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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Regency
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Commode À Portes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Commode à Portes. Each chest is raised by square tapered fluted feet below the straight...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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
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
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
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
French Louis XVI Style Oak Chest with Brass Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome French Louis XVI style oak chest with brass trim. Nice clean lines and 2 drawers for storage. This piece functions well in a variety of decors!
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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
Mahogany Nightstand by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany nightstand. Its design was inspired by New England nightstands in the 1800s. It features four drawers and straight grain mahogany drawer fronts, top and sides with a Classic solid mahogany ogee edge. The drawers feature Classic dovetail joinery. This nightstand has hardware finished in antique brass. It has a satin finish.
Additional nightstands are available (for those who need a pair of nightstands).
This nightstand goes extremely well with our rice carved poster bed...
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2010s American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley, 1898
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and lacquer mounted mahogany commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley.
Stamped to the carcass with a 'marque au feu' for ‘A BE...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Louis XVI Dresser, South Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dresser, South Germany 1780,
Walnut massif with geometric intarsia in plum on front, top, base and the sides. This very pretty Neoclassical chest of drawers is in very good...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
Louis XVI Style French Walnut Briarwood Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Sober...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode
After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806)
After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess Adélaïde for Versailles. Constructed from amaranth with veneered tulipwood "en semelle" and dressed with a profusion of finely cast & hand-chased ormolu mounts, with a Sarrancolin marble platform, atop a breakfront frieze, set with three drawers, over a unified central panel divided in two drawers depicting a 'bois de bout' marquetry floral still life within a gilt-bronze frame, flanked by panels of quarter-cut tulipwood with ormolu handles suspended from lover's knot bows, with conforming matched panels to the concave sides. The apron is mounted with a finely cast central scroll, and the canted corners dressed with cascading ormolu foliate mounts terminating in lion's paw feet.
French, circa 1910
Madame Adélaïde's commode
The design for this commode was one of the earliest royal commissions awarded to Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), the master craftsman who was later appointed cabinetmaker to Louis XVI and his court in 1774. The commode, with its architectural features, extensive ormolu mounts and immaculate marquetry work, was ordered in 1776 and delivered that same year for Madame Adélaïde (1732-1800), the daughter of king Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. The commode was later moved to château de Bellevue when it was given to her by king Louis XVI.
The famous commode was later part of the Earl of Carnarvon's collection, who also bought furniture made for Napoleon. Carnarvon's wife, Lady Elmina Wombwell, was the child of Alfred de Rotschild, which may explain the post-revolutionary history of the royal commode. In 2018, the Riesener commode was bought for the nation for the sum of 3.5m€ and returned to Versailles.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Regence Parquetry French Commode, Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Regence style commode or chest of drawers, marble-top, 19th century. Diamond-shape parquetry veneer, four front drawers. Carved edges, red Languedoc marble top. Gilt bronze ha...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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
Regency Style Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style reclaimed oak veneered and mahogany nightstand with D form drawer faces, a shaped top, and four finely turned legs supporting bold pilasters, with oil rubbed escutche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Regency Louis XVI Gold Gilt Three-Drawer Dresser or Commode
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style chest of drawers or commode
20th century
Ornate carved gold giltwood, with original hardware.
Measures: 51.75" W x 19" D x 34" H.
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20th Century Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Giltwood
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
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
Louis XVI Transition Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Table De Salon
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style transition cabinet or nightstand with marble top, bronze gallery.
Table de salon, it is a marvellous accent for the living room or as a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Miniature Oak Chest and Letter Carrier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French 19th century Louis XVI style miniature oak chest and letter carrier, from the Normandy region. The miniature chest is raised by elegant supports with a scallop...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Military Armor Commode Attr. Mâison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style burr-walnut and mahogany marquetry and ormolu-mounted Military armorial Meuble D'Appui with a Veined Brèche Violette marble top, attri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze, 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
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Attributed to Henry Dasson
By 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
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode was considered an essential furnishing in the 1700s as closets were virtually non-existent. This example, rendered from solid oak wit...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt-bronze mounted two-door and two-drawer server commode with a brêche violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The twin front doors, concealing a single shelf interior, each centered with an applied spray of flowers and hummingbirds...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode with Verde Antico Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI period cherrywood commode with Verde Antico marble top and decorated with brass handles and diamond-shaped locks.
