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Place of Origin: French
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped and molded Porto marble top over two drawers having high style rocaille inlay and o...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Early 18th Century French Louis XVI Bleached Commode Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 18th-century French Louis XVI bleached commode, dating to circa 1800, is a beautifully crafted piece that exemplifies the elegance and restraint of the Louis XVI style. Ma...
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Early 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

1980s Vintage French Style Chest of Drawers with Aged Finish and Ornamental Pull
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant French-style chest of drawers with a charming antiqued finish that highlights its vintage and handcrafted character. It has three wide drawers, decorated with curved moldings...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

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

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Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Walnut Transitional Style 2-Drawer Commode from Arles
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A beautiful French chest of drawers from Arles, the two-drawer commode has a bombe facade, paired with subtle curves to the slightly overhanging top. ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Bronze

French 17th Century Louis XIV Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
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Late 17th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Renaissance Chest Carved with Angels / Cherubs - Circa 1600 - XVIIth France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large Renaissance period oak chest decorated with cherub heads surmounting panels framed by columns. Very beautiful period furniture. French work late 16th-early 17th century.  
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Early 17th Century Renaissance Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Rustic Viennese 18th Century Serpentine Walnut Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
18th century Rustic Viennese Louis XVI style 5-drawer commode. Dimensions: 39 3/4" h x 53 3/4" w x 27 1/2" d. See less Rust
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1770s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

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Walnut

20th century French Oak and Brass Four Drawers Office File Cabinet
Located in LEGNY, FR
Oak office file cabinet with four drawers dating from the 1920s in very good condition. Was used for storing files in an office in Grenoble France (stamp proving it). Brass handles a...
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1920s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

White Alligator Chest of Drawers
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers white Alligatorcroco made with structure in solid beech wood covered with white tinted alligator skin. With 3 drawers covered inside with pure lamb wool from Mongoli...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Elm and Chestnut Three-Drawer Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in Lyon, France, circa 1760. Built of elm and chestnut wood, the large fruitwood bombe "Commode Lyonnaise" stands on short cabriole ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century French Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is such a nice looking late 19 century French chest. especially like the recessed appearance of the drawers as they’ve applied some molding around the perimeter to give it a thr...
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1890s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Mahogany Empire Chest Of Drawers, Stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée, Paris c. 1800
By Jacob Freres Rue Meslée
Located in Greven, DE
Empire chest of drawers stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée Paris Mahogany around 1800 Dimensions: H x W x D: 92 x 131 x 63 cm Description: Four carved, bronze-patinated paw feet supp...
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1790s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV walnut commode with serpentine top, moulded edges, paneled sides and four carved sliding drawers with bronze dore hardware. Shaped apron below. William Word Fine Antiq...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Kingwood and marquetry commode, in Louis XVI transitional style, of serpentine bombe form, fitted three drawers above a shaped apron and tall angular splayed legs, inlaid with panels...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Louis-philippe Chest Of Drawers In Solid Walnut, 6 Drawers – Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
An exceptional example of 19th-century French cabinetmaking, this Louis-Philippe tall chest combines understated elegance with superb craftsmanship. Crafted circa 1880 in the Loire V...
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1890s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XV Period
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Louis XV French 18th century Commode with 'Lumachella' marble-top above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts. Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

French Antique Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A mid to late 19th century French mahogany marquetry chest of drawers with gilt fittings. Measurements: Height: 33" Length: 51" Depth:...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Lacquered Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style Maison Jansen lacquered commode. This stunning vintage French Louis XVI style Maison Jansen three drawer commode, credenz...
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1970s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
By Empire Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gold leaf painted lion hairy paw feet A very good lo...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Ebonized and Brass Inlaid Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ebonized and brass inlaid commode having shaped top with brass molded edge over three shaped drawers with brass string inlay and gilt bronze hardware and standing on straight molded ...
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1850s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Walnut Semanier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine French Louis XVI walnut Semanier tall chest with bronze escucheons and scalloped apron.
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1790s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 1880s Rococo Style Three-Drawer Bedside Chest with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style painted bedside chest from the late 19th century, with serpentine front and three drawers. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this p...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century English Pine Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely English 2 over 3 pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the darker stained k...
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1880s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French 19th Century Bow-Fronted Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with a Marble Top
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th century bow-fronted burl walnut chest of drawers with a marble top and original hardware. A set is the chest and the marble top.
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Burl

