Circa 1780 French Louis XVI Period Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 French Louis XVI period marble top commode or chest of drawers.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Country French Painted Commode with Bronze Pulls & Keyguards
Located in Dallas, TX
Authentic 18th century Country French commode combines the relaxed beauty of a softly painted finish with the warmth of a stripped natural wood top. Three spacious drawers are shaped...
Bronze
French Napoleon III Period Rosewood Commode ~ Vanity ~ Washstand
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite Napoleon III period rosewood commode vanity, beautifully designed with richly figured wood, white Carrara marble, and an elaborate original beveled mirror. The warm tones o...
Carrara Marble
French Art Deco Commode, Restored Rosewood & Mahogany, Paris, 1930s
Located in Astoria, NY
. - Origin: Paris, France - Period: 1930s - Materials: Rosewood, Mahogany, Oak, Metal - Dimensions: W 47.75" x D 18.5" x H 33.25" - Condition: Restored.
Metal
$3,438Sale Price|40% Off
18th Century French Country Provincial Grey White and Gold Painted Commode
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary antique provincial commode or chest of drawers is made from Oak wood in France at the end of the 18th Century.
Brass
French 19th Century Painted Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French painted commode with Neoclassical infulence, straight lines, updated paint but retain Gilt bronze mounts. Paneled four drawer fronts and side panels. Shaped top w...
Bronze
4-lacquered drawer French Chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This Chiffonier belongs to our TRADITION collection, which takes its design and inspiration from the French countryside "proviincial" style, also called "Campagne chic" and finished...
Brass
$27,419Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Rosewood & Marble Chest of Drawers, France, 1750s, Artist Unknown
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Two-drawer continuous commode with concealed chain. The cabinet is domed thanks to both a vertical and horizontal move, fully veneered in quadripartite Bois de Rose laid crosswise to...
Marble
Louis XVI Style Lacquer Commode After Riesener, France c.1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and black lacquer commode inspired by Jean-Henri Riesener’s celebrated model for Queen Marie-Antoinette. It features a veined red brèche Basque m...
Marble, Ormolu
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Later 19th Century Louis XV Style French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century Louis XV style French marble top commode. Elegant Louis XV revival bombe form with veneers of satinwood. Original marble top & bronze mounts. Oak secondary woo...
Bronze
Antique French Commode or Pantalonnière Walnut Great Patina Unrestored c1700's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Commode commonly referred to as a Pantalonnière, which simply means trousers. The concept of a Pantalonnière Commode was that it enabled you to lay out your cloths wit...
Oak, Walnut
$2,555Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Classic Louis XV French commode of provincial style with two top drawers over two bottom drawers. The drawers are decorated with carved, lozenge shaped decoration and have hardware w...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Chiffonier, Walnut & Mahogany, c. 1800-1840
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century Louis XV style French marquetry chiffonier, or tall gentleman's chest.
Marble, Brass
$7,960Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This monumental French Louis XV period butler’s desk commode is a masterpiece of 18th-century-inspired design, blending elegance, opulence, and utility in one commanding piece. Craft...
Oak
French Provincial style 6-drawer handcrafted Chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This Chiffonier belongs to our TRADITION collection, which takes its design and inspiration from the French countryside "provincial" style, also called "Campagne chic" and finished ...
Brass
Fine & Rare Louis XV Carved Walnut & Oak Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine and rare Louis XV Carved walnut and oak commode France Mid-18th century The shaped top over a bombe case with three carved drawers all resting on carved feet. Height 39 in....
