18th Century German Neoclassical Walnut Commode
Located in Rochester, NY
German neoclassical two-drawer walnut veneered commode. Good old finish with rich color, circa 1790.
Wood, Walnut
20th Century French Wood Commode 2 Drawers, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
A high-quality carved mahogany commode. Two-drawer dresser with excellent capacity and function, equipped with a working key.
Wood
Outstanding, Mid-19th Century, Italian Inlaid Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Streamlined, elegant, circa 1860, Northern Italian, two-drawer walnut commode with very fine, fruitwood inlay featuring both geometric faux paneling and organic motifs throughout.
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Venetian Painted Commode With Carved Detail
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Decorative two-drawer Venetian commode, featuring a soft blue painted finish with gilt accents and elaborate carved floral and scrollwork motifs.
Wood, Paint
Mid 18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
This two drawer, walnut commode was conceived in the late rococo manner by a provincial maker in France.
Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high-quality 18th century French Louis XV period two drawer walnut commode. The commode is raised by cabriole legs and has an elegant scalloped frieze.
Walnut
French 19th Century Transitional Style Commode, Signed Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany, kingwood, ormolu and marble three drawer, two door commode, signed KRIEGER. The chest is raised by most elegant cabriole leg...
Marble, Ormolu
Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture Hollywood Regency Campaign Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning mid-century modern Hollywood Regency Campaign style two-drawer lowboy dresser, commode, or chest of drawers By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "New World" Collection ...
Brass
Biedermeier Commode, Cherry Wood, Ebonized, Gilded, Franconia circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Magnificent, small, two-drawer Biedermeier commode or chest of drawers in cherry wood from Franconia around 1820.
Iron
$3,430Sale Price|32% Off
Magnificent 19th Century Marble-Top Bombe Commode from France
Located in Sofia, BG
Magnificent 19th century marble-top two-drawer bombe commode from Paris, circa 1880.
Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Provincial Régence Carved Walnut Commode Chest 1760
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive 18th century antique French Provincial two drawer carved walnut commode from the Régence period, circa 1760.
Brass, Bronze
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with mottled marble top.
Marble, Bronze
$19,850Sale Price|42% Off
A French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode Dresser
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted two-door and two-drawer server commode or dresser with a brêche violette marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
This elegant Biedermeier piece has beautiful, highly figured walnut veneer with gorgeous light deep amber color and 200 hundred years old patina. Two drawer Biedermeier bureau-commod...
Brass
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood, Mahogany, And Satinwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood, Kingwood, burl Walnut and bronze commode. The two drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted bronz...
Bronze
$484,500Sale Price|35% Off
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
Ormolu
$9,845Sale Price|20% Off
A Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Commode Chest Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XV style tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt bronze mounted two drawer bombé petit commode dresser. The serpentine shaped commode with two front drawers, each wit...
Marble, Bronze
$14,850Sale Price|40% Off
Fine French Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Marquetry Chinoiserie Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood chinoiserie marquetry two-drawer bombé commode with a veined rouge royal marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Italian 18th c. Louis XVI Period Mahogany, Marble, & Ormolu Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Satinwood, Mahogany, Ormolu, and Rosa Alicante marble commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by square ta...
Marble, Ormolu
$6,843Sale Price|37% Off
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Marquetry Petit Bombe Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode. The serpentine shaped chest of two drawers, ea...
Marble, Bronze
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...
Marble, Bronze
Elegant Pair of Black Lacquer Cane and Brass Commodes by Tommi Parzinger
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite pair of meticulously restored two drawer black lacquer cane commodes by the esteemed Tommi Parzinger for Willow & Reed, circa 1955.
Brass
$139,850Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commodes
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis xv style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry two-drawer bombé commodes attributed to F...
Marble, Bronze
$49,850Sale Price|33% Off
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style burr walnut, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry and finely chased ormolu-mounted two-drawer bombé commode, in the manner of F...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Ormolu and Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Kingwood, ormolu and Sienna marble Genovese commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by elegantly curved legs with fine richly chased pierced foliate ormolu sabots.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood and Sienna Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. kingwood, tulipwood and Sienna marble commodes. Each two drawer small scale chest/side table is raised by fine square tapered le...
Siena Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Brèche D’Alep Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood, exotic wood, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode. The two drawer chest is raised by elegant light...
Marble, Ormolu
$539Sale Price|39% Off
20th Century Two-Drawer Bedside Commode Nightstand with Marble Top
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
20th century two-drawer bedside commode nightstand with marble top Drawers open and close with ease, gilt highlighted carvings on the face of the drawers.
Marble
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
French Directoire Style Paint Decorated Two Drawer Baker Commode Dresser
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Directoire style commode dresser by Baker Furniture showcases refined elegance and timeless craftsmanship. Featuring a beautifully paint-decorated finish in sof...
Walnut
$4,060Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Vintage Rosewood Veneer Nightstands/Commodes - Two Doors/Single Drawer
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking pair of SOLID cube Mid Century Modern Nightstands. Rosewood veneer with laminate lining. The finish is wrapped all the way around so they can float in room and look good...
Laminate, Walnut, Rosewood
Pair of Stainless Steel Cabinets or End Tables, Karl Springer, USA 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Stainless Steel Cabinets or End Tables, Karl Springer, USA 1980s Pair of heavy Karl Springer-attributed two-drawer cabinets, end tables or commodes clad in polished stainles...
Stainless Steel
Neoclassical Chest of Drawers in Mahogany, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Two-drawer neoclassical commode with chamfered corners and tapered legs.
Mahogany
A Pair Of Brass Clad Bedside Cabinets By Sarreid LTD
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in London, GB
A pair of brass clad two drawer bedside or small commodes by Sarreid ltd Spain.
Brass
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
Baroque Chest of Drawers, Switzerland 1750-60
Located in Belmont, MA
This exceptional chest of drawers hails from the years 1750-60 and boasts a rich history rooted in Switzerland. It is an exquisite two-drawer bombe commode, elegantly poised on grace...
Walnut
$11,200Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry and Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine example of French 19th century Louis XV style Bombe two drawer chest commode. The oak carcass is veneered in kingwood and amaranth and inlaid with floral designs on the f...
Kingwood, Oak
Baltic 19th Century Empire Style Rosewood and Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Baltic-Continental mid-19th century neoclassical style walnut commode. The two-door and one-drawer commode is raised by square tapered legs ending with square ormolu ...
Ormolu
18th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers Circa 1770
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th century French Provincial two drawer solid walnut commode. Hand crafted solid black walnut.
Walnut
$9,146Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Petit Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode. The serpentine shaped chest of two drawers, eac...
Marble, Bronze
English George lll, Linen Press Cabinet, Burl Mahogany, 1815
Located in Stamford, CT
Base Section: Below the upper cabinet, the piece rests on a two-over-two drawer commode base, with four drawers providing additional storage.
Mahogany
Signed Krieger Louis XV Chest, D’ore Mounts and Marble Top, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fantastic Louis XV two drawer Bombé commode features finely chased bronze d’ore mounts in the floriate manner throughout.
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique 18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Rococo Cherry Commode Chest 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A fine period 18th century antique Louis XV French provincial cherry wood two drawer serpentine commode, circa 1760. This very elegant antique commode is sometimes referred to as a ...
Bronze
Elegant Black Lacquer Cane and Brass Commode by Tommi Parzinger - Pair Available
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
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
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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