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Place of Origin: French
19th Century French Provincial Oak Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provincial oak commode with three drawers, carved knees and feet and three board top.
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
A mahogany Empire commode à l'anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères
By Jacob Frères
Located in Wijnegem, BE
A top quality Empire commode made in beautiful mahogany veneer (acajou moucheté) on solid oak.
Ornaments of gilded bronze and with a fantastic ( purple -brown -white) Fossil Marble ...
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Early 1800s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XVI style Mahogany Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI 3 drawer commode with marble top.
In mahogany with ebonized banded drawers.
19th century
34 1/2"h x 44"w x 21"d
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Walnut Commode from Alsace
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant 19th Century French walnut commode from the Alsace region.
With parquetry inlay and star on the top. It has three drawers finishing on tapered legs.
The commode been cleaned ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 18th century Country French Louis XV period patinated commode. The chest is raised on short scrolled feet at the front and straight ones at the back. The arbal...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French Marble-Top Mahogany & Gold Bronze Semainier Chest, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Marble-Top Mahogany & Gold Bronze Semainier Chest, Circa 1890.
"Semainier" or Narrow Chest with 7 Drawers
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
A Shapely French Bombé Commode w/Nice Rococo Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bombé style painted wood chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. This vintage commode from France has a rectangular top with subtle serpentine front, atop a shapely body...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Carved Oak Serpentine Commode on Hoof Feet
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century French carved oak serpentine commode on hoof feet. 4 smaller drawers over one larger drawer with handsomely carved apron, knees and...
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18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Regence Style Palisander Parquetry Inlaid Bow Front Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
With inlaid parquetry top and parquetry inlaid front corner stiles. Very pretty patina and polish. Perfect bed size chest.
The front façade in a shallow bow typical of Regence style...
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Mid-19th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Palisander
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Transitional Two-Drawer Commode with a Breche Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period 18th century French two drawer chest with a breche marble top, the oak carcass veneered in various exotic woods in an overall geometri...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Gorgeous Rock Crystal Inlaid Commode by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
This dresser features three drawers, and is entirely inlaid with unpolished rock crystal platelets. Feet and finishes are made of brass. A pair is available. Studio Glustin Creation ...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Fine 18 Century French Serpentine Commode in Elm
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful starting 18 century commode in elm with 3 drawers
This fine Louis XIV commode has an elegant curved shape and a beautiful original ...
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Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Pair of Transitional Style Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani, After the Model by Charles Topino.
Stamped beneath the marble top to one commode ‘SORMANI’...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis Quatorze Napoleon III Boulle Meuble D'appui Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Chased fire-gilt bronze are distinctive and of exceptionally good quality. Ebonized solid oakwood with brass inlays Boulle technique. High-right corpus. In the articulated front, the...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
20th Century, Baroque Style Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Lovely Baroque commode in 18th century style. Solid, finely carved beechwood. Ebonized and gilded.
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20th Century Baroque French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
Gilt-Bronze and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, by Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Vernis Martin gilt-bronze mounted side cabinet with a marble top, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'E. ZWIENER'.
This model of ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Small Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Small Louis XVI style commode.
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French painted commode features a graceful appearance enhanced with subtle scrollwork from the carved ornamentation on t...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Side-Chest with Shapely Serpentine Front, from the Turn of 18/19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French raised fruitwood side chest from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique commode from France features a graceful serpentine shaped front and curvy sides, with re...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Mahogany Commode
Located in London, England
French mahogany commode with secretaire drawer. Circa 1870.
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$5,432
19th C. French Neoclassic Commode w/Original Marble Top & Brass Trim/Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounced rounded fro...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Maple and Bird's Eye Maple
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco chest of drawers in maple and bird's eye maple, circa 1940.
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XV Period
Located in Rome, IT
With 'Lumachella' marble-top above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts.
Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods. Finely chiseled and gild original bronz...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode combines elegance, premier craftsmanship and timeless hand-selected materials to create a special piece your family will consid...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Chest of Drawers with Painted Trompe L'Oeil, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Tall French Empire-style commode. The pine wood is painted in a faux-bois trompe l'oeil imitating mahogany. Wood columns on either side are painted a darker color.
The chest is in ...
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Late 19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode with Verde Antico Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI period cherrywood commode with Verde Antico marble top and decorated with brass handles and diamond-shaped locks.
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1780s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Grenoble, FR
Charlotte Perriand
wall sideboard with doors and drawers Steph Simon from the famous Les Adrets residence. Certainly the most accomplished residence and the closest to the aspiration...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Pine
$18,204
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
$6,600 Sale Price
32% Off
19th Century Faux Bamboo Cupboard
Located in Nashville, TN
his is a beautiful faux bamboo cupboard! Of French make, this piece has all the typical charm of that style. Lovely glow and patina in the wood, and the hand carved diamond detailing...
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1880s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
$3,675 / item
Exceptional 18th Century Regence Period Lyonnaise Commode Galbée
Located in Birmingham, AL
Exceptional and rare early 18th century Regence period Lyonnaise commode galbé (curved), handcrafted from select French walnut by master artisans in ...
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1720s Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode with a marble top. This dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is of superb quality, it is predominantly burr walnut, with beautiful inlays of ...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Charming Lime Green Rustic Antique Victorian Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this charming Antique Victorian French painted chest of drawers with lovely handles.
