$7,039
H 40.56 in W 21.26 in D 12.21 in
19th Century French, Louis XVI Kingwood Marble Top Chest of Drawers, Cabinet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant 19th Century French Empire Louis XVI Kingwood Marble Top Chest of Drawers, Cabinet. 5
Marble, Brass
$85,000
H 48 in W 61 in D 21.25 in
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
Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. Antique French Louis XV-Style Marble-Top Semainier Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Morristown, NJ
A stunning Antique French Louis XV-style semainier (tall chest of drawers), crafted in the late
Breccia Marble, Brass
$13,620
H 33.47 in W 51.97 in D 25.2 in
18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, stamped COULON, Paris circa 1750
By Jean-Francois Coulon
Located in Greven, DE
: 85 x 132 x 64 cm Description: Very beautifully crafted and absolutely collectible French chest of
Marble, Bronze
Pair French Empire Demi Lune Commodes Marquetry Cabinets Gilt
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning pair of French Empire style demi lune cabinets Lovely demi lune - half moon - shape to
Ormolu
$1,800
H 27.5 in W 16 in D 11.75 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Petite Walnut Commode with Marquetry
Located in Birmingham, AL
A beautifully handcrafted 19th century French commode or side table from the historic Provençal
Fruitwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
$2,000
H 33.25 in W 51 in D 23.5 in
French Renaissance Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry Inlay Sideboard Buffet Commode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Louis XV Style Marble Top Marquetry Inlay Serpentine Buffet Commode
Marble
$9,850
H 36 in W 39 in D 19.5 in
Continental Kingswood Marquetry Demi-lune Commode with Original Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A charming continental Kingswood Marquetry demi-line Commode. Inlaid marquetry patterns with
Marble
$15,000
H 53 in W 44 in D 22.5 in
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
Marble, Bronze
$8,883 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Orange Tinted Sycomore Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in orange and black tinted Sycomore Build with 13 scares marquetry open in tow big
Wood
$8,883 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Zebrano Open in Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in Zebrano Build with 13 scares Zebrano marquetry open in tow big drawers. Leg are
Wood
$10,659Sale Price|10% Off
H 25.6 in W 63 in D 17.72 in
Chest of Drawers “Bar” in Sycomore and Ebony by Aymeric Lefort
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Commode "Bar” six drawers This chest of drawers is made to receive 32 panels, 16 in sycamore with
Wood
$8,883 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Zebrano Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in Zebrano Build with 13 scares Zebrano marquetry open in tow big drawers. Leg
Wood
$8,883 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Orange Tinted Sycomore Open is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in orange and black tinted Sycomore Build with 13 scares marquetry open in tow
Wood
$8,290 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Orange Tinted Sycomore Open is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in orange and black tinted Sycomore Build with 13 scares marquetry open in tow
Wood
$8,290 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
New Orange Tinted Sycamor Chest of Drawers Made To Order Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers "Losange" in orange and black tinted Sycomore Build with 13 scares marquetry open
Wood
Louis XV Style Marble Top Mahogany Chest of Drawer
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Marble Top Mahogany Chest of Drawers, the three drawers with marquetry inlay and
Bronze
$120,000
H 37.8 in W 86.23 in D 20.08 in
Large Four-Door Commode by Jules Leleu, Marquetry by Messager, circa 1948
By Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
among Country Flowers) - A Fine French Art Deco four-door rosewood sideboard, with ebony and mother-of
Bronze
$11,500 / item
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Exquisite Parquetry Cabinet with Starburst Pattern Inspired by Jean-Michel Frank
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
-century French modernism.
