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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode with 2 Drawers & Ivy Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode with 2 Drawers & Ivy Detail
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian Neoclassic Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
tassels. Raised on circular tapered fluted legs. Painted with greens, blues and pale orange. From a Palm
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Italian Neoclassic Painted Commode
Italian Neoclassic Painted Commode
$18,000
H 35.25 in W 43.5 in D 21.25 in
Neoclassical Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neoclassical hand painted commode with figures and scrolling foliage. Faux marble painted top.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Neoclassical Painted Commode
Neoclassical Painted Commode
$38,800
H 39.25 in W 52.75 in D 24.5 in
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode Italy, 18th Century A substantial
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

18th Century Italian  Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode
18th Century Italian  Neoclassical Painted Serpentine Commode
$6,080 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36 in W 55 in D 27 in
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode
Located in Essex, MA
18th Century Italian Paint Decorated Commode Faux stone painted rectangular top.  Two front drawers
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Polychrome Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 18th century, case with pale blue paint with ebonized moldings and mustard, terracotta
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Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Italian Painted Neoclassical Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical chest of drawers hand-crafted in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut and painted in
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...

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Walnut

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic Piedmontese Beige Painted and decorated Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, (AS IS
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Paint

Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
Located in North Miami, FL
Sienna marble, over the neoclassical designed commode. Standing on square tapered legs, hand-painted
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
Pair of Venetian Painted Neoclassical Commodes
$24,000 / set
H 35.5 in W 49 in D 23 in
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Painted Commode with Mythological Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical style painted wood three drawer commode from the 19th century, with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Early 20th Century Painted Italian Neoclassical Style Three Drawer Commode
Located in Houston, TX
This Early 20th Century Painted Italian Neoclassical Style Three-Drawer Commode is a true testament
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Italian 1790s Neoclassical Period Painted Commode with Pompeian Style Décor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An Italian neoclassical period painted poplar four-drawer commode with hand-painted Pompeian style
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Poplar

Hand Painted Neoclassical Style Commode/Bombe Chest
By Edgar Nye
Located in East Freetown, MA
Neoclassical style hand painted commode/bombe chest. Antique white with hand painted floral design
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Vintage 1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Hand Painted Neoclassical Style Commode/Bombe Chest
Hand Painted Neoclassical Style Commode/Bombe Chest
$499 Sale Price
50% Off
H 34 in W 18 in D 39 in
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of Venetian commodes, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical Hand Painted Commodes
$11,751 / set
H 35.83 in W 47.25 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Vista, CA
19th century painted Italian commode. An Italian polychrome faux-marble top neoclassic commode 19th
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Painted Italian Commode
19th Century Painted Italian Commode
$9,995
H 38 in W 49 in D 19 in
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Softwood

Italian Painted Commode
Italian Painted Commode
$9,800
H 32 in W 40.5 in D 18 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Gold Leaf

Italian Venetian Style Painted Commode
Italian Venetian Style Painted Commode
$13,750
H 39 in W 52.5 in D 21.75 in
19th Century Venetian Neoclassical style Hand Painted Commode
Located in London, Park Royal
A Late 19th Century Venetian commode, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

Pair of Venetian Hand-Painted Neoclassical Style Commodes
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Green & Beige Venetian Neoclassical Style Commodes A fine pair of Venetian Hand Painted
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Venetian Hand-Painted Neoclassical Style Commodes
Pair of Venetian Hand-Painted Neoclassical Style Commodes
$9,500 / set
H 37.5 in W 47.25 in D 19.75 in
Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Northern Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode with a grey painted finish and ivory accents, this
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chest...

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Wood

Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode
Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode
$3,870 / item
H 34 in W 40 in D 18 in
An Italian painted Commode, Late 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neoclassical influence with clean lines and a restrained, time-softened painted finish. A versatile storage
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Ches...

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Wood, Paint

An Italian painted Commode, Late 19th C.
An Italian painted Commode, Late 19th C.
$2,900
H 35.5 in W 48.25 in D 19 in
18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 18th century Italian painted neo-classical style commode. Rusty red color with a painted grey
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
$5,440 Sale Price
35% Off
H 35.5 in W 46 in D 23 in
An Italian Polychrome-Painted & Faux-Marble Top Neoclassic Commode, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Italian Polychrome Faux-Marble Top Neoclassic Commode 18th Century The faux-marble top above
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Neoclassical wooden two-drawer commodes made in the 19th Century with polychrome
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes
Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes
$18,400 / set
H 40.25 in W 43.25 in D 20 in
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
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Chests of D...

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Brass

Pair of Exceptional 18th Century Italian Painted Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Exceptional 18th Century Italian Painted Commodes with serpentine fronts with 2 large
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Exceptional 18th Century Italian Painted Commodes
Pair of Exceptional 18th Century Italian Painted Commodes
$16,876 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 35 in W 40.5 in D 19 in
Antique Italian Hand Painted Neo Classical Style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful antique Italian hand painted neo classical style commode. Decorative designs painted in a
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th century Italian painted commode chest of drawers
Located in Seaford, GB
18th-Century Italian Painted Commode Chest of Drawers 📜 Provenance – 18th-Century Italian Painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Brass

18th century Italian painted  commode chest of drawers
18th century Italian painted  commode chest of drawers
$7,037
H 39.77 in W 57.88 in D 24.81 in
Italian Neoclassical 1800s Three-Drawer Commode with Gilt and Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period painted three-drawer commode from the early 19th century, with
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...

