Vintage Italian Inlaid Bombay Commode or Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Italian two drawer chest crafted in walnut. In a dramatic bombay form with brass hardware and cabriole legs, featuring a unique harlequin style inlaid motif throughout.
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|49% Off
Dramatic Carved Giltwood Italian Bombay Chest Commode by Invincible
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic gilt finish ornately carved Rococo commode having handles that are sculpted parts of the drawer fascades. Curved cabriole legs and hand painted finish with two smaller ...
Giltwood
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front drawers and side panels, original ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and decorative pulls, te...
Italian Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Commode or Bombay Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Rococo or Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or chest of drawers In the manner of Baker Furniture Italy, Late 20th Century Carved cherry wood, with original ...
Brass
$1,102Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Bombay Chest Commode Leather Wrapped Nightstand Bedside Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An Italian Leather Wrapped Nightstand Bedside Table Bombay Chest Commode With solid brass paw feet and wr...
Brass
Italian Louis XV Carved Walnut Commode or Bombay Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Rococo or Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or chest of drawers In the manner of Baker Furniture Italy, Late 20th Century Carved walnut, with original brass...
Brass
1970 Italian Venetian Bombay Style Commode, Hand-Carved Wood & Brass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful 1970 chest and drawers hand crafted and carved from wood, probably Olive wood Venere top and three sides. The chest Has two large drawers and two small one at the top, the ...
Wood
Pair, 18th Century Italian Large Green Painted Bombay Chest of Drawers Commodes
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning pair of Italian rococo commodes retains their remarkable original green painted finish highlighted in gold and burnished red bringing out the carved details.
Brass
20th C. Italian Parquetry and Marquetry Petite Bombay Chest Commode Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Italian Parquetry and Marquetry 2- drawer Petite Bombay chest Commode / side table in beautiful vintage condition.
Kingwood, Mahogany, Olive, Satinwood
Henredon Italian Louis XV Cherry Wood Bombay Form Commode or Bedside Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest commode or nightstand.
Brass
Beautiful Fruitwoods Italian Bombay Side Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Fruitwoods veneer dresser with 3 drawers, ornate brass handles, lined drawers. Looks like one of a kind. We love this!
Fruitwood
Pair of Early 20th C. Olive Wood Patched Veneer Bombay Commodes
Located in North Miami, FL
These rare olive wood veneer patchwork commodes in a waxed natural finish, provide ample storage with two large bottom drawers and 2 smaller upper drawers. The olive wood has been s...
Olive
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
By Bloomingdale's
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
Marble, Brass
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest MINT
Olive
Italian White Lacquered Bombay Bedside Chests, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian Bombay chest commodes or nightstands Italy, 20th century White lacquered solid oak, with brass hardware.
Brass
John Widdicomb Italian Rococo Louis XV Cream Lacquered Bedside Chests, Pair
By John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian Rococo Louis XV style bombay commodes or nightstands By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1960s Beautiful carved cream lacquered walnut, with gold gilt details,...
Brass
Italian Bombay Commode
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Italian bombay commode with four drawers. Bronze hardware.
Bronze
Small 19th Century Italian Bombay Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small 19th Century red bombay Venetian commode with single door. Painted and carved.
Pair of Italian Bombay Commodes C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand painted Italian Bombay Commodes C. 1930's with faux painted tops.
Wood, Paint
Italian Bombay Commode
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Rochester, NY
An bombay form three drawer commode in the 18th century Dutch style with beautiful and original bleached washed cerused finish to wood grain - the chest raised on four bun feet - the...
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H 28.5 in W 30.75 in D 14 in
Small Italian Baroque Style Bombay Commode or Nightstand in Giltwood Finish
Located in Stamford, CT
A small Italian Bombay commode or nightstand in giltwood Finish.
Italian Burl Bombay Side Stand Commode 20th C
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Italian side stand by Bombay offers burl construction with three drawers and raised on cabriole legs, maker label en verso as photographed, 20th century. Measures - 26"h x 29.7...
