Painted Provencal Commode
Located in New York, NY
A charming commode from Provence in the Louis XV style. This lovely piece is painted in a soft creamy gray with stunning peacock blue accents. The commode has two drawers with origin...
Wood
$5,550
Painted Bombay Commode
Located in Washington, DC
White painted two drawer Bombay Commode with original white paint and creamy greyish marble top.
Marble, Brass
$9,800
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with arabesque decoration and reserved black and white panels of Asian figures.
Softwood
Custom Made Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom made two drawer commode, awaiting hardware. Can be made to your chosen colour and dimensions. Can be made as a pair or individually. Dimensions 35.5 inches (90 cms) Wid...
Pine
Painted French Style Commode Chest of Drawers with Black Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous French Provincial style chest of drawers by luxury designer EJ Victor painted in a distressed cream, having 3 drawers (with key) and black lions head pulls. The top is figu...
Marble
Original Painted Italian Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C original painted Italian commode with faux marble top. 1780 Dimensions 47.5 inches (121 cms) Wide 23 inches (58 cms) Deep 32.5 inches (83 cms) High.
Pine
18th Century French Louis XV Bordelaise Painted Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, from the Bordeaux region made of solid cherry wood with blue painted finish.
Brass
Italian Neoclassic Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With demilune white and grey faux marble top over a conforming case section with two drawers with brass ring handles and stylized mounted giltwood acanthus leaves ,the case sides wit...
Walnut
$6,811 / set
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of 19th C pine Swedish painted commodes. 1880
Pine
$6,811 / set
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of pine Swedish 19th C painted commodes.
Pine
1920s Venetian Painted Petite Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A charming petite commode on cabriole legs with a shaped apron, two drawers with wooden knobs, and hand-painted floral and scroll decoration throughout. The top is faux marble.
Wood, Paint
$6,811 / set
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting pair of Swedish 19th C pine painted commodes. Internal reference: C
Pine
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
French Paint Decorated Directoire Petite Commode Jewelry Chest by Lewis Mittman
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French paint decorated Directoire style petite commode jewelry chest by Lewis Mittman beautifully captures the elegance of neoclassical design.
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Pair Commode Grey White C.1860 Carved
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian carved detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges.
Pine
Venetian Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th or early 19th Century Venetian Painted Commode. Commode features a serpentine front and faux marble top.
Wood
Danish Painted Four Drawer Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting 19th C Danish painted 4 drawer commode with a painted fuax marble top. The drawers do open but if you'd like handles then we can send you a photo of handles we stock or y...
Oak
Italian Venetian Style Painted Commode
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (18/19th Century with 20th top) two-door chest/commode having a refreshed off-white painted finish with foliate gilt details on cabriole leg with a faux marble...
Gold Leaf
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hand-Painted Serpentine Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This feature, reminiscent of "bachelor's chests" known for their small, low chests with a slide for writing or laying out clothing, suggests its versatility as a specialized dressing...
Walnut
ANTIQUE CHINESE CHINOISERIE HAND PAiNTED COMMODE CHEST OF DRAWERS MARBLED TOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand painted marbled topped Chinoiserie Chinese Chippendale taste bombe commode most likely ma...
Marble
Italian Rococo Revival Painted Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
A refined Italian Rococo Revival commode dating to the late 19th century, featuring a graceful bombe-form case with serpentine façade and applied carved ornamentation. The cabinet is...
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
$4,168 / set
Pair of French Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of early 20th Century French painted oak commodes. 1930. Internal reference: H Code: 9158 Dimensions: W: 48" (121.9 cm) H: 35.5" (90.2 cm) D: 20" (50.8 cm)
Oak
Vintage Painted Swedish Gustavian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a vintage Swedish Gustavian commode, featuring a nice painted patina and carvings typical of the Gustavian style. This piece exudes a timeless charm and elegance, maki...
Wood
$2,380Sale Price|30% Off
French Bombe Shaped Commode/Chest with Hand Painted Floral Design, Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
The painting on this lovely piece makes it exceptional as the combination Of colors is unique. The marble top is a blush pink/ coral combination And it is without cracks or chips...
Hardwood
18th Century Venetian Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Venetian painted three-drawer commode with faux marble top. Flower garland and bow motif.
Paint
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Italian painted pine commode with secret drawer compartments. 1760. Code: 8887 Dimensions: W: 62.5" (158.8 cm) H: 40" (101.6 cm) D: 29" (73.7 cm)
Pine
French Painted Two Drawer Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century French painted pine bonbe front two drawer commode with good distressed paint. 1910. Code: 8812 Dimensions: W: 51" (129.5 cm) H: 37" (94 cm) D: 24" (61 cm)
Pine
Swedish Painted Oak Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good decorative painted three drawer Swedish oak commode. 1820. Code: 8948 Dimensions: W: 33.5" (85.1 cm) H: 32" (81.3 cm) D: 18.5" (47 cm)
Oak
$14,700Sale Price|30% Off
Painted Italian Marble Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, painted 2 drawer commode with original bronze hardware and Brocatello di Spagna marble top. Flowers and vine decoration all over.
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Painted French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Handsome 18th Century French serpentine front commode. With carved details on the drawers and paneled sides. Retaining its original hardware, including flower motif fastenings to th...
