18th Century Regence - Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood, France, circa 1730
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings France (Paris) Rosewood Louis XV around 1730 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 137 x 66 cm Description: Early Louis XV commode, so-call...
Bronze
19th Century chest of drawers Louis XV, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century chest of drawers Louis XV, Paris Very well finished inlaid chest of drawers Curved shape made of solid HLZ oak. 3Lockable drawer fronts with ornate bronze handles. Pro...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century beautiful high chest of drawers / Chiffoniere in Louis XVI / transition. Solid oak body with extremely elaborate marquetry veneer work on three sides. The chest of dr...
Marble, Bronze
$1,784Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV Style Marquetry Chiffonnier with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite Louis XV-style chiffonnier is a fine example of 20th-century French craftsmanship inspired by 18th-century design. Elegant and refined, it features five gracefully cur...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Louis XIV Style Chest of Drawers / Sideboard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XIV style chest of drawers / sideboard solid beech wood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality. (D-Sam-237).
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Chest with Rouge Royal Marble
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XV style chest with rouge Royal marble top and serpentine shape. This piece features rosewood and tinted rosewood in a floral marquetry throughout. The rogue royal marbl...
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
Elegant old chest of drawers from the 20th century, Louis XV, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant old chest of drawers from the 20th century, Louis XV, Paris Very well made chest of drawers with thread inlays. Curved shape made of solid HLZ oak. 2Lockable drawer fronts w...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Chest of Drawers with Slide-out Shelf
Located in Sunshine, LA
A charming petite chest of two drawers from France, crafted of walnut in the Louis XV taste. Its compact proportions give the piece unusual versatility, equally at home as a bedside ...
Bronze
Louis XV Style Mahogany Coiffeuse Attributed to François Linke, French
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Coiffeuse attributed to François Linke. François Linke François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet maker...
Bronze
19th Century Classicism Chest of Drawers Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany veneer with linden wood. Straight three-part body with gold-plated brass fittings and pearl cord contours. Upper drawer with interior division. White marble slab. The marble...
Marble, Bronze
$31,937Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, Italian neoclassical inlaid chest of drawers with marble top This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was made in Lombardy, Italy, around the end of the 18th century...
Bronze
Royal French Chest of Drawers, Napoleon III, circa 1870, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal French chest of drawers, Napoleon III, circa 1870, Paris. Tulip veneer with cube marquetry and gilded bronze fittings in the form of ribbons, rocailles, fish and Bacchus hea...
Marble, Bronze
$20,847Sale Price|25% Off
Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Veneer with Oeben Marquetry, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Louis XV chest of drawers called "commode sauteuse" in rosewood veneer, violet wood and stained wood, curved on three sides and topped by a Royal marble top. It opens in ...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
$34,539Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century, Pair Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest ofDrawers
Located in IT
18th Century, Pair of Demi-Lune Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawer This pair of elegant drawers was made in the Piedmontese area (north of Italy) in the neoclassica...
Marble, Bronze
Contemporary Valentina Giovando Handmade Chest Nereo Wood Brass Gold Red Blue
By Valentina Giovando
Located in Sarzana, SP
Nereo, A masterpiece of decoration, technique and design. The name of this new work comes from Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea and father of Nereids, according to Homer's Iliad. A sh...
Brass, Bronze
18th Century German Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century German marquetry chest of drawers.
Bronze
Charles X Chest of Drawers in Mahogany and Black Marble, France, C. 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charles X mahogany chest of drawers with top in Belgian black marble. 4 Drawers flanked by free columns with gilded bronze capitals. Top drawer characterized by simplicity without ...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Embossed Gilding
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A magnificent Baroque commode with serpentine front in burled walnut with embossed gilding. Chest is raised on a carved plinth that rests on cabriole feet, and features four drawers ...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux
By Hubert-Joseph Heubès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux After The Model by Weisweiler, by Hubert-Joseph Heubès.
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Inlaid and Solid Walnut Wood Chest of drawers with Secretaire
Located in IT
18th century, Italian inlaid and solid walnut wood chest of drawers with secretaire This chest of drawers with secretaire was made in the north of Italy (Piedmont) around the middle...
