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Place of Origin: French
Pair Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Marble Top Marquetry Commodes circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French gold bronze mounted marble top and marquetry commodes, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut 'Commode de Chateau' chest, circa 1730. The three drawer chest is raised by Fine cabriole legs below the e...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
$1,710 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Dresser REEF in Shagreen and Shell Marquetry by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The REEF 3 drawer dresser is made of sea shell marquetry with shagreen decor on the front of the drawers.
The legs have an old brass patina.
The inter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1980s Chest of Drawers by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in London, London
Chest of drawers by Pierre Cardin
Brass knobs
White lacquered wood
1970s-1980s France.
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings, quartered veneers to the drawer fronts and sides. H...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Marquetry Dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French marquetry dresser Transition, Napoleon III, circa 1870
Marquetry: wood on solid oak body. Marbled and profiled marble top. Fire-gilt...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III 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
Late Louis XV Period Inlaid Commode Stamped JME and Schlichtig
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood two drawer commode stamped Schlichtig of the late Louis XV period, (circa 1770). The commode also bears the JME stamp, (for jurande des menuisiers-ébénistes), which was added once a committee made up of elected furniture...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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 (...
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant cabinet exemplifies the refined aesthetic of the Napoleon III period, a time of great artistic and decorative flourishing in France. The cabinet showcases a striking com...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Scriban Commode with Cylinder of Louis XV Period in Marquetry
Located in Marseille, FR
18th century commode scriban cylinder Louis XV period inlaid. Richly curved. 4 drawers. Many species of fruitwood, rich register of gilded bronze. Inne...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Serpentine Rare Two Drawer Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A French 19th Century decoratively carved serpentine Walnut two drawer bleached commode with original its hardware.
A wonderful top with pronounced notting over two serpentine carved...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Mid-18th Century Transitional Style Chest
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid 18th century Regence period kingwood commode stamped JME, 'Lardin'. The chest has three wide drawers with very impressive finely chased ormolu handles centered ...
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century
in carved and gilded wood.
Upholstered seats.
small defects.
Dim.: 71 x 69 x 53 cm
good conditions
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$3,326 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of 4 Drawer Commode in Ash by Alain Richard, Charron Groupe 4, 1954
By Alain Richard
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of 4 drawers commode in ash, mahogany and lacquered metal made by Alain Richard and published by Charron Groupe 4 around 1954.
Ash and mahogany chest of drawers opening with fo...
Category
1950s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
French Painted Rococo Revival Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th century painted French ormolu-mounted Rococo commode with a marble top, 1880
Dimensions:
45 inches (114 cms) Wide
23 inches (58 cms) Deep
35 inches (89 cms) High.
Category
19th Century Rococo Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, JME H. Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A mid-18th century French Louis XIV chest of drawers from Paris. Stamped “JME H. Hansen” for Hubert Hansen (master from 1747, died 1756).
Slightly trapezoidal, double-curved body wi...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Louis XV Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV period commode, circa 1760
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint, Wood
$15,995
Antique Early 19th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique early 19th century French carved fruitwood commode.
Beautiful hardware and carving.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
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
$7,410 Sale Price
20% Off
Yin-Yang Chest Drawers Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Yin-Yang chest drawers designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 80 x D 47 x H 93 cm
Body in painted and natural ash veneer • front in matte paint ?nish
Structure in MDF ...
Category
2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$4,181 / item
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
walnut and Brass Chest of Drawers, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
walnut and brass chest of drawers, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Cartonnier Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and very handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, brass, ormolu, leather, and Vert Maurin marble Cartonnier chest. The six drawer chest is raised by elegant squa...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Commode Style Boulle of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This commode is an exceptional example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, presenting a refined rectangular chest of drawers with a black lacquered finish and an intricate design e...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Serpentine Front Rococo Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century French painted serpentine front commode with a marble top, 1880.
Dimensions
47.5 inches (121 cms) wide
20 inches (51 cms) dee...
