$19,800Sale Price|48% Off
Neoclassical Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neoclassical hand painted commode with figures and scrolling foliage.
Wood, Paint
$6,880 / set
Pair of Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good pair of pine Swedish 19th C painted commodes.
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
$8,700Sale Price|47% Off
18th c. Painted Commode with Carved Heart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely Painted Commode with Carved Heart on Apron
Marble
19th c. French Louis XVI Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c. French Louis XVI Painted Commode. This makes a timeless statement. 32.5h x 36w x 20.5d
Wood
Italian Venetian Rococo Painted Commode Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Venetian Rococo painted commode Chest. Painted With Ochre Ground And Floral And Foliate Sprays, Serpentine Top And Conforming Chest Of Three Drawers.
Wood
19th Century Blue Painted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Blue Painted Commode with Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Bombe Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite French Louis XV style bombe hand painted commode. The piece is painted in a black lacquer along with a beautiful floral design.
Wood
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
$2,384Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Painted Commode will make a charming addition to any casual decor!
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
This commode is painted with a Neoclassical horse and chariot theme.
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely early 19th century French Louis XV style painted commode. Featuring beautiful floral images and the colors of gold, yellow, pink and green.
Wood
French 19th Century Painted Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French painted commode with Neoclassical infulence, straight lines, updated paint but retain Gilt bronze mounts.
Bronze
18th Century Italian Genovese Painted Commode with 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Genovese Painted Commode with 3 Drawers & Faux Painted Marble Top
Wood
18th Century Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French painted commode represents the essence of the genre, with tailored lines and visually appealing scrollwork across the entire facade.
Bronze
18th c. Dutch Bombe Black Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 18th century Dutch Bombe Black Painted Commode is a stylish and elegant piece of antique furniture.
Wood
$3,936Sale Price|32% Off
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode The solid wood body is painted in a textured, aged, distressed patina showing some of the gesso-painted base and original wood b...
Wood, Paint
Louis XVI Original Painted Commode - Chest of Drawers
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A striking Louis XVI period original painted commode, dating from the mid 18th century.
Wood
Late 18th Century Gustavian-Style Painted Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Gustavian-Style Painted Commode A Swedish commode in the Gustavian style, featuring a gently curved front, panelled drawers and turned feet.
Brass
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 18th century Italian painted commode. Beautiful painted floral pattern along with a fine patina.
Wood
19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interior with the grandeur of the 19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode, a true antique that exudes timeless elegance.
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Louis XVI French Carved Painted Commode is a stunning piece of furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication.
Wood
$2,975Sale Price|65% Off
Antique Italian Rococo Style Painted Commode, Wood, Six Drawers, 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
Six drawer antique Italian Rococo style painted commode. Interior has silk lining. Structurally sound.
Wood
$3,749
Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Dutch painted 4 drawer oak commode. 1830
Oak
$3,749
Spanish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C Spanish painted & decorated 3 drawer pine commode. 1890
Pine
$3,746
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C Swedish painted 4 drawer pine commode . 1830
Pine
$4,052
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century French bleached and painted walnut commode. 1890. Internal reference: C Code: 8989 Dimensions: W: 43" (109.2 cm) H: 31.5" (80 cm) D: 18.5" (47 cm)
Walnut
18th Century French Painted Commode Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century French painted commode, circa 1760, is a stunning example of antique craftsmanship and timeless elegance.
Pine
$3,371
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century French painted 3dr commode, 1820. Dimensions: 53 inches (135 cms) wide 21.5 inches (55 cms) deep 37.5 inches (95 cms) high.
Oak
$4,472
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century painted French 5-drawer commode, 1760 Dimensions: 50 inches (127 cms) wide 22 inches (56 cms) deep 31 inches (79 cms) high.
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Painted Commode in the Louis XVI Style
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century French painted commode in the Louis XVI style. With original grey marble and brass mounts.
Marble, Brass
19th Century German Rococo Serpentine Bow Fronted White Painted Commode
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A striking large scale 19th century German Rococo painted commode. Displaying an elegant double bowfront outline, with a gracefully shaped top, raised on charming cabriole feet.
Oak
$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
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI carved and painted commodes. Beautiful patina on these. Fabulous!
Wood
Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully decorative Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted commode. This wonderful rectangular two drawer chest is raised by four square tapered patinated wood legs with...
Paint
An Antique Italian Serpentine Front Painted Commode, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique Italian Serpentine Front Painted Commode, 19th Century Description: This exceptional 19th-century Venetian style serpentine commode features a beautifully contoured, undu...
Wood
An 18th Century French Baroque Cream Painted Commode with Marble Top
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1760 A mid-eighteenth century French cream painted commode, with three deep drawers retaining their original rococo brass handles and escutcheons, with panelled sides ...
Marble
Italian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C Italian painted 4 drawer oak commode with rouge marble top. 1880
Oak
Italian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century Italian original painted three drawer commode. 1780. Code: 8572 Dimensions: W: 59.5" (151.1 cm) H: 38.5" (97.8 cm) D: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Pine
Austrian Original Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Austrian original painted pine three drawer commode. 1820. Reference: 8438 Dimensions 54.5 inches (138 cms) Wide 26.5 inches (67 cms) Deep 33.5 inches (85 cms) High
Pine
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 Torino ~ called Turin through the ages ~ with its origins in the 3rd century BC.
Brass
Pretty Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C Italian two drawer commode with original paint finish and a faux marble top. 1860.
