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Place of Origin: French
Semainiere, Restauration Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
High chest or semainiere with seven drawers, marble top, brass handles and columns.
Category
Early 19th Century Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Chest of drawers with intarsia and marble top, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers with two drawers. Produced in France around 1880. made of walnut wood and marble top. Decorated with brass handles and floral inlay.
Very good condition.
Wo...
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1880s Rococo Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Grain Painted Bow Front Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
19th century French grain painted bow front chest, the top with simulated wood grain and crossbanding, over three drawers with simulated burl grain, swan neck brass pulls and vertica...
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Commode en Acajou, époque « Retour d’Égypte » – Début XIXe
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Commode en placage d’acajou munie de trois tiroirs identiques se tirant à l’aide d’anneaux avec mufle de Lion. Le coulissage des tiroirs est parfait. Ceux-ci possèdent une traverse i...
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Early 18th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
Located in Girona, Girona
False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered with walnut, fluted uprights and feet in solid walnut. Oak interior. Nickel-plated bra...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode
Located in London, GB
A French Napoleon III, Empire Revival four drawer commode in pickled mahogany. With good bronze handles and variegated grey marble top.
Category
1860s Empire Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Painted French Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C painted French oak commode. 1860.
Reference: 8281
Dimensions
43.5 inches (110 cms) Wide
20 inches (51 cms) Deep
33 inches (84 cms) High
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Bleached Oak Commode
Located in South Salem, NY
This Bleached Oak Commode is a beautiful piece of furniture that exudes a classic and timeless charm. It features a stunning carved design that adds character and texture to its over...
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Inlaid 19th Century French Chest of Drawers with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French antique 2 drawer commode having exquisite attention to detail with fine floral marquetry inlays and a central marquetry vignette with musical instruments accented with a bow. The stunning marble top is original and the bronze mounts crisply cast. The subtle bowfront lines on the drawer facade and serpentine lines on each side lend a gorgeous silhouette. Lavished with walnut veneer which has been oriented by wood grain to create visual appeal, it was also designed with intricately inlaid marquetry cornerposts. Bronze ormolu mounts include intricately cast drawer pulls...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Satinwood
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
Materials
Rosewood
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
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Marble Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood Oeil de Vermeil Cube Parquetry and Bois de Bout floral marquetry commodes att...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Ebonized Oak, Marble Top, France, 1950s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Stamped Ebony Chest / Commode, Marble Top
An ebonized marble-top commode by Maison Jansen. Tapering bronze caped feet supporting a group of three dra...
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1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Six Drawers Shagreen Dresser Accordeon by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The Accordeon dresser is a stunning futurist piece made of shagreen. It has six drawers.
The handles and the feet are made in lost wax cast brass with a bronze patina.
The interior o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Futurist French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Walnut Semanier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine French Louis XVI walnut Semanier tall chest with bronze escucheons and scalloped apron.
Category
1790s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th C French Raised Commode with Scagliola Stone Top and Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French commode on legs with stone top and brass accents from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a stone, likely scagliola, top with rounded, coved-edging and...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Abalone, Wood
Corner chest of drawers, France, around 1840.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique, richly carved oak corner display cabinet in the Neo-Renaissance style, from France, around 1840.
The original wax family seal ...
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1840s Renaissance Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique French Commode in Walnut Early 19th Century
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Commode / Chest of Drawers in Walnut Early 19th Century
A rare and striking walnut commode from Eastern France featuring a smal...
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Early 19th Century Other Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau French Chest of Drawers, France, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare early 20th century chest of drawers in walnut and deploy carved and bronze hardware, four rounded legs and two lower open sections.
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair Louis XVI style marble topped commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th Century style marble topped Bombe shaped Louis XVI style commodes, each with gilded ormolu rococo style mounts and handles to the two drawers and raised o...
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1920s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Three Drawer Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This large, antique chest of drawers was carved in Lyon, France, circa 1760. The elegant, fruitwood serpentine "Commode Lyonnaise" stands on front escargot feet over a scalloped apron; the cabinet is dressed with three hand carved bombe drawers...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Commode in Kingwood and Tulipwood, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style French commode with a rich arranged kingwood and tulipwood exterior, mounted with gilt-bronze fixtures and Rococo accents, dating from the mid-1800s.
The bombe-fo...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
20th Century Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 1950s French, Maison Jansen style, red lacquer and marble topped chinoiserie commode.
