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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Empire
Empire Style Demi Lune Marble Topped Two Door Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 empire style demi lune commode is made of mahogany with a marble top. Commode has two locking drawers flanked by wedge-shaped, locking side cabinets....
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Pair Hand-Made Custom French Bronze Mounted Cherry and Ebonized Commodes
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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Early 2000s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South German 1780, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI chest of drawers dates back to 1780 and comes from the southern part of Germany.
The three drawer commode has a sleek design and stands on four pointed feet...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Boxwood, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Oak Chest with Brass Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome French Louis XVI style oak chest with brass trim. Nice clean lines and 2 drawers for storage. This piece functions well in a variety of decors!
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Small Cabinet or Nightstand, End of 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This small chest of drawers or nightstand dates back to around 1790-1800. It comes from Germany. The small chest of drawers stands on four slender pointed legs. It has two drawers an...
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1790s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Mahogany and Brass Inlays
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XVI style chest of drawers in mahogany veneer with mahogany and amaranth.
Brass ornament and carrare marble tray.
Fully restored by Pascal Sedillot cabinet maker of Art w...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Moucheté Mahogany, ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by beautiful topie shaped legs with fin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency Style Commode, Chest, or High Board, Louis XVI, Bronze, French. 19th Century
Louis XVI commode fully refinished in a...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Carrara Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany commode. The chest is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with fine ormolu sabots and top caps. Each leg is connected by a ma...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble
20th Century Inlaid Wood with Marble Top Louis XVI Style French Dresser, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small French dresser from the mid 20th century. Louis XVI style furniture adorned with geometric inlay in mahogany, walnut, maple and fruitwood. ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th Century Dutch Chest of Drawers Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century Dutch chest of drawers.
Two-bay oak corpus with ornamental and floral carving and profiled marble top standing on curved ca...
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18th Century Dutch Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and White-Washed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century French Louis XVI carved and white-washed commode. Beautiful clean lines and lovely patina. This piece also has 3 drawers for storage and unbleached wood top. S...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 18th century Louis XVI period small commode.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode
Located in Houston, TX
The rectangular gray and white marble top above a conforming case
Having three recessed long drawers, flanked to either side by an ormolu-
Mounted pilaster, raised on turreted fee...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date.
It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front h...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
6-Drawer Chest Chiffonnier in solid blond cherry wood, Louis XVI style
Located in Landivy, FR
This chiffonnier 6-drawer chest belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end o...
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2010s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry, Oak
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs below the fine fluted straight frieze. Each ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commodes. Each three drawer chest is raised by fine circular tapered fluted legs below striking fluted columns extendin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XV-Style Chest of Drawers, Dark Oak, Hand Carved 19th C.
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that pull
Easily. Hand carved with scrolling designs make it
Special. A shaped top that bows slightly in the front
Center adds intere...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Louis XVI Style Nightstand in Walnut with Legs and Drawer
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Parti...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that
Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with
Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser with marble top and gilt bronze mounts. Rare "Roi Soleil" bronze details on sides. Bronze Neoclassical references in bronze handles and base of...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commodes / End Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commodes/end tables. Each three drawer chest is raised by fine bun topie shaped feet below the mottled wrap around ba...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
1750s Louis Seize XVI Golden Console Table with Marble and original Mirror
Located in Ulm, DE
Console Table with Mirror
detailed ornaments
wood, gold leaf
marble
original mirror with blind spots
Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize),
France, Mid 18th Century
Mirror dimension...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Bronze D'Ore Mounted Marble-Top Commode, 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Inlaid Bronze D' Ore Mounted Marble-Top Commode, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Russian Empire Dressing Table with Mahogany Carvings and Gilt Bronzes
By Andrey Voronikhin
Located in Vienna, AT
The desk body is made of pine and oak with a Karelian birch veneer and the mirrored base is supported by four curved feet, embellished by an entwined patinated bronze snake with a gilt head and tail. The pad feet are supported by ebonized mahogany floor plates.
