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Place of Origin: French
Chest of Drawers with Original Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century white painted chest of drawers featuring an original marble top and elegantly aged finish. This classic, transitional piece boasts ample storage with three spacio...
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1880s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Wicker and Bamboo Chest of Drawers, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A rare specimen in very good condition.
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Louis XIV Style Commode with Rosewood Marquetry Décor and Red Griotte Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style commode from circa 1950 with rosewood marquetry décor, four drawers, red griotte marble top and gilt bronze hardware. Crafted in the timeless French Louis XI...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
Pair French Style Robust 2-Drawer Chests in White & Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of nicely-sized, French style two-drawer raised commodes in white with gold accents. These vintage chests were made in America, with design inspired by French Neoclassical sty...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Iroko Commode Chest of Drawers, Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1950
Iroko wood
Good condition
Measures: Shipping L 105/P 45/H 82 cm 51 kg.
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Commode Chest of Drawers, Jean Pascaud Style
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant and stylish mahogany chest of drawers. In the style of the French designer Jean Pascaud. The commode has three drawers, with each mirror glass fronts and crystal knobs. En...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Chest of Drawers in White Rock Crystal and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This dresser has three drawers and it is made of white rock crystal marquetry with brass trims.
The base is in brushed brass.
The interior is in light oak veneer.
The dimensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Rock Crystal, Brass
Art Nouveau Style Mahogany Side Commode
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1910 Art Nouveau style mahogany side cabinet / commode was found in France. The cabinet has four front legs and two back legs. Front, top and sides have decorative inlay a...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Maison Jansen, Louis XVI Style, Cabinet, Mahogany, Brass, Marble, France, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fine mahogany storage chest attributed to Maison Jansen. This Louis XVI style double hi chest has three drawers beneath a pair of bronze grilled doors with a finely bronze galleried ...
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1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Fabulous 19th Century French Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Black Marble Top
Located in Richmond, VA
Fabulous 19th Century French burl walnut 4 drawer chest of drawers with original black marble top and ormolu pulls. At 36.25" High this chest is pretty universal from bedside to cent...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Walnut 18th Cent French Chest of Drawers Louis XV Typical from the Lyon Region
Located in Miami, FL
Commode "Lyonnaise" 18th century in solid walnut very fine and specific carvings. Perfect design .
The front part of the commode and drawers are built in curved lines.
Each upper c...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode has been carefully rethought by a professional craftsman and has been sanded, bleached, and painted in a wonderfully unique turquoise ...
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Mid-18th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted 19th Century French Kingwood and Vernis Martin Petit
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful pair of gilt bronze mounted kingwood marble topped commodes with Vernis Martin painted panels, late 19th century.
Provenance...Cambridge, Esq.
Paris made circa 1880...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Walnut Serpentine Ormolu & Marble Top Chest of Drawers , Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
French Walnut serpentine graduated chest of drawers with exquisite decorative inlays, original ormolu mounts , original greenish white vane marble top, and terminating on french spl...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Georges-Francois Alix French Marble Top & Ormolu Commode, France circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Georges-François Alix settled at 46 rue de Charonne and moved to 6 bis rue Richard Lenoir in 1878. Exhibited at the Paris Expositions of 1884, 1885, and 1889. He supplied bronze mou...
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1870s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19 century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and impressive French 19 century Louis XVI style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid marble-top commode.
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Lyonnaise walnut commode.
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode after the model by Jean Henri Riesener.
The brècheviolette marble top above a br...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
French Provincial Wood and Brass Carved 3-Drawer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th Century) dark stained oak chest with three drawers, each having carved wreath and border carved embellishments, two circular brass ring drawer pulls centering...
