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
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Brèche D’Alep Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood, exotic wood, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Wedgwood Porcelain commode/vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most unique French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Epoque Period Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, Marble and Wedgwood Porcelain commode/vitrine. The commode is raised on ...
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A gorgeous, exquisitely crafted antique Louis XV style mahogany inlaid commode ornamented with chiseled and gilded bronze throughout. Hand crafted in France during the early 20th cen...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode, Attributed To Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, tulipwood, rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson.
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous quality 20th Century French Louis XV style bombe commode. Made in Kingwood, having three drawers with original handles and ormolu mounts. Topped with a lovely triple cut ...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Grey Marble Top, French, Circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Small Gilt-Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode With a Grey Marble Top. This fine commode has a shaped grey marble top with canted corners, above a frieze with a gilt-...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Slender Side-Cabinets Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and gilt bronze mounted two-Door Meuble D'Appui (Side-Cabinets) with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender cabinets, eac...
Marble, Ormolu
French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV style Chinoiserie ebonized lacquered gilt bronze-mounted commode. Of serpentine bombé form with a marble top, containing two drawers, the f...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié
Located in London, GB
A fine commode in the Louis XV manner after a model by Jacques Dubois By Maison Rogié of Paris. Constructed in book-matched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, and richly...
Ormolu
French Louis XV Commode, Walnut & Marble, Hand-Carved, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Louis XV style commode from France, circa 1800 or earlier. The fantastic charcoal marble top has a serpentine molded edge, conforming to the gentle undulations on the draw...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Sauteuse
Located in Forney, TX
Elegant and sophisticated antique French Louis XV style kingwood parquetry marble-top commode sauteuse. Born in France in the 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted in luxurious 18...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair French 19th Century Louis XV/XVI Style Transitional Commodes, Linke Manner
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th/20th century Louis XV/XVI style Transitional Style Satinwood Parquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commodes with Brêche d'Alep marble-tops, in the manner ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$8,900Sale Price|30% Off
Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Louis XV three-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, surmounting a case with two ...
Ormolu
19th C. French Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode after J. Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Superb 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt- bronze mahogany, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and magnificent quality gilt bronze moun...
Ormolu
Antique French Louis Revival Gonçalo Alvest Marquetry Commode 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French Gonçalo Alves Louis Revival commode, circa 1880 in date. This gorgeous commode features a serpentine Rouge Griotte marble top above three full wi...
Ormolu
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
A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
By Maison Forest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné Parquetry Vitrine Commode-Server, attributed to Maison Forest. The rectangular body s...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$14,850Sale Price|25% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted satinwood and tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout floral Marquetry two-drawer commode of bombé serpentine form, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Consulat Mahogany Period Commode with Paw Feet and Fossil Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Consulat period mahogany commode with three-drawers, ebonized griffin feet and pilasters, and black fossil marble top. Gilt bronze escutcheons in the form of winged angels and...
Ormolu, Bronze
$124,850Sale Price|28% Off
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and gilt bronze mounts, After a...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$20,055Sale Price|30% Off
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood, Amaranth, Satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry Two-Drawer Commode of bombé se...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Hand-Painted Commodes, Signed A. Mancini
By Antonio Mancini
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French Vernis Martin style painted commodes, each having marble tops over single doors with pained scenes framed by bronze mounts. Painting signed A Mancini and Kaufman. Su...
Ormolu, Bronze
French Inlay Brass Ormolu Bombay Dresser Console Cabinet Chest Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French inlay brass ormolu bombay dresser commode console cabinet chest marble top.
Marble
18th Century Regence Kingwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Early 18th Century French Kingwood Marquetry Commode. Original Marble top and ormolu mounts. Wonderful color. Regence Period transitioning into Louis XV. Provenance: Greenwich ...
Marble, Ormolu
$42,500
Michel Dufet Cabinet
By Michel Dufet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cabinet by Michel Dufet.
Ormolu
A Rare Pair of Belle Epoque Commodes by François Linke, Paris
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare Pair of Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commodes by François Linke. Linke Index Number: 245, signed ‘Linke’ to the right-hand espagnolettes, the locks stamped ...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Commode By Paul Sormani, Paris. The serpentine shaped brêche d’Alep marble top above a bombé-shaped front with two drawers beautifully in...
Marble, Ormolu
19th C. Louis XV Style Bombe Commode / Dresser, Marble Top, Marquetry Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
A nicely proportioned 19th century French Louis XV style bombe commode, featuring elegantly curved front and sides embellished with marquetry inlay and ormolu bronze fittings. Topped...
Ormolu
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Commode, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century The moulded Rouge de Maine marble top above two short and two long drawers, each centred by foliated es...
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Demi-Lune Commodes, Gilt-Bronze, Circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Demi-Lune Shaped Petite Commodes or Bedside Cabinets. Each with 'D'-shaped brèche de Benou Jaune marble top with three-quarte...
Marble, Ormolu
$17,682Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings, quartered veneers to the drawer fronts and sides. H...
