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Place of Origin: French
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Regence highly carved walnut commode.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pair of French Louis XV Inlaid Marble Top Semainier Lingerie Chests Circa 1910
Dimensions : 55" Tall X 15" Wide X 13" Deep
These gorgeous Semainier chests were made in France in t...
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1910s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of 60's teak low chests of drawers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of low chests of drawers in teak and white melamine, 3 drawers and locker in front, metal base, wooden shoe.
French work from the 60s
Dimensions: H 45 x W 103,5 x D 40 cm
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$5,201 / set
Marble Top Chest
Located in London, England
Narrow marble top chest in walnut with rose marble top. Circa 1930
H 94cm x W 41cm x D 31cm
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1930s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,366
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
French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) satinwood and parquetry inlaid small commode with three drawers and gilt bronze trim.
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Period Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers, France, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-18th century French Louis XV period 3-drawer commode in walnut on cabriole feet.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Maison Jansen French Mid-Century Bronze Mounted Mahogany Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XVI style (Mid-Century) mahogany chest of drawers having concave sides with a shallow upper drawer with central interior divider, above two deeper lower drawers, each m...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely unusual three drawer French chest
Beautifully drawn inlays of figs, grapes and pottery
Design has a surrealistic feel to it
Obviously and artist depiction of a town
Finishe...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Charlotte Perriand Pine Chest of Drawers for Les Arcs, France 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Almelo, NL
Charlotte Perriand Chest of Drawers for Les Arcs, France 1960s
This is a description of a pine chest of drawers that was designed ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
EMPIRE chest of drawers cherry wood with black colones and black marble top
Category
1820s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Roger Landault commode
By Regy, Roger Landault
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Commode à deux tiroirs et miroir par Roger Landault pour Regy éditeur
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$7,565
Pair 19th Century French Kingwood and Marble Top Commodes
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of 19th century French Kingwood and marble top commodes of exceptional quality, having the original highly decorative shaped marble tops with a moulded edge, two oak lined dra...
Category
1860s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
$17,169 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Louis Philippe Style Cherrywood Drawer Console by Grange
By Jacques Grange
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Philippe style cherrywood drawer console by Grange.
Category
1970s Louis Philippe Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
20th Century, Baroque Style Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Lovely Baroque commode in 18th century style. Solid, finely carved beechwood. Ebonized and gilded.
Category
20th Century Baroque French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
$3,745 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Commode with Marquetery and Gilt Bronze Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style chest of drawers with wood marquetry, decorated with gilt bronzes. It is decorated with marquetry of branches and flowers in different wood set in gilt bronze rocaille...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Crossbow Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut 18 ° Century Louis XV
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Magnificent crossbow chest of drawers in walnut from the 18th century - Bourgogne (Lyon) Louis XV
Very beautiful crossbow chest of drawers curved on its sides which is unusual and...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Chest of Drawers, Directoire Period, Carved and Patinated Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A French Directoire chest of drawers, late 18th or early 19th century, in carved, painted and patinated wood, with a grey marble top, fluted carving decoration on the sides and geome...
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Late 18th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Provençal walnut chest of drawers 900 Louis XV style
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Provencal Dresser Elegance from Intramable Charm
This pair of solid walnut chests of drawers, made in the Louis XV style and dated to the early 1900s, is a fine expression of high p...
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20th Century Baroque French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Nutwood
French 18th century commode
Located in MILL, NL
Particularly large walnut chest of drawers / dresser. Louis XV France / 18th century. With large gilt bronze fittings. With curved front. Beautiful patina and color. In very good con...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A fine and rare Maison Jansen ormolu-mounted and brass inlaid marble top commode in the Regence style, circa 1940s.
The shaped marble top with a subtle double-moulded edge, sitting...
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1940s Régence Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Small French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest with Fossil Limestone Top
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning vintage French Bombe chest of drawers of small proportions. Beautiful Satin wood with marquetry inlay of rosewood and other ex...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Limestone
French Modern Chestnut 4-Door Credenza, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century Modern Chestnut 4-Door Credenza, Charles Dudouyt
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Orange Lacquered & Mirrored Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s orange lacquered commode with 2 painted mirror doors with Neo-classic scene and brass trim. (Mirror decorated attributed to ADRIEN EKMAN)
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Commode, 19th Century Signed JVHD
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite 19th century French Louis XV style bronze-mounted commode with marble top. Signed JVHD on bronze mounts.
The serpentine-fronted mottled Breche d'Alep marble top is over two...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique chest of drawers, circa 1870, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique chest of drawers, France, circa 1870.
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
Brass
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Elegant Louis XVI style chest of drawers, crafted in France during the 19th century, featuring a stunning combination of satin...
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Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Cherry, Satinwood
Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Lyonnaise walnut commode.
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A unique set of Boulle chests of drawers, France, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A unique set of Boulle chests of drawers, France, circa 1860.