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18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized bronze trim chest with 6 drawers having ring handles and supported on small tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Side Cabinet by Descotte Fils
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style Palissandre, Tulipwood, mahogany and Marquetry Meuble D' Appui with one door and veined black marble top, Stamped: M. Descotte & Fils, circa 1880-18...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$22,950 Sale Price
46% Off
French Louis XV Tomb Commode Marquetry Red Marble and Bronze - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Louis 15 style tomb chest of drawers opening with four drawers. This elegant piece of furniture in native wood marquetry with a geometric pattern and points has bronze orna...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry & Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entryway or living room with this important antique chest. Created in France, circa 1920 and bombe in shape on all three sides, the cabinet stands on elegant cabriole leg...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Commode w/Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the sides which have a bronze woman's head on the top and bronze feet on the bottom. It...
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Mid-20th Century Empire French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$4,550 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring the talents of four master artisans, Antique French Marquetry Marble Top Bombe Commodes such as this example needed a talented menuisier to create the complex naturalistic,...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
A fine pair of 19th century Charles X mahogany and marble top commodes.
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Charles X period mahogany and Verde marble topped commodes . Original locks and keys. Hand carved and French polished
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th C. Neoclassical Commode, Grey Finish w/Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style carved and painted wood chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top which slightly overhang...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Directoire Two-Drawer Walnut Commode with Banded Inlay from Provence
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Directoire period two-drawer commode with banded inlay from the late 18th century. This French two-drawer commode was born in the mid-1790s, in the Provence regio...
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Late 18th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique chest from the mid-19th century, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Large antique chest from the mid-19th century.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 94 cm / width 174 cm / depth 76 cm
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Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode, Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French mahogany marble-top Louis XVI style commode has been ebonized and finished with a museum quality. This lovely piece features pink and grey veined marble-top. The chest...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Period Neoclassical Commode w/Marble Top and Brass Hardware & Trim Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite French Neoclassical period carved and painted wood commode, with original marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features the original m...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
In the manner of Maison Jansen, Ebonized, Mirrored, and Parcel-gilt Console
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This capacious art deco cabinet has two doors, edged with mirrored panels and gilt trim, that open to reveal four interior shelves. Four drawers are arranged just beneath its white m...
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20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Style Commode/ Secretary with Leather Writing Surface, 3 Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century, the rectangular top with projecting corners and a three-quarter pierced brass
Gallery, above a conforming case fitted with three drawers, all with applied mounts...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Provincial French Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Provincial French Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Chest of Drawers
This beautiful antique French Provincial chest of drawers showcases intricate inlaid marquetry, reflectin...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Oak Chest of Drawers, Early 19th Century
Located in Viterbo, VT
Chest of drawers / commode hand-made in France in the early 1800s using oak and pegged construction. The chest features three overlay drawers with ogee edges and drawers fronts deco...
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Early 19th Century Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Victorian Green Velvet Corner Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style green velvet upholstered corner commode cabinet with needlepoint front door panel.
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Velvet
Exceptional Early 20th Century Counter-Chest Signed "Galeries Lafayette"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exceptional early 20th century counter-chest is signed "Galeries Lafayette".
Galleries Lafayette was created in 1894 in the 9th arrondissement of P...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cut Glass, Oak
Regence to Louis XV Transitional Provincial Commode, Circa 1720
Located in Nashville, TN
The carcass of beechwood and the drawers ,possibly butternut or poplar. A marvelous patina and stunning color. Deliciously distressed. Warm. Apparently original gilt hardware, most ...
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1720s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech, Poplar
$4,200 Sale Price
50% Off
Elegant Egg Shell Lacquered Commode with Brushed Steel Feet In the Styl of Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and nice commode is made of Sycamore on a brushed steel base. The inside of the drawers of this chest is made of blond mahogany. This is a nice and simple design in the sty...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Vintage 1980s Chest of Drawers by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in London, London
Chest of drawers by Pierre Cardin
Brass knobs
White lacquered wood
1970s-1980s France.
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique chest of drawers, circa 1870, France.
