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Place of Origin: French
Antique Louis XV French Commodes in Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully carved pair of 19th-century French Louis XV-style bombe commodes in solid oak. Featuring elegant serpentine fronts, original brass hardware, and classic cabriole legs wit...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$1,400 / set
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble embodies the concept of tailored elegance! Exotic imported mahogany lends a richness that cannot be denied, defined by ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Danish 18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th century painted Baroque 3-drawer chest with later chinoiserie decorations, brass hardware and locks.
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$2,426 Sale Price
46% Off
19th Century Transitional Marquetry Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, FR circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Artfully crafted late 19th century French marquetry chest of drawers from the period around 1870. An absolutely masterpiece of a transitional commode, perfectly restored, impressing ...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique chest of drawers - sideboard from the turn of the 19th and 20th centurie
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers - helper from around 1900, Western Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 105 cm / width 137 cm...
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Early 1900s Renaissance Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Louis XV style commode circa 1800 or earlier. A fantastic charcoal marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same fashion as the body. A bank of three drawers featur...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu
19th Century Small Louis XVI–Style Walnut Chest with Two Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This small Louis XVI–style walnut chest features two front-opening drawers, the upper fitted with a functioning lock and key and the lower with a simple brass knob. The proportions a...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome late 19th-century French Louis Philippe dresser sourced from Provence. Hand-crafted from walnut with minimal design and clean lines. Structurally restored and gently refin...
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Louis XVI Style Inlay Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French mahogany commode from the 18th century, Louis XVI Period, decorated with an impressive marquetry technique that creates movement and definition over the drawe...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis XIV Cherrywood Commode from France, Early 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The straight grain and rich color of the cherry tree made it a desirable wood for constructing luxury furniture during the 18th century. One beautiful example is our period Louis XIV commode, which was hand-carved in France in the early 1700’s.
Augmenting the lovely reddish-brown color of the commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three bronze foliate fittings set inside geometric panels with recessed molding (two pierced foliate swag pulls flanking a small keyplate surrounded by a parted leaf). There is a unique, shallow pullout drawer with two concentric circle pulls built into the molded frieze. This drawer was most likely used to store jewelry and other small valuables.
Canted corners can be seen along the front of the shaped top, with elongated asymmetrical panels beneath that flank the tiers of drawers...
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Early 18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic Period French Marble-Top Commode w/Paw Feet & Lion's Head Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic painted wood commode with marble top from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped white/gray marble top, above a case...
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Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis Philippe Walnut Marble Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Louis Philippe walnut commode with four drawers and marble top.
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Early 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
1900s French Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French Louis XVI chest of drawers showcases classic neoclassical symmetry and understated refinement. Crafted from oak with a softly bleached finish, the piece highlights ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
19th-Century French Louis Philippe Commode in Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-century French Louis Philippe commode in burled walnut with original marble top. No locks are present. Newer Brass Escutcheons.
39"h x 51"w x 23 5/8"d
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Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV Style Green Chinoiserie Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XV STYLE GREEN-PAINTED CHINOISERIE MARBLE TOP COMMODE
Probably French, late 19th to early 20th century
34 3/8" H x 17" D x 34 5/8" W
Executed in the Louis XV taste, this fine...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Walnut with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of walnut with marble top, featuring a slightly narrower top drawer over six larger drawers beneath.
The d...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Sinfonier by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in MADRID, ES
Chest of 7 drawers designed by Jacques Adnet, wooden structure covered with parchment. France, 1960s.
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Antique French Bombé Chest With Marble Top for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Classic French Bombé Two-Over-Two Chest in handsome Cherry Finish and having large Dramatic Drawer Pulls, Key Escutcheons and leg mounts. The Chest is topped with a fine and well grained Marble Top in Striated Brown and White with a lovely shaped Edge. The Antique Drawer Locks...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble is an unusually elegant example of the genre! The luxuriously veined Carrara marble on top makes for the perfect displa...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Carved chest of drawers, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Carved helper, France, circa 1880.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: oak
dimensions: height 100 cm width 147 cm depth 62 cm
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1880s Renaissance Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode Cabinet
Located in North York, ON
Exquisite antique king wood with bronze mounts in Louis XV style. This Commode is in excellent original condition. Featuring beautiful brass or...
