Pair Large Italian Neoclassical Style Marquetry Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of stately 20th Century Italian two drawer chests featuring beautiful exotic wood marquetry.
Marble
$6,800 / set
Pair Of George II Style Walnut Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular cross banded top over two drawers with brass handles, separate bases with shell carved cabriole legs and ending on pad feet. Tops are older than the bases.
Brass
$19,043 / set
Pair of 18th Century Italian Tuscan Walnut Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An exceptional pair of 18th Century Italian Tuscan walnut commodes.
Walnut
$2,100 / set
Pair of Bombe Style Boho Chic Rattan Commodes
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a sleek pair of Bombe style rattan commodes. They are fashioned in the Boho Chic style.
Rattan
Pair of Italian Painted Neoclassical Commodes, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully balanced pair of 20th century Italian neoclassical commodes, distinguished by their softly bowed fronts, elegant painted finish, and refined architectural lines.
Wood
Pair Leather Wrapped and Embossed Maitland Smith Commodes
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional pair of Maitland-Smith leather wrapped bombe commodes represents the finest traditions of luxury furniture design, combining timeless French inspiration with the ren...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860.
Pine
Pair of 19th Century French Marble Topped Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century French marble topped small commodes or large pair of bedside cabinets.
Marble
$7,410 / set
Pair of Rustic White Painted European Commodes
Located in Westwood, NJ
A timeless piece that combines functionality with elegant provincial design. Crafted from solid mahogany, in a lightly distressed architectural white painted finish. With three spac...
Wood
$42,500 / set
Pair of Rustic Continental Painted and Gilt Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Continental (19th Century) painted and gilt trimmed commodes with carved leaf design on front door with shaped white marble top.
Marble, Gold Leaf
$12,627 / item
Pair French Walnut Bombe Commode Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Superb pair French Louis XV revival bombe shaped parquet de versailles commode chests of three drawers of small proportions, with gilt bronze ormolu mounts cast as male and female he...
Walnut
$48,000 / set
Pair of Veneered Marquetry Commodes with Marble Tops
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A matched pair of veneered, fruitwood and walnut marquetry commodes with Sienna marble tops.
Bronze
Pair of French Provencal Directoire Style Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rustic yet handsome pair of 1950s Italian fruitwood chests crafted in the French Provincial Directoire style. With their clean lines, tapering legs, and restrained neoclassical det...
Fruitwood
Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of wonderful late 19th Century Italian commodes.
Fruitwood
Pair of Small 19th Century Italian Painted Bedside Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Simple and elegant pair of small 19th Century Italian bedside commodes or side tables.
Wood, Paint
$3,350 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Maple Two-Drawer Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French mid century (1940s) maple two-drawer bedside commodes with parquetry pattern veneer, bronze drawer pulls and trim supported on fluted tapered legs.
Marble, Bronze
$4,200 / set
Pair of Zebra Painted Louis XIV Style Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fun pair of zebra painted Louis XIV style commodes having silvered brass mounts.
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Ebonised Walnut Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 19th Century Italian ebonised walnut commodes.
Walnut
Pair Country French Carved Drawer Commodes by Auffray Furniture
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional pair of commodes by Auffray & Company represents the finest traditions of French-inspired luxury furniture, blending the elegance of eighteenth-century design with s...
Wood
Antique French Provincial Commodes, Handcrafted Pine, Circa 1830, Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French pair of Provencal chests of drawers or commodes made of hand crafted Pinewood with bowed fronts and an ecru color aged patina, in good condition.
Metal
$10,110 / set
Pair of Painted White Neo Classic Incurved Commodes
Located in Westwood, NJ
Made of mahogany and finished in a lightly distressed architectural white painted finish, this commode showcases the timeless beauty of classic design with a contemporary twist. The...
Wood
Pair of Marble Top Mahogany Commodes by Bernhardt Furniture
By Bernhardt
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a wonderful pair of Bernhardt Furniture commodes. The commodes have 3 drawers that will provide plenty of storage.
Marble
Pair of three-drawer Empire Style commodes by Lineage
By Lineage
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of Empire style mahogany commodes by Lineage.
Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Fantastic Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Commodes Buffets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This magnificent pair of late 19th-century English commodes exemplifies the refined elegance and neoclassical artistry associated with the Adams style.
Satinwood
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Walnut And Marquetry Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Each with rectangular tops with central oval inlay of a village. The case with a drawer above two drawers sans traverse with brass handles. Sides with circular scenic panels. Square ...
Fruitwood, Walnut, Palmwood
Fine Pair of Creme Painted French Directoire Style Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bring timeless European elegance into your home with this stunning pair of French Directoire–style commodes, beautifully finished in a soft cream painted patina that highlights their...
Brass
Pair 20th C. Italian Creme Painted 4 Drawer Bombe Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
A wonderfully decorative pair of Italian Rococo Louis XV-style bombé commodes, beautifully finished in a soft crème-painted surface with contrasting blue-gray painted details.
Wood
Stellar Restored Vintage Tortoiseshell Bamboo Cane Commode - Pair Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
ALL cane veneer and bamboo detail is intact and complete. There are a match pair of these commodes available; the price listed is for one (1) chest.
Bamboo, Cane, Mahogany
21th Century Pair of Handcrafted Biedermeier Style Burgundy Lacquered Commodes
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of handcrafted Biedermeier-style commodes, individually made to order by skilled cabinetmakers.
Brass
$206,993 / set
Pair of French Antique Vernis Martin Commodes by Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique Vernis Martin commodes by Durand French, c. 1880 Height 95cm, width 131cm, depth 49.5cm This exceptional pair of 19th century commodes, crafted around 1880 b...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Glamorous Mirrored Hollywood Regency Style Commodes Nightstands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This striking pair of mirrored Hollywood Regency style commodes or nightstands embodies glamour, elegance, and timeless sophistication.
