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Place of Origin: French
18th C. Antique French Stamped Marchand Kingwood Chest Commode with Provenance
By Nicolas Jean Marchand
Located in New York, NY
Worthy of The Gilded Age! French Louis XV commode, circa 1725-1730, beautifully kingwood veneered with ormolu accents, stamped by Maitre Nicolas-Jean Marchand with a "Regence" feel, ...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Parisian 18th Century Marble-Top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately French Parisian commode from the Regence period (1700-1730). The Rosso Francia marble top is original and shaped to fit its fruitwood base. Hand-carved curving motifs are o...
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Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Small Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A small Art Deco chest of drawers.
Amboyna and ebonized fruitwood
with fluted leg details and patinated brass pulls.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
Large Antique Five Drawers Chest
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful chest of drawers. This is an amazing antique piece made of fruitwood. It has a classic design with fluted pilasters on the sides and a stepped top edge. The chest includes ...
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Louis XIV-Style Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French commodes exhibit exceptional marquetry inlay
of the finest woods portraying a chinoiserie scene. It is late
19th century, each having a shaped and bowed top tha...
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Late 19th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
$7,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand-Carved Oak Chest of Drawers, France, 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful oak chest of drawers, a wonderful testament to craftsmanship and timeless elegance. At first glance, the dresser enchants with its intricate details. The three drawers are ...
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18th Century Rustic Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century Empire French Semainier Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Semainier,
Mahogany,
France, 1825-1830
,,The Empire style is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other de...
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1820s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Commode chiffonnier semainier vintage en rotin, bois et cannage des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Commode chiffonnier semainier vintage des années 70, en rotin, bois et cannage, 7 tiroirs à coulisses, 2 petits et 5 grands, intérieur des tiroirs en mélaminé, fond du cannage couleu...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan, Wood
$1,045 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Marquetry Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Louis XV style marble top, serpentine and bombay form chest. Marquetry commode with bronze ormolu mounts. Features 2 drawers.
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Louis XVI Demilune Shape Marble Top Marble Top Console Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 1900s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Magnificent French Transition Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent French transition chest, Louis XV or Louis XVI style, very elegant with a Brecht marble top.
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
19c. French Parquetry Secretaire / Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, having notched marble top with 3/4 pierced bronze gallery, the top drawer opens to a writing surface and inside, an arrangement of pigeon holes and two central drawers; the case, of burlwood, has stringing and beautifully inlaid designs on front, bronze wreath ring...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Quality Three Drawer French Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful marble top commode in the Louis XV style with a beautiful marble top and gorgeous wood quality. The piece features beautiful inlay and harmonious coloration betwe...
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1940s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,996 Sale Price
33% Off
20th Century French Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 20th-century French commode embodies the Louis XV style, showcasing the elegance of traditional craftsmanship combined with functional design. Constructed from oak wood...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Signed Maison Jansen Mahogany Louis XVI Directoire Marble Top Commode Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic signed Maison Jansen 9 drawer marble top dresser or commode. The piece features superb cast bronze and brass ormolu and a white carara marble top. The mahogany ca...
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1950s Directoire Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$6,396 Sale Price
20% Off
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
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Ormolu-Mounted Commode
By Léon Kann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French palatial 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted "Marie Antoinette Style" medallion commode with a Fleur de Pêche marble top, after a model by Ben...
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Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$58,450 Sale Price
22% Off
Baroque Commode / Chest of Drawers, 18th Century.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful three-drawer commode dates to the 18th century (likely French) and has a subtle serpentine front façade. Each of the drawers and the sides are adorned with painted ara...
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Late 18th Century Baroque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
France, 1810
Walnut
Antique Chest of drawers with black marble on top. Beautiful grain of walnut on front and both sid...
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1810s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$3,098 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV Transition Style Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This gorgeous Louis XV Transition Style chest of drawers was made in the mid 19th Century.
The chest has an extraordinary flower marquetry. The three drawer commode's front is struct...
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1860s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
$6,300 Sale Price
55% Off
French Neoclassical 3-Drawer Commode, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved wood commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top with pronounced a...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930
Located in Opole, PL
Neo-Rococo Inlaid Dresser Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1930
A dresser, circa 1930, resembles furniture in the Louis XV style.
This piece of furniture ...
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1930s Rococo Revival Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$1,492 Sale Price / item
37% Off
Louis XV Provincial Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV provincial walnut 3 drawer chest of drawers, early 19th century. With an overhanging single board top with molded front and side edges, below 3 arbalete shaped drawers with ...
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Early 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV/Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century, the rounded rectangular breakfront; the top above two
Frieze drawers enclosing blossoming rose rinceaux pierced bronzes over paired doors...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$9,425 Sale Price
35% Off
Parisian Oak Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Parisian Oak Commodes, 19th Century
A refined expression of 19th-century French craftsmanship, this pair of Parisian oak commodes embodies the understated elegance of urban French i...
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19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$6,500 / set
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century with ebonized columns, gilt Corinthian capitals and bronze hardware. This exquisite French Empire style frui...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis Philippe Commode Pull Out Secretary Hidden Storage Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Spectacular 19th century French Louis Philippe book-matched mahogany commode, dresser or chest of drawers constructed to a very high standard. Typically, we would not purchase an ave...
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1850s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Commode or Dresser from the Restoration Period
Located in Chicago, IL
Our antique French Commode or Dresser, was constructed during the Bourbon Restoration period of French history, following the demise of Napoleon in 1814, until the July Revolution of...