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1930s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Antique Country French Nightstands ~ Petite Commodes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Country French Nightstands ~ Petite Commodes are a delightful combination of form, function and flair! Crafted from dense, old-growth indigenous oak, each features a si...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Carved Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th century French carved oak commode. 1780.
Internal reference: C
Code: 8973
Dimensions:
W: 52" (132.1 cm)
H: 33" (83.8 cm)
D: 23.5" (59.7 cm)
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$4,469
French Louis XV Painted Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming Louis XV period commode in original yellow painted finish, with 3 drawers with bronze drawer pulls, short scroll feet and its original conforming painted wood top. Circa 1...
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$3,600 Sale Price
44% Off
Fine Quality Three Drawer French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV style commode is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship, beautifully balancing elegance and functionality. The commode features a richly veined m...
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1940s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,996 Sale Price
33% Off
Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Chest with Good Clean Lines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style wooden chest from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This antique chest from Sweden, in typical Gustavian style, features a simple, clean design with a ...
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Early 20th Century Gustavian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Provencal Pinewood Commode - Single Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, single antique French Provencal commode made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The cabinet, cupboard is composed with two large drawers, consisting its ori...
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Mid-18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs.
Five dovetailed drawers with brass details, and a...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Directoire Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France from the Directoire period. The piece is made of solid cherry wood construction and features a beautiful rosewood and tinted rosewood inlay adorning each...
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1820s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Cherry Three-Drawer Commode with Fluting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style cherry commode from the 19th century, with three graduated drawers, linear brass hardware, fluted side posts and cylindrical tapered legs. Created in France ...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Astoria, NY
A handsome mid-19th-century French Empire chest of drawers, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully handcrafted from solid walnut, it features a naturally aged dark patina with ri...
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Mid-19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th C. French, Louis Philippe Marble-Top Walnut Commode - Iris Apfel Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Classic Louis Philippe walnut commode featuring a beautifully variegated black marble top with rounded corners above four drawers, each fitted with gilt-metal rosette pulls, medallio...
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1840s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French Louis XV Commode.
Stunning period 18th century French Louis XV three-drawer commode, chest of drawers or credenza with bronze hardware. This shapely French commode or...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawer, or commode, in the Louis XVI style. This chest is made of solid cherry wood that has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous Museum quality French polish. This el...
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1940s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Grand Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak features no less than eight drawers! Perfect for keeping everything organized and in its place, and doing it in sty...
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Early 20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Sideboard in Thuya from Christian Krass in Outstanding Quality
By Christian Krass
Located in Ulm, DE
Sideboard of very fine quality
Signed: "Christian Krass"
Christian Krass was in close collaboration with the ebenist Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann.
The design language of this premium fu...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Charles X chest of drawers In elm burl
Located in PARIS, FR
Elm burl chest of drawers from the Charles X period circa 1830, brass lock entries. This beautiful chest of drawers goes very well with mid 20th century furniture by bringing a touch...
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm, Burl
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted satinwood and tulipwood Bois Satiné and Bois de Bout floral Marquetry two-drawer commode of bombé serpentine form, ...
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Early 1900s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$14,850 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco marble top chest of drawers
France, Circa 1930
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Rustic 1880s Bleached Pine Three-Drawer Commode with Carved Spandrels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bleached pine three-drawer commode from the late 19th century, with carved spandrels. Created in France during the 19th century, this newly bleached chest features a rectang...
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Late 19th Century Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Pair of Louis XV–Louis XVI Transition Commodes, French Classicism
Located in Berlin, DE
This exceptional pair of Louis XV–Louis XVI Transition commodes represents the emergence of French Classicism in the late 18th century. Created in one of the leading Parisian ébénist...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
19th century faux bamboo chest of drawers from France. The top is new and is made from Carrara marble. The sides of the chest are si...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th Century Carved Walnut Marble-Top Commode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A shaped case with three long drawers carved with angular frames with rosettes. Each with new added compartments. Carved side panels, carved lower frame with leafy vines raised on ca...
