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
Color: Brown
Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Serpentine, Bronze
18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular 18th century walnut commode with three drawers and original hardware. Each drawer follows the lines of the top of the piece an...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century, French, Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Period French, Louis XV three-drawer walnut commode or chest of drawers with original marble top.
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XV - Louis XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, three drawer commode d'apparat. Extensively inlaid with floral decoration and geometric marquetry, fitted with fine gilt bronze mounts a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Century) kingwood veneer and bronze trimmed commode with 2 drawers and inlaid with floral marquetry and marble top.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV period commode all original including hardware, except paint..
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1760s European Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Paint, Wood
Walnut Two Drawer Commode Louis XV Style French 19th. Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XV Style Serpentine Shape Two Drawer Chest with iron pull and escutcheons standing on cabriole legs ending in curled feet. French, Circa 1830.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
A Rare Louis XV Walnut & Parquetry Slant Front Desk on Cabriole Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Louis XV Walnut Parquetry
Slant Front Desk of interesting and unsual proportions.
18th Century
Height 40 in. Width 42 in. Depth 24 in.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Sa...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of French 19th Century Mahogany, Gilt and Red Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A pair of French commodes in the Louis XV manner.
Constructed in mahogany, dressed with gilt bronze mounts and having Languedoc rouge marble platforms...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Transitional Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (circa 1880) transitional style gilt bronze mounted kingwood & satinwood 3 drawer commode with floral inlaid design and a fleur de peche...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Antique Chest of Drawers with Verona Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Late 19th century Italian Bombe dresser. Verona red marble-top.
Louis XV style. With bronze mounts.
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1890s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV walnut commode with serpentine top, moulded edges, paneled sides and four carved sliding drawers with bronze dore hardware. Shaped apron below.
William Word Fine Antiq...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XV Petite Serpentine Commode w/ Marble Top, France c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Louis XV period serpentine commode in East Indian Rosewood & Kingwood, mounted with a mottled gray marble top, gilt-bronze mounts and hardware throughout, 3 drawers and end...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Provincial Walnut Serpentine Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
This shapely walnut commode of serpentine outline has many indications of quality: It has raised panels on the sides, it has a shapely apron, and well-carved scrolling feet. Despit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Olive, Walnut
Louis XV Style Commode in Kingwood and Tulipwood, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV style French commode with a rich arranged kingwood and tulipwood exterior, mounted with gilt-bronze fixtures and Rococo accents, dating from the mid-1800s.
The bombe-fo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut, France ca. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Walnut Commode of serpentine form. Originating in the Provence region of France, and dating from the Louis XV period. Notable for its pierced apron and deep carved designs, an...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th Century Louis XV Wood Painted Chest of Drawers 1700-1750
Located in Roma, RM
I am pleased to present to you a magnificence of Italian art , a fully lacquered and painted dresser from the mid-eighteenth century, the lacquer is still in excellent condition, exc...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Kingwood Cabinet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French, Louis XV-style, two-door, marble-top cabinet in kingwood, with inlaid floral marquetry. The interior has two adjustable shelves, one of which is fitted with two drawers. Or...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XV Style Chest Of Drawers, Original Condition, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unrestored Regence style chest of drawers made in France in the late 19th - or early 20th century.
Highly crafted piece of furniture with fine marquetry and impressive bronzes.
Loos...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Inlaid Walnut Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, kidney-shaped fruitwood antique commode was crafted in France, circa 1950. The commode sits on cabriole legs ending with bronze sabot mounts over the feet. The bow front, over a scalloped apron embellished with a center decorative bronze mount, features two drawers decorated with parquetry motifs and dressed with the original pulls and matching intricate escutcheons. The cabinet is further decorated with bronze mounts in the corners, and both rounded sides are also embellished with inlaid marquetry decor. The surface is dressed with the original beveled variegated marble top with olive green, tan and gray color palette. The traditional nightstand...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style French Commode of Lightened Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
The 19th-century Louis XV style French commode is an elegant and ornate piece of furniture. It is crafted from lightened walnut, giving it a beautiful and warm hue. The commode featu...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Walnut
18th Century Painted Country French Louis XV Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XV commode made in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The chest features three overlay large drawers decorated on the front with raised, symmetrical han...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Blue Commode, Chest
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XV commode handmade in France in the mid 1700s using oak and pegged construction. The commode is a beautiful period piece with handmade large dovetail joints in the dra...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century Italian Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Italian commode from the city of Siena made in the late 1700s using walnut. With elegant lines and proportions this one is a true timeless beauty!
The commode presents three overla...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Fine Quality French Louis XV Marble Top Rosewood and Kingwood Marquetry Commode
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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1940s European Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Fine Pair of Late 19th C French Louis XV Commodes Stamped by the Paris Maker
By Chardon & Dujardin
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XV kingwood and satinwood gilt bronze mounted commodes. Original breccia marble tops and fine gilt bronze mounts. Stamped illegibly CHAR...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Wood & Painted Louis XV Style Bedside Tables/Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of hand-carved French, Louis XV, style bedside tables/small chest of drawers with a handsome bombe style curved shape. The pieces are hand-finished in a French Blue/Grey with ...
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Chest of Drawers c. 1930’s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French early 20th century chest of drawers in bleached walnut. The chest has three large drawers for storage and have the original bronze hardware. The chest is detailed with a grace...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Walnut Commode
Located in New York, NY
This little walnut commode oozes with elegance and charm. This sweet piece in solid walnut is from the Louis XV period, circa 1750. If features two drawers with original gilt bronze ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XV Provincial Style Painted Dresser
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XV Provincial style painted commode or chest of drawers with wonderful patina and details. Painted wood with trim detailed, decorative hardware.
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Large Louis XV Styled Painted and Marble Topped Oak Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
probably 1940s, France. Commodious size The marble top of serpentine shaped and multi-beveled. Stamped France twice on back (see photo). of French oak, providing strength and support...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode, Chest Manner of Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode or chest, early 1900s, the shaped marble atop a conforming cabinet with a single do...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis Xv commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage commodes and chests of drawers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original commodes and chests of drawers, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, John Widdicomb, Henredon, and La Maison London. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for commodes and chests of drawers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $298 and tops out at $750,000 while the average work can sell for $6,439.
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