Bronze
Cassettiera contemporanea in legno decorato a mano con tessuto, metallo e ottone
By Valentina Giovando
Located in Sarzana, SP
Amatemi Bello, Amatemi Grande, Amatemi Diverso. Chest of drawers This Chest of drawers derives its name from a writing by the Russian poet Marina Cvetaeva, it is part of the "Par...
Brass, Bronze, Zinc
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
Italian Louis XV XVI Transition Cube Parquetry Marquetry Chest of Drawers Signed
By Roger Vandercruse dit Lacroix
Located in Forney, TX
Exceptionally executed in 18th century Louis XV / Louis XVI Transition period style, this fine quality antique reproduction features stunning rare and exotic tulipwood and kingwood m...
Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze
Commode française XIXe, style Louis XV, en noyer sculpté et bronze doré
Located in CHAMBLY, FR
A magnificent and masterfully crafted French Louis XV style three-drawer commode, dating from the late 19th century. Epitomizing the height of Parisian classic chic and Rococo aesthe...
Bronze, Ormolu
Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers with Original Hardware, circa 1760–1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Swedish Rococo period chest of drawers, dating to circa 1760–1770, with a gracefully serpentine front and original gilt-bronze hardware. This three-drawer commode captures...
Pine
$11,284Sale Price / set|25% Off
Consulat Commode and Secretary in Mahogany and Mahogany veneer
Located in Paris, FR
A mahogany and mahogany veneer bedroom set from the Consulat retour d'Egypte period (circa: 1795) comprising : - A mahogany and mahogany veneer chest of drawers with columns veneere...
Marble, Bronze
$3,382Sale Price|51% Off
19th Century Napoleon III Rosewood Curved-Legs Side Cabinet Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal and rosewood. Three-body, curved body on short curved legs. Reddish brown, white veined marble slab. Finely chased, fire-gilt bronze.
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Rococo Cherry Commode Chest 1750
Located in Portland, OR
The chest crafted from sold cherry wood with a warm rich luminous honey colored patina, the two drawers of serpentine shape with elegant asymmetrical moldings, the original gilt bron...
Bronze
19th Century Empire Commode, Nightstand or Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire. Solid mahogany wood. Gilded and chiselled fittings. Two-wise frame base with protruding rectangular marble slab on square columns, joined by an intermediate compartmen...
Marble, Bronze
$29,850Sale Price|53% Off
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Military Armor Commode Attr. Mâison Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The tall and narrow three-door side-cabinet or commode surmounted with an allegorical armorial military gilt and patinanted bronze crest with military helmets, lion pelted shields, a...
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Transition Style Commode (Louis XV - Louis XVI), Brecciated Marble Top, 79
Located in CHAMBLY, FR
The top is finished with an elegant bec de corbin edge that follows the curved contours of the piece. Gilt Bronze Mounts: The commode is complete with its original gilt and chased b...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Tulipwood Commode with Rouge Marble Top
Located in Worcester, GB
Raised on elegant tapering legs terminating in gilt bronze sabots, the commode displays pleasing proportions and fine craftsmanship throughout.
Kingwood
19th c. Ebonized Chinoiserie and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This extraordinary Chinoiserie commode with marble top and gilt bronze ormolu mounts is a stunning example of European decorative artistry inspired by the fascination with the exotic...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The exceptional marquetry inlaid case is in the form of a gilt bronze mounted transitional style miniature commode.
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Dresser, Pale Natural Wood with White Marble Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The combination of warm wood tones and marble gives the piece a classic look that complements a variety of interiors. Fitted with gilt bronze drawer handles, the commode reflects the...
Marble, Bronze
Christie's October 21, 2004 Furniture Art Tapestries Ceramics & Carpets Catalog
By Christie's
Located in Red Lion, PA
Key lots often include monumental gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounted commodes, bureau plats, and Roman giltwood console tables that define the opulence of the Baroque and Neoclassical eras.
Paper
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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