19th C. French, Louis Philippe Marble-Top Walnut Commode - Iris Apfel Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Classic Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring a beautifully variegated black marble top with rounded corners above four drawers, each fitted with gilt-metal rosette pulls, medallio...
Marble, Bronze
$3,996Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top Inlaid Louis XV Commode Circa 1930
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Louis XV style commode epitomizes the elegance and artistry of fine French furniture craftsmanship. Dating to circa 1930, the piece features a richly inlaid marquetry ...
Breccia Marble
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Bombe Shape Inlaid Tulip-wood Commode
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique French Louis XV style marble top & ormolu mounted tulipwood & kingwood bombe shape commode chest, circa 1900.
Marble, Ormolu
$1,544Sale Price|44% Off
French Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming, French Louis XVI transitional style demi-lune two-drawer commode, with an intricate inlay of cross-banded patterns across the facade and sides. Fitted with fine, gilt bro...
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century French Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble Top in Louis XVI Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century French Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble Top in Louis XVI Style is a beautiful expression of neoclassic style, distinguished by the disciplined elegance, noble materia...
Carrara Marble, Brass
French Side Chest w/Orig. Black Marble & Brass Accents, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French three-drawer side chest with original marble top from the 19th century.
Wood
Louis XV Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Amaranth Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Amaranth Commode The veined molded serpentine marble top above a conforming case with two doors, each centering a bronze medallion of Bacchu...
Wood
$6,396Sale Price|50% Off
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French commode exemplifies the refinement and artistry of 19th-century Parisian cabinetmaking in the manner of renowned ébéniste Paul Sormani. With its elegant serpent...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$14,338
Ventimiglia Marquetry Chest
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine marquetry veneered three drawer commode chest with marble top. These are often ordered as vanity units.
Marble
French Louis XVI Parquetry Commode with Marble Top c.1780
Located in Worcester, GB
French Louis XVI Parquetry Commode with Marble Top c.1780 We are very pleased to present a fine French Louis XVI commode dating from the late eighteenth century, beautifully constru...
Kingwood
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Pale Walnut French Louis XV bronze Mounted Marble Top 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The warm, pale walnut wood showcases a delicate grain pattern, adding depth and richness to the piece. Topped with a beautifully veined marble slab, it provides a luxurious and durab...
Marble
French Empire Style Commode or Dresser with Marble Top & Bronze Lion Head Pulls
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite French Empire style commode or dresser offering three drawers. The commode or dresser is painted in antiqued beige tone and features lion head bronze pulls. The dresser ...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Ceremonial Commode in Marquetry and Marble Top
By Faubourg
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this beautiful Louis XV-style bombe chest of drawers with two drawers and no crossbar from the early 20th century. It is adorned with rich gilded bronze decorations re...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Art Nouveau Dresser and Nightstands Walnut, Applied Olm Root, Marble Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Monumental particular Italian Art Nouveau Dresser and nightstands in solid walnut, applied olm root and marble top. Restored and polished with wax. We can sell separately the pieces....
Marble
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the walnut stands have two heavily carved ...
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Brass Mounted Marble Top Three Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 33 3/4 in Width: 49 1/4 in Depth: 21 in This antique French Louis XV style inlaid marble top commode, dresser, chest of drawers is a great example of quality Fr...
Marble, Brass
$13,518
Paris Chest / Vanity
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A selected mahogany three drawer Empire commode chest with marble top. These are often ordered as vanity units.
Marble
18th C. Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI Marquetry Marble Topped Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
The break front form is enlivened with good quality ormolu mounts which are original and the chest is topped with its original shaped mottled grey and white marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
Late 18th C. French Marquetry Commode with Marble Top Signed André-Louis Gilbert
By Andre Gilbert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional late 18th century French marquetry commode, finely executed and signed by André-Louis Gilbert, one of the most respected Parisian ébénistes of the Louis XVI period. Th...
Marble, Bronze
Marble Top Three Drawer Commode with Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounts, 20th C
Located in Miami, FL
Marble Top Three Drawer Commode with Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounts, 20th C Offered for sale is a marble top three-drawer commode with marquetry and gilt bronze hardware and mount...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Quality 1780s era French Period Breche D' Alep Bronze Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality French period Breche D'Alep commode, dating from the 1780s, epitomizes the elegance and artistry of late 18th-century French furniture design. The Breche D'Alep mar...
Breccia Marble
A quality French Louis XVI style mahogany petite marble top commode, C 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The shaped marble top is inset within a bronze gallery above a shaped case with two drawers, all supported by turned and tapering legs. A perfect spot to display your favorite objec...
Marble, Bronze
Fine Quality 6 Drawer French Brass Bound Marble Top Louis XVI Tall Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality French Louis XVI style tall dresser showcases timeless elegance and superior craftsmanship. Featuring a six-drawer design, this stately piece provides ample storage...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Marquetry Commode with Rouge Royale Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The drawers are fitted with original gilt-bronze rococo handles and a single key operating both locks simultaneously. The commode is topped with its original thick Rouge Royale marbl...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Mahogany Marble Top Dresser with Mirror, c 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI carved mahogany marble top dresser with mirror, circa 1890.
Marble
Pair 19th Century French Kingwood and Marble Top Commodes
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of 19th century French Kingwood and marble top commodes of exceptional quality, having the original highly decorative shaped marble tops with a moulded edge, two oak lined dra...
Kingwood
Hollywood Regency French Directoire Style Marble Top Commode Attributed Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Hollywood Regency French Directoire Style Marble Top Commode Attributed Jansen Dimensions : 60" Wide X 19" Deep X 34" Tall This commode was made in France in the Directioire style ...
Mahogany
Vintage Swedish Painted Bombe Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Swedish painted bombe commode with faux marble top is a wonderful example of meticulous craftsmanship combined with an artistic hand-painted finish! From the four talon and b...
