Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines.
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Vintage Bombe Chest
Hardwood
Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines.
Hardwood
$499Sale Price|50% Off
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 and Italian charm.
Wood
Vintage Regency Marble Top Marquetry Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Marquetry Bombe chest. Beautiful inlay detail and black marble top.
Belgian Black Marble
$2,350 / set
Louis XVI Style Walnut Bombe Chests, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Walnut Bombe Chests of Drawers, each with two long drawers on cabriole legs. 24" H x 31" W x 16.5" D.
Brass
1950s Hand Painted French Bombe Chest or Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely 1950s hand painted French bombe chest. It has a nice, large scale and is in very good condition.
Brass
Vintage Italian Parquetry Miniature Bombe' Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Miniature parquetry two drawer bombe chest made in Italy. All sides including back are finished.
Wood
1970s Vintage Regency Olive Burl Wood Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage bombe chest is a true celebration of classic Regency elegance, featuring a richly grained olive burl wood finish and a graceful serpentine silhouette.
Brass
Fine Paint Decorated Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Italianate design bombe chest in a speckled finish in black and red on pale tan.
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Vintage Regency Cerused Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency Chest of drawers. A beautiful hand carved Bombe chest in a chic cerused finish.
Metal
Vintage Regency French Societe Nouvelle Atlantic Hand Painted Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency bombe chest of drawers. A chic hand painted pastoral scene.
Stone
1990s Italian Bombé Chest – Hand-Carved Wood & Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant 1990s Italian bombé chest exemplifies the sculptural beauty and craftsmanship associated with traditional European furniture design.
Brass
Continental Miniature Wooden Bombe Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Belgian wooden jewelry box shaped like a bombe chest with three lockable drawers and ornate brass hardware and ornamentation.
Brass, Metal
Unusual Pair Curved Venetian Bombe Chests / Stands , Italy, 20th Century
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very Unusual Matched Pair of Curved Venetian Bombe Chests or Stands , Made in Italy, 3 drawers, All inlayed, burl wood,, mixed woods,,, minor veneer issues (see photos) Retain ori...
Brass
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers Rococo Style, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers Rococo Style, 1950s. Delightful small Italian six drawer commode in rich olive wood inlay.
Olive
Maitland Smith French Bombe Chest of Drawers, 1990s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful French Louis XV Maitland Smith decorative Bombe Chest of Drawers. The hand-painted chest is painted on linen wrapped onto wood with gold leaf accents.
Linen, Wood
Elegant Venetian walnut bombé chest of drawers from the mid-20th century.
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Venetian walnut bombé chest of drawers from the mid-20th century.
Walnut
Pair of 1960s Italian Walnut Diminutive Bombe Chests, End Tables or Nightstands
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of elegant Venetian 3 drawer Rococo style bombe chests / commodes perfect for bedside or a living room.
Brass
Stunning Gilt & Tooled Leather Neoclassical Bombe Chest by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Gilt & Tooled Leather Neoclassical Bombe Chest by Maitland Smith This stunning gilt and tooled leather Neoclassical bombe chest by Maitland Smith highlights exceptional wor...
Brass
Ebonized Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The French form with curved bombe body and flared feet.
Hardwood
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Century Furniture Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Century Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of An Elegant vintage three-drawer bombe chest by Century Furniture, crafted with beautifully contoured lines...
Brass
Italian Hand Painted Louis XV Style Bombe Chest, Circa Mid 1900's
Located in London, Park Royal
A characterful, Louis XV Style, Bombe Chest, circa 1940's from Italy. The piece is in its original hand-painted finish comprising of a yellow ocher main colour with a second grey/gr...
Hardwood
Small French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest with Fossil Limestone Top
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning vintage French Bombe chest of drawers of small proportions. Beautiful Satin wood with marquetry inlay of rosewood and other exotic timbers.
Limestone
$2,900Sale Price|50% Off
Theodore Alexander Althorp Bombe Chest of Drawers in Mahogany With Brass Handles
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Norwood, NJ
An exquisite Theodore Alexander Althorp Collection bombe chest, beautifully handcrafted from richly figured mahogany with a lustrous hand-rubbed finish.
Bronze
$2,450Sale Price / set|30% Off
2 Vintage Italian Walnut Serpentine Bow Front Bombe Chests Commodes Nightstands
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage bombe chests or commodes. Made of walnut featuring ornate French and Italian styling with two petite glove drawers over two drawers supported by cabriole legs.
Walnut
French Empire Commode Bombe Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French walnut commode in the Empire revival style Circa 1900 This lovely commode is of a typical French bombe and serpentine form The commode features 2 oak lined drawers Will ship t...
Walnut
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage French Commode Bombe Chest Dresser
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...
Mahogany
Pair of Maitland Smith Leather Wrapped Bombé Chests of Drawers
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is a handsome pair of matching bombé chests, designed and produced by Maitland-Smith in the 1990s.
Metal
Vintage Distressed Marquetry and Ormolu Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Crowning this magnificent chest is a striking, fitted serpentine marble top in deep forest green with vibrant natural veining, contrasting brilliantly with the warm wood tones.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid century small mulberry bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1950's small mulberry bombe shaped commode chest of drawers circa 1960.
Brass
Italian Vintage Walnut Bombe Chest with Sculpted Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely crafted Italian two-drawer chest, designed and manufactured in Italy, showcasing the elegance and warmth of traditional Italian cabinetry.
Metal
$1,995 / item
Baker Furniture Dutch Oak Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Solid oak, with original brass hardware. Measures: 33.7...