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
Louis XVI Carved Walnut Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XVI Carved Walnut Commode, late 18th century. The rectangular top above two short drawers centering a leaf carved decoration over two long drawers, the drawer fronts fitted wit...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This commode is an exceptional example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, presenting a refined rectangular chest of drawers with a black lacquered finish and an intricate design e...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Amethyst Lianes Chest of Drawers
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers amethyst lianes with structure
in solid beechwood, with solid lianes. With amethyst
stone from Brazil. Nails in solid bronze.
Exceptional piece, vegan style, made...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Amethyst, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry and Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful French Louis XV style walnut marquetry from the late 19th century and marble chest of drawers from the 1890s.
Marble top, beautiful marquetry on the drawers and on all sides of the dresser.
It has a front hinged door with a bronze lock and a rear hinged door with a small bronze handle. It has two lower drawers.
The handles and fittings of the drawers and the decoration of the legs are in gilt bronze. Very good condition.
Made in France.
In the photos we can see that this chest of drawers or bedside table has an original and beautiful pair of matching high bedside tables.
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Paw Footed Marble Top Rosewood and Mahogany French Louis XV Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic bronze mounted commode with some of the most robust and expertly cast elements we've seen in a long time. The rosewood drawers contrast beautifully with the darke...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,196 Sale Price
54% Off
French Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, cartouche at th...
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18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Jansen Style Brass-Mounted Mahogany Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely three-drawer commode made of light and dark stained mahogany with brass mounts in the style of Maison Jansen's early 20th century work. Drawers feature brass trim, key escut...
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20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,400 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Commode - Arles
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare, early 18th Century Louis XV French Commode, from Arles. Scroll feet and elegant curved front. Two drawers with brass pulls.
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18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Commode from the Louis XVI period in blond mahogany veneer with beautiful ornamentation of gilded and chiseled bronze.
Central projection, front uprights with a cutaway adorned with rudent grooves, also projection on the rear uprights still decorated with rudent grooves, the whole finished with four sheathed feet presented in alignment with the uprights, which constitutes a rather rare assembly.
White veined Carrara marble top molded.
Refined work with lines and details in a very Parisian style, the inventory marks on the back accentuate the mystery of the origin and ancient provenance...
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1780s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th century French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commode by Maison Carlihian
By Maison Carlhian
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a delicately design, beautifully crafted commode by Maison Carlihan of Paris. The piece is surmounted by a fantastic slab of Brechia D' Alep marble on top and a deep, brass i...
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1880s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Flame Mahogany French Chest of Drawers, C. 1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This Chest of Drawers, or “commode à doucine,” was constructed during the reign of Louis Philippe (1830-1848) in stunning flamed mahogany. It features four drawers, including a curve...
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Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Country French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant country French 19th century Louis XVI style three-drawer commode with a wonderful patinated finish and faux marble top. The commode is raised by square tapered legs be...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Charming Early 20th Century Half-Moon Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming early 20th century half-moon chest.
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted French Empire Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Wichita, KS
Period antique French Empire painted chest of drawers with beautiful black marble top. Beautiful decorative lion brass hardware and working key. Early and all original. Footed legs i...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$5,280 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French serpentine front commode raised on legs with hooved feet
Located in Buchanan, MI
18th Century French serpentine front commode raised on legs with hooved feet, great color and patination.
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French chinoiserie commode. 19th century black painted chest of drawers with carved details in shades of beige, red and green. With ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV Commode Gable Painted Blue
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th Century French Louis XV Commode with a Painted Finish.
French Louis XV period five drawer commode with blue and grey tones and antique white painted finish. This beautifu...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$8,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of French Louis XV-Style chests in walnut with alabaster tops
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of handsome chests that are very functional with
Drawers that slide easily under a alabaster top that
Is exceptional. They each have three drawers with
A key. They are in fine ...
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2010s Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Alabaster
$5,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Important Louis XVI Commode Stamped Gervais Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode in mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer opening three doors and three drawers in the belt. Central projection and amounts with concave sides, a beautiful white mar...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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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