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Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s. The marble top a beautiful blend known as "Rouge Lanquedoc". The body composed of Ki...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Burl Walnut Commode
Located in High Point, NC
19th century burl walnut commode from France. The top is made from one single board of gorgeously grained walnut. The top follows down to simple sides, also in nicely grained walnu...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Louis XVI French Demilune Marquetry Chest of Drawers Stamped Tondeur
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful French 18th century demilune (half moon) shaped sideboard or chest of drawers dating back to Louis XVI period (1774 -1791) -stamped by the French cabinet maker Tondeur- features great scale, perfect proportions and stunning high craftsmanship marquetry inlays. Two spacious sans travers drawers on front with antique original cast bronze hand crafted handles and a door on each side revealing a compartment with a shelf, all rests on four square tapered legs with a luxuriously veined Italian marble top featuring a beautiful grain and gorgeous soft colors including different shades of red, yellow, ocher, white and brown.
This one of a kind magnificently inlaid commode featuring mother of pearl and bone inserts to enrich the central design and the allegories of music on the sides wich are a marquetry and cabinetmaking works of art themselves.
The front houses two drawers with veneered sans travers marquetry with a central medallion masterfully inlaid depicting an unusual and whimsical scene: a fairy-tale rural countryside landscape with an old building that appears to be a church in the background, surrounded by a picturesque avenue of cypress and a monkey in the foreground picking up cocoa fruits from a tree - symbols of good luck and fortune- with a dog at its side.
The round panel is finished with oval mother-of-pearl inserts, a ribbon inlaid on top all surrounded by a wreath of flowers and leaves .
The inlays on the side doors are equally beautiful, so detailed as to seem painted. On each door, the marquetry is inspired by the theme of music, allegories with both wind and string instruments, sheet music and a hat all gathered in a magical composition enriched by floral inspired festoons, ribbons and tassels.
The casework inside shows the mastery of the cabinetmaker and attention to detail, the doors are made of precious citronnier wood framed by an ebony band.
This commode of narrow proportion is a wonderful example of 18th century French craftsmanship in storage cabinet making, entirely inlaid, stamped it is an exclusive one-of-a-kind Louis XVI period work of art certainly created for a very demanding and important client now ready to be the antique conversation...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Painted Two Drawer Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century French painted pine bonbe front two drawer commode with good distressed paint. 1910.
Code: 8812
Dimensions:
W: 51" (129.5 cm)
H: 37" (94 cm)
D: 24" (61 cm)
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI 18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th Century French fruitwood 3 drawer commode with a thick marble top. 1790
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Chest Of Drawers Lingerie Chest
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Chest Of Drawers Lingerie Chest
Dimensions : 58" Tall X 29.5" Wide X 15.25" Deep
This Chiffoniere was made in France in the late 19...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant fruitwood chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1860. The traditional commode sits on round columnar feet over a straight bottom plinth, and is embellished on both sides by carved round columns with decorative bronze rings at the neck and base. The cabinet features three drawers across the front with the original bronze pulls and key holes escutcheons, and a fourth additional drawer under the marble top. The surface is dressed with the original black marble top. This chest is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina. The Empire style cabinet...
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Mid-19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
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Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A really good example of an 18th Century French walnut commode from the Louis XIV period.
With arbalète shaping to the front and having three drawers with original brass handles.
Fea...
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1730s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
James Mont Style, Art Deco, Cabinet, Black Lacquer, Parquetry, France, 1930s
By James Mont
Located in Manhasset, NY
James Mont Style, Art Deco, Single Cabinet, Black Lacquer, Parquetry, France, 1930s
A distinctive cabinet or nightstand on bracket style ebony bases supporting an open box case made...
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1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that
Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with
Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
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Early 20th Century Empire French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Deco Dressing Table Vanity Unit with Drawers Marble & Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vanity dressing table with central tilt mirror, two little drawers on the table and three large drawers, made in the Art Déco period
French
Poplar wood tinted, marble and mirror.
...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Chest of Drawers in Marqueterie louis XV style Napoleon III era
Located in Pistoia, IT
Lovely small french dresser of Louis XV style, Napoleon III era, second half of the 19th century.
With wavy sides, richly inlaid on three sides, it is decorated with golden bronzes...
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1880s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Directoire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th Century French Directoire Period commode made of solid cherry wood with yellow pine as a secondary wood. Unusual form with serpentine sides. Rounded fluted front corner...
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Early 19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand-crafted in France circa 1810, this semainier is fitted with seven drawers to provide a dr...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chest of Drawers, France
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco chest of drawers in demi-lune shape with three drawers and inlaid glass top. The chest of drawers stands on conical feet and is veneered in thuja root.
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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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