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Place of Origin: French
Good French Semanier Chest of Seven Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A good quality seven drawer French walnut semanier chest of drawers with ormolu handles, escution and toes, fabulous marble top.
57.5" hgh
25.5" wide
17" depth
You are welcome to v...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany, satinwood, tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode, after a model by Jean H...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$75,950 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Chest of Drawers Sideboard in Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive chest of drawers sideboard in Louis XVI.
massive softwood. Slightly curved body ending on conical baluster legs in bronze feet. In the front three drawers, the two low...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$6,649 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important French mid-19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Kingwood two drawer chest. The whole raised on impressive cabriole legs has two drawers with a quarter veneered Tulipw...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Painted French Louis XVI Style 2-Drawer Commode Sauteuse
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Dating to the 1800s, this two-drawer French commode sauteuse has Louis XVI-style carvings inspired by Neoclassicism. Both of the drawers have bronze p...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Darling, petite commode from France, early 19th century. Made from walnut in simple construction, the wood grain has rich color and pattern, the plain top surface sits over a case wi...
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19th Century Other Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Early 20th C Drapers Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderful early 20th C drapers chest of drawers. Ebonised finish. 1920.
Two available.
(Awaiting brass slotted screws for handles).
Dimensions
84 inches (213 cms) Wide
23 ...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Pierre Colleu "Mickey Mouse" Plywood and Plastic Chest of Drawers, France, 1980s
By Starform, Pierre Colleu 1
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The "Mickey Mouse" chest of drawers, designed by Pierre Colleu and manufactured by Starform in the 1980s, is a whimsical piece composed of plywood and plastic painted in vibrant colo...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic, Wood
$6,365 Sale Price
20% Off
Castle Quality French Commode / shelve in antique Louis XV Style Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Exotic veneer and shaded precious woods, veneered. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side walls wide framed fillings with richly inlaid flower bundles of different pr...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Fine Ormolu Mounted French Louis XV Porphyry Marble Top Radiating Inlay Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a majestic and absolutely crystaline example of the finest of the affordable masterpieces still available to the designer or homeowner of radiating inlay of flowers and the f...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chest of drawers-chiffonier, France, early 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers-chiffonier, France, early 20th century.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height 137 cm width 78 cm depth 45 cm
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Early 20th Century Louis Philippe French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of drawers - chiffon, France, around 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers - chiffon, France, around 1880.
Very good condition.
wood: walnut
dimensions: height 115 cm width 49 cm depth 38 cm
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Super Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very good walnut and parcel gilt chest of three drawers, in very good original condition, brass plate handles, original locks with working key, standing on paw feet.
38" high
45"...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Painted Chest Of Drawers With Bronzes Handles
Located in London, Park Royal
An antique French, Empire period, chest of drawers, circa 1820's.
The solid wood body is painted in a French grey/blue which has an interesting, textured, age distressed patina show...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze drawer and three uniform drawers flanked by two squared columns, each with ormolu moun...
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1820s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Vintage Regency Gilt Tipped French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding timeless elegance, this vintage French commode captures the glamorous spirit of Hollywood Regency design. Its dramatic "bombe" silhouette, characterized by the convex curves ...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an expertly crafted kingwood and mahogany and some of the finest jewelry quality cast bronze ormolu ever seen. The combination of the elaborate and dazzling figured marble to...
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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$6,396 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and White-Washed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century French Louis XVI carved and white-washed commode. Beautiful clean lines and lovely patina. This piece also has 3 drawers for storage and unbleached wood top. S...
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Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,440 Sale Price
35% Off
French Provincial Style Dresser w/ Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a charming 19th century French chest of drawers with attached mirror, crafted in a French Provincial style, likely dating to the mid-to-late 1800s. The piece features the qui...
