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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Empire
Style: Rococo
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ash
Small Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
This small chest of three drawers has a touch of dramatic appeal thanks to the (newer) black painted finish that is gently distressed, accenting the Rococo curves and cabriole feet.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode with black Belgian marble top. Nice patina and loads of storage. A great piece!
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Belgian Black Marble
Antique Altona Rococo Chest of Drawers, by Irwin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique English style altona chest of drawers made by Irwin. Features gilded gold accents with Burl and walnut throughout the surfaces.
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Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique Rococo Painted Large Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark circa 1750-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet.
It has been given an exc...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak, Paint
19th Century French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid and veneer of mahogany. Four dovetailed drawers: three with decorative cast brass pulls and escutcheons...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Antique French Chest of Drawers 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Buxton, GB
Fabulous Empire Chest of Drawers
French Origin
19th Century
Blonde Walnut
Bronze Details
4 Drawers
Gilt Decorative Handles
Some Chips to the Veneer
Carrara Marble Top (V...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of Swedish Painted Rococo Style Nightstands, Circa 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Rococo style light Gustavian grey-painted Swedish nightstands or night tables from the first half of the 20th Century. These Scandinavian have a charming patina have each ...
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1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Plywood, Pine
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode
19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND DECORATED WITH GOLDEN BRONZE.130X59X89 CM
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Pair Of Large Venetian Rococo Walnut Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
A fine pair of commodes in remarkably good condition. With serpentine rectangular top with book matched veneer over two conforming drawers with cast brass rocaille handles, raised on...
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
19th C. French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Semainier Tall Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A classic French Empire style Semainier Tall Chest in mahogany and bronze ormolu with seven drawers framed with fluted columns and fine gilded escutcheon. The front face of each drawer is also surrounded by an ormolu frame. Chest shows wear from daily use. Age related cracks that have been filled.
The key shown is only for decorative purposes to open drawers...
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1880s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Early 19th C Italian Empire Petite Commode in Fruitwood with 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Petite Commode in Fruitwood with 3 Drawers, Ebonized Paw Feet, & Caryatid Detail
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
18th Century Danish Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Danish chest of drawers in richly carved bleached oak with curvaceous serpentine drawer fronts with handsome original bronze hardwares and shaped top, handsome original ...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Empire Style Commode w/Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the sides which have a bronze woman's head on the top and bronze feet on the bottom. It...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Petit Danish Late Empire Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small 19th century Danish Late Empire chest of drawers in flamed birch. French polished.
The façade showcases an arrangement of four drawers (a smaller drawer over 3 larger drawers)...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Beech
Empire Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top, France Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Empire chest of drawers veneered in mahogany, with four drawers and white marble top. The corpus is flanked by columns with fire-gilded bases and capitals, which merge into th...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
French Rococo Style Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent French bombe chest featuring a marble top. Beautifully crafted with rich veneers of mahogany with burl inlay. The gracefully curved frame is embellished with gilt ormolu styl...
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20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Large Gray Rococo Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1760-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo chest of four drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet.
It has been given an exceptional new professional gray ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine, Paint
Mid century mahogany bombe commode chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-20th century kingwood and mahogany bombe commode chest of drawers, circa 1950.
Good quality rococo inspired 3-drawer commode. Bombe shaped co...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Rococo Gray Painted Large Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark Circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique rococo large oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and is raised on lovely cabriolet feet.
The newer, professionally applied and layere...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak, Paint
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant fruitwood chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The traditional commode sits on round columnar feet over a straight bottom plinth, and is embellished on both sides by carved round columns with decorative bronze rings at the neck and base. The cabinet features three drawers across the front with the original bronze pulls and key holes escutcheons, and a fourth additional drawer under the marble top. The surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina. The Empire style cabinet...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century rococo inlaid plum bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 18th century rococo parquetry plum bombe commode circa 1730.
We are pleased to offer one of the finest commodes we have dealt in. Rococo period and unusually veneered in plum...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
pair of C18th Portuguese serpentine decorated commodes
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
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Fantastic pair of C18th Portuguese serpentine commodes with the original cream decoration and gilt highlights. By ...
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1760s Portuguese Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Giltwood, Paint
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze drawer and three uniform drawers flanked by two squared columns, each with ormolu moun...
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1820s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Early 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in London, GB
France, c. 1820
An early 19th century Empire mahogany commode with finely chased ormolu mounts, retaining the original marble top.
Height 88.50cm
Width 130.00cm
Depth 57.00cm
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Italian Midcentury Rococo Style Bombé Chest with Three Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombé crossbow chest from the mid 20th century with serpentine front, three drawers, cabriole legs and exquisite veneer. Add a touch of elegan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century mahogany marble top commode circa 1960.
Good quality chest of drawers in the rococo taste
Beautiful red and white marble top which is loose fitted. Single dra...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped black marble t...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Empire Revival "retour d'Egypte" four drawer commode, ca. 1910 or later, in the manner of Bernard Molitor (French, 1755-1833) with green breccia marble canted rectangular top...
