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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and bracket feet. Step into an era of refined eleganc...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, ca. 1800.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Oak Chest of Drawers, ca. 1800.
Amazing Empire oak dresser made by Danish master carpenter 1790-1810. Solid oak body and drawer fronts. Ebonized trim and concealed top...
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Late 18th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
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
Materials
Mahogany
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
Materials
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
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
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
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and neoclassical details comprise this outstanding chest of drawers or commode. This case...
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1860s Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early 19th Century Louis XVI style commode hand-crafted in France circa 1800. This stylish case piece is made of mahogany and topped with its original shaped marble top that has i...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Demilune Chest of Drawers, Vitrine / Showcase Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XVI Style Demilune Mahogany Vitrine / Showcase Cabinet
Maison Jansen Louis XVI style chest or étagère. The nice bowed white marble top with a three-quarter pierced bras...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Lumachella Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Lumachella marble commode. This beautifully designed "D" shaped commode is supported by four ci...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair French Louis XVI Chiffonieres ~ Nightstands with Carrara Marble Tops
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair French Louis XVI Chiffonieres ~ Nightstands with Carrara Marble Tops are excellent choices to provide stylish storage in small footprints in ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany, Marble and Brass Commode
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XVI Commode is made of mahogany and oak. The piece is crafted with a marble top and pierced brass gallery. The chest of drawers features five drawers o...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Empire French Chest of Drawers with marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Chest od Drawers with white marble on top,
France, Ca. 1830
Spectacular Commode with original white marble on top and original empire legs. Front of d...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand-crafted in France circa 1810, this semainier is fitted with seven drawers to provide a dr...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Gray Stone-Top Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Louis XVI style mahogany commode, late 19th/ early 20th c., having gray stone top, three top drawers, over two full length drawers, flanked by fluted side supports, rising on ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally beautiful marquetry inlaid commode 'à Ressaut' opening with two wide drawers, and crafted in the Louis XVI style.
This very decorative late 18th century chest of dr...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Painted Chests of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Complete your bedroom with this elegant pair of antique hand painted bedside cabinets. Crafted in France, circa 1880, each commode stands on taper...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany, Marble and Brass Commode
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century French Louis XVI Commode is made of mahogany and oak. The piece is crafted with a marble top and pierced brass gallery. Presented as found, repairs to the marble ha...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France end of 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
This remarkable chest of drawers, boasting the elegant Louis XVI Style, dates back to the late 19th century. Comprising five drawers, this commode features exquisite marquetry work t...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
Walnut Bachelors Chest of Drawers with Brass Handles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Walnut Bachelors Chest of Drawers with Brass Handles. The top opens up to make double the width. This may be used as a desk area or a sort of vanity.
Wonderful Aged wood. Clean and...
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Empire Commode
Located in Austin, TX
1st Empire French Commode comprised of 4 drawers and original brass hardware. Key included as well. Beautiful relief work on the brass ormolu. All drawers are solid wood boxes with d...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Commode
Located in San Antonio, TX
Step into the grandeur of the 19th century with this gorgeous French Empire Period Commode, a masterpiece featuring impressive "ronce de noyer" walnut v...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th Century Louis XVI style commode made of beautiful mahogany and topped with its original show-stopping piece of marble. Hand-crafted in France circa 1830, its shaped mar...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Small Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis XVI style chest is small and made of flamed mahogany.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Robin's Egg Blue and Gilded French Louis XVI Style Distressed Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a flamboyant pair of bright gold leaf gilded Robin's egg blue distressed finish commodes. The gold is newer and the painted finish probably is too. There are some minor defec...
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1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique Danish Empire Elm Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish early 19th century empire bowfront chest of drawers veneered in elm wood with a beautiful grain pattern.
Four drawers, the top drawer with a geometrical ebonized inlaid in the...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Pair of Louis XVI nightstands
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of Louis XVI three-drawer nightstands with geometric inlays
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A Mahogany and gilt bronze mounts chest of drawers, the top drawer revealing a secretaire.
