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Place of Origin: French
Early 19th Century French Country Chest of Drawers, circa 1800, France
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Early 19th Century French Country Chest of Drawers, circa 1800, France
Bleached Walnut
Large and Double Drawers
Unique and Decorative
CONDITION: Good condition. Wear con...
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Early 19th Century Country Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century Continental Walnut Semainier with Dog Motif Drawer Pulls
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Continental walnut semainier or seven drawer tall chest, each drawer with a decorative dog motif scrolled gilt drawer pull, all supported by short cabriole front ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Louis XV Walnut Commode, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Louis XV carved walnut commode, 18th Century.
Five drawers with three smaller drawers including a hidden drawer over two large drawers.
Provenance: Estate of T. Boone Pickens (J....
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Early 19thC French Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830
Early 19thC French walnut commode - a two drawer commode with hoof feet detail and lovely warm patina.
Measures: W 100 x D 50 ...
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1820s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Empire
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century beautiful high chest of drawers / chiffoniere, Empire
Solid wood body The chest of drawers is a so-called men's chest of drawers/tall chest of drawers with 7 drawer...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style 19th Century Painted Four-Drawer Commode with Gilded Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and tapered legs. Experience the grandeur of 19th-cen...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Demilune Commode or Table Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th Century Louis XVI walnut demilune commode or table chiffonière
A demilune or semi-ellyptical commode with a straight front and curved sides: The commode is raised by fou...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Marble Top Floral Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Commode / Credenza
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enrich your living space with this Early 19th Century Commode / Credenza, an exquisite piece designed in the French Louis XV style. This commode is not just a functional storage unit...
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mobilier D’urgence Type v.150, Sideboard by Rene Gabriel, Circa 1950, France
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Mobilier D’urgence Type v.150, Sideboard by Rene Gabriel, Circa 1950, France
Made of Oak
The 'Mobilier d'urgence type v.150' is a cabinet designed by French designer Ren...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Unusual Antique French Walnut 2-Drawer Commode with Iron Pulls, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual two-drawer walnut commode with iron pulls from France exudes charm. Hand-carved from walnut wood in the 1800s, the chest of drawers has a sinuous form. The arbalete fron...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Iron
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs, Late 18th Century
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Late 17th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Cherry Two-Drawer Commode from Burgundy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique "Commode Sauteuse" was carved in Burgundy, France circa 1780. The fruitwood commode stands on cabriole legs ending with escargot feet over a scalloped apron deco...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Burl Ash Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl ash commode from France . This is a period Louis Philippe piece, with a fabulous gray marble top. The color and matrix are absolutely amazing in this top! The cas...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style, Chest of Drawers with Parquetry
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Chest of drawers, late 18th century, Louis XVI style, France
A spectacular French commode from late XIX, marble topped ,bombe fronted with wonderful parquetry inlaid decoration to t...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$1,524 Sale Price
25% Off
Top Quality Pair French Bedside Lamp Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good pair of French marquetry three drawer bedside lamp chest of drawers, with ormolu mounts and handles, in excellent condition throughout.
28.5" high
14.5" wide
12" depth
...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Tulipwood
Antique chest of drawers from around 1880, France. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the late 19th century, France.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 108 cm / width 119 cm / depth 56 cm
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1880s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Charles X Chest of Drawers in Mahogany and Black Marble, France, C. 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Charles X mahogany chest of drawers with top in Belgian black marble.
4 Drawers flanked by free columns with gilded bronze capitals.
Top drawer characterized by simplicity without ...
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Fantastic French Rococo Bombe Distressed Off-white Painted Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of distressed paint decorated commodes made in France during the 1950s and in good vintage condition. The commodes have brass hardware and a fine distressed l...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$5,959 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period.
The quality is fan...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$1,586 / set
French Regency style bombe commode with white marble, ormolu mounted
Located in Houston, TX
The bombe shape is graceful and the tulipwood that was
Used makes this piece especially desirable. The white
Marble top has light gray veining running throughout the
Surface. A light...