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
19th Century Regency Rosewood Tambour Bedside Cabinet
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency period rosewood bedside cabinet with tambour cupboard and concealed converted drawer, flanked by columns with carved giltwood mouldings. The piece havin...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rosewood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commode Maggiolini Style Marquetry
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Milan, IT
Extraordinary Italian Louis XVI commode chest dating back to late 18th century, realized in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, the famous Italian cabinetmaker, whose masterpiece beca...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Boxwood, Cherry, Fruitwood, Walnut
English Regency Ormolu Mounted Figural Chiffonier with Lyre Form Mirrored Shelf
Located in New York, NY
An English Regency ormolu-mounted Chiffonier/sideboard with a Carrara marble top, having hand carved figural wooden lion supports and removable lyre form mirrored shelf. This is trul...
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1850s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers or dresser.
Mahogany veneered on oak. Four drawers, the sides are flanked by a pair of fluted quarter columns. Original condition and brasses. Key of later date.
Denmark...
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1780s Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Wellington Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany Wellington chest attributed to Gillows, a lovely rich mahogany color with six mahogany lined drawers with original wooden knobs, the top drawer front drops down...
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1820s British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Italian Faux Marble Painted Florentine Bombe Commode Dresser Buffet
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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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
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
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode, Attributed To Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, tulipwood, rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson. The three...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Late Regency Brass-Inlaid Mahogany Wellington Chest Attributed to Gillows
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency brass-inlaid mahogany Wellington chest attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with a porphyry top above seven leather-inset drawers, the top one with a hinged fron...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
English Country Style Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Country Style Dresser reclaimed oak veneered and mahogany dresser with D-form drawer faces, a shaped top, and four finely turned legs ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French 18th Century Régence Period Walnut, Fruitwood, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Régence period walnut, fruitwood, ormolu, and Caunes marble commode. The three drawers serpentine-shaped chest is raised by beautiful cabriole legs...
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18th Century French Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Regence Style Ormolu-Mounted Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Regence style, ormolu-mounted, ebonized chest of drawers. Each chest features a newly made, rectangular white marble top with subtle grey veining. With eight drawers...
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1920s French Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Italian Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Commode with French Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian carved walnut chest with a rouge marble top. The piece has French styling, hairy paw feet, and the original hardware and key. It is unmarked. It most likely dates ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
18th Century Danish Louis XVI Mahogany 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
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
Edwards and Roberts Louis XVI Style Mounted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany commode, Edwards and Roberts, London, 19th c., pierced brass three-quarter gallery, rouge marble top with rounded cup corners, case with round fluted corner posts, bronze rinceau mounts and beaded trim, satinwood banding, fitted with three drawers, rising on toupie feet, top drawer interior blind stamped "Edwards & Roberts," approx 39" H, 49" W, 23.5" D **Provenance: the Stanley Weiss Collection...
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Late 19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marq...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze, Ormolu
Painted Louis XVI Commode, 18th Century, France
Located in New Orleans, LA
A two-drawer chest on tapered legs, this painted commode with original paint and hardware is from the period of Louis XVI.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780, Cherry and Walnut Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780.
This original 18th century Louis XVI dresser has three drawers and stands on four square tapering feet.
It is embellished with beautiful walnut ...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Small Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and unusually small Louis XVI chest in mahogany offering four drawers with bowed front, and featuring a fluted tambour molding on the top drawer resting under characterist...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Francoise Linke Signed Bombe Commode, Late 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style marble top bombe shaped commode, having scrolling foliate gilded ormolu mounts, fine marquetry inlaid panels with flowers...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
18th Century, Louis XVI Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century, Louis XVI Commode, France, 1780, decorated with beautiful flower and geometrical marquetry made of kingwood and rosewood veneer, two drawers, raised on cabriole legs wi...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
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
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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