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Commodes and Chests of Drawers For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Regency
20th Century Louis 16 Style Cherry Bedside Tables / Three Drawers Nightstands
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant pair of French bedside cabinets. These stylish nightstands were made in France by Sourisseau and we date them from the 1970s. They are in marvelous condition and as clean as...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Gentleman Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Louis XVI marble-top commode featuring Tulip wood, rose wood and King wood veneers throughout. Built using oak secondary woods. The highly polished granite marble top...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

19th Century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s Chest of Drawers
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Diminutive French Provincial Child’s chest of drawers This child’s Baroque style French country chest of drawers has a finely ser...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800, with beautiful walnut veneer on the outside and on the inside, including the writin...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Regency Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Regency mahogany chest of drawers. The top is a standard rectangular shape that sits over three drawers and a pull-out tray. The chest stands on splayed bracket-shaped f...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Regency Parquetry and Exotic Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine rectangular top with rounded cookie corners, elaborate sunburst inlays of exotic woods surrounding an oval paterae panel with punch work decoration. Over a fitted g...
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1810s English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood, Satinwood

Regency Mahogany Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style figured mahogany chest of drawers, the bowfront satinwood crossbanded top with concave corners and uprights, above a veneered slide and four graduated bowfront drawers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Console Marble Top, Brass & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
French Louis XVI style Mahogany console topped with a white Carrara marble, decorated by a gilt brass openwork gallery and bronze elements. A wooden lower shelf between legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Perfect in an entryway, or to create a small whiskey bar...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oak and Ormolu Commodes/Night Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Oak and ormolu commodes/night tables. Each three drawer chest is raised by elegant and very unique square leg...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Rosewood with Siena Yellow Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets Good conditions Marble with Carrara base veneered with Giallo di Siena from a later period Dim...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, 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

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

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

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style mahogany, flame veneered and walnut banded chest of drawers, the bowfront top above four oval panel inlaid drawers on splay feet. Dimensions: 40" W x 18" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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

French 1890s Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Commode with Rounded Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden cherry fruitwood commode from the late 19th century, with three drawers and fluted motifs. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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

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

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

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

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

French Louis XVI Style 1890s Commode with Graduated Drawers and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style wooden commode from the late 19th century, with brass accents. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th century, this commode features a rectangu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, or chest of drawers, with bookmatched and inlaid veneers of walnut, mahogany...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Bowfront Chest of Drawers Circa 1800 in Mahogany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine regency bowfront chest of drawers in mahogany from the beginning of the 19th century circa 1800-England Very beautiful ches...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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 18th Century Louis XVI Period Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Kingwood, Tulipwood, Bronze, and Gris St. Anne marble chests from Tuscany. Each three drawer chest i...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th century German neoclassical chest of drawers or commode Straight rectangular body standing on four downward tapering legs with two drawers extending across the entire fr...
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Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

French 1790s Louis XVI Period Cherry Three-Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French 19th Century, Styl Louis XVI Commode
Located in Warsaw, PL
French 19th century, styl Louis XVI commode.This cabinet is after very good quality renovation.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Marquetry Inlaid Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of exquisite Louis XVI style commodes -- Demilune -- Original marble tops -- Neoclassical -- Kingwood, fruitwood and walnut.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Extremely Rare Pair of Regency Cast-Iron Sarcophagus Shaped Strong Boxes
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely rare pair of Regency cast-iron sarcophagus shaped strong boxes. Regency, circa 1820 Painted to simulate palisander wood and with parcel-gilt, the cavetto-moulded hinged lids cast with flower sprays above foliate-cast bands over front panels relieved with river gods within canted corners cast with standing muses, the sides with lion mask and ring handles over leafy aprons on massive lion’s paw feet; the Brahmah type lock stamped “T. Davis from London” and impressed with the Royal Crown. These extraordinary pieces are modelled on Regency wine coolers. The forms are classic Greco-Roman revival with the boat-hook handles, mythic figures and the overall sarcophagus pattern. You would struggle to find one let alone a pair. Good items for any collection. Research on going into these strong boxes but we have found possible information on the lock stamped Davis….(historyoflocks ) The relationship of King George III and George Davis of Windsor, who was locksmith in ordinary to His Majesty. Davis, in 1799, invented and patented a unique style of lock, which was also beautifully engraved with a warning not to make duplicate keys. Sensitive government secrets always demanded, then as today, locks that were state of the art. Davis locks ended up on government dispatch boxes...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

