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Place of Origin: French
French marquetry commode with marble top and bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
The fine workmanship demonstrated in the fine marquetry
Makes this piece especially fine. The bronze mounts are
Well cast and have a brilliant gilt hue. The shaping of this
Piece is...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Satinwood
Monumental Silver Mounted & Ebonised Commode After Gaudreaux
Located in London, GB
A monumental French commode a vantaux after the Model by Antoine-Robert Gaudreaux. The serpentine verde alpi marble top above a rocaille-framed Apollo mask and two pairs of serpentin...
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1930s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Amethyst Lianes Chest of Drawers
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers amethyst lianes with structure
in solid beechwood, with solid lianes. With amethyst
stone from Brazil. Nails in solid bronze.
Exceptional piece, vegan style, made...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Amethyst, 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 Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Wood Crossbow Commode from Provence, France
Located in Dallas, TX
In French, arbalete means “crossbow” and is typically used to describe the shape of furniture when the frontage has been carved in a sinuous manner. When the profile is viewed from above, it resembles the European Medieval crossbow. In the case of this walnut commode from Provence, the form is double arbalete.
Two iron swag handles are affixed to each of the three stacked drawers by parted shell mounts. In between the pulls is a sinuous plate that surrounds a keyhole. Each drawer maintains the arbalete structure created by the thinly molded top. The apron is highly shaped, with many small arbaletes strung together. In the center is a gadrooned leaf and floret medallion surrounded by volute scrolls.
The sides are straight but consist of recessed rectangular panels with asymmetrical tops...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
French 1870s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Marble Top and Butterfly Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the late 19th century, with three drawers and white marble top. Created in France at the end of Emperor Napoléon III's reign, this commode features a whi...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Lovely Vintage Meubles Gautier Made in France Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
By Meubles Gautier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice chest of drawers by Meubles Gautier made in France in the military campaign style
A decorative and functional chest of drawers, it is quite a shallow chest...
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20th Century Campaign French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Signed Vintage Blue Lacquer & Brass Dresser by Jean Claude Mahey, France 1970s
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful vintage blue lacquer and brass 10 drawers dresser by Jean Claude Mahey and produced by Maison Romeo, France ca. 1970s
Signed at the bottom.
Good condition.
L 130 x D 45 x H...
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1970s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century
The moulded Rouge de Maine marble top above two short and two long drawers, each centred by foliated es...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Commode, Crowned C Bronzes
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry of violet wood treated in frieze, opening with four drawers in three rows and presenting a very rich ornamentation of gilded and...
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1740s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Green painted sheet metal chest of drawers, 1960s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chest of drawers in painted sheet metal decorated with fish, corals, and seabed, rectangular in shape opening with four drawers in front. France, 1960s.
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Sheet Metal
17th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
17th century French walnut chest of drawers (circa 1675-1700) hand-carved in a Louis XIII provincial style (Mannerist with Italian influ...
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Late 17th Century Louis XIII Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A rectangular oak corpus veneered with acajou mouchete mah...
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Early 1800s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode in Stripped Oak was lovingly hand-crafted during the waning years of the Louis XVI period, created out of dense, old-growth indigenous oa...
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1780s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XV Secretary, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
This exceptional French Louis XV secretary, crafted around 1770, is a stunning example of 18th-century craftsmanship. Featuring breathtaking ...
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1770s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood
Pair of Louis XV-Style bronze dore mounted cabinets
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French cabinets is exceptional due to the fact
That they were finely constructed using fine materials in
A louis XV-Style. The white marble top is very thick and
Bull n...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C French painted oak 3 drawer commode. 1820
Reference: 7474
Dimensions
50 inches (127 cms) Wide
24 inches (61 cms) Deep
39 inches (99 cms) High
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Art Deco Lacquered Credenza or Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco Lacquered Credenza Or Commode, Maison Jansen Attributed.
Unusual, French, 1940s Maison Jansen attributed ivory lacquered w...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Regence chest of drawers stamped P M , attributed to Pierre Moulin
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers in violet wood, the curved front opening to five drawers in three rows, the top in red marble from Flanders resting on rounded fluted uprights, beautiful ormolu orna...
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1720s Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI style commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style, bombe fronted, marble top commode. Having wonderful rococo influenced gilded ormolu mounts and handles, monopodia supports to...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble
French Bombe Shaped Commode/Chest with Hand Painted Floral Design, Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
The painting on this lovely piece makes it exceptional as the combination
Of colors is unique. The marble top is a blush pink/ coral combination
And it is without cracks or chips...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St. Anne marble top (1 1/8" thick) and very nice patina. The commode is stamped "N. Petit" and "JME" for the g...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode Bordelaise. The bombée shaped commode is raised on four scrolled cabr...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A Very Unique French 18th C. Chest w/ Reed Carved Accents & Side Doors w/Storage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful French bleached-wood carved chest of drawers from the 18th century. This antique commode from France features three front drawers flanked within wide set, reed carved pan...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Painted Commode Stamped Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very unique two-drawer commode, circa 1940s, thoroughly creme peinte and parcel gilded, the rectangular beveled top over a conforming case of two drawers, elegantly carved medallio...
