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Place of Origin: French
Maison Regain Chest of Drawers in Solid Elm
By Maison Regain
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, chest of drawers, solid elm, France, 1970s
This charming chest of drawers or small commode is produced by the French furniture company Maison Regain. This item is wel...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze-Decorated Mahogany Commode / Server
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exceptional Louis XVI-style commode, crafted in France around 1820, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of the early 19th century. Designed to impress, this piece features a...
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1820s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Display Case / Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1930s Art Deco display case made in nickel plated with original matching adjustable four glass shelves, mirrored back and bottom shelf, f...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Louis XV - Louis XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, three drawer commode d'apparat. Extensively inlaid with floral decoration and geometric marquetry, fitted with fine gilt bronze mounts a...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Style Commode Ormolu Bronze, Wood and Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode mounted with ornate ormolu bronze fittings along the edges of drawers and sides. Features three small drawers over two la...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36in W: 60in D: 22in
This 18th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode or Chest of Drawers is a museum quality piece that is an incredible ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Marquetry Bombe Commode / Chest of Drawers, French, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful Louis XV Bombe commode dates back to the 19th century and features elaborately inlaid marquetry work with a floral design that covers the two front drawers as well as ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Height: 89.5 cm Width: 123 cm Depth: 64 cm
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
1900s Louis XV Style French Petite Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine, Parisian Louis XV style, marquetry-inlaid petite commode or bedside table, featuring four curved sides and gently tapering legs. Fitted with fine gilt bronze escutcheons and ...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chic Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode by Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Louis XVI style neoclassical commode by Maison Jansen. Elegant and simple.
The last picture gives an example of how this commode could look in situ.
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1940s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
20th Century Directoire-Style Chest of Seven Drawers with Bronze Pulls, France
Located in Miami, FL
Seven-drawered French chest of drawers or Semainiere, dresser. The chest shows fluted three-quarter columns on the corners and a beautiful walnut.
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Early 20th Century Georgian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry Commode Modeled After Jean-Henri Reisener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional French Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry, Armorial Commode with original Marble Top, aft...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French commode is a stunning example of the Louis XV style, featuring a graceful serpentine front and sides crafted from solid oak. The commode's elegant curves, in...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Southwestern French 1760s Louis XV Buffet à Deux-Corps with Chicken Wire Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A southwestern French Louis XV period painted buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with chicken wire and pantalonnière. Born in the southwestern region of France that includ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wire
French Painted Oak Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good early 19th century French painted three drawer oak commode with oversized brass handles. 1820.
Code: 8684
Dimensions:
W: 49.5" (125.7 cm)
H: 34" (86.4 cm)
D: 24.5" (62.2 cm)
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Directoire Black Lacquered Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This item is a gorgeous 19th Century French Directoire Black Lacquered Chest with Marble. The chest showcases a French style with a black color and a marble top, adding elegance and ...
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19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of Turquoise Lacquered Commodes with Natural Coquina Stone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Pair of Turquoise Lacquered Commodes with Natural Coquina Stone lacquered commodes with natural coquina stone.
European, purchased in France in 1980s.
A stunning pair of Neo...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Limestone, Metal
$10,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming, French Louis XVI transitional style demi-lune two-drawer commode, with an intricate inlay of cross-banded patterns across the facade...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 20th Century French Ebonised Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 20th Century French XV style commodes with stunning marble tops and good ormolu mounts.
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$9,591 / set
French Linke Quality Antique Mahogany Commode with Dore' Bronze Putti Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, absolutely spectacular commode with the finest possible bronze ormolu and gold dore' finishing on all of it. Look at the quality of the casting and finish of the br...
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1890s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Pair of Large, Early 19th C. Chinoisserie Chests from Paris. C.1820.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Never in the 35+ years that we’ve been in business have we ever had anything like these rare matched chests. From Paris, this incredible pair of early 19th Century (C.1800) are in ex...
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Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A really good example of an 18th Century French walnut commode from the Louis XIV period.
With arbalète shaping to the front and having three drawers with original brass handles.
Fea...
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1730s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Vintage Silver Painted French Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Traditional French chest given a new glam look with shimmering silver paint. There are 3 drawers for storage, original drawer pulls and key entry hardware...
