Venetian Bombe Chest
19th-C. Hand Painted Venetian Bombe Chest or Commode.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love original paint! This is a turn-of-the-century hand painted Venetian bombe chest or commode
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Pair Curved Venetian Bombe Chests / Stands , Italy, 20th Century
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very Unusual Matched Pair of Curved Venetian Bombe Chests or Stands , Made in Italy, 3 drawers
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Vintage 1950s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$4,200 / set
H 30 in W 48 in D 14 in
Wellington Hall Italian Walnut Baroque Venetian Serpentine Bombe Chest Commode
By Wellington Hall Ltd
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Wellington Hall Italian Venetian Bombe chest ,commode or dresser. Made from Italian walnut
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
H 34 in W 54 in D 20 in
19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Bombe Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th Century Venetian Rococo Style Bombe Chest Commode is richly hand-painted with bouquets of
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Fine Pair of 18th Century Venetian Rococo Bombe Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine pair of 18th century Venetian Rococo bombe bedside chests of drawers. Serpentine form
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$18,000
H 33 in W 48 in D 23 in
Venetian Bombe Commode Polychromed and Painted
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Polychromed Venetian Commode with bombe front, creating a rounded, convex shape
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Venetian Style Walnut Bombe Commodinis
Located in Essex, MA
Each bombe form with two drawers with brass handles. Cabriole legs.
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Antique 1890s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Venetian Walnut Bombe Shaped Bedside Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Italian Venetian (19th Century) walnut bombe-shaped bedside commodes with banded inlay and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$15,000 / set
H 30.5 in W 30 in D 14.5 in
Extraordinary Polychrome Paint Decorated Venetian Rococo Bombe Commode C1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This extraordinary Venetian Rococo bombe commode, dating to circa 1870, is a true masterpiece of
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Antique 1870s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32.5 in W 51 in D 23 in
1900s Vintage/ Antique Venetian, Parcel Gilt, Painted-Decorated Bombe Commode!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1900s Vintage/ Antique Venetian, Parcel Gilt, Painted-Decorated Bombe Commode!
Bombe
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20th Century European Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,130
H 29.75 in W 36.625 in D 17.25 in
Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Walnut Venetian Louis XIV Burl Walnut Bombe Chest. Chest features two small upper
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Hand Painted Bombe Commode 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique hand-painted Italian Rococo bombe shaped three drawer commode, Venice, circa 1820
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Antique 1820s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$5,995
H 35.75 in W 45.5 in D 24 in
Venetian Scenic Bombe Chinoiserie Painted Commode with a Faux Marble Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
An antique Venetian scenic chinoiserie bombe painted commode with a faux marble top. This finely
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$4,500
H 34 in W 51.5 in D 22.25 in
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Antique Venetian Chinoiserie Bombe Commode
Located in Fulton, CA
. Over-exaggerated Bombe form with warm blue, green and gold tones. Retains original 18th century
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Matched Pair of Venetian Painted Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Matched Pair of Vintage Venetian Painted Bombe shaped Commodes/Bedside Chests, floral painted
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Vintage 1940s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Venetian Bombe Chest with Marble Top
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand painted Venetian Bombe chest with an aged patina of blues, greens and golds. Sculpted drawer
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Venetian Bombe Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful four-drawer bombe chest made with burled olive. Incredible condition!
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Marble Venetian Bombe Chests/Night Stands
Located in Bellport, NY
Rare Venetian Bombe Style Chests,can be purchased together or as one.Two top pull out small drawers
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th C style Venetian Bombe Chest of Drawers (Commode)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bombay Commode with elaborate parquetry of walnut and chestnut and three drawers sitting on cabriole legs with scroll feet. Italian, Mid 20th. Century.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of D...
Venetian Pair Bombe Chests of Drawers Commode Painted, circa 1960
Located in Austin, TX
A nice light green pair of vintage Venetian bombe chests with distressed paint and painted faux
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Venetian Style Painted Bombe Chest
Located in Manhasset, NY
Attractive Italian Venetian style bombe chest of drawers, circa 1930s, overall distress ivory
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Vintage 1930s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Style Bombe Chest
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian venetian style painted bombe chest of drawers, 20th century, lovely distressed crackle
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20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Venetian Painted Bombe' 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Venetian Painted Bombe'' 3 Drawer Chest. Elaborately painted in the typical Venetian
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Venetian Walnut Bombe Commode Chest Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique and highly decorative Venetian Bombe "commode" of small proportions
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Vintage 1950s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
H 27.17 in W 33.47 in D 15.75 in
Hand-Decorated Venetian Bombe Commode
Located in New York, NY
Hand-Decorated Venetian Bombe Commode
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Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Italian Venetian Carved Bombe Painted Two-Drawer Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a entry with this colorful antique painted chest of drawers. Crafted in Venice Italy circa
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
H 34.5 in W 47.75 in D 19.25 in
Venetian Style Painted Bombe Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine faux marble top over a conforming bombe case ,raised on cabriole legs.
