Louis XV Style Commode in Kingwood and Tulipwood, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style French commode with a rich arranged kingwood and tulipwood exterior, mounted with gilt-bronze fixtures and Rococo accents, dating from the mid-1800s.
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th C. Venetian Polychromed Chest / Commode with Marbleized Cartouche Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The serpentine-fronted commode is topped with a faux-marble painted surface in warm terracotta tones, bordered with a gilt cartouche outline.
Brass
French Louis XV Period Fruitwood 2-Drawer Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with a molded edge and rounded front corners, the case housing two drawers with bronze pulls, the corners of the case with raised panels the bottom with a sh...
Fruitwood
French Louis XV Period Commode with Original Hand Cut Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spellbinding Louis XV period walnut commode, late 18th century, from the Pyrenees region of France.
Marble, Iron
Monumental Rare Period 1770s era Italian Inlaid Olivewood and Walnut Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This monumental rare period 1770s Italian commode is a masterful example of 18th-century craftsmanship, blending olivewood and walnut in intricate inlay work to create a timeless hei...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century with some mount replacements) kingwood commode with 3 drawers and bronze trim with a marble top.
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Wood and Black Lacquer Chest, Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome and classily simple, this three-drawer chest has been restored in a high polish finish.
Wood
Exquisite French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Marble-Top Commode C. 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exquisite French Ormolu-mounted mahogany parquetry marble-top commode C. 1870. A very nice quality commode with french bronze mounts, and exquisite quality parquetry throughout...
Marble, Ormolu
Large 18th Century Walnut Commode with Inlay and Shaped Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large 18th century German walnut commode with inlay, shaped front and three drawers mounted with bronze dore pulls.
Walnut
French Empire Commode Chest of Drawers - Antique with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgeous French Empire antique chest of drawers or commode - Very elegant piece perfect for a Parisian apartment - or your home wherever you are - Inlay work exquisite to the fro...
Marble
Paul McCobb Calvin Linear Group Dresser, Chest, Commode, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Highwood, IL
Paul McCobb Calvin Linear Group Dresser, Chest, Commode, Mid-Century Modern American, 1917-1969 Paul Winthrop McCobb (1917-1969) born in Medford, Massachusetts.
Aluminum
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th century German neoclassical chest of drawers or commode Straight rectangular body standing on four downward tapering legs with two drawers extending across the entire fr...
Wood
1960s Art Deco Oriental Commode in Black Lacquer with Gold Leaf
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Exceptional Art Deco Oriental Style Black Lacquer Three-Drawer Commode/Dresser with Hand-Applied Gold Leaf Details An exquisite commode or dresser crafted in the Art Deco Oriental s...
Bronze
English Adam Style Mahogany Commode by Mayhew & Ince, Inlaid Design
By Mayhew & Ince
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam style (18th Century) mahogany commode with 2 doors and satinwood inlaid figures, swags and decoration supported on carved square tapered feet (Attributed to INCE & M...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique German Biedermeier Cherry Dresser Chest of Drawers Console Commode 46"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German Biedermeier dresser / chest of drawers / console. Made of cherry featuring rectangular form with wavecrest design and two drawers supported by tapered legs. Circa mi...
Cherry
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Petite Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut petite commode Bordelaise. The chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with carved hoof feet.
Walnut
Antique 18thC French Louis XV Ormolu Inlaid Kingwood Marble Commode Chest 1780
Located in Portland, OR
This very elegant antique French commode is ready to grace your space.
Marble, Ormolu
Fabulous Restored Bamboo and Mahogany Ten Drawer Commode, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional bamboo ten drawer commode, circa 1970. Beautiful case design with handsome brass hardware.
Brass
Early 20th Century French Satinwood Inlaid Louis XV Style Dresser Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Early 20th Century French Satinwood Inlaid Louis XV Style Dresser Chest Commode Dimensions : 53" Wide X 37" Tall X 22" Deep This stunning inlaid marble top commode was made in Fra...