Pine
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
Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Hand-Painted Commodes, Signed A. Mancini
By Antonio Mancini
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French Vernis Martin style painted commodes, each having marble tops over single doors with pained scenes framed by bronze mounts.
Ormolu, Bronze
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
$4,210 / 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
18th Century Venetian Painted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Venetian painted three-drawer commode with faux marble top.
Paint
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Italian painted pine commode with secret drawer compartments. 1760.
Pine
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.
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
18th c. Provencal Painted Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century baroque commode from Provence retaining wonderful dove grey painted surface.
Poplar
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
French Louis XV Adam Style Marble Top Kingwood Hand Painted Commode w/ Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Adam Style Marble Top Kingwood Hand Painted Commode with Drawers. Item features hand painted cameos and flowers throughout with serpentine front and 4 dovetai...
Marble
$9,600Sale Price|48% Off
19th c. Italian Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Decorated 19th c. Venetian Commode
Wood
Louis XV Style Painted Commode - Transition with its Veined Gray Marble Top
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV style painted commode - Transition period, with its veined gray marble top. 1/ Completely stripped of veneer 2/ Filled and sanded 3/ Drawer runners refinished by cabine...
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode with Carrara Marble is a true marvel of the cabinetmaker's art!
Carrara Marble
$8,980Sale Price|28% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode with Galbé Facade & Bronze Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode with Galbé Facade and Bronze Hardware A fine 18th Century French Louis XV period commode featuring a beautifully painted finish in soft ...
Bronze
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
Late 18th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode with serpentine front. Circa 1790.
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century painted two-drawer commode. Original painted surfaces.
Wood, Paint
Genoa Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
A Genoa Rococo painted commode decorated with "chinoiseries" and flower borders.
Marble, Bronze
French Painted Commode, circa 1850
Located in Sydney, NSW
French Greige Painted Commode The Shaped Top Above Two Drawers Flanked By Fluted Cantered Corners Above A Shaped Skirt On Cambered Legs circa 1850 Height 860 Length 1090 Dept...
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
Italian painted commode. This is an 18th century Italian commode or chest with original hand-painted finish.
Wood
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 the collection of Pietro Accorsi, Turin`
Wood, Paint
A Pair of Italian Rococo Style Painted Commodes
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Italian Rococo Style Painted Commodes, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Wood
Louis XVI Style Painted Commode, circa 1910
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style painted commode, circa 1910. Beautiful contrasting finish in gray/ white and navy blue highlights the commodes Classic lines and carved detailing.
Wood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Commodes
Located in Kirkland, WA
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted Commodes This a very rare pair of two-drawer commodes or chests.
A Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Continental Three Drawer 19th Century Painted and Decorated Commode.
Swedish Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful blue gray paint, hardware is beautiful charming feet locks on all drawers.
Paint, Wood
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
Early 19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Fairhope, AL
This is a very nice painted French painted commode that dates to the early 1800s.
Wood
Early 18th Century French Provençale Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 18th century transitional Regency Louis XV painted commode (potty chair) with caned back and seat.
Iron
Unavailable
H 33.75 in W 43 in D 20 in
18th Century Louis XV Provincial Painted Commode of Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Louis XV Provincial painted commode The mottled grey marble top above two drawers painted with rose-decked panels within green rococo borders and with well-cast rococo gilt-bronze...
Marble
Pair of Painted Commodes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of painted two drawer commodes
Wood
19th Century Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century Painted and Decorated Commode. Three drawers in Cream Color with Greens.
Pine
Unavailable
H 34 in W 49 in D 21 in
Pair of 19th Century Painted Commodes in the Manner of George Brookshaw
By George Brookshaw
Located in London, GB
A very elegant pair of 19th century green and painted commodes in the manner of George Brookshaw, of elliptical form with well carved and gilded mouldings and marble tops.
Satinwood Bow Front Painted Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
The top and upper front are painted with circular and oval vignettes with painted lady figures surrounded by interlaced ribbon and floral drapery swags.
Brass
19th Century Venetian Painted Commode
Located in Woodbury, CT
The serpentine commode with 2 drawers. The top painted faux marble.
Wood
Decorative French Painted Commode, Cupboard
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
It retains its original marble top and is later painted.
Mahogany
18th Century French Painted Commode
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century painted serpentine commode with marbled top over three drawers above shaped and cut out frieze on scrolled toes.
Pine
18th C Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful little painted chest of drawers with period hardware and old painted finish. This has a slight bombay shaped body.
Pair of Bruges Painted Commodes
Located in Chulmleigh, Devon
These are actually a matched pair of chests with slight differences to the carving from late 19th century one older than the other, we think one made to match maybe 10 years later bu...
Oak
A 19th Century Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Continental Painted and Decorated 19th Century Commode. Polychrome Decoration Accented with Figures of Putti.
Pine
Unavailable
A 19th Century Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Painted and Decorated Small Commode. Two Short Drawers over 2 Long Drawers.
Pine
The Bocci Age Painted Commode
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
The oak plank top is distressed and has a medium walnut finish. The plank top is supported by a rectilinear body with 5 drawers with raised panels and rounded edges. The hardware i...
Iron
Elegant Antique Louis XV Painted Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
Drawers slide easily. Paint has been refreshed.
Bronze
Pair of 1930s Italian Painted Commodes
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Pair of 1930s painted Italian commodes with gilded carved wood and inset marble tops.
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th Century Painted Louis XVI Style Commode
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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