French Commode w/Nice Hardware & Carved Accent Trimmings
Located in East Point, GA
This 19th century French commode, with its wonderfully appointed details and light finish, will be an outstanding case piece for your storage and display needs.
Oak
Afra & Tobia Scarpa 'Artona' Commode, Burl Walnut, Italy, 1975
By Maxalto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
The 'Artona' collection commode was designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Maxalto, circa 1975, is a classic piece of furniture that exemplifies the elegant simplicity and...
Ebony, Walnut, Burl
18th C. Italian Venetian Paint Decorated 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Crafted during the 18th century, the commode displays the graceful bombe silhouette and flowing curves associated with the finest Venetian furniture.
Paint
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
Antique French Régence Ormolu Mounted Commode 18th Century
Located in London, GB
The commode with wood parquetry, superb decorative gilded bronze ormolu mounts, raised on short shaped legs and stamped 'JME and 'MM'.
Marble, Ormolu
Splendid Italian 1940s Flowers and Butterflies Painted Commode
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s flowers and butterflies painted commode.
Wood, Paint
Walnut Lacquered Commode Restoration, Late 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Walnut lacquered chest of drawers Restoration of the late 19th century, dimension 86 cm high by 101 cm wide and 56 cm deep. Additional information: Style: French restoration Mat...
Walnut
Louis XV Period French Country Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, Country French commode with three drawers above two long drawers, raised panels, and a nicely carved apron.
Bronze
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional late 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany commode or chest of drawers featuring a drop front secretaire.
Carrara Marble, Brass
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Bombay Commode, Hand-Carved
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century, French provincial walnut 3-drawer bombay commode with cabriole legs and escargot feet, intricately hand carved apron and shaped top.
Walnut
18th Century Liègeois Louis XVI Period Stripped Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Liègeois Louis XVI Period Stripped Oak Commode is exceptional in its elegant neoclassical style.
Brass
Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Ebonised Walnut Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 19th Century Italian ebonised walnut commodes. With later distressed paint. Circa 1880.
Walnut
French Provincial Normandy Commode 1780 Oak Chest Drawers
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A handsome French Normandy carved oak chest of drawers dating to around 1780 The chest features rich hand-carved decoration across the drawer fronts with scrolling foliage and floral...
Oak
French Late 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant kingwood and rosewood Louis XV Bombé commode made in France in the late 19th Century, featuring a Breche d' Alep marble top over two drawers with bronze mounts handles and...
Marble, Bronze
19th century mahogany commode / chest of drawers “ Mon Krieger “
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Fabulous late 19th century mahogany commode French circa 1880’s locks. Stamped Mon Kreiger top quality ormolu mounts Original marble top , 2 keys 100 cms high 124 cms wide 54...
Sapele Wood
$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.
Brass
Pair of Antique Italian Venetian Commodes, Floral Painted, Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Venetian (19/20th Century) floral painted and decorated 2 drawer commodes with shaped marble top (PRICED EACH).
Marble
Antique Marquetry Commode, Italy, Mahogany & Ebony, Circa 1850
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Very decorative small marquetry commode, Italy, circa 1850. Inlaid with different woods such as mahogany and ebony.
Bone, Ebony, Mahogany
Henry Hill of Marlborough: AntiqueGeorge III Kingwood Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique George III sabicu and kingwood ormolu mounted serpentine commode, in the French taste, attributed to Henry Hill of Marlborough.
Ormolu
18th Century Vallee du Rhone Louis XV Painted Arbalette Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming 18th Century Louis XV painted commode from France’s Vallée du Rhône, this elegant piece embodies the graceful movement and craftsmanship associated with the period.
Wood
Walnut Campaign Chest of Drawers, Colonial Commode
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Cracking campaign chest of drawers in walnut. - Classic campaign look with the brass handles and corner protectors. - Campaign furniture was designed to be moved around easily. ...
Walnut
20th Century Lacquered Wood Venetian Baroque Style Commode, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Structurally sound and solid, with a beautiful patina. The commode is overall in good condition.
Wood
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet.
Marble, Brass
Versatile Art Deco Console or Commode with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile Art Deco console or commode with drawers. Made of African burl walnut and African mahogany.
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI Style Parquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
Antique Parquetry Commode with Marble-top, two Drawers and inlaid with Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut and Kingwood.
Marble, Brass
Fine 18 Century French Serpentine Commode in Elm
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful starting 18 century commode in elm with 3 drawers This fine Louis XIV commode has an elegant curved shape and a beautiful original tablet.
Elm
Fine 18th Century Hepplewhite Period Serpentine Harewood Commode
Located in London, GB
The commode having yew wood crossbanded shaped sides, supported on splayed bracket feet with shaped apron.
Boxwood, Padouk, Yew, Harewood
19th C. French Empire Style Commode with Drop Front
Located in Houston, US
19th C. French Empire Style Commode with Drop Front writing surface that reveals small drawers and a central compartment complete with Empire style lion's head brass hardware.
Cherry
$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
19th Century French Walnut Bedside Commode Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut bedside table commode / table with original marble top. Walnut veneer over solid oak with original marble cabinet liner.
Marble
19th Century French Ormolu Mounted and Marble Bedside Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant 19th century French bedside commode, finely crafted and richly adorned with ormolu mounts, embodying the refined decorative sensibility of Louis XV design.
