French Restoration Burr Walnut Commode with Grey Marble, circa 1830
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant French Restoration period commode dating to circa 1830, distinguished by the exceptionally rich figuring of its walnut and burr walnut veneers and its substantial grey mar...
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Burl Walnut Chest, Commode, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This quintessential Louis Philippe period commode or chest of drawers displays the exemplary craftsmanship of the nineteenth century with a facade of book matched burl walnut and sol...
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Book Matched Walnut Chest, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This quintessential Louis Philippe period commode or chest of drawers displays the exemplary craftsmanship of the nineteenth century with a facade of book matched walnut and solid wa...
Marble, Brass
French Mid-Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this chest of drawers dates from the late 1950s. Made of walnut, the chest has three functional drawers with contrasting black knobs and highly figured wood. The dra...
Hardwood, Walnut
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Walnut Brass c1940. Direct from France, a charming antique Louis XVI commode or chest of drawers with a classic French silhouette. ...
Brass
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Chest of Drawers with Marble Top and Brass Mount
Located in BÉTERA, ES
Elegant French Louis XV style chest of drawers, featuring beautiful floral marquetry decoration and a richly veined green marble top. The piece features two spacious drawers adorned...
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French Empire commode featuring three spacious drawers in beautifully aged, naturally figured walnut, with the top painted black for a striking contrast. The restrained archi...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful French Louis Philippe commode dating to the mid-19th century, featuring a warm bleached walnut finish that beautifully highlights the natural grain and character of the woo...
Bronze
19th Century Burl Walnut Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl walnut commode from France. This is a lovely piece. The top is made from beautifully grained walnut, with slight shrinkage on the left side of the top surface f...
Walnut, Burl
French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a French Louis-Philippe Period Commode that has been refinished. It is a beautiful flamed walnut with 5 drawers and a Set-Anne marble top.
Marble
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode crafted in richly figured walnut, featuring four spacious drawers with brass escutcheons and a beautifully bleached natural finish....
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French commode dating to the 19th century, crafted in richly figured walnut with beautifully matched, highly expressive grain across the three-drawer façade. The commode is t...
Marble
French Louis Philippe Chest or Commode of Burr Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Louis Philippe console chest or commode from France, with rectangular figured marble top over a cabinet with a frieze of four drawers, each drawer with raised escutcheon, the ...
Stone, Marble
Paul Sormani Style French Provincial Louis XV Kingwood Commodes Pair
By Paul Sormani
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form commodes, dressers, or chests of drawers In the manner of Paul Sormani France, Circa 1920s Kingwood, with i...
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Burl Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
A French Louis Philippe Walnut Commode, c. 1840s. Features a rectangular form made from walnut with book matched veneer burled drawer fronts and Saint Anne Des Pyrenees Marble top. ...
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners. Its three drawers of ...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant three-drawer commode crafted from solid walnut with a beautifully bleached finish. Features fluted sides, tapered Louis XVI legs, brass trim and ring pulls, and refined neocl...
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the eighteenth century and made in France, this Louis XVI chest of drawers is constructed in walnut and opens at the front with three drawers fitted with drop handles. A tu...
Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Chest, Saint Anne Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century French Louis XVI period mahogany commode or chest of drawers features a beveled Saint Anne marble top. The corners are detailed with fluting and striated...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode with Marble Top, Late 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French commode, crafted in the Louis XV style and dating from the late 19th century, circa 1880–1900 during the Napoleon III period, beautifully reflects the revival of ...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Bleached Chestnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
French 19th-century Empire commode crafted in bleached chestnut, featuring three spacious drawers, elegant columnar sides, brass pulls, and decorative escutcheons. Its warm, naturall...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Commode with Mahogany & Pink Marble
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant mahogany & pink marble commode from France, 19th century, in the Louis XVI style that easily fits with Empire and transitional tastes that value noble materials. The t...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Style Oak Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1940 Oak and wrought ironvegetal and floral Carved ornamentation surrounded by patterns of hearth, typical of the clas...
Oak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
A beautiful French Louis Philippe commode from the 19th century, crafted in solid walnut with stunning book-matched walnut veneer drawer fronts. The soft bleached finish highlights t...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Burl Walnut Bleached Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French commode featuring beautifully figured burl walnut veneers, a softly bleached finish, and four spacious drawers with original-style brass escutcheons and ring pulls. Th...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Pair of Commodes / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant pair of 19th century French Louis XVI commodes, beautifully crafted with clean neoclassical lines and fluted tapering legs ending in brass sabots. Each three-drawer chest is ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe solid walnut commode, featuring a restrained and beautifully proportioned architectural form with three large graduated drawers. The commod...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Commode, crafted in richly figured mahogany with striking bookmatched grain. Features four spacious drawers, elegant brass escutcheons and pulls, r...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Neo-Baroque Ebony-Effect Chests of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Pair of French Neo-Baroque Ebony-Effect Chests of Drawers An exceptionally elegant pair of French Neo-Baroque chests of drawers, dating from approximately the 1930s–1950s. The cabi...
