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Place of Origin: French
French Cute-Size 4-Drawer Chest w/Faux Marble Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
French carved and painted wood commode with faux marble top. This vintage chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top with softly rounded corners, which features a striking hand-p...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Early 18th Century French Regence Walnut Gilt Bronze Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 18th Century French Regence Walnut Gilt Bronze Commode
Early 18th century Regence walnut commode with gilt-bronze mounts. The commode h...
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Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Antique French Walnut & Marble-Top Bombè Chest of Drawers with Mirror Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique handsome walnut and marble bombè chest of drawers with beveled mirror, circa 1885-1895.
Chest itself is 40" High. (Overall is 102")
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Painted French Empire Period 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue is a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. The commode features a stunning pale blue / ...
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1790s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Chest of Drawers in White Lacquered Wood, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chest of drawers in white lacquered wood, circa 1970, with 3 drawers with shelves on each side.
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1970s Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Height: 89.5 cm Width: 123 cm Depth: 64 cm
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Furniture in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Mid-18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Commode in Walnut
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-18th century walnut French Provincial commode of the Louis XV period. Three drawers. Mortise and tenon construction. Edible finish and mellow patina. Quite nice.
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry and Ormolu Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very fine example of French 19th century Louis XV style Bombe two drawer chest commode. The oak carcass is veneered in kingwood and amaranth and inlaid with floral designs on the f...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Oak
Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
Dimensions: height 110 cm width 85 cm depth 50 cm
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1890s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Marble Top Bronze-Mounted Maison Jansen Style Marble Column Front Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
This French neoclassical style marble top bronze-mounted Maison Jansen fashioned marble column front commode. This rare and hard to find fine commode or n...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Gorgeous Rock Crystal Inlaid Commode by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
This dresser features three drawers, and is entirely inlaid with unpolished rock crystal platelets. Feet and finishes are made of brass. A pair is available. Studio Glustin Creation ...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rock Crystal, Brass
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
Furniture in Wood, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
19th Louis XV Style Sauteuse Commode Stamped Rosewood Mercier, Paris
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Louis XV jumping chest of drawers rosewood stamped with Mercier richly garnished with gilded bronzes floral decoration, 90 cm high, 120 cm wide and 49 ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rosewood
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
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Bronze
François Linke Style, Louis XV, Commode, Mahoagany, Marble, France, 1890s
By François Linke
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th Century French Bombe Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode with Floral Inlays, Professionally refinished
19th century French Bombe Louis XV style marble-top commode with floral inl...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Period French Two-Drawer Commode w/Elaborate Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved wood raised commode from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique chest from France has a slightly overhanging top with rounded front corners, w...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Serpentine Bleached Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive 19th Century serpentine commode.
This wonderful commode has recently been bleached to reveal a fantastic colour and graining throughout.
This shapely and tactile piece has three large drawers; all fully functional.
Each drawer is decorated with its original, impressive brass handles which are beautifully time-worn.
It stands on four cabriole legs which are supported by an elegantly carved apron.
A fantastic bleached walnut commode...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Walnut
Louis XV Kingwood Bombé Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A kingwood commode with a bombé front, two drawers spanning the full width of the piece, and two smaller drawers above, tapering legs with scrolled caps, characteristic of Louis XV, ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Walnut and Marquetry "Billet Doux" Chest of Drawers
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rare and original piece 20th century French walnut "Billet doux". Used to write letters behind the fabric wall to be hidden. Louis XV style.
The first dra...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fabric, Walnut
French Late 19th Century Louis XV Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant kingwood and rosewood Louis XV Bombé commode made in France in the late 19th Century, featuring a Breche d' Alep marble top over two ...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 19th C French walnut three drawer commode with a very good marble top. 1880.
Dimensions
51.5 inches (131 cms) wide
22.5 inches (57 cms) deep
38.5 inches (98 cms) high.
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Chest of drawers in Black stone marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This chest of drawers is made of black stone marquetry with shagreen details on the top and the legs. It has four drawers.
The handles are made in lost wax cast brass with an antic b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Bluestone Top and Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Empire commode is a perfect example of the type of chest of drawers that became popular in the early 1800s. This was a time when Napoleon preferred to do away with styles...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Stone, Bronze
Pair Of Louis XVI Breakfront Commode, 19th century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of two commodes:
- A marble top of breakfront shape french Empire commode with tapered feet adorned, chiseled brass shoes, handles and fri...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze
18th Century French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Exceptional 18th C French fruitwood serpentine three drawer commode with a wonderful 1.25" thick marble top. 1780.
Reference: 8119
Dimensions
51.5 inches (131 cms) Wide
26 inches (...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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
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.
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Clouds drawer designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 120 x D 40 x H 147cm
Structure in MDF with color-painted ash veneer
Fronts and back in matte or glossy paint finis...
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2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XV Style Jansen Red Lacquered Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (1940s) red lacquered chest having 3 drawers with gilt and bronze trim (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze, Gold Leaf
Set of 4 Rectangular Modules in White Lacquered Wood, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 4 rectangular modules in white lacquered wood, sockets and aluminum headbands circa 1970
Dimension of each element 22,44 "x36,22"x16,73" ( 57x92x42.5 cm ).
