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Place of Origin: French
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
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Commode - Arles
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare, early 18th Century Louis XV French Commode, from Arles. Scroll feet and elegant curved front. Two drawers with brass pulls.
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18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode by Crepi
By Francois Crepi
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood
& Purplewood Inlaid Commode
18th Century
Stamped Crepi
Francois Crepi maitre 1778
Reference:
Similar Commode, Versailles
Illustr...
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18th Century and Earlier Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood And Brèche D’Alep Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality French 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood, exotic wood, ormolu, and Brèche d'Alep marble commode. The two drawer chest is raised by elegant light...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV St. Marquetry and Ormolu, Three-Drawer Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. marquetry and ormolu, three drawer chest. This bombe shaped chest is raised on cabriole legs ornamented by ormolu sabots and inlaid wi...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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.
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
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 Louis XV St. Bombee Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XV st. Bombee shaped commode. The chest with tulipwood and kingwood quarter veneered marquetry is raised on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots and impr...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique French Marble-Top Mahogany & Gold Bronze Semainier Chest, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Marble-Top Mahogany & Gold Bronze Semainier Chest, Circa 1890.
"Semainier" or Narrow Chest with 7 Drawers
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments.
Nice patina and finely carved.
Constructed in cherrywood with originals brass handles and bleu turquin top....
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Painted Louis XV Style Commode Bombe with Ormolu and Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style commode bombe with bronze ornaments and marble top.
Elegant and fluid.
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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
Antique French Provincial Commode Circa 1800
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Provincial Commode Circa 1800
Category
Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
18th Century Regency Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Regency commode with marble top.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 18th century Louis XV period Walnut chest. The four drawer "Commode de Château" chest is raised by unique scrolled feet with lovely floral carvi...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Gray Onyx Top Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
mazing Gray Onyx Top Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
Dimensions : 43" W X 20" D X 37" T
This onyx top commode was made in the 1920's and is in the Swedish Gustavia...
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Early 20th Century Gustavian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Onyx
18th Century French Bleached Walnut Large Scale Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 18th century French bleached walnut large scale commode. The piece also has nice carvings and ample storage. Fabulous!
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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
Louis XV Commode with Marquetery and Gilt Bronze Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XV style chest of drawers with wood marquetry, decorated with gilt bronzes. It is decorated with marquetry of branches and flowers in different wood set in gilt bronze rocaille...
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1890s 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
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
Extravagant Golden Baroque Designer Chest of Drawers with Fabric Cover
Located in Berlin, DE
Extravagant golden baroque designer chest of drawers with fabric cover
Solid wood body with 2 drawers. Chest of drawers completely covered...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Commode marquetry ormolu bronze by F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely high end louis XV style chest of drawers
in marquetry ,marble top, ormolu bronze falls on the sides , finished with clogs on the front and back of the feet ,bear the mark ...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Louis XV Period Tomb Chest of Drawers in Kingwood Veneer and Gilt Bronze
By François Mondon
Located in Marseille, FR
Tomb chest of drawers in kingwood veneer and gilt bronze mounts, Louis XV period, stamped Mondon (twice) in domed front opening with five drawers in three rows, arched uprights cente...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Chest of Drawers in Bamboo, C.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 20th Century French chest of four drawers in bamboo and woven raffia detail with original brass handles.
CONDITION
In great conditi...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Gorgeous piece, has been painted over the years.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
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
French Kingwood Marquetery Commode
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A French kingwood marquetery commode, the shaped rectangular top inlaid with tulipwood, harewood and boxwood marquetry comprising a flowerhead trellis flanked by floral panels and wi...
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
19th Century Classicism Chest of Drawers Louis XVI
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany veneer with linden wood. Straight three-part body with gold-plated brass fittings and pearl cord contours. Upper drawer with interior division. Whi...
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Doe chest of drawers - Black BAMBI
By Benoît Convers
Located in FONTAIN, FR
The graceful silhouette of the doe inspires the creation of the Bambi chest of drawers, combining practicality and elegance for interior spaces.
The Bambi chest of drawers, a discre...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
Painted Bombay Commode
Located in Washington, DC
White painted two drawer Bombay Commode with original white paint and creamy greyish marble top.
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
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...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Kingwood
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...
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20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Donkey Desk - White MATURIN
By Benoît Convers
Located in FONTAIN, FR
The Maturin donkey, emblematic of labor in rural settings, retains its traditional role while taking on a distinctly contemporary dimension in this design. Serving as a unique secret...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
Commode After the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener, Black Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Commode after the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener
in Transition Style
Lightly modified model after an original by Jean Henri Riesener
(1734 – 1806). Ebonized solid Beech....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
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.
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18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th c. Painted Commode with Carved Heart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely Painted Commode with Carved Heart on Apron
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
High Quality French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis Quinze Style Marble Top
Located in Berlin, DE
Parquet from kingwood on solid softwood. With two forward-looking, imposing Espagnolettes in the style of Charles Cressent. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side wal...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A Very Rare Three-Drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Rare Three-Drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode with Albalette Front. Probably from Lyon, France with Walnut Frame
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18th Century and Earlier Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut
Pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Bréche d'Alep marble chests/end tables. Each Bombée chest is raised by short cabrio...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French "P. H. Remon, Paris" Gold Bronze, Marble & Mahogany Bombe Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French finest quality mahogany and gold bronze marble-top Bombe commode, signed "P. H. Remon, Paris."
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1850 Italian Commode in the Louis Philippe Manner, Reimagined with Custom Paint
Located in Lambertville, NJ
French circa 1850 Italian Commode in the Louis Philippe Manner, Reimagined With a Custom Painted Surface. A period Italian commode in the Louis Philippe man...
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1850s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Doe chest of drawers - White BAMBI
By Benoît Convers
Located in FONTAIN, FR
The graceful silhouette of the doe inspires the creation of the Bambi chest of drawers, combining practicality and elegance for interior spaces.
The Bambi chest of drawers, a discre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Laminate
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...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Robust Louis XV Provincial Bureau in Oak
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderfully robust Louis XV Provincial bureau in oak with original hardware.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Pickled Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
A pickled 18th century French Louis XV walnut commode, with serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in bronze. Pickling was a popular trend in the 1920s-1930s.
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Walnut Chest
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
18th chest with 2 rows of drawers in cross-shaped walnut XVIIIth top of pink marble beak of corbin, work attributable to the cabinetmaker Grenoblois Pierre Hache.
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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 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 ...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Imposing Kingwood Commode by de Jeune
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An imposing kingwood commode by de Jeune, the original rouge marble top set upon the shaped base with three wide serpentine drawers, decorated throughout with crossbanding and chevro...
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1760s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Commode Marquetry and Bronze Transition Louis XV Louis XVI
By Maison Soubrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV, louis XVI transition style chest of drawers, marble top marquetry and bronze
stamped twice by the cabinetmaker P.Chorier and also by maison Soubrier one of the famous retai...
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1880s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Continental Transition Style Parquetry and Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An exquisite French antique chest showcasing a breakfront design, featuring its original Marquina Marble top elegantly positioned above three drawers. The superb craftsmanship of the...
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1760s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood, Ormolu and Marble Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu and marble two drawer commode. The chest is raised by elegant lightly curved legs with foliate ormolu sabots ...
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19th Century Louis XV 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.