18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century French Provincial walnut 3-drawer commode with hoof feet, heart carved apron and shaped top.
Walnut
Liëgeoise Louis XV Style Stripped Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The stripped finish reveals the warmth and integrity of the oak, giving the commode a soft, natural tone that feels effortlessly at home in today’s interiors.
Brass
Early 19th Century, Italian, Serpentine Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, three-drawer, serpentine, inlaid commode featuring a series of parquetry medallions.
Bronze
French Transitional Marquetry Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Transitional style (a blend of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles) commode, featuring a subtle breakfront design beneath a shaped marble top, beautifully curved sides, and...
Marble, Bronze
$4,425Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode was considered an essential furnishing in the 1700s as closets were virtually non-existent.
Bronze
Antique French Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode with a marble top. This dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
Marble
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Two Drawer Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 18th century Italian two drawer chest handcrafted in walnut with dramatic burled walnut panels inside cross banded borders and set on elegant tapered legs.
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Louis XVI style commode with amazing detail. Half round body with two center drawers, tapered legs, brass hardware, inlay mahogany and burl veneers, and thick marble top.
Marble, Brass
$10,500Sale Price|57% Off
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
Walnut
$14,609 / set
Pair of 20th Century Italian Bombe Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of 20th Century Italian Bombe commodes featuring a display of burr walnut boxwood and kingwood.
Marble
French Bombe shaped antique commode with marquetry
Located in Houston, TX
This commode has exceptional marquetry inlay in a foliate And floral design on all sides.
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
George III Chippendale-Period Serpentine Commode
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
The top drawer slides to reveal a green baize writing surface, adding to the functionality of the exquisitely crafted commode. The talent and genius of Thomas Chippendale’s designs ...
Brass
$8,070Sale Price|23% Off
Late 18th Century Walnut Bombé Commode
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century three drawer walnut bombé commode, with steel handles and escutcheons. Probably made in the Bordeaux region of south-western France.
Walnut
$4,900 / item
Modern Burl Walnut Matched Grain Veneer Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
These Modern Burl Walnut Matched Grain Veneer Commodes are incredibly striking. The rich walnut veneer and matched grain details and clean lines give these commodes a timeless and c...
Burl
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay, 3 sliding drawers and shaped feet.
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th century French walnut bow front commode, the shaped moulded edge top above two deep drawers with original brass handles and escutcheons, the drawer fronts having heart sha...
Walnut
Unique, Flip-Top, Inlaid Italian Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved and beautifully inlaid, three-drawer, walnut and fruitwood Tuscan commode with a keyed, hinged, flip top. The drawers featuring whimsical scenes of a herald blowing a tru...
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French signed Maison Krieger Louis XVI commode. Original marble top with the finest quality gilt bronze details.
Bronze
19th Century Venetian Laca Povera Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This lovely delicately decoupaged commode with figures in a naturalistic setting has a faux marble top over two long drawers above a shaped frieze, circa 1850.
Wood
Chic, 19th Century, Neoclassical Ebonized Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and finished, Northern Italian, three-drawer Neoclassical commode with white, Carrara marble top above pilaster fore-legs trimmed in silver gilt.
Carrara Marble
Antique Country French Regence Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Regence Walnut Commode was hand-crafted from the premier indigenous hardwood of Europe, sumptuous French walnut!
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Pair of Nikifor Vasilyev Marquetry Commodes
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of Russian panoramic marquetry commodes by Nikifor Vasilyev, St. Petersburg, circa 1780.
Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Harewood
19th Century Walnut and Ebony Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is 19th century walnut and ebony Biedermeier commode. This piece holds historical value and craftsmanship that is unparalleled.
Walnut
Mid-Century Mahogany and Parchment Commode, C. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This commode is a beautiful example of mid-century storage systems.
Animal Skin, Wood
Swedish Gustavian Period 18th Century Painted Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular three-drawer commode from Sweden, circa 1790, that alludes to a Louis XVI influence met with the pared-down Nordic sensibility of both culture and time period.
Brass
$44,500 / set
Pair of English Regency Ebonized Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Regency style ebonized 2 grill door commodes with brass inlay and satinwood trim (PRICED AS Pair).
Brass
French Louis XVI Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis XVI period commode featuring exquisite geometric parquetry inlay and a richly veined demilune Breche marble top.
Marble
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, the veined rouge marble atop a conforming case fitted with three drawers, the front decorated with parquetry inlaids, raised on ...
Wood
18th Century German Baroque Sauteuse Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A unique signed original Baroque Sauteuse commode from the 18th century. Exceptionally executed, this elegant German mid-sized walnut cabinet presents with absolutely beautiful inlay...
Fruitwood, Maple, Olive, Walnut, Burl
Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode showing stemmed floral entwining design with red and pink variegated marble top and b...
Kingwood
19th Century Burl Walnut Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderfully grained 19th century burl walnut Louis Philippe marble top commode from France. The top is made from lovely black and white marble with loads of matrix.
