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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: George III
French 19th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Louis XV style commode circa 1800 or earlier. A fantastic charcoal marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same fashion as the body. A bank of three drawers featur...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV Bordelaise Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, from the Bordeaux region made of solid mahogany. Nice proportions and bombé form with serpentine front. Original Rouge R...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Rare Louis XV Style Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality erly 20th century Italian Louis XV style antique small chest of drawers. On the front three comfortable drawers. C...
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1910s Italian Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Irish Georgian Mahogany High Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
Finished rectangular top over six graduated drawers with brass bail handles. Raised on bracket feet. Old finish. Well made with drawers functioning well and oak secondary wood.
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1770s Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of Auffray Style Carved Walnut Louis XV Commodes Dressers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved walnut frames with three drawers. Brass hardware.
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique George III Quality Mahogany Chest on Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany chest on chest having a quality shaped dental reeded moulded cornice above two short and six long mahogany cockbeeded and oak lined drawers with o...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Other

Louis XV Commode After Charles Cressent
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV commode in the style of Charles Cressent, in floral marquetry in rosewood frames; exceptional ornamentation of very finely chiseled gilt bronze; beautiful veined whit...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Venetian Commode
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing blue light and silver lacquered Venetian chest of drawers, lacquered green fake marble on the top, it's in original conditions with normal signs of use and age visible on ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Lacquer, Fruitwood

Finest Antique English Geo. III Figured Mahogany Chippendale Chest on Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Quite possibly the FINEST period late 18th century Geo. III mahogany Chest on Chest we have had in our 100 year-old antiques establishment. It evidences perfect proportions top tp b...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Outstanding Quality Unusual Antique George III Mahogany Bachelor’s Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality unusual antique George III mahogany bachelor's chest having a magnificent quality figured mahogany top with a moulded edge above four figured mahogany cockbeeded ...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Other

French Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very quiet French Louis XV fruitwood bombe commode. The Verdi green marble top rests over two long drawers. the case piece is raised on splay feet flanking a shaped apron, ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Midcentury French Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant oval shape fruitwood antique commode was crafted in Paris, circa 1950. The chest sits on cabriole legs decorated with bronze sabot feet, over a scalloped apron embellished with a brass mount. The front has two drawers with marquetry decor panels and embellished with the original handles and escutcheons; the cabinet features a top brass pierced gallery with an inset grey and white marble surface. The chest is further decorated with bronze mounts in the corners, and the bowed sides features parquetry decor. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Unusual 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Wood Commode from Arles, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Featuring Rococo elements from the period of Louis XV, this walnut commode was hand-carved in Arles, France, during the 18th century. The chest of drawers is quite unusual in that it...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

Rococo Style Art Deco Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Rococo bureau with marble top and legs in matte black. Front and side in an Art Deco black and white graphic pattern. Fine original fittings in s...
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1950s Swedish Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century French Walnut Wood Commode En Tombeau from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
An en tombeau is a type of commode with three tiers of drawers and short legs. Our walnut wood chest of drawers was hand-carved in Provence, France d...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

18th Century George III Period Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 18th century, George III period mahogany chest of drawers. Rectangular top, moulded edge above two small and three long graduated drawers with brass swan neck handles, standing on shaped bracket feet. One key with working locks. Rich warm colour and patina. England circa 1790. A good piece of Georgian antique furniture. Complete with working locks and key. The dimensions are: Height: 85cm (33.5in) Width: 106.5cm (41.9in) Depth: 51cm (20.1in) This 18th century Georgian period antique...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Early 19th Century George III Bachelor Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III bachelor chest, the moulded top raised above two short and three long cockbeaded drawers with brass pulls and ...
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Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Georgian Serpentine Cabinet
By Robert Adams 1
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George III mahogany serpentine cabinet, the shaped top with molded edge, the two doors in vivid crotch grain with hard round molded surrou...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Satinwood Bronze Mounted French Louis XV Marble Top Commode, Circa 1920
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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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

