French 18th Century Régence Period Walnut, Fruitwood, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Régence period walnut, fruitwood, ormolu, and Caunes marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode. This highly detailed three drawer commode is raised on four Mahogany legs supported...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes with marble tops, after François Boucher. Decorated with richly detailed Chinoiserie scenes after designs by François ...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
By Maison Forest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and Sienna marble commode, signed Forest.
Siena Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut and Ormolu Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut and ormolu three-drawer commode.
Ormolu
French 19th Century Ormolu & Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top
By Bernard II van Risamburgh
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Commode After the design of BVRB Constructed from bois noirci with vernis martin decorated panels in the manner of oriental lacquer, the commode of bombé fo...
Onyx, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XV st. Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and Marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and Marble commode. The stunning two drawer commode is raised by cabriole legs ending wit...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Breche D'Alep marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Breche D'Alep marble commode, modeled after Pierre-Antoine Foullet. This exceptiona...
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany & Tulipwood Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany and tulip wood commode with a brèche violette marble top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806)....
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
French Transitional Marquetry Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Transitional style (a blend of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles) commode, featuring a subtle breakfront design beneath a shaped marble top, beautifully curved sides, and...
Marble, Bronze
G. Durand Louis XV Bombé Commode, Marquetry, Ormolu Bronze, 1880, Paris, France
By Durand, C. Durand
Located in Vienna, AT
An exquisite Rococo-revival bombé kingwood commode / chest of drawers, dating to circa 1880, Paris, France.
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Brèche Violette Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu and Brèche Violette marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
$58,450Sale Price|22% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By Léon Kann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Lumachella Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Lumachella marble commode. This beautifully designed "D" shaped commode is supported by four ci...
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Commode in Rosewood French Chest of Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Exceptional quality French Empire style commode in rosewood with fine quality ormolu mounts Quality Italian marble top is smooth and chip free Classic Empire look - very clean desig...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Leather, Ormolu And Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque Kingwood, leather, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
An Exceptional French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Kingwood Commode, Attr. to Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Exceptional French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Kingwood Commode, Attributed to Henry Dasson, C. 1870 This remarkable commode cabinet epitomizes the elegance and craftsmanship of the...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, and Brass Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood, ormolu, and brass commode.
Brass, Ormolu
A Fine French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Ormolu & Marquetry Fontainebleau Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, fruitwood and sycamore marquetry and parquetry commode with a Brèche Violette marble-top, after the model by Jean-...
Marble, Ormolu
$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
French 19th Century Transitional St. 'Perruquier' Chest, Stamped Henry Pannier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Ormolu, Tulipwood, Charmwood, Kingwood, and Breche D'Alep marble 'Perruquier' chest, stamped Henry Pannier.
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date. It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front hav...
Ormolu
French 19th-20th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode, Attr. François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XV style superb quality ormolu-mounted kingwood bombé commode with a Brêche d'Alep marble top, attributed to François...
Marble, Ormolu
French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French ormolu mounted mahogany and sycamore marquetry and parquetry inlaid commode. After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener. The shaped yellow and black-veined marble top above a br...
Mahogany
French Transitional-style mahogany and ormolu breakfront commode
Located in Houston, TX
This French transitional style mahogany commode was made After the original model by Jean-Francois Oben for the chateau De Menards of Madame de Pompadour having a shaped marble Top, ...
Bronze
Georges-Francois Alix French Marble Top & Ormolu Commode, France circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georges-François Alix settled at 46 rue de Charonne and moved to 6 bis rue Richard Lenoir in 1878. Exhibited at the Paris Expositions of 1884, 1885, and 1889. He supplied bronze mou...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Commode De Chateau
By Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The extremely high-quality chest is raised by handsome and most impressive lion pawed ormolu supports.
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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 shape commode chest, circa 1900.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Regency Mahogany Foliage Urn Ormolu Cabinet Commodes, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Regency book matched mahogany foliage urn ormolu commodes with flanking brass knob single drawers, brass handle cabinets with interior shelf, and resting on squared br...
Ormolu, Brass
Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French Louis Revival marquetry and ormolu mounted wood serpentine commode, circa 1880 in date. The serpentine top with a moulded edge over three long d...
