19th Century French Lacquer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 19th Century French commode decorated in the 'Lacca Povera' style. Circa 1830.
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Lacquer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 19th Century French commode decorated in the 'Lacca Povera' style. Circa 1830.
Wood, Lacquer
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.
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Lacquered Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style Maison Jansen lacquered commode.
Wood
French Louis XV Style Bombe Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative French Louis XV style bombe chinoiserie commode lacquered overall.
Wood
19th Century French Black Lacquered Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French black lacquered Louis Philippe commode. Featuring a lovely hand painted design including flowers and birds.
Wood
19th c. French Empire Black Lacquered Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. French Empire Black Lacquered Commode is a stylish and elegant dresser.
Brass
$17,500Sale Price|30% Off
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquered Commode, circa 19th Century, France
Located in Girona, Spain
19th century gilt bronze-mounted lacquered commode. 19th century French commode structure made with the drawers of an 18th century lacquered Japanese cabinet.
Wood
Mid-Century French Orange Lacquered & Mirrored Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s orange lacquered commode with 2 painted mirror doors with Neo-classic scene and brass trim.
Brass
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
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.
Marble, Ormolu
French Art Deco Lacquered Credenza or Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Lacquered Credenza Or Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed.
Lacquer, Wood
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Superb French Louis XV Style Ebonized French Coromandel Lacquer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Perfect as a focal point in a dining room, salon, or entryway, this commode embodies both French Rococo refinement and the exotic appeal of lacquer artistry.
Marble, Bronze
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
20th Century Lacquered Painted Gold Chinoiserie French Commode, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French commode from the second half of the 20th century.
Wood
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.
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Red Vernis Martin Chinoiserie Lacquer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful mid-18th Century Louis XV Vernis Martin red lacquer two drawer commode. Decorated with Chinoiserie scenes and complete with original grey fossil marble top. Circa 1750.
Marble
Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Lacquered Commode or Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style commode or chest of drawers By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Carved distressed lacquered walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bombe Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Bombe Commode Chest with Brass Ormolu and Marble French Louis XV style bombe commode featuring a glossy black lacquer finish and an elega...
Marble
A Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered & Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A Fine and Rare Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered & Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes, Attributed to Jansen.
Marble, Bronze
French Regence Style Commode with a Blue, White and Black Lacquered Finish
By Maison Romeo
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence style Commode with a black blue and white lacquered finish with a parquetry design.
Bronze
French 19th Century Ormolu & Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top
By Bernard II van Risamburgh
Located in London, GB
Among his many innovations is his use of lacquer panels on a commode supplied to the Queen of France in 1737 to Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinoiserie Lacquered Japanned Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) marble top commode in the Chinoiserie French Louis XV style made in Paris by the firm of Joseph Pierre Francois Jeanselme. Stamped JEANSELME.
Bronze
Elm Burl Commode with Lacquered Doors and Bronze Ornaments, France, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elm burl commode with lacquered wooden doors. Bronze ornaments in the form of ram’s heads.
Bronze
$2,617Sale Price|20% Off
David Lange 70s Black Sideboard Commode, Lacquered, Signed
By David Lange
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning mid-century black chest of drawers or cabinet from the David Lange house. Since 1969 this company has been a benchmark in design furniture, specializing at the turn of the c...
Wood, Lacquer
Art Deco Black Lacquer Commode with Marble Top, Walnut, France, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant and timeless, this French Art Deco three-drawer commode from the 20th century has been professionally refinished in a deep piano-black high-gloss lacquer, enhancing its refin...
Marble, Brass
Pair of 20th Century French Regence' Black Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair French Regence' style commodes painted in a piano black lacquer with gilt bronze hardware and details.
Bronze
Unique Golden Lacquer Brass Maison Jansen Sideboard Commode, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
This piece was commissioned for the dressing room of a Saint-Raphaël mansion in the South of France. There were two large commodes in the dressing room, this one is the smallest one ...
Brass
Unique Golden Lacquer Brass Maison Jansen Sideboard Commode, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
This piece was commissioned for the dressing room of a Saint-Raphaël mansion in the South of France. There were two large commodes in the dressing room, this one is the largest one w...
Brass
$10,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Turquoise Lacquered Commodes with Natural Coquina Stone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Pair of Turquoise Lacquered Commodes with Natural Coquina Stone lacquered commodes with natural coquina stone.
Limestone, Metal
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.
Marble, Ormolu
$14,909Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Off White Lacquer Marble-Top Bombe Commode Chest, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This bombe off white lacquer refinish walnut commode chest was designed in the classic French Louis XV style and boasts a stunning marble top.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Mahogany Commodes with Chinese Lacquer Panels, Circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The commodes incorporate exceptional 18th century lacquer panels.
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted lacquer commode contains a beautiful lake scene painted in chinoiserie style depicting people in a Chinese garden surrounded by a lake, small ...