The red lacquer decorated with gilt chinoiserie figures and pavilions in a wooded lan...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Oak Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated oak commode. The five drawer commode is raised by fine square tapered fluted legs above block rosettes and elegant fluted desig...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV-Style Chest of Drawers, Dark Oak, Hand Carved 19th C.
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that pull
Easily. Hand carved with scrolling designs make it
Special. A shaped top that bows slightly in the front
Center adds intere...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
18thC French Provincial Serpentine Walnut Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1750
18thC French Provincial Walnut Commode with Serpentine Shaped Top, Drawers & Marquetry Star Inlay.
Exceptional colour and patination
sku 987...
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1750s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Orange Tinted Sycomore Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers in orange and black tinted Sycomore
Build with 13 scares marquetry open in tow big drawers.
Leg are in black tinted sycomore. The frame is...
Category
Early 2000s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful 18th c. Walnut Commode
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 18th Century Regence Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 18th century Regence commode galbe´e (curved). Curved front with exquisite rocaille carvings, having three drawers and a shaped apron....
Category
Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Mahogany Chest
Located in London, England
Mahogany chest of drawers. Circa 1870.
Category
1870s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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
French Regence Style Commode by Maison Romeo
By Maison Romeo
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Regence style commode in mable and lacquer with inlayed brass and bronze dore hardware. This chest of drawers is by Maison Romeo and dat...
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Late 20th Century Régence French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Brass
19th Century French Provencial 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Provencial walnut 4-drawer commode. Three smaller drawers over one full drawer. Wonderful patina and the dimensions.
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Michel Pigneres Chest/Sideboard
By Michel Pigneres
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Nice sideboard by Michel Pigneres, The finish is original lacquered wood. Deep maroon color. The metal is silver with patina. There are some small scratches on the surface as to be ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Turn of the Century Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5010 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 t...
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19th Century Edwardian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Kingwood
Marquertry inlaid chest of drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Louis XVI style marquetry chest of drawers the shaped marble top, above three long drawers fitted with well-cast handles. The chest having marquetry inlaid scenes to the drawers and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Veneer Bedside Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) tulipwood veneered small bedside table / commode with a gallery and three drawers.
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
Ebonized and Elm Wood with White Marble Top Commode, France, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
1980's French three drawer commode in the style of French Empire.
Natural color elm wood drawers with ebonized frame with fluted leg details.
...
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1980s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Figural Bronze Ormolu Chest Commode After Benneman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Louis XVI figural bronze ormolu chest commode styled after Benneman.
This is an impressive and exquisite large French Louis XVI style, beautifully detailed figural bronze ormolu mounted 2 drawer and 2 door commode...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century Empire Style Chest with Ormolu Hardware and Mounts
Beautiful piece purchased in France.
Painted in Marie Antoinette Grey.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed phot...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Country French Petite Commode, Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French petite commode ~ nightstand will make the perfect finishing touch for your classic, casual decor! Ideal to use in vir...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Cherrywood Art Deco Style Chest Of Drawers, Mid-20th Century
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
This magnificent cherrywood chest of drawers, crafted in the fine tradition of cabinetry, is a true heir to the Art Deco style, embodying the elegance and refinement of an era when f...
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1960s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Mahogany Commode
Located in London, England
French mahogany commode with secretaire drawer. Circa 1870.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Cómoda francésa con tres cajones de caoba y herrajes de bronce S XVIII
Located in Marbella, ES
Cómoda francésa con tres cajones de caoba y herrajes de bronce S XVIII.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Twig
Louis XV/Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century, the rounded rectangular breakfront; the top above two
Frieze drawers enclosing blossoming rose rinceaux pierced bronzes over paired doors...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully shaped commode with lovely patina
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Marble Bedside Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very decorative pair of Walnut, Satinwood & Mahogany French Marquetry inlaid Bombe chests of drawers
A very good looking and well made pair of vintage bombe chests...
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Early 20th Century Victorian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th C. Two-Door Buffet Cabinet w/Nice Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden buffet console, with really nice marble top, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France (just over four feet in length) features a rectangular-shaped black...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
French walnut chest of drawers from around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Chest of drawers with floral and geometric inlay. Beige and burgundy marble countertop. Wide and functional drawers.
Very good condition.
Wood: walnut
height 89 cm width 128 cm de...
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1870s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode with Marquetry
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode with Marquetry features timeless French flair with bronze d’ore pulls and key-guards combined w...
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1890s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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.