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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Rococo
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Lyonnaise walnut commode.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XV Period Kingwood and Marquetry Commode by Jean-Francois Hache
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV period kingwood and marquetry commode inlaid with flowers and with panels of burl walnut with original handles and on splayed feet
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Louis XV Style Painted French Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a wonderful antique French commode with a parcel paint finish from Provence, dating to the end of the 1800s. It has a rectangular conforming marble top and a restrained shape...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine 18th Century Polychrome-Painted Serpentine Bombe Commode, originating in Italy during the third quarter of the 18th Century.
The serpentine bombe commode consists of two long...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
18th Century Louis XV Kingwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding example of 18th century Louis XV commode with beautiful marquetry work and exquisite marble top. This commode features five separate drawers with bronze ormolu mounts.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
French Chest in Lacqered Gilt Chinoisoire
Located in Savannah, GA
French chest in lacquered gilt chinoisoire, made circa 1910. This is a beautiful chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. Beautiful moldings and carvings on the front ...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Serpentine, Bronze
Large Louis XV Serpentine Shape Period Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A Rococo commode or chest with very fine original mercury fire gilt mounts. Nice faded cognac color. Simple clean lines and design. Marble top probably original and hand hewn (see r...
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal
Danish Rococo Chest of Drawers, Copenhagen, 1760
By Mathias Ortmann
Located in Copenhagen, K
Period 18th century Rococo dresser with white, beveled marble-top and brass hardware by Mathias Ortmann.
Furniture by M. Ortmann urniture is of exceptional quality and represent t...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A French Ormulo-Mounted Petite Commode By PAUL SORMANI
By Paul Sormani
Located in Sheffield, MA
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED INLAID
KINGWOOD & MARBLE-TOP PETIT COMMODE,
BY PAUL SORMANI, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
A rectangular marble top over two drawers with ormolu mounts ove...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century, French, Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Period French, Louis XV three-drawer walnut commode or chest of drawers with original marble top.
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18th Century European Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Danish Rococo Period Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional 18th century Rococo chest of drawers with beautifully carved serpentine drawers, handsome carved cabriole legs and ori...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Italian Inlaid Rosewood Prie-Dieu, 18th Century
Located in CH
18th century Louis XV Italian Roman inlaid rosewood prie-dieu.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Neapolitan Chest of Drawers, Commode, 18th Century
Located in CH
An 18th century Italian Rococo gilt bronze-mounted walnut and fruitwood inlaid chest of drawers, commode, Naples, circa 1760.
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Walnut Two Drawer Commode Louis XV Style French 19th. Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XV Style Serpentine Shape Two Drawer Chest with iron pull and escutcheons standing on cabriole legs ending in curled feet. French, Circa 1830.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry
Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions.
18th Century
Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Sa...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XV - Louis XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, three drawer commode d'apparat. Extensively inlaid with floral decoration and geometric marquetry, fitted with fine gilt bronze mounts a...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut, France ca. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Walnut Commode of serpentine form. Originating in the Provence region of France, and dating from the Louis XV period. Notable for its pierced apron and deep carved designs, an...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV walnut commode with serpentine top, moulded edges, paneled sides and four carved sliding drawers with bronze dore hardware. Shaped apron below.
William Word Fine Antiq...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chest of Drawers with Verona Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Late 19th century Italian Bombe dresser. Verona red marble-top.
Louis XV style. With bronze mounts.
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1890s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Walnut Serpentine Commode, 18th Century
Located in CH
An impressive 18th century Italian walnut and burl walnut serpentine commode with bronze handles. Emilian, circa 1720.
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1720s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Very Rare Three-Drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Rare Three-Drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode with Albalette Front. Probably from Lyon, France with Walnut Frame
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut
Louis XV Style Commode in Kingwood and Tulipwood, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style French commode with a rich arranged kingwood and tulipwood exterior, mounted with gilt-bronze fixtures and Rococo accents, dating from the mid-1800s.