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1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Transitional-style mahogany and ormolu breakfront commode
Located in Houston, TX
This French transitional style mahogany commode was made
After the original model by Jean-Francois Oben for the chateau
De Menards of Madame de Pompadour having a shaped marble
Top, ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Regence Style Commode with a Blue, White and Black Lacquered Finish
By Maison Romeo
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence style Commode with a black blue and white lacquered finish with a parquetry design. This fabulous commode - chest of drawers is ...
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Late 20th Century Régence French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Traditional Antique Serpentine French Country Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and Traditional Antique Three Drawer French Chest with good size and great presentation. The Chest is in original condition and has simple decorative outline carving to the p...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Commodes bombe' form with elaborate bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French bombe shaped commodes
with bronze dore mounts on front and sides
cross match kingwood veneers
Pale cream marble with rose hues
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
CONSOLE WITH MIRROR IN LOUIS XV STYLE Early 20th century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
CONSOLE WITH MIRROR IN LOUIS XV STYLE Early 20th century.
in carved walnut wood, resting on four feet decorated with female figures and floral motifs.
Marble top in beige tones.
D...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pure Lamb Chest of Drawers Set of Two
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers pure lamb set of two, with structure in
solid beechwood. Covered with pure Mongolian lamb wool.
Each with:
- Two real horns of Aries and two real horns of Koudou....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C. Commode w/Fluted Column Side Posts & Really Neat Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved wood three drawer commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top with subtle scalloped edges about the front and both side...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Pair Wooden Side Chests w/Marble Tops & Brass Accents, Mid 20th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of painted wood side chests, with marble tops and brass accents, from the mid 20th century. These mid-century commodes from France each feature a rectangular-shaped wit...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Chest of Drawers in Carved Oak, France, circa 1910
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pretty chest of drawers / commode / dressing or vanity table in solid oak with 4 drawers and a white marble top, surmounted by a small marble shelf and a beveled mirror beautifully c...
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1910s Art Nouveau Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Commode Louise XV
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louise XV French Walnut Commode, 18th Century, having a serpentine top and front, two drawers having extensive, fine carving over an elaborate carved and shaped foliate skirt typic...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode with bronze mounts and a dark gray stone top. The chest of drawers is very handsome and functional and is in very good condition...
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1810s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
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
David Lange 70s Black Sideboard Commode, Lacquered, Signed
By David Lange
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning mid-century black chest of drawers or cabinet from the David Lange house. Since 1969 this company has been a benchmark in design furniture, specia...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French Louis XV provincial walnut commode.
With a serpentine front and two carved drawers above a carved apron on cabriole legs.
Circa 1710.
Category
Early 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Style 19th Century Walnut Chest with Drop Front Desk, Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century with drop front desk and two additional drawers. This elegant French Empire style walnut chest from the 19th century exudes c...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Directoire Mahogany And Brass Mounted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular white marble top with rounded corners over a conforming case with three smaller top drawers over two long drawers each with brass moldings...
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1790s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Louis XIV Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French Louis XVI ormolu mounted marble top commode. This was made in France and dates from around the 1780-1800 period.
It is of outstanding quality, ...
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1780s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Maison Jansen Style, French Louis XVI, Monumental Commodes, Mahogany, Bronze
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
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 Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French Petite Marble-Top Chest, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French small-sized commode with original marble top, from the 19th century. This antique raised chest from France features a beautiful marble to...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
White Alligator Chest of Drawers
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers white Alligatorcroco made with structure
in solid beech wood covered with white tinted alligator
skin. With 3 drawers covered inside with pure lamb wool from
Mongoli...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Period Neoclassic French Commode w/a Gorgeous New Custom Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period carved wood commode, with stunning new custom marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France ...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted, Kingwood and Marble Top Commode, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted, Kingwood and Marble Top Commode beige mottled marble, 19th Century
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV bombe form commode in fruitwood with three (3) drawers, cabriole feet, and red marble top, France, circa 1750.
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1750s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Bombe Serpentine Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century French provincial bombe serpentine marriage commode.
Of Grand proportions made from wild cherry wood with a rich deep patina.
With its original locks and bronze hardware...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Inlaid chest of drawers with a marble top in the Louis XV style, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An inlaid chest of drawers with a marble top in the Louis XV style, comes from France at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Inlaid floral motifs and copper ornaments are charac...
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18th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Spectacular 18th century Régence Period Provençal commode from Nîmes
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
From Nîmes this opulently adorned two-drawer galbe front and openwork crosspiece commode crafted from walnut from Nimes, France, dating back to around 1730. Commode Sauteuses from N...
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Early 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Bombe Shaped Chestnut Provincial Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare 18th century Louis XV period bombe shaped chestnut provincial commode.
French circa 1750
Of an unusual curvaceous waisted form having a shaped front (often referred to a...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Oak
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
Antique 19th Century Marie-Antoinette Commode Paris Fire-Gilt Bronze Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
From the most significant craftsmen of the 18th century, Joseph Stockel (1743–1802) and Guillaume Benemann (1750-1811) who received a commission from Lo...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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.