Mahogany, Wood
Gorgeous, rare French Olivewood commode
Located in Bronx, NY
A rare French riviera olive wood Commode with stuning wood patern and amazing craft, Fully
Wood
$8,883 / item
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 15.75 in
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Zebrano Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in Zebrano Build with 13 scares Zebrano marquetry open in tow big drawers. Leg
Metal
Fine Art Deco Chest Of Drawers By DIM
Located in New York, NY
marquetry, fruitwood and ebony inlay, fine bone inlay details, fluted leg details, patinated bronze pulls
Marble, Bronze
$34,348
H 34.26 in W 53.15 in D 25.6 in
18th Louis XV Period Tomb Chest of Drawers in Kingwood Veneer and Gilt Bronze
By François Mondon
Located in Marseille, FR
Tomb chest of drawers in kingwood veneer and gilt bronze mounts, Louis XV period, stamped Mondon (twice) in domed front opening with five drawers in three rows, arched uprights cente...
Wood
19th Century Royal Side Table, Paris, Fire-Gilded, Louis XV
Located in Berlin, DE
bronze-framed marble slab. Solid oak and tulip veneer and marquetry. On the front you can see 2 porcelain
Marble, Brass
Pair of Louis XV-Style bronze dore mounted cabinets
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French cabinets is exceptional due to the fact That they were finely constructed using
Marble
Émile Gallé "Chardons des Sables" Chest of Drawers
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
marquetry front and top of the piece, seemingly blow in an ocean breeze, while a seamless transition occurs
Wood
$2,250
H 50 in W 25 in D 14 in
Antique 19th Century Secretary Simulated Chiffonier, Napoleon III Period
Located in Vero Beach, FL
sides are all inlaid. The floral marquetry in different wood species creates a dramatic contrast with
Bronze
$4,350
H 57.09 in W 30.32 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition
Located in Berlin, DE
body with extremely elaborate marquetry veneer work on three sides. The chest of drawers is a so-called
Marble, Bronze
Rare delicate mahogany music cabinet around 1880, Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare delicate mahogany music cabinet around 1880, Louis XVI Solid mahogany body. The chest of drawers is a so-called music cabinet/tall cabinet. Very elegant piece of furniture stan...
Marble, Bronze
$23,096 / item
H 31.5 in W 63 in D 17.72 in
Chest of drawers in White Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This dresser has six drawers and it is made of white rock crystal marquetry with brass trims. The
Stone, Rock Crystal, Brass
$13,620 / item
H 33.86 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
Chest of drawers in Parchment and Fugu by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This chest of drawers is a stunning piece made of ivory parchment with laminated fugu drawers front. It has three drawers and each one is surrounded with brass trims. The handles an...
Goatskin
$46,073
H 38.59 in W 63 in D 23.63 in
Royal dresser after J. H. Riesener, Paris from 1880, gilded bronze, Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Various precious woods, veneered on a solid oak body. In the center marquetry in the form of stylized
Marble, Bronze
$18,950 / item
H 33.47 in W 51.19 in D 17.72 in
Chest of Drawers in White Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This dresser has three drawers and it is made of white rock crystal marquetry with brass trims
Stone, Rock Crystal, Brass
$54,436 / set
H 43.25 in W 37 in D 18.75 in
A Pair of French 19th Century Side Cabinets or Cupboard commodes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
with Marquetry Panels of Herons This pair of side cabinets or Cupboard commodes are of French
Kingwood, Tulipwood
$29,850Sale Price|53% Off
H 53.25 in W 62.25 in D 18 in
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
Bronze, Ormolu
Commode with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay by Copin
By Copin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful commode with precious marquetry an bronze details in the manner of Jules Leleu work
Sycamore
$8,750 / set
H 30 in W 42 in D 20 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Marble Marquetry Sideboard , Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Louis XVI style marquetry commodes or bachelor's chests, made of mahogany and inlaid with various exotic
Marble, Brass
$41,084
H 8.27 in W 13.39 in D 9.45 in
Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid miniature commode in the manner of gilbert, by Robert Richard, Paris
Wood
$58,000
H 48.5 in W 37.5 in D 16.5 in
Jean-Luc Le Mounier, Contemporary Jewel Box with Finely Embroidered Doors
By Jean-Luc Le Mounier
Located in New York, NY
straw marquetry.
Bronze
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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