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Place of Origin: French
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Wonderful Louis XV Period Commode Sauteuse made of plain walnut.
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Early 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Castleworthy French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis XVI Style Baroque inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
Shaded precious wood, veneered. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side walls broadly framed fillings with richly inlaid blooms of different noble wood, limited by so-...
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20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chest of Drawers Louis XVI Style by Mercier Freres, Paris
By Mercier Freres
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
19th century chest of drawers Louis XVI style by Mercier Freres, Paris with inlays and brass decorations.
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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C French fruitwood serpentine commode. Lovely pale timber. 1780.
Dimensions
52.5 inches (133 cms) wide
26 inches (66 cms) deep
36 inches (91 cms) high.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
A Very Fine Antique Ebonized Wood & Ormolu Mounted Pietra Dura Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A VERY FINE ANTIQUE EBONIZED WOOD & ORMOLU MOUNTED PIETRA-DURA CABINET
France, Late 19th Century
Height: 53" (134.6 cm)
Width: 42" (106.6 cm)
Depth: 18" (45.7 cm)
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1860s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
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
Late 19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Created in France, circa 1890 and bombe in shape on all three sides, the cabinet stands on elegant cab...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Antique carved oak chest of drawers
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Chest of Drawers / Oak / Rustic / Antique
French oak chest of drawers with two small and three large drawers having a carved apron at the base and short cabriole leg...
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Early 1900s Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Sideboard with Drawers in Wood, Parchment leather and Bronze Chromed
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury Sideboard with drawers
Materials: wood , parchment, Bronze chromed, glass
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your proj...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
André SORNAY (1902-2000), varnished plywood chest of drawers
By Andre Sornay
Located in Paris, FR
André Sornay (1902-2000) was a French furniture designer who transformed his family's business after taking over in 1919. Influenced by Bauhaus and De Stijl, he created modern, funct...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
High Quality French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis Quinze Style Marble Top
Located in Berlin, DE
Parquet from kingwood on solid softwood. With two forward-looking, imposing Espagnolettes in the style of Charles Cressent. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side wal...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely early 19th century French Louis XV style painted commode. Featuring beautiful floral images and the colors of gold, yellow, pink and green. A gorgeous decorative piece!!
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
French 1950s Kidney Shape Commode
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual and funky little Mid-Century dresser. The body is composed of two circular drum-like compartments, each with doors that slide back to reveal a set of shelves. Joined together...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plywood
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
Original Painted French Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th c original painted French commode. Faux marble decorated top. 1780.
Dimensions
38 inches (97 cms) wide
23 inches (58 cms) deep
29.5 inches (75 cms) high.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Country French 18th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant Country French 18th century walnut three-drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine scrolled legs with carved hoof feet. Above the beautiful scallop-shap...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French commode 18th century
Located in MILL, NL
Particularly large chest of drawers / dresser. Original from France, 18th century. Presumably elm wood. Beautiful color and patina.
Has 3 spacious deep drawers. Has undergone severa...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Louis Quinze chest of drawers with two drawers and a brown marble top with gray veins. The fire-gilded, asymmetrical fittings with rocaille and wing motifs adorn the front, th...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Beautiful Commode is made of walnut and inlay. The hardware are in bronze with ram heads.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
Fantastic Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commodes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Inlaid Marquetry and Parquetry Commodes
Each finely made commode with a shaped marble top over three short and two long dresser drawers...
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Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$76,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Furniture in Wood, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$15,000
19th Century French Carved Wood Bread Dough Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic 19th century, French carved wood bread dough chest style Louis XVI.
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1850s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chestnut
A Yellow Painted French Chest
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a great way to add some personality to a room. A charming Louis XV-style painted chest with three drawers and escargot feet. Painted in a soft golden yellow with gray ...
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1940s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
Antique Quality French Kingwood & Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality French kingwood and marquetry inlaid marble top commode/chest of drawers having a quality antique Victorian marquetry inlaid bow fronted commode and boastin...
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Other
Exquisite French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Marble-Top Commode C. 1870
Located in Queens, NY
An exquisite French Ormolu-mounted mahogany parquetry marble-top commode C. 1870.
A very nice quality commode with french bronze mounts, and exquisite quality parquetry throughout...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French White-Washed Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Faux Marble Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an outrageously carved French commode or dresser with a fantastic faux painted marble top and a gorgeous limed or white-washed finish. The piece is in good vintage condition...
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1950s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,116 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble will make an elegant addition to any decor! Crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a tailored neoclassical ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Burl Ash Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Louis Philippe commode from France. The top is made from a gorgeous piece of black marble, which has intense graining. The case of this piece is the real showstopper. ...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Mid 18th Century French Chest of Drawers, Stamped by Nicolas Bernard
By Nicholas Bernard 2
Located in Greven, DE
Regence chest of drawers from the workshop of Nicolas Bernard
France
Kingwood
Mid 18th century
Dimensions: H × W × D: 83 × 125 × 62 cm
Description:
This fine Regence or Louis XV c...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
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
19th Century French Marquetry Dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French marquetry dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870
Marquetry: wood on solid oak body. Marbled and profiled marble top. Fire-gilt...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful walnut chest of drawers with secretary drawer. Impressive design with bronze drawer pullers and fire-plated key plates. Beautifully lived leather. The desk section is large...
