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Place of Origin: French
Louis XV Style Walnut Eel Chest Of Drawers, Early 19th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Discovered in the salon of a stately manor nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, this elegant walnut chest of drawers, dating from the early 19th century, is a beautiful example ...
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1830s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Walnut Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this exceptional 18th century French Commode was handcrafted and carved by talented artisans from solid old growth walnut. The piece features a two plank top that has been banded on each end with a carved serpentine front. Each of the three drawers are dovetailed and exhibit intricately carved inset hand pulls. The front corners present carvings as well as the side panels. The commode rests on four hand carved legs. This unique piece will add French charm...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Chest of Drawers for Les Arcs
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pine chest of drawers by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs. 4 pull out drawers. Made of solid pine, circa 1960. Good original condition. Fun piece of collectible design from the popula...
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Sauteuse Commode In Rosewood Marquetry
Located in BARSAC, FR
Lovely little Louis XV commode scurved on all sides in rosewood marquetry in curling in scrolled reserves, highlighted with light wood fillets on a rosewood background.
Opening three...
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1840s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French Parquetry Commode with Ormolu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French parquetry commode with ormolu and marble top.
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Early 1900s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Commode "Chiffonnier"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Empire ctyle commode "Chiffonnier".
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Early 20th Century Empire French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A very rare three-drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A very rare three--drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode with Albalette front. Probably from Lyon, France. This piece has a walnut frame.
Best to check with 1st dibs for a shipping ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode with 2 Drawers
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany chest of 6 drawers having bronze ring handles with parchment veneer and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Victorian Fruitwood Demilune Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (20th Century) fruitwood and parquetry inlaid demilune shaped narrow chest of drawers / semanier with bronze trim.
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20th Century Victorian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
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
Late 18th Century French Commode from Perigord
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning late 18th Century French provincial Louis XV period commode.
From the Perigord region of South-West France.
In a wonderfully figured cherry-wood of exceptional colour. Ori...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
French 1930s Jean Pascaud Art Deco Chest Of Drawers in Birdseye Maple
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Ulm, DE
Discover the fascinating Jean Pascaud chest of drawers in bird's eye maple, an outstanding example of the unmistakable formal language and iconic design of this renowned artist. With...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
20th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Empire
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century beautiful high chest of drawers / chiffoniere, Empire
Solid wood body The chest of drawers is a so-called men's chest of drawers/tall chest of drawers with 7 drawer...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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
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
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Provincial Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine top over three drawers with original handles and a carved floral pierced apron raised on carved scrolled feet. Provenance; Fogg Estate, Chestnut Hill...
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century François Linke Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ambonya Commode
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An Important 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Tulipwood and Amboyna Commode by François Linke
The villefranche de conflet marble top above a frieze set with three drawer...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
Late 19th Century French Single Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century single chest of drawers with a banded top which has a beveled and carved decorated edge, following down to elegantly paneled sides over a scalloped skirt. The case has five drawers with hand carved...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
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
French Louis XIV Style Gray Painted Commode, Late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th Century Louis XIV style French commode with later gray paint. Brass pulls and escutcheons on three drawers. Darker gray painted top. Please note of wear consistent with age.
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Classic Louis XV French commode of provincial style with two top drawers over two bottom drawers. The drawers are decorated with carved, lozenge shaped decoration and have hardware w...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century, French Marble-Top Secretaire Boulle À La Reine Napoleon III
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th century French Louis XVI Style Lacquer and Gilded Secretaire with marble top, drop front section.
Profuse marquetry and five drawer frames and the interior with one drawer in...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Two Door Painted and Giltwood Map Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century two door painted and giltwood French Louis XVI map chest with two pull-out shelves. Gorgeous storage!
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Provincial Style 4-Drawer Beige and Gray Painted Commode
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI Provincial commode with a painted beige and gray finish, two smaller upper drawers and two wider lower drawers with antiqued bronze ring...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s. The marble top a beautiful blend known as "Rouge Lanquedoc". The body composed of Ki...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Transition Style Commode after Jean Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Commode after the original model from Jean Henri Riesener in transition style.
Lightly modified model after an original by Jean Henri Riesener
(1734–1806). solid pine.
Rectangular co...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
By Maison Forest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné Parquetry Vitrine Commode-Server, attributed to Maison Forest. The rectangular body s...
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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Two-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique "Commode Sauteuse" was crafted in southern France, circa 1780. The fruitwood chest stands on cabriole legs decorated with acanthus leaf motifs at the shoulder ov...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Commode, Parigi metà del XVIII secolo
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Commode a due cassetti continui con catena a scomparsa. Il mobile è bombato grazie ad una mossa sia verticale sia orizzontale, completamente impiallacciato in Bois de Rose quadripart...