18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful 18thc. Walnut Commode
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century French Chest W/White Marble Top
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful mid 19th century French commode they would call it. We typically call them chest somehow another commode that doesn't sound fitting. This one is all original, wit...
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1860s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XVI style handcrafted 6-Drawer Chest in cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This chiffonnier 6-drawer chest belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the end o...
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2010s Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

19th Century French Directoire Chest of Drawers, Cherry
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century French Directoire Chest of Drawers, 1810, France Cherrywood Directoire chest of drawers rests on conical feet. Straight, simple body, slightly protruding cover plate. ...
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1810s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

A Stunning Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Bombe Commode, French Mid 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Stunning Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Bombe Commode, French Mid 18th Century Height: 88 cm Width: 118 cm Depth: 61 cm Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Vintage bamboo chest of drawers by maugrion, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant wooden and bamboo chest of drawers with 3 large drawers. Produced by Maugrion, delivering quality rattan and bamboo furniture and sold in high segment furniture shops such a...
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1970s Bohemian Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bamboo

French Chest of Drawers Fruit Wood Original Bronze Hardwares Beginning 19th
Located in Miami, FL
Île de France fruit wood commode. End 18th beginning 19th cent. Classical elegant style, excellent original patina and great quality hardware.
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Early 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Petite Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Petite chest of drawers from France made of flamed Cuban mahogany with four dovetailed drawers and a rich array of finely cast bronze hardware. The commode features half detached col...
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1880s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Circa 1820 French Restauration Commode in Flame Mahogany, Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Topped by a one-inch thick marble top, this commode has a beautiful mahogany veneer with flame graining and foliate and floral gilt bronze hardware. Hand-carved in France, circa 1820, the stunning chest of drawers is from the Restauration period, which is the transitional era of French history following the first defeat of Napoleon. The gray marble top with white and black veining has a subtle embellishment often seen during the Restauration: rounded front corners. Directly underneath is a drawer with flared tulip molding (molding of Restauration furniture is almost always thin and delicate), with an elaborate rinceaux mount, adorned with a shell, palmettes, and a supple floral swag drop handle. The drawer is segmented into four compartments, allowing the storage of smaller items. Three tiers of taller drawers form the main body, each embellished with a volute leaf keyplate flanked by a pair of swag drop pulls. The apron is also adorned with a lovely bronze mount of a foliate margent with a center rosette that spans between a pair of half-bun feet in the front (the two back feet are blocked). A beautiful example of Restauration period furniture...
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Early 19th Century Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Serpentine Fronted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French parquetry inlaid commode with serpentine front. The commode boasts the original marble top in Carrara marble and canted corners. Circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century Country Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

Antique corner chest of drawers in the Boulle style, France, mid-19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique Boulle chest of drawers from around 1860. Dimensions: height 108 cm / width 78 cm / depth 57 cm
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1860s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century FRENCH CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century FRENCH CHEST OF DRAWERS mahogany and fruit wood with geometric macheterie. Box with three drawers. Marble top and ...
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19th Century Baroque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century French Walnut Wood Commode En Tombeau from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
An en tombeau is a type of commode with three tiers of drawers and short legs. Our walnut wood chest of drawers was hand-carved in Provence, France d...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

French Directoire Style Handcrafted Customizable 4-Drawer Chest in Solid Wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This 4 drawer chest is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable for its straight, classical and timeless lines...
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2010s Directoire French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

