Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Kingwood
Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode
Kingwood
Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut and Ormolu commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut and Ormolu commode. This
Ormolu
Louis XV Provincial Ormolu-Mounted Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine Louis XV provincial ormolu-mounted walnut commode, Rhone valley, circa 1750. With its
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut and Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Country French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut and Ormolu
Marble, Ormolu
Early Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Commode by Nicolas Jean Marchand
By Nicolas Jean Marchand
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Commode by Nicolas Jean Marchand, c. 1735. The serpentine form
Ormolu
Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
drawers from the Louis XV period made of kingwood veneer inlaid with frieze and geometric frames, opening
Marble, Ormolu
Genovese 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Marble and Ormolu commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Genovese 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Marble and Ormolu commode. This most
Marble, Ormolu
pair of Italian Louis XV st. Walnut, Kingwood, and Ormolu commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut, Kingwood
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Marble Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marble commodes. French, 19th Century Measures
Marble, Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu and Vert Turquin
Marble, Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Fruitwood, Kingwood and Ormolu Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent Italian 18th century Louis XV period Fruitwood, Kingwood, and ormolu commode from
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful and elegant French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted commode with marble top. The bombe
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XV st. Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and Marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Japanese Lacquer, Ormolu and
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut and Ormolu Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut and ormolu three-drawer commode. The
Ormolu
$56,025Sale Price|55% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode Médallier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Impressive French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Parquetry
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$484,500Sale Price|35% Off
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine
Ormolu
G. Durand Louis XV Bombé Commode, Marquetry, Ormolu Bronze, 1880, Paris, France
By C. Durand, Durand
Located in Vienna, AT
, France. An exceptional piece in the Louis XV style, crafted with remarkable finesse and attention to
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Commode with Ormolu Mounts, 18th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This 18th century Louis XV style commode is an exquisite example of the artistic tastes and refined
Marble, Bronze
pair of Genovese 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut, Ormolu and marble commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative pair of Genovese 19th century Louis XV st. Walnut, Ormolu and
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century
Marble, Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Brass, Marble, Ormolu, and Rosewood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu, brass, and
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
$4,915Sale Price|20% Off
Commode curved Francia Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry, ormolu , marble
By Soft Baroque
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and wonderful 18th-century Louis XV transitional style chest with a curved design and
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stumpff, maître in 1766. Martin Ohneberg, maître in 1773. A Louis XV commode stamped by Ohneberg
Bronze
$14,887Sale Price|25% Off
French Louis XV Style Bombé Fruitwood Marquetry & Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV Style bois satiné, Fruitwood - Ormolu Mounted Two-Drawer Bombé Commode with
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Ormolu and Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, ormolu and Sienna marble Genovese
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Rosewood and Pink Marble Commode
Located in Westfield, MA
This exquisite vintage Louis XV style commode captures the grandeur and refinement of 18th-century
Rose Quartz, Rosewood
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Bois de Bout Commode Stamped Chevallier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
before 1738. This sumptuous commode with a voluptuous and supremely elegant rocaille shape was made by
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Ormolu Bombe Shape Inlaid Tulip-wood Commode
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique French Louis XV style marble top & ormolu mounted tulipwood & kingwood bombe
Marble, Ormolu
A Fine Pair French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marquetry & Ormolu Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine matched pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted (Ormolu
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Commodes in Louis XV style with Ormolu Mounts and Marquetry
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of French 19th Century commodes in the Louis XV style. The curved solid wood bodies are
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Commode With Marquetry and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XV Style Commode in kingwood with fruitwood finely inlaid marquetry and C.1900. Dimensions: W
Wood
Louis XV Commode After Charles Cressent
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV commode in the style of Charles Cressent, in floral marquetry in rosewood frames
Marble, Ormolu
Tuscan 18th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Bardiglio marble and Ormolu commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality Tuscan 18th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Bardiglio marble and
Marble
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Louis XV Style Figural Walnut Parquetry Marble Top Bombe Commode Chest Ormolu
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 20th century French Louis XV style Bombe Commode. Made from walnut with a shapely form
Marble
$8,400Sale Price|36% Off
French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period walnut commode in galbee form, three drawers and gilt bronze foliate style
Ormolu
Louis XV Commode, Crowned C Bronzes
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry of violet wood treated in frieze, opening
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode features shaped Italian green marble-top surmounting two
Marble, Bronze
Fine Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Porphyry Marble Top Radiating Inlay Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fine French Louis XV style commode is a masterwork of 19th-century craftsmanship, showcasing
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Commode / Chest with Bronze Ormolu
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XV style commode with a lovely Sienna marble top. The ormolu appears to be a
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu
Bronze
$38,360Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XV style superb quality ormolu-mounted
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36in W: 60in D: 22in This 18th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Commode
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning French 19th century Louis XV St. Four-drawer kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu commode. The
Ormolu
Antique French Louis XV Marble Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, Early 20th century Painted
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous quality 20th Century French Louis XV style bombe commode. Made in Kingwood, having three
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Style Galbée Commode with Ormolu Mounted Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th Century French Louis XV Commode "galbée" forme embellished with beautiful
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Parisian Louis XV Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
18th century French design - the early 18th century French Commode with Rosewood Inlay. Crafted from
Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Bombee Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XV st. Bombee shaped commode. The chest with tulipwood and
Ormolu
$48,950Sale Price|42% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI-Louis XVI Transition Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$49,850Sale Price|33% Off
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
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome Louis XV style commode from France, circa 1800 or earlier. The fantastic charcoal marble
Marble, Stone, Metal, Ormolu
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
Hardwood, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Commode, 19th Century Signed JVHD
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite 19th century French Louis XV style bronze-mounted commode with marble top. Signed JVHD on
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Leather, Ormolu And Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque Kingwood
Marble, Ormolu
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.