George III Mahogany Chest with Banded Top, Canted Corners, and Reeded Posts,
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George III Mahogany Chest-of-Drawers, with a banded top, with two short drawers over three long graduated ones, each with cockbeading and oak linings, with canted and molded front co...
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1810s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A gorgeous, exquisitely crafted antique Louis XV style mahogany inlaid commode ornamented with chiseled and gilded bronze throughout. Hand crafted in France during the early 20th cen...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Period Walnut & Inlaid Marble Top Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this highly stylized two drawer commode is a fine example of the influence of the Chinoiserie style sweeping Europe in the 18th century. of serpentine shape and retaining its origin...
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century English George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George III mahogany bachelors chest, having a leather lined brushing slide with two brass handles, above an arrangement of four graduated drawers each with...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French 18th Century Walnut Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
An 18th-century French Louis XV period serpentine-front fruitwood commode chest of three drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet. Distributed over three rows, each moulded drawer ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Louis XV St. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and Ormolu Commmode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Continental 18th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and ormolu commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant legs with scrolled feet c...
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18th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Veneer with Oeben Marquetry, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Louis XV chest of drawers called "commode sauteuse" in rosewood veneer, violet wood and stained wood, curved on three sides and topped by a Royal marble top. It opens in ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode Bombe Carved Walnut Louis XV 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite Antique French Walnut Louis XV Style Bombe chest of drawers or Commode~~Early/Mid 19th Century This is a SUPERB example of an antique French walnut bombe style chest of ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Stainwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style blonde-stainwood and gilt bronze-mounted two-drawer commode with marble top, Paris, circa 1900. Measures: Height 33 1/8 inches (84.1 cm) ...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Lacquered and Bronze Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV style lacquered and bronze commode, Maison Jansen attributed. This outstanding French black lacquer six drawer commode or chest is heavily inlaid and trimmed with b...
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1950s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Style Black Lacquer Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of Louis XV style chest of drawers,Night stands made by La Maison London Black lacquered with bronzes handles and filigree. Serpentine legs 2 x drawers per commode.  
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Pair of 1930’s French Louis XV Style Painted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930's French Louis XV style commodes. The commodes are hand painted in soft hues of gray, blue and cream. They are a great addition to any bedroom. The chests stand on four ...
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1930s French Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Rococo Style Three Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo style chest/commode with marble top. This chest dates from the early 1900's and has its orginal marble top and cast brass handles. The chest has been restored and renovated ...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century English Bureau
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English painted oak bureau with numerous secret drawers and original brass fittings. 1780. Height to underside of desk is 29". Reference: 7605 Dimensions 36.5 inches...
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18th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Louis XV Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Louis XV Commode with 2 drawers renovated to the heighest standard with a redesigned pattern to the front and sides. Original brass fittings a...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Commode in Louis XV Style, Original Model by Jean Riesner. Early 20th C
Located in Torino, IT
Commode in Louis XV / Transition style on the original model made by Jean H. RIESNER. Inlaid wood and bronze Period Early twentieth century Model Sideboard based...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Carved Serpentine Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Provincial Louis XV style chest of drawers commode, early 20th century, having a serpentine shaped wooden top with molded edge, over conforming high quality solid wood case fitted with three drawers, each with dovetail joinery, ornate scrolling brass pulls, and floral carvings, flanked rounded corners and paneled sides, scalloped apron with foliate shell reliefs, rising on acanthus leaf carved knee low cabriole legs ending in whorl feet. As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including bedroom dresser, dining sideboard server, credenza, or oversized console...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Walnut Serpentine Ormolu & Marble Top Chest of Drawers , Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Walnut serpentine graduated chest of drawers with exquisite decorative inlays, original ormolu mounts , original greenish white vane marble top, and terminating on french spl...
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1760s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XV Period Ormolu and Marble Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV period ormolu and marble mounted commode. French, 18th century. Measures: height 84cm, width 122cm, depth 68cm. With a veined grey marble top set above two small and ...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Inlaid Two Drawers Rosewood Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French two drawers bombe commode with curved front and sides in rosewood veneer and violet wood with inlaid decoration of flowering branches and bottomless cubes. Ornamentation of Ro...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

French Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted commode. Late 19th-early 20th century. Serpentine-fronted mottled marble top, above a veneer...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Early 19th Century George III Inlaid Mahogany Secretaire Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique early 19th century George III inlaid mahogany secretaire having a splendid mahogany top with top faux drawer having beautifully crafted inlaid oval panels which drops and ope...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

George III Bachelor's Chest
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A very fine George III three-drawer bachelor's chest. This piece sits on simple ogee bracket feet and the drawers are complete with brass pulls and e...
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Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century French Commode or Night Table
Located in Houston, TX
Small scale French commode There are two drawers to this unique little commode, each having decorative brass ring handles with matching escutcheons. Raised on sturdy tapering legs to...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