The bombe-fo...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Serpentine-Front Danish Pine Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century serpentine-front Danish pine commode with four drawers. Mid-18th century serpentine-front commode in two parts, supported by carved paw-feet in front and simple block fe...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel, Iron
18th Century Louis XV Wood Painted Chest of Drawers 1700-1750
Located in Roma, RM
I am pleased to present to you a magnificence of Italian art , a fully lacquered and painted dresser from the mid-eighteenth century, the lacquer is still in excellent condition, exc...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Natural Oak Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XV commode hand-made in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The chest shows the typical overall look of the Louis XV style, with cabriole feet, scalloped...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Bleached Walnut Serpentine Front Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and decorated by satin wood inlay. This is a gorgeous chest that has almost an etherea...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Kingwood Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French, Louis XV-style, two-door, marble-top cabinet in kingwood, with inlaid floral marquetry. The interior has two adjustable shelves, one of which is fitted with two drawers. Or...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style French Commode of Lightened Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th-century Louis XV style French commode is an elegant and ornate piece of furniture. It is crafted from lightened walnut, giving it a beautiful and warm hue. The commode featu...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Louis XV Style Chest Of Drawers, Original Condition, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unrestored Regence style chest of drawers made in France in the late 19th - or early 20th century.
Highly crafted piece of furniture with fine marquetry and impressive bronzes.
Loos...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Inlaid Walnut Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, kidney-shaped fruitwood antique commode was crafted in France, circa 1950. The commode sits on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabot mounts over the feet. The bow front, over a scalloped apron embellished with a center decorative bronze mount, features two drawers decorated with parquetry motifs and dressed with the original pulls and matching intricate escutcheons. The cabinet is further decorated with bronze mounts in the corners, and both rounded sides are also embellished with inlaid marquetry decor. The surface is dressed with the original beveled variegated marble top with olive green, tan and gray color palette. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Antique Rococo Oak Chest of Drawers With Blue Painted Finish Circa 1800's
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive large oak chest of drawers is quite dramatic thanks to the (newer) blue professionally applied painted finish accenting the Rococo curv...
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Early 19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
18th Century Painted Country French Louis XV Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XV commode made in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The chest features three overlay large drawers decorated on the front with raised, symmetrical han...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Blue Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XV commode handmade in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The commode is a beautiful period piece with handmade large dovetail joints in the dra...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Italian commode from the city of Siena made in the late 1700s using walnut. With elegant lines and proportions this one is a true timeless beauty!
The commode presents three overla...
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18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
An 18th-century French Louis XV commode made of oak. This commode features three drawers with vast storage space and superb bronze handles.
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Wood & Painted Louis XV Style Bedside Tables/Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of hand-carved French, Louis XV, style bedside tables/small chest of drawers with a handsome bombe style curved shape. The pieces are hand-finished in a French Blue/Grey with ...
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality French Louis XV Marble Top Rosewood and Kingwood Marquetry Commode
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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1940s European Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Late 19th C French Louis XV Commodes Stamped by the Paris Maker
By Chardon & Dujardin
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XV kingwood and satinwood gilt bronze mounted commodes. Original breccia marble tops and fine gilt bronze mounts. Stamped illegibly CHAR...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Chest of Drawers c. 1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French early 20th century chest of drawers in bleached walnut. The chest has three large drawers for storage and have the original bronze hardware. The chest is detailed with a grace...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italian Louis XV Style Olivewood Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Italian Louis XV style 2 drawer olivewood commode.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chest of Drawers Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 Raw Finish Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 raw finish Sweden. A chest of drawers made during the Rococo period (1750-1775) in Sweden. Restored in an unfinished oak with a gray lime st...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV-Style Painted Dresser
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Louis XV-style dresser is painted white and has three drawers with large elaborate metal handles The sides are paneled in the French manner.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XV Provincial Style Painted Dresser
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XV Provincial style painted commode or chest of drawers with wonderful patina and details. Painted wood with trim detailed, decorative hardware.
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Large Louis XV Styled Painted and Marble Topped Oak Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
probably 1940s, France. Commodious size The marble top of serpentine shaped and multi-beveled. Stamped France twice on back (see photo). of French oak, providing strength and support...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut Two-Drawer Commode with Cabriole Legs
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 18th century Italian Rococo two-drawer commode with cabriole legs culminating in hoof feet. The serpentine front featuring original bronze hardware above two drawers with strin...
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Period Rococo Three-Drawer Marquetry Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European period Rococo three-drawer chest. This 18th century Rococo chest of drawers features a serpentine front with nice marqu...
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18th Century European Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode, Chest Manner of Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode or chest, early 1900s, the shaped marble atop a conforming cabinet with a single do...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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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