$4,400
H 35.25 in W 43.75 in D 21.25 in
Fine French Inlaid Bombé Chest With Bronze Mounts And Colorful Stone Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Classic French Bombé two drawer chest with fine traditional form, elaborate bronze mounts and
Stone, Brass
$1,987
H 29.5 in W 31.5 in D 16.25 in
Small French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest with Fossil Limestone Top
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning vintage French Bombe chest of drawers of small proportions. Beautiful Satin wood with
Limestone
$5,950
H 35 in W 50 in D 23 in
French Louis XV Style Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode Chest with Bronze Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV Style Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode Chest with Bronze Figures. Item features
Marble, Bronze
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 46.25 in D 20.25 in
Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French bombe commode is a stunning example of 19th-century craftsmanship, richly decorated
Marble, Bronze
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 34 in W 48 in D 20 in
Exquisite Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top and Bronze Dore Hardware
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This piece is not a typical French bombe chest. The deep, rich color and the extent of the floral
Marble, Bronze
$3,900 / set
H 36 in W 18 in D 14 in
Pair of French Provincial Inlaid Bombe Nightstands with Shaped Marble Tops
Located in Pasadena, TX
with a light wood veneer in a bombe form. They have single hinged doors with an open interior. The
Marble
$7,995
H 37.75 in W 54.75 in D 24.75 in
Gilt Dore' Bronze Inlaid Bombe French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
XV commode, marble top commode, marquetry inlaid chest, French bombe commode, gilt bronze mounted
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
-drawer chest in bombe form having book matched inlay with cast bronze mounts and raised on cabriole legs
Marble, Bronze
$2,995
H 34.5 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Bombe Shape Inlaid Tulip-wood Commode
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique French Louis XV style marble top & ormolu mounted tulipwood & kingwood bombe
Marble, Ormolu
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.75 in W 48 in D 19 in
Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu, Marble & Satinwood Inlaid Bombe Commode 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu and Satinwood Inlaid Bombay Commode with Green Marble Top
Marble, Ormolu
$4,057 / set
H 27.56 in W 30.91 in D 16.74 in
Pair of French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Marble Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Marquetry inlaid Bombe chests of drawers A very good looking and well made pair of vintage bombe chests
Marble
Unavailable
H 32.5 in W 37 in D 19 in
French Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode with Verde Gris Shaped Marble
Located in Tacoma, WA
A Louis XV style marquetry inlaid and ormole mounted small commode wiht rococo handles and marble
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble-top two-drawer bombe commode.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French style bombe chest with inlays and floral marquetry on the drawer fronts and sides
Kingwood, Satinwood
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French style bombe chest with inlays and floral marquetry on the drawer fronts and sides
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French marble-top bombe commode chest in good condition and dating from circa 1920s period
Marble
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
Antique French marble-top bombe commode chest in good condition and dating from circa 1920s period
Marble
French Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A small, marble-top, inlaid Louis XV-style, highly inlaid ‘bombe’ commode with gilt mounts, circa
Marble, Brass
French Marble-Top Inlaid Bombe Chest with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant French marble top inlaid bombe chest of drawers with mounted bronze ormolu throughout
Marble, Ormolu
French Antique Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French inlaid bombe commode with colorful marble top. Fabulous mounts (note feet) in bronze
Superb Bombe Inlaid Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Excellent quality French bombe shaped walnut commode chest of drawers, inlaid spray of marquetry
Walnut
Sold
H 32.75 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Bombe Commode Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Fabulous quality old French Louis XV style marquetry inlaid and parquetry kingwood marble-top bombe
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 52.37 in W 27.56 in D 15.16 in
Antique French Quality Kingwood Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Shaped Secretaire Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality kingwood marquetry inlaid marble top bombe shaped secretaire chest
Marble, Other
French Inlaid Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Inlaid Louis XV Bombe marble top commode.