Oak, Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI Style Demilune Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI style demilune commode, finely crafted in marquetry and adorned with a richly colored breccia marble top. This refined piece beautifully reflects the n...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
A handsome 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode, featuring richly figured burl walnut veneer, four spacious drawers, and elegant brass escutcheons. The warm, highly decorative ...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Marble Top Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode crafted in richly figured walnut veneer with striking bookmatched grain. Features three spacious dovetailed drawers with classic br...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Solid Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe period commode, dating to approximately 1840–1850, crafted entirely in richly figured solid walnut with beautiful natural grain and warm re...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bleached Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis XVI-style solid walnut commode, featuring a refined neoclassical form with three smaller upper drawers above two larger graduated drawers. The commo...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Solid Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode, crafted from solid walnut and professionally bleached to highlight the beautiful natural grain and warm, light-toned character of ...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Commode with Walnut and Marble Top, Circa 1810
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XVI Commode is made of walnut with a Sainte-Anne marble top.
Marble
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian French Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian French marble top commode chest of drawers having a pretty and shaped marble top with a moulded edge above 3 outstanding quality kingwood and or...
Marble, Other
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Burl Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful French Louis Philippe period commode, dating to the mid-19th century, crafted in richly figured burl walnut veneer. The four drawers feature dramatic book-matched burl grai...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, circa 1785
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers France Mahogany, etc. c. 1785 Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 117 x 54 cm Description: The body of the chest of drawers, constructed using a stollen frame d...
Carrara Marble
19th Century Bleached Wood Provincial Chest Of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Here is a chest of drawers, its natural bleached oak, 2 drawers the first thing to catch the eye. Originating in France during 19th Century, it shows the construction techniques typi...
Oak
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Flame Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode featuring beautifully figured flame mahogany, a striking dark marble top, and three spacious drawers. The sculptural curved details...
Marble, Bronze
Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Louis Philippe walnut commode with four drawers and marble top.
Marble
French Elm Wood Chest of Drawers by Luigi Gorgoni For Roche Bobois
Located in grand Lancy, CH
This elegant elm wood chest of drawers was designed by **Luigi Gorgoni** for **Roche Bobois** in the 1970s–1980s. Crafted in beautifully grained light elm, the piece showcases Gorgo...
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
Sourced in Provence, France, this mid-19th century Louis Philippe commode is hand crafted in walnut and distinguished by its warm tone and beautifully varied natural grain. The restr...
Walnut
19th Century Red Wood Charles X Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Here is a chest of drawers, its natural weathered oak the first thing to catch the eye. Originating in France during 19th Century, it shows the construction techniques typical of the...
Oak
French Louis XV Period Commode with Original Hand Cut Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spellbinding Louis XV period walnut commode, late 18th century, from the Pyrenees region of France. A fantastic Campan Melange marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same bow...
Marble, Iron
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful 19th-century French Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring rich walnut veneer with dramatic bookmatched grain and a handsome gray marble top. Its clean, elegant lines and ...
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
It is characterized by elegance, symmetry, and inspiration from classical Greek and Roman design. Furniture typically features straight, fluted legs, refined carvings, geometric shap...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Bleached Burl Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant French 19th-century Louis Philippe commode crafted in richly figured burl walnut, featuring four drawers with bookmatched grain, original-style brass pulls, molded trim, and ...
Bronze
French 1930's Mirrored Chest Of Drawers
Located in Kent, Dover
A finely decorated French mirrored chest of drawers, etched throughout in great detail, with an ebonised base. Each drawer with hand blown floral handles and each panel of glass with...
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, crafted from solid walnut with beautifully figured walnut veneer. This three-drawer chest features clean neoclassical lines, fluted ...
Bronze
French Art Deco Commode, Restored Rosewood & Mahogany, Paris, 1930s
Located in Astoria, NY
Elegant French Art Deco commode from the 1930s, sourced in Paris, crafted in richly figured rosewood veneer over a solid mahogany frame. The façade and top feature striking book-matc...
Metal
French 19th Century Louis Philippe Burl Walnut Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode crafted in walnut with stunning book-matched burl walnut veneers and its original marble top. Featuring four spacious drawers wi...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted in walnut with a warm, rich patina. Featuring three spacious drawers with original bronze ring pulls, fluted corner posts, and t...
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Black Wood Commode Chest of Drawers circa 1980
Located in Labrit, Landes
French commode chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style. Wood and brass. This chest of drawers has been refinished with black painting. Elegant brass handles Good vintage condition. ...
Brass
French Provincial Oak Commode, C. 1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome French oak commode dating to circa 1800, featuring three drawers adorned with distinctive diamond-carved panels across the drawer fronts. Crafted from solid oak, the commo...
Oak
Early 19th Century Honey Wood Louis XV Oak Chest Od Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Here is a chest of drawers, its natural honey oak, 3 drawers the first thing to catch the eye. The piece dates to Early 19th Century, sourced from France, and carries the hallmarks o...
Oak
French Wooden Sewing Box with Cantilever Design, circa 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / 20th century / sewing box / wood / Mid-century / Vintage A charming and functional French sewing box from the early 20th century, cr...
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Scrubbed Mahogany Marble Topped Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French scrubbed mahogany marble topped commode in Louis XVI style. Circa 1880.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Louis XVI Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Commode – An elegant two-drawer commode crafted in the refined Louis XVI style, featuring clean lines, tapered fluted legs, and classic brass ring pulls ...
Bronze
Shopping for an antique French commode or chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case 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. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
During Louis XIV's reign, the commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk. 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.
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