Marble
John Widdicomb Adam Style Faux Marble Walnut Demilune Commode Buffet Server
By John Widdicomb
Located in Long Branch, NJ
John Widdicomb Adam Style Faux Marble Walnut Demilune Commode Buffet Server Dimensions : 51.5" Wide X 16.5" Deep X 36" Tall This stunning demilune server was made by John Widdicomb...
Walnut
Antique Italian Biedermeier Burr Walnut 3 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest of Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Biedermeier Neoclassical Burr Walnut 3 Drawer Commode Dresser Chest of Drawers. Item features a sunburst burl wood top with star form marquetry inlay, and various inl...
Walnut
Louis XV Style Parquetry Bombé Commode by François Linke, Circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XV style bombé commode by François Linke, signed “F. Linke,” with mounts stamped “FL” and lockplates marked “CT LINKE SERRURERIE PARIS 1405.”
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Chest of Drawers Commode Directoire Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A large French chest of drawers Louis XVI style, in walnut wood. The chest of drawers is of a simple style, with three large drawers, the sides have ribbed decoration with gilded int...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Burled Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This commode is an elegant, sophisticated example of 19th century craftsmanship inspired by the classic Louis XV style.
Walnut
Commode, Early 18th Century, Italian, Venetian, Baroque, Walnut, Serpentine Front
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The serpentine front on this magnificent commode is sophisticated and gives it gravitas. It has a rich colour and lustrous patina and has come from a private collection, Semenzato Ve...
Walnut
Hollywood Regency Style Off-White Commode, Nightstand or Chest, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An opulent pair of Hollywood regency style commodes, chests or nightstands. These exceptional chests depict and compliment the Hollywood Regency era at its finest.
Brass
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Chinoiserie Lacquered Japanned Commode
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) marble top commode in the Chinoiserie French Louis XV style made in Paris by the firm of Joseph Pierre Francois Jeanselme.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Satinwood Demilune Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Satinwood Demilune Commode Dresser. Item features a pink marble top, satinwood inlay, demilune shape, fancy brass hardware, 3 dovetailed draw...
Marble
French Louis XV Style Demi-Lune Commode with Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant mahogany commode is a Classic. The two central drawers sans-traverse are flanked by shaped doors enclosing side cupboards.
Marble, Bronze
19thC Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Commode with Gray Marble and Bracket Feet
Located in Houston, TX
An elegant French Louis Philippe period commode crafted in richly figured flame mahogany, showcasing the warmth and restraint that define the best furniture of the mid-19th century.
Marble
Pair of Italian Marble Top Ormolu Bombay Commodes, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian zebra wood three-drawer marble top Bombay commodes with inlaid fruit wood front drawers and side panels, original ormolu mounts, escutcheons, and decorative pulls, te...
Louis XV Style, Block Front French Commode, Kingwood, Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV Style, Refinished Block Front Commode or Chest of Drawers, Kingwood Inlay, Bronze, France, 19th C.
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Style, French Commode, Kingwood Inlay, Bronze, France, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV Style, Refinished Commode or Chest of Drawers, Kingwood Inlay, Bronze, Marble, France, 19th C.
Marble, Bronze
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Ebony Commode, Chest, Dresser, France, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen Ebony bronze mounted commode, chest, dresser having bronze mounts with bronze framed drawers and side panels supporting a White Carrera Marble Top.
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV French Style Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Gilt Ormolu Chest Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Louis XV French Style Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Gilt Ormolu Chest Dresser Commode Dimensions : 51" Wide X 23" Deep X 39.5" Tall A striking and elegant Louis XV-style commode, featur...
Walnut
$8,900Sale Price|30% Off
Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Milford, NH
French, dating to the mid-18th century. The commode is in excellent condition, professionally restored with a French polish surface, with some shrinkage, imperfections, and restorati...
Ormolu
French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut commode 18 th century
Located in Houston, TX
This fine louis XV Style carved walnut commode has a shaped Top, over three drawers with scrolled foliate accents, rising on Fluted bracket feet.