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Transitional Style Kingwood and Ormolu Six Drawer Chiffonier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century transitional St. kingwood and ormolu six drawer Chiffonier. Raised on cabriole legs with finely pierced ormolu wrap around sabots. The arbalest-shaped ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique chest of drawers, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique chest of drawers, France, circa 1870. We offer a second identical chest of drawers.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
dimensions: height 110 cm width 83 cm depth 41 cm
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1870s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Flame Mahogany & Brass Handled Marble Topped Commode
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A beautiful 19th century French flame mahogany commode from the victorian period. The rectangular top, with rounded edges, is made of sol...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A Charming Painted Louis XV Style Provencal Chest
Located in New York, NY
We love this Louis XV style commode for its soft blue/grey finish and the soft patina it has developed over time. This elegant piece has three generous raised panel drawers...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century French Painted Commode Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century French painted commode, circa 1760, is a stunning example of antique craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Crafted from pine, the commode features a serpentine front...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Style French Provincial Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century Louis XV chest. Serpentine front with two smaller top drawers and two larger bottom drawers, on sturdy cabriole legs. Chest has a fabulous bleached painted finish ...
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Regence Parquetry French Commode, Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Regence style commode or chest of drawers, marble-top, 19th century. Diamond-shape parquetry veneer, four front drawers. Carved edges, red Languedoc marble top. Gilt bronze ha...
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19th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
By Benneman and Stockel, Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson – After Benneman and Stockel
The demi-lune grey and white mar...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Ormolu and Wedgwood Mounted Mahogany Commode Attributed to Julius Zwiener
Located in London, GB
An Ormolu- and Wedgwood Jasperware-Mounted mahogany commode à l'Anglaise
Firmly Attributed to Julius Zwiener
A fine commode an l'anglaise having a shap...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Curved Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Bronze Elements Stamped De Beyne Roubaix
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved chest of drawers is made of ebonized wood with finely chiseled bronze elements. The piece is stamped by De Beyne Roubaix. This is a Frenh work, circa 1880.
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$3,699 Sale Price
47% Off
Mid-Century Chest of Drawers
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-Century chest of drawers in solid exotic wood opening by seven drawers in the style of Jacques Adnet (1901-1984).
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Marble Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marble commodes.
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 82 cm ,width 134 cm ,depth 59 c...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$60,625 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode. The three drawer chest is raised by four supports below the arbalest shaped carved frieze. Each of the drawers has a un...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
18th Century French Walnut Regence Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century French Walnut Regence Three-Drawer Commode with Bronze Mountings. Key included. From the Estate of Hal Wallis.
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Royal Commode/Chest of Drawers after Jean Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Louis XVI Style Commode/Chest of Drawers after Jean Henri Riesener
Bronze, gilded or partly dark patinated. Marble plate, over three frying chunks and a large two-third...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French Louis Revival marquetry and ormolu mounted wood serpentine commode, circa 1880 in date.
The serpentine top with a moulded edge over three long d...
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1880s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
Sisal Rope Chest with Drawers in the Style of Christian Astuguevieille
By Christian Astuguevieille
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chest with 5 drawers in the style of Christian Astuguevielle,
the chest is covered with sisal rope all around,
Color: Original sisal rope
all 5 drawers are removable,
the base a ...
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2010s Organic Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rope, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu and marble two drawer commode. The chest is raised by elegant lightly curved legs with foliate ormolu sabots ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Later 19th Century Louis XV Style French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Later 19th century Louis XV style French marble top commode. Elegant Louis XV revival bombe form with veneers of satinwood. Original marble top & bronze mounts. Oak secondary wood. A...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Burr Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pretty French burr walnut boule commode dating to the early 20th Century.
This commode has a fantastic form. It has stunning graining and colour through...
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Early 20th Century Country French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Commode
By Gervais Durand
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze Mounted Marquetry inlaid commode by Gervais Maximilien Eugène Durand.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'G. DURAND'.
This fine co...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Carved Oak Provincial Country Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant, one-of-a-kind French country commode or chest of drawers, with a highly carved serpentine front. This very well made chest with dovetailed drawers would also make a lovely a...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique French Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style chest of drawers
French, 19th century
Measures: Height 86cm, width 127cm, depth 57cm
This beautiful ches...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
$8,818 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th Century Walnut Commode Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Attractive Late 18th Century French, Louis XVI Period, Walnut Commode Chest, Having Well Figured Top Over Serpentine Shaped Front, With Three Reverse Graduated Drawers R...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$5,786 Sale Price
30% Off
French 18th Century Louis XIV Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful mid-18th century French commode is made of oak with its original patina. It has original bronze hardware too.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Commode By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson
A marble top above a frieze set with three drawers with pierced laurel decoration and ribbon tied foliate wreaths, over three garland-hung cupboard doors each with shelves, flanked by concave corners fitted with a freestanding baluster form column, the sides similarly decorated and standing on toupie feet.
