17th-18th Century Louis XIV Commode

French 17th century Louis XIV commode.

18th century Louis XIV period oak commode. This commode offers four long drawers with shield-shaped escutcheons and drop handles, which are flanked by rounded corners and arched pan...

An 18th century French Louis XIV style commode from Grenoble with fine marquetry inlay of cherry, walnut and mahogany. Three dovetailed drawers with slightly serpentine front. Top ha...

The straight grain and rich color of the cherry tree made it a desirable wood for constructing luxury furniture during the 18th century. One beautiful example is our period Louis XIV commode, which was hand-carved in France in the early 1700’s. Augmenting the lovely reddish-brown color of the commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three bronze foliate fittings set inside geometric panels with recessed molding (two pierced foliate swag pulls flanking a small keyplate surrounded by a parted leaf). There is a unique, shallow pullout drawer with two concentric circle pulls built into the molded frieze. This drawer was most likely used to store jewelry and other small valuables. Canted corners can be seen along the front of the shaped top, with elongated asymmetrical panels beneath that flank the tiers of drawers...

Louis XIV, French 17th century, rare, exceptional quality kingwood commode with fine quality guilt bronze mounts and created in parquetry technique. This is a beautiful piece for eit...

We present you with this rare chest of drawers hailing from the Louis XIV Regency era in the 18th century. It has a gracefully curved facade which unfolds with four drawers arranged ...