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Marble

Italian or Venetian Pastel Painted Commode Carved in Relief
Located in Nashville, TN
A commode in transitional from rococo to neoclassical style. Most likely custom made to order early
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian or Venetian Pastel Painted Commode Carved in Relief
Italian or Venetian Pastel Painted Commode Carved in Relief
$3,350 Sale Price
25% Off
H 35 in W 46 in D 21.5 in
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
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair of Paint Decorated Continental Demilune Italian Commodes Consoles
Pair of Paint Decorated Continental Demilune Italian Commodes Consoles
$3,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 39 in W 51.25 in D 17 in
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Painted Pine Commodes or Chests
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of Italian commodes or chest of drawers featuring a Venetian style painted finish. The
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Pair Antique Neoclassical Italian School Green Faux Painted Rouge Marble Chests
Located in Essex, MA
A lovely pair of antique Neoclassical Italian School faux painted & rouge marble chests with
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Italian Pair Vintage Cassetteire w/a Neoclassical Inspired Urn Motif Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of Neoclassical inspired, hand-painted console chests, with faux-marble tops. This
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Italian Neoclassical Grisaille Paint Petite Chest Of Drawers Night Stand
Located in Forney, TX
with this 200+ year old petite Italian commode, elevated by authentic beautifully aged patina
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Bronze

Antique Neo-Classical Style Painted Black and White Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely painted antique Neo-classical style commode with 2 drawers. Very nice decorative design. So
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Neo-Classical Style Painted Black and White Commode
Antique Neo-Classical Style Painted Black and White Commode
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 44 in D 20 in
Rare Pair Period 18th Century Paint Decorated Venetian Commodes Cabinets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
sophistication of period Venetian furniture. Each commode is beautifully paint decorated with classical
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Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Rare Pair Period 18th Century Paint Decorated  Venetian Commodes Cabinets
Rare Pair Period 18th Century Paint Decorated  Venetian Commodes Cabinets
$7,596 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 36.5 in W 44.25 in D 17.25 in
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
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Vintage Italian Patina Hand Painted Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical design. This exquisite piece showcases delicate hand-painted floral and scroll motifs over a
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Vintage Italian Patina Hand Painted Chest
Vintage Italian Patina Hand Painted Chest
$1,950
H 28.25 in W 24 in D 20 in
Venetian Foliage Painted Four Drawer Commode / Chest with Tapered Legs, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian Neoclassical foliage painted four drawer commode / chest with original brass knobs, and
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Venetian Foliage Painted One Drawer Cabinet Commodes Tapered Legs C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical foliage painted one drawer commodes with original brass pulls
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers This neoclassical chest of
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

Antique Hand Painted Two Drawer Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Neoclassical style hand painted two drawer Italian chest with faux marble top. Each drawer
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Vintage Italian Patina Hand Painted Trellis Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
embodiment of Neoclassical charm. This piece captivates with its meticulously hand-painted trellis and floral
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Painted Italian Neo Classic Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Linen color painted and textured, this bedside chest boasts beautiful gray painted geometric
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chest...

Materials

Wood

Painted Italian Neo Classic Chest of Drawers
Painted Italian Neo Classic Chest of Drawers
$3,870 / item
H 34 in W 40 in D 18 in
Pair of Vintage Italian Neo-Classical Hand Painted Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of vintage Italian neo-classical hand painted chests. Featuring a beautiful pale blue
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Vintage Italian Neo-Classical Hand Painted Chests
Pair of Vintage Italian Neo-Classical Hand Painted Chests
$7,400 / set
H 32 in W 33.5 in D 14.5 in
Pair of Venetian Paint Urn Form Bedside or End Cabinets
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Venetian painted urn form cabinets. Neoclassical figures and festoons surrounding a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Pine

Italian Neo-Classical Style Hand Painted Petite Commode or Side Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian neo-classical style hand painted petite commode or side table. Even the drawer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode
Located in Hollywood, FL
, with toupie ends - the whole in original blue paint and white gold, minor restorations to the surface.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a superb late 18th century Italian neoclassical painted faux porphyry and Carrara marble
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

A HANDSOME ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC AGE PAINTED COMMODE
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
age painted frames with grained detail. The body raised on tapering square section legs. Wear and
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20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular top above two drawers and paneled sides above square tapering legs, overall painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Softwood

Italian Painted Commode
Italian Painted Commode
$9,800
H 32 in W 40.5 in D 18 in
An 18th Century Venetian Neoclassical Painted Commode
Located in New York, NY
A Venetian Neoclassical Painted Commode. Transitional between Louis XV and XVI, C. 1760 -1770 from
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Painted Chest
Located in Millerton, NY
An Italian neoclassical three drawer chest. Faux bois banding on drawer fronts and side of chest
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Pine

Neoclassical Antique Italian Empire Ebonized Black Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Houston, TX
A striking antique Italian Empire ebonized neoclassical chest of drawers, circa 1820. The superb
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Bespoke Radica 7-Drawers Commode, Baroque Inspired by Modenese Gastone
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Clearly bespoke 7-drawers chest of drawers by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors, premium decorations include appealing radica wooden surfaces and silver leaf decorations on edges, ba...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

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Italian Neoclassical Painted Commodes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Italian neoclassical painted commodes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique Italian neoclassical painted commodes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and metal. Italian neoclassical painted commodes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Italian neoclassical painted commodes bearing Neoclassical or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Italian Neoclassical Painted Commodes?

Italian neoclassical painted commodes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $7,200, while the lowest priced sells for $1,400 and the highest can go for as much as $75,000.

A Close Look at Neoclassical Furniture

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.

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.