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Early 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Oak Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique chest of drawers from the Louis Seize Period. This commode comes from France and dates from circa 1780-1790. It is...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style Ormolu-mounted Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
French marquetry inlaid Louis XV style bois satine', kingwood and amaranth double drawer commode showing stemmed floral entwining design with red and pink variegated marble top and b...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
A Rare & Louis XV Bois Clair & Parquetry Commode
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Sheffield, MA
Attributed to Jean Francois HacheThe parquetry rectangular top with molded edge, above a bombe case with two short and one long paneled drawer, over a scalloped apron, raised on cabr...
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Occasional Furniture in walnut and Formica, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Occasional furniture in walnut and formica, circa 1970.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode in the Manner of Riesener, circa 1890
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid neoclassical breakfront commode in the manner of Jean-Henri Riesener.
French, circa 189...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
1800s French Chest of Drawers with Inlays
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very unusual chest of drawers with curved sides and inlays on the top and drawer fronts. An antique piece of furniture with a surprisingly mod...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
This glowing kidney shaped fruitwood Marquetry commode in the Louis XVI style is richly adorned with gilded br...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Dimensions : 55" Wide X 22" Deep X 37" Tall
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in th...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Régence Bronze Mounted Rosewood Commode
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The shaped brèche d'Alep marble top, above a bombé form body with two short and two long drawers spaced with brass insets and with bronze pulls, the corners mounted with bronze Grecian mask...
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1720s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Leather, Ormolu And Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Belle Époque Kingwood, leather, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble commode. The six drawer chest is raised by eleg...
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19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Charles X mahogany commode. Featuring clean lines and an exceptional polished finish. A true classic! Gorgeous!
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19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Lacquer Commodes
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Petites Commodes Incorporating Exceptional Eighteenth Century Chinese Lacquer Panels.
Stamped on the lock ‘Duvivier, Paris, 77 F St Antoine’.
Each commode has a a shaped white marble top above a frieze with two short and one long drawer. Below is a cupboard door with a gilt-bronze framed lacquer panel flanked by two open shelves with gilt-bronze galleries. The commodes are raised on square section tapering legs with gilt-bronze caps.
The commodes incorporate exceptional 18th century lacquer panels. The panels are of wonderful quality and unusual in that they incorporate amongst traditional oriental landscape and Palace scenes, figures in Western costume...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 18th c. to Early 19th c. French Provencial Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
late 18th c to early 19th c French Walnut carved provencial commode. Hand pegged construction
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Stamped J. Chastel
By J. Chastel
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century French marquetry chest of drawers, stamped J. Chastel
The marble has been replaced.
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Guillerme et Chambron , Chest of drawers "Edition Votre Maison" circa 1950/1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
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
18th Century French Louis XV Period Lyonnaise Commode en Arbalete in Walnut
Located in Birmingham, AL
A stunning and impressive 18th century period French Louis XV commode de chateau handcrafted in walnut by skilled artisans of the Lyon region. The front facade having an arbalete or ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$14,680 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Oak French Commode
Located in Nijlen, BE
A fine quality, 18th Century French country, Directoire commode in Bleach oak, with a superb colour and proportions, of simple lines, that will work well in most settings.
Pure cre...
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18th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis Philippe Marble-Top Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis Philippe period commode featuring a dark marble top over a case of matched veneer drawers with rounded corners and brass drop pulls. The bold grain and restrained design are ch...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Washstand ~ Dresser
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Washstand ~ Dresser is an ode to a bygone era, when dressing in the morning was a complete ritual. A full-sized five drawer commode serves as the...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French Empire is so handsome. This piece has lots of quality.
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Palisander, 1740s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Louis XV or Baroque Commode
France
Rosewood
Louis XV around 1740
Dimensions: H x W x D: 83 x 121 x 64 cm
Description:
French four-bay chest of drawers from the midd...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Palisander
20th Century Splendid Renaissance Tower Cabinet/Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century splendid Renaissance tower cabinet
Cabinet cabinet marquetry with inlaid bone on solid wood. A total of 19 richly decorated drawers on the...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1920s French Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920s French commode, mahogany, bird’s-eye and maple.
Dimensions:
37.5"H x 94"W x 20"D.
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1920s French Provincial Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Maple
$14,600
Fine 18th century French brass inlaid commode with ormolu bronze pulls
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous parquetry top 18th century French commode with brass inlaid fluted corners and ormolu bronze hardware.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Walnut Chest Of Drawers With Bronze Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as we strive to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces.
This ele...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Intarsia Oak Commode witt Marble top by Joseph Schmitz ca 1770
By Joseph Schmitz
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique intarsia oak commode with geometric patterns. Transition Louis Seize, Paris, ca. 1770. Stamped / signed under the marble top Joseph Schmitz, fur...
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1770s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique French Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs
Shopping for an antique French commode or chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
During Louis XIV's reign, the commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk. As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
At 1stDibs, find antique and vintage French commodes and chests of drawers for sale — shop Rococo-style commodes, Empire-style commodes, Louis XVI-style commodes and other antique furniture today.
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