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble will make a stunning addition to any room! Featuring tailored architecture inspired by the ancient Greeks and Roma...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, Late 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French commode, crafted in the Louis XV style and dating from the late 19th century, circa 1880–1900 during the Napoleon III period, beautifully reflects the revival of ...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French Directoire style handcrafted 6-Drawer Chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This Chiffonnier 6-drawer chest is a free hand crafted and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period style is remarkable wi...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
French Louis XVI Directoire style wooden 6-drawer Chiffonier, gray lacquered
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This Chiffonnier 6-drawer chest is a free hand crafted and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire Style at the end of the 18th century. This period style is remarkable wi...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
French Directoire style 6-drawer handcrafted chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This Chiffonier's design is in a French Countryside style, also called "Campagne chic". This storage furniture features 2 white cream, 2 basalt grey lacquered drawers and two smoked...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
2-drawer coffee table in cherry, a French Directoire Style interpretation
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This coffee table with 2 independent drawer belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style ...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France circa 1780, the Louis XVI commode stands on tapered and fluted legs beneath a straight...
Oak
Pair French Hand Stitched Leather & Brass Faux Bamboo Commodes by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important Pair of French Midcentury Modern Neoclassical hand stitched leather and brass faux bamboo cabinets, dressers, commodes or chest of drawers by Jacques Adnet, circ...
Brass
French Louis XVI style 6-drawer black lacquered Chiffonier in cherry wood
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This chiffonnier or 6-drawer chest belongs to our Melaine collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the en...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
French Louis XVI Commode with Original Marble Top New Ebonized Mahogany Finish
Located in Highwood, IL
French Louis XVI Commode with its Original Marble Top. Our Old Plank Restoration Department removed the old tired lacquer, without the use of any harsh chemicals and applied an old s...
Marble, Brass
Rare French Handstitched Leather and Brass Faux Bamboo Commode by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical hand-stitched leather cabinet, dresser, commode, chest of drawers, console or sofa table by Jacques Adnet. The entire composition is subtly bal...
Brass
$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. J.F. LAPIE (Jean François Lapie ) , with guild stamp, Paris circa 1730. Tulipwood, rosewoo...
Marble, Ormolu
19th C. French, Louis Philippe Marble-Top Walnut Commode - Iris Apfel Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Classic Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring a beautifully variegated black marble top with rounded corners above four drawers, each fitted with gilt-metal rosette pulls, medallio...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Pair French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted floral marquetry Bombé commodes with marble top. The serpentine two-drawer commodes, with rosewood, king-wo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Breche Marble Top, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French two-drawer commode, crafted in the Louis XV style, dates from the Napoleon III period, circa 1860–1880. The piece displays the characteristic bombe form and grace...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique French 19th Century Oak Inlaid Parquetry Commode Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century oak inlaid parquetry commode chest having a wonderful marble top and outstanding parquetry inlaid serpentine shape front and concave sides, three parquetry inlai...
Oak
Henredon French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Bedside Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Country Louis XV style nightstand By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Carved solid oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 28" W x 18.13" D x 22.25" H. ...
Brass
Refined Chest of Drawers in Limed Oak, Tapered Legs, France 1940s
Located in London, England
Super refined chest of drawers in quarter sawn limed oak. Set upon tapered legs.
Wood, Oak
19th Century Charles X Chest of Drawers, Bleached Oak, French Design
Located in High Point, NC
This chest of drawers makes its impression through natural bleached oak, dark iron cup pull.
Oak
Antique French Bookcase & Chest of Drawers Display Cabinet Barley Twist Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully Carved Antique French Oak Barley Twist Bookcase on Chest of Drawers~~c. early 1900s Handsome double door upper open barely twist bookcase with original wavy gla...
Oak
Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite 19th Century Antique French Oak Renaissance Revival Abattant Chest of Drawers and Desk with Fall Front Secretary Top~~Leather Writing Surface~~Upper and Lower Drawers ~~c....
Oak
17th Century French Coffer, Oak Silver Treasure Chest, Strong Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
17th Century French Coffer, Oak Silver Treasure Chest, Strong Box A Very Rare piece, this Oak Coffer was made in the 16th Century in 3” thick Oak, lined inside and strengthened thro...