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19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Black Painted Commode with Original Brass Hardware
Located in Wichita, KS
An exceptional 18th century Swedish commode from the Rococo period with original brass hardware, ormolu, and locks. This commode has a serpentine front, shaped top and apron to the f...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Fine Paint Decorated Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Italianate design bombe chest in a speckled finish in black and red on pale tan. With carved neoclassical motifs- swags on the drawers, bows and ovals in between, and complementar...
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20th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Pair of 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes
Located in Salisbury, GB
This is a rare pair of genuine early period antique Italian bombe shaped chests of drawers - with gorgeous chinoiserie and flower painted decoration to fronts and both sides with ori...
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Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines. With two roomy drawers, this piece is...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Hardwood
19th Century Rococo Blue Painted Chest of 3 Drawers, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish dresser in Gustavian blue paint with three drawers and original 19th century Bronze Hardware.
This Rococo style chest or drawers is from the mid 1800-hundres. The simplicit...
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1850s Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Midcentury Ornate Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality 1960s ormolu, mahogany and marble top commode.
Single drawer below the top, with a drop down front that conceals 2 fitted drawers. Beautifully applied ormolu and bras...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Commode Empire France Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Commode Empire France Napoleon III 19th century
Wood and marble
Perfect condition - Original
Measures: 88cm x 63cm x 130cm
Never restored.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Commode
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful late 18th century Swedish commode from the Rococo period with original brass hardware and locks. This commode has a serpentine front, shaped top and apron to the front an...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Paint
Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Currently under renovation.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions height 81 cm width 69 cm depth 46 cm.
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Early 1900s Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Creamware, Walnut
Beautiful Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
A 20th century Empire style chest of drawers with figural pilasters and three drawers made in different size.
Don't hesitate to contac...
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20th Century British Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century Swedish Serpentine Front Chest in Original Color
Located in Charleston, SC
An exceptional 18th century Swedish chest in original time worn paint with beautifully carved serpentine drawer fronts with original handsome bronze hardwares and shaped top. The che...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
19th Century French Empire Antique Mahogany, Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique French single chest of drawers made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, veneered on Oakwood in good condition. The rectangular cupboard is composed with a grey-white marble top, the inside is consisting one shelf, enhanced by its original brass hardware and keys, standing on two wooden feet and two lion feet. The detailed carved cupboard represents the First French Empire time...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Metal, Brass
Empire Style Walnut Dressing Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Empire Style Walnut Dressing Table
Empire style dressing table in burl walnut with 2 drawers. Venetian glass pulls. The flap reveals a large origina...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century French Empire Period Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
A beautiful French Empire Period Commode. This commode is made with mahogany wood and was professionally sanded, bleached, and painted in ...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Chestnut & Ormolu Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The traditional commode sits on round columnar feet over a straight bottom plinth decorated with a brass mount, and is embellished on both sides by carved round columns with decorative bronze rings at the neck and base. The cabinet features three drawers across the front with the original bronze pulls and key holes escutcheons, and a fourth additional drawer dressed with a decorative center brass mount. The surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina. The Empire style cabinet...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Empire Period Walnut Night Stand
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in walnut, three drawers with black columns with caryatid head and pure gold base. Four ebonized turned legs.
Coeval Carrara marble top.
Very good condition.
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble
Dutch Pine Serpentine Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 18th century Dutch cottage commode handcrafted in pine with four drawers having a scalloped top over a dramatic serpentine form case ...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised finish and black marble top. Decorative columns on the front sides have brass trim and...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
20th Century Italian Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Graceful and ornate, this vintage wooden chest of drawers offers a Rococo fantasy in a somber ebonized finish. Made in Italy in the 20th century, ...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
French Empire Artisan-Painted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode, with an artisan hand-painted finish, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top, which is slightly recessed upon a lo...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rosewood Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century Italian commodes with wonderful rosewood figuring.
These chests consist of three recessed drawers and a flush drawer above. The chests have two columns on eithe...
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rosewood
Dutch Mahogany Bombe Petit Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine top and conforming bombe form case section with three drawers with brass bail handles, raised on bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Rococo Period Serpentine Front Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a beautiful Dutch Rococo commode, circa 1760 in white wash paint with original bronze hardware. The commode has a double serpentine front,...
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Small Late Empire Black Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Small and elegant late empire chest of four drawers.
Original black painted pine wood adorned with decorations in golden hues.
The sides with decorations in the form of ears of corn...
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Mid-19th Century European Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top
Located in Weiningen, CH
EMPIRE chest of drawers cherry wood with black colones and black marble top
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1820s French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Belgian Black Marble
French Empire Commode with Beautiful Inlay & Bookmatched Veneer, Early 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode with beautiful inlay and book-match veneers, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped, book-match veneer top,...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Semi-circular body, one door in the middle flanked by full columns and one drawer each above and below. An extremel...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Mahogany
French Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers or “commode” made of flamed mahogany in the French Empire style. This piece has ebonized columns and is finished in a lustrous French polish. There are four dovetail...
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1910s French Empire Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Petite French Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was created in 19th century France. Topped with a removable piece of black fossil granite with rounded front corners. The apron houses a hidden...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Granite, Metal, Brass
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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