Kingwood, Oak
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique French bombe chest, made from a stunning variety of woods, dating from around
Wood
Sold
H 29.5 in W 39 in D 18 in
Italian Burl Olive Wood Parquetry Inlaid French Style Bombe Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian burl olive wood parquetry inlaid French style bombe commode chest. Item features beautiful
Wood, Olive
Sold
H 27.56 in W 30.91 in D 16.74 in
Pair of French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Marble Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Marquetry inlaid Bombe chests of drawers A very good looking and well made pair of vintage bombe chests
Walnut
Large Louis XV Bombe Commode, French Inlaid Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This mahogany marquetry chest is a very rare piece, it has the Classic bombe shape of a Louis XV
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 30 in W 31 in D 16 in
Pair of French Louis XV Style Pink Marble-Top Inlaid Bombe Commode Chests
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of French Louis XV style pink marble-top inlaid bombe commode chests. Items include pink
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French marble top bombe commode with an amazing original marble top. This was
Marble, Bronze
French Inlaid Marquetry Kingwood Bombe Commode with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Inlaid Louis XV Bombe commode with floral marquetry to the sides and drawers and with finely
Kingwood
Antique French Inlaid Kingwood Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French inlaid kingwood Louis XV-style bombe commode. This piece is of unusually grand
Fine French Louis XV Style Inlaid Bombe Marble Topped Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine quality antique French rosewood and kingwood floral marquetry inlaid pink marble topped
Kingwood, Rosewood
Sold
H 33.5 in W 31.75 in D 14.5 in
Antique French Inlaid Kingwood & Rosewood, Marble & Ormolu Bombe Commode c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style bombe commode offers shaped and beveled marble top over kingwood
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 33.5 in W 44 in D 20 in
Vintage French Louis XVI Inlaid Kingwood, Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Big Flats, NY
kingwood two-drawer chest in bombe form having bookmatched and floral inlay with cast bronze mounts and
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 35 in W 50.25 in D 21.5 in
French Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood, Marble & Ormolu Bombe Commode, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
kingwood two-drawer chest in bombe form having bookmatched and floral inlay with cast bronze mounts and
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Bombe Inlaid Louis XV Style Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Vintage inlaid French Louis XV style commode, probably constructed during the 1930s or 1940s. What
Antique Dutch Inlaid Bombe Commode in Olive Wood
Located in London, GB
An absolutely beautiful antique French Bombe commode in olive wood and decorated in profuse inlaid
Olive
Late 19th Century Louis XV Marble-Top Parquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Manhasset, NY
Late 19th-early 20th century Louis XV marble-top parquetry inlaid bombe commode. This possibly Paul
Sold
H 33 in W 44 in D 22.5 in
Louis XV Style Parquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XV style parquetry inlaid commode in a bombe form with two conforming drawers, cast gilt
Inlaid Kingwood Marble-Top ‘Bombe’ Chest, circa 1930
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusually-small French five-drawer Louis XV-style ‘bombe’ chest with brass mounts and a marble
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 79 in W 44.5 in D 21 in
Italian Inlaid French Louis XV Style Bombe Armoire Tall Chest by Roma Furniture
By Roma Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian inlaid bombe form armoire in the French Louis XV style by Roma Furniture in walnut briar
Bronze
Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in London, GB
This French antique kingwood and rosewood bombe commode has some wonderful use of woods with
Marble
Italian Bombe Commode Chest Parquetry Inlaid French Louis XV Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Parquetry Inlaid Bombe Commode in the French Louis XV Style. Item features two
Wood
Sold
H 36 in W 58.75 in D 22 in
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Commode Chest 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A spectacular antique French marble top Louis XV style marquetry walnut bombe shaped commode, circa
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 34.75 in W 48 in D 23 in
French Louis XV Marble Top Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
features two bombe drawers across the front embellished with inlaid floral motifs, and dressed with the
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 32 in W 38 in D 17 in
Pair of French Louis XV Marble-Top Inlaid Bombe Chests, Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in West Hartford, CT
Pair of French Louis XV marble top inlaid bombe chest with mounted bronze ormolu throughout. Now
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 35.5 in W 51 in D 21.5 in
French Parquetry and Inlaid Louis XV Bombe Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Louis XV style bombe commode with parquetry inlaid details to the sides and drawer fronts
Marble, Ormolu
20th C French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th century French Louis XV style marble-top bombe form chest / dresser with finely cast bronze
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 26.5 in W 30.5 in D 15.5 in
Pair Italian Inlaid French Louis XV Bombe Nightstands Commode by Roma Furniture
By Roma Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Italian Inlaid French Louis XV Style Bombe Nightstands by Roma Furniture in Walnut Briar
Bronze
Sold
H 35 in W 44.5 in D 23 in
French Breche D' Alep Marble Top Inlaid Walnut Bombe Louis XV Commode circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
drawers. Inlaid. Measures: 35" H x 44 1/2" W x 23" D.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 32.29 in W 48.04 in D 21.66 in
Beautiful Antique French Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
By Fine Woodworker
Located in Lingfield, West Sussex
This is a lovely bombe chest of drawers from France. All original, bronze work is exquisite along
Wood
Sold
H 25.5 in W 22.25 in D 12.5 in
Antique French Louis XV Inlaid Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Chest with Ormolu
Located in Charlotte, NC
A petite French Louis XV style marble top bombe chest, unbranded. Mahogany with inlaid parquetry
Marble, Brass
French Regence` Inlaid Walnut Bombe Commode, signed Jean Bernard
Located in New York, NY
FINE FRENCH REGENCE` INLAID WALNUT BOMBE COMMODE, SIGNED JEAN BERNARD ENGLISH 1741
Walnut, Oak, Rosewood, Boxwood
French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Inlaid Bombe Commode
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century commode of bombe serpentine form with a veined marble top, above two long drawers on
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode, having a shaped marble top above a
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 33.5 in W 49.5 in D 23.75 in
Louis XV Style Kingwood Inlaid Bombe Commode with Serpentine Molded Marble Top
Located in New Haven, CT
A French late 19th century Louis XV style marble-top commode with serpentine molded marble top
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid marble-top bombe secretary commode. Measures: H 35.75" x W 44.5" x
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style marquetry inlaid marble-top bombe commode with bronze mounted shoulders and sabots.
