French Louis XV Style Demi-Lune Commode with Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant mahogany commode is a Classic. The two central drawers sans-traverse are flanked by shaped doors enclosing side cupboards. The front is inlaid with a musical trophy, the...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV style Demi lune commode chest with cream marble top
Located in Houston, TX
The shape of this fine cabinet exhibits graceful curved sides and the Extremely fine burr walnut makes it exceptionally desirable. It has a marble With hues of cream and has copper ...
Walnut
French Demi-Lune Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This practical and attractive commode echoes the Louis XV style, and features two capacious drawers, a polished wooden top, and is raised above curving cabriole legs.
Wood
Pair of Ebonized and gilt Demi lune Cabinets
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Louis XV style ebonized And gilted cabinets
Brass
$1,325
H 28.35 in W 22.45 in D 15.36 in
Vintage French Louis XV Style Kidney-Form Side Table with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This sophisticated 20th-century side table, crafted in the elegant Louis XV style, is a masterclass in French-inspired cabinetry.
Bronze
$95,000
H 37 in W 76 in D 28 in
Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson, Benneman and Stockel
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson – After Benneman and Stockel The demi-lune grey and white mar...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Painted Demilune Cabinet Commode Chest
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning neoclassical Louis XV style demilune cabinet. Love the grey finish offset by the hand painted classic designs - Including acanthus leaves, floral motifs and arabesques - Fin...
Ebony Hollywood Regency Louis XV Style Chest / Cabinet, Demi Lune
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
An early Hollywood Regency Style Demi Lune commode having bronze mounts and a marble top. The two central doors leading to a fully finished ebony shelved interior flowing onto de...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Marble Top Louis XV Rosewood End Table Commode
Located in North York, ON
This listing is for an antique marble top end table commode made in the 1930s in America. It is made from walnut and rosewood and features solid brass hardware and the original marbl...
Marble
Antique Cream Louis XV Marble Top Demi Lune Commode
Located in North York, ON
This is a beautiful commode that we just got in! Made in America in the mid-20th century, it has an original gorgeous antiqued cream finish as well as hand-painted floral patterns o...
Antique Marble Top French Demi-Lune Satinwood Commode
Located in North York, ON
Here we have a stunning satinwood & tulip wood commode in pristine condition. Made in the 1940s, this marble top demi-lune is styled after the much-sought after Louis XV era of furn...
Marble
Sold
H 34.5 in W 34 in D 17 in
19th Century French Louis XV Bombe Demilune Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite Classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XV style fruit wood bombe chest of drawers from Paris, circa 1890.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 39.25 in W 52.5 in D 29 in
18th Century Regence Period Carved Walnut Lyonnaise Commode 'Arbalete'
Located in Dallas, TX
Furniture from the Regence period of the early 1700s incorporates elements from the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, the preceding and subsequent styles, respectively.
Metal, Bronze
Sold
H 30 in W 26 in D 14 in
Pair of French Louis XV Style Demi Lune Diminutive Commodes / Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French demilune diminutive commodes or nightstands. Each recently French polished and cleaned. Finely inlaid supporting marble tops. Both stamped France.
Sold
H 32.5 in W 31 in D 16 in
19th Century French Louis XV Bombe Demilune Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XV style fruit wood bombe chest of drawers from Paris, circa 1890.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 24.41 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Antique Italian Rococo Louis XV Style Hand Carved Giltwood Four-Light Sconces
Located in Firenze, IT
Intricately hand carved and pierced these antique Italian 19th century Rococo Revival Louis XVI style scrolled giltwood wall light sconces are a wonderful example of Tuscan craftsman...
Wrought Iron
19th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XV style two-drawer side table, or nightstand with inlaid marquetry veneers of walnut and mahogany. Cast bronze hardware. Nice proportions with curved cor...
Bronze
French Vintage Marble Top Demilune Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This striking little demilune commode features exceptional inlaid mahogany in a variety of grain patterns that have been thoughtfully bookmatched and placed about the chest to maximi...
Marble, Brass
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$3,048Sale Price|30% Off
H 35.44 in W 42.13 in D 21.66 in
Louis XVI Commode, Walnut & Marble, France, Circa 1810
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings. This curiously named style of commode always feature...
Marble, Bronze
$1,760Sale Price|54% Off
H 32.49 in W 29.14 in D 15.56 in
19th Century Louis XVI Commode with Marquetry and Grey Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A dainty 19th century French commode in the Louis XVI style, in marquetry veneer with a grey marble top. Its two drawers, with central projection, are adorned with bronze handles and...
Marble
19th Century French Marquetry Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an elegant Louis XV style walnut cabinet. The gray variegated marble top rests over a single door with satinwood marquetry in the form of a floral arrangement in an urn. The ...
Marble, Metal
French 18th Century Transitional Marquetry Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV-XVI transitional period commode with lovely marquetry in satinwood, rosewood and tulipwood, Gris Sainte Anne marble top and three drawers. The commode features a cent...
Marble
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 47.5 in D 22.5 in
Fantastic Original Satinwood Adams Paint Decorated Demilune Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic original satinwood Adams paint decorated demilune commode dresser is a striking example of neoclassical craftsmanship and refined artistry. Featuring the iconic demi-l...
Satinwood
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV walnut marble top nightstand is a classic example of the genre, rendered in sumptuous French walnut and topped with beautifully veined marble for a timel...
Marble, Brass
$1,368Sale Price|55% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
Louis XV Style Petite Commode with Marble Top, France, Circa 1900
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine, Parisian Louis XV style, marquetry-inlaid petite commode or bedside table, featuring four curved sides and gently tapering legs. Fitted with fine gilt bronze escutcheons and ...
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Demilune Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
French demi lune sideboard in mahogany. Empire, circa 1820. Two-door corpus in demi lune form. Mahogany veneered on oak. One drawer. Newer slightly overhanging granite top instea...
Granite
$3,800
H 32.5 in W 33 in D 15.5 in
French Louis XVI Marble Top Inlaid Demilune Walnut and Fruitwood Commode Console
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French Louis XVI demilune marble top commode or console is a remarkable work of art: it features a fully curved casework in a demilune form that presents no corners or sharp ...
Bronze
$4,600
H 35.75 in W 39 in D 19.5 in
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Carved Walnut Demilune Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite Classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XVI style fruitwood bombe chest of drawers. Crafted in Paris, circa 1960 and built of walnut wood with ormolu mounts acc...
Marble, 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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