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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Louis XVI
19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French signed Maison Krieger Louis XVI commode. Original marble top with the finest quality gilt bronze details.
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) satinwood and parquetry inlaid small commode with three drawers and gilt bronze trim.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
19th Century English Gold Polychrome Paneled Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A cabinet in the Louis XVI manner by James Shoolbred and Co of London
Of gentle breakfront form, constructed in goncalo alves, dressed with gilt metal mounts and hand decorated polychrome panels...
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19th Century British Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany chest of 6 drawers having bronze ring handles with parchment veneer and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Superb Louis XVI Commode, Stamped "J. Manser", France c. 1770
By Jacques Manser
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI period Commode, with intricate inlaid designs of exotic wood, and stamped inside one upper drawer "J MANSER" & "JME". French in origin, and dating from the thir...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two Door Painted and Giltwood Map Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century two door painted and giltwood French Louis XVI map chest with two pull-out shelves
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and impressive French 19 century Louis XVI style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid marble-top commode.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode by Crepi
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood
& Purplewood Inlaid Commode
18th Century
Stamped Crepi
Francois Crepi maitre 1778
Reference:
Similar Commode, Versailles
Illustr...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s. The marble top a beautiful blend known as "Rouge Lanquedoc". The body composed of Ki...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Inlaid Wood Louis XVI Italian Dresser, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. Furniture of beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings, in Louis XVI style, finely inlaid in walnut, maple, bois de rose and eboniz...
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1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Chest of drawers - display cabinet, France, around 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers with glass sides, France, early 20th century.
Dimensions: height 101 cm / width 112 cm / depth 48 cm
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This "Commode” is made of mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish. There ...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest & Cupboard
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A high quality 19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chest & Cupboard with panelled sides, standing over three mahogany lined drawers with brass handles, a cupboard with two adjustable she...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Console Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Chest or console case piece from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French polish finish. There are two dovetailed drawers runni...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This 18th century Louis XVI Commode is made of walnut. It has a slider in the front which is unusual.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
British Military Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form in two sections. The top with brass corners and two over one long drawer. The lower case with two drawers. Toupie feet. Recessed flush brass handles.
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Northern Italian Louis XVI Walnut Inlaid Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and pegged construction. The commode features three overlay drawers of roughly the same size, all showing beautiful...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Important Big Size Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in OŻARÓW MAZOWIECKI, PL
An impressive Louis XVI style chest of drawers, made at the turn of the 19th and 20th century in France. The furniture is characterized by rich gilded bronze decorations. In the corn...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Louis XVI with Gray Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-crafted in the mid 1700s in Southern France or Northern Italy using walnut and pegged construction. The commode still features its original hand-cut gray marbl...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Victorian burl walnut chest of drawers
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers
This Victorian burr walnut chest of drawers was made circa 1870.
Burr walnut chests of drawers were made in limited numbers in the Victorian pe...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Petite Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous French poli...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Commode hand-crafted in Austria or northern Italy in the late 1700s using walnut. The commode has very straight lines and features three inset drawers, all with hand-made dovetail jo...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI 18th - Black Marble Marquetry - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful French chest of drawers from the Louis XVI period, 18th century, with a rectangular black marble top surmounting two drawers, each with two ring handles, resting on square ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Continental Haberdashery Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderfully presented bank of haberdashery drawers in limed oak with a generous thick plank top.
Six unusually large smooth-running frieze drawers with original brass loop handles...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers; French; in the Louis XVI Style. This striking piece features three dovetailed drawers and is made of ebonized Mahogany that has been finished with a lustrous museum...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Italian Walnut Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in central Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The chest shows rounded corners and turned legs, as well as three inlaid drawers with flat fronts and be...
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Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Victorian Carved Oak Sewing Chest of Drawers, Card Filing or Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Antique Oak versatile use Sewing Drawers Solid Wooden 6 in Original Cabinet Case Drawer.
Great drawer storage.
Super for use as a riser for a lamp...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany, Marble and Brass Commode
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XVI Commode is made of mahogany and oak. The piece is crafted with a marble top and pierced brass gallery. The chest of drawers features five drawers o...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Oak Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chest is arrestingly beautiful due to the gentle carving of garlands and flowers on the drawer fronts. Perfectly symmetrical design on beautiful raw oak. Another fine feature is...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Oak
Pair of Victorian walnut bedside chests
Located in Salisbury, GB
Pair of Victorian walnut bedside chests
Each drawer is fitted the original turned walnut handles. Running down each front corner is a very attractive moulding.
