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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Baroque
Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Original Paint
Located in Kastrup, DK
Very beautiful Louis XVI chest of drawers, crafted in pine in original polychrome color, with a fantastic natural age-related patina.
Below the top plate red painted dental mouldings...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid century carved oak small chest of drawers by bodafors
By Bodafors
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century carved oak small chest of drawers by Bodafors circa 1960.
3 drawer chest of drawers of small proportions. Single brass drop handles to the front.
Carved and shaped dra...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique Pair French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Chests w/ Inlay Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Marquetry Commodes With Exotic Satinwood, Rosewood and Walnut Woods. Rectangular satinwood marquetry top over single drawer with two gilt bronze pulls surmounting a single compartment enclosed by pair of satinwood marquetry doors all rising on cabriole transitional legs terminating with applied gilt bronze ormolu mounts.
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Two Door Cabinet...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood and Brass Mounted 3-Drawer Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with rounded front corners above a conforming case housing three drawers trimmed in brass and retaining original brass handles, the front corners flute carve...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marble Top & 3 Drawers, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marble Top & 3 Drawers, ca. 1790
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Stamped Jean-Baptiste Lependu
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, expertly crafted by master ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Lependu from solid oak secondary wood with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This piece has three dovetailed drawers, gilt brass pulls and trim throughout. The petite commode boasts a lustrous...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cherrywood Semanier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow 18th century walnut French Louis XVI semanier with a marble top over seven long drawers, the faces within a raised frame, raised on short round tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
18th Century Chest of Drawers from Italy
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present you with this wonderful Italian chest of drawers originating from the Louis XVI period. Its top displays stunning marquetry that enhances its aesthetic ap...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th c. Swedish Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A Swedish chest of drawers from the 18th century in original paint. European pine wood with traces of aged blue and coral red paint. Shaped top and beautifully carved arbalette shape...
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18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI Style Directoire Commode, Circa Early 1800s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine early 19th century Louis XVI Style Directoire commode from France. A shaped “Gris Sainte Anne” marble top with rounded front corners and a beveled edge sits above three s...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Baroque Drop Leaf Table Chest of Drawers, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unique specimen, a very rare chest of drawers of the early Portuguese Baroque with double top convertible into a table, 3 drawers, gilded bronze letterhead and handles, of Italian influence, an example in excellent condition of the style that predecessoed D José...
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17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Painted chest of drawers in baroque style, 20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Large grey painted chest of drawers with three drawers in baroque style. The painting is new and has been decoratively patinated. The chest of drawers stands on s-shaped legs and has...
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20th Century European Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish with gilded ormulu throughout. Three dovet...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair Of Italian 19th c. Louis XVI St. Tulipwood, Fruitwood, & Mahogany Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and finely detailed pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, ebonized Fruitwood, Mahogany and white Carrara marble commodes. Each three drawer commode is rais...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
20th Century Narrow Catalan Spanish Baroque Dark Walnut Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top without edge top, conforming case housing two carved drawers with two doors paneled with solid walnut, raised on a plinth...
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1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Early 19th Century Louis XVI style, walnut commode with brass inlays and a black Marble Top. Fronted by three large storage drawers with pairs of brass pulls.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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
18th Century Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
18th Century Chest of Drawers,
Germany, 1760-1780
Rare original chest of drawers from the 2nd half of the 18th century, strongly curved top plate, with cross joint, double curved dr...
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1760s German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Painted Chests / Commodes / Tables Att. To Julia Gray
By Julia Gray
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French Louis XVI style chests or side tables attributed to Julia Gray. They are green with gilt accents and have three drawers. They are in very good condition.
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Late 20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Baroque Style Chests of drawers, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A remarkable commode in delux wood, brass and bronze hardware with gilded bronze, two small upper drawers and two large drawers, skirt and sides cut out in keyway, claw feet finished...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Nadia Neo Classic Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mahogany in a light finish with oak-lined drawers. Four drawers with neo-classic hardware, fluted styles raised on square tapered legs.
Dimensions: 32" W x 16" D x 35" H
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Walnut Six-Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut commode from circa 1790 with six drawers, rounded and fluted side posts, and turned elongated toupie legs. This French Louis XVI period walnut commod...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of Drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style. This piece has three dovetailed drawers with brass trim and hardware throughout. The pulls and locks are in working condition. The p...
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1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs.
Five dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, Southern Germany 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
Uncover the historical charm of our Antique Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece dating back to 1780 and hailing from Southern Germany. Crafted with precision from solid walnut,...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Curved Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large baroque chest of drawers ("commode galbée") from the 2nd half of the 18th century. Solid oak wood and veneered.
An authentic piece in absolutely elegant puristic design.
