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Place of Origin: French
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 ...
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18th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Flame Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode with Rouge Griotte By Molitor
By Molitor
Located in Stamford, CT
A superbly crafted French Empire commode with Rouge Griotte marble top by Molitor. A pair of these commodes were acquired by King Jerome between 1809 and 1812 and listed in the i...
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Early 1800s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Commode, Early 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
18th century commode.
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Lumachella Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Lumachella marble commode. This beautifully designed "D" shaped commode is supported by four ci...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, 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 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
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
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
Small Bedside Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Small bedside commode. Louis XV style. circa 1860.
Category
1860s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$3,600
Walnut Wood Chest with Inlay and Three Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand-Carved and inlaid walnut chest of drawers with three drawers and bronze handles.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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...
Category
Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$1,081 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century French, Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Kingwood Marble Top Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This classic French transition marble top chest with drawers features satinwood, kingwood, is inlaid with burl walnut, and sports detailed marquetry alongside bronze mounts and a marble top. The piece features a body classic to the Louis XVI style, and legs unique to the Louis XV style.
The piece is part of the collection from The French Antique Shop...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Satinwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Louis XV/XVI transitional period commode is satinwood and serpentine in form standing on elegant cabriole legs.
The front and sides of the commode ar...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Belle Epoque Period Mahogany and Sèvres Porcelain Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French mahogany period Belle époque commode. Fine ormolu mounts and Sèvres Porcelain plaques.
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Folk Art Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Folk Art commode, most likely made for a wedding gift with Initials JF circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,200
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 Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century painted French 5-drawer commode, 1760
Dimensions:
50 inches (127 cms) wide
22 inches (56 cms) deep
31 inches (79 cms) high.
Category
18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$4,526
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
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
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Miniature Oak Chest and Letter Carrier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French 19th century Louis XVI style miniature oak chest and letter carrier, from the Normandy region. The miniature chest is raised by elegant supports with a scallop...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Petite Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut petite commode Bordelaise. The chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with carved hoof ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
19th Century French Oak Chest Of Drawers On Metal Stand
Located in High Point, NC
Crafted in the 19th century, this French oak chest of drawers features two drawers set atop a contemporary black metal stand. The aged oak showcases a rich, weathered texture with vi...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Commode/Console after Jean Henri Riesener, gold
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Commode/Console after Jean Henri Riesener, gold
Commode after the original model from Jean Henri Riesener in transition style.
Lightly...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Elm Parquetry Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century French elm parquetry, gilt bronze mounted commode or chest of drawers.
Louis XVI style, almost certainly by Mason Jensen.
Circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Dresser, Eastern France 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
This unique Louis XVI Chest of Drawers dates back to around 1780 and comes from Western France. The three drawer commode has a cherry veneer and is decorated with plum inlays on the ...
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1780s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
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
Materials
Hardwood
$3,875 Sale Price
61% Off
Antique French Provincial Chest
Located in Cambridge, US
France, ca. 18th century. A charming Louis XV chest or commode most likely from late 1700s. Features incredibly sturdy walnut construction with three large drawers - each with bronze...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique Chest of Drawers in Natural Walnut, w/Dog Bone decoration. France 1890s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful French commode with 4 drawers,
good old bleached patina of the walnut,
nice Dog-Bone pattern carvings of the drawers,
Piece of furniture with...
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1890s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
1850s French Ebonized Wood Pier Cabinet w/ Gilt Bronze & Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 1850s French ionized wood pier cabinet with gilt bronze & mother of pearl inlay decoration.
Missing table top.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Commode
Located in Paris, FR
Commode with three drawers, decorated with antique-inspired images: swags over a reclining draped female holding a cup.
Repatinated.
Category
19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$9,010
Chest of Drawers in Raw Pine Wood: To Paint as You Want
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Chest of drawers in raw pine wood, still to be polished or painted as You wish. I bought to paint it myself, like a picture, but I never found the time.
There are also special handle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French Provincial Walnut Bombe Chest with Metal Inlay, circa 1780-1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful piece has superb pewter, brass and exotic wood inlay. It is a very fine piece that has worn its age very, very well.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Commode
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, imposing French commode is based on a design by celebrated 18th century cabinetmaker Jean-Francois Leleu (French, 1721-1763). The commode is of mahogany, in rectangular sh...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Carved Walnut Commode
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very handsome carved and polished walnut Regence commode with scroll feet, consisting of three drawers; top one divided into three compartments and each with bronze dore' mounts.