George III Mahogany English Bedside Table Commode
Located in Savannah, GA
Georgian period mahogany English bedside table commode featuring a full scalloped gallery top with pierced handles and two-paneled cupboard door...
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1790s George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design. Originally from the 1930's fully restored and redesigned. Original brass fittings and marble top. Measu...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Commode marquetry ormolu bronze by F.Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely high end louis XV style chest of drawers in marquetry ,marble top, ormolu bronze falls on the sides , finished with clogs on the front and back of the feet ,bear the mark ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine top over a brushing slide over two over two drawers , shaped apron and raised on splayed bracket feet. This chest is of the finest quality of color and scale and co...
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1770s English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Miniature English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MINIATURE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLETOP DOCUMENT BOX England, circa 1785 Item # 011BMA19P An austere and rather interesting George III tabletop document box, the purity of structure, early oxidized surface and total lack of embellishment are most magnetic features. The open dovetail structure locks the dense mahogany primary woods of the case together. Two rows of two drawers are situated over a single large drawer, each with original bail pull hardware to match the handles on the sides of the case. The drawer construction is typical of the period with pine secondary woods carefully dovetailed at the joints and the drawer bottoms running perpendicular to the drawer face. The chest rests over untouched original bracket feet with original corner blocking. It retains an old tag from Sumpter Priddy...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Pine

Pair Cote France Natural Wood Commodes
Located in Norwalk, CT
Made in France with fine quality craftsmanship, these modern interpretations of an antique design have great impact and style. The rich natural fruitwood is overrated with soft satin lacquer. Each chest has two deep drawers, the tops drawers lined in a charming toile paper...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Fruitwood

Italian Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Burled wood in a soft warm hue makes this piece exceptional The graceful curves of this bombe form add to the Beauty of this commode. Scroll work design in a marquetry Inlay fur...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

George III Mahogany Bedside Cabinet / Night Stand, English c1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional solid mahogany bedside cabinet with flame mahogany veneer on the drawer and door fronts. Having its original finish and hardware, the commode drawer now converted to a shallow drawer...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut commode with grey marble top, pierced apron, & 2 drawers.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 20th C. George III Style Parquetry Mahogany 7-Drawer Chest with Stone Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A George III style Parquetry Mahogany, walnut and pine Seven-Drawer Chest with removable stone Top. Original Stone top might have been replaced, along with drawers pulls. Very good v...
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Early 20th Century American George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Walnut, Pine

Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers Cherub Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style bombe commode chest of drawers with cherub figures. Item features bronze ormolu, shapely bombe form, cherub figures to sides, beautiful wood grain, no k...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Chest of Drawers
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Madrid, ES
Extraordinary pair Italian Louis XVI commode chest to late 18th century, realized of Giuseppe Maggiolini, the famous Italian cabinetmaker, with extensive inlay and marquetry of multiple woods , in quite overall good condition. This Northern Italian late 18th century commode features superlative marquetry and round inlaid medallions on each sides, with two different muses female bodies in the front and top too. Giuseppe Maggiolini (1738-1814) established his own workshop in Milan in 1758. In addition to serving the court of Milan, Maggiolini created pieces for other European royalty including the king of Poland, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria...
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1790s Italian Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Boxwood, Cherry, Fruitwood

French Louis XV Style Mahogany Marble Petite Commode with Ormolu Mount
Located in Germantown, MD
French Louis XV style Mahogany Marble Commode Bombay chest. Amazing hand made Ormolu Mounts and handles depicting ladies and men busts. Intricate veneer marq...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Wooden Cabinet Louis XV
Located in Milano, IT
Rare 18th-century wooden cabinet in the style of Louis XV, fine French manufacture. The cabinet is made entirely of fine dark wood, four legs for support. The two legs at the front are more worked and thin, very important, those at the back have classic square strong dorma. The cabinet is developed in height rather than width. Centrally there is only one door all decorated with sinuous wood inlays and squiggly fretwork, very true to the French Baroque style. At the top we see a semi-curved frieze, which lends even more majesty to the product. Inside, it is all covered with antique pink wallpaper...
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Early 1700s French Louis XV Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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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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