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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top and Bronze Semainiers
Located in Delft, NL
A French Louis XVI style marble top and bronze Semainiers Rosewood chests of drawers with 7 drawers and bronze fittings on the drawers and corners. France, ca. 1900, 2 keys pres...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Cartonnier Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, brass, ormolu, leather, and Vert Maurin marble Cartonnier chest. The six drawer chest is raised by elegant squa...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

French 1890s Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Commode with Rounded Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden cherry fruitwood commode from the late 19th century, with three drawers and fluted motifs. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Empire Style Mahogany Bowfront Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Empire style mahogany commode, early 20th c., bow front case fitted with pull-out leather brushing slide, over three drawers, flanked by fluted c...
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Early 1900s European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique Louis XVI Style Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental antique Louis XVI style floral inlaid walnut chest of drawers with brass hardware, 19th century.
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19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Early 19th Century Empire St. Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu, and Bleu Turquin marble chests. Each three-drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapere...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Chiffonnier with 6 Drawers in a Louis XVI style, wood & gray variations
Located in Landivy, FR
This Chiffonier's design is in a French Countryside style, also called "Campagne chic". This storage furniture features 2 white cream, 2 basalt grey lacquered drawers and two smoked...
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2010s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Country French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant country French 19th century Louis XVI style three-drawer commode with a wonderful patinated finish and faux marble top. The commode is raised by square tapered legs be...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19th Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Brèche Violette Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and high quality French 19th Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu and Brèche Violette marble commode. The four drawer chest is raised by fine circular fluted tapered l...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut, Kingwood and Charmwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period walnut, burl walnut, kingwood and charmwood commode, from the Lago Maggiore region. The commode is raised by four square tapered...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Abalone, Kingwood, Walnut

French 19th Century, Styl Louis XVI Commode
Located in Warsaw, PL
French 19th century, styl Louis XVI commode.This cabinet is after very good quality renovation.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the master of 18th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Warm Brown Curved Commode in Solid Elm
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant four-drawer commode was made in the Netherlands circa 1860. It was made in solid elm with a pine interior. The commode has a convex-concave curved front. The piece has a two-plank top with a bullnose edge. Below four drawers are situated. Each drawer is equipped with two brass drawer pulls, a keyplate, and a lock. The brass pulls and keyplate is typical Dutch azure cut...
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Commode with Graduated Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden commode from the late 19th century, with brass accents. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th century, this commode features a rectangu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of French Marquetry Fruitwood Marble-Top Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Mathieu Befort Jeune (1813 - 1880) Circa 1870, In a Louis XVI Style. The white marble tops above a conforming case, the doors inlaid wi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century Empire Transitional Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a transitional Empire-Biedermeier satinwood and ebonized commode. This unusual blend of design elements offers a unique home furnishing. Mid 19th century.
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1840s Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Satinwood

French 1790s Louis XVI Period Three-Drawer Cherry Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlaid Cherry Wood Commode or Chest of Drawer
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important antique Italian Louis XVI chest of drawers 1780s cherry wood. Inlaid decoration of geometric taste. On the front four large and useful drawers. In the 17th century only imp...
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1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

French Empire Mahogany Commode with Bluestone Top and Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Empire commode is a perfect example of the type of chest of drawers that became popular in the early 1800s. This was a time when Napoleon preferred to do away with styles...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Bronze

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut and Tulipwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period walnut and tulipwood marquetry commode, in the manner of Maggiolini. The three drawer chest is raised on four square tapered leg...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Tulipwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Crouch Mahogany and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, charm wood, and burl wood commode, attributed to Maison Krieger. The three drawer chest is raised by circu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

21st Century Empire Dressing Table with Columns by Modenese Gastone White Finish
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Luxurious empire-style dresser by Modenese Luxury Interiors, Italian furniture producer. Made of solid wood with white laquered finish, plus empire-style wood carved columns, silver ...
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2010s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

French 1790s Louis XVI Period Cherry Three-Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale French mid 19th century Louis XVI style flamed mahogany and ormolu mounted Commode de Chateau after a model by Guillaume Beneman, Joseph Stöckel and att...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Commode Signed T.C.
Located in Nashville, TN
A very fine Period French Louis XVI Commode signed T.C. Oak and Walnut construction in the case and drawers. There are three upper drawers over two lower drawers. Heavy use of flowi...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

21st Century Empire-Style Vanity Unit with Columns by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Luxurious empire-style vanity unit from Modenese Luxury Interiors, Italian furniture producer. Made of solid wood with white laquered finish, plus empire-style wood carved columns, s...
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2010s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Kingwood, Tulipwood, Bronze, and Gris St. Anne marble chests from Tuscany. Each three drawer chest i...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Louis XVI mahogany chest of drawers from Copenhagen, circa 1780-1790. Curved front with four drawers, the sides are flanked by a pair of fluted quarter columns with gilded bro...
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18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gold leaf painted lion hairy paw feet A very good lo...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, ormolu, and Sienna marble commode, signed Forest. The beautiful and uniquely shaped four drawer chest is raised by elegant circ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Siena Marble, Ormolu