This beautiful piece has a lot of character and charm with ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers
Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th C. Raised Two-Drawer Chest w/ Faux-Marble Top & Exaggerated Knees
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood, raised two-drawer chest from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a slightly overhanging faux-marble painted top, with case beneath consisting of two stacked, dovetailed drawers, a nice carved skirt along three sides, and raised upon four curvy legs with exaggerated knees that project outwardly. The vintage paint is an ochre color with off white/gray. This 19th century French chest with faux marble painted top would not only make a great addition to a bedroom or powder room, but perhaps a nice option for a kitchen to hide away table...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency French Societe Nouvelle Atlantic Hand Painted Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency bombe chest of drawers. A chic hand painted pastoral scene. Imported from the Societe Nouvelle Atlantic in France. Gorgeous beveled stone top. Acquir...
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Mid-20th Century Regency French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
19th Century Louis Philippe Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a stunning 19th century Louis Philippe Chest with its simple but stately design. Stripped of the original color showing now showing the woods naturial color and gorgeous deta...
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1850s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Two-Drawer French Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
Two-drawer commode with thick black stone top and gilt bronze hardware.
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
An 18th Century French Louis XV Provincial Four-Drawer Marble Top Wood Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period 18th century finely carved, marble top commode. This French period Louis XV Provincial commode, circa 1750-1760, features two smaller drawers at top, divided with pla...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Chromed Black Lacquer Art Deco Sideboard, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exceptional and sophisticated sideboard, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and sleek chromed hardware and black lacquer finish. This extraordinary piece, created during the first...
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20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$6,510 Sale Price
25% Off
Transition Commode, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Transition commode, France 1770.
Exquisite satinwood and king wood veneer with delicate green colored wood inlays framing the satinwood parts. Orig...
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1770s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
$10,500 Sale Price
25% Off
French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Marble Top Mounted Commode
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV-style gilt bronze mounted highly important commode surmounted by a breche violate marble top fitted with three long drawers. The back with a stenciled stamp ‘IDRAC/AMEUBLEME...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
French Regence "Linen-Fold" Commode, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence period beautifully-carved walnut chest of drawers, with its original hardware, from the 18th century. This gorgeous antique commode from France has been exquisitely ...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Neoclassic French Painted Commode W/Marble Top & Lion's Head Ring Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-drawer Neoclassic commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France retains its original marble top which sits atop a Neoclassical case that has been designed in clean/linear lines, and raised upon spaded legs at front and squared legs at rear. The four drawers have elaborate lion's head ring bail hardware, and are flanked at each end with set-back column side posts, with beautifully embellished tops. The gray, black and white marble top is complimented with a the case having a sophisticated vintage white/gray wash, with charcoal and brass accents. This 19th century French Neoclassical commode...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
20th Century Commode/Console after Jean Henri Riesener, gold
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Commode/Console after Jean Henri Riesener, gold
Commode after the original model from Jean Henri Riesener in transition style.
Lightly...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully carved solid walnut four drawer commode or chest of drawers. French or possibly Swiss, mid to late 18th century.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French 18th century Chest of Drawers
Located in Leimen, DE
This exquisite small Louis XV Chest of Drawers is a true standout piece, boasting a captivating veneer decor that adds to its allure. The drawers ...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
French Bombe Commode Creme Peinte And Parcel Gilt
Located in Manhasset, NY
French bombe commode, creme peinte and parcel-gilt, the shaped top over a conforming case fitted with two large drawers, oak secondary, overall decorated with scrolls, raised on shor...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Wabi-Sabi Chest of Drawers in Stripped Pine
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Tactile and grounded, this French chest of drawers from the 1940s embodies a rustic modernism steeped in simplicity. Carved from solid pine, the piece reveals the swirling grain and ...
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1940s Rustic Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date.
It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front hav...
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1790s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
A 19th Century French Provincial Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1850
A charming mid nineteenth century French provincial chest of drawers, with painted surface, opening with three drawers to the front with scallop relief decoration...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Elegant old chest of drawers from the 20th century, Louis XV, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant old chest of drawers from the 20th century, Louis XV, Paris
Very well made chest of drawers with thread inlays.
Curved shape made of solid HLZ oak. 2Lockable drawer fronts w...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Oak Provençal Chest of Drawers
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exceptional early 19th century French Louis XV Oak Chest of Drawers, the top etched with decorative scrolls and centered with rosewood inlaid Bolnisi cross. The chest cont...
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1790s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Antique Chest of Drawers, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique chest of drawers, early 20th century, Napoleon III style.
Antique Napoleon III style solid wood chest of drawers, early 20th century, antique assembly, painted and...
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20th Century Napoleon III French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Commode in Walnut
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-18th century walnut French Provincial commode of the Louis XV period. Three drawers. Mortise and tenon construction. Edible finish and mellow patina. Quite nice.
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser with marble top and gilt bronze mounts. Rare "Roi Soleil" bronze details on sides. Bronze Neoclassical references in bronze handles and base of...
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20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Walnut and Marble Commode, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French walnut and marble commode from the 1940s.
Removable marble top. Two real drawers and a door imitate two other d...
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1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian French Quality Burr Walnut Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Commode
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian French quality burr walnut marble top ormolu mounted commode/chest of drawers having a serpentine shaped coloured marble top above two long bombe shaped burr walnut...
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Oak Commode Chest of Drawers - George III / Chippendale Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Oak Chest of Drawers/Commode.
Large deep drawers for functional storage. Does show signs of wear and some loss of wood. Structurally sound. See images.
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19th Century George III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$2,304 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mid-18th Century Régence Period Rosewood, Ormolu and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French mid-18th century Régence Period Rosewood, ormolu, and Coquiller de Bilbao marble commode. The four drawer chest is raised by elegantly curved feet with impressive p...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes
Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the wal...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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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