Sweden, early 19th Century
93 cm high by 107.5 cm wide ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers or 'Chiffonnier'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming and petite walnut chest of drawers dates from the 19th century, and features three identical opening drawers, each dovetailed and lined with velvet, and equipped with t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 19th century classic chest of drawers in Louis XVI style. Solid walnut wood.
Walnut corpus with 2 drawers under a slightly overhanging profiled top plate, standing on square poin...
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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
Louis XVI French Chest of Drawers or Commode with Statuary Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commode or Chest of drawers. The wood is a gorgeous Mahogany with a statuary marble top. The three drawers are deep and roomy. The t...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Statuary Marble, Brass
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
Antique French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Three dovetailed drawers domed in the center, all the locks are functional and the ke...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Early 19th Century Louis XVI commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis XVI Chest of drawers,
Ca. 1800, Germany, Lenzburg
Original chest of drawers, probably Lenzburg assigned to the workshop of Samuel Hämmerli, veneered in walnut and inlaid wit...
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Early 1800s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Natural Oak Four-Drawer Commode with Carved Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period natural oak commode circa 1790 with four geometric carved drawers. Enhance your living space with this exquisite French Louis XVI period natural oak commode...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century Three Drawer Commode with Bronze 'Fist' Drawer Pulls
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A simple and elegant 19th century commode, finished in beautiful wood veneer. Opening with two deep and wide drawers below a shallower one, its proportions make it an ideal piece for...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Semainier Lingerie Chest Tall Night Stands
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of French Louis XV Style Semainier Lingerie Chest Tall Night Stands
Dimensions : 43" Tall X 16" Wide X 15.25" Deep
These lingerie chests were made in France in the 1920's era ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Oak
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers is a timeless reminder of the everlasting splendor of the classical style, founded by the ancient Greeks...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine French 19th Century Louis XVI style commode made of beautiful mahogany. Hand-crafted in France circa 1840, its original shaped marble top with beautiful colors and patterns th...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Chest with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely mid 20th century French Louis XVI mahogany chest with carrara marble top. Nice brass trim and hardware as well. Perfect for a traditional look. Very pretty!!
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble
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.
Three dovetailed drawers with brass details, all ...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Spectacular chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style. Beautiful lines with demilune profile. Laurel wreath drawer pulls and carved draped floral accents.
Curbside to NYC/Philly $450
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Commode
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An attractive late 19th century French provincial Louis XVI style painted commode or chest of drawers. Having a wonderfully distressed blue gray painted finish with dark charcoal acc...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century Louis XVI Oak Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chest is arrestingly beautiful due to the gentle carving of garlands and flowers on the drawer fronts. Perfectly symmetrical design on beautiful raw oak. Another fine feature is...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Oak
EARLY 19th CENTURY EMPIRE BUREAU
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant chest of drawers from the Empire period in mahogany feather with lost wax cast and gilded bronze friezes. The chest of drawers has three large drawers and a smaller one below...
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Lacquered Painted Wood Louis XVI Style Italian Commode with Mirror
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian chest of drawers with mirror from the mid-20th century. Commode in lacquered and hand-painted wood in Louis XVI style, of great decoration. Furniture with three drawers of ex...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Petite Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Four drawers and neoclassical details compose this outstanding Empirical commode hand-crafted in France circa 1810. This case piece is topped with an interesting piece of black, gray and white fossil marble that, along with the body, has patinated wonderfully over the decades. Iconic of the Empire style, two pilaster columns flank the bank of drawers, each having decorative brass caryatid capitals and neoclassical bases. The top frieze drawer and the three that follow all have paired swan...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or den with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1930, the traditional commode sits on carved columnar supports over a straight bott...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
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
Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet.
Dimensions...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
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 Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style walnut chest of drawers, 19th century. With a single board walnut top with turret front corners, 3 walnut drawers each with incised designs, resting on turned...
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19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers with Side Lock, Nuremberg, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers in oak with three drawers and socketed square pointed feet. The chest of drawers is set in root burl on the front and the top shows inlay work in the for...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
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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