Pine
French Faded Mahogany Louis XVI Style Brass Trimmed Marble Top Commode C.1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant Louis XVI marble top commode embodies the disciplined grace of late 18th century French neoclassical design.
Carrara Marble, Brass
$2,639 / set
Pair of Mahogany Chests
Located in London, England
Pair of slim marble topped mahogany chests with original brass fittings.
Marble
Antique Italian Painted Commode with Faux Painted Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Painted Commode with Faux Painted Marble Top hails from the master artisans of Torino ~ called Turin through the ages ~ with its origins in the 3rd century BC. This e...
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode Bronze D'ore Mounts & Marble Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
This gorgeous Louis XV Bombé commode features two drawers with pierced bronze d'ore drawer pulls and detailed escutcheons. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and...
Marble
$4,716Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Pair Crackle Paint Decorated Creme and Marble Top French Louis XV Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine pair of French Louis XV style commodes exudes timeless elegance and charm, beautifully showcasing the artistry of 18th-century inspired craftsmanship. Each commode is finis...
Belgian Black Marble
Signed Claude Charles Saunier Brech D' Alep Marble Top French Louis XV Commode
By Claude Charles Saunier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV commode, signed by renowned Parisian ébéniste Claude Charles Saunier (1735–1807), is a superb example of 18th-century craftsmanship at its finest. Topp...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$4,985Sale Price / set|26% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style "Semainier" Tall Lingerie Commodes Marble with Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Louis XV style "Semainier" tall chest commodes with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender walnut and tulipwood body, each fitted with seven drawers with gilt bronz...
Marble, Bronze
$3,116Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Quality Figural Bronze Inlaid walnut Marble Top Louis XV commode Circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine quality Louis XV commode, circa 1910, epitomizes the opulence and refinement of French craftsmanship at the turn of the 20th century. Beautifully constructed from walnut, t...
Marble, Bronze
$3,483Sale Price|32% Off
Magnificent 19th Century Marble-Top Bombe Commode from France
Located in Sofia, BG
Magnificent 19th century marble-top two-drawer bombe commode from Paris, circa 1880. This commode is made from walnut and features exquisite floral marquetry decoration and original ...
Walnut
Palatial 19th C. Louis XV Bronze Mounted Figural Marble Top Commode By Rosel
By Rosel
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 37 1/2 inches (high) x 71.25 inches (wide) x 23.5 (deep) A magnificent 19th century Palatial French Louis XV style bronze ormolu mounted marble top commode by Rosel, exe...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Marble Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood Oeil de Vermeil Cube Parquetry and Bois de Bout floral marquetry commodes attributed to Gervais Durand. Attributed...
Marble, Bronze
$12,800Sale Price|28% Off
Italian Louis XV Roman Bombe' Shaped Commode with Original Marble Top, Ca. 1730
Located in CH
Italian Louis XV Roman Bombe-Shaped Commode with Original Marble Top Circa 1730 This exceptional Italian Louis XV commode of Roman origin is executed in the elegant bombé form chara...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV/XVI Style Carved Walnut Commode with Marble Top - Iris Apfel Collection
By Maison Krieger
Located in Morristown, NJ
France, circa 1890 Attributed to a fine Parisian or Lyonnais atelier, in the manner of Maison Krieger or J.E. Bernard Dimensions: 32" H × 29" W × 14.5" D A finely carved French Lo...
Breccia Marble, Metal
French 19th C. Commode w/ Faux Painted Marble Top & Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut chest of drawers, with faux painted marble top and brass accents, from the 19th century.
Brass
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut commode from the early 20th century, with grey veined marble top four drawers and black columns. Created in France during the second quarter of the 20th ...
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Bronze D'Ore Mounted Marble-Top Commode, 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Inlaid Bronze D' Ore Mounted Marble-Top Commode, Circa 1890.
Marble, Bronze
American Mahogany Marble Top and Gilt Stenciled Ormolu Console, NY, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany marble top console with gilt stenciling skirt, flanking ormolu mounted mahogany columns, and terminating on the original gilt carved floral melon bulbous feet. Cons...
Marble, Ormolu
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Features three small drawers over two large drawers. Chest rests atop lion paw bronze feet and is completed with a red royal rouge marble top.
Ormolu
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
Bronze
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
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
Louis XVI Transition Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Table De Salon
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style transition cabinet or nightstand with marble top, bronze gallery. Table de salon, it is a marvellous accent for the living room or as a side table drawn up to the di...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode w/ Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Marble
18th Century Italian Serpentine Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Serpentine Walnut Parquetry Inlaid Marble Top Commode with Splayed Feet
Walnut
Grand Antique Louis XV Style French Commode with Bronze Mounts and Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Similar bronze pieces can be seen on the corners of the commode, stretching from just beneath the marble, down to the feet. The chest of drawers has its original marble top.
Marble, Bronze
$3,600Sale Price|76% Off
Magnificent Rare Important 20th Century Bronze Wooden Marble Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is A Magnificent Museum Quality 20th Century Important Inlaid Wooden Mirror Commode Console. Beautiful Carved Wood Scrolling in the form of Fruits ...
Bronze
$6,360Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible example of 18th century french furniture.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
LM Durand Breche D' Alep Marble Top French Louis XV Style Vernis Martin Commode
By Gervais Durand
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Vernis Martin LM Durand Commode French Louis XV Revival Commode Attributed to: Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand (1839–c. 1911) Paris, circa 1880–1900 This outstanding Louis XV-styl...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Later 19th Century Louis XV Style French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century Louis XV style French marble top commode. Elegant Louis XV revival bombe form with veneers of satinwood. Original marble top & bronze mounts. Oak secondary woo...
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.
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