Wood
Italian Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century Italian three drawer painted commode with a marble top. 1890. Code: 8511 Dimensions: W: 41" (104.1 cm) H: 31.5" (80 cm) D: 19.5" (49.5 cm)
Oak
Antique 19th Century Bow Front Painted and Decorated Chest of Drawers/ Commode
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique 19th Century Bow Front Painted and Decorated Chest of Drawers / Commode – High Quality Full of authentic charm and character, this 19th Century bow front chest of drawers is...
Wood
Antique 18th C Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers. Item features an inset pink rouge marble top, gold gilt trim, hand polychrome painted flowers and scrollwork...
Marble
18th Century Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th C Dutch serpentine front 3 drawer painted oak commode with a faux marble top. 1790. Reference: 8114 Dimensions 35 inches (89 cms) Wide 18 inches (46 cms) Deep 29.5 inche...
Oak
19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C French painted oak 3 drawer commode. 1820 Reference: 7474 Dimensions 50 inches (127 cms) Wide 24 inches (61 cms) Deep 39 inches (99 cms) High
Oak
$4,596 / item
French Provincial Painted Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Large French Provincial Painted Commode. This French Directoire style provincial commode has an antiqued hand-painted finish with a rectangular molded top above three long paneled dr...
Wood
18th c. Provencal Painted Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century baroque commode from Provence retaining wonderful dove grey painted surface. The shaped top with molded edge over three large paneled and shaped drawers retaining gold r...
Poplar
$4,179 / item
Gustavian White Painted Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gustavian White Painted commode, The Swedish Neo Classic style Gustavian commode with a concave front side, with paneled drawers and sides having gold leaf trim details. The two long...
Wood
French Painted Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French oak and painted oak commode. Circa 1880. Adds warmth and charm to any room!.
Oak
French Carved and Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century French carved and painted three-drawer commode, 1820. Dimensions: 44.5 inches (113 cms) wide 19 inches (48 cms) deep 34.5 inches (88 cms) high.
Oak
$2,350 / set
French Style Cream Painted Commodes, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of French Style Cream Painted Commodes, each with three slide drawers and brass hardware. 34" H x 45.5" W x 19" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side Townhouse.
Brass
1970s French Louis XV Style Painted And Gilded Chests / Commodes By Dixon
By Dixon
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French Louis XV style painted commodes by Dixon out of Florida. They are ivory with gilt accents. The two drawers have dovetail construction. They are marked.
Wood
Antique Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Painted Commode will make a charming addition to any casual decor! Crafted from a variety of woods, it features a two-toned painted finish that highlights the ...
Brass
1920s, Venetian Baroque Commode, Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, Edges Gold Leaf
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Original precious early 20th century Venetian Baroque serpentine commode, chest of drawers manually decorated with floral motifs. Edges in gold leaf. Good conditions. The beauty and...
Walnut
1920s Danish two drawer painted commode
Located in London, GB
A nice painted Danish commode from the 1920s. Later painted in a light grey it has decorative diamond border detailing and two useful deep drawers with ornate metal handles.
Oak
Antique Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French painted commode features a graceful appearance enhanced with subtle scrollwork from the carved ornamentation on the drawer facades to the four legs below, each...
Brass
Antique Venetian Painted 2 Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, hand-painted, Venetian, Bombay shaped commode with original gilded bronze hardware.
Bronze
Venetian Bombe Commode Polychromed and Painted
Located in Bradenton, FL
Commode features a vibrant blue polychromed paint that has gracefully aged over time, showing just the right amount of wear and chippy, peeling patina that adds character and depth, ...
Wood
Late 18th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode with serpentine front. Circa 1790.
Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style Cerused Painted Commode / Chest with Carved Shell Motif
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love the finish and size! This chest is actually an Italian piece with French Louis XVI styling. The cerused finish is accented with a celadon green. It is in very good condition.
Brass
$12,500 / set
Pair of Vintage Baker Painted Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Baker Furniture Company chests with painted finish showing natural wear. Each commode having a bowed, molded top over conforming case.
Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with paint in layered & scraped faux finish that wouldn’t look out of place with Gustavian style furnishings. The...
Marble, Brass
18th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful late 18th century Swedish commode from the Rococo period with original brass hardware and locks. This commode has a serpentine front, shaped top and apron to the front an...
Wood, Paint
Italian Painted Two-Drawer Rococo Commode
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo manner painted white commode. The shapely chest comprises two-drawers with fanciful bronze handles supported on cabriole legs.
Bronze
$3,800 / set
Pair of Italian Green Painted Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative pair of Italian Rococo style commodes, painted light green over all, serving as background for a central figure depicting musical instruments, supported by ...
Wood
Baroque Commode / Chest of Drawers, 18th Century.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful three-drawer commode dates to the 18th century (likely French) and has a subtle serpentine front façade. Each of the drawers and the sides are adorned with painted ara...
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century painted two-drawer commode. Original painted surfaces. Wonderful color and a great size. Please, contact us for shipping options. Please, contact us for shipping options...
Wood, Paint
$24,000 / set
Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
Located in North Miami, FL
Very fine 19th century Venetian two-drawer commode with keys, the top is faux painted to simulate Sienna marble, over the neoclassical designed commode. Standing on square tapered le...
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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