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Antique Louis XIV Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French Louis XVI ormolu mounted marble top commode. This was made in
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Antique 1780s French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Exquisite French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Marble-Top Commode C. 1870
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite French Ormolu-mounted mahogany parquetry marble-top commode C. 1870.
A very nice
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 35 in W 47 in D 20 in
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts
Unique piece purchased in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 31.25 in W 30.25 in D 17 in
Antique Victorian French Quality Burr Walnut Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality burr walnut marble top ormolu mounted commode/chest of drawers
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 34.06 in W 46.66 in D 21.46 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful and elegant French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted commode with marble top.
The bombe
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Walnut Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning French Empire Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Walnut Commode, mid 19th century. The commode has
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of...
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
rests atop lion paw bronze feet and is completed with a red royal rouge marble top. Commode echoes the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode, sign. J.F. LAPIE
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 34.25 in W 42.5 in D 24 in
Regence Chinoiserie Marble-Top Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regence chinoiserie marble-top commode, fitted with three chinoiserie ormolu-mounted long drawers
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Antique Late 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze
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Antique 1820s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Ormolu & Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top
By Bernard II van Risamburgh
Located in London, GB
; the whole surmounted by a double-moulded and shaped onyx marble top.
French, circa 1890
Dimensions: H
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
H 33.5 in W 54.5 in D 23 in
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Birdseye Maple, Fruitwood and Sycamore Marquetry and Parquetry Commode with a Brèche d'Alep Marble-Top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 37 in W 60.25 in D 20.38 in
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
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 34.5 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Commode Dresser Bronze Ormolu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV style marble top bombe commode dresser bronze ormolu. Item features ornate bronze
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Superb Bright Bronze Ormolu French Louis XV Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular and brightly polished bronze and brass ormolu adorned commode in the French
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Antique 1820s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Régence Ormolu-Mounted Rosewood & Kingwood Inlay Rouge Marble Top Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
retains it's original hand chiseled serpentine front rouge marble-top. This Régence Commode has five
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
H 33.25 in W 51.25 in D 25.5 in
Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener
French, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 91cm
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Painted Louis XV Style Commode Bombe with Ormolu and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style commode bombe with bronze ornaments and marble top.
Elegant and fluid.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Italian White Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine quality Louis XVI Style ormolu-mounted commode or chest of drawers with an Italian
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible example of 18th
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 36 in W 60 in D 22 in
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front
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Antique 1870s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 34.5 in W 39 in D 19 in
Louis XV Style Figural Walnut Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Commode Chest Ormolu
Located in Dayton, OH
featuring lattice parquetry inlay, figural caryatid mounts, bronze foliate, swags and a green marble top
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 35.5 in W 56.5 in D 24.5 in
Louis XVI Style Marble Top Demi Lune shape Commode with Ormolu Accents
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautifully proportioned French Louis XVI Style Marble top Demi Lune shape Commode with Ormolu
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Commode / Chest with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XV style commode with a lovely Sienna marble top. The ormolu appears to be a
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 32.5 in W 49.5 in D 21 in
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in Elkhart, IN
wood in a lovely light green color, with mounted bronze ormolu, and beveled pink, red, and tan marble
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 30.75 in W 37.75 in D 16 in
Fine Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Rouge Marble Top Radiating Inlay Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
' ormolu we've seen in a long long time. The piece has a gorgeous slab of rouge marble on top and an oak
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 34.5 in W 57.25 in D 24.5 in
French Kingwood Louis XV Marble Top Commode with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Inlaid. 3 drawers. Measures: 33 3/4" h x 52" w x 22" d.
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
French Mahogany Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful French mahogany commode with fine marquetry, a conforming marble top with molded edges
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Antique Italian Burlwood Bombe Commodes Ormolu Green Marble
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of late 19th century antique Italian bombe shaped Rococo ormolu & marble topped
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Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 34.25 in W 56.5 in D 21.25 in
Italian Made Louis XVI Style Ormolu Inlaid Marble Top Dresser Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Italian Made Louis XVI Style Ormolu Inlaid Marble Top Dresser Chest Commode
Dimensions : 56" Wide
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
Antique French Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Commode
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
slightly curved front. The top of the commode is mounted in a sheet of veined white marble with a striking
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Vernis Martin French Antique Commode Chest Marble Top.
