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
French Mid-19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most unique French mid 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood and ormolu chest. The chest is raised by impressive tapered cabriole legs with striking richly cha...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
French 18th Century Country French Louis XV Period Patinated Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French 18th century Country French Louis XV period patinated commode. The chest is raised on short scrolled feet at the front and straight ones at the back. The arbal...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Small Bedside Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Small bedside commode. Louis XV style. circa 1860.
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French painted commode features a graceful appearance enhanced with subtle scrollwork from the carved ornamentation on the drawer facades to the four legs below, each...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Marble Top Mounted Commode
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV-style gilt bronze mounted highly important commode surmounted by a breche violate marble top fitted with three long drawers. The back with a stenciled stamp ‘IDRAC/AMEUBLEME...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood
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
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
Rare Early 18th Century Louis XV Provincial Burr Elm Mazarin Commode
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare early 18th century Louis XV provincial burr elm shaped front mazarin commode of excellent colour and proportions.
French Circa 1710.
Constructed with thick cuts of tight burr elm dowelled to the carcass, the rectangular burr elm panelled top with a fruitwood banding, over three inverted breakfront drawers...
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1710s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Elm, Fruitwood
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
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Bombe Commode in Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Casteren, NL
A French dresser from the early 20th century veneered with mahogany
The dresser or commode has a beautifully curved (bombe) front with three drawers. The mahogany veneer is made in c...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Tulipwood and Kingwood Bombe Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality pair of Italian 18th Louis XV period tulipwood and kingwood bombée commodes. Each chest is raised on four cabriole legs with brass wrap around sabots, a...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Siena Marble
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
Materials
Wood
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 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
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
Materials
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
18th Century, Italian Walnut Wood Bureau Chest of Drawer
Located in IT
18th century, Italian walnut wood bureau chest of drawer
This bureau chest of drawer was made in Emilia, in Italy, at the beginning of the 18th century. The structure is entirely paved in the precious wood essence of walnut and walnut root. The upper portion has a door that opens to the fore to show inside a compartment divided into six drawers. There is also a secret, which is fulfilled by running the support plan.
The front then has three drawers equipped with door locks and handles in chiseled bronze.
The cabinet rests on a band that front is interrupted to create two feet, a feature that gives elegance and lightness to the compositional line.
The walnut veneer is applied playing on the different designs of the wood and this gives the furniture a refined chromatic effect of great decorative.
This flap is suitable to be inserted in different environments of your home is combined with antique furniture in...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Walnut 18th Cent French Chest of Drawers Louis XV Typical from the Lyon Region
Located in Miami, FL
Commode "Lyonnaise" 18th century in solid walnut very fine and specific carvings. Perfect design .
The front part of the commode and drawers are built in curved lines.
Each upper c...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Italian Red Lacquer Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
A superb Italian decorative commode composing of three long drawers of broken fronted design, set on elegantly shaped legs, the red lacquer finish is of a distressed look and has exc...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
18th Century Louis XV Marquetry Commode or Sauteuse, Stamped "P.ROUSSEL"
Located in Berlin, DE
Important 18th century Louis XV Marquetry commode or sauteuse, stamped "P.ROUSSEL"
A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted marquetry commode with a shaped and eared Belgian red marble top ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Small French Inlaid Marquetry Bombe Chest with Fossil Limestone Top
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning vintage French Bombe chest of drawers of small proportions. Beautiful Satin wood with marquetry inlay of rosewood and other ex...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Limestone
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
20th Century French Louis XV Inlaid Marble and Ormolu Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style commode features shaped Italian green marble-top surmounting two-drawer chest in bombe form having book matched inlay with cast bronze mounts and raise...
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
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
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
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
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
Gilt-Bronze and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, by Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Vernis Martin gilt-bronze mounted side cabinet with a marble top, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'E. ZWIENER'.
This model of ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Style Tulipwood French Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Louis XV style tulipwood french commode.
Real marble top and bronze fittings.
shadowed precious woods, veneered.
(D-Sam-55).
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
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
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
LXV Style Chest of Drawers in Hand Gilded Silver Finish
Located in London, Park Royal
A LXV style chest of drawers, hand carved to order and custom finished. The picture shows the piece in a hand gilded silver finish with a beveled white Carrara marble top.
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2010s British Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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 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
20th Century Louis XV Style French Kingwood Commode after Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XV style French Kingwood commode after Francois Linke
Parketterie tulipwood veneer on solid beechwood. Imposing Espagnoette style of Charles Cressent.
(D-Sam-...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Beech, 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
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
Italian Burl Walnut Venetian Rococo Slant Front Desk, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian burl walnut Venetian Rococo slant front desk, 18th century.
A Louis XV period walnut and burl walnut veneered Bureau. The inside of the s...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
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
Pair of 19th Century French Commodes
Located in Dublin, GB
A fine pair of 19th century French commodes in the Louis XV style. Constructed in bookmatched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, richly decorated with fine ormulo mounts, t...
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1860s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 18th century French gilt bronze-mounted walnut bombe shaped commode with a molded Spanish brocatello marble top above a pair of quarter-v...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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
(W)HOLE Hand Carved Chest of Drawers with Marble top and Brass Decorations
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this masterpiece, covered in mahogany feather finish, pays homage to the delicate and harmonious style of Louis XV.
Within the sinuous c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
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
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
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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