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
Antique French Louis XV Style Painted Commode Sauteuse
Located in Birmingham, AL
Antique French Louis XV style commode sauteuse constructed of painted wood having a serpentine top over two drawers, circa 1920s. Carved, shaped apron...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Carved Mahogany Chest of Drawers from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest was crafted in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760. Called "Commode Tombeau" in French, the cabinet stands on escargot feet over a ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Louis XV Style Teal Serpentine Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style serpentine commode that contrasts a smooth, scalloped gray painted faux marble top with a wooden, teal-painted body of undulated drawers with gold pulls and pet...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Grand Antique Louis XV Style French Commode with Bronze Mounts and Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This grande French commode with beautiful veneered panels and numerous bronze ormolu mounts dates to the beginning of the 20th century. The commode is in the Louis XV style which fir...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Cream Serpentine Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style serpentine commode that contrasts a smooth, scalloped beige faux marble top with a wooden, cream-painted body of undulated drawers with brass pulls and petite, ...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XV Style Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Side Cabinet by Descotte Fils
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XV style Palissandre, Tulipwood, mahogany and Marquetry Meuble D' Appui with one door and veined black marble top, Stamped: M. Descotte & Fils, circa 1880-18...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Rustic Painted Bomb'e Commodes
Located in Denton, TX
Made in Italy 1950's These were recently hand painted to add to the rustic look in a light green grey.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XV Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful French Louis XV Style commode with marble top, early 20th century.
The moulded serpentine-shaped mottled marble top, is over two marquetry veneered long drawers mounted wi...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Bombe Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale French Louis XV style three drawer mahogany bombe chest of drawers with inlay detail. The shapely front with original cast bronze mo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Palatial Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary fine and Palatial French Louis XV style 19th century ebonized lacquered Chinoiserie style and finely chased gilt bronze-mounted two drawer Serpentine commode with ma...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Apple, Walnut and Pear Wood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely unique Italian 18th century Louis XV period apple, walnut and pear wood commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant supports leading to the scallope...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pearwood, Walnut
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
French Louis XV style tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, the veined rouge marble atop a conforming case fitted with three drawers, the front decorated with parquetry inlaids, raised on ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely early 19th century French Louis XV style painted commode. Featuring beautiful floral images and the colors of gold, yellow, pink and green. A gorgeous decorative piece!!
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Fine Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis xv style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry two-drawer bombé commodes attributed to François Linke, index number 1810, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century with a brêche d'alep marble top. Unsigned and unmarked, circa Paris, 1890-1900.
François Linke (d. 1946) was awarded the gold medal for his Grand Bureau...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Fine Pair of 19th Italian Louis XV Mahogany and Inlayed Marble Top Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century Italian Louis XV mahogany and satinwood inlayed marble top nightstand commodes. Gilt bronze details.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode Bordelaise. The bombée shaped commode is raised on four scrolled cabr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Marble Top
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful and elegant French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted commode with marble top.
The bombe serpentine form rouge and cream molded marble top above...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood parquetry and mahogany gilt-bronze mounted three-door Meuble d' Appui (Side cabinet) with marble top, Paris, circa 1900.
Measur...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
French Commode/ Chest Bombe’ Form with Marquetry Inlay and Bronze Mounts 19th C
Located in Houston, TX
Rouge marble top commode/chest of drawers having three drawers. Intricate floral marquetry inlay in
Satinwood and tulipwood. Bronze mounts on front corner and at center bottom. Sabo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode Bordelaise
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut Bordelaise commode. The striking exaggerated bombée shaped chest is raised by cabriole legs centering a scalloped apron. Above a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Three-Drawer Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French 18th century Louis XV period cherry wood, ormolu, and Incarna Turquin marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine ormolu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV Secretary, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Exceptional French Louis XV secretary with beautiful flower and bird marquetry. This extraordinary piece dates back to circa 1770.
The insid...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Satinwood
Beautiful Fruitwoods Italian Bombay Side Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Fruitwoods veneer dresser with 3 drawers, ornate brass handles, lined drawers.
Looks like one of a kind. We love this!
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
18th Century Rare French Campaign Commode
Located in High Point, NC
18th century rare campaign commode from France that breaks down completely flat for moving. The top is beveled around the edge over hand paneled sides and two drawers over two drawer...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XV Period Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers, France, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-18th century French Louis XV period 3-drawer commode in walnut on cabriole feet.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Commode De Chateau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive and high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period walnut and rosewood Commode de Château. The chest is raised on slightly curved legs with a scrolled friez...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Antique Country French Double Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique country French double commode provides six drawers for capacious storage in style! handcrafted and carved from solid oak, it features double rai...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Dressing Table, France Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV style dressing table, France second half of 19th century, kingwood and rosewood marquetry on oak, in very good refinished condit...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Rosewood
18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XV bombe form commode in fruitwood with three (3) drawers, cabriole feet, and red marble top, France, circa 1750.