Brass
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
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker French Louis XV Style Oak and Burlwood Bombe Chest Lowboy Dresser This lowboy measures: 76 wide x 20 deep x 32.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
Oak, Burl
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture, "Collector's Edition" USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures...
Brass
Evan Lewis Modern French Louis XV Marble Top Copper Bombe Chest
By Evan Lewis
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous modern French Louis XV style bombay chest or commode By Evan Lewis Inc. USA, Circa 1990s Patinated copper body with patinated steel inset and thick marble top. ...
Marble, Copper, Steel
Italian Midcentury Rococo Style Bombé Chest with Three Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombé crossbow chest from the mid 20th century with serpentine front, three drawers, cabriole legs and exquisite veneer.
Walnut
Midcentury Black Lacquered French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest Att. To Bodart
By Jacques Bodart
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XV Style black lacquered cabinet attributed to Bodart. It dates to the late 1970s. It has gilt brass appointments to the feet and body, the black lacquer is n...
Brass
Baker Furniture Dutch Baroque Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Baroque or Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measures: 40.25"W x ...
Brass
$1,120Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Mahogany Bombe Lingerie Chest of Drawers Marble Top Commode
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian bombe chest, commode or entry side table. Made of mahogany with a green marble top and Rococo styling.
Marble
Maitland Smith Style Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Maitland Smith
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser In the manner of Maitland Smith USA, Circa Late 20th Century Burled walnut, with original brass hardware. Measur...
Brass
Diminutive Italian Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A diminutive walnut bombe chest made in Italy, mid 20th century. The figurative grain with three shapely drawers and brass handles with a recent French Polish.
Walnut
Vintage Italian Burled Olive Wood Bombe Chest of Drawers in 18th Century Baroque
Located in San Diego, CA
This exceptional vintage Italian olive wood chest of drawers embodies the romance and grandeur of 18th century Baroque design with its dramatically curvaceous silhouette, graceful bo...
Wood
Vintage French Louis XV Style Olivewood Bombé Two-Drawer Chest, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French Louis XV style olivewood veneered two-drawer bombé chest from the mid-20th century, with scalloped skirt and cabriole legs.
Olive
Pair, Chest of 3 Drawers, Dresser Cabinets with Verona Marble Top Louis XV Style
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Italian Bombe Chest of 3 drawers, dresser Cabinets. Verona pink, red marble top.
Marble, Bronze
20th C. Italian Parquetry and Marquetry Petite Bombay Chest Commode Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
The surface of this beautiful, Italian bombe chest is like quilt of different wood grains—curly, straight, feathered, burled—in a lattice of satinwood and olive wood.
Kingwood, Mahogany, Olive, Satinwood
Italian Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Olive Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in Southampton, NJ
Oyster Burl Olive Commode Bombe Chest with striking wood grains, banded top, inlay details & two generously sized drawers.
Bronze
Century Furniture White Lacquered Bombe Form Bedside Chests, Newly Refinished
By Century Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Italian Provincial style bombe chests or nightstands By Century Furniture USA, Late 20th Century White lacquered mahogany, with original brass hardwar...
Brass
$3,800Sale Price|69% Off
Karges Louis XV Bombe Serpentine Bowfront Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Late 20thC
By Karges Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Karges Louis XV Bombe Serpentine Bowfront Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Late 20thC Offered for sale is a late 20th-century Karges Furniture Company Louis XV Bombe Chest Inspired by a ...
Brass
$560Sale Price|30% Off
French Louis XVI Serpentine Walnut Bombe Marble Commode Nightstand Petite Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI style bedside stand / bombe chest / commode / nightstand / end table.
Marble
French Louis XV Style Bombé Satinwood Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Commode, 1940
Located in Miami, FL
Ormolu mounted two-drawer Bombé chest of drawers with mottled green marble top and satin bois, kingwood and amaranth in the French Louis XV style.
Walnut
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Marble Top Carved Walnut Demilune Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite Classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XVI style fruitwood bombe chest of drawers. Crafted in Paris, circa 1960 and built of walnut wood with ormolu mounts acc...
Marble, Brass
Pair of Vintage Hand Painted French Bombe Bedside / Side End Table Size Chests
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of hand painted French Bombe chests ideally suited to be used as bedside tables in a bedroom context or side end tables in a li...
Oak
20th-Century Italian Olivewood Bombe Commode Chest
Located in Miami, FL
20th-Century Italian Olive-wood Bombe Commode Chest Offered for sale is an elegant 20th century Italian bombe commode chest created with bold and varied grained olive-wood with serp...
Brass
Maitland Smith Leather Bombe Baker-Style Chest
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hamburg, PA
This elegant Maitland Smith bombe-style chest embodies the luxurious craftsmanship synonymous with the brand, featuring a distinctive Baker-inspired design.
Leather, Wood
Mid century mahogany bombe commode chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-20th century kingwood and mahogany bombe commode chest of drawers, circa 1950. Good quality rococo inspired 3-drawer commode.
Marble
Italian Olive Wood Bombe Commode or Chest
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian olive wood four drawer commode, mid 20th century.
Olive
$3,596Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Baroque Rococo Chest of Drawers Bombe Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally ...
Wood, Paint
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.
A bombe chest is a set of drawers that bulges outward in the front and on the sides. The style, whose name comes from French word bombé, meaning “curved,” originated in 17th-century France.
A bombe chest cost depends on its size, age, designer, location, condition and other factors. If the piece is in relatively good condition, it may cost anywhere between $300 and $3,000.
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