Mirror, Walnut
Pair Petite Antique Bronze Mounted Parquetry Inlaid Commodes / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Vintage demilune shaped commodes (or side tables) in the French Louis XV style with three drawers, gilt bronze mounts, and fine parquetry and marquetry inlaid designs.
Wood
$3,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Paint Decorated Continental Demilune Italian Commodes Consoles
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of Continental Italian demilune commodes is a striking example of timeless artistry and elegance.
Walnut
Pair of Hand Painted Commodes, 18th Century Italian (Venetian)
Located in El Monte, CA
A handsome pair of hand-painted two drawer commodes that exemplify the attributes of 18th century Venetian craftsmanship.
Wood
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
Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Directoire Walnut Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptionally stylish pair of early 19th Century three drawer chest of drawers with good use of matching walnut to fronts. Having original marbles on top. The drawers having eboni...
Marble
Outstanding Pair 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Paint Decorated Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding pair of 18th century Italian Chinoiserie paint decorated commodes captures the rare elegance and artistry of antique European furniture inspired by the fascination w...
Walnut
Pair of Norther Italian Burl Wanut commodes - Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Northern Italian burl walnut commodes. Rectangular top above a conforming case, fitted with four drawers raised on bun feet.
Burl
Pair DON RUSEAU INC Italian Continental 2 Drawer Commode Chests
Located in Perkasie, PA
Pair DON RUSEAU INC Italian Continental 2-Drawer Commode Chests – Item L68997 This stunning matching pair of DON RUSEAU INC commode chests brings an elegant Provincial character and...
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Walnut Bombe Commodes
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Walnut Bombe Commodes, with green granite tops, two drawers, and hay inlay. 30" H x 27" W x 15.25" D.
Granite, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Italian Bombe' Shaped Walnut Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Great pair of 19th century Italian bombe' shaped walnut commodes.
Walnut
A Pair of Early 19th Century Neoclassical Italian Walnut Commodes
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1820 A pair of early nineteenth century Neoclassical Italian commodes, in walnut, walnut veneer and sycamore, with ‘Derbyshire rosewood marble’ tops, the front opening ...
Walnut
Pair Louis XV Commodes Bombe Chest Drawers Gilt Linke
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of French Louis XV revival commodes Ormolu (gilt bronze) mounts, typical of high-end French furniture, used extensively and finely cast in the manner ...
Giltwood
Paul Sormani Style French Provincial Louis XV Kingwood Commodes Pair
By Paul Sormani
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form commodes, dressers, or chests of drawers In the manner of Paul Sormani France, Circa 1920s Kingwood, with i...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Transitional Style Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani, After the Model by Charles Topino.
Marble, Ormolu
Oak Bedside Commodes with Carved Drawer Fronts, France, 1850s, Pair
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
J.A.D.A Galerie presents: A pair of small oak commodes, made in France in the middle of the nineteenth century in the provincial tradition that kept classical proportion in modest f...
Oak
$17,332Sale Price / set|20% Off
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
Italian Flamed Walnut Commodes Pair, Signed Pasotto, Circa 1900
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite pair of commodes signed Pasotto, with a top cabinet covered with an original yellow fabric.
Walnut
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Yew and Cherrywood Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual pair of late 18th Century North Italian commodes with fall fronts.
Cherry, Yew
$2,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Post Modern Pair of Pencil Reed & Travertine Pagoda Commodes
By Betty Cobonpue
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage post modern pair of pagoda side tables, pencil reed frames with travertine stone top and sides.
Travertine
Unusual Pair of Early 20th Century Walnut Serpentine Commodes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual pair of early 20th century walnut serpentine commodes, each of with two short drawers above a brushing slide and three long drawers, decorated with burr-walnut panels with...
Walnut
$8,960Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Italian Walnut Commodes With Inlaid Greek Key Pattern
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a pair of Italian walnut commodes with an inlaid Greek key pattern.
Walnut
Pair of Italian Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Walnut And Cherry Commodes
Located in Viterbo, VT
Pair of neoclassical, Louis XVI, commodes hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and cherry.
Cherry, Walnut
Pair of Italian 19th Century Empire St. Cherrywood Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian 19th century Empire st. Cherrywood, ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu commodes.
Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Italian Rococo Style Walnut Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptionally fine pair of Italian Rococo style walnut bombe commodes.
Walnut, Burl
$3,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Lacquer Glazed Dark Mahogany Three-Drawer Commodes
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent pair of three-drawer commodes by United Furniture of Lexington N.C, circa 1930s.
Lacquer, Mahogany
Elegant Restored Pair of Edward Wormley Commodes in Black Lacquer
By Edward Wormley
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stellar pair of chests by Edward Wormley from his iconic Precedent series for Drexel, circa 1947. Elegant and understated, restored in black lacquer to provide contrast for the won...
Brass
Pair of Fine Italian Neoclassical commodes, Parma ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fine 18th century Italian neoclassical serpentine figured walnut commodes with greek key and lion head carvings on apron and sides, with fluted detail on corners and legs....
Brass
21th Century Pair Biedermeier-Style Commodes Night Tables Deep Burgundy
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of handcrafted commodes in the Biedermeier style, finished in a rich deep burgundy high-gloss lacquer, hand-applied and meticulously polished to achieve a refined, mirro...
Brass
pair of Italian mid 18th century Walnut and marble commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of Italian mid 18th century Louis XVI Period Walnut, Tulipwood and white Carrara marble commodes.
Marble
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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