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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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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 Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 18th century Louis XV period walnut commode. The three drawer chest is raised by four supports below the arbalest shaped carved frieze. Each of the drawers has a un...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Belgian Black Marble

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

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

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

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

18th Century Louis XV Kingwood Chest of Drawers Marble Top, 1760s
Located in Roma, RM
Small French chest of drawers, full Louis XV period, fantastic wood texture, excellent quality, grains that highlight the beauty of this ...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Boxwood, 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

Late Louis XV Period Inlaid Commode Stamped JME and Schlichtig
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood two drawer commode stamped Schlichtig of the late Louis XV period, (circa 1770). The commode also bears the JME stamp, (for jurande des menuisiers-ébénistes), which was added once a committee made up of elected furniture...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Italian Inlaid and Solid Walnut Wood Chest of drawers with Secretaire
Located in IT
18th century, Italian inlaid and solid walnut wood chest of drawers with secretaire This chest of drawers with secretaire was made in...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Commode, France, 1760-1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Outstanding Louis XV commode, France 1760-1770, rosewood, elmwood and amaranth marquetry with original marble top. Beautiful original bronze fittings. The commode is in very good con...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm, Rosewood

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

Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XV Period
Located in Rome, IT
With 'Lumachella' marble-top above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts. Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods. Finely chiseled and gild original bronz...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

18th Century French Louis XV/Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Louis XV/Transition Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode An 18th century gilt bronze-mounted marquetry transition style commode with ...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century XV Gilt Bronze Mounted French Commode, Stamped
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an impressive 18th century Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood commode with a rouge variegated marble top over three long graduated drawers and overall embellished with ornate gi...
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1730s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Metal

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

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

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 Provincial Fruitwood Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With serpentine rectangular top over three conforming drawers and a carved shaped apron raised on cabriole legs and scroll feet. Paneled sides. Provenance: Fogg Estate, Chestnut Hill...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant chest with secretaire of the early 18th century, beautiful from the quality that can only be obtained from workshops of great cabinet-making. The limelight comes in front of drawers moved entirely in solid walnut. Spectacular interior castle...
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1740s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV Period Marquetry Stamped Commode with Rouge Royale Marble Top
By Sebastien Vié
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very high quality French, Louis XV period commode (sauteuse) stamped by the Ebeniste, "Sebastian Vie" (master, October 5, 1767), and the guild, JME ("Jurande des Menuisiers et Ebenistes", or Guild of Joiners and Cabinetmakers). The commode has been beautifully restored in France with a French polish finish over marquetry of bois de rose (tulipwood) and bois de Violette (kingwood), with light string inlay framing the drawer and side panels. Ornate gilt-bronze mounts in the rococo manner, including lavish key plates. Nicely-variegated burgundy and white (known as "rouge rance") marble top. The interiors of all three drawers are lined in an embroidered silk fabric.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bronze Bombe Commode by G. Przirembel
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th Century French Louis XV style commode "forme galbée" or bombe serpentine embellished with extraordinary, original ormolu mounts and fixtures throughout. Beauti...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode with Ormolu Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Early 18th century French Louis XV Commode "forme galbée" or bombe serpentine embellished with beautiful, original ormolu bronze mounts and fixtures throughout. Both side...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French 18th Century Walnut Slant-Front Desk on Three-Drawer Commode en Arbalète
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period walnut slant-front desk on commode from the 18th century, with star inlay, crossbow front and quadrilobe motifs. Born in France during the 18th century, this exquisite walnut desk features a slant-front bureau, adorned in its center with a delicate inlaid star. The desk opens to reveal the writing area, showcasing three concave drawers sitting above three small open shelves...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

An 18th Century French Louis XV Provincial Four-Drawer Marble Top Wood Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period 18th century finely carved, marble top commode. This French period Louis XV Provincial commode, circa 1750-1760, features two smaller drawers at top, divided with pla...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Metal

Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
By Martin Ohneberg
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trop...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Occasional Chest/Table with Three Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A late 18th century Louis XV three drawer chest veneered in various types of wood; the top section sits on four scrolled legs;.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

18th Century French Small Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Table Chiffonnière
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French Small Louis XV Marquetry Side Table or Table Chiffonnière A small Louis XV transition period side table or commode, a so-called "table chiffonière" with a recta...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Tulipwood

Large 18th Century French Louis XV Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century French Louis XV commode. Well detailed large antique French Louis XV painted three-drawer painted blue, black, white and black commode...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, of pine, having a pickled finish, its shaped and molded top on conforming base, two stacked drawers adorned with Rococo handles and escutcheons, serpentine apron centred by ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Paris, 1740-1750
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century French Louis XV commode, Paris 1740-1750. Body on four carved feet with gilt bronze fittings. Bombe front and sides with five drawers decorated with prestigious, rocail...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Bois de Bout Commode Stamped Chevallier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The serpentine molded ‘rouge royal’ marble above two long bombé-shaped drawers ‘sans traverse’ inlaid with bronzes and floral sprays, the sides decorated similarly, on splayed legs, ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Southwestern French 1760s Louis XV Buffet à Deux-Corps with Chicken Wire Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A southwestern French Louis XV period painted buffet à deux-corps from the mid-18th century with chicken wire and pantalonnière. Born in the southwestern region of France that includ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wire