Very good condition.
dimensions: height 110 cm x width 125 cm x depth 50 cm
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1860s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique chest of drawers - sideboard from the turn of the 19th and 20th centurie
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers - helper from around 1900, Western Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 105 cm / width 137 cm...
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Early 1900s Renaissance Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Inlaid chest of drawers with a marble top in the Louis XV style, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An inlaid chest of drawers with a marble top in the Louis XV style, comes from France at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Inlaid floral motifs and copper ornaments are charac...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
19th Century French Restauration Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This wonderful French Restauration Period commode has been sanded, bleached, and repainted in a turquoise patina. The wooden knobs on the four drawers add to its charm. Finally, the ...
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19th Century Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,935 Sale Price
40% Off
Guillerme et Chambron Cabinet in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme (1913-1990) Chambron (1914-2001) Edition Votre Maison
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Late 20th Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Chest of Drawers
Located in Brecht, BE
Found in the South West of France, this unique chest of drawers was made in
poplarwood and hazelnut twig.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Twig, Poplar
Louis-philippe Style Chest Of Drawers In Solid Walnut, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
This magnificent Louis-Philippe style chest of drawers captivates with the perfect harmony between the nobility of its wood and the finesse of its marble. Crafted from solid walnut, ...
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century, Louis XVI Style, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Very beautiful Louis Seize chest of drawers in solid walnut, 3 drawers with carvings, 2 compartments raised in the middle, 3 box locks, 3 keys, side walls with cassette filling, body...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, 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
Materials
Mahogany
$2,400 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring the talents of four master artisans, 19th Century French Marquetry Marble Top Bombe Commodes such as this example needed a talented menuisier to create the complex naturali...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Zebrano Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in Zebrano
Build with 13 scares Zebrano marquetry open in tow big drawers.
Leg are in black painted metal. The frame is built in oak and...
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Early 2000s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Wine Cork-Veneered Marble Top Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a unique French Louis XV style commode, veneered over-all with wine corks. The commode has a variegated pink marble top has an ogee edge over thre...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cork
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
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
Dresser by Maison Regain
By Maison Regain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic three drawer dresser by Maison Regain from France, 1970's. Made of solid elm wood showing beautiful grain. Low profile, perfect as a...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
$5,800
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
Louis XV Three-Drawer Black Walnut Bombe-Form Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine top above a bombe-form body fitted with three drawers adorned with bold bronze foliate mounts; all in a well-figured and richly patinated black walnut veneer.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$22,400 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XV Period Commode Styl Rococo
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant Louis XV-style commode is an exceptional example of 18th-century-inspired craftsmanship. Constructed from fine wood, likely mahogany, it features a luxurious white marbl...
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19th Century Rococo Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in MADRID, ES
Original 18th century French period chest of drawers. Solid walnut with original bronze fittings.
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Early 1700s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Veneer with Oeben Marquetry, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Louis XV chest of drawers called "commode sauteuse" in rosewood veneer, violet wood and stained wood, curved on three sides and topped by a Royal marble top. It opens in ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
18th century, Small French Veneered and Inlaid Wood Commode
Located in IT
This small commode was made in France around the mid-18th century. The top is in Red France marble with a slightly undulating and molded profile. It is veneered in fine wood and inla...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Krieger, Stamped Mahogany Chest Of Drawers, 19th Century
By Maison Krieger
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful mahogany chest of drawers with 2 drawers, with rich gilded bronze ornamentation: pearl threads, flower sprays highlight the play of the work of speckled or veneered mahogan...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Provencial 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Provencial walnut 4-drawer commode. Three smaller drawers over one full drawer. Wonderful patina and the dimensions.
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Materials
Walnut
$39,500
1960s Pine drawer cabinet by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, France
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Wilnis, UT
A beautiful pine drawer cabinet designed by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, France in the 1960s.
This exceptional cabinet is a highly recognizable example of Perriand’s iconic desi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Pine
Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790
Located in Münster, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers, circa 1790
Walnut and plum veneered on a softwood body, band inlays, the edges inlaid all around with maple and ebony, three drawers, original fittings...
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Late 18th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
Rosewood and Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Louis XV / Louis XVI Transition – Late 1
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Three-drawer chest of drawers veneered with rosewood, mahogany, and various woods, topped with Aleppo breccia marble.
The first of these drawers, in the upper part, features a raised...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century French Country Walnut Commode with Bronze Hardware
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1790s French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,116 Sale Price
20% Off
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
French Charles X Mahogany & Gilded Bronzes Tall Chest of Drawers. Marble top
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Charles X chest of drawers in mahogany with bronze mounting
and a black marble top.
Original untouched condition. Dating from Approx. 1820.
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French-Continental Slat Twig Commode
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic French-Continental (19/20th Century) slat twig square commode with geometric design with drawer and door.
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Early 20th Century Rustic French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Twig
Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Belle Epoch Mirrored Commode
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1930s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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