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood and tulipwood marquetry bombée chests. Each chest is raised by short cabriole legs with fine ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Two Drawer Walnut Bombe Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely handsome Italian 18th century Louis XV period two-drawer walnut bombée commode from Rome. The chest is raised on four cabriole legs and an arbalest-shaped frieze. Above ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XV style commode.
Stunning 19th century French Louis XV style 2 drawer commode with hoof feet, bronze hardware ...
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1870s European Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century Louis XV Marble Top Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Louis XV style marble top, serpentine, marquetry commode with bronze ormolu mounts. Features 2 drawers.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XV Style Provincial Oak Commode
Located in New York, NY
This large 19th century piece will add character and personality to a room. In a wonderfully rich dark oak, this chest is raised on escargot feet and features three drawers with orig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Inlay Bombe Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Burgundy France circa 1750, the antique fruitwood commode stands on curved feet ending with bronze mounts over a he scalloped apro...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut and Ormolu Three-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut and ormolu three-drawer commode. The chest is raised on slightly curved legs with a scrolled frieze and scrolled sides. The...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Transition Commode, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Transition commode, France 1770.
Exquisite satinwood and king wood veneer with delicate green colored wood inlays framing the satinwood parts. Ori...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Rosewood
French, 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Petit Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt bronze mounted two drawer bombé petit commode. The serpentine shaped commode with two front drawers...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Diamond Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous antique marble top French Louis XV diamond fruitwood and walnut marquetry commode having bronze scrollwork, drawer pulls and escutcheons, and inset diamond marquetry on the ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
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 French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood and Maplewood Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 18th century Louis XV period rosewood and Maplewood chest from Florence. The four drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs below the arbalest shaped frieze....
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Maple, Rosewood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Three-Drawer Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and decorative Country French 19th century Louis XV style three drawers patinated commode. The commode is raised by cabriole legs below an elongated mottled corner ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Chocolate Louis XV Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage French Louis XV style commode newly painted in a super high gloss dark chocolate finish. This "lacquer-like" cabinet has a grey marble top, two drawers and bronze ormolu de...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XV Style Two-Drawer Commode with Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a useful Louis XV style mixed-wood two-drawer commode with gilt metal mounts and variegated marble top with mounded edge, 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XV Period Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A very nice 18th century Louis XV commode with serpentine front and curved sides with marquetry inlay with veneer of cherry, mahogany and walnut. French polish finish. Two dovetailed...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XV Dresser, France 1770, Kingwood
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV dresser, France 1770.
This unique dresser was made in the period between Louis XV and Louis XVI.
It still has the graceful curves and the richly decorated bronze fittings...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood, Satinwood
French Bombe Commode Creme Peinte And Parcel Gilt
Located in Stamford, CT
French bombe commode, creme peinte and parcel-gilt, the shaped top over a conforming case fitted with two large drawers, oak secondary, overall decorated with scrolls, raised on shor...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Oak Commode was hand-crafted by rudimentary tools from solid, old-growth French white oak to last for centuries! Crafted during the post Loui...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
French Louis XV Marquetry 19th Century Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fit for royalty, a very elegant Louis XV bombe shaped commode having 3 roomy drawers, ormalu decoration, gorgeous marquetry and lively cream and caramel marble top.
#442.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Vintage French Louis XV Style Olivewood Bombé Two-Drawer Chest, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French Louis XV style olivewood veneered two-drawer bombé chest from the mid-20th century, with scalloped skirt and cabriole legs. Born in France during the midcentury peri...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Olive
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Commodes, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted floral marquetry Bombé commodes with marble-top. The later serpentine Beige Perlato marble tops above a con...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Painted Provencal Commode
Located in New York, NY
A charming commode from Provence in the Louis XV style. This lovely piece is painted in a soft creamy gray with stunning peacock blue accents. The commode has two drawers with origin...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XV Period 1730s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode from Lyon with Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period early 18th century walnut three-drawer commode from Lyon, with carved foliage and serpentine front. Crafted in Lyon during the reign of King Louis XV nicknam...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Louis XV Style Commode, 19th Century Signed JVHD
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite 19th century French Louis XV style bronze-mounted commode with marble top. Signed JVHD on bronze mounts.
The serpentine-fronted mottled Breche d'Alep marble top is over two...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
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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