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1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant commode is a fine example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, executed in the style of André-Charles Boulle, the renowned 17th-century cabinetmaker. The commode featur...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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 Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Burled Inlaid Dresser or Bureau
Located in Westport, CT
Elegant ,French Art Deco burled dresser or bureau with inlaid birch wood, handmade , signed interior , illegible in pencil and number branded, with off...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl, Walnut
19th Century Hand Painted Secretary with Hidden Drawers and Floral Decorations
Located in Sofia, BG
Secretary with "lacquered" decoration in the style of Coromandel lacquers decorated with chrysanthemums, flower vases and other beautiful objects. Rectangular, it opens with four dra...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$6,079 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Bank Of Hardware Drawers
Located in Ongar, GB
The most amazing set of drawers from a French hardware store. They have the most wonderful patina giving them a great look and character.
Made from pine, they are in good solid cond...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Art Deco Walnut & Mirror Dresser or Commode Attributed to Rene Drouet
By René Drouet
Located in New York, NY
A Stylish French Late Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern commode, dresser or chest of drawers attributed to Rene Drouet, France, circa 1940-1950. This cabinet is outfitted with warm, matc...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Bordelaise Painted Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, from the Bordeaux region made of solid cherry wood with blue painted finish. Bombé form with serpentine front and sides ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Maison Jansen Chinoiserie Lacquered Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant pair of serpentine shaped, black lacquered, marble top, 2 drawer commodes from famed Paris Design Firm, Maison Jansen. Beautifully hand-painted Chinoiserie design with gi...
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1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$38,000 / set
Louis XV Style Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a useful Louis XV style mixed-wood two-drawer commode with gilt metal mounts and variegated marble top with mounded edge, 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Walnut, Kingwood & Marble Zinc Lined Chest 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI style chest offers shaped marble top over kingwood chest having bookmatched sides, single drawer over zinc lined cabinet over th...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Zinc
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze Mounted Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu.
French, circa 1870.
This important commode has a moulded rectangular Brocatelle Violette du Jura marble top above a frieze drawer with a pierced foliate cast panel, above two panelled long drawers quarter-veneered sans travers. The fluted angles of the commode are headed by scrolled acanthus cast clasps and it is raised on turned tapering legs with toupie feet.
The commode is based on the celebrated 18th century model, by Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807), now conserved at the Petit Trianon at Versailles. It was placed there in 1867 following an exhibition organised at the request of Empress Eugénie in memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette. The commode was further exhibited in Paris in the retrospective part of the Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs in 1882.
Literature:
Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs, (Paris), 1882.
De Champeau & Others. Les arts du bois, pub. Quantin, 1883; p. 80.
P. Arizzoli-Clementel. Versailles Furniture...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical Style 1930s Painted Chests with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Neoclassical style painted wood three-drawer chests from circa 1930 with light grey marble tops, graduated drawers, carved fluted side posts and tapered legs. Elevat...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Napoleon III Cabinet, Chest of Drawers in Boulle Style, France, 1850
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
We present a unique, antique Boulle style chest of drawers from the mid-19th century in France. This unique chest of drawers is not only a great example of masterful craftsmanship, b...
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Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
17th Century Leather Trunk, 17th Century Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very unique piece,this 17th century trunk features brown leather and a wonderful job of flowers drawing made with little brass studs.
It has got 2 iron side handles and an iron lock...
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17th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers with Siena Yellow Marble Top
France, 1900
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this exquisite French Napoleon III chest ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exquisite French 18th Century Oak Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
An exquisite French Louis XV period bleached oak commode with richly carved drawer fronts, very decoratively carved apron and paneled sides on short cabriole legs.
circa 1775.
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood and Mahogany Marble-top 18th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large (148 cm wide) decorative Louis XV chest commode.
Rosewood and mahogany parquetry, gilt bronze mounting.
Original grey Belgian marble-top ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-style antique black-lacquered petite commode or bedside table, having a shaped top with gilt bronze border, over three-stacked drawers flanked by bronze Rococo mounts, raise...
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19th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised finish and black marble top. Decorative columns on the front sides have brass trim and...
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Early 20th Century Empire French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful work of marquetry and inlay, the marble is original. This commode is dressy and colorful.
