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Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
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Precious Chest of Drawers in Olive Briar Italian, 18th Century, 1700
Located in Barletta, IT
Precious chest in olive briar, rounded and enriched with light carvings. Divided into three drawers, it stands on wavy feet. Origin: Northern Italy, Venice Period: first half 1700 ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Olive

Italian Louis XV-Style Bombe Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Burled wood in a soft warm hue makes this piece exceptional The graceful curves of this bombe form add to the Beauty of this commode. Scroll work design in a marquetry Inlay fur...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers
By Charles Cressent
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Louis XV bombe marble-top chest of drawers commode from the 19th century, styled in the manner of Charles Cressent (France, 1685–1768), finished in luxurious Rocco ...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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 French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Commode Louis XV Stamped Gosselin
By Antoine-Louis Gosselin
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV chest of drawers with all curved sides, in crimped kingwood marquetry in satin frames underlined by boxwood fillets. Opening four drawers in three rows. Beautiful g...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Pair of Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Petit Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine French late 19th century Louis XV style around 1890 fruitwood floral marquetry and bronze mounted two drawer bombe petit commode. The serpentine shaped chest of two drawers, eac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Venetian Louis XV Chest of Drawers Walnut Tuia Venezia
Located in Sanremo, IM
Venetian chest of drawers in walnut, burr walnut, thuja and poplar interior measuring 105 x 135 x 55 cm moved centrally in an elegant and delightful manner from the beginning of the ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th C. French Louis XV Carved-Wood Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved-wood commode, with subtle serpentine front, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with scalloped sides and serpentine front...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Ormolu and Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, ormolu and Sienna marble Genovese commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by elegantly curved legs with fine richly chased pierced foliate ormolu sabots. The chest displays an outstanding and most decorative curvaceous shape with exceptional quarter veneered Kingwood...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Vintage Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Vintage Louis XV style commode made in France in French sycamore with original brass fittings, natural lacquered French sycamore wood finish. Me...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis Style XV Marquetry Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a Louis XV Style ormolu-mounted tulipwood and exotic woods marquetry serpentine bombe commode. The breche d’alep marble top is over two drawers sans traverse inlaid with flor...
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Late 18th Century Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XV Style Oak Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Commode in the Louis XV style, French chest of drawers, circa 1940 Oak and wrought ironvegetal and floral Carved ornamentation surrounded by patterns of hearth, typical of the clas...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

French Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming, French Louis XVI transitional style demi-lune two-drawer commode, with an intricate inlay of cross-banded patterns across the facade...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Commode Stamped Louis Delaitre, Crowned C Bronzes
By Louis Delaitre
Located in BARSAC, FR
Delaitre Louis, Parisian cabinetmaker received master on November 19, 1738. Exceptional chest of drawers from the Louis XV period ...
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1740s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Italy Venezia 18th Century Baroque Olive and Briar Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
Italy 18th century Venetian briar root wood chest of drawings. Inlay in olive wood. Foot and base in dark wood nut. Top in briar root wood. Three drawers completed with working keys....
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Olive

Antique French Transitional Banded Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French antique, circa 1900, Transitional Louis XV - XVI style marble-top chest of drawers commode. Hand-crafted in France in the early 20th century, exceptionally executed in 18th century Regence taste, of excellent quality, craftsmanship and solid wood construction, featuring stunning matched veneer and banded serpentine shaped case, fitted with three graduated dovetailed drawers. Each drawer affixed with original patinated gilt brass Rocaille pulls flanking ornate complimentary escutcheons, over chiseled gilt bronze mounted scalloped apron, rising on tapered French transition legs, ending in sabots. Topped with the original rouge red marble...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Robin's Egg Blue Venetian Paint Decorated Distressed Italian Commode Circa 1950
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech

Louis XV Style Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with dramatic dore' bronze appointments and fitted with a thick white marble top. The 4 drawer chest is generously scaled with outstanding classic bombe' form.
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1960s Romanian Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Rare Louis XV Style Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality erly 20th century Italian Louis XV style antique small chest of drawers. On the front three comfortable drawers. C...
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1910s Italian Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair of Auffray Style Carved Walnut Louis XV Commodes Dressers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved walnut frames with three drawers. Brass hardware.
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV Commode with Marble Top-Pair Available
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Louis XV Style French Commodes with marble tops. Pair available.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Lacquered Venetian Commode
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing blue light and silver lacquered Venetian chest of drawers, lacquered green fake marble on the top, it's in original conditions with normal signs of use and age visible on ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Lacquer, Fruitwood