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1820s Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Chest Of Drawers W/ Marble Top
Located in Astoria, NY
Handsome 19th-century French Louis Philippe-style chest of drawers with marble. Beautifully handcrafted from walnut and adorned with a rich walnut veneer, it showcases a naturally ag...
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Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional late 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany commode or chest of drawers featuring a drop front secretaire. The case has a fitted white Italian Carrara marble top wit...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair of French Notary Style Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 1940s French notary cabinets embodies both versatility and timeless character. Whether arranged as a single unified piece or as two separate corner cabinets, they adapt ...
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Early 20th Century Napoleon III French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
French 19th Century Painted Louis Phillipe Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Louis-Phillipe painted commode circa 1850 with faux marble top and four drawers. Created in France during the 19th century, this lovely commode features a very interesting a...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Bordelaise Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XV commode, or chest of drawers, from the Bordeaux region made of solid mahogany. Nice proportions and bombé form with serpentine front. Original Rouge R...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Commode is made of a wonderful fruitwood with a wood top.
It has its original hardware.
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Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
1930s Art Deco Burr Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A striking and beautifully crafted Art Deco chest of drawers, dating to the 1930s. The piece is constructed in rich burr walnut with bookmatched veneers across the drawer fronts, pro...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Handsome Cerused Cherry French Provincial Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This French cherry chest has been given a new, upbeat look thanks to a sanding process which cuts through all stain and laquer to arrive at the original cherry wood. After a laboriou...
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1950s French Provincial Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mahogany Store Counter with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Elegant 19th-century French store counter in solid mahogany with its original marble top. This richly carved piece features detailed floral motifs and a central medallion adorned wit...
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1880s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu, Marble & Satinwood Inlaid Bombe Commode 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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French Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu and Satinwood Inlaid Bombay Commode with Green Marble Top 20...
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20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
18th Century Louis XVI Carved & Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or a living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1780, the cabinet stands on tapered and fluted feet over a straight apron dec...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Sandro Petti chest of drawers Angolometalarte France 1977
By Angolometallarte, Sandro Petti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare drawer cabinet, designed by Sandro Petti and manufactured by Angolometalarte in France in 1977, is a stunning example of sophisticated design and craftsmanship. The cabinet...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Louis-philippe Chest Of Drawers In Burr Walnut, Saint-anne Marble, Mid-19th Cent
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
Louis-Philippe Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut, Original Saint-Anne Marble, Mid-19th Century This Louis-Philippe chest is more than a piece of furniture; it carries the soul of a bou...
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1840s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 1720s Regence Walnut Commode in the Manner of the Thomas and Pierre Hache
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Regence walnut three-drawer commode en arbalete made in the manner of Thomas and Pierre Hache, ébénistes from Grenoble. This French Regence commode features a crossbow front...
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Early 18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Lacquered Petite Chest with Exquisite Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV-style antique black-lacquered petite commode or bedside table, having a shaped top with gilt bronze border, over three-stacked drawers flanked by bronze Rococo mounts, raise...
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19th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, French, in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This piece has three dovetailed drawers, gilt brass pulls and trim throughout. The petite commode boasts a lustrous...
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1920s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair Hand-Made Custom French Bronze Mounted Cherry and Ebonized Commodes
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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Early 2000s Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage French Provincial walnut and oak semainier chest of drawers.
Handcrafted in France in the Mid-20th Century, high quality solid wood construction, finished in elegantly s...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Raised Two Drawer Bleached Wood Chest with Star Inlay Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bleached-wood raised commode with two drawers, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique chest from France has been designed in nice, clean/linear lines, allo...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Veneered French Chiffonnier from Le Dauphiné, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted near the base of the French Alps, circa 1850, this veneered chiffonier hails from the former province of Le Dauphiné. During the reign of Napoleon ...
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1850s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
This exquisite Louis XVI-style chest of drawers originates from France and has been crafted around 1860. It boasts a stunning rosewood veneer adorned with marquetry bands made of mah...
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1860s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XV-Style Commode or Chest of Drawers Kingwood and Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent quality commode with three drawers having beautiful bronze pulls
And a lovely bronze doré plaque inset into the top drawer depicting
Angels and a country motif. The cente...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Quality 18th Century French Carved Walnut Bronze Mounted Louis XV Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, time-worn genuine French country commode of the period of Louis XV. This piece has all of the tell-tale signs of age, character and loads of patina to the wood and ...
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1780s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 19 Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality French 19th century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Gilt Bronze-Mounted Bombay shape Commode with Figural mounts. Imported by R.J. Horner of New York, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Paris, 1740-1750
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century French Louis XV commode, Paris 1740-1750.
Body on four carved feet with gilt bronze fittings. Bombe front and sides with five drawers decorated with prestigious, rocail...
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1750s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
French Art Deco Commode
Located in Bridgewater, CT
An elegant French Art Deco chest of drawers, veneered in Macassar ebony, with three drawers, silvered bronze trimmings on tapered gadrooned legs, circa 1930.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Macassar
$7,500
Louis XVI Style French Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been finished with a lustrous French polish of museum quality. There are two dovetailed d...
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1890s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Transition Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
France
Rosewood and others
Transition around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 77 x 78 x 43 cm
Description:
Dainty French chest of drawers from th...
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1770s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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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