Signed Henry Dasson 1879 to the bronze mount on the side and stamped Henry Dasson 1879 twice to the back of the carcass.
After the very famous 18th century model by Martin Carlin.
Henry Dasson was considered one of the finest makers of gilt bronze mounted furniture in the nineteenth Century. He established a workshop at 106 rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, and specialised in the production of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture using the very finest ormolu mounts with the highest quality mercury gilding. In 1871, Dasson purchase Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen business and remaining stock.
Dasson exhibited at the 1878 and 1889 Paris Exhibition. He displayed Louis XV and XVI styles as well as pieces of his own modified eighteenth century design. The exhibits in 1878 included a table entirely in gilt bronze, purchased by Lord Dudley.
Martin Carlin (ca 1730 – 1785) was a Parisian ébéniste, born at Freiburg, who was received master at Paris in 1766.
Carlin worked at first in the shop of Jean-François Oeben, whose sister he married. He set up independently in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, an unfashionable quarter of Paris, where few of his wealthy clientele would have penetrated. Carlin sold his works exclusively to marchands-merciers such as Simon-Philippe Poirier and his partner Dominique Daguerre, who acted as decorator-designers. It was only through these entrepreneurs that Carlin could acquire the Sèvres porcelain plaques that decorate many of his pieces. His earliest such pieces are datable by the marks on their porcelain to 1766; they followed designs supplied by the dealer Poirier. Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he is best known for refined small furnishings...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, exotic wood, ormolu and white Carrara marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by impressi...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Drawing cabinet by Warren Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
located in france
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880
By Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style marquetry inlaid commode with a Breche d'Alep marble top by Sormani.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped 'Sormani Paris' twice to the carcass, signed 'Sormani 13...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Cabinet with Marble Top and Bronze Gallery
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI Style cabinet or commode chest of drawers with marble top and bronze gallery.
Demi-lune white marble top with rounded corners surrounded by a bronze pierced gallery. The ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Fluted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period painted two-drawer commode from the late 18th century, with fluted accents and bronze hardware. Born in France at the end of King Louis XVI's reign, this pa...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Walnut Serpentine Foliage & Shell Carved Chest of Drawers 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
French Provincial Walnut serpentine chest of drawers with a molded edge top, decorative carved foliage and shell motif, flanking outset corners, two drawers with the original ormolu ...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Dressing Table Attributed to Linke, c 1910
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Coiffeuse attributed to François Linke.
French, circa 1910.
François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Commode Louis XV Stamped Gosselin
By Antoine-Louis Gosselin
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV chest of drawers with all curved sides, in crimped kingwood marquetry in satin frames underlined by boxwood fillets.
Opening four drawers in three rows.
Beautiful g...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Rustic Art Populaire Monoxylite Cupboard, Ardèche, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Robust; Wabi Sabi; Travail Populaire; Folk Art; Travail Art Populaire; Cabinet; Storage Piece; Storage Unit; Wood; France; Monoxyle; Hand Carved; Organic; Alpine; Luxury Chalet Style;
19th-century rustic, art populaire, monoxylite cupboard from Ardèche in France, made of solid wood and hand-carved. This organic travail populaire cabinet provides sufficient storage space with shelves to store and display various items, like books, art and other curiosities. Characteristic features of this wabi-sabi cabinet...
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19th Century Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$10,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Guillerme et Chambron , Chest of drawers "Edition Votre Maison" circa 1950/1960
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme & Chambron rare oak and opaline side table.
Handles in ceramic by Boleslaw Danikowski.
Edition "Votre Maison," circa 1950/1960
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ceramic, Oak, Opaline Glass
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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