matched pair of 19th century Louis Philippe commodes, crafted in richly figured flame mahogany with exceptional depth and movement throughout the veneers. While closely...
Marble
$4,734
H 41.3 in W 51.2 in D 23 in
Louis-philippe Chest Of Drawers In Burr Walnut, Saint-anne Marble, Mid-19th Cent
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Louis-Philippe Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut, Original Saint-Anne Marble, Mid-19th Century This Louis-Philippe chest is more than a piece of furniture; it carries the soul of a bou...
Walnut
$3,200
H 35 in W 44.5 in D 23.75 in
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. This antique chest features a rectangular-shaped Carrara marble top, over case which houses four drawers ...
Carrara Marble
$3,086Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 50.4 in D 22.45 in
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top France, 1810 Walnut Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top. Beautiful grain of walnut on front and both sid...
Walnut
Louis Phillipe Marble Top Commode
By Louis Philippe
Located in North York, ON
A beautiful Louis Philippe chest of drawers in walnut, consisting of 5 drawers with high-quality ormolu handles & escutcheons with the original marble top. Drawers in top plinth and ...
Marble, Brass
Louis Philippe Book Matched Burl Walnut Chest With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers. This elegant antique chest of drawers is crafted in richly figured burl walnut veneer, carefully book-matched across the drawer fro...
Walnut, Burl
$6,500
H 36.5 in W 51 in D 25 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality early 19th century antique French Empire mahogany marble top commode, with Neo-Classical ormolu mounts, circa 1810. The commode is of the finest quality, the top is ma...
Marble, Ormolu
$26,000 / set
H 36 in W 49 in D 23 in
A fine pair of walnut 19th century Louis Philippe marble top commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of French Louis Philippe walnut marble top commodes. Very fine figured walnut. Carrera marble tops . Original keys and locks
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a French Louis-Philippe Chest made of flamed mahogany with a Ste-Anne marble top.
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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