By Vernis Martin
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vernis Martin French Antique Commode Chest Marble Top
Charming early 20th century French Louis XV
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century style Marble Topped French Commodes
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 18th century style parquetry inlaid bombe fronted marble topped
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top
By Decour
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) transitional style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood marble top
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Bombe French Marble-Top Bronze Ormolu Louis XV Style 3 Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning rouge marble-top French inlayed wood dresser with significant bronze ormolu. Very nice
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20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
H 32 in W 35 in D 19 in
Bombe French Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Louis XV Style 4 Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning rouge marble top French inlayed wood dresser with significant bronze ormolu. Very nice
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20th Century European Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
H 35 in W 46 in D 22 in
Antique Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Mounted Marble Top Commode is made of the highest quality! If you take a look at the photos provided you
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Satinwood, Rosewood & Ormolu Marble Top Lingerie Chest C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Satinwood, Rosewood & Ormolu Marble Top Lingerie Chest C1900
Measures - 37 1/4" x 16 1/2" x 12 3/8
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Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Chest of Drawers. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany marble top chest with graduated book matched drawers, original gilt floral ormolu
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Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Transitional Style Commode with Marble Top
By Maison Krieger
Located in Queens, NY
drawer commode with floral inlaid design and a fleur de peche marble top (attributed to MAISON KRIEGER)
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Louis XIV Style Kingwood & Satinwood Parquetry Marble Top Commode c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style commode offers shaped and beveled marble top over bombe chest
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 33.75 in W 49 in D 22 in
French Marquetry Marble Top Commode, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French marquetry three drawer marble top commode with original ormolu mounts and brasses, and
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A Very Rare 19th Century Marble Top Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century marble top kingwood and fruitwood chest of neat proportions. This
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 33.5 in W 31.25 in D 10 in
Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Chests or Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
marble top tables or chests of exceptional quality. This stunning pair are finely carved, quarter
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 29.5 in W 12.25 in D 11 in
A French Directoire Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Directoire Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode With Marble Top, 19th Century
Provenance
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 37.41 in W 57.09 in D 25.6 in
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 Italian
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 35 in W 42.25 in D 20 in
Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Louis XV three-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
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Antique 1810s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 36.25 in W 42 in D 18.75 in
18th C. Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI Marquetry Marble Topped Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
quality ormolu mounts which are original and the chest is topped with its original shaped mottled grey and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 32.75 in W 51.25 in D 23.25 in
French Walnut Serpentine Ormolu & Marble Top Chest of Drawers , Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
ormolu mounts , original greenish white vane marble top, and terminating on french splayed feet . All
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brêche d'Alep Marble Top above two long drawers on cabriole legs terminating in scrolled feet, the whole
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
H 35.25 in W 62 in D 25.25 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Commode with Marble Top, Marquetry Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
front and sides embellished with marquetry inlay and ormolu bronze fittings. Topped with a single marble
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
H 31.5 in W 44.89 in D 22.84 in
Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Chest with Green Marble Style Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Chest with Green Marble Style Top
This vintage Louis
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
H 3 in W 38.5 in D 19.5 in
French Consulat Mahogany Period Commode with Paw Feet and Fossil Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
, and black fossil marble top. Gilt bronze escutcheons in the form of winged angels and lions head pulls
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
H 34.5 in W 50.5 in D 22.5 in
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Chestnut & Ormolu Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
with the original black marble top. This chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 33.5 in W 38.5 in D 20.25 in
Early 20th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
surface is dressed with the original thick shaped variegated grey and beige marble top. The tall Louis XV
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 35.75 in W 55.5 in D 24.5 in
Late 19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
dressed with a shaped variegated "Breche d'Alep" marble top of different shades of beige. The tall Louis
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 36 in W 51 in D 21 in
Fine Quality Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marble Top Commode by to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality french ormolu-mounted marble top commode with rare diamond-shaped parquetry veneers
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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Marble Top Ormolu Commode For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the marble top ormolu commode you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, marble and metal, every marble top ormolu commode was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a marble top ormolu commode — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right marble top ormolu commode, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made marble top ormolu commode over the years, but those crafted by Jean-Francois Coulon and Maison Jansen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Marble Top Ormolu Commode?
Prices for a marble top ormolu commode start at $1,495 and top out at $212,346 with the average selling for $6,650.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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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