The middle portion consists of five small drawers and a large desk drawer and within a manufactured mahogany interior with seven compartments and eight secret compartments as well as two movable elements, one of which is covered with velvet. The lower drawers have gilt gooseneck fittings.
The mirror attachment includes a mechanism for taking the mirror plate vertically out and up to 180 degrees, which can, in turn, be fixed in almost any position. This mirror is flanked by two carved mahogany phoenixes with gilt heads and feet, and on the reverse side there are two more secret compartments in the lower area of the right as well as the left foot of the base.
The Poudreuse Secretary is an exceptional example of Russian furniture of the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The depiction and symbolic arrangement of the remarkable bronze snakes and the carved phoenix is typical of the style of the important Russian architect Andrey Voronikhin (1759-1814). As well, this Poudreuse Secretary Desk has as well a similar structure to a dressing table made by the celebrated cabinetmaker (ebéniste) Heinrich Gambs...
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Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, France 1800, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This original French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers dates back to around 1800. The three drawer commode has a sleek design and stands on four square fluted feet. The fluted decor continu...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapered fluted legs below the fine frieze with a lovely mott...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode is a superlative example of the beginnings of the neoclassical revival in Europe that occurred with the transition from Kings Loui...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Marble-Top Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI marble top walnut commode was hand-crafted in the neoclassical style and features truly timeless architecture. The gracefully and subtly bowed front blends i...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style chest of drawers
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 86cm, width 127cm, depth 57cm
This beautiful ches...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Cerused Painted Commode / Chest with Carved Shell Motif
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Love the finish and size! This chest is actually an Italian piece with French Louis XVI styling. The cerused finish is accented with a celadon green. It is in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Empire Chests of Drawers, Berlin, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Empire chest of drawers with two drawers and quarter columns made of marble. The body is veneered in mahogany, the fittings are made of brass.
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode is a phenomenal example of the neoclassic revival that occurred after 1770 in France. Only select, finely grained old-growth indigenous w...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode Secretary with Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode secretary features fluted bronze columns at the corners with striated bronze plaques above and below. Additional bronze ban...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XVI-Style Kingwood and Marble Top Side Table/Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
This is a signed French cabinet by the maker “Krieger” which makes
This piece special. It is signed at the top of the drawer. The marble top
Is in shades of cream and beige with ta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Wood Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood and faux painted marble commodes. Each three drawer chest is raised by square tapered fluted legs...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XVI Style French Walnut Briarwood Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Sober...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
21st Century Brocart Chest of Drawers with Hand-carved Legs
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The chest of drawers of the Brocart line is a piece of furniture with a refined and luxurious charm. The base, with hand-carved legs and antique gold leaf finishing in pure classic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Oak Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique chest of drawers from the Louis Seize Period. This commode comes from France and dates from circa 1780-1790. It is...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century Louis XVI Style French Oak Chest with Original Bronze Hardware
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Louis XVI style continental chest with two drawers in carved oak, veneered with panels on four sides and covered with a geometric contrast band. This antique French comm...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Solid Mahogany Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very high quality and elegant French 18th century Louis XVI style solid Mahogany cabinet. Raised by a straight rectangular moulded base, the c...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Continental Louis XVI Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Brass Inlay
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Russian or Swedish Louis XVI mahogany chest of drawers with brass inlay, circa 1800. Having a rectangular top with thumb molded brass borders, two grain matched drawers, resting on f...
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Early 1800s European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode by Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French mahogany marble-top Louis XVI style commode has been ebonized and finished with a museum quality. This lovely piece features pink and grey veined marble-top. The chest...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
French Neo Classic Marble Top Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French neo classic marble top commode small ebonised and Kalahari chest of drawers, the Sahara marble top with brass inlaid edges, above three drawers with brass handles, the cante...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century Austrian Empire Style Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Austrian Empire walnut commode. Exceptional wood finish and superb quality. A truly elegant piece that is sure to impress!.
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Two Door Painted and Giltwood Map Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century two door painted and giltwood French Louis XVI map chest with two pull-out shelves. Gorgeous storage!