Fine 18th Century French Curved Commode in Walnut Louis XV
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful mid 18 century commode in walnut with 3 drawers This fine Louis XV commode has an elegant curved shape and a beautiful original t...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Andre Antoine Lardin French Diminutive Louis XV Marble-Top Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive Louis XV three-drawer commode with Breche d’Alep marble conforming top in shades of pink and grey with molded edge and notched corners, surmounting a case with two ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV Period Lyonnaise Commode en Arbalete in Walnut
Located in Birmingham, AL
A stunning and impressive 18th century period French Louis XV commode de chateau handcrafted in walnut by skilled artisans of the Lyon region. The front facade having an arbalete or ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th c. French Regency style Commode / chest with ornate bronze dore mounts
Located in Houston, TX
This French 18th century commode is in the regence style. Bronze Handles in a brilliant hue and Fine and quality construction throughout this piece make it exceptional. The construct...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode by Pierre Roussel
Located in Miami, FL
Important and very fine French Louis XV style commode or chest of drawers stamped 'P. Roussel' (Pierre Roussel 1723-June 7, 1782 ). This commode with its three rows of drawers bears ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Jean-Francois Coulon French Louis XV Bombe Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Francois Coulon French Louis XV three-drawer bombe commode from the 1750s with marble top. The piece has two fitted drawers over a single long drawer and decorative veneer work....
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XV Period
Located in Rome, IT
With 'Lumachella ' marble-top above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts. Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods. Finely chiseled and gild original bron...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

18th Century Walnut Chest
By Jean-Francois Hache
Located in Marseille, FR
18th chest with 2 rows of drawers in cross-shaped walnut XVIIIth top of pink marble beak of corbin, work attributable to the cabinetmaker Grenoblois Pierre Hache.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century German Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century German marquetry chest of drawers.  
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18th Century German Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century French Stamped Marchand Kingwood Chest Commode with Provenance
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV commode, circa 1725-1730, beautifully kingwood veneered with ormolu accents, stamped by Maitre Nicolas-Jean Marchand with a "Regence" feel, in extraordinary original ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Exceptional 18th Century Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century Lyonnaise walnut commode.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

1730s French Period Louis XV Walnut Two-Drawer Commode with Bombé Side Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period Louis XV walnut two-drawer commode from the first half of the 18th century. Born in the early years of the reign of King Louis XV, This French walnut commode features...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French Louis XV Period Walnut Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV period walnut commode in galbee form, three drawers and gilt bronze foliate style mounts. The commode has a very nice, mellow patina. The top is one large, solid piec...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Small Louis XV Commode Attibuted to Criard
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in Berlin, DE
A small Louis XV commode attributed to Antoine Mathieu Criaerd, called “Criard“ (circa 1727-1787, maître from 1747), with two small drawers and one lon...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble

Large Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood and Mahogany Marble-top 18th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large (148 cm wide) decorative Louis XV chest commode. Rosewood and mahogany parquetry, gilt bronze mounting. Original grey Belgian marble-top ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
Fine Louis XV commode raised on tapering legs with scrolled caps. Bombé front with three drawers, one large and two smaller ones on the upper part. Brilliantly grained rosewood and k...
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1750s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Rosewood

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

18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St. Anne marble top (1 1/8" thick) and very nice patina. The commode is stamped "N. Petit" and "JME" for the g...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Fine & Rare Louis XV Carved Walnut & Oak Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine and rare Louis XV Carved walnut and oak commode France Mid-18th century The shaped top over a bombe case with three carved drawers all resting on carved feet. Height 39 in....
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Provincial Louis XV mahogany chest of drawers with bombe shape and 3 full drawers below a Pair of drawers all with bronze handles (PORT FURNIT...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XV period commode, circa 1760
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Paint, Wood

Louis XV Period Walnut Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XV period two-drawer chest of walnut. Panels on drawers and casual curving apron. Stands on cabriole legs with hoof feet. Ornate drawer pulls and escutcheons.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Kingwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Outstanding example of 18th century Louis XV commode with beautiful marquetry work and exquisite marble top. This commode features five separate drawers with bronze ormolu mounts.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Rare 18th Century Period, French, Louis XV Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Rare 18th century period, French, Louis XV commode having three small top drawers over three single drawers with faux drawer facades. Original hand-forged iron handles and escutcheon...
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Mid-18th Century 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.

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