$1,099Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XV Kidney Style Iroko & Marble Top Little Chest of Drawers, c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Iroko, marble top and brass. The kidney shape of tops on the furnitures is typical of the 18th century.
Marble, Brass
French Marquetry And Marble Top Tall Chest Of Seven Drawers
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Super quality French Louis XV Style marquetry tall chest of seven drawers with original marble top and original ormolu mounts to the drawer fronts and base of front legs. This chest ...
Bronze
Antique Style Marble Top Bedside Chest with Drop Front Cabinet.
Located in Seattle, WA
This compact bedside chest features a marble top surface set within a molded wood frame, above a vertically arranged case with drawers and a drop-front cabinet compartment.The piece ...
Wood
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
Art Deco chest of drawers in burl veneer and marble top, France ca. 1930
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
An elegant Art Deco three-drawer chest of drawers, crafted from a superb burl veneer with spectacular and warmly nuanced grain. The front and sides are covered in a carefully selecte...
Marble
19th Century French Painted Wood Chest with Faux-Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood, raised two-drawer chest from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a slightly overhanging faux-marble painted top, with case beneath consis...
Wood, Paint
$11,850Sale Price|25% Off
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
The intricate geometric marquetry work with star intarsia showcases masterful craftsmanship and classical design sensibilities. Topped with its original marble slab, this antique com...
Kingwood, Satinwood, Yew
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Bronze Sideboard, Marble Top, France
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style mahogany and bronze trimmed sideboard with mirrored side shelves centering a pair of doors and drawers under a white marble top Good condition consistent with...
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
18th Century French Transition Marquetry Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Leimen, DE
A beautifully figured marble top with a molded edge completes the design and adds an elegant contrast to the intricate marquetry below.
Kingwood, Mahogany
Bleached Louis XV Style Commode, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached Louis XV style commode with marble top, mid-19th century. 55 inches wide by 22 inches deep by 36 inches tall
Marble
19th Century French Louis Philippe Oak Dressing Chest with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
A 19th-century French Louis Philippe dressing chest in limed oak, with four drawers, a marble top and an oval swing mirror on scrolled supports. The Louis Philippe style takes its n...
Glass, Wood
18th Century Italian Black Lacquer Chest with Rouge Faux Marble Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful 18th-century Italian chest featuring a rich black lacquer finish and a striking rouge faux marble top. Its gracefully curved silhouette, ornate brass hardware, and delica...
Lacquer
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Exquisite Inlaid Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top and Bronze Dore Hardware
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This piece is not a typical French bombe chest. The deep, rich color and the extent of the floral inlay on this well proportioned chest make this item more unique. The rich inlay pat...
Marble, Bronze
$3,843Sale Price / item|20% Off
19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
By Empire Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gold leaf painted lion hairy paw feet A very good lo...
Marble
$2,745Sale Price / set|20% Off
Interlubke Made in Germany Marble Topped Chest of and Pair of Bedside Drawers
By Interlübke
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely bedroom suite of Interlubke made in West Germany vintage marble topped drawers A very decorative and extremely heavy suite of bedroo...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style commode. Stunning 19th century French Louis XV style 2 drawer commode with hoof feet, bronze hardware and a Breche d’Alp marble top.
Marble
Louis Philippe Book Matched Burl Walnut Chest With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis Philippe Style Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers. This elegant antique chest of drawers is crafted in richly figured burl walnut veneer, carefully book-matched across the drawer fro...
Walnut, Burl
Signed Krieger Louis XV Chest, D’ore Mounts and Marble Top, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
The piece is inlaid with satin wood flowers below a beautifully contoured breche d’Alep marble top. The bronze d’ore works as a striking element to offer a sense of balance and movem...
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
19th century French inlaid chest of drawers with faux marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French palisander chest of drawers with faux marble top circa 1870. Stunning french commode of grand proportions beautifully veneered in palisander from the rosewood fa...
