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Place of Origin: French
Louis XV Period French Country Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, Country French commode with three drawers above two long drawers, raised panels, and a nicely carved apron. Original bronze pull handles and escutcheons. Circa 1780. Serpen...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pine Chest of Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique pine chest of drawers, 18th century.
Category
18th Century Country Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Curved Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Chest of drawers "en arbalète" in Louis XV style. Circa 1st half of the 19th century. Made of solid cherry wood.
On a slightly trapezoidal ground plan, widening towards the back, a ...
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Pine
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
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 tintded sycomore. The frame...
Category
Early 2000s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Fruitwood French Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A fine 18th century French three-drawer fruitwood serpentine front commode with nice foliate carving and shaped skirt.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century beautiful high chest of drawers / Chiffoniere in Louis XVI / transition.
Solid oak body with extremely elaborate marquetry veneer work on three sides. The chest of dr...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant circular tapered fluted legs below the fine fluted straight frieze. Each ...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth...
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Typical French Chest of Drawers circa 1960 in Mahogany, Lacquered Metal Handles
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Typical French chest of drawers circa 1960 in mahogany, lacquered metal handles.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Extravagant Golden Baroque Designer Chest of Drawers with Fabric Cover
Located in Berlin, DE
Extravagant golden baroque designer chest of drawers with fabric cover
Solid wood body with 2 drawers. Chest of drawers completely covered...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French 18th Century Régence Period Walnut, Fruitwood, Ormolu, and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 18th century Régence period walnut, fruitwood, ormolu, and Caunes marble commode. The three drawers serpentine-shaped chest is raised by beautiful cabriole legs...
Category
18th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Antique French Louis XV Blonde Walnut Serpentine Chiffoniere
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV blonde walnut serpentine chiffoniere is the perfect choice for a cozy room or niche, creating a visual feast for the eyes while s...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Clouds drawer designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
W 120 x D 40 x H 147cm
Structure in MDF with color-painted ash veneer
Fronts and back in matte or glossy paint finish
Inside ...
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2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$7,611 / item
19th C. French Black Marble Top End Chest w/Faux Front Drawers over Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted wood side chest with marble top from the 19th century. This smaller-sized commode from France has a black marble top, with case below which houses a single recessed-...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Fancy Modern Designer Chest of Drawers in Baroque Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Fancy modern designer chest of drawers in Baroque style
2-drawer bodies, solid wood body. Fogged all-over with different colored sky leather patterns. Bronze sabot feet. An extremely unusual chest of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Marble
Clouds Drawer Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Clouds drawer designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 120 * D 40 * H 147cm
Structure in MDF with color-painted ash veneer
Fronts and back in matte or glossy paint finis...
Category
2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$7,611 / item
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Dimensions : 39" Wide X 34" Tall X 19" Deep
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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 Walnut Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century French walnut bombe commode, 1780
Dimensions
45 inches (114 cms) wide
24.5 inches (62 cms) deep
32.5 inches (83 cms) high.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$5,490
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
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.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Chest of Drawers "Losange" in Zebrano Open in 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 t...
Category
Early 2000s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A French fruitwood three-drawer commode with bombe front and sides, circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
A fine 19th c French parquetry and gilt bronze marble top commode by Schmidt
By F. Schmidt
Located in Dallas, TX
Although not as well known as some of his contemporaries Schmidt produced some outstanding French Louis XV and XVI designs. Provenance : Palm Beach Ritz Carlton
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Regency-Style Carved Walnut Commode
Located in Surrey, BC
Classic French furniture from the early 1800s. A walnut commode has elegant hand-carved details. Acquired from a private collection, it was pu...
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Early 1800s Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Provincial Oak Commode
Located in New York, NY
This large 19th century piece will add character and personality to a room. In a wonderfully rich dark oak, this chest is raised on escargot feet and features three drawers with orig...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Antique Raised Chest w/its Original Finish, Rococo Hardware, & Hoof Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French raised two-drawer chest, with its original finish, from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top, whose edge slightly overhangs the case beneather, which houses a pair of vertically stacked drawers, and is raised nicely from the ground on a pair of outwardly facing shapely legs at front (which terminate into petite hoof style feet), and straight legs at rear. Elaborate rococo hardware with centered escutcheons, adorn the drawer fronts. Recessed panels decorate the sides, and backside remains unfinished. The front skirt is scalloped, with sides remaining clean and straight. This early 19th French raised chest...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period walnut commode in galbee form, three drawers and gilt bronze foliate style mounts. The commode has a very nice, mellow patina. The top is one large, solid piec...