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Aluminum
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
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Mahogany
Pair of 20th Century French Regence' Black Lacquer and Gilt Bronze Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair French Regence' style commodes painted in a piano black lacquer with gilt bronze hardware and details. Exceptional quality and beautiful hardware! Fabulous!
48w x 19dx 35h
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 19 Cabinet with Marquetry and Bronze Mounts, Louis XV, Style
Located in Houston, TX
This cabinet could have a multitude of uses. It is a good size to use
Bedside or between two chairs. It has three drawers in the center
Of the piece that draw easily. Scrolling bro...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
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
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Walnut
Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Serpentine, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century French Oak & Mirror Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French 1940s oak commodes with 2 mirrored doors with painted drape design (PRICED AS Pair).
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mirror, 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
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Velvet
Louis XV Kingwood And Parquetry Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine
With serpentine Breche De Alep marble top over a conforming case with two drawers with bronze handles and escutcheons. Raised on cabriole legs ending on sabot. Prove...
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1750s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Régence Period Shapely Serpentine Commode w/Inlay & Carvings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Régence period serpentine chest, with inlays and relief carved accents, from the 18th century. This antique commode from France has a shapely serpentine body, which is wider...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
19th Century French Provincial Oak Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Provincial oak commode with three drawers, carved knees and feet and three board top.
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Antique French Neoclassical Style Commode w/Black Marble Top & Scraped Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French two-drawer commode, with shallow break-front design and marble top, from the early 20th century. This antique chest from France has a black marble top which rests atop a wooden chest consisting of two drawers flanking between canted front side posts, and raised upon four legs (cabriole at front with squared at rear), and a subtle break-front design that carries through from the marble top, down the case and onto the swag-carved front apron. Neoclassical style hardware embellishes the front side posts, center of skirt, front feet and drawer fronts (ring pulls with escutcheon). The black marble top with grey veining contrasts nicely against the primarily stormy sea-blue scraped finish with bits of wood and white gesso that show through from beneath. This early 20th century French commode...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Art Deco Style Mirrored Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Striking 20thc mirrored commode with hand wrought bronze handles.
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1990s Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
1980s Vintage French Style Chest of Drawers with Aged Finish and Ornamental Pull
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant French-style chest of drawers with a charming antiqued finish that highlights its vintage and handcrafted character. It has three wide drawers, decorated with curved moldings...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Chest of drawers in Black and grey marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The Accordeon dresser is a stunning futurist piece made of black and grey polished shell marquetry with shagreen details. It has three drawers.
The handles are made in lost wax cast brass with an antic nickel patina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Futurist French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Shell
New Orange Tinted Sycamor Chest of Drawers Made To Order Open Is Tow Drawers
By Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Chest of drawers "Losange" in orange and black tinted Sycomore
Build with 13 scares marquetry open in tow big drawers.
Leg are in black tintded sycomore. The frame is built in oak an...
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Early 2000s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Early 19 Century French Chest Of Drawers In Walnut
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful chest of drawers from the restoration period (between empire and Charles X circa 1815) in walnut
model called crosses from the beginning of the 19th century
Elegant c...
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19th Century Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century Painted and Gilded Petit Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted and gilded petit commode.
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Giltwood
Black French Mid-Century 4-Drawer Case Piece
Located in Hawthorne, CA
This striking Black French Mid-Century 4-Drawer Case Piece effortlessly combines the sleek elegance of French design with the timeless appeal of mid-century modernism. Crafted with p...
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20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Hardwood
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Side Table in Cherry Wood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI side table in cherry wood
Cherry, other fruitwoods and ash, shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780
Dimensions:
Width: 67 c...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry
19th Century French Chest of Drawers
Located in Brecht, BE
Love the red faded paint on this French ash and poplarwood chest of drawers, in very good condition
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Poplar, Ash
A Louis XV Style Lacquer Commode, by Maxime Secrétant, Paris
By Maxime Secretant
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode, by Maxime Secrétant, Paris.
Of bombé outshape with Portor marble top. The front with two deep drawers and applied w...
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1910s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Castleworthy French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis XVI Style Baroque inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side walls broadly framed fillings with richly inlaid blooms of different noble wood, l...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui by Sormani
The rectangular D-shaped Breccia marble-top over a gilt bead banded parquetry frieze mounted with...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Oak Commode Chest of Drawers - George III / Chippendale Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Oak Chest of Drawers/Commode.
Large deep drawers for functional storage. Does show signs of wear and some loss of wood. Structurally sound. See images.
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19th Century George III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Fine 18th Century French Curved Commode in Walnut Louis XV
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful mid 18 century commode in walnut with 3 drawers
This fine Louis XV commode has an elegant curved shape and a beautiful original t...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th C. Oak English Dresser Base
Located in Houston, TX
A very nicely proportioned 18th Century English Georgian oak dresser base having a moulded edge top and three deep drawers, with swan neck brass handles and brass escutcheons. A carv...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
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.