French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Commode – An elegant two-drawer commode crafted in the refined Louis XVI style, featuring clean lines, tapered fluted legs, and classic brass ring pulls ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Commodes / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant pair of 19th century French Louis XVI commodes, beautifully crafted with clean neoclassical lines and fluted tapering legs ending in brass sabots. Each three-drawer chest is ...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A very lovely 18th century Louis XVI period commode in painted wood with three drawers over tapered feet originating from the South of France.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 18th-century Louis XVI commode, finely crafted in richly figured walnut with beautiful geometric inlay and exceptional grain throughout.
Bronze
Louis XV/XVI Style Carved Walnut Commode with Marble Top - Iris Apfel Collection
By Maison Krieger
Located in Morristown, NJ
Bernard Dimensions: 32" H × 29" W × 14.5" D A finely carved French Louis XV/XVI transitional–style walnut commode, featuring a loose variegated Brèche Violette marble top with ric...
Breccia Marble, Metal
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted with richly figured walnut veneer, showcasing beautiful burl wood drawer fronts framed by contrasting inlay.
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Commode, Hand-Made Oak with Breccia Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in France in the late 1800s using oak and decorated with mahogany veneer and brass molding. The chest sits on its original feet and still has its original...
Breccia Marble
Marble Top Demi Lune Commode with Inlaid Front Louis XVI Style
Located in Toronto, CA
We are offering a Marble Top Demi Lune Commode with Inlaid Front, Louis XVI Style. With multiple inlayed woods and motifs as well as the framed classical scene depicted in inlaid wo...
Walnut
$1,200Sale Price|45% Off
Beautiful French Marble Topped Louis XVI Bombe Commode with Intricate Marquetry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A particularly beautiful French Louis XVI bombe commode with intricate mixed wood marquetry in walnut and fruitwoods.
Walnut, Fruitwood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted with beautiful figured wood veneer and a warm, rich patina. This refined piece features two spacious drawers with classic brass r...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Walnut Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century French Louis XVI style faded walnut chest with brass trim and marble top. Looking for a Louis XVI style chest that blends aged elegance with neoclassical charm? A f...
Marble
Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition style Louis XV-Louis XVI marquetry inlaid commode with sarrancolin marble top and bronze mounts.
Walnut
$11,700Sale Price|40% Off
Louis XVI Style Commode with Marquetry and Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
marquetry work in kingwood and walnut, having three drawers Inside two doors. A beautiful cameo with bronze doré figure of woman And an angel decorate the center front of the cabinet...
Kingwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A refined 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted in beautifully figured wood with a warm, rich finish. Featuring three spacious drawers adorned with ornate cast brass ring pull...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode with Carrara Marble is a true marvel of the cabinetmaker's art!
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, crafted from solid walnut with beautifully figured walnut veneer.
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A charming 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, crafted in solid walnut with beautifully figured walnut veneer.
Bronze
Rustic 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Period Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome rustic antique Italian walnut chest of drawers commode. circa 1780 Hand-made in Italy in the second half of the 18th century, styled in Neoclassical inspired Louis XVI pe...
Brass
Antique Italian Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Italian Louis XVI style walnut chest of drawers, 19th century. With a rectangular walnut top with tulipwood banding, 3 drawers with tulipwood banding and brass pulls, resting...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut with a warm, rich patina.
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 34.75 inches high x 44.25 inches wide x 21 inches deep Elegant, refined, and impeccably crafted, this exceptional antique French Louis XVI style commode represents the t...
Marble, Metal, Bronze
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South German 1780, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI chest of drawers dates back to 1780 and comes from the southern part of Germany.
Boxwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French bleached commode featuring a classic Louis XVI-inspired design with clean lines, fluted corner posts, and three spacious drawers with original brass hardw...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
It is characterized by elegance, symmetry, and inspiration from classical Greek and Roman design. Furniture typically features straight, fluted legs, refined carvings, geometric shap...
Bronze
Venetian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Venetian Louis XVI chest of drawers crafted in walnut, dating to the 18th century. With its soft bow-front profile and balanced proportions, the piece captures the refined ne...
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commodes Chest of Drawers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A rare an opulent pair of matched and signed French Louis XVI style commodes, dressers, or chests of drawers by French cabinet maker Rene Trotel born in Brittany, France 20th Century.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Chiffoniere ~ Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Chiffoniere ~ Commode with Carrara Marble is a true marvel of the cabinetmaker's art!
Carrara Marble
18th century Italian walnut commode
Located in Augusta, GA
18th century walnut two drawer commode with inlay and beautiful caevings
Walnut
A French Louis XVI Style Walnut 3-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the neoclassical taste, the rectangular top with turret rear and front corners over a conforming body with 3 paneled long drawers flanked by fluted turrets; all raised on turned t...
Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Louis XVI Commode With Inlaid Veneer
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical Louis XVI commode hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut inlaid veneer.
