20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
Marble, Bronze
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Rococo Revival Mahogany Heavily Carved 2 Drawer Commode in the Chippendale Taste
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular Rococo Revival mahogany heavily carved serpentine two drawer commode, with a conforming top with carved border surmounting a case with two long drawers, each with folia...
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two Drawer Walnut Commode Sauteuse
Located in Birmingham, AL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style two-drawer commode sauteuse handcrafted of walnut near Paris, circa early 1800s.
Bronze
Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735-1807) Petite Louis XVI Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
a petite period Louis XVI two-drawer commode black lacquer with gold Chinoserie decoration, gilt bronze mounts, elegant round / ring pulls, beautiful keyhole escutcheons with bows, a...
Marble
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut, 2-Door and 2-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period walnut commode, from the Pietmont region. This two-door and two-drawer commode are raised on an ebonized fruitwood moulded...
Walnut
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in High Point, NC
Superb quality 18th century period Louis XV two drawer commode. The top has scalloped and shaped edges, which are beveled and molded and follows down to hand paneled sides, which are...
Brass
Unusual Antique French Walnut 2-Drawer Commode with Iron Pulls, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual two-drawer walnut commode with iron pulls from France exudes charm.
Metal, Iron
Fendi Cream Lacquered 2-Drawer Commode with Crocodile-Embossed Leather Tray Top
By Fendi Casa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant two-drawer commode designed and manufactured by Fendi Casa, showcasing the brand’s refined craftsmanship and luxurious material palette.
Leather, Wood
Fine Pair French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted floral marquetry Bombé commodes with marble top. The serpentine two-drawer commodes, with rosewood, king-wo...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$3,048Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XVI Commode, Walnut & Marble, France, Circa 1810
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite, early 19th century Louis XVI style two-drawer 'Commode Sauteuse', with a white marble top and gilt bronze fittings.
Marble, Bronze
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Petite Intentionally Distressed Henredon Style 2 Drawer Commode Nightstand
By Henredon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This petite intentionally distressed two-drawer commode nightstand in the Henredon style offers a perfect blend of timeless elegance and practical function.
Brass
19th Century French Walnut Transitional Style 2-Drawer Commode from Arles
Located in Dallas, TX
An absolutely stunning two-drawer commode, hand-carved in walnut during the 1800s, was recently found in a chateau in Arles, France.
Metal, Bronze
$20,055Sale Price|30% Off
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Kingwood, Amaranth, Satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry Two-Drawer Commode of bombé se...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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
$14,850Sale Price|25% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted satinwood and tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout floral Marquetry two-drawer commode of bombé serpentine form, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$24,950Sale Price|48% Off
A 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry Bombé two-drawer commode with a Royal veined yellow marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Italian 18th Century Transitional St. Walnut And Ormolu Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Transitional st. Walnut and Ormolu commodes. Each beautiful two drawer commode is raised on four square cabriole legs below t...
Ormolu
Italian 19th century Tulipwood, Kingwood, Sienna marble and Ormolu commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tulipwood, Kingwood, Sienna marble and Ormolu commode. This stunning two drawer commode displays a wonderful bombee shape while raised by cabriole legs in Kingwood and bordered by Tu...
Siena Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Early 20th C. Italian Neoclassical Style Commodes with Faux Marble Tops
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of Early 20th century Italian two-drawer commodes is designed in the Neoclassical taste, featuring refined proportions and beautifully executed painted detail.
Wood
Elegant Louis XV French Raised Commode from the early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV raised two-drawer commode, with its original hardware, from the early 19th century.
Metal
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Commode – An elegant two-drawer commode crafted in the refined Louis XVI style, featuring clean lines, tapered fluted legs, and classic brass ring pulls ...
Bronze
19th Century Painted French Louis XVI Style 2-Drawer Commode Sauteuse
Located in Dallas, TX
Leggy, two-drawer commodes, such as this French one from the 1800s, are known as sauteuse.
Metal, Bronze
French 19th Century Transition Mable Top Marquetry Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts.
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Bombé Chest, Marble Top and Gorgeous Marquetry
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts.
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and perfectly sized 19th Century French Louis XVI style commode. This fine quality mahogany two-drawer commode has gilt bronze hardware and mounts.
Marble, Bronze
Elegant Caramel Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger- Pair Available
By Tommi Parzinger, Willow and Reed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite meticulously restored vintage two-drawer commode, circa 1955. Stout, exceptionally crafted solid hardwood case construction atop a simple rattan base.
Brass
Late Louis XV Period Inlaid Commode Stamped JME and Schlichtig
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood two drawer commode stamped Schlichtig of the late Louis XV period, (circa 1770).
Marble
French 19th century Louis XV st. Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and Marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and Marble commode. The stunning two drawer commode is raised by cabriole legs ending with elegant pierced Ormolu sabots and top Ormolu mounts of scrolled ac...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode w/Black Marble Top & Scraped Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French two-drawer commode, with shallow break-front design and marble top, from the early 20th century.
Marble
A Fine Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry & Ormolu Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine matched pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted (Ormolu) tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry Bombé his and her's commodes with marbl...
Bronze, Ormolu
Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Commode
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style two-drawer commode or bedside chest By Drexel Heritage USA, 1970s Cream lacquered walnut, with original hand painted floral design, and...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Commode by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This two drawer commode by Drexel features great antique details such as brass ring hardware, and scrolling details.