Palisander, Pine
English Aesthetic Mahogany Chest with Gilt Carvings and Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Aesthetic Movement mahogany chest with 4 drawers and gilt foliate carved panels with brass handles and trim and an inset marble top.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Italian Bleached Wood Chest w/Faux Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian chest of drawers with faux marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from Italy has a faux-marble painted top above a case which houses three full-sized drawers...
Wood
19th Century Mahogany Wood Oxford Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
This semainier chest carries genuine presence, its dark mahogany, marble top, 6 drawers immediately setting the tone for the piece. Dating to 19th Century and originating from France...
Mahogany
Pair, Chest of 3 Drawers, Dresser Cabinets with Verona Marble Top Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Bombe Chest of 3 drawers, dresser Cabinets. Verona pink, red marble top. Louis XV style. With bronze mounts. Unfinished raw wood condition. You can choose the color o...
Marble, Bronze
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.
Marble
French Cute-Size 4-Drawer Chest w/Faux Marble Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French carved and painted wood commode with faux marble top. This vintage chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top with softly rounded corners, which features a striking hand-p...
Wood
19th Century Empire French Chest of Drawers with marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Chest od Drawers with white marble on top, France, Ca. 1830 Spectacular Commode with original white marble on top and original empire legs.
Walnut
French Transition Chest, Rosewood with Brecht Marble Top, Circa 1880
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent French transition chest, Louis XV or Louis XVI style, very elegant with a Brecht marble top.
Rosewood
20th Century Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 1950s French, Maison Jansen style, red lacquer and marble topped chinoiserie commode. The red lacquer decorated with gilt chinoiserie figures and pavilions in a wooded lan...
Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassic Marble Top Chest with Front Paw Feet, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with four drawers and marble top from the 19th century.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Chest with Marble Top and Claw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A distinguished 19th century French Empire chest, crafted in rich mahogany and crowned with an elegant marble top. Reflecting the architectural lines and neoclassical influences of t...
Wood
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Chest with Marble Top and Claw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A distinguished 19th century French Empire chest, crafted in rich mahogany and crowned with an elegant marble top. Reflecting the architectural lines and neoclassical influences of t...
Mahogany
$3,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French 19 th century night stands/cabinets marble top
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of kidney shaped table/cabinets are made of fine burr walnut with Lovely floral and foliate designs in a basket. They have porcelain plaques In a wedgewood type design. The...
Walnut
French Empire Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Circa 1850
Located in Faversham, GB
A substantial Continental chest of drawers or commode in cherry wood with a gently over sailing original marble top with square corners.
Cherry
Swedish Gustavian-Style Blue Chest of Drawers with Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Swedish Gustavian-style chest of drawers. Crafted in pine, this piece is painted in a soft blue tone, a color popular beginning with late 19th-century Scandinavian interpre...
Wood
Exceptional Louis XV Style Marquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Marble Topped Louis XV Style commode in an impressive parquet design of kingwood, mahogany and rosewood.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Ash Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French ash commode with marble top. This commode has a mottled marble top with three graduated drawers below, all with escutcheon plates and lion's head handles in ...
Ash
19th c French Louis XVI Bronze Mounted Marble Top High Chest Semanier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An elegant and beautifully proportioned French Louis XVI style walnut semainier, featuring seven drawers, finely fluted uprights, decorative brass mounts, and a contrasting white mar...
Wood
Nomon Vanity Table with Marble Top & Pouf by Andres Martinez
By ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ, Nomon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its jewelry box and softness shapes allure feminity to the design. Accompanied by a pouf/ottoman upholstered in velvet and silk trimming. * Finish in natural walnut and upholstered...
Velvet, Foam, Pine
French Regence Chest with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
"French Regence style (19th Century) kingwood veneer three drawer serpentine chest with bronze mounts and foliate drawer pulls, shaped blush marble top, and intricate bronze sabots. ...