Ormolu
Pair of French Commodes in Louis XV style with Ormolu Mounts and Marquetry
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of French 19th Century commodes in the Louis XV style. The curved solid wood bodies are adorned with glossy lacquered marquetry with foliage motifs. The ormolu mounts frame the ...
Marble, Ormolu
A Fine Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry & Ormolu Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine matched pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted (Ormolu) tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry Bombé his and her's commodes with marbl...
Bronze, Ormolu
$48,950Sale Price|42% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI-Louis XVI Transition Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Fruitwood and Sycamore Marquetry and Parquetry Commode with a Brèche d'A...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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
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
French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Cartonnier Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, brass, ormolu, leather, and Vert Maurin marble Cartonnier chest.
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
18th C. French Louis XV Bronze Ormolu Marquetry Inlaid Commode Signed Dubois JME
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 35 3/4 in W: 46 1/2 in D: 22 1/2 in An important and highly refined 18th century French Louis XV bronze ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid commode, stamped “CB Dubois ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36in W: 60in D: 22in This 18th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Bréche d'Alep marble chests/end tables.
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Commode with Ormolu Mounts, 18th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This 18th century Louis XV style commode is an exquisite example of the artistic tastes and refined craftsmanship of the time. The body of the piece has a distinctive bombé shape, a ...
Marble, Bronze
French Provincial Walnut Serpentine Foliage & Shell Carved Chest of Drawers 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
French Provincial Walnut serpentine chest of drawers with a molded edge top, decorative carved foliage and shell motif, flanking outset corners, two drawers with the original ormolu ...
Brass, Ormolu
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top. The bowed front and sides with floral marquetry and floral ormolu ha...
Marble, Bronze
Fine 18th century French brass inlaid commode with ormolu bronze pulls
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous parquetry top 18th century French commode with brass inlaid fluted corners and ormolu bronze hardware.
Kingwood, Mahogany, Walnut
$36,424Sale Price|30% Off
French 18th Century Regence Ormolu-Mounted Commode by Etienne Doirat
By Etienne Doirat
Located in PARIS, FR
Me Tajan, published in "French 18th century Furniture" by Kjelleberg Commode of different shape, identical front cartouche: - Chest of drawers with three drawers, stamped Doir...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bombé Satinwood Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Commode, 1940
Located in Miami, FL
Ormolu mounted two-drawer Bombé chest of drawers with mottled green marble top and satin bois, kingwood and amaranth in the French Louis XV style.
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 33.25 inches high x 49 inches wide x 21 inches deep Magnificent, richly detailed, and unmistakably French, this antique Louis XV Style bronze ormolu mounted commode embo...
Marble, Bronze
$23,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Commodes with Marble Tops and Extensive Ormolu Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
French commodes with ormolu mounts with marble in shades of cream and Pale violet. Bronze ormolu mounts decorate these commodes in a lovely Design. Each commode has two drawers and...
Wood
Second Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Commode by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period ormolu mounted commode by Sormani French, c. 1860 Measures: Height 86cm, width 151cm, depth 65cm This superb commode is by the celebrated French ébéniste Pa...
Serpentine, Bronze, Ormolu
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
Pair of French 19th Century Mahogany, Gilt and Red Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A pair of French commodes in the Louis XV manner. Constructed in mahogany, dressed with gilt bronze mounts and having Languedoc rouge marble platforms; rising from swept cabriole ...
Marble, Ormolu
$760Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Style Burl, Satinwood & Ormolu Specimen Top Stand c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style two-drawer stand, dating to approximately 1930, showcases exquisite craftsmanship and luxurious materials. Crafted from burl and satinwood veneers, t...
Satinwood
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode mounted with ornate ormolu bronze fittings along the edges of drawers and sides.
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with three drawers...
Bronze
Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Riesener, Circa 1780s
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Kittery Point, ME
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT COMMODE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, LATE 18TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1780 The original molded and contoured grey marble top...
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
Bronze
Fine Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Porphyry Marble Top Radiating Inlay Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French Louis XV style commode is a masterwork of 19th-century craftsmanship, showcasing both luxurious materials and refined design. Topped with a richly colored porphyry m...
Marble, 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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