Wood
French Louis XV Style 1910s Grey Painted Commode with Bronze Rococo Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style two-drawer light grey painted commode from the early 20th century, with discreet serpentine front, bronze hardware and cabriole legs.
Bronze
French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted & Marquetry Commode by Bourdet
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Impressive French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry bombé two-drawer commode - dresser with marble top, by M...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Burl Marquetry Commode Bolognese Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Milano, MI
Italian 18th century Louis XV two-drawer commode from Bologna, Emilia Romagna Northern region, a stunning burr walnut and thuya marquetry chest of drawers realized in Italy in the se...
Boxwood, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
French 19th century Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Breche D'Alep marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and Breche D'Alep marble commode, modeled after Pierre-Antoine Foullet. This exceptional two drawer commode is raised by inlaid cabriole legs decorated by...
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu and marble two drawer commode. The chest is raised by elegant lightly curved legs with foliate ormolu sabots ...
Marble, Ormolu
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
$24,950Sale Price|47% Off
Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, amaranth, satinwood and Tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout Floral Marquetry - Inlaid - Two-Drawer Com...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Breche Marble Top, France 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French two-drawer commode, crafted in the Louis XV style, dates from the Napoleon III period, circa 1860–1880.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Two Drawer Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Italian Neoclassical two drawer inlaid walnut commode. Of good colour and proportions.
Walnut
20th Century French Two Drawer Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 20th Century French walnut inverted breakfront commode. With two locking drawers. Circa 1920.
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Green Chinoiserie Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XV STYLE GREEN-PAINTED CHINOISERIE MARBLE TOP COMMODE Probably French, late 19th to early 20th century 34 3/8" H x 17" D x 34 5/8" W Executed in the Louis XV taste, this fine...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Dresser, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This small Louis XVI style dresser comes from France and dates back to the second half of the 19th century. The two drawer commode stands on slightly curved legs which are decorat...
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Yew
Venetian Early 19th Century Two-Drawer Japanese Lacquered Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative Venetian early 19th century two drawer Japanese lacquered commode with marble top.
Marble
Danish Brutalist Oak Bedside Table, 1970s.
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Brutalist Oak Bedside Table, 1970s. Small two drawer commode in Henning Kjærnulf style on a base with bobbin legs.
Oak
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Two Drawer Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome Italian 18th century Louis XV period two-drawer walnut bombée commode from Rome. The chest is raised on four cabriole legs and an arbalest-shaped frieze.
Marble
Inlaid Walnut Two-Drawer Side Commode with Concave Block Front, Italian
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Inlaid walnut two-drawer side commode with concave block front, Italian, circa 1900, with shaped, molded top and half moon carved dentil molding below, with highly desirable concave ...
Walnut
Superb Kingwood Bronze Mounted Louis XV Marble Top Two Drawer French Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Featuring a beautifully figured kingwood veneer arranged in a parquetry pattern, the commode is further enhanced by finely cast gilt bronze mounts, including corner ormolu clasps, es...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Raised Two-Drawer Cassettiera
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian raised two-drawer chest, with decorative inlay and brass hardware, from the 18th century. This antique cassettiera (chest of drawers) from Italy features a rectangular-sha...
Wood
Hand-Embossed White Metal-Clad Two-Drawer Chest
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptional hand-crafted two-drawer chest completely clad in intricately repoussé-worked white metal, showcasing an all-over pattern of finely engraved scrolling vines, st...
Metal
Louis XV Style Marquetry Mahogany Two Drawer Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A two-drawer mahogany chest in the Louis XV revival style, featuring floral marquetry, bombe front, and cabriole legs. The shaped top and inlaid drawer fronts create a refined decora...
Metal
Miniature Cherry Two-Drawer Dresser Top Storage Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Miniature Cherry Two-Drawer Dresser Top Storage Table. Measures 16" in width, 12" in depth, 16" in height.
Cherry
$534Sale Price|50% Off
Georgian Mahogany Two over three Five drawer Chest
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Georgian Mahogany Two over three Five drawer Chest. Late 18th Century George III, graduated drawers. Overall good condition some surface scratches to the top inline with its age, ver...
Mahogany
Arne Vodder Two Drawer Rosewood Chest of Drawers.
By Arne Vodder
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosewood low chest of drawers or hallway chest with rosewood pulls by Arne Vodder. Beautiful wood grain and color make this a very desirable piece of furniture.
Rosewood
Sleek 19th Century Biedermeier Two-Drawer Walnut Chest
Located in Westport, CT
A minimalist Biedermeier chest of drawers in a striking walnut veneer on pine finishing on straight squared and tapered legs. Origin: Germany Dating: 1830ca Condition: Excellent, rep...
Walnut
1980s Asian Two Drawer & Two Door Mahogany Console Table w/ Bronze Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Asian two drawer and two door mahogany console table with bronze handles.
Bronze
Global Views Silver Framed Artisan Two Drawer Bedroom Chest
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The Global Views Silver Framed Artisan Two Drawer Bedroom Chest brings together refined glamour and sculptural texture in a compact, statement-making silhouette. Featuring a richly t...
Metal
Italian Neoclassical Style Walnut Two-Drawer Chest, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut chest featuring two long drawers adorned with carved swag and medallion decoration. The façade is embellished with applied garlands terminating in rosettes, with a ...
Walnut
Pair of Brutalist Mahogany Two Drawer Bedside Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Brutalist mahogany bedside tables with two drawers and high back panels with a geometric relief design of squares (priced as pair).
Wood, Mahogany
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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