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
Rococo Louis XV Sideboard / Chest of Drawers / Dresser in Cherry Wood, 1760
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Dresser restored Rococo Louis XV around 1760 cherry wood sideboard chest of drawers
Features:
Two-door model with two drawers and one shelf
Heavy quality
Drawers pronged
Casse...
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18th Century Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
Instrumental Inlaid Kingwood and Satinwood Marble Top French Louis XV Commode
By Dieudonné
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, inlaid commode signed by Dieudonne of Paris. The piece is beautifully inlaid with sheet music and a mandolin and a fantastic assortment of mixed woods and marble on...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Breccia Marble, 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
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
Antique French Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique French commode with a marble top. This dates from around the 1880-1900 period.
It is of superb quality, it is predominantly burr walnut, with beautiful inlays of ...
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1890s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Dimensions : 39" Wide X 34" Tall X 19" Deep
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Louis XV Style Ivory Painted Chest / Commode By Baker Furniture Co.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a French Louis XV style painted commode / chest by Baker Furniture Company. It has silver gilt and French gray accents and dovetail construction. It is in very good condition...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Brass, Marble, Ormolu, and Rosewood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Rosewood, ormolu, brass, and Sarrancolin marble commode. The three drawer bombee shaped Genovese chest is raised by e...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Style Late 19th Century Rosewood Commodes by Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV (Late 19th Cent) rosewood two door commodes with bronze dore trim with singerie (monkey) design & shaped marble top (stamped: CHARLES CRESSENT)
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Provincial Antique Marble Top Walnut Commodes
Late 19th century antique pair of Louis XV style marble top commodes .Each of the wal...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Demi Lune French Louis XV Marquetry Top 3 Drawer Dresser Commode Bronze MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Demi Lune French Louis XV Marquetry Top 3 Drawer Dresser Commode Bronze MINT
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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
French 18th century Chest of Drawers
Located in Leimen, DE
This exquisite small Louis XV Chest of Drawers is a true standout piece, boasting a captivating veneer decor that adds to its allure. The drawers ...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Italian Hand Painted Louis XV Style Bombe Chest, Circa Mid 1900's
Located in London, Park Royal
A characterful, Louis XV Style, Bombe Chest, circa 1940's from Italy. The piece is in its original hand-painted finish comprising of a yellow ocher main colour with a second grey/gr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Hardwood
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 Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Dressing Table Attributed to Linke, c 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Coiffeuse attributed to François Linke.
French, circa 1910.
François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers from Bordeaux
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry, bedroom or living room with this elegant antique commode. Crafted in Bordeaux, France, circa 1760, and built of walnut, the chest also called "Commode Tombeau" in ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XV Country French Style Blue Distressed Chest of Drawers by Hickory
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 29 1/4 in W: 34 in D: 20 in
Elevate your space with this charming Louis XV Country French style chest of drawers, crafted by Hickory Chair Company—renowned for their...
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20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Metal
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
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 Louis XV Inlaid Marble-Top Bombe Commode Chest, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This bombe commode chest was designed in the classic French Louis XV style and boasts a stunning inlaid marble top, complete with intricate marquetry and lovely bronze hardware.
Th...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Metal, Bronze, Brass
Louis XV style marquetry and marble chest of drawers, France, Early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Beautiful feminine commode in the Louis XV style. It features an elegant marquetry of flowers, gilded bronzes and a soft light marble top. It features three separate drawers, each wi...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
1970s French Louis XV Style Painted And Gilded Chests / Commodes By Dixon
By Dixon
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of French Louis XV style painted commodes by Dixon out of Florida. They are ivory with gilt accents. The two drawers have dovetail construction. They are marked.
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XVI Style Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze Mounted Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu.
French, circa 1870.
This important commode has a moulded rectangular Brocatelle Violette du Jura marble top above a frieze drawer with a pierced foliate cast panel, above two panelled long drawers quarter-veneered sans travers. The fluted angles of the commode are headed by scrolled acanthus cast clasps and it is raised on turned tapering legs with toupie feet.
The commode is based on the celebrated 18th century model, by Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807), now conserved at the Petit Trianon at Versailles. It was placed there in 1867 following an exhibition organised at the request of Empress Eugénie in memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette. The commode was further exhibited in Paris in the retrospective part of the Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs in 1882.
Literature:
Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs, (Paris), 1882.
De Champeau & Others. Les arts du bois, pub. Quantin, 1883; p. 80.
P. Arizzoli-Clementel. Versailles Furniture...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
Period Louis XV Commode by Jacques Dubois
Located in Dallas, TX
a circa 1750, Louis XV commode stamped IDUBOIS (several times) and JME (at least 5 times), the piece has a serpentine front with 2 drawers, herringbone inlays and a period marble t...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Dimensions : 55" Wide X 22" Deep X 37" Tall
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in th...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Italian Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
18th century Italian scriban from Tuscany. Wax polished, walnut wood finish on the interior and a black lacquer patina with gilded highlights on t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Cherry Wood Marble Top Dresser Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form commode or dresser chest
By Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb Co.