18th Century Louis XVI Commode Signed T.C.
Located in Nashville, TN
A very fine Period French Louis XVI Commode signed T.C. Oak and Walnut construction in the case and drawers. There are three upper drawers over two lower drawers. Heavy use of flowi...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French 1790s Louis XVI Period Three-Drawer Cherry Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period cherry commode from the late 18th century, with three drawers and fluted side posts. Created in France during the last decade of the 18th century, this cher...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Decorated Buffet
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style mahogany buffet with raised chinoiserie decorations, gilt bronze mounts and a marble top, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, 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

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

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

Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the master of 18th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Regency Style Four Drawer Marble Top Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Contemporary. Parcel gilt burl wood veneered commode or chest in the regency taste, having a red marble top, corner rosettes, the four-drawers and sides with rais-de-coeur detail, an...
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1980s Italian Regency Vintage Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
This late 19th-0early 20th century English handsome large and tall chest of drawers in rich mahogany has a bow front, is outfitted with five total drawers, two smaller top drawers, w...
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Bow Front Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency style mahogany, okumé veneered and walnut banded nightstand chest of drawers, the bowfront top above four oval panel inlaid drawers on splay feet. Dimensions: 30" W x 19" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful Regency Period burr oak miniature chest having Superbly figured top above two short & three long drawers with Original brass knobs flanked by elegant fluted stiles raised on Original brass ball feet (Often much debate is had as to whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip during which the salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients the kind of items they could produce back at the workshop and take orders from. This particular miniature chest of drawers is probably the latter and would have been made as a sample piece. The construction is exquisite and the attention to tiny detail phenomenal in all honesty. They work that would have gone into constructing this with all of its fine details would actually have been more of a challenge and taken a more skilled craftsmen than its full size counterparts would have done. It is also super quality and unusual being constructed from burr oak which has taken on an exceptional rich colour and patina over the years of its life. A really quite charming piece of antique miniature furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers in Cuba mahogany veneered on oak. Three drawers with original gilded bronze fittings flanked by canted corners with flutings. Key of later date. Denmark...
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18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

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 dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson. The three drawer chest is rais...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South West Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI chest of drawers, South West Germany 1780. This chest of drawers is a gorgeous original piece of the 18th century. It is made of massif walnut and is decorated with hand ...
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

Pair of Monumental French Commodes in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of monumental Louis XVI style marble-top commodes in the Maison Jansen fashion. These impressive and finely constructed commodes or sideboards are simply stunning and leave noth...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Continental European Commodes
Located in Pomona, CA
Elegant pair of 18th century Louis XVI period fruitwood commodes. Each two-drawer commode is raised by tapered legs. Above are two drawers with oval ormolu pulls and flower decoratio...
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Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French ormolu mounted mahogany and sycamore marquetry and parquetry inlaid commode. After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener. The shaped yellow and black-veined marble top above a br...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Demilune Cabinet by Leighton Hall
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional mahogany Demilune two door cabinet. It’s design was inspired by the Hepplewhite cabinets from the Regency period and features a classic Hepplewhite demilune...
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2010s American Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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

Antique Regency Style Bow Front Dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Regency Style four drawer bow front dresser with brass pulls & keyholes.
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Mid-19th Century American Regency Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut and Tulipwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period walnut and tulipwood marquetry commode, in the manner of Maggiolini. The three drawer chest is raised on four square tapered leg...
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18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Tulipwood

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

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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