$15,800
H 32 in W 50 in D 19 in
Italian Baroque Walnut Bombe Style Three Drawer Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional early 19th century Italian walnut patchwork veneered chest in excellent antique condition. Entire commode with highly figural patchwork walnut , having original locks,...
Walnut
$37,500
H 38.5 in W 51 in D 25.5 in
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Two Drawer Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome Italian 18th century Louis XV period two-drawer walnut bombée commode from Rome. The chest is raised on four cabriole legs and an arbalest-shaped frieze. Above ...
Marble
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in W 54 in D 20 in
Fantastic Hand-made Country French Dark Walnut Louis XV Bombe Dresser Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic hand-made Louis XV style bombe commode is a timeless example of fine French country craftsmanship. Constructed from solid dark walnut, the dresser showcases a warm, ri...
Bronze
$5,890
H 30.32 in W 71.66 in D 18.12 in
20th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
A finely carved late 20th century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. The commode of bombe form with carved canted corners flanking four long ...
Wood
$9,348Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 33.47 in W 43.31 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Petit Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode. The serpentine shaped chest of two drawers, eac...
Marble, Bronze
$7,200
H 39.75 in W 50.625 in D 23.5 in
18th C. Walnut Bordelaise Commode Bombé with Breccia Macchia Vecchia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Masterfully hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, during the 1700s, this walnut commode has tremendous movement, with bombé curves on multiple planes. The form is embellished by the (orig...
Stone, Marble, Breccia Marble
$14,000
H 36.25 in W 50.5 in D 25.5 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Two-Drawer Commode from Nimes
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique fruitwood commode was crafted in Nimes, Southern France circa 1750. The bombe chest on all sides, stands on cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaves at the...
Bronze
$9,950
H 31.5 in W 46.5 in D 23 in
1730s French Period Louis XV Walnut Two-Drawer Commode with Bombé Side Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period Louis XV walnut two-drawer commode from the first half of the 18th century. Born in the early years of the reign of King Louis XV, This French walnut commode features...
Walnut
$3,890
H 32.29 in W 51.58 in D 17.33 in
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Double Commode
Located in Miami, FL
A finely carved late 20th century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. The commode of bombe form with carved canted corners flanking four long ...
Wood
$5,885
H 35.75 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode w/ Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Bombe Form & Grey Marble Top
Marble
$4,556Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.24 in W 63 in D 16.74 in
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Double Commode
Located in Miami, FL
A finely carved late 20th century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. The commode of bombe form with carved canted corners flanking four long ...
Wood
18th Century French Parquetry Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French, Louis XIV style, walnut commode. With a parquetry top and sides with good set of rococo handles; all in very nice condition.
Walnut
French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style This attractive French Bombe Commode features a stunning free-standing Breche marble top with a moulded outer edge. This is removable for transp...
Marble, Bronze
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. These commodes have green and white veined marbles and are finished with their ...
Marble
Italian Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Burled wood in a soft warm hue makes this piece exceptional The graceful curves of this bombe form add to the Beauty of this commode. Scroll work design in a marquetry Inlay fur...
Walnut
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. It has the original finish And a graceful shape. It has two deep drawers that Slide well an...
Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
$3,505Sale Price|32% Off
H 36.23 in W 38.98 in D 20.48 in
Magnificent 19th Century Marble-Top Bombe Commode from France
Located in Sofia, BG
Magnificent 19th century marble-top two-drawer bombe commode from Paris, circa 1880. This commode is made from walnut and features exquisite floral marquetry decoration and original ...
Walnut
$4,895
H 33.5 in W 73.5 in D 30.5 in
Fantastic Paint Decorated Italian Bombe Rococo Sideboard Buffet Fitted Drawers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic Italian bombe Rococo sideboard buffet showcases the dramatic curves, ornate decoration, and timeless elegance associated with the Rococo period. The serpentine bombe f...
Walnut
$3,900 / set
H 36 in W 18 in D 14 in
Pair of French Provincial Inlaid Bombe Nightstands with Shaped Marble Tops
Located in Pasadena, TX
They feature a shaped rouge/Grey marble top with a molded edge. The case is made of burl walnut with a light wood veneer in a bombe form. They have single hinged doors with an open i...