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Four-Drawer Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period four drawer walnut chest. The chest is raised by square tapered legs below the straight frieze. At the center are three drawers, Sans...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Ebonized French Marble-Top Petite Commodes with Brass Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ebonized French marble-top petite commodes with brass gallery and pull-out drawers.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Empire Commode, Walnut Veneered with Caryatids, Austria, Vienna circa 1810/15
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine original Empire commode or chest of three drawers, walnut veneered with Caryatid pilaster columns, from Austria/Vienna about 1810-15. Lovely book-matched Walnut Veneer on softwood. Excellent french polished surface. Exceptional carved caryatid pilasters depicting of temple guards...
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1810s Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Leaf, Iron

French Mahogany Two-Drawer Chest, Early 20th Century, Empire Style Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mahogany two-drawer chest from the early 20th century. This antique French chest features two dovetailed drawers decorated with exquisite Empire style hardware. The keyholes...
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20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

19th Century Louis XVI Carved and Painted Three-Drawer Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this elegant painted chest of drawers in an entry way or living room. Crafted in France, circa 1860, this cabinet sits on tapered and fluted feet, and features detailed carved de...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, and Brass Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. tulipwood, kingwood, ormolu, and brass commode. The three drawer chest is raised by Fine tapered legs below the lightly scalloped and ele...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Buffet Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated buffet chest. The buffet is raised by decorative supports below the lightly bombée shaped front and two doors. Each door displ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Custom Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest/Commode on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Custom ebonized Louis XVI style chest/commode on tapered legs with ebony escutcheons. Please note that this chest is customizable and can be made in the wood of your choice- cerused ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

19th Century Marble-Top French Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
This 19th century French walnut side table with a lovely patina developed with age. The off white marble top is framed on three side with a brass gallery. The table has one drawer an...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

19th Century Painted French Empire Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Period antique French Empire painted chest of drawers with beautiful black marble top. Beautiful decorative lion brass hardware and working key. Early and all original. Footed legs i...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

19th Century Austrian Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous 19th century Austrian Empire three-drawer commode. Having stylish black lacquered finish, handsome columnar supports, and wonderful bronze ha...
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Small Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Small Louis XVI style commode.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Attributed to Henry Dasson
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany commode, in the manner of Martin Carlin, attributed to Henry Dasson. The lockplate signed to the reverse 'Duvivier, Paris'. The design for this elegant commode is taken from the celebrated lacquer model by Martin Carlin delivered in 1785 to Madame Victoire, daughter of Louis XV, for her use in the 'grand cabinet' at the Château de Bellevue and today in the collections of the Louvre (OA 5498). This commode with its Fine gilt bronze mounts and superb quality of construction was undoubtedly made in one of the leading Parisian workshops towards the end of the 19th century. .A popular model versions were made by many of the most important haute luxe...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

20th Century Antique Louis XVI Style Commode or Chest of Drawers Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round mirror veneer and marquetry on beechwood. Set with finely chased, very decorative, pierced bronze fittings edged. Carcase box on sloping, curly legs end...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Louis XVI Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Bronze Gallery
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI Style cabinet or commode chest of drawers style nightstand with marble top and bronze gallery. White marble top surrounded by a bronze pierced gallery. The cabinet is fro...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser, Marble-Top with Bronze Frieze, Pale Golden Wood
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style commode dresser, marble-top with bronze frieze, pale golden wood, with bronze frieze mounts. Dimensions: 47.5 in. W x 21 in. D x 33....
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Console Desserte
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany console desserte with a grey veined white marble top. Of long proportions this fine console has a shaped grey veined white marb...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Walnut Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and walnut commodes. Each chest is raised on tapered legs with walnut and maple inlay, that continue up ea...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique 19th Century Marie-Antoinette Commode Paris Fire-Gilt Bronze Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
From the most significant craftsmen of the 18th century, Joseph Stockel (1743–1802) and Guillaume Benemann (1750-1811) who received a commission from Lo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood, Walnut

Italian Empire Commode in Walnut with Black Columns Mirror White Carrara Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Italia, 1810 Walnut veneer Top in white Carrara marble Columns in ebonized wood Bases, capitals and paw carvings gilded in pure gold Good conditions Chest of drawers W126 x D56...
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Early 18th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

19th Century French Empire Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century French tall chest of drawers with a black marble top, made from walnut. The case is lovely and has paneled sides and a single uppe...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke, circa 1905
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted marquetry commode after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke. French, circa 1905. Linke Index No. 10. Signed 'F...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Cabinet with Marble Top and Bronze Gallery
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI Style cabinet or commode chest of drawers with marble top and bronze gallery. Demi-lune white marble top with rounded corners surrounded by a bronze pierced gallery. The ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Decorated Buffet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany buffet with raised chinoiserie decorations, gilt bronze mounts and a marble top, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode or Sauteuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French large Louis XVI neoclassical breakfront marquetry gilt bronze commode or sauteuse, attributed ti Etienne Avril (1748-1791):...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Cylinder Desk, Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI cylinder desk, Germany circa 1780, so called "Zopfstil". Walnut, rosewood and maple veneer and intarsia. In very good refinished cond...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Maple, Rosewood, Walnut

Empire Commode, Denmark 1810
Located in Belmont, MA
Elegant Empire commode, Denmark 1810-20, mahogany veneer. In very good refinished condition, French polished. The commode will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are i...
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1810s Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Antique and Vintage Chests of Drawers and Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs

Is it 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 a 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.

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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