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French 19th Century Empire Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Charming Small Empire Commode is made of mahogany with a black marble top. It has bronze rings
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mahogany Empire Style Small Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A Classic mahogany Empire small commode having ebonized columns and handsome brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Small
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Empire small
This size of the Empire is as majestic as the large one. The Empire chest of
Category
2010s Swiss Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers
Gorgeous French Empire style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small and elegant late empire chest of four drawers.
Original black painted pine wood adorned with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Empire Style Commode w/Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments.
Nice patina and finely
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Veneer Elm Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870. With small proportions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 29.5 in W 34.75 in D 23.75 in
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely small Empire chest in mahogany with satinwood inlays, ebonized details and brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Mahogany with Marble Columns, Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Empire commode in Cuban mahogany with marble columns flanking two drawers and resting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.75 in W 32.25 in D 18 in
19th C. French Restoration Period Empire Style Mahogany Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A striking French Empire style mahogany chest of drawers commode with warm rich patina. circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 36.5 in W 50.75 in D 23.15 in
EARLY 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BUREAU
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chest of drawers from the Empire period in mahogany feather with lost wax cast and gilded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze mounts and marble top, early 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Petit Danish Late Empire Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small 19th century Danish Late Empire chest of drawers in flamed birch. French polished.
The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, ca. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Unusual Empire Mahogany Chest with Dressing Mirror, dating from the first quarter of the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror
American Empire Marble Top Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
American Empire marble top chest, with beautiful figured marble, the two over three graduated
Category
Antique 1840s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany with Mythological Scenes
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire commode in a light-colored Cuban/ West Indies mahogany with satinwood inlays
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satin, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 33 in W 34 in D 18 in
Mahogany Empire Chest Of Drawers, Stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée, Paris c. 1800
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Greven, DE
Empire chest of drawers stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée
Paris
Mahogany
around 1800
Dimensions: H
Category
Antique 1790s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 36.23 in W 51.58 in D 24.81 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
Swedish Gustavian and Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Empire period. Made between 1810 and 1820 from painted pine with original faux paint. Red frame and a
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Commode of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
inspired motifs. The empire style was introduced during Napoleon III reign in France, where he attempted to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire secretary in West Indies mahogany, also known as Cuban mahogany, considered to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Empire/ Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1825
Located in Miami, FL
opens to four small interior drawers for valuables, and the deeper bottom drawer has a beveled front
Category
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 34.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire miniature commode. A well executed miniature chest made of walnut and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Sideboard, Chiffoniere with special Central Locking System
Located in Greven, DE
: H x W x D: 142 x 127 x 51 cm
Description:
Small antique cabinet with drawers behind the doors. Due
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Antique 1820s Belgian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 55.91 in W 50.01 in D 20.08 in
Especially beautiful Side Table, Pillar Commode Trumeau, Empire, ~1810-15, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful pillar commode, trumeau - an original of the Empire era, made around 1810-15, in Italy
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
H 38.58 in W 16.14 in D 16.14 in
Veneered French Chiffonnier from Le Dauphiné, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
former province of Le Dauphiné. During the reign of Napoleon III (known as “The Second Empire”, roughly
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Antique Pair French Empire Style Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
fireplaces and clocks, and as a top for furniture such as commodes.
The exploitation of the quarries in
Category
Antique 1880s French Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Very Important Palace Size Louis XVI Style Marquetry Parquetry Tall Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary, palace-size French Empire Revival armoire dates from circa 1900 and measures 98
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Cylinder Side Chests
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of European empire commodes, early 19th century. Each has a single drawer surmounting the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Furniture in Rosewood and Violet Plated 19th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
to whom he left his establishment around 1792. MUSEUMS Commode - Museum of Decorative Arts Cylinder
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Dressers
Materials
Wood
Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
miniature antique Empire style French commode can now fulfill many purposes.
