Sold|$11,500
Louis XV Oak Provincial Commode
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful French Oak Provincial 18th century commode with possibly original hardware and
Ormolu
Louis XV Veneered Bombé Commode with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
Louis XV kingwood bombé commode with gilt bronze mounts and Breche marble top. The shaped red
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Fine Louis XV/XVI Trans. Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Marble-Top Commode, 1770
By Christophe Wolff
Located in New Haven, CT
This 18th century French two-drawer marble-top commode is elaborately inlaid with lattice banding
Kingwood
Early Louis XV Walnut, Kingwood and Brass-Mounted Parquetry Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very good quality Provincial early Louis XV walnut, kingwood and brass-mounted serpentine commode
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Vernis-Martin, Lacquer Japonisme Commode with Marble Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Louis XV, transitional-style, bombay and serpentine commode with conforming marble top and ormolu
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Olive Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
The serpentine stepped red and white Belgian marble top above three short drawers and two long drawers, the front angles with scrolling foliate clasps, on scrolling foliate-cast gent...
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Kingwood Inlaid Bombe Commode with Serpentine Molded Marble Top
Located in New Haven, CT
A French late 19th century Louis XV style marble-top commode with serpentine molded marble top
Ormolu
French Louis XV Chinoiserie Commode with Marble Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A French Louis XV style commode of bombe form with a lacquered black body decorated with
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Lingerie Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb quality antique Louis XV style ormolu- mounted kingwood chest of drawers, (Seminar), 19th
Bronze
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted, Kingwood and Fruitwood Commode Signed 'A.L. Gilbert'
Located in London, GB
The Breche d’Alep marble top above two drawers. The front and sides decorated with figures, animals and birds in an architectural landscape, the apron centred by a male mask, on cabr...
French Louis XV Period Commode in Rosewood Parquetery Sign by Nicolas Petit
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Lovely and fine small French Louis XV period commode, called "sauteusqe" in veneers of rosewood
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$4,711
18th Century Louis XV Marble Topped Commode
Located in Salisbury, GB
An 18th century Louis XV marble topped commode with ormolu mounts and short cabriole legs.
An Important Louis XV Kingwood Commode By Jacques Dubois
Located in London, GB
An important Louis XV ormolu mounted kingwood marquetry bombe commode by Jacques Dubois (1693-1763
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$22,000
A Sicilian Louis XV miniature model of a commode
Located in New York, NY
A Sicilian Louis XV miniature model of a commode with two drawers, inlaid with light colored wood
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Inlaid Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Chest with Ormolu
Located in Charlotte, NC
A petite French Louis XV style marble top bombe chest, unbranded. Mahogany with inlaid parquetry
Marble, Brass
18th Century Louis XV Inlaid Tulip and Kingswood Commode
Located in Louisville, KY
featuring a Floral Saint-Jean shaped marble top over two conforming drawers and raised on cabriole legs with sabots. Note: the Floral Saint-Jean species of marble was quarried from C...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Marquetry and Ormolu Marble Topped Chest.
Located in Seattle, WA
Louis XV Marquetry and Ormolu Marble Topped Chest.
18th C Important Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Inlaid Oval Commode
Located in Louisville, KY
; with two drawers flanked with a pair of cabinet doors, applied rocaille ormolu mounts and raised on
Marble, Ormolu
19thc Louis XV Style Ebonized Chest, Ormolu & Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th c. Louis XV style ebonized chest, ormolu & marble top An atlanta resource for fine antiques
Sold|$20,974
Regence Parquetry Commode
Located in London, GB
Serpentine fronted Regence commode. Rosewood parquetry veneer with gilt bronze mounts, handles &
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$11,309
Small Règence Rosewood Commode
Located in London, GB
The front with a gentle curve with two short drawers over two long drawers. The sides rounded. With a shaped 'brèche red and white veined marble top. Veneered in Brazilian rosewood o...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Bombe Commode Chest Rose Marble, circa 1840
Located in Chamblee, GA
This is a beautiful, Louis XV style commode. The marble top is dominantly rosy with veined black
Marble, Ormolu
Stylish Ebonized Bombe Chest in the Louis XV taste
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very attractive 4-drawer chest in ebonized wood with detailed gilt bronze appliques and pulls; the surfaces showing figurative incised designs beneath the finish
Ormolu
French Fine Mahogany Commode by Jacques Dautriche, Paris Circa 1765
By Jacques Dautriche
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
building solid mahogany amounts and drawers). Stamp: J.DAUTRICHE and JME. Paris Louis XV period circa
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Chest with Marble Top
Located in Pataskala, OH
Perfect sized French chest in Louis XV style has inlay across the front of the two drawers, circa
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$14,000
French Commode
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Essex, MA
Important Louis XV ormolu-mounted rosewood marquetry commode, by Jean Baptiste Hédouin (d. 1783
Sold|$7,500
A French Louis XV Style Coromandel Commode
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
polychromed incised chinoiserie scenes with ormolu fixtures.
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$1,425
19th Century Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Small Commode is made out of solid wood covered with veneers
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Coromandel Commode with Marble Top
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A Louis XV, transitional-style, Bombay and serpentine commode with conforming marble top and ormolu
Marble, Ormolu
Sold|$4,875
Pair of French Louis XV-Style Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 1900s antique French Louis XV-style commodes is made of wood stained in a rich
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XV Commode with Inlay Detail
Located in Carmel, CA
late Louis XV and Louis XVI. The delicate floral inlay is in marquetry panels on the three drawers and
Ormolu
Small Louis XV Period Kingwood Commode Dating from circa 1750
Located in East Sussex, GB
A small mid-18th century Louis XV period bombe shaped kingwood commode dating from circa 1750. The
Marble, Ormolu
French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Applyby Magna, Staffordshire
Superb marble, French bombe shaped tulipwood commode chest of drawers with marquetry inlays, good
Tulipwood
Sold|$2,395
Louis XV Style Marble-Top Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Louis XV style bombe chest with marquetry inlay, France, circa 1940s-1950s. This stunning
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold|$1,800
Inlaid and Bronze Ormolu Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Presented is an inlaid and painted burled wood commode with bronze ormolu and hardware. This
Ormolu
Pair of Shaped, Marble Topped 3 Drawer Chests
Located in Woodbury, CT
Beautifully refinished with French polishing, this unusual shaped pair with breche d'alep marble tops would be wonderful bedside stands or dressers. They are finished on front and...
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.