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Place of Origin: French
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...
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1790s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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...
Category
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...
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,148 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$6,600 Sale Price
32% 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...
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Category
19th Century Victorian 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...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
A French Ormulo-Mounted Petite Commode By PAUL SORMANI
By Paul Sormani
Located in Sheffield, MA
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED INLAID
KINGWOOD & MARBLE-TOP PETIT COMMODE,
BY PAUL SORMANI, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
A rectangular marble top over two drawers with ormolu mounts ove...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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.
Category
19th Century George III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$2,304 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage Art Deco Sideboard with Chromed Accents, 1930s
Located in Lisbon, PT
This stunning Art Deco sideboard, crafted in the 1930s, embodies the elegance and sophistication of the era. Blending American influence with French flair, the piece features chromed...
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$3,976 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
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...
Category
20th Century Napoleon III French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful and elegant French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted commode with marble top.
The bombe serpentine form rouge and cream molded marble top above...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pierre Gautier Delahaye "Weekend" Chest
By Pierre Gautier-Delaye
Located in New York, NY
A pair of pine chests from the “weekend” series with three drawers and one door, slats construction, and cutout handles.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$20,000 / set
Louis XVI Style Commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley, 1898
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and lacquer mounted mahogany commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley.
Stamped to the carcass with a 'marque au feu' for ‘A BE...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Walnut Chest
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
18th chest with 2 rows of drawers in cross-shaped walnut XVIIIth top of pink marble beak of corbin, work attributable to the cabinetmaker Grenoblois Pierre Hache.
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$16,755
Two Drawer Chest
Located in London, England
Two drawer cherrywood chest of drawers on cabriole legs. Circa 1940.
H 78cm x W 89cm x D 44cm
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
$1,089
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Oak Commode was hand-crafted by rudimentary tools from solid, old-growth French white oak to last for centuries! Crafted during the post Loui...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts
Unique piece purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Message us with any questions.
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Commode after the Model by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany commode, with a blue turquin marble top after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener.
French, circa 1880.
The gilt bronze mounts s...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Chiffonnier
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XVI Chiffonnier. Gorgeous
Category
18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
$1,920 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...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fine French Transition Louis XV XVI Style Chest Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare, and very fine quality French Transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style mahogany inlaid marble-top chest after Jean-François Oeben / Jean-Henri Riesener.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, born in the late 19th / early 20th century, exceptionally executed Parisian work, retaining the original shaped marble top with contoured molded edge, over conforming solid mahogany case extensively inlaid with rich floral decoration and geometric trompe l'oeil marquetry-work. Embellished with finely sculpted and chisled gilt bronze ormolu mounts, the case fitted with three high quality locking bar mounted cabinet doors, each adorned with matched ornate escutcheon and opening thanks to the original keys, revealing a mahogany finished interior with single shelf. Featuring rare and exotic woods inlaid, all rising on bronze mounted transitional cabriole legs, ending in the finest quality patinated bronze sabots.
Its three doors do not interfere with its delicate marquetry with decorations of geometric cubes and beautiful flowers on gilt gold ground, its two flat uprights with cut sides inviting finesse and harmony, while its bronzes, with antique motifs indicate the return to refined classic taste.
A fine example of the Transition style, this chest subtly combines Louis XV marquetry with shapes that are already more rectilinear. From the middle of the 18th century, certain French artists, at the head of which the architects Blondel and Contant d'Ivry as well as the painter Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, rose up against the excesses of the rococo style and advocated a calming of lines by the use of classical or even ancient principles. If the "Greek" style was too categorical a response to these requests, the Transition style, soon launched by the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Madame de Pompadour and Minister of the Arts, was much more measured and appreciated. Dutch cabinetmaker Matthijs Horrix was also front and center, a leader a Transition style.
Celebrated ebanista Jean-François Oeben was one of the leaders of this new taste, with Jean-Henri Riesener following in the 19th century. Oeben a genius with inlay, he gave birth to several patterns, both sober and elegant, such as the marquetry of bottomless cubes, which was adopted by many of his colleagues including Jacques Dautriche and Charles Chevallier.
Jean-François Oeben was particularly known for his "Louis XV or Transition furniture, adorned with leaf veneers, flower inlays or geometric patterns", according to Pierre Kjellberg (Le Mobilier français du XVIIIe, éditions de l'Amateur, 1989). A small secretary in the Transition cabinet...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Magnificent 19th Century Marble-Top Bombe Commode from France
Located in Sofia, BG
Magnificent 19th century marble-top two-drawer bombe commode from Paris, circa 1880. This commode is made from walnut and features exquisite floral marquetry decoration and original ...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,590 Sale Price
32% Off
French Painted Wood Commode w/Faux Marble Top & Brass Rococo Style Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood commode with faux marble top from the mid 20th century. This vintage chest from France has a rectangular-shaped marble top with rounded front corners, over case...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Regence Tulipwood and Kingwood Parquetry Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Primarily of tulipwood and kingwood with heavy gilded drawer mounts . Sturdy . Presents very well . The drawers reflecting the fabled tulip by the gilt rosettes. The veneers laid in...