Walnut
Pair of Antique Maison Jansen French Commodes With Original Marble Tops
By Maison Jansen
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Maison Jansen French Commodes With Original Marble Tops
Marble
Rare Italian Sicilian Red Scarlet and Polychromed Rococo Style Commode
Located in Sheffield, MA
A rare Italian Sicilian red scarlet and polychromed Rococo style commode 19th century. The shaped top over three graduated drawers above a shaped apron all resting on four cabri...
Paint
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique 19th French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a...
Carrara Marble
Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode after the model by Jean Henri Riesener.
Fruitwood
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Phoenix, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts Unique piece purchased in France.
Marble, Ormolu
$22,360Sale Price|20% Off
Regence Commode, 18th Century, Unknown Maker, Gilt Bronze, Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Important Regence commode created in the 18th century Four drawers with locking device Carved gilt bronzes and marble top Bronzes on front legs and lower middle decoration Escutc...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, of beautifully patinated burled walnut with a figured marble top, featuring four fitted long drawers, brass escutcheon...
Marble, Stone, Metal, Brass
Petite Italian Walnut 1840s Commode with Three Drawers and Guilloche Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut petite commode from the mid-19th century, with three drawers and guilloche motifs.
Walnut
20th-Century Lacquered Wood Louis XVI-Style Bonzanigo Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great mid-20th-century Italian dresser. A half-moon commode of carved, lacquered, and chiseled wood with exceptionally high-quality relief decorations in the Bonzanigo, Louis XVI sty...
Marble
French Louis XVI Commode, Wood and Marble, Inlaid Veneer, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI 6 drawer commode with bronze trim and marquetry inlaid veneer with a marble top.
Marble, Bronze
1950's Italian-Made Tasseled French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
An exceptionally charming and highly decorative Italian Rococo commode inspired by the celebrated designs of the French Louis XV period, this elegant two-drawer chest captures the ro...
Walnut
pair of Italian 18th century Rococo Period Walnut and Fruitwood commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality pair of Italian early 18th century Rococo Period Burl Walnut, Fruitwood and Bronze commodes. Each impressive three drawer chest displays an exaggerated...
Bronze
Italian Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with Floral Marquetry, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional Italian Louis XVI commode dating to the late 18th century, masterfully crafted with striking marquetry and refined neoclassical lines.
Fruitwood
Louis XV Style Painted Commode - Transition with its Veined Gray Marble Top
Located in NAVILLY, FR
This commode can be repainted in the desired color upon request.
Marble
$2,453Sale Price|20% Off
French Oval Bedside Commode – Transition Style Between Louis XV & Louis XVI
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
This elegant oval-shaped commode seamlessly blends elements of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, showcasing the refined craftsmanship of the period.
Wood
20th-Century French Louis XV-Style Commode with Inlaid Wood and Marble Top, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
A curved piece of furniture in the Louis XV style, richly inlaid with floral motifs and figures in walnut, rosewood, maple, burl, and fruitwood. The commode has three drawers of good...
Marble
Elm Burl Commode with Lacquered Doors and Bronze Ornaments, France, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elm burl commode with lacquered wooden doors. Bronze ornaments in the form of ram’s heads.
Bronze
1920's Marble Top Paint Decorated Walnut French Louis XVI Style Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
1920's Marble Top Paint Decorated Walnut French Louis XVI Style Dresser Commode Dimensions : 49" Wide X 35" Tall X 22.5" Deep This gorgeous commode was made by Berkey & Gay in Gra...
Breche D'Alep Marble
French Serpentine Three Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top c 1760
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a French walnut three drawer commode in serpentine form, with conforming faux marble painted top and decorative hardware, carved paneled corners, a nicely shaped ca...
Metal
19th Century Italian Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser With Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire commode / chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut.
Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Walnut & Marble, Circa 1780
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, or chest of drawers, with bookmatched and inlaid veneers of walnut, mahogany, cherry and ebony.
Marble
Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombe Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture, "Collector's Edition" USA, Circa 1980s Burled walnut, with original brass hardware.
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Commode with Rococo Marquetry Design, Mixed Woods
Located in Madrid, ES
This 19th century French Louis XV style commode features beautifully detailed multi-wood inlay marquetry - including a large floral design on the top which is of note, as many of the...
Bronze
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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