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Late 19th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Philippe Style French Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Peculi...
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Neoclassical Walnut Commode, France, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and handsome French late Neoclassical /early Directoire walnut three drawer commode with elegant brass lion head ring drawer pulls, the whole supported on plinth block fe...
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1790s Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900.
Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
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1890s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, Ormolu
$24,850 Sale Price
44% Off
Louis XVI Commode In Natural Wood Late 18th Century
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Louis XVI Commode In Natural Wood Late 18th Century
Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Two Mickey Mouse Chest of Drawers by Pierre Colleu for Disney by Starform
By Starform, Pierre Colleu 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Mickey Mouse Chest of Drawers by Pierre Colleu for Disney by Starform
the price is for the two
small slits on one hand
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Beech
Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Louis XV three-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, surmounting a case with two ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
$8,900 Sale Price
30% Off
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style White Painted French Two Drawer Commode
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century Louis XV Style White Painted French Two Drawer Commode
Bronze mounted. France, circa 1910. Measures: 31.5" H, 55.25 W, 20.25" D
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombe Chest or Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Louis XV two-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, all with rosewood and tulipwood crossband...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
French Victorian Walnut Semanier Chest with Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian narrow walnut and inlaid semanier, 7 drawer chest with a marble top.
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Curved Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Chest of drawers "en arbalète" in Louis XV style. Circa 1st half of the 19th century. Made of solid cherry wood.
On a slightly trapezoidal ground plan, widening towards the back, a ...
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Directoire Commode In Mahogany With A Grey Marble Top
Located in Kent, Dover
A French mahogany, three drawer Directoire commode, with brass mounts and inlay and a shaped variegated pale grey marble top.
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1790s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV-XVI Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI-Louis XVI Transition Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Fruitwood and Sycamore Marquetry and Parquetry Commode with a Brèche d'Alep Marble-Top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806). Circa: 1870-1880. The finely detailed commode with rounded sides, finely chased ormolu mounts with their original mercury gilt, a single center apron drawer with wreath ormolu pulls and an acanthus plate...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$48,950 Sale Price
42% Off
Pierre Chapo. Low chest of drawers in blond elm. Circa 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pierre Chapo.
Low chest of drawers in natural blond elm, with 5 drawers.
French work realized circa 1970.
Dimensions: H 53 x W 130 x D 53 cm
Reference: LS64923507P
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Late 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Elm
19th Century French Hand Polished Charles X Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This item is a handsome 19th Century French Charles X commode. This hand-polished chest is a classic and elegant addition to any room, showcasing the craftsmanship and style of the ...
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19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Marble-Top French Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
This 19th century French walnut side table with a lovely patina developed with age. The off white marble top is framed on three side with a brass gallery. The table has one drawer an...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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
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Pine
Elegant Egg Shell Lacquered Commode with Brushed Steel Feet In the Styl of Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and nice commode is made of Sycamore on a brushed steel base. The inside of the drawers of this chest is made of blond mahogany. This is a nice and simple design in the sty...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Steel
Antique Louis XV Style Painted French Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a wonderful antique French commode with a parcel paint finish from Provence, dating to the end of the 1800s. It has a rectangular conforming marble top and a restrained shape...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
$7,975 Sale Price
44% Off
Pair of French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Slender Side-Cabinets Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and gilt bronze mounted two-Door Meuble D'Appui (Side-Cabinets) with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender cabinets...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Mid-Century French Louis XV Marble Top Walnut Inlaid Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, kidney-shaped fruitwood antique commode was crafted in France, circa 1950. The commode sits on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabot mounts over a scalloped apron decorated with a bronze mount. The bow front features two drawers decorated with parquetry motifs and dressed with the original pulls and intricate escutcheons. The cabinet is further decorated with bronze mounts at the shoulders, and both rounded sides are also embellished with inlaid marquetry decor. The surface is dressed with the original beveled "Breche d'Alep" marble top. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI Roll Top Desk was made in France around 1780. The outside of the secretary desk has a kingwood veneer with a gorgeous mar...