Burl
Pair of Italian Painted Bombay Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very nice pair of large painted bombay chests, with original paper lined drawers.
Wood
19th Century Venetian Bombay Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
A beautiful 19th century Italian Venetian bombay commode with three drawers over three drawers.
Italian Green and Gold Painted Bombay Commode, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood painted gold gilt Bombay commode decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers throughout.
Brass
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H 36.5 in W 47 in D 22 in
Bombay Italian Commode, Chest Dresser Paint Decorated, 18th-19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Bombay Italian commode, chest or dresser paint decorated from the late 18th-19th century.
Wood
Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful burled mahogany, with original brass hardware. Measures: ...
Brass
Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Beautiful burled mahogany, with original brass hardware. Measures: ...
Brass
Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes, Italy 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your home decor with this exquisite Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes from Italy, dating back to the early 1900s.
Metal
Fine, circa 1830, Bombay, Marble-Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two-over-two, solid walnut, Bombay style commode from Naples. Chocolate marble top is original to the piece. The whole above serpentine legs with, ormolu-sleeved, hoof feet.
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Bombay Chest
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Italian Bombay chest.
Pair of Italian Bombay Chests
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of Italian carved wood and gilt Bombay chests.
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H 33.47 in W 44.89 in D 25.6 in
19th Century Bleached Oak Dutch Bombay Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Viterbo, VT
Bombay chest hand-crafted in the Netherlands in the early 1800s using oak. The chest is rather large in size and features three inset drawers that work well and can be used on a dail...
Oak
Pair of Italian Bombay Inlaid Chests
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of walnut Italian Bombe Chests. Chests feature a shaped top with a curved bombe shape adding a sense of elegance and fluidity. Chests contain four drawers with parquet...
Wood, Walnut
Italian Louis XV-Style Venetian Burl Veneer Bombay Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Louis XV-style Bombay chest is made of wood covered in burl veneers in a beautiful golden stain finish. The chest features two small drawers above two large drawers with deco...
Walnut
Elegant Bombay Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful marquetry three drawer chest with bronze pulls.
1950s Italian Petite Olive Wood and Walnut Burl Bombay Chest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage miniature Bombay chest, made in Italy, c. 1950's. Charming Louis XV style commode in beautiful olive wood and walnut burl.
Brass
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H 30.75 in W 39 in D 19 in
Antique Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Bombay Small Dresser Walnut Burl
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely and striking commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous burled veneers and inlays, featuring two upper small drawers and two larger lower drawers with fancy bronze hardware, ea...
Walnut
Hand Painted Bombay Chest, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A lovely Hand-painted Bombe or Bombay Chest of Drawers by Patina furniture company, 1980s.
Brass
Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Walnut Venetian Louis XIV Burl Walnut Bombe Chest. Chest features two small upper drawer and two larger lower drawers with antique hardware. Chest has bombay front curvi...
Walnut
Antique Blue Painted Venetian Rococo Bombay Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
This stunning Venetian Rococo style commode has a remarkable blue painted finish highlighted in gold and burnished red bringing out the carved details. Later professionally painted i...
Wood
Vintage Italian Miniature Bombay Commode - Salesman Sample Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Adorable 3 drawer miniature bombay chest Made in Italy. Item feautures lovely curvaceous form, brass pulls, and decoratively lined drawers.
Brass
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H 28 in W 32 in D 19 in
Pair of Blue Italian Venetian Bombe Bombay Chests Nightands Dressers Commodes
Located in West Hartford, CT
Pair of exquisite Italian venetian bombe commodes, nightstands in the prettiest robins egg blue color with gilt wood accents.Each features scalloped case with gilt decoration, fitted...
Brass
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H 23.5 in W 29.5 in D 18.5 in
Henredon Italian Provincial Bombay Form Burled Walnut Nightstands, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian Provincial style bombay form commodes or nightstands By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
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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