Ormolu
$12,985Sale Price|29% Off
A Regency Style 19th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood and Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Regency transition style kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1890. Measures: Height 34 1/...
Marble, Ormolu
Wonderful Regency Empire Ormolu Bronze Crystal Porcelain Oval Jewelry Box Chest
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Regency Empire Ormolu Bronze Crystal / Glass With Unusual Porcelain Plaque Medallion Oval Jewelry Box Chest
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Parquetry Bombé Commode by François Linke, Circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XV style bombé commode by François Linke, signed “F. Linke,” with mounts stamped “FL” and lockplates marked “CT LINKE SERRURERIE PARIS 1405.” The shaped top features f...
Marble, Ormolu
Paul Sormani Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, Paris, After Haupt
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and exceptional Louis XVI-style marquetry commode, executed by Paul Sormani, Paris, circa 1880, after the original 1779 design by Swedish master cabinetmaker Georg Haupt (1741...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Marble Topped Hardwood Dresser with Neoclassical Marquetry
Located in London, GB
Antique marble topped hardwood dresser with neoclassical marquetry. French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 85.5cm, width 79cm, depth 40cm Designed in the elegant Neoclassi...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Commode, by Maxime Secrétant, Paris
By Maxime Secretant
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode, by Maxime Secrétant, Paris. Of bombé outshape with Portor marble top. The front with two deep drawers and applied w...
Marble, Ormolu
19th C. Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Commode, Gilt Bronze Details
By Nicolas Sageot, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Madrid, ES
An opulent 19th century French Napoleon III (nephew of Bonaparte I) style commode, with Boulle style red-orange tortoiseshell and brass marquetry, ormolu detailing and marble top. Th...
Marble, Ormolu
$198,500 / set
Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent pair of French commodes captures the refinement of the Louis XVI style. A highly detailed parquetry design is inlaid into the commodes’ facades and centered by beaut...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Commode by Zwiener Jansen
By Zwiener Jansen Successeur
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Parquetry Commode By Zwiener Jansen Successeur Zwiener Jansen Successeur A marble top above a frieze set with thre...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquer Commode, Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson A beautiful shaped Rosso Levanto marble top above two long and deep...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large Commode Transition with Marquetry of Quartefeuille
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode from the transition period in rosewood veneer in amaranth frames and green tinted wood threads. Superb marquetry decoration with a beautiful upper frieze on th...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI-Style Satinwood Commode with Parquetry and Gilt Trim
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) satinwood and parquetry inlaid small commode with three drawers and gilt bronze trim.
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Attributed to Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany commode, in the manner of Martin Carlin, attributed to Henry Dasson. The lockplate signed to the reverse 'Duvivier, Paris'. ...
Ormolu
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet. This fine side cabinet has a rectangular Belgian black marble top above a gilt-bronze guilloche and flowe...
Agate, Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Commode, After The Model By Joseph and Guillaume Benneman
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Commode, After The Model By Joseph Stöckel and Guillaume Benneman. Decorated overall with berried scrolling foliage, the eared rectan...
Marble, Ormolu
Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the ...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Commode, Crowned C Bronzes
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry of violet wood treated in frieze, opening with four drawers in three rows and presenting a very rich ornamentation of gilded and...
Marble, Ormolu
An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode by Paul Sormani. Stamped twice beneath the marble top 'SORMANI Paris'. The lockplate engraved 'P. Sormani Paris 10 ...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
Delaitre Louis, Parisian cabinetmaker received master on November 19, 1738. Exceptional chest of drawers from the Louis XV period made of kingwood veneer inlaid with frieze and ge...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess A...
Marble, Ormolu
$4,760Sale Price|20% Off
Regence Chinoiserie Marble-Top Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regence chinoiserie marble-top commode, fitted with three chinoiserie ormolu-mounted long drawers. Some old repairs are evident, structurally sound, presents beautifully.
Marble, Ormolu
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped and molded Porto marble top over two drawers having high style rocaille inlay and o...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XIV Style Commode with Rosewood Marquetry Décor and Red Griotte Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style commode from circa 1950 with rosewood marquetry décor, four drawers, red griotte marble top and gilt bronze hardware. Crafted in the timeless French Louis XI...
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
A Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Marble Top Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener. The keyhole escutcheon stamped with the ‘ZN’ mark from the bronze master model. The back of the bronze...
Marble, Ormolu
Fine Early 19th-Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Chiffonnière
Located in Berlin, DE
Diese elegante Chiffonnière (oder Table de Chevet) im zweiten Louis-XVI-Stil aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert, besticht durch ihre harmonische Verbindung von strenger Geometrie und pra...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Transitional Style Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani, After the Model by Charles Topino. Stamped beneath the marble top to one commode ‘SORMANI’...
Marble, Ormolu
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The finely proportioned bombé-shaped commode is veneered with floral marquetry in precious timb...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Commodes with Chinese Lacquer Panels, Circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Petites Commodes Incorporating Exceptional Eighteenth Century Chinese Lacquer Panels. Stamped on the lock ‘Duvivier, Pa...
Marble, Ormolu
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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