Bronze
$5,600Sale Price|31% Off
Louis XV Black Lacquer Commode, Late 19th Century
By Faubourg
Located in Lisbon, PT
An oval shaped black color refinished commode, a bedside type piece in transition between Louis XV and Louis XVI style. Three drawers, gilded bronze hardware and friezes. With metal...
Brass, Bronze
Mid-Century French Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An elegant serpentine shaped, Mid-Century French, black lacquered, two drawer commode. With beautifully shaped Sienna Brocatelle marble top.
Marble, Bronze
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
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorated Marble Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful early 20th Century French marble top commode. Circa 1920. Decorated in the Chinoiserie manner with ormolu fittings. In very good overall condition.
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized lacquered and gild bronze mounts. Beautifully exec...
Marble, Ormolu
Pierre Cardin signed commode black lacquered and brass 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Paris, IDF
A timeless Pierre Cardin vintage piece made in the 1980s, this French commode feels imposing and glamourous, with a playful mix of straight lines and rounded shape, and brass handles...
Brass
French Regence Style Commode by Maison Romeo
By Maison Romeo
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence style commode in mable and lacquer with inlayed brass and bronze dore hardware.
Brass, Bronze
$19,051Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XV Style Marble Off White Lacquer Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A off white refinished lacquer walnut commode with gilded bronze with Aleppo breccia marble top including angle drops. The commode has two full-width drawers mounted "san traverse";...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Red Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Houston, TX
A Louis XV style bombé commode in red lacquer with figural Chinoiserie scenes, serpentine-outlined marble top, with bronze handles and ormolu. To view more of our listings from Moxi...
Bronze
small late 19th century English red lacquered Chinoiserie marble top commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine late 19th century to turn of the century English red lacquered small commode with Chinoiserie decoration and gilt bronze mounts. Marble top . Original locks and keys
Bronze
$14,962Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XV François Hugnet Off White Lacquer Walnut Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french off white lacquer refinish walnut commode with stamped gilded bronze handles and three drawers.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$204,245 / set
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
4-lacquered drawer French Chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This Chiffonier belongs to our TRADITION collection, which takes its design and inspiration from the French countryside "proviincial" style, also called "Campagne chic" and finished...
Brass
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
French Regency Style Marble Top Commode With Brass Hardware
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 33 in Width: 49 1/4 in Depth: 22 3/4 in This vintage French Regency style marble top commode is a great example of quality french furniture! If you look at the ...
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis XV Style Brown Lacquer Chinoiserie Bronze-Mounted Commode
Located in Austin, TX
A rare Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted brown lacquer commodes decorated in chinoiserie decoration with marble top, two drawers.
Marble, Metal
19th Century Louis XV Style French Dark Ocean Blue Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Hastings, GB
Spectacular late 19th century French marble top chinoiserie bombe commode in the Louis XV style. The raised chinoiserie decoration set against the beautiful dark ocean blue body, top...
Pine
French Directoire Style 4-drawer Chest - Commode in solid oak
Located in Landivy, FR
This chest of drawers is part of the DIRECTOIRE collection, based on the world-renowned DIRECTOIRE style of the late 18th century in France. This range is characterized by straight, ...
Brass
$2,118Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Neoclassical Black Lacquer Chest of Drawers, France, 1940
Located in Brussels, BE
Black lacquered neoclassical chest of drawers with brass pull rings handles and four bronze stars on the front. Four drawers, the top one with his original brass key and lock. Fren...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-style antique black-lacquered petite commode or bedside table, having a shaped top with gilt bronze border, over three-stacked drawers flanked by bronze Rococo mounts, raise...
Bronze
$5,920Sale Price|20% Off
French Art Deco Lacquered Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine French period Art Deco black lacquered mahogany shaped front chest. Circa 1920. A favorite of top designers!
Wood
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Chest of Drawers
By Ralph Widdicomb, John Widdicomb
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style three-drawer dresser or chest of drawers By Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb Co. USA, Circa 1940s Pink lacquered solid cherry wood, ...
Brass
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux
By Martin Carlin
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Japanese Lacquer and Ebony Marble-Top Commode à Vantaux After the Model by Martin Carlin, Paris, Circa 1890 Height 37 x width 60 x depth 21 inc...
Bronze
French Commode with Drop-Front Secretary Desk, 3 Drawers, Pierre Cardin 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in PARIS, FR
Best known for creating groundbreaking fashion designs from the 1950s onward, Pierre Cardin enjoyed great success in other design fields, most notably furniture. Cardin's desks, chai...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Elegant Egg Shell Lacquered Commode with Brushed Steel Feet In the Styl of Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and nice commode is made of Sycamore on a brushed steel base. The inside of the drawers of this chest is made of blond mahogany. This is a nice and simple design in the sty...
Steel
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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