Pair of Bombe Bedside Chests
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0568 Pair of French kingwood bombe bedside chests of drawers with finely inlaid sides, each having original serpentine marble top above two oak lined f...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Midcentury French Louis XV Walnut Parquetry Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant oval shape fruitwood antique commode was crafted in Paris, circa 1950. The chest sits on cabriole legs decorated with bronze sabot feet, over a scalloped apron embellished with a brass mount. The front has two drawers with marquetry decor panels and embellished with the original handles and escutcheons; the cabinet features a top brass pierced gallery with an inset grey and white marble surface. The chest is further decorated with bronze mounts in the corners, and the bowed sides features parquetry decor. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Rococo Style Art Deco Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Rococo bureau with marble top and legs in matte black. Front and side in an Art Deco black and white graphic pattern. Fine original fittings in s...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Satinwood Bronze Mounted French Louis XV Marble Top Commode, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bombe Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A gorgeous, exquisitely crafted antique Louis XV style mahogany inlaid commode ornamented with chiseled and gilded bronze throughout. Hand crafted in France during the early 20th cen...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very quiet French Louis XV fruitwood bombe commode. The Verdi green marble top rests over two long drawers. the case piece is raised on splay feet flanking a shaped apron, ...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Louis XV St. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and Ormolu Commmode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique Continental 18th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, Kingwood, Maple, and ormolu commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant legs with scrolled feet c...
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18th Century Unknown Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French 18th Century Walnut Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
An 18th-century French Louis XV period serpentine-front fruitwood commode chest of three drawers, standing on elegantly carved feet. Distributed over three rows, each moulded drawer ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Louis XV Period Walnut & Inlaid Marble Top Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this highly stylized two drawer commode is a fine example of the influence of the Chinoiserie style sweeping Europe in the 18th century. of serpentine shape and retaining its origin...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century, French, Walnut Commode/ Chest with Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Essex, MA
A large elegant late 18th century period Louis XV serpentine front three-drawer walnut commode/ chest with a lovely top in perfect condition with an outstanding patina to the entire ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Regence to Louis XV Transitional Provincial Commode, Circa 1720
Located in Nashville, TN
The carcass of beechwood and the drawers ,possibly butternut or poplar. A marvelous patina and stunning color. Deliciously distressed. Warm. Apparently original gilt hardware, most ...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech, Poplar

Louis XV Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Louis XV Commode with 2 drawers renovated to the heighest standard with a redesigned pattern to the front and sides. Original brass fittings a...
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1950s Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Commode in Louis XV Style, Original Model by Jean Riesner. Early 20th C
Located in Torino, IT
Commode in Louis XV / Transition style on the original model made by Jean H. RIESNER. Inlaid wood and bronze Period Early twentieth century Model Sideboard based...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Commode marquetry ormolu bronze by F.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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Provincial Louis XV Carved Serpentine Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Provincial Louis XV style chest of drawers commode, early 20th century, having a serpentine shaped wooden top with molded edge, over conforming high quality solid wood case fitted with three drawers, each with dovetail joinery, ornate scrolling brass pulls, and floral carvings, flanked rounded corners and paneled sides, scalloped apron with foliate shell reliefs, rising on acanthus leaf carved knee low cabriole legs ending in whorl feet. As warm and attractive as it is useful, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including bedroom dresser, dining sideboard server, credenza, or oversized console...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Rococo Style Three Drawer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo style chest/commode with marble top. This chest dates from the early 1900's and has its orginal marble top and cast brass handles. The chest has been restored and renovated ...
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1950s Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique 1820s Era French Louis XV Chinoiserie Paint Decorated Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1830s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century French Inlaid Two Drawers Rosewood Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French two drawers bombe commode with curved front and sides in rosewood veneer and violet wood with inlaid decoration of flowering branches and bottomless cubes. Ornamentation of Ro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

French Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted commode. Late 19th-early 20th century. Serpentine-fronted mottled marble top, above a veneer...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Commode or Night Table
Located in Houston, TX
Small scale French commode There are two drawers to this unique little commode, each having decorative brass ring handles with matching escutcheons. Raised on sturdy tapering legs to...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Haupt Chest with Three Drawers in a Gold Christian Lacroix Design. Originally from the 1930's fully restored and redesigned. Original brass fittings and marble top. Measu...
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1950s Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique French Chest of Drawers Commode Bombe Carved Walnut Louis XV 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite Antique French Walnut Louis XV Style Bombe chest of drawers or Commode~~Early/Mid 19th Century This is a SUPERB example of an antique French walnut bombe style chest of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair Cote France Natural Wood Commodes
Located in Norwalk, CT
Made in France with fine quality craftsmanship, these modern interpretations of an antique design have great impact and style. The rich natural fruitwood is overrated with soft satin lacquer. Each chest has two deep drawers, the tops drawers lined in a charming toile paper...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Fruitwood

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Louis XV walnut commode with grey marble top, pierced apron, & 2 drawers.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Vintage French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Chest of Drawers Cherub Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV style bombe commode chest of drawers with cherub figures. Item features bronze ormolu, shapely bombe form, cherub figures to sides, beautiful wood grain, no k...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19 Cabinet with Marquetry and Bronze Mounts, Louis XV, Style
Located in Houston, TX
This cabinet could have a multitude of uses. It is a good size to use Bedside or between two chairs. It has three drawers in the center Of the piece that draw easily. Scrolling bro...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

A 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry Bombé two-drawer commode with a Royal veined yellow marble top. The serpentine body wit...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV Style Mahogany Marble Petite Commode with Ormolu Mount
Located in Germantown, MD
French Louis XV style Mahogany Marble Commode Bombay chest. Amazing hand made Ormolu Mounts and handles depicting ladies and men busts. Intricate veneer marq...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Palisander, 1740s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Louis XV or Baroque Commode France Rosewood Louis XV around 1740 Dimensions: H x W x D: 83 x 121 x 64 cm Description: French four-bay chest of drawers from the midd...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Palisander

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode designed in the mid 18th century style with marble topped ebonized ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Paint Decorated Continental Italian Foyer Cabinet Console Table Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

1930's Harlequin Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
A Louis XV style commode from the early 19th century renovated to the highest standard with a harlequin pattern. Original cast brass metal fittings and marble top. 2 drawers. Measu...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis Xv commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.

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