Marble, Bronze
$5,995
H 35.75 in W 45.5 in D 24 in
Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique hand-painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820. This very finely antique Venetian with a golden saffron yellow body & hand-painted &...
Bronze
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$2,700
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 8.5 in
Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The cabinet of square form surmounted by an arched top wit...
Metal, Brass, Copper
English Axminster Rug, 1760
Located in New York, NY
English Axminster rug. Axminster, Devon, Great Britain, circa 1760 (George III). Provenance: Baron Guy de Rothschild.
Wool
Late 17th Century Japanese Screen. Puppy and Kittens on Gold Leaf.
Located in Kyoto, JP
Anonymous Late 17th century Puppy & Kittens A six-panel Japanese screen. Ink, color, gofun, gold-leaf and gold-fleck on paper. A medium sized late 17th century Japanese screen fe...
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French armchair exemplifies refined craftsmanship and timeless design, showcasing the elegance of Louis XV or Rococo-inspired styles. The solid wood frame, likely w...
Walnut
$54,113
H 28.35 in W 64.18 in D 32.68 in
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing desk with secrets by Leglas-Maurice
By François Leglas-Maurice
Located in Paris, FR
Large double-sided Renaissance-style writing-desk with secrets, stamped and inscribed by François-Pierre Leglas-Maurice. It won a gold medal at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle...
Fruitwood, Pearwood
$116,903
H 61.82 in W 38.59 in D 22.05 in
17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet On French Giltwood Regence Stand
Located in Benington, Herts
An Extremely Fine and Very Important 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on French Giltwood Stand of Regence Period circa 1680-1690 Provenance Likely acquired by Herman Willem ...
Giltwood, Lacquer
$3,295Sale Price|20% Off
H 46.86 in W 84.26 in D 24.41 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian carved mahogany chaise longue having an outstanding quality mahogany shaped back with carved scrolls, flowers, leaves and grapes, scroll shaped ...
Other
$3,295
H 33.13 in W 40.25 in D 22 in
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture, "Collector's Edition" USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures...
Brass
$3,975
H 29.14 in W 31.89 in D 15.75 in
20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
Marble, Bronze
$10,389Sale Price|26% Off
H 33.08 in W 50.01 in D 25.99 in
18th Century German Baroque Commode in Walnut Veneer with Cube Marquetry Top
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This magnificent German Baroque commode, crafted circa 1760, features a pinewood corpus veneered in walnut and walnut burl. The top displays an exceptional cube marquetry design fram...
Pine, Walnut
$12,995
H 54.75 in W 20 in D 15 in
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Counterbalance Floor Lamp, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze counterbalance floor lamp By Tiffany Studios (base and shade are both signed) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Gilt br...
Bronze
$4,208
H 28.75 in W 30.71 in D 21.26 in
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Table in Ebonized Wood and Engraved Inlays 19th Century Milan-Italy rectangular in shape, opening to a drawer, with arabesque decoration of stylized foliage, chimera and vase...
Wood
$20,630 / set
H 22.05 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral
Located in London, GB
This exquisite three-piece alabaster clock garniture consists of a central clock with two flanking vases. The central clock is designed to resemble the shape of a neo-Gothic cathedra...
Alabaster, Ormolu
Italian Florentine Pietra Dura Stone Inlay Marble Table Top
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Florentine Pietra Dura Stone Inlay Marble Table Top Classical Italian Florentine rare and spectacular pietra dura inlaid marble with an octagonal form top decorated by flo...
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.