Marble
18th C. French Louis XV Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th century French Louis XV commode, just over four feet in width, will make a splendid addition to your living room, dining room, or bedroom!
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style commode. Stunning 19th century French Louis XV style 2 drawer commode with hoof feet, bronze hardware and a Breche d’Alp marble top.
Marble
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French neoclassical style painted commode. Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers with three small drawers above three larger drawe...
Wood
Painted 18th Century Pastiglia Italian Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having a faux mabre molded top, on conforming case, its three stacked drawers flanked by stiles, all decorated with pastiglia scrollwork and foliate, similarly embellished s...
Wood
English Cylinder Marble Top Bedside Commodes, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of English Cylinder-Form Bedside Commodes with Marble Tops. Each commode features a circular inset marble top, a fluted cylindrical cabinet with a single paneled door, and a fix...
Wood
$5,890 / set
Vintage Hekman Walnut 4 Drawer Commode
Located in Pasadena, TX
This vintage Hekman chest of drawers showcases classic craftsmanship and timeless design, featuring a warm, rich wood finish with a gently aged patina that highlights the natural gra...
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A 19th Century French Louis XVI period cherrywood commode. The top has an overhanging grey and white streaked marble top which contrasts beautifully with the figured cherry surface...
Cherry
19th Century Italian Walnut Rococo Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian walnut rococo commode is a celebration of the Baroque style blended with the French influence of the shell motif hence the colloquialism ~ rococo.
Walnut
English Georgian Mahogany Commode ca. 1800
Located in MILL, NL
Mahogany chest of drawers / chest of drawers. Original from England. Georgian period, ca. 1800. Sleek design. With original back panel. Beautiful colour and patina. Dimensions: 89W ...
Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XV Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
18th-century French Louis XV bleached walnut commode, featuring three spacious drawers with original brass hardware, a beautifully weathered natural patina, and elegant curved cabrio...
Bronze
19th Century French Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, finely detailed transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, mahogany inlaid chest of drawers commode. Born in France durning the second half of the 19th century, the wonderf...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Period Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Pomona, CA
An Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Dresser An Empire Chest of Drawers from the period (1820). Flame mahogany front and fitted with gilded escutcheons, pillar ends, and classical f...
Marble
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
Small Italian 19th century Rococo Style Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Small Italian 19th century Rococo Style Commode of petit size, Rococo style, serpentine shape, on cabriole legs with wo drawers.
Walnut
Louis XVI 18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th Century French fruitwood 3 drawer commode with a thick marble top. 1790
Marble, Brass
$9,391 / set
Pair of 19th century painted Swedish commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted Swedish commodes circa 1880. Fine quality pair of Scandinavian chest of drawers in the Gustavian taste, which could work well as a pair of large bedside...
Oak, Pine, Paint
Russian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Russian Neoclassical Brass Mounted Mahogany Commode Early 19th Century The rectangular faux marble top with outset square corners, above a conforming case fitted with three long...
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Italian Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th Century inlaid two drawer commode with marble top. Circa 1880.
Marble
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Charming 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Crossbow Commode This mid-18th-century walnut French provincial commode from the Louis XV period is a stunning piece.
Walnut
Northern Italian Walnut Commode, Italy, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A Northern Italian rich walnut hand-carved chest of drawers / credenza ; the rectangular surface rests on six horizontal drawers, two side by side on three levels. The bowed front dr...
Walnut
Late 18th Century Directoire Provençal Oak Commode
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderful late 18th century Director commode in oak. This commode is of excellent scale.
Brass
$8,952Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Spruce Wood Small Commode, 1940s
Located in Lisbon, PT
An elegant spruce wood light color support piece with four bookcases and a large door. Small piece with tin hardware. Order, color, geometry, words that define the Art Deco world. ...
Metal
Artisan-Painted French Empire 19th Century Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode, with an artisan hand-painted finish, from the 19th century.
Wood
Art Deco Mirrored Chest Drawers 1930s Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A stylish Art Deco mirrored chest of drawers dating to the 1930s, featuring a gently serpentine front and entirely clad in bevelled mirror glass with gilt brass borders The chest off...
Mirror
18th Century French Provençal Bow Front Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A lovely 18th Century French Provençal bow front commode. Made from a charming mix of walnut, elm and cherry.
Cherry, Elm, Walnut
Fine 19th Century Swedish Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish empire mahogany commode / desk with an limestone top containing fossils.
Limestone, Brass
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderful pair of late 19th Century Swedish commodes in the Gustavian style. Made from Nordic pine and later painted.
Pine, Paint
1820s Painted Commode with Delft-style Motifs
Located in London, GB
An example of early 19th-century decorative work, this commode marries continental Neoclassical form with a vibrant, artisanal painted finish.
Wood
Mid 20th century Swedish rococo revival commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century rococo revival commode circa 1950. Bombe shaped 3 drawer commode made in mahogany and kingwood, with shaped marble top.
Marble
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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