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1780s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Yew
18th c Régence walnut commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
One of a kind piece of exceptional quality. Carved French Régence walnut commode. Has original hardware and a wonderful patina. Carved drawer...
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Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century French Small Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Table Chiffonnière
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Small Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Table Chiffonnière
A small Louis XV transition period side table or commode, a so-called "table chiffonière" with a recta...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Tulipwood
A fine pair of late 18th century Marquetry demilune cabinets with marble tops
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of French Louis XVI mahogany and marquetry inlayed demilune side cabinets with marble tops . Gilt bronze mounts
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Transitional Style Commode with Marble Top
By Maison Krieger
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (circa 1880) transitional style gilt bronze mounted kingwood & satinwood 3 drawer commode with floral inlaid design and a fleur de peche...
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1880s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
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 Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
$9,850 Sale Price
21% Off
Louis Seize XVI Chest Of Drawers in Nutwood with Marquetry, France 1780s
Located in Ulm, DE
Exquisite Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marquetry – France, c. 1780
A masterpiece of 18th-century French craftsmanship, this stunning Louis XVI commode embodies the refined elegance...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Nutwood, Fruitwood
Vintage bamboo chest of drawers by maugrion, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant wooden and bamboo chest of drawers with 3 large drawers.
Produced by Maugrion, delivering quality rattan and bamboo furniture and sold in high segment furniture shops such a...
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1970s Bohemian Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bamboo
French Louis XV Style 3-Drawer Marble Top Kingwood Veneer Bronze Mounted Chest
Located in Queens, NY
"French Regence style (19th Century) kingwood veneer three drawer serpentine chest with bronze mounts and foliate drawer pulls, shaped blush marble top, and intricate bronze sabots.
...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 19th Century Ormolu & Lacquered Bombé Commode with Onyx Marble Top
By Bernard II van Risamburgh
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Commode
After the design of BVRB
Constructed from bois noirci with vernis martin decorated panels in the manner of oriental lacquer, the commode of bombé form is profusely dressed with Rococo gilt bronze mounts, supported on elegant scrolled sabot feet, with acanthus espagnolettes to the corners, the front housing two sans-traverse drawers decorated with an oriental landscape within an ormolu tripartite frame of acanthus C-scrolls, rocaille motifs, and issuing foliate handles; the whole surmounted by a double-moulded and shaped onyx marble top.
French, circa 1890
Dimensions: H: 33.5 in / 85 cm W: 54.5 in / 138 cm D: 23 in / 58 cm
BVRB, the stamp used by Bernard van...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Onyx, Ormolu
French 19th C. Painted Wood Neoclassical Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical painted wood commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a simple, clean design aesthetic, with rectangular-shaped top, resting above...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Dimensions : 55" Tall X 15" Wide X 13" Deep
These gorgeous Semainier chests were made in France in t...
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1910s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XVI Style Commode with Painted Panel by Henry Dasson, Dated 1879
By Henry Dasson, Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Marquetry Commode
By Henry Dasson
After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener, supplied to Marie-Antoinette for Versailles. Constructed i...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode or Child' s Chest
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century Louis XVI style petite French commode, or chest of drawers made of solid oak. This small commode has carved relief adorned drawers and sturdy turned legs. Waxed...
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Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century Louis Philippe Chest Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Louis Philippe Chest or Commode in book matched burl. Walnut top shows very well.
4 drawers
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century French Three Drawer Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An elegant French commode, called a "Sauteuse" because of it's shapely, long legs ready to spring forth!
Original ebonised finish with decorative brass drawer handles and escutcheons...
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19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Albino 19th Century Louis Phillipe Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step back in time with this exquisite 19th Century Louis Philippe commode, a testament to timeless French elegance. Topped with a beautiful, resilient grey marble slab, this antique ...
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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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