This lovely model can be a nice
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
H 11.03 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Tazzas on Marble Plinths, Italy, Circa:1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
mantel, console, or commode and are excellent as bases for small topiaries.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Napoleon III Style "Chaise Percée" Toilet / Throne, a Curiosity
Located in Madrid, ES
the "close stool" of the Middle Ages, when chamber pots were concealed in small stools or commodes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 37.01 in W 23.63 in D 21.26 in
19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Bow Front Demilune Sideboard
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand late 19th century mahogany bow front sideboard chest or commode featuring a demilune form
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Small Empire Commode, Vienna, circa 1800
Located in Vienna, AT
Measures: Height 79 cm, width 70 cm, depth 39 cm.
Mahogany veneered, gilt bronze mounts, one door, rounded sides, with black marble top, tapering legs with sabots.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Austrian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Commode or Small Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
With a recently refinished top, this small chest or drawers would make a great accent table or
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire French Alpine Commode. Early 19th. Century
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Empire Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century Continental Empire Mahogany Three Drawer Chest of Small Proportions. With Gilded
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Birch, Giltwood
Classical Mahogany Bureau with Brass Inlay, Labeled Carter, New York, circa 1830
Located in Providence, RI
three smaller drawers, the central one with brass and satinwood inlay flanked by two convex drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
H 50.5 in W 46.5 in D 22 in
Directoire, Italian Chest of Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Grenoble, FR
smaller in size, more suitable and comfortable for the houses of the middle-class rather then the nobles
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Small Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany small commode with bronze heads and trim with three
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Small Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine 19th century Empire mahogany three-drawer commode with white marble columns flanking the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Small Swedish Commode in Empire Style, ca. 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Commode with three drawers in flame birch with ebonized escucheons and inlayed burlwood.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
Small-Scale Early 19th Century Empire Period Mahogany Commode
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Empire period mahogany commode of small-scale, having a black fossil marble
Category
Antique 1810s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Late 19th Century Small Scale French Walnut Empire Commode, Chest, or Nightstand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French walnut Empire style commode or chest features solid panel sides and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 33 in W 37 in D 19 in
Small Scale Early 19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale early nineteenth century French Empire period walnut commode or chest features two
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 35.25 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
Early 19th Century Small Scale French Empire Period Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century French walnut Empire period small scale commode or chest features a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 36 in W 38.25 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Empire-Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
the commode. The middle drawer has had it’s original knobs replaced with smaller brass knobs. The bank
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Louis XV Style Small Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous burl wood Louis XV style two-drawer commode with beautiful
Bombe front and sides as well
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Mahogany Commode Decorated with Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Empire mahogany and mahogany veneer commode opening with three drawers adorned with drop handles in
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Petite Mahogany 19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Proof that big things come in small packages, this 19th century French Empire commode packs quite a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Empire Influenced Swedish Birch Commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning small birch commode, circa 1900.
Good color and patina on this chest which is very much
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Commode Chest
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Smaller 19th century French Empire style four drawer chest, the drawers with book-matched flame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Empire Commode, Cherry, South Germany circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant, petite original Commode/Chest of Three Drawers from about 1815, marking the
Category
Antique 1810s German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold
Matched Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Matched pair of Empire period walnut commodes/chests of drawers with inlaid white marble tops
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Small Empire Chest of Drawers. Denmark, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
29 1/2" wide x 17 1/2"deep x 32 3/4" high
From the reign of Frederic VI, this fine Empire Chest
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Early 19th Century Empire Commode with a Painted Marbled Top
Located in Berlin, DE
This 19th century Empire chest was built around 1810. It is made out of solid oak and the top is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique French Commode Chest Drawers Empire, 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French walnut commode of small proportions.
circa 1870
This pretty commode stands upon typical
Category
Antique 1870s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Small Empire Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Biedermeier Chest with four drawers of varying depths with book-matched crotch mahogany fronts extending from top to bottom. The two-bowed drawers in the middle section ar...
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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Small Empire Commode For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal small empire commode for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every small empire commode was constructed with great care. There are 182 variations of the antique or vintage small empire commode you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer small empire commode, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each small empire commode bearing Empire, Louis XVI or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made small empire commode has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Christian Dell, Coduri of Lyon, France and Europa Antiques are consistently popular.
How Much is a Small Empire Commode?
A small empire commode can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,329, while the lowest priced sells for $995 and the highest can go for as much as $180,000.
Finding the Right commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
Is it 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 a 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.
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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