Marble
$17,720 / set
H 35 in W 50 in D 21.5 in
Pair of French Commodes bombe' form with elaborate bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French bombe shaped commodes with bronze dore mounts on front and sides cross match kingwood veneers Pale cream marble with rose hues
Walnut
$5,959Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33.25 in W 46.75 in D 20 in
Pair of Fantastic French Rococo Bombe Distressed Off-white Painted Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of fantastic French Rococo bombe distressed off-white painted commodes embodies the timeless beauty and fluid elegance of 18th-century Rococo design. With their shapely bom...
Walnut
$7,995
H 37.75 in W 54.75 in D 24.75 in
Gilt Dore' Bronze Inlaid Bombe French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV–style marble-top commode, dating to the 1920s era, is a superb example of early 20th-century French craftsmanship inspired by the elegance and movemen...
Marble
$4,089
H 33.86 in W 53.94 in D 22.05 in
French Louis XV Style Wallnut Parquetry ‘Bombé’ Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
An exceptional French Louis XV style commode, circa mid-20th century, that perfectly captures the opulent spirit of the Rococo era. This piece is defined by its voluptuous bombé silh...
Bronze
$1,200Sale Price|45% Off
H 34 in W 47 in D 20 in
Beautiful French Marble Topped Louis XVI Bombe Commode with Intricate Marquetry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A particularly beautiful French Louis XVI bombe commode with intricate mixed wood marquetry in walnut and fruitwoods. Top is a neutral creamy marble. 2 drawers that work smoothly and...
Walnut, Fruitwood
$5,930
H 33.5 in W 45.3 in D 20.9 in
French Louis XV Style Bombé Satinwood Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Commode, 1940
Located in Miami, FL
Ormolu mounted two-drawer Bombé chest of drawers with mottled green marble top and satin bois, kingwood and amaranth in the French Louis XV style. The front and sides arched with flo...
Walnut
$6,993Sale Price|37% Off
H 31.89 in W 36.23 in D 18.12 in
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bronze and Marquetry Petit Bombe Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode. The serpentine shaped chest of two drawers, ea...
Marble, Bronze
$49,850Sale Price|33% Off
H 36.25 in W 54.25 in D 22.75 in
Fine French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Bombe Commode Manner of François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style burr walnut, kingwood and satinwood floral marquetry and finely chased ormolu-mounted two-drawer bombé commode, in the manner of F...
Marble, Bronze
$6,400
H 35 in W 46 in D 22 in
Bombe French Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Louis XV Style 4 Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning rouge marble top French inlayed wood dresser with significant bronze ormolu. Very nice decorative piece.
Hardwood, Walnut
$2,450Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 34 in W 20 in D 46 in
2 Vintage Italian Walnut Serpentine Bow Front Bombe Chests Commodes Nightstands
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage bombe chests or commodes. Made of walnut featuring ornate French and Italian styling with two petite glove drawers over two drawers supported by cabriole legs.
Walnut
$560Sale Price|30% Off
H 23.5 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
French Louis XVI Serpentine Walnut Bombe Marble Commode Nightstand Petite Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI style bedside stand / bombe chest / commode / nightstand / end table.
Marble
$6,800
H 33.5 in W 47.25 in D 24.25 in
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut “Commode Tombeau” from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Built of richly grained walnut, the bombe-form chest showcases beautifully shaped serpentine sides, a molded top with softened corners, and three reverse-curved drawers across the fa...
Bronze
$9,950
H 91.5 in W 72 in D 20 in
Dutch Rococo 1780s Walnut Vitrine with Bombé Chest, Glass Doors, Hunting Trophy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch Rococo period walnut vitrine cabinet from the late 18th century, with hand carved hunting trophy, glass doors and bombé chest.
Bronze
$3,975 / set
H 27.56 in W 30.91 in D 16.74 in
Pair of French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Marble Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very decorative pair of Walnut, Satinwood & Mahogany French Marquetry inlaid Bombe chests of drawers A very good looking and well made pair of vinta...
Marble
$12,234Sale Price|40% Off
H 36.23 in W 47.25 in D 22.05 in
French Louis XV Black Lacquer Marble-Top Bombe Commode Chest, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This bombe black lacquer refinish walnut commode chest was designed in the classic French Louis XV style and boasts a stunning marble top.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$11,600
H 47.25 in W 54.5 in D 27 in
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk/Bureau 18 Th Century, Bombe’ Chest Form
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional cabinet work plus the extraordinary marquetry Art work that is exhibited throughout this piece is very rare to Find. The cylinder door rolls back to reveal an inte...
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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