Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
French Commode w/Nice Hardware & Carved Accent Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, 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
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
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
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
Italian Inlaid Walnut Bombé Commodes, Baroque Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Italian, Venetian, Walnut Bombé Commodes with dramatic serpentine fronts and sides.
Walnut
Commode marquetry ormolu bronze by F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely high end louis XV style chest of drawers in marquetry ,marble top, ormolu bronze falls on the sides , finished with clogs on the front and back of the feet ,bear the mark ...
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Painted Sideboard Buffet Commode White C.1890
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1870/1890 antique Swedish Gustavian White painted Sideboard Buffet commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian diamond ribbing detail on the drawer fronts and leading edg...
Pine
Italian Walnut Neoclassical, Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical / Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated with fruitwood inlay.
Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
The commode is absolutely stunning. Its proportions, color and inlay will make any guest stop for a double take.
Fruitwood, Walnut
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
Danish 18th Century Pine Commode, Arbalette Drawers, Original Patina
Located in Wichita, KS
A Danish commode from the 18th c. in original natural patina.
Iron
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
$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
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
French Empire Cherrywood Commode, Brass Inlay and Columns, circa 1815
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
French Empire Cherrywood Commode, Brass Inlay and Columns, circa 1815. This commode is built in solid and veneered cherrywood over a pine carcass, with four graduated drawers flanked...
Brass, Bronze
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
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
French Art Deco Commode, Restored Rosewood & Mahogany, Paris, 1930s
Located in Astoria, NY
Elegant French Art Deco commode from the 1930s, sourced in Paris, crafted in richly figured rosewood veneer over a solid mahogany frame.
Metal
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
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
Theodore Alexander NEW OLD STOCK Painted Chinoiserie Demilune Commode
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Keywords: Theodore Alexander commode, painted commode cabinet, brass gallery cabinet, luxury furniture storage, designer accent cabinet.
Walnut
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XIV Style Hand Painted Bombay Commode 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
This commode, crafted in the 20th century, exemplifies the French Louis XIV style with its bombe form and decorative elements.
Wood
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
French 18th Century Louis XVI Marble Top Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful French 18th-century Louis XVI commode in walnut, featuring three drawers, fluted tapered legs, neoclassical brass hardware, and a dark marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Petite Walnut Commode, Empire Style, Brass Hardware, France, 1840
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite walnut commode from circa 1840 France, it is a multipurpose storage piece scaled down to use practically anywhere around the home.
Brass
Pair of Marble Top Mahogany Commodes by Bernhardt Furniture
By Bernhardt
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a wonderful pair of Bernhardt Furniture commodes. The commodes have 3 drawers that will provide plenty of storage.
Marble
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 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
$17,625Sale 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
$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
Antique 19th C. French Louis XV Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Perkasie, PA
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Commode Chest – Item 66962 This impressive 19th-century French Louis XV commode chest is a beautifully proportioned example of tradit...
Marble
19th Century Pine Italian Chest Of Drawers / Commode / Dresser
Located in Viterbo, VT
Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in the Lazio region of Italy in the early 1800/ using pine.
Pine
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Commode, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century The moulded Rouge de Maine marble top above two short and two long drawers, each centred by foliated es...
Ormolu
George III Satinwood, Amaranth and Marquetry Commode by Gillows
Located in London, GB
This commode is identical to our commode in all respects except that the inlay of the ovals differs.
Satinwood
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
Exceptional Italian Marquetry Three-Drawer Commode — Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional late 18th-century Italian, 3 drawer marquetry commode. The façade is intricately inlaid with geometric decoration, where contrasting veneers in burled walnut, pear an...
Pearwood, Walnut, Burl
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
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Please look at photos where you can see on the left side of the commode a piece of wood is missing and we carefully touched it up.
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
A handsome French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode, crafted with richly figured burl walnut veneer throughout the façade.
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Restauration Commode in Mahogany and Marble
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Early 19th Century French Restauration Commode is made of blond flamed mahogany wood with a black marble top.
Marble
Commode Style Louis XVI – Gaston Boulay 1984 – Merisier Massif
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI style chest of drawers stamped “Gaston Boulay 1984”, made of solid cherry wood with oak rear structure. It has four drawers - two small in the upper part, two large in t...
Fruitwood
Pair of Fantastic Adams Paint Decorated Satinwood Commodes Buffets
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This magnificent pair of late 19th-century English commodes exemplifies the refined elegance and neoclassical artistry associated with the Adams style.
Satinwood
Hand-Painted Miniature Commode with Brass Handles, French Provincial
Located in Greding, DE
Miniature commode with three drawers, fluted pilasters, and compressed bun feet.
Brass
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
20th Century Swedish Neo-Rococo Distressed Blue Serpentine Commode
Located in Kvidinge, SE
This Swedish neo-Rococo chest of drawers is finished in a blue with a beautiful patina. All three drawers are delicately concave for decorative purposes and adorned with brass handle...
Brass
$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
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
French Victorian Mahogany Commodes with Marble Tops, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and standing on 5 legs with white marble tops (PRICED AS PAIR)
Bronze
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
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
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
French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Stunning French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode Dimensions : 53" Wide X 22" Deep X 34" Tall This stunning commode was made in the Louis XV style and is very we...
Marble
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
Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique walnut, marquetry and ormolu mounted Louis Revival serpentine fronted commode, circa 1880 in date. The chest has a gonzalo alves cross banded top with d...
Ormolu
Pair Petite Antique Bronze Mounted Parquetry Inlaid Commodes / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Vintage demilune shaped commodes (or side tables) in the French Louis XV style with three drawers, gilt bronze mounts, and fine parquetry and marquetry inlaid designs.
Wood
19th Century Biedemeier Nutwood Commode/ Trumeau , Austria circa 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, early 19th century Biedermeier nutwood trumeau commode from the early period in Austria around 1825.
Brass
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
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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