White Vintage Commode circa 1950
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nice vintage chest of drawers with a white patina customize with off-white wallpaper imitating crocodile skin. It opens on 3 drawers.
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Early 19th Century Parquetry Commode
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century mahogany and kingwood parquetry commode, with grey marble top and with three drawers retaining the original handles and escutcheons, all supported on brac...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Vintage Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Vintage Louis XV style commode made in France in French sycamore with original brass fittings, natural lacquered French sycamore wood finish. Me...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique French louis Philippe commode
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful Louis Philippe chest of drawers in walnut, consisting of 5 drawers with high-quality with good quality ormolu handles & escutcheons with the original marble top. Drawers ...
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1820s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th c. Walnut commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptionally Carved 18th c. Commode
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Chest of Drawers, Base Unit, Natural Oak Veneer, Contemporary Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chest of drawers, base unit, natural oak veneer, contemporary work. Chest of drawers with 4 wide drawers in natural oak, pure and architectural lines, great decoration. H: 70cm W: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers TLC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlay Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers. Item features marquetry inlay throughout (with numerous losses), shapely bombe form, ornate hardware (so...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Mahogany Cabinet with Marquetry Inlay, Ormolu
Located in Houston, TX
French serpentine shaped cabinet with a marble top with pale gray and Pale blush color. The marquetry inlay is in superb condition and enhances This piece on the front and both sid...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Fine Pale Walnut French Louis XV bronze Mounted Marble Top 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a pale muted walnut commode with an equally muted marble top. The commode is of high quality and in good condition with signs of wear and age to be expected. Measures 46.75 w...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 20th Century French Regence Carved Mirror with Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and incredibly beautiful with matched console. Created in Lyon in 1820, the mirror exemplifies the style of central France with a floral carvings and noticeable artistic char...
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Early 19th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mirror, Wood

Pair of Antique French Marble Top Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French marble top bedside chests. They were made in France and date from around the 1900-1920 period. The quality is fan...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

COMMODE LOUIS XV French, late 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, 19th century clad in rosewood and various woods, with three drawers and a large drawer. Domed box on the front and sides. Applications in gilded bronze....
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Late 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning late 19th Century well figured rosewood marble top chest of exceptional quality and finely hand carved with gorgeously rich patination and grain. Ormolu mounted throughou...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Commode Transition with Marquetry of Quartefeuille
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode from the transition period in rosewood veneer in amaranth frames and green tinted wood threads. Superb marquetry decoration with a beautiful upper frieze on the front and on the sides with quarte-leaf motifs, always on the front three panels of rosewood in butterfly wings delimited by double Greek friezes. Saint Anne gray...
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1760s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Small-Sized Chest w/Great Rococo Brass Hardware, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved wood commode, with its original elaborate brass hardware, from the 19th century. This smaller-sized antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top, with softl...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

4-lacquered drawer French Chiffonier in solid cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This Chiffonier belongs to our TRADITION collection, which takes its design and inspiration from the French countryside "proviincial" style, also called "Campagne chic" and finished...
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2010s French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

1870s Louis XVI Period Side Table with a Curtain Door
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An elegant French 18th century natural wood two-drawers side table dating from Louis XVI era, with a tray top, and a novel, slatted, vertically opening curtain door revealing a usefu...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Maison Jansen Mid-Century French 3-Drawer Shaped Chest with White Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century mahogany chest / sideboard with three upper drawers with brass drawer pulls above three hinged door cabinets supporting a shaped...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Rare 18th Century Commode with Side Doors Walnut, Rhone Valley, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Walnut and burled walnut. In 1700s France, the commode was considered the finest piece of furniture in the chateau. It was also placed in the most important areas so it could be seen. This particular commode from Bourgogne or Vallee du Rhone area, is very rare in its shape and storage area. The shaped sides are small cabinets with one shaped shelf each. Each door opens to the back so that the contents are kept private from any guests. The 'galbee' front features three full drawers with brass hardware. The veneered wooden insets on the drawers and sides are all burled walnut wood. All this rests upon four outward shaped feet. There are three keys for opening the side cabinets and front drawers. This rare and large French commode...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Rustic Oak Cabinet ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Rustic Oak Cabinet ~ Chest of Drawers is a very versatile piece, suitable for any casual decor, and able to serve as a side table, a ch...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Steel

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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