Category
18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$17,500
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high-quality 18th century French Louis XV period two drawer walnut commode. The commode is raised by cabriole legs and has an elegant scalloped frieze. At the c...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is such a beautiful little French chest! For a small piece this chest carries itself well. It has a lovely patina that shows up the natural detail of the wood. The front shows t...
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1820s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
French 19th Century Vitrine Display Cabinet Showcase by Conquet
By H. Conquet
Located in New York, NY
A French 19th Century Vitrine display cabinet showcase by Conquet
Marquetry inlaid bronze mounted bois de vilotette cabinet in the Louis ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Charles X St. Oak and Marble Commode de Maitrise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming French early 19th century Charles X st. oak and Gris St. Anne marble petite Commode de Maitrise. This lovely small scaled storage commode was typically used on a desk...
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19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commodes / End Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commodes/end tables. Each three drawer chest is raised by fine bun topie shaped feet below the mottled wrap around ba...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
19th c. Louis XVI Mahogany and Parquetry Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful first quality 19th c Louis XVI mahogany and kingwood marble topped commode. The commode has beautiful gilt bronze mounts with rams head details
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze chest of drawers Louis XV Fusion Style, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chest of drawers with mirrored top with encrusted stars, gilded bronze and parquetry with a modern take and fusion style of Louis XV.
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$3,252 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare delicate mahogany music cabinet around 1880, Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare delicate mahogany music cabinet around 1880, Louis XVI
Solid mahogany body. The chest of drawers is a so-called music cabinet/tall cabinet. Very elegant piece of furniture stan...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Furniture in Wood, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco French
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the cupboard that your project needs.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouv...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Transitional Style Commode, Signed Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Transitional st. mahogany, kingwood, ormolu and marble three drawer, two door commode, signed KRIEGER. The chest is raised by most elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted foliate ormolu sabots and an elegant ormolu chute that leads up to a detailed floral corner mount. At the center are two drawers 'sans traverse' (without crossbar), showcasing the high level of craftsmanship. The bottom drawer displays a beautiful central ormolu mount with richly chased urns and swaging floral garlands and finely detailed berried laurel garland pulls. The central drawer displays the same fine pulls and a foliate keyhole escutcheon with a lovely tied ribbon which locks both drawers and opens to reveal the signature at the lock. The drawer at the apron displays a high quality and richly chased interlocking foliate ormolu band with intricately inlaid wood rosettes...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790
Located in Münster, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers, circa 1790
Walnut and plum veneered on a softwood body, band inlays, the edges inlaid all around with maple and ebony, three drawers, original fittings...
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Late 18th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
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
1940 Commode Maison Dominique
By Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Beautiful and original chest of drawers made by Andre
Domin and Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
There is a stamp in the structure under the drawers
The chest is made of s...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Three-Drawer Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XV period cherry wood, ormolu, and Incarna Turquin marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine ormolu...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small French 18th Century Chest
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th century Regence period bombe fronted commode. Marble topped, ormolu-mounted, the drawer fronts having quartered veneers and cro...
Category
18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Chest of Drawers in Rosewood Veneer with Oeben Marquetry, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Louis XV chest of drawers called "commode sauteuse" in rosewood veneer, violet wood and stained wood, curved on three sides and topped by a Royal marble top. It opens in ...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Pantolinier Commode
Located in Napa, CA
Gorgeous Louis XV Pantolinier from Arles, France. Has flowered red cloth liner in both drawers. Hardware in tact and holding strong, feels very solid. It is beautiful with great li...
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Sormani Antique Petite Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb petite commode signed "SORMANI" under the marble at each corner and also on the lock "SORMANI 134 Blvd Hausmann Paris", exquisite ormolu mounts a...
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Early 1900s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
18th Century Marble-Top Bronze Mounted Kingwood Louis XV Commode
Located in Southall, GB
18th century marble-top bronze mounted Kingwood Louis XV Commode.
Spectacular custom quality commode with full bronze shoes leading to a m...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
$20,057 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique French Chest of Drawers in Louis XV, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French chest of drawers in Louis XV, Paris
Extremely rare and antique chest of drawers, France around 1860. Solid marble cove...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Materials
Rosewood
French 19th Century Transitional St. 'Perruquier' Chest, Stamped Henry Pannier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and high quality French 19th century Transitional st. Ormolu, Tulipwood, Charmwood, Kingwood, and Breche D'Alep marble 'Perruquier' chest, stamped Henry Pannier. This h...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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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