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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Baroque
French Early 19th Century Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis XVI French chest has 2 drawers. The hardwares are very refine, simple and elegant.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
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
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
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Walnut
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode Sauteuse is made of blond mahogany with a wonderful original marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
French Transitional Louis XV XVI Style Chest Of Drawers
By Pierre Macret, Charles Topino
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV - XVI Transition style Brèche d'Alep marble-top chest of drawers commode in the manner of master Parisian ébénistes Pierre Macret (1727–1806) & Charles Top...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, Bronze
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 c. French Louis XVI Walnut Parquetry Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th century French Louis XVI walnut chest of drawers with beautiful, rustic planked top and solid wood inlays of boxwood, burl walnut, and mahogany. Old, now dormant worm holes.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic Parisian walnut commode was crafted in 19th century France circa 1850. The original break front marble top with turret edges is shaped according to the body of the pi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century Lombard Venetian Louis XVI Lacquered Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Louis XVI painted and lacquered chest of drawers - Lombard-Venetian , 18th century ( 1770-1780 circa)
Fir wood frame, faux marble painted top, two drawers on painted front ...
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1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Poplar
An 18th Century Louis XVI Tulipwood Parquetry Commode
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1780
A late eighteenth century Louis XVI tulipwood parquetry commode, the frieze inlaid with simulated fluting above two long drawers which retain their original handl...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
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
Louis XVI Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, commode, French, Louis XVI period, of figured mahogany, five dovetailed drawers, oak as a secondary wood, gilt brass and hardware throughout. The chest is finished ...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Germany BAROQUE BLACK FOREST 18 th century COMMODE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind serpentine chest of drawers with marquetry decorations in walnut wood and other precious woods from the Bavarian region of Germany.
Divided into 6 registers, each of t...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style white painted with grey patina dresser or commode raised on square fluted feet, having a walnut top above two drawers. In good co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Paint
Baroque Walnut Chest of Drawers, Nuremberg, Germany 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A walnut veneered Nuremberg baroque chest of drawers with five drawers and a side lock with asymmetrically cut metal key plate. The key is present. The chest stands on pressed ball f...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
!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
18th Century Elm Wood Baroque Chest of Drawers, South Germany, circa 1770
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary 18th century Baroque chest of drawers made in the period around 1770 in South Germany. What is really special about this over 240 year old Baroque commode, is the very ...
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Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Antique Robert W Irwin Louis XVI Satinwood Tallboy Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in Dayton, OH
"An exquisite tallboy dresser or chest of drawers by Robert W. Irwin Furniture Company. Circa 1928-1940. Crafted from satinwood featuring a rectangular form with six drawers, rounded fluted stiles, neoclassical hardware, and turned tapered arrow feet.
At the ripe age of 23 Robert Irwin rose from office clerk to plant superintendent of the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. In 1900 he and some associates purchases Royal Furniture Co, and later it transferred to his very own label in Irwin. Irwin specialized in high end reproductions based off of European and ancient American...
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1930s Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood
18th Century Baroque Nutwood Chest of Drawers/ Commode, South Germany circa 1760
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary, rare baroque chest of drawers from the 18th century in South Germany. Elaborately made around 1760, this one of a kind Baroque commode impresses with amazing looking, ...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque 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"
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Baroque Chest of Drawers, hand-polished Walnut Veneer, Germany, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large Baroque commode with intricately cut undulating frame and graceful serpentine front. The commode features three spacious drawers that provide ample storage space due to their p...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
18th Century Bleached Oak Dutch Baroque Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
This a very heavily built commode hand-made in the Netherlands in the late 1700s using oak and dovetail construction. The commode features three drawers with serpentine fronts and be...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XVI style commode/chest. This piece is made of solid walnut and features tapered legs and wooden top. This classical chest boasts four dov...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Cassapanca Chest Bench Painted Armorial Venetian Trompe-L'oeil Dolphins
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, petite, 18th century, venetian, painted armorial, Cassapanca (chest-bench), measures 44½’ high, 49½“ long.
- Unusual small size, and characteristic of cassapanca’s found i...
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1720s Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Pine
19th Century Bleached Mahogany Dutch Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Small chest of drawers hand-built in the Netherlands in the early 1800s using mahogany. This little guys packs a lot of character and details in one small package! The chest features...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Secretary Desk, Germany 1750, walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful Baroque Secretary Desk comes from Southern Germany and dates back to 1760/70. The secretaure has a gorgeous walnut veneer grain. The u...
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1760s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Commode after Benneman and Stöckel Model for Marie-Antoinette
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century Louis XVI style Guillaume Benneman from a model by Joseph Stöckel. The original supplied to Marie-Antoinette for the Salon des Jeux a...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Commode Cassetone Chest of Drawers Italian Brescia Lombardy Walnut Carved Front
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This rare cassettone oozes charm and character. The carved decoration is particular to Brescia in Lombardy and the knobs are a rare feature carved as flowerheads to the petals behind...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
Materials
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
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century, possibly 18th century Italian carved chest with four drawers. The drawers are detailed with intricate hand carved face shaped pull...
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Commode, Early 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
18th century commode.
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Parquetry Design Bedside Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) oval form small bedside commodes (chevets) with parquetry inlaid design, three drawers, a bottom shelf, bronze trim and gallery, and mar...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Large Italian Baroque 17th century Painted Cabinet Fitted with Drawers
Located in Troy, NY
Oversized cabinet, overall painted in white and blue with gilt accents and a faux marbleized top. Large top drawer above double doors opening to an in...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Softwood
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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