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 XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Moucheté Mahogany, ormolu, and Gris St.
Marble, Ormolu
$45,000
H 34.5 in W 43.25 in D 21 in
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trop...
Bronze
$92,864
H 37 in W 54 in D 20 in
Ormolu and Wedgwood Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Julius Zwiener
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu- and Wedgwood Jasperware-Mounted mahogany commode à l'Anglaise Firmly Attributed to Julius Zwiener A fine commode an l'anglaise having a shaped marble top inset within a g...
Marble
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 19th Century Louis XV Style Commode
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
Antique French Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Commode
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, imposing French commode is based on a design by celebrated 18th century cabinetmaker Jean-Francois Leleu (French, 1721-1763).
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) satinwood and parquetry inlaid small commode with three drawers and gilt bronze trim.
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.
Ormolu
$42,500
H 37 in W 46 in D 21.25 in
French 19th Century Transitional Style Mahogany, Marble and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th century Transitional style mahogany, marble and ormolu two-drawer chest. The chest is raised by handsome cabriole legs with striking...
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.
Marble, Ormolu
$204,848 / set
H 37.41 in W 51.58 in D 19.3 in
Pair of French Antique Vernis Martin Commodes by Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Vernis Martin commodes by Durand French, c. 1880 Height 95cm, width 131cm, depth 49.5cm This exceptional pair of 19th century commodes, crafted around 1880 b...
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Forney, TX
Hand crafted in France during the early 20th century having serpentine shaped marble top with moulded edge, above the bombe form parquetry mahogany case, fitted with two dovetailed d...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$33,500
H 36 in W 50.5 in D 20.75 in
A French mid 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Charmwood, Ormolu and marb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and high quality French mid 19th century Transitional st. Tulipwood, Charmwood, Ormolu and marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
$1,260Sale Price|75% Off
H 35.04 in W 27.56 in D 14.57 in
French chest of drawers in wood and bronze, Louis XV and Louis XVI transition
By FRENCH CLICHE
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition style chest, made around 1800 in France. It features an impressive marble top resting on a mixed-linear structure and two large drawers, with ...
Ormolu
$14,100
H 51 in W 29.5 in D 106 in
French 19th Century Transitional Style Kingwood and Ormolu Six Drawer Chiffonier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century transitional St. kingwood and ormolu six drawer Chiffonier. Raised on cabriole legs with finely pierced ormolu wrap around sabots. The arbalest-shaped ...
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top
By Decour
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) transitional style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood marble top commode with 2 Chinese coromandel lacquer side panels & 2 front doors. (signed: DECO...
Marble, Ormolu
$46,500
H 34.25 in W 58 in D 27.25 in
French 18th century Régence Period Walnut commode, signed Bernard Van Risenburgh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and palatially scaled French 18th century Régence Period Walnut, Ormolu and Sarrancolin marble commode, signed Bernard I Van Risenburgh.
Marble, Ormolu
$23,800
H 36.25 in W 45.75 in D 22.25 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Mahogany and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Transitional st. kingwood, mahogany, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble, four drawer commode.
Marble, Ormolu
$79,500
H 35.75 in W 62.75 in D 27.25 in
French 19th century Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble chest, signed Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Breche D'Alep marble commode, signed F.
Marble, Ormolu
$16,800 / set
H 34 in W 20.5 in D 15.25 in
French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble chest/side tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Giallo Fossil marble night stands/chests.
Marble, Ormolu
$79,500
H 33.75 in W 54 in D 25.5 in
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tulipwood and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood and ormolu five drawer chest. The chest is raised by unusual and most handsome square tapered feet wi...
Marble, Ormolu
$5,121
H 33.86 in W 35.44 in D 17.33 in
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.
Ormolu
$163,878
H 38.19 in W 59.06 in D 18.9 in
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
$68,500 / set
H 36.5 in W 51.25 in D 24.5 in
French Early 19th Century Empire St. Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu, and Bleu Turquin marble chests. Each three-drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapere...
Marble, Ormolu
$29,500
H 31 in W 38.25 in D 19 in
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Three-Drawer Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XV period cherry wood, ormolu, and Incarna Turquin marble commode.
Marble, Ormolu
French Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Chest of Drawers. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany marble top chest with graduated book matched drawers, original gilt floral ormolu mounts, and terminating on rounded block feet. Early 19th Century
Marble, Ormolu
$19,850Sale Price|42% Off
H 43 in W 50.88 in D 19.5 in
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted two-door and two-drawer server commode with a brêche violette marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946).
Marble, Ormolu
$124,500Sale Price|28% Off
H 38 in W 81.5 in D 31.5 in
Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquertry and gilt bronze mounts, a...
Bronze, Ormolu
$24,581
H 34.26 in W 33.08 in D 20.87 in
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
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.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$18,900
H 35.25 in W 52 in D 21.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu and marble two drawer commode.
Marble, Ormolu
$148,500
H 36.75 in W 59 in D 23.75 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, flamed mahogany and bleu turquin marble commode à vantaux possibly by Henry Dasson after a model by Je...
Marble, Ormolu
$16,900
H 33 in W 35 in D 17.5 in
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV St. Marquetry and Ormolu, Three-Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. marquetry and ormolu, three drawer chest. This bombe shaped chest is raised on cabriole legs ornamented by ormolu sabots and inlaid wi...
Ormolu
$18,900
H 30.25 in W 34.75 in D 22.25 in
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique French mid 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu chest. The chest is raised by impressive tapered cabriole legs with striking richly cha...
Ormolu
$98,500
H 41 in W 60.25 in D 23.75 in
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.
Marble, Ormolu
$8,900Sale Price|30% Off
H 34.75 in W 31.75 in D 17.75 in
Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Milford, NH
French, dating to the mid-18th century. The commode is in excellent condition, professionally restored with a French polish surface, with some shrinkage, imperfections, and restorati...
Ormolu
$54,500
H 37.75 in W 36 in D 21 in
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
$4,028
H 33.86 in W 28.35 in D 16.54 in
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.
Ormolu
$42,500 / set
H 48 in W 56.25 in D 17 in
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
18th Century Regence Kingwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Early 18th Century French Kingwood Marquetry Commode. Original Marble top and ormolu mounts.
Marble, Ormolu
Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine and rare Maison Jansen ormolu-mounted and brass inlaid marble top commode in the Regence style, circa 1940s. The shaped marble top with a subtle double-moulded edge, sitting ...
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
$38,500
H 33.25 in W 36 in D 19.5 in
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
$124,500 / set
H 35 in W 50.75 in D 25 in
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.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$124,500 / set
H 35 in W 44.75 in D 18.75 in
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
$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 Joseph- Emmanuel Zwiener Joseph- Emmanuel Zwiener A fabulous white and purp...
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent pair of French commodes captures the refinement of the Louis XVI style.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$84,950 / set
H 42 in W 28 in D 17.63 in
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
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
$14,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 34.25 in W 53.25 in D 23.25 in
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
18th Century style Chinoiserie lacquer commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite French bombe-shaped commode, crafted in the 18th-century Chinoiserie style, showcases intricate Coromandel lacquer work, vibrant with depictions of Chinese scenes.
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
$22,500
H 34.5 in W 50.5 in D 22.5 in
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
H 38.25 in W 82 in D 32 in
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
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers framed with fluted columns and fine gilded escutcheon. The front face of each draw...
Bronze
$6,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.75 in W 28.5 in D 13 in
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
Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
At each side of the commode there are further ormolu mounts in the form of leaves.
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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