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Giltwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode is a magnificent example of the genre, meticulously hand-crafted by master artisans in the neoclassical ...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
19th Century Spanish Fernandino Bombe Commode & Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificently decorative antique Spanish Fernandino style mahogany chest of drawers commode and mirror.
Hand-crafted in Spain in the late 19th century, surmounted by the monumental dresser mirror with finely hand carved giltwood bird crest, atop flat mirror plates, framed by ornate scrolling foliates.
Mounted over a mahogany bombe shaped chest accented with contrasting string banded inlay, gilded birds perched on stylized scrolled foliate, flanking four drawers. The solid wooden case fitted with a projecting frieze drawer, over three larger drawers, rising on sculptural patinated gilt wood ancient Egyptian Sphinx form front feet.
Bold, dramatic and luxurious yet with an elegant warmth, and visually striking sophistication, the two piece set can be used a variety of different ways, including in the bedroom as a dresser / commode, in the dining room as a sideboard server, credenza console, or placed in the foyer as a stunning entry statement piece!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 86.25" High, 43" Wide, 22" Deep
Commode: 32.25" High, 43" Wide, 21.25" Deep
Mirror: 54" High, 36.5" Wide
History:
Fernandino style is called the one developed in the decorative arts - especially furniture - in Spain during the reign of Fernando VII...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Chests of Drawers or Commodes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of Louis XVI style mahogany chests of drawers with beautiful and dramatic silver gilt accents. Three drawers in each commode with silver pulls provide ample storage; reeded side...
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1950s North American Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Silver
19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode in the Manner of Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry commode
After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806)
After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Princess Adélaïde for Versailles. Constructed from amaranth with veneered tulipwood "en semelle" and dressed with a profusion of finely cast & hand-chased ormolu mounts, with a Sarrancolin marble platform, atop a breakfront frieze, set with three drawers, over a unified central panel divided in two drawers depicting a 'bois de bout' marquetry floral still life within a gilt-bronze frame, flanked by panels of quarter-cut tulipwood with ormolu handles suspended from lover's knot bows, with conforming matched panels to the concave sides. The apron is mounted with a finely cast central scroll, and the canted corners dressed with cascading ormolu foliate mounts terminating in lion's paw feet.
French, circa 1910
Madame Adélaïde's commode
The design for this commode was one of the earliest royal commissions awarded to Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), the master craftsman who was later appointed cabinetmaker to Louis XVI and his court in 1774. The commode, with its architectural features, extensive ormolu mounts and immaculate marquetry work, was ordered in 1776 and delivered that same year for Madame Adélaïde (1732-1800), the daughter of king Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. The commode was later moved to château de Bellevue when it was given to her by king Louis XVI.
The famous commode was later part of the Earl of Carnarvon's collection, who also bought furniture made for Napoleon. Carnarvon's wife, Lady Elmina Wombwell, was the child of Alfred de Rotschild, which may explain the post-revolutionary history of the royal commode. In 2018, the Riesener commode was bought for the nation for the sum of 3.5m€ and returned to Versailles.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut commode from the early 20th century, with grey veined marble top four drawers and black columns. Created in France during the second quarter of the 20th ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Commode À Portes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Commode à Portes. Each chest is raised by square tapered fluted feet below the straight...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Oak Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated oak commode. The five drawer commode is raised by fine square tapered fluted legs above block rosettes and elegant fluted desig...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Mid 20th Century French Provincial Louis XVI Chest on Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Provincial Louis XVI style chest on chest, unbranded. Hardwood with decorative brass hardware, fluted sides, cane inserts to door panels, decorative apron and tapered legs. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood and Sienna Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. kingwood, tulipwood and Sienna marble commodes. Each two drawer small scale chest/side table is raised by fine square tapered le...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Siena Marble
French Art Deco Meuble De Metier Chest of Drawers Marble Top and Pull Tab c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French meuble de métier, pantalonnière.
This commode was in a a french store : at the beginning this chest of drawers was a special furniture of storage and presentation (marble tabs) to the customers for the pants.
After is was the furniture containing the cash drawer...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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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