Sid...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine
Louis XVI Walnut 3 Drawer Commode, France ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI Walnut 3 Drawer Commode, France ca. 1790
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Commodes
Located in Westwood, NJ
A late 18th-century style Neo Classic dresser. With three long soft closing drawers in a natural oak veneer finish, with paneled sides, polished brass accents and hardware, fluted st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Oak Commode, 18th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice 18th century Louie XVI French Provincial Oak Commode with a curved facade and nicely carved drawer fronts. Chest has three drawers with lock entry ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A late 18th-century style Neo Classic dresser. With three long soft closing drawers in a natural oak veneer finish, with paneled sides, polished brass accents and hardware, fluted st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Portuguese Baroque Styled Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Portuguese Baroque styled high-end wood single drawer table commode with cut-out top following the lines of the waist and framed by a recess, curv...
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19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs.
Four dovetailed drawers with brass details, and t...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th c. German Baroque Commode in Original Patina with Arbalette Shaped Front
Located in Wichita, KS
A German chest of drawers from the 18th century in original, natural pine with traces of original paint. Shaped top and beautifully carved arbalette shaped drawers with original hard...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Louis XVI Style Light Walnut Commode with Three Drawers and Fluted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style light walnut commode from the 20th century with three drawers, fluted side posts and legs, ornate hardware. This French Louis XVI style light walnut commode ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chiffonier Chest Of Drawers Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming and elegant pair of period Louis XVI (1774-1792) French chiffoniers. circa 1780
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the late 18th century, most likely Parisian work, hi...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Ebonized Oak French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large, three drawer 18th Century patinated French oak commode.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French, Louis XVI Kingwood Marble Top Chest of Drawers, Cabinet
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Elegant 19th Century French Empire Louis XVI Kingwood Marble Top Chest of Drawers, Cabinet. 5 Short Drawers Inlaid With Entwined Leaves, Brass Ring Handles And Ormolu Mounts.
In...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Louis XVI side Table, Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful side table from the Louis XVI Period dates back to 1780 and comes from southern Germany. The side table has two drawers. It is decorated with a pretty walnut veneer an...
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1780s European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Parquetry Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style.
This wonderful chest has three drawers that are equal in size. Each drawer has its original bronze handles which are beauti...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Baroque Style 19th Century Gray Serpentine Front Three-Drawer Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Baroque style serpentine front three-drawer chest from the 19th century with light gray painted finish, marbleized top and turned feet. This 19th-century Swedish Baroque st...
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19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers or Chiffonnier
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This small Louis XVI style chiffonnier in patinated walnut features a galleried top tray and three identical opening drawers, each lined with crimson velvet and adorned with gilt bro...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Top Marquetry Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Marble Top Marquetry Commode is yet another example of the fine craftsmanship we've come...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Italian, Lombardia Carved Walnut 3- Drawer Commode, Early 18th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rectangular top with a molded edge and dentile molding overhanging, the conforming case housing three carved and paneled drawers with original wooden pulls, the sides with raised...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A classicist chest of drawers in Louis XVI style. Made from solid cherry wood around 1800.
Cherrywood body standing on 4 tapered square feet with coffered sides and an overhanging t...
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Early 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings, quartered veneers to the drawer fronts and sides. H...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous vintage French Louis XVI style painted commode. Featuring a beautiful patina and pretty carvings. Very special!!
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Buffet ~ Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Buffet ~ Commode with Carrara Marble combines the size and proportions of a chest of drawers with the functionality of a buffet, and does it with in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Brass
18th Century Italian Ligurian Kneeler 1700s
Located in Roma, RM
Rare and unobtainable Italian kneeler of Ligurian origin, Baroque period, late 17th early 18th century, veneered in walnut burl and has as many as 4 side drawers , in addition to the...
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1710s Italian Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XVI small Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Chest of Drawers
Germany, 1800
Mahogany
Elegant Chest with two drawers standing on pointed feet. The front of the chest symmetrically veneered. Edge of the base ...
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Early 1800s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Baroque chest of drawers, Southern German 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
A three-drawer baroque chest of drawers with a moving panel and a curved frame. The frame in light grey and creamy white is new and has been decoratively patinated.
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Softwood
18th Century French Serpentine Ebonised Commode
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French serpentine commode with original handles.The later ebonised paintwork has given this piece a super contemporary look and an amazing storage solution.Wit...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode With Marble Top is truly a classic! Inspired by the architecture of the ancient Greeks and Romans, this piece was crafted from fine im...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Belgian Black Marble, Brass
19th Century Wood Antique French Half-moon Chest Of Drawers, 1870s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant French chest of drawers from the second half of the 19th century. Crescent-shaped cabinet finely inlaid in walnut, mahogany, maple, briar, rosewood and fruit wood. Dresser wi...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany, Maple, Nutwood, Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble Top represents a revival of the classic style dating back thousands of years! Inspired by the architecture of the ...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Brass
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style dresser or chest of drawers
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
USA, circa 1960s
Carved walnut, with original brass hardw...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Baroque Chest of Drawers in Walnut, Inlaywork and Bronze fittings, Mid-18th C.
Located in Greding, DE
Large baroque chest of drawers with a curved front and three drawers. The chest of drawers rests on pressed ball feet and is profiled at the edges. The fronts of the drawers feature ...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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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