USA, Circa 1940s
Solid ...
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1940s American Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Pair of French Louis XV Style Fruitwood and Green Marble Bombe Bedside Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) fruitwood bombe-shaped bedside commodes / tables with three drawers, bronze trim, and a shaped green marble top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Ant...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This handsome Louis XV style commode circa 1800 or earlier. A fantastic charcoal marble top with a molded edge, shaped in the same fashion as the body. A bank of three drawers featur...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Maitland Smith French Bombe Chest of Drawers, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful French Louis XV Maitland Smith decorative Bombe Chest of Drawers. The hand-painted chest is painted on linen wrapped onto wood with gold leaf accents. The painted finish ...
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1990s Asian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Linen, Wood
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
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
Marble Top Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This graceful Louis XV-style three-drawer commode features a gracefully serpentine shape, adding a touch of elegance to any room. The commode is crafted from rich Kingwood, showcasin...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
Louis XV Style Painted Kingwood Bombe Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XV Style Marble Top Gilt Metal Mounted and Paint-Decorated Kingwood Bombe Commode, 20th century, the molded marble top above two drawers, painted with panels of romantic landsc...
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20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
A Mahogany Grande Commode en Tombeau, after the Model by Cressent
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Mahogany grande commode en tombeau after the model by Charles Cressent, Possibly by Julius Zwiener.
This impressive commode has a serpentine green marble top, the bombe front form...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Style Dore' Ormulu Mounts Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, absolutely breathtaking dore' bronze mounted carrara marble top commode. The unmistakable Louis XV styling is accentuated with the best jewelry quality gold dore' o...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Style Mixed Wood Marquetry Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
This 19th century French Louis XV style commode has beautifully detailed multi-wood inlay marquetry, including a large floral design on the top, which is of note, as much of the comm...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
COMMODE LOUIS XV French, late 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
COMMODE LOUIS XV
French, 19th century
clad in rosewood and various woods, with three drawers and a large drawer.
Domed box on the front and sides.
Applications in gilded bronze....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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
Louis XV Commode with Marquetry Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis XV two drawer commode with marquetry decoration, reddish marble top having grey and tan veining, shaped legs with gilt bronze sabots. with key, France, mid 18th century
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Requiring the talents of four master artisans, Antique French Marquetry Marble Top Bombe Commodes such as this example needed a talented menuisier to create the complex naturalistic,...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Siena Marble, 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
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Kingwood Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Lingerie Chests, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Louis XV style lingerie chests or tall beside chests
France, Circa 1920s
Beautiful kingwood and burl wood, with floral inlaid marquetry, beveled pink Ital...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Hand Painted Commode Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Bombe Hand Painted Commode Chest. Item featured has 4 drawers, bronze ormolu, black marble top, hand painted throughout, very nice item. Cir...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XV Style Petite Painted Italian Commode / Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small painted Louis XV style painted commode/side table.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Commode Louis XV Stamped Gosselin
By Antoine-Louis Gosselin
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb Louis XV chest of drawers with all curved sides, in crimped kingwood marquetry in satin frames underlined by boxwood fillets.
Opening four drawers in three rows.
Beautiful g...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Regence to Louis XV Transitional Provincial Commode, Circa 1720
Located in Nashville, TN
The carcass of beechwood and the drawers ,possibly butternut or poplar. A marvelous patina and stunning color. Deliciously distressed. Warm. Apparently original gilt hardware, most ...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Beech, Poplar
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
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode
Located in Queens, 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
A Charming Painted Louis XV Style Provencal Chest
Located in New York, NY
We love this Louis XV style commode for its soft blue/grey finish and the soft patina it has developed over time. This elegant piece has three generous raised panel drawers...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
19th Century Country French 3 Drawer Commode
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful 19th century French country 3 drawer hand carved Louis XV style commode. Bottom apron adorned with two swags centered with acanthus leaf at center. Book matched walnut vene...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
20th Century Inlaid Veneered Wood Italian Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian commode from the mid-20th century. High quality furniture in Louis XV style inlaid and veneered in walnut, rosewood, maple, walnut and fruitwood. Chest of drawers with three ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Minton Spidell French Provincial Louis XV Bedside Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Country or French Provincial Louis XV style three-drawer nightstand or chest of drawers
By Minton Spidell
USA, Late 20th Century
Cream crackle lacquered case...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu Roman Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, giltwood and ormolu Roman chest. The one door commode is raised by eleg...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
Italian 18th Century Louis XV Period Rosewood, Mahogany, And Satinwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian 18th century Louis XV period Rosewood, Kingwood, burl Walnut and bronze commode. The two drawer chest is raised by elegant cabriole legs with fine fitted bronz...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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.