Category
19th Century Rococo Revival 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 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
$7,531 / item
Large and Elegant Art Deco Chest of Drawers, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large and elegant Art Deco chest of drawers, circa 1930.
Very beautiful manufacture,
small lack and many scratches, the varnish needs to be redone
9500 € on actual condition.
...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18thc Regence chest
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c fine Regence rosewood and mahogany commode. Original marble top
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$38,500
French 19th Century Inlaid Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 19th century Marquetry two-drawer commode with a wonderful marble top.
Featuring wonderful inlaid decoration, this commode conveys typical Empire styles.
A great storage pi...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Superb Marquetry Luis XV Commode, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stamped R. DUBOIS (Maitre in 1755)
With three drawers to the front, veneered in satin and amaranth.
Motif of musical instruments to the front and bouquets to the sides.
Ormolu ...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Commode by G. Durand
By Durand
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic quality French 19th century Louis XV parquetry and gilt bronze marble top commode stamped Durand.
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Fine 18th Century Marquetry Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late 18th century French Louis XV mahogany and marquetry inlayed marble top commode with gilt bronze mounts. Original marble top with tulipwood and satinwood inlayed vine...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th c. to Early 19th c. French Provencial Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
late 18th c to early 19th c French Walnut carved provencial commode. Hand pegged construction
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Steel Drawers, c. 19th Century
Located in Napa, CA
Pair of vintage industrial drawer sets. Patinaed steel.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
$6,500 / set
Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
Beautiful marble top, above a bronze frieze, with one long drawer above two d...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Category
20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
Charlotte Perriand, Chest of Drawers Les Arcs, circa 1960
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charlotte Perriand (attributed to), a chest of drawers in solid pine, circular handles, LES ARCS circa 1960
chest of drawers : 71 x 50 x 46 cm.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Exotic Wood Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
A stunning French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, ormolu, marble and exotic wood cabinet. The cabinet is raised by elegant topie shaped feet with fine foliate ormolu bands. T...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Style Commode/Chest of Drawers after Jean Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, gilded or partly dark patinated. Marble plate, over three frying chunks and a large two-thirds chimney door, with amaranth, bergahorn and colorful fruitwood inserted front an...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Wood Commode After Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, delicately ornamented commode was built by French designers Myrtil Dennery and Paul Alexandre who were active in the early 20th century, after the 18th Century model by ce...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$26,347 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV/XVI Transition Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Transition Louis XV-XVI style kingwood and marquetry serpentine front three-drawer commode with conforming marble top. This shapely commode is perhaps more en arbalete than serpentin...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Kingwood
Yin-Yang Chest Drawers Designed by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Yin-Yang chest drawers designed by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: W 80 x D47 x H93 cm
Body in painted and natural ash veneer • front in matte paint ?nish
Structure in MDF • ...
Category
2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$4,181 / item
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
19th Century Excellent Semicircular Wall Chest of Drawers, Neoclassicism
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Excellent semicircular wall chest of drawers. Neoclassicism
Semicircular solid wood body, finely carved. Extremely high quality workmanship. French neoclassicism arou...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome mid 19th century French Transitional st. mahogany commode/secretary. The commode with all original hardware and the marble top is raised by cabriole legs all below fo...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
A mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George III mahogany four-drawer serpentine chest of drawers, the shaped top with fluted cut corners, with four graduated drawers, orginal brass handels...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Commode with Marble Top, Marquetry Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
A nicely proportioned 19th century French Louis XV style bombe commode, featuring elegantly curved front and sides embellished with marquetry inlay and ormolu bronze fittings. Topped...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
$4,157 Sale Price
30% Off
Country French 18th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant Country French 18th century walnut three-drawer commode. The chest is raised by fine scrolled legs with carved hoof feet. Above the beautiful scallop-shap...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
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 ).
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
18th Century French Serpentine Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 18th C French fruitwood serpentine commode. Lovely pale timber. 1780.
Dimensions
52.5 inches (133 cms) wide
26 inches (66 cms) deep
36 inches (91 cms) high.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
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
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 ...
Category
2010s Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$7,531 / item
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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