Oak
French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest with Iron Straps, Late 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work
Iron
$1,613Sale Price|30% Off
French Empire Biedermeier Oak Double Dresser Commode Console Chest Hidden Drawer
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Empire / Biedermeier style chest of drawers / dresser / commode.
Oak
Hickory French Provincial Louis XV Carved Oak Lingerie Chest or Semainier
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style seven-drawer lingerie chest or semainier By Hickory Manufacturing Co.
Brass
Very Fine Louis XV Style Transition Commode with Ormolu
Located in Johns Island, SC
This very finely made french commode is decorated with marquetry in kingswood with geometric patterns. Commode has 4 drawers total with the top front drawer being a false drawer.Also...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century German Rococo Serpentine Bow Fronted White Painted Commode
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A striking large scale 19th century German Rococo painted commode. Displaying an elegant double bowfront outline, with a gracefully shaped top, raised on charming cabriole feet. Feat...
Oak
$22,925Sale Price|20% Off
Commode with two continuous drawers Louis XV Paris Mid-18th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Two-drawer continuous commode with concealed chain. The cabinet is domed thanks to both a vertical and horizontal move, fully veneered in quadripartite Bois de Rose laid crosswise to...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Transitional Two-Drawer Commode with a Breche Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period 18th century French two drawer chest with a breche marble top, the oak carcass veneered in various exotic woods in an overall geometric design.
Oak
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Oak Dresser or Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style dresser, commode, or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Carved oak, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Louis XVI Style, Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Black Painted Wood, Bronze, Marble
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Black Painted Wood, Bronze, Marble, Maison Jansen Style Pair of Maison Jansen style hollywood regency marble top mounted ebony commodes...
Marble, Bronze
Period Gothic Oak Trunk or Chest Façade from Picardie France, circa 1550
Located in Dallas, TX
Often when centuries-old trunks did not survive the passage of time, 19th-century menuisiers (French woodworkers) would salvage the surviving wood and carve new furniture such as des...
Metal, Iron
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Distressed Creme Paint Decorated Louis XV Commode Dresser Circa 1930s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This gorgeous Louis XV style commode dresser, circa 1930s, beautifully captures the charm and romance of French provincial design. Finished in a distressed crème paint, the piece exu...
Bronze
Fine Early 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Chiffonnière
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant early 19th-century Louis XVI-style chiffonnière combines the neoclassical geometry of the "Goût Grec" with luxurious details. The excellently preserved body, with its de...
Bronze, Ormolu
Commode After the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener, Black Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Commode after the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener in Transition Style Lightly modified model after an original by Jean Henri Riesener (1734 – 1806). Ebonized solid Beech....
Bronze
Antique French Light Oak Secretary Chest, Louis XV Style, Circa 1800
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Light oak secretary chest, 18th century
Wood
Royal dresser after J. H. Riesener, Paris from 1880, gilded bronze, Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal antique pomp chest of drawers after J. Henri Riesener, Paris from 1880, gilded bronze Various precious woods, veneered on a solid oak body. In the center marquetry in the form...
Marble, Bronze
$6,860Sale Price|37% Off
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Marquetry Petit Bombe Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode.
Marble, Bronze
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth added by hand-carved fluting and two-ton...
Oak
2-Drawer Coffee Table in Solid Cherry, Stained and Light-Grey Lacquered
Located in Pontaubault, NORMANDIE
This coffee table with 2 independent drawers belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcrafted modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire sty...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Serpentine Front Rococo Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century French painted serpentine front commode with a marble top, 1880. Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) wide 20 inches (51 cms) deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) high. ...
Marble
18th C. Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI Marquetry Marble Topped Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine formal transitional commode is of the period circa 1770 is crafted from oak secondary woods with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood veneers.
Marble, Ormolu
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser This lowboy measures: 76 wide x 20 deep x 32.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
Oak, Burl
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Walnut & Marble, Circa 1780
Located in Winter Park, FL
Oak and pine as secondary woods. French polish finish with nice shiny luster.
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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