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Antique 1760s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Venetian Style Bombe Chests With Matching Wall Mirrors by Thomasville
By Thomasville
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of Venetian style, generously proportioned bombe chests by Thomasviile, circa 1990s, with
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1990s American Renaissance Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
H 38 in W 45.75 in D 21 in
Venetian Painted Rococo Style Bombe Commode
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely Italian Venetian painted Rococo style Bombe Commode. Over all hand painted with floral and
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Venetian Painted Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
over a scalloped apron, the chest has two bombe drawers across the front decorated with hand painted
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 36 in W 53.5 in D 22.75 in
Exceptional Pair ;Venetian Marble Vaneered Bombe Commodes
Located in Bellport, NY
Outstanding pair of marble veneered Bombe Commodes.These pieces have been executed by highly
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rare Venetian Bombe Marble Commodes/Night Stands
Located in Bellport, NY
Outstanding pair of marble veneered Bombe Commodes,can be purchased together or separately.Two top
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Large paint & gilt Venetian ( Italian ) rococo bombe commode
Located in Nashville, TN
An unusual creme painted and giltwood decorated Venetian bombe' commode in the 18th century rococo
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
18th Century Venetian Louis XV Period Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful 18th Century hand carved Venetian bombe shape two drawer commode.
With original hand
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Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Paint Decorated Venetian Bombe Italian Commode Dresser Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a charming and beautifully paint decorated bombe Venetian commode from teh 1940s era and in
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Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Venetian Bombe Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century Italian hand painted bedside bombe commodes.
Each two drawer commode has a
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Bombe Louis XV Style Venetian Commode
Located in Encinitas, CA
This bombe style Venetian book matched walnut veneer bombe three drawer commode is a splendid piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Venetian Cream Floral Painted Bombe Sideboard - Commode
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An exceptional 19th century Italian - venetian original painted bombe sideboard - Commode
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
H 27.17 in W 57.49 in D 19.3 in
Fine Quality Paint Decorated Italian Venetian Bombe Commode or Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superbly painted and crafted Italian-made Venetian decorated commode or dresser. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 39.25 in W 48.5 in D 22.25 in
19th Century Italian Antique Inlaid Walnut Bombe Louis XV Venetian Commode 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique inlaid Venitian walnut bombe shaped commode/chest of drawers, Rococo/Louis XV style
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Antique 1880s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 42.25 in D 18 in
Pair of Blue Italian Venetian Bombe Bombay Chests Nightands Dressers Commodes
Located in West Hartford, CT
Pair of exquisite Italian venetian bombe commodes, nightstands in the prettiest robins egg blue
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Night Stands
Materials
Brass
H 28 in W 32 in D 19 in
Rococo Style Hand Painted Venetian Bombe Chest of Drawers, Early 1900's
Located in London, Park Royal
A vivacious Rococo style Tuscanian(Florence) bombe chest from the early 1900's, hand painted with
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 34.26 in W 48.04 in D 23.63 in
Venetian French Style Bombe Chests Commodes
Located in Southampton, NJ
Early 20th Century Venetian Bombe two drawer chests in striking Prussian Blue with gold gilt hand
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Monumental Venetian Painted and Parcel Gilt Bombe Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Venetian painted and parcel-gilt bombe chest of drawers or dresser. Features a hand
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair Venetian Fruitwood & Olive Wood Bombe Chests/Nightstands, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Venetian Fruitwood and Olive Wood Bombe Chests/Nightstands, circa 1950s
A pair of Venetian
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Olive
19th Century Louis XV Style Venetian Painted Bombe Chest Of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
A late 19th century Venetian painted, bombe shaped chest with beveled top. The chest features
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Venetian Style Cream Distress Paint Bombe Commode Chest Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of large Italian Venetian style distress painted bombe commode chest. Item features shapely
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
H 34 in W 48 in D 24 in
Italian Venetian Painted Bombe Commode, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Fabulous 19th century Italian Venetian finely hand-painted bombe four drawer commode.
Serpentine
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Paint Decorated Venetian Bombe Rococo Commode, Circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Venetian Chinoiserie Bombe Chest
Located in Fulton, CA
Bombe form with warm blue, green and gold tones. Retains original 18th century chinoiserie lacquer
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Dressers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Antique Venetian Bombe Chest/Commode
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Charming venetian handcarved bombe polychromed chest. Serpentine handpainted faux marble top above
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Venetian Antique Painted Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Delicately painted floral designs adorn this olive green and mustard yellow two drawer bombe chest
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Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Revival Bombe Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A small Italian Walnut Burl Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Revival Bombe Commode.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Handpainted Venetian style bombe' commode.
Located in New Orleans, LA
A hand painted Venetian Style bombe', circa 1970's. Faux marble top. Two handpainted large drawers
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th c Venetian Painted Bombe
Located in Houston, TX
19th c Venetian painted serpentine 3-drawer chest. Top painted faux marbre; painted classical
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Bombe Venetian Burled Wood Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of bombe Venetian burled wood commodes having four drawers made of burled olive wood
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Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Venetian Bombe Three Drawer Painted Commode, XIX/XX Century
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Venetian Bombe Three Drawer Painted Commode, 19th/20th Century
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Pair of Mid 20th Century Venetian Bombe Two Drawer Commodini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, beautifully painted petit commodes with green and black lacquered finish and painted Chinoiserie scenes, on delicately curved cabriole legs. Decorative painting attributed ...
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Venetian Bombe Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic venetian bombe chest available at 1stDibs. Each venetian bombe chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect venetian bombe chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A venetian bombe chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Rococo, Louis XV and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Venetian Bombe Chest?
The average selling price for a venetian bombe chest at 1stDibs is $6,400, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $195,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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.
Questions About Venetian Bombe Chest
- What is a bombe chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
A bombe chest is a set of drawers that bulges outward in the front and on the sides. The style, whose name comes from French word bombé, meaning “curved,” originated in 17th-century France.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 23, 2019
A bombe chest cost depends on its size, age, designer, location, condition and other factors. If the piece is in relatively good condition, it may cost anywhere between $300 and $3,000.
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