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1750s Other Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Provincial Commode In Walnut
Located in London, GB
An XVIII Century French Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in gilt bronze, carefully restored with a great patina.
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Shagreen Chest of Drawers with Antique Brass Patina Legs by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This chest of drawers from our collection CIRCINI is made of dark grey shagreen (our ref CARBON).
It has 2 drawers with brass knobs.
The case is mounted between claws and reminds a solitaire ring.
The legs have an antique brass patina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI-Style Kingwood and Marble Top Side Table/Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
This is a signed French cabinet by the maker “Krieger” which makes
This piece special. It is signed at the top of the drawer. The marble top
Is in shades of cream and beige with ta...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
French Chest in Lacqered Gilt Chinoisoire
Located in Savannah, GA
French chest in lacquered gilt chinoisoire, made circa 1910. This is a beautiful chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. Beautiful moldings and carvings on the front ...
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Early 20th Century Rococo French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Continental Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn3916 19th century continental chest of drawers in walnut, having marble top above six graduated string inlaid figured walnut drawers, ea...
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1860s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
A French Victorian six drawer pine dress makers table with brass handles
Located in London, GB
A French Victorian six drawer pine, dress makers table with deep proportions and brass handles.
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Marble
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 Louis XVI Style King Wood, Exotic Woods Demilune Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century marble-top commode made with various exotic woods;
King wood, tulip wood and satinwood are combined to create intricate
Marquetry patterns. Floral and urn design...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 18th century French gilt bronze mounted commode
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 18th century French gilt-bronze-mounted walnut bombe shaped commode. With a moulded Spanish brocatello marble top above a pair of quarter-veneered doors, opening to reveal two s...
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Early 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Brecht, BE
chest of drawers made mid 19th century in France, cabinet maker used cedarwood and hazlenut twigs,
a unique find ... with rests of blue paint ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Twig, Cedar
Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French fruitwood three-drawer commode with bombe front and sides, circa 1820.
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Contemporary and Design Chests of drawer
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful contemporary composite wood chest of drawers, composed of 6 drawers with dampers.
Very functional and original with its facade with geometric patterns in Italian vintage st...
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Early 2000s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Composition
19th Century Louis XVI half cabinet with Chinese lacquer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Louis XVI style half cabinet with Chinese lacquer,
Rosewood,
France 1850
A very unusual and decorative rosewood half cabinet or commode, raised on cabroile legs with o...
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1850s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
A Fine Louis XVI Parisian Mahogany Marble Top Commode, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Parisian
Mahogany Marble Top Commode
18th Century
The molded rectangular grey marble top above three drawers
with bronze handles and escutcheons ,on square legs
...
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18th Century and Earlier Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Turn of the Century Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5099, very attractive bombe commode in kingwood, having original veined marble top over three oak lined drawers with handmade dovetails, all fitted with original working locks and ...
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Early 20th Century Louis Philippe French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode with Chinoserie Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode with Chinoserie Decoration & Breche d’Alep Marble Top
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Carved Commode Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
This French carved commode stand has an oval reddish marble top framed by molded edging. The door has a floral swag carved in high relief on a ra...
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1890s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg.
The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans
traverse with musical trophies, above a shaped apron with a lion-mask mount, flanked by canted corners, the sides inlaid
with a vase, on cabriole legs and scroll feet, stamped once 'J.STUMPFF' and 'JME' and once 'M. OHNEBERG'.
Jean Chrysostome Stumpff, maître in 1766.
Martin Ohneberg...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Marquetry 19th Century Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fit for royalty, a very elegant Louis XV bombe shaped commode having 3 roomy drawers, ormalu decoration, gorgeous marquetry and lively cream and caramel marble top.
#442.
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 18th century Régence Period Walnut commode, signed Bernard Van Risenburgh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and palatially scaled French 18th century Régence Period Walnut, Ormolu and Sarrancolin marble commode, signed Bernard I Van Risenburgh. This stunning Bombee shaped co...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Bibliotheque by Paul Sormani with Gilt Bronze and Brèche d'Alep Marble Top
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
This Sormani bookshelf is made of kingwood and bois satine with a brèche d'Alep marble top. The center panel holds an open shelf with adjustable shelf and a section with sliding tamb...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French-Style Commode From the 18th/19th Century With Granite Top
Located in Opole, PL
French-Style Commode From the 18th/19th Century With Granite Top
This piece is a French-style bombe-shaped commode. The body of the furniture features two drawers, topped with a wav...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Granite, Brass
French 1920s Mahogany Five-Drawer Commode with Bronze Mounts and Fluted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mahogany five drawer commode from the early 20th century, with bronze accents. Created in France during the first quarter of the 20th century, this mahogany commode features a rectangular top with butterfly veneer and three-quarter pierced gallery, sitting above a perfectly organized façade. Three small drawers, followed by two larger ones, are lined with Chinoiserie paper...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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.