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18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
18th Century Provencal Cherrywood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming 18th Century cherrywood commode.
Of wonderful colour and form.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
French 19th Century Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 19th century Marquetry two-drawer commode with a wonderful marble top.
Featuring wonderful inlaid decoration, this commode conveys typical Empire styles.
A great storage pi...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,440 Sale Price
35% Off
Marble Topped Marquetry Commode After Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in London, GB
Marble topped marquetry commode after Riesener
French, late 19th Century
Measures: Height 91cm, width 173cm, depth 64cm
This exquisite commode takes after a commode made by the master of 18th...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Wash-Room Five-Drawer Chest with Two Panel Doors
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French wash-room five-drawer chest with two panel doors.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French Sideboard attributed to Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Pine sideboard for Les Arcs by Charlotte Perriand, dating from the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Walnut commode. This piece has lovely clean lines and a very fine finish. Pretty hardware as well. Grea...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,960 Sale Price
38% Off
18th Century Regency Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Regency commode with marble top.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$12,200 / set
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Walnut Louis XIV commode is a study in understated elegance! Finely contoured facade defines four spacious drawers that are very deep to make a truly functional p...
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Early 19th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode by Crepi
By Francois Crepi
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood
& Purplewood Inlaid Commode
18th Century
Stamped Crepi
Francois Crepi maitre 1778
Reference:
Similar Commode, Versailles
Illustr...
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18th Century and Earlier Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th century French painted 3dr commode, 1820.
Dimensions:
53 inches (135 cms) wide
21.5 inches (55 cms) deep
37.5 inches (95 cms) high.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$3,399
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tall Marble-Top Cabinet
Located in Sofia, BG
Tall cabinet with central projection, it opens with two leaves and a drawer belt and poses on high arched feet. It is clad in an elegant rosewood and amaranth inlay with geometric pa...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Oak and Ormolu Commodes/Night Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Oak and ormolu commodes/night tables. Each three drawer chest is raised by elegant and very unique square leg...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Painted Louis XVI Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted Louis XVI-style commode with a rectangular marble top over three stacked drawers adorned with their original brass moldings, neoclassical drop bail brass handles, flanking ri...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Chest of Drawers in Bamboo, C.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 20th Century French chest of four drawers in bamboo and woven raffia detail with original brass handles.
CONDITION
In great conditi...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener
By Henry-François Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A French ormolu mounted mahogany and sycamore marquetry and parquetry inlaid commode.
After a model by Jean-Henri Riesener.
The shaped yellow and black-veined marble top above a br...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, JME H. Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A mid-18th century French Louis XIV chest of drawers from Paris. Stamped “JME H. Hansen” for Hubert Hansen (master from 1747, died 1756).
Slightly trapezoidal, double-curved body wi...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Pretot
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
By Pretot
A marble top above a frieze applied with scrolling-vine mounts and fronted by tw...
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Mid-19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode with black Belgian marble top. Nice patina and loads of storage. A great piece!
Category
19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Chest of Three Drawers in Solid Elm by Pierre Chapo. France 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Paris, FR
Rare model of three drawers chest in elm by Pierre Chapo, 1970 period.
The pull handles are made of leather.
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Elm
Fine & Rare Louis XV Carved Walnut & Oak Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine and rare Louis XV
Carved walnut and oak commode
France
Mid-18th century
The shaped top over a bombe case with three carved drawers all resting on carved feet.
Height 39 in....
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$6,701 Sale Price
20% Off
Meuble de rangement commode vintage Maison Regain en orme massif des années 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Meuble de rangement type commode vintage des années 80, par Maison Regain, en orme massif foncé, 4 tiroirs, très bon état général.
Ref 240 520
Hauteur : 108 cm
Largeur : 124 cm
Profo...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th C. Walnut Bordelaise Commode Bombé with Breccia Macchia Vecchia Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Masterfully hand-carved in Bordeaux, France, during the 1700s, this walnut commode has tremendous movement, with bombé curves on multiple planes. The form is embellished by the (orig...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Breccia Marble
French Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode with Bronze Hardware
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb quality French mid 18th Century Louis XV period walnut commode with bronze hardware. The serpentine shaped commode is elegantly raised by cabriole legs which lead to the won...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Wooden Bombay Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 4 drawer 18th Century Wooden Bombay Chest of Drawers has been uninterrupted for over two centuries. With two drawers on top and two larger drawers completing the bottom, there i...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Circa 1740s French Commode
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful commode from France Circa 1740s with bronze fittings. Commode has five drawers including a hidden drawer in the middle on top. The drawers are beautifully lined and trimm...
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1740s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France end of 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
This remarkable chest of drawers, boasting the elegant Louis XVI Style, dates back to the late 19th century. Comprising five drawers, this commode features exquisite marquetry work t...
Category
1890s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple, Satinwood, Walnut
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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