Walnut
$6,880Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780, Cherry and Walnut Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780. This original 18th century Louis XVI dresser has three drawers and stands on four square tapering feet. It is embellished with beautiful walnut ...
Cherry, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Semainier Chests
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Louis XVI style semainier chests, each with five drawers accented with decorative brass ring pulls, spectacular wood grain veneered molded tops with front turret corne...
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Bleached Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 18th-century French Louis XVI chest of drawers, handcrafted from solid walnut and finished in a soft bleached patina that highlights the natural beauty of the wood.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Baker Furniture Label
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers, with Baker Furniture label to interior top drawer. 35" H x 53.25" W x 25" D. Provenance: The Estate of Alton G. Marshall, former aide to Ne...
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Château Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A refined 18th-century Louis XVI château period commode crafted with elegant neoclassical lines and beautifully figured wood veneers. Featuring nine drawers with original-style brass...
Bronze
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Four-Drawer Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period four drawer walnut chest. The chest is raised by square tapered legs below the straight frieze. At the center are three drawers, Sans...
Carrara Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode featuring a beautifully figured wood veneer with classic neoclassical lines. The piece offers two spacious full-width drawers beneath thr...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century Louis XVI style commode crafted in richly figured wood, featuring a classic three-drawer configuration with two small upper drawers over two full-width drawers. ...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$8,301Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Louis XVI / Baroque Marquetry Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This impressive 18th century chest of drawers combines late Baroque and early Louis XVI characteristics and comes from West Germany.
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Carrara Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in richly figured walnut and topped with a beautiful white Carrara marble slab.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$48,950Sale Price|42% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI-Louis XVI Transition Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Fruitwood and Sycamore Marquetry and Parquetry Commode with a Brèche d'A...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Carrara Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A refined 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, expertly crafted in richly figured walnut with beautiful bookmatched walnut veneer.
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Restored Louis XVI Period Chest of Drawers in Walnut & Cherry Wood, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Restored Louis XVI period commode with drawer fronts refinished in two tones of walnut and cherry wood.
Cherry, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut with beautiful figured veneer.
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Kingwood & Walnut Marquetry Stretcher Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An Italian Louis XVI revival Center table, likely dating from the third quarter of 19th century. It is characterized by its elegant marquetry (wood inlay) on the top surface and its ...
Walnut, Kingwood
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XVI Directoire Style Commode Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 34 1/2in W: 35 1/2in D: 22in This Antique Louis XVI Directoire Style Commode, Chest of Drawers In the Manner of Maison Jansen is a nice example of high quality furni...
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Château Period Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Exceptional 18th-century Louis XVI château period commode crafted in richly figured walnut with exquisite geometric parquetry and inlaid marquetry drawer fronts.
Marble, Bronze
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Walnut, Kingwood & Marble Zinc Lined Chest 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style chest offers shaped marble top over kingwood chest having bookmatched sides, single drawer over zinc lined cabinet over three drawers, raised on fol...
Marble, Zinc
19th C. French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commode By Lexcellent Paris
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional 19th century French Louis XVI style commode, produced by Lexcellent of Paris, is a refined and scholarly homage to an original 18th century model by the celebrated r...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Small Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, Walnut with Marquetry, circa 1790
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Louis XVI chest of drawers Southern Germany Walnut late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 77 x 51 cm Description: Two-tier Louis Seize chest of drawers on poi...
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the eighteenth century and made in France, this Louis XVI chest of drawers is constructed in walnut and opens at the front with three drawers fitted with drop handles. A tu...
Marble
19th Century Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI style demilune commode, finely crafted in marquetry and adorned with a richly colored breccia marble top. This refined piece beautifully reflects the n...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Period Walnut Chest of Drawers Dresden Germany circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI period chest with three drawers from Dresden, Germany circa 1780. The top, front and sides feature walnut and walnut burl enhanced with an oval marquetry medallion o...
Bronze
Louis XVI–Style Walnut Chest of Drawers, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well-proportioned Louis XVI–style chest of drawers crafted in walnut, dating from the early 19th century. The façade opens with five drawers arranged in three rows, fitted with ele...
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners.
Marble, Bronze
Rustic Viennese 18th Century Serpentine Walnut Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Introduce historic refinement to your space with this authentic 18th century Viennese serpentine walnut drawer commode, a superb example of Baroque-inspired craftsmanship. Handcrafte...
Walnut
Louis XVI Dresser, South Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dresser, South Germany 1780, Walnut massif with geometric intarsia in plum on front, top, base and the sides. This very pretty Neoclassical chest of drawers is in very good...
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Kidney-Shaped Commode with Cube Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French kidney-shaped commode (commode rognon) dates from the late 19th century and was crafted in the Louis XVI style, reflecting the refined neoclassical taste that rem...
Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI side Table, Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful side table from the Louis XVI Period dates back to 1780 and comes from southern Germany. The side table has two drawers. It is decorated with a pretty walnut veneer an...
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's Dimensions : 39" Wide X 34" Tall X 19" Deep This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in...
Walnut
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.