Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers Lingerie Jewelry Chest
Located in North York, ON
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers, a striking jewelry and lingerie chest that embodies elegance and sophistication. Crafted ...
Brass
Josephine Commode, Walnut, Cherry and Gold-Plate, Vienna, Austria circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine Austrian Josephine (period of Louis XVI. in Austria) Commode / Chest of 3 Drawers from Vienna about 1790, late 18th Century.
Gold Plate, Bronze, Iron
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers with Parquetry & Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XVI style chest of drawers from Paris, constructed in walnut with geometric parquetry veneers and fine line inlay.
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Transition Marble-Top Commode Sauteuse, Late 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This refined French commode sauteuse, dating from the late 18th century, is an elegant example of the Louis XV Transition style. Crafted with great attention to detail, the piece com...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France end of 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
This remarkable chest of drawers, boasting the elegant Louis XVI Style, dates back to the late 19th century. Comprising five drawers, this commode features exquisite marquetry work t...
Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
18th Century German Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers with Marquetry, Circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Classicist chest of drawers Germany (Saxony) Plum, walnut and others circa 1780 Dimensions: H x W x D: 84 x 126 x 57 cm Description: Antique classicism chest of drawers in typical...
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers - Marquetry and Marble Top
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XVI chest of drawers with marquetry and marble top France (Dauphine) Walnut and others Late 18th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 89 x 114 x 59 cm Description: A three...
Marble
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Central Locking System, Germany, Early 19th Ct.
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chest of drawers with central locking system Southern Germany Walnut, oak early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 86 x 115 x 58 cm Description: Chest of drawers with thr...
Oak, Walnut
French Louis XVI Serpentine Walnut Bombe Marble Commode Nightstand Petite Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI style bedside stand / bombe chest / commode / nightstand / end table.
Marble
French Louis XVI Chiffonier, or Tall Chest of Drawers, Circa 1780-1800
Located in Winter Park, FL
An authentic 18th-century French Louis XVI period chiffonier, or small gentleman's chest, from Alsace. Crafted from solid walnut with a vertical configuration featuring classic Neocl...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Petite Walnut Commode with Marquetry
Located in Birmingham, AL
A beautifully handcrafted 19th century French commode or side table from the historic Provençal city of Arles. Petite in scale but rich in detail, this elegant piece is constructed o...
Fruitwood, Tulipwood, Walnut
Louis Seize Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Walnut veneered, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis seize chest of drawers with three drawers and rectilinear body with central risalit. The chest of drawers stands on socketed square feet and shows half-moon shaped fittings on ...
Brass
$7,500
French Walnut Semanier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine French Louis XVI walnut Semanier tall chest with bronze escucheons and scalloped apron.
Walnut
Late 18th Century Veneered Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and refined Louis XVI period chest of drawers, crafted in Italy in the late 18th century and veneered in rich walnut with exquisite inlay work. This elegant piece feature...
Walnut
19TH C French Marble Top Commode manner of Henri Dasson
By Paul Somani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C French Lois XVI style Commode Attributed to Henri Dasson Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Commode with Ormolu Mounts Add timeless elegance to your space with this exqui...
Marble, Bronze
Stunning French Parquetry Veneered Three Drawer Commode
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing early -20th century French walnut parquetry veneered three-drawer commode, the shaped marble top above a graduated bombé body with brass mo...
Marble, Brass
Fine Breche Marble Top Paul Sormani Attributed Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional French demi-lune commode attributed to Paul Sormani represents the highest tier of late 19th-century Parisian ébénisterie, distinguished not only by its refined neoc...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$3,625Sale Price|20% Off
Dresser, Louis XVI chest of drawers, veneered and inlaid, Genoa (Italy)
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Louis XVI dresser, chest of drawers, veneered and inlaid with highlighted walnut wood (light and dark) with three drawers and original handles, coming from Genoa (Italy) from...
Walnut
French commode in Demi lune shape, marble top with marquetry bronze dore mounts
Located in Houston, TX
This elegant cabinet is made of fine walnut with exquisite marquetry inlay from Various woods with a design incorporating an urn and foliate and floral designs. The gilt bronze mount...
Marble
Pair of Antique French Figured Walnut Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique French figured walnut bedside chests, dating from around the 1930’s. They are of outstanding quality and are a generous, impressive size. The figured wal...
Walnut
19th Century Italian Marquetry Inlaid Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stylish and artful Italian marquetry rosewood commode with aggregate marble top. The commode is inlaid with satinwood figures and geometric details on a bank of three-over-...
Marble
$4,175Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI chest of drawers, veneered and inlaid chest of drawers, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Louis XVI chest of drawers, richly veneered and inlaid chest of drawers, It has a small upper drawer and two larger lower ones, The sides and the top are also veneered with g...
Walnut
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Directoire Louis XVI Demilune Shape Marble Top Marble Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Directoire Louis XVI demilune console table embodies the refined neoclassical style of the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted with precision, the piece feat...
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th c. French Louis XV Miniature Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a 19th-century French Louis XV miniature walnut commode. This piece is a decorative collectible item during the French Louis XV period. It is a small, intricately desi...
Marble
Italian 18th Century Country Four-Drawer Pine and Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian 18th century Louis XVI st. Pine, Walnut and Brass chest. The wonderful four drawer chest is raised on scalloped supports below a mottled straig...
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard Inlay
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Louis XVI Style Commode Bronze Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Buffet Sideboard. Marble top two part French cabinet Curved beveled glass vitrine. Outstanding inlay work. C.1920s piece in mint...
Walnut
A pair of early 20th c French walnut & gilt bronze mounted chests by E. Schmidt
By Eugen Schmidt
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare pair of early 20th century French Louis XVI style walnut and gilt bronze mounted commodes signed E.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Pair of Italian Inlaid Walnut Chests of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Brescia, IT
The Italian exquisite craftsmanship finds in these pieces one of the best expressions. Every part of these pieces of furniture, are finely handcrafted and a series of precious woods ...
Pearwood, Walnut
18th Century Chest Of Drawers with Marquetry, by Johann Adam Sauer, circa 1785
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chest of drawers with marquetry Fulda Walnut, maple and others circa 1785 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 120 x 57 cm Description: Antique chest of drawers in the typical styl...
Maple, Walnut
French 19th Century Marquetry Demi-Lune Server Commode
Located in Southampton, NJ
Superb 18th Century demilune desserte server commode with five drawers, two side cabinets and shelves. An unusual piece featuring Briche d Alep marble top boasting striking specimen ...
Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze
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.