Bronze
Italian Marquetry Fruitwood Drop-Front Storage Chest with Marble Top Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The inlay work extends across the entire chest, where contrasting veneers are arranged with disciplined precision and is crowned by a Carrara marble top. Legs are capped with b...
Fruitwood, Walnut
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Polychrome Painted Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century North Italian Polychrome Painted and Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers. Elaborately hand painted 18th century three drawer Italian chest. Probably Florence....
Wood
Vintage Louis Revival Marquetry Commode Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning Louis revival marble topped 'bombe' marquetry commode, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
Marble, Ormolu
$6,112Sale Price / item|20% Off
20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood French Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Louis XV style tulipwood french commode. Real marble top and bronze fittings. shadowed precious woods, veneered.
Marble, Bronze
Handsome Baroque Four-Drawer Walnut Chest with Original Shaped Marble Top
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome Baroque four-drawer walnut chest with original shaped marble top, Northern European, first half of the 18th century.
Walnut
Customizable Schonbuch Conga Circular cabinet with marble top by Thomas Althaus
By Schönbuch, Thomas Althaus
Located in New York, NY
A classic all-rounder. CONGA is a practical, cylindrical drawer unit that is highly versatile and, thanks to its castors, to hand wherever you need it. It comes in three heights – al...
Wood
Antique Middle Eastern Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Marble-Top Chest of Drawers, Early 20th Century. Luxury Antique Levantine Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Marble-Top Chest of Drawers Moorish Mo...
Abalone
18th C. Italian Neoclassical Two-Drawer Cassettiera w/Faux Marble Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and painted wood raised chest of two drawers from the 18th century. This antique cassettiera (chest of drawers) from Italy features a rectangular-shaped top, over a...
Wood, Paint
20th Century 2 Drawers French Louis XV Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Bombe Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
20th Century 2 Drawers French Louis XV Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Bombe Chest
Satinwood
Vintage French Piano Black Chest with a Marble Top and Brass Details
Located in Dallas, TX
This Vintage French Piano Black Chest with a Marble Top and Brass Details exudes elegance and sophistication with its rich black color and intricate brass details. This classic style...
Wood
Victorian Cottage Style Marble Top Chests Side Tables W/ Floral Barbola - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a charming pair of Victorian cottage style marble top side tables or petite chests. The barbola swags are shades of green and blue on a yellow background. The drawers are dov...
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French mahogany marble-top Louis XVI style commode has been ebonized and finished with a museum quality.
Marble, Brass
Venetian Early 19th Century Two-Drawer Japanese Lacquered Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative Venetian early 19th century two drawer Japanese lacquered commode with marble top. The commode is raised by slender 'S' cabriole legs ending with a ball and claw.
Marble
$2,988Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top France, 1810 Walnut Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top. Beautiful grain of walnut on front and both sid...
Walnut
18th Century French Ebonised Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century French ebonised bombe commode with marble top. This rustic commode has an ebonised finish and a black, white and grey marble top with a moulded edge.
Ebony
Walnut Burl French Writing Desk-Chest of Drawers L. Phillipe Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite chest of Drawers (4 drawers plus the upper part as writing desk) in the writing desk space are 6 small drawers plus 2 secret panels on both each side. The dark blue leather...
Walnut
18th Century French Cherrywood Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The piece has a shaped marble top with a moulded edge that follows the shape of the commode below.
Cherry
$1,896Sale Price|50% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode 'Sauteuse'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An attractive little Louis XVI style “sauteuse” chest of drawers, in veneered wood, with inlaid marquetry decoration and a 'Breche d'Alep' marble top. This 'transitional' style commo...
Marble, Bronze
A Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Marble Top Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener.
Marble, Ormolu
$2,807Sale Price|28% Off
Rococo Style Handcrafted Two Drawer Chest with Marble Top, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This Rococo style two drawer chest dates to the 19th century and was handcrafted in Italy. The piece is constructed using linden and oak wood, materials traditionally appreciated for...
Wood
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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