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Vintage Parisian Leather Clad Luggage Trunk Chest of Drawers
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Parisian Leather Clad Campaign Luggage Trunk Chest of Drawers
Category
1990s Campaign French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather
$2,624 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode features shaped Italian green marble-top surmounting two-drawer chest in bombe form having book matched inlay with cast bronze mounts and raise...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Petite Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite French Louis XV marble top commode is a true statement piece that will elevate any room in your home. The chest of drawers features elegant gold trim that adds a touch of l...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine Attributed to F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted plum pudding mahogany veneer, mahogany and Vernis Martin decorated vitrine à Deux Corps, probably by François Linke (1855-1946). The lower structure fitted with finely chased gilt-bronze mounts with female masks, musical instruments, floral drapes, bows and acanthus, centred with a frieze drawer and a cupboard door with three painted panels. The centre front painted panel with a Romantic courting park setting scene amongst sheep and a sculpture fountain of Putti; the side panels both with parks scenes of a resting lion sculpture and fountain flanked by grassing sheep. The lower cabinet interior with three drawers, the upper vitrine case with two glass shelves, a bowed beveled front door and sides, crowned with a fine gilt-bronze wreath mount with ribbons, all raised on four cabriolet legs with cast lion paw mounts. Unsigned, Paris, circa 1890-1900.
The style of this cabinet is closely related to those produced in the Paris furniture making trade in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in the 1880s and as such, without a signature or identifying mark, is unattributable. However, there are similarities with the firm Raoux et Brunet, some of whose mounts were designed by Léon Messagé and later used by François Linke. Indeed many of the mounts on this cabinet, whilst not exclusive to him, are very similar to the work produced in his early years in Paris in the 1880s. At this time Linke was making furniture to order...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$64,950 Sale Price
23% Off
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet. All ...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 18th century Régence Period Kingwood, Ormolu, Rouge Royale marble commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative French 18th century Régence Period Kingwood, Ormolu, and Rouge Royale marble Tombeau commode. This impressive five drawer commode is raised by elegantl...
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18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Art Deco trouser chest – France 1925
Located in Girona, Girona
Large Art Deco trouser chest, solid mahogany and maple with bird’s eye maple veneer, six drawers and two doors opening onto a mahogany interior, nickel-plated bronze handles, french ...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Commode or Patinated Red Chest of Drawers Spanish Style, 20th Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French elm chest of drawers from the 1960 years.
Five drawers.
This commode has been patinated by our cabinetmaker.
Shipping: 38 / 110 / 77 cm 48 kg
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1960s Spanish Colonial Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Fantastic Hand-made Country French Dark Walnut Louis XV Bombe Dresser Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an outstanding hand-made commode in the traditional French tradition. The commode is entirely made of walnut and made with oak secondaries, dove-tail joinery and with mortice...
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1940s French Provincial Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 18th Century French Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode Dresser or Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant exquisitely handmade carved walnut French commode from the 18th century featuring a carved ripple front with shell pulls that are part of the body. The intricately carved b...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Neoclassical Style 3-Drawer Commode, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style carved-wood chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular shaped top, with rounded and emphasized front corners...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Louis XVI Period Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine marble-topped commode, with elegant marquetry-fronted drawers and bronze ormolu mounts. This handsome little chest of drawers dates from the Louis XVI Period, late 18th c...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Louis-Philippe Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Walnut Burl with
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
An exquisite Louis-Philippe period chest of drawers, circa 1850, crafted in beautifully bookmatched walnut burl. This piece features four drawers, including a concealed doucine drawe...
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1840s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Transition Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
France
Rosewood and others
Transition around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 77 x 78 x 43 cm
Description:
Dainty French chest of drawers from th...
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1770s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Napoleon III Style French Nightstand Black Wood And Carrara Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Sober and elega...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
French bronze-mounted Ebonized and Pietra Dura cabinet
Empire style ormolu and Pietra dura cabinet from 19th c.
Napoleon III ormolu veneered e...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. French Neoclassic Commode w/Black Stone Top and Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with stone top and brass accents, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped stone top, with softly rounded co...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
Antique French Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs
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.
At 1stDibs, find antique and vintage French commodes and chests of drawers for sale — shop Rococo-style commodes, Empire-style commodes, Louis XVI-style commodes and other antique furniture today.
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