Marble, Ormolu
$17,276Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings, quartered veneers to the drawer fronts and sides.
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Alfonso Marina African Mahogany Neoclassical Commode, Mexico
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Alfonso Marina African Mahogany Two-Drawer Commode, Mexico A compact two-drawer commode in the Italian neoclassical idiom, veneered throughout in a strongly figur...
African Mahogany
Circa 1805-1815 Empire Period French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period French marble top commode, circa 1805-1815. Beautifully figured mahogany with fine acanthus leaf bronze mounts on the pillar & scroll pilasters.
Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century French Regence Commode in Fruitwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century French Regence Commode in Fruitwood with Carved Apron, Scroll Feet, & 2 Drawers.
Fruitwood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Red Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Houston, TX
A Louis XV style bombé commode in red lacquer with figural Chinoiserie scenes, serpentine-outlined marble top, with bronze handles and ormolu.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Commode Chest Of Drawers
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style chest of drawers. Fluted legs decorated with gilded bronze rings and clogs. Three dovetailed drawers with bronze handles. The photos and video accurat...
Wood
1940s English Chippendale Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
English Chippendale Mahogany Commode Chest of Drawers. Features 4 large drawers functioning to perfection with dovetailed joints.
Brass
$20,800Sale Price|35% Off
An Antique North Italian Walnut Commode, Early 18th Century, Lombardy
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Antique North Italian Walnut Commode, Early 18th Century, Lombardy ...
Wood
Regence Brass and Ormolu Mount Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Regence style, brass and ormolu mount commode with serpentine shape front and Spanish rouge marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
Baker Inspired Lacquered Chinoiserie Sideboard / Commode, Late 20th Century
Located in Round Top, TX
Lacquered Chinoiserie Sideboard / Commode, Late 20th Century A striking black lacquered chinoiserie sideboard showcasing an elegant hand-decorated landscape that wraps across the faç...
Lacquer
Antique Italian Tuscany Country Painted Wooden Commode Secretaire Desk
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Tuscany secretary desk commode, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine florals and scroll work in different colors on a green and cream background.
Wood
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Marble-Top Commode with Paint Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Charming marble-top dresser with paint decoration and bronze ormolu trim. We believe this example is 19th century continental possibly Italian, or French in origin. The chest has two...
Marble, Brass
Art Deco French Chest of Drawer or Commode, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Art Deco dresser with six drawers and brass hardware, inlaid fluted board top. This commode an elegant look offer ample storage space, is in perfect vintage condition.
Walnut
Antique French Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Commode
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
The commode stands on four, fluted arrow feet.
Marble, Ormolu
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments. Nice patina and finely carved. Constructed in cherrywood with originals brass handles and bleu turquin top....
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Provencal Directoire Style Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rustic yet handsome pair of 1950s Italian fruitwood chests crafted in the French Provincial Directoire style. With their clean lines, tapering legs, and restrained neoclassical det...
Fruitwood
Elegant Chartreuse Bombay Style Commode/ Chest of Drawers
By Grange
Located in North Miami, FL
Whimsical Bombay style 4 drawer chest commode in an amazing chartreuse lacquer. Ample storage and stylish cabriolet design legs and overall curvy shape.
Wood
Superb Marquetry Luis XV Commode, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stamped R. DUBOIS (Maitre in 1755) With three drawers to the front, veneered in satin and amaranth. Motif of musical instruments to the front and bouquets to the sides. Ormolu ...
Marble
20th Century Splendid Renaissance Tower Cabinet/Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century splendid Renaissance tower cabinet Cabinet cabinet marquetry with inlaid bone on solid wood. A total of 19 richly decorated drawers on the front and inside. Top crowned...
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and finely proportioned antique 19th century Italian commode, showcasing the refined restraint of neoclassical craftsmanship.
Bronze
18th Century Maltese Four Drawer Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 4 Drawer Serpentine Front Commode. The Commode is made of Burlwood with Fruitwood Inlays.
Burl, Fruitwood, Rosewood
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 Louis XVI Painted Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut, featuring a beautifully distressed painted finish, three drawers with finely detailed brass hardware, and a gray marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Commode Chest Of Drawers
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French Louis XVI style chest of drawers. Fluted legs decorated with gilded bronze rings and clogs. Three dovetailed drawers with bronze handles. The photos and video accurat...
Wood
Superb Egg Shell Blue Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
These elegant fittings reinforce the historical character of the commode and demonstrate the careful attention given to even the smallest decorative elements.
Bronze
Mahogany and Satinwood Commode Attributed to Pierre Langlois
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, GB
This antique English commode is a truly spectacular piece of craftsmanship, with an equally fascinating history.
Mahogany, Satinwood, Wood
19th Century Hand-Painted Miniature Commode, French Provincial Style
Located in Greding, DE
Miniature commode with four drawers and small knobs. Newly painted in light grey and given an antique patina.
Wood
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode. Handsome serpentine form with rouge de fer marble top, in the Rococo taste.
Marble, Bronze
Dutch Burl Walnut Commode/Sideboard, Late 18th Century
Located in CH
Dutch Burl Mahogany Commode / Sideboard Late 18th Century, Circa 1780 An exceptional Dutch mahogany commode crafted in burl mahogany, dating to the late 18th century (circa 1780).
Walnut
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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