Category
Early 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
$8,400 Sale Price
36% Off
Royal French Chest of Drawers, Napoleon III, circa 1870, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Royal French chest of drawers, Napoleon III, circa 1870, Paris.
Tulip veneer with cube marquetry and gilded bronze fittings in the form of ribbons, roc...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Bordelaise commode. The striking exaggerated bombée shaped chest is raised by cabriole legs centering a scalloped apron. Above a...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Transitional St. Kingwood, Mahogany and Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Transitional st. kingwood, mahogany, ormolu and Brèche d'Alep marble, four drawer commode. The chest is raised by handsome cabriole legs with fitted fo...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th Century Painted Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautifully painted faux marble carved wood cabinet in the French manner wonderful patina single drawer atop two doors.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Commode is a stately reminder of a timeless style that has produced centuries of enjoyment! Hand-crafted from dense, old-gro...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$7,611 / item
Commode curved Francia Louis XV chest of drawers in marquetry, ormolu , marble
By Soft Baroque
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and wonderful 18th-century Louis XV transitional style chest with a curved design and delicate marquetry motifs. It features two front registers, each displaying finely...
Category
1790s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century French Transition Louis XVI Small Writing Cabinet Meuble Ecritoire
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French transition Louis XVI small writing cabinet Meuble Ecritoire
Rectangular cabinet with canted corners standing on four high cabriole legs with gilt bronze sabots; a sliding door underneath a frieze drawer revealing a removable writing slide with green leather lining and compartments for ink bottles opens to one large compartment. The bottom of the cabinet consists of another, hidden drawer which opens to the side. The cabinet is topped by a red marble slab...
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1760s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Chest of Drawers, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco chest of drawers in Norwegian birch veneer, circa 1930
small veneer gaps, varnish to redo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome
French Louis XVI Style Petite Commode with Bronze and Porcelain Mountings
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Louis XVI style petite commode, featuring bronze and porcelain mounts and a freeform marble top that sits perfectly above a bronze cast ribbon egg-and-dart style r...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry
Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions.
18th Century
Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Sa...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Provincial chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very beautiful reproduction French Provincial style two drawer chest, pair available but sold separately
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
$3,500
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...
Category
18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Style Epoque Mahogany Officer's Commode
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XVI Style Epoque Mahogany Officer's Commode.
Unique piece purchased in France.
See detailed photos.
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 18th century walnut French provincial commode of the Louis XV period. This chest of drawers features three levels with a secret drawer situated between the top two drawers, rea...
Category
18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$2,752 Sale Price
55% Off
French Consulat Mahogany Period Commode with Paw Feet and Fossil Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Consulat period mahogany commode with three-drawers, ebonized griffin feet and pilasters, and black fossil marble top. Gilt bronze escutcheons i...
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Early 19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century French Painted Oak Workshop Cabinet, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Nice workshop cabinet with drawers painted in black from the 1940s in good condition. Chromed metal handles. Ideal in a kitchen or living room.
Vintage or industrial decoration.
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$2,112 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1750s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$7,506 Sale Price
20% Off
1950's Commode in the style of André Arbus or Maurice Rothchield
By André Arbus
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1940-1950 black commode in the style of André Arbus, with nine drawers. Gilt brass edges and sun on the apron.
Category
1950s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Commode by Majorelle c1920
By Louis Majorelle
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
COMMODE BY MAJORELLE
A stunning French Art Deco Commode from the 1920s by Majorelle! This exquisite piece features solid carved wood with intricate geometric and flower motifs, comb...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Serpentine Front Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine quality 18th century Serpentine commode in mahogany and satinwood inlay.
This commode stands well and is beautifully proportione...
Category
18th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Drawer Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and decorative Country French 19th century Louis XV style three drawers patinated commode. The commode is raised by cabriole legs below an elongated mottled corner ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
$28,715 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Oak Chest of Drawer
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and rare 20th century French oak.
Five drawers with brass handles.
Nice quality and condition.
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,728 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Chest of Drawers
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Mid-Century chest of drawers in solid exotic wood opening by seven drawers in the style of Jacques Adnet (1901-1984).
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Small Regency period marquetry in-between chest of drawers, France circa 1715/23
Located in Paris, FR
Attractive LXIV-Regence period (1715 / 1723) in-between chest of drawers in several species of precious wood on an solid oak core. Original top in Aleppo breccia marble and original ...
Category
18th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia 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.
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