In the Victorian perio...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style walnut chest of drawers, 19th century. With a single board walnut top with turret front corners, 3 walnut drawers each with incised designs, resting on turned...
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19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
20th Century Laquared Painting Wood Italian Bedside Table, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian bedside tables from the mid-20th century. Furniture in carved, lacquered and painted wood in Louis XVI style. Good solidity bedside tables with high grooved legs. The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Louis XVI Walnut & Marble Top Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine French Louis XVI walnut commode of three drawers, with brass filleting, handles, sabot, and match strikers. The shaped top of variegated grey fossil marble, overall, with very...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Carved & Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or a living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1780, the cabinet stands on tapered and fluted feet over a straight apron dec...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Commode With Pull-Out Desk Compartment, France, Circa: 1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome and versatile chest is a handmade faithful copy of a late 18th Century commode in the Louis XVI style. The piece's size makes it perfect for use as a server in the dini...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lava, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early 19th Century Louis XVI style commode hand-crafted in France circa 1800. This stylish case piece is made of mahogany and topped with its original shaped marble top that has i...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Period 18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode / Chest, Bronze Accent
Located in Stamford, CT
18th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode / Chest, Bronze Accent
A late 18th Century Chest of Drawers in the Louis XVI Fashion having three bronze framed drawers each having bro...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
!8th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut. This is a wonderful large and low commode that can be perfect for both a bedroom and also an entry way. The commod...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Chests of Drawers, Piacenza, Late 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of chests of drawers with walnut veneer, walnut root and bois de rose, maple and boxwood trim; inlaid rosettes with shading on tops, sides and fronts with three drawers. Retract...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Boxwood, Maple, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl
Tool Box Chest Master Carpenters Ebonised Mahogany Fitted Interior Victorian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The exterior painted black, metal carrying handles. Opening to reveal a beautifully, figured and fitted mahogany interior with sliding doors and compartments. Wonderful deep and ri...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany and Brass Bound Campaign Chest
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form in two parts. Two drawers over three. Original recessed brass handles. Brass mounted corners. Later feet.
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1860s English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome 19th century French Louis XVI style painted wooden commode or chest of drawers handcrafted in Provence, having a wonderfully distressed blue gray painted finish with dark charcoal accents, circa 1890s. A rectangular top sits above a case of three full-sized drawers having drop bail brass handles and escutcheons. Supported on fluted stiles raised on short tapered legs. The scale of the drawers ensures an ample amount of storage wherever this chest is placed. The distressed finish and clean straight lines complement both contemporary and traditional interiors.
Dimensions:
h - 33"
w - 39"
d - 18.75"
Please contact Mimi for additional photos or a shipping quote from one of our trusted shippers.
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Bombe Marquetry and Bronze Ormolu Commode w/ Marble Top, C1880s
Located in Germantown, MD
French Louis XVI Bombe marquetry and bronze ormolu commode w/ marble top. Good vintage condition. Original handles with
Veinus green marble top.
Mea...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Victorian Sign Painted Chemist’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Sign Painted Chemist’s Chest of Drawers
A stunning piece of Victorian Shop display, this one is advertising all manner of balms, perfumes and ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers Late-XIX Century Rosewood Red French Marble
Located in Prato, IT
France, second half of the 19th century
Veneered in bois de rose, rosewood, mahogany, maple
Red of France marble top
Dimensions: L 104 x D 39.5 x H 89 cm
Good conditions.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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
Restored 1876 Stamped Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest of Drawers with Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for salethis very rare original Camphor wood military campaign chest with sliding Secrataire desk and writing slope each lock numbered and stamped Stamford ...
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19th Century British High Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Quality Antique Tall Victorian Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a quality antique tall 19th century Victorian antique mahogany chest of drawers having six long mahogany drawers with original turned knobs and attractively carved mahogany s...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted D-Shaped Commode or Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful quality 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted commode or vitrine. The D-shaped grey and green veined marble top above a single drawer with parquetry inlays a...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Petit Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With original Breche De Alep serpentine marble top over three drawers with ring handles and conforming backplates raised on slight cabriole legs.
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode After Jean Henri Reisener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19th century Louis XVI style, Harewood and Kingwood commode after the model made by Jean Henri Reisener. We are of the opinion that our Commode is a mid to late 19th century copy of the original Reisener commode...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Harewood
Pair of 19th Century Transitional French Louis XV to Louis XVI Mahogany Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of fine 19th century French mahogany and tulipwood and boxwood parquetry commodes. Marble tops original with fine gilt bronze mounts Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI design.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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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