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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
Important pair of Louis XV-era bowed and walnut-root dressers
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of Italian (Venetian) Louis XV dressers. Important pair of Lombardy Venetian dressers from the Louis XV period (mid-1700s). Of wavy, rounded shape on front and sides, entirely ...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nutwood

Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape, original mounts still retaining most of thei...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

18th Century, French, Walnut Commode/ Chest with Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Essex, MA
A large elegant late 18th century period Louis XV serpentine front three-drawer walnut commode/ chest with a lovely top in perfect condition with an outstanding patina to the entire ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

18th C. French Louis XV Carved and Painted Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved and painted wood commode, with subtle serpentine shaped body, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with serpentine front a...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Louis IV commode/ chest of drawers
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a superb 18th century French Louis XV commode, masterfully crafted from tulip wood, walnut, and rosewood. This exceptional piece featur...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite and impressive French marquetry commode from the 1700’s. The commodes top is in wonderful antique condition with marquetry designs trimmed with ebonized molding. There are t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century French Walnut Three Drawer Commode
Located in Newark, GB
A beautiful piece of furniture, this 18th century walnut commode in the Louis XV style has the character and patina of long use. The three drawers have some lovely inlaid stringing o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Large 18th c. French Bleached Walnut Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode
Located in Wichita, KS
A large, antique chest of drawers with serpentine shape, circa 1770. This beautiful, hand-carved, bleached walnut commode has a shaped top, shaped recessed panel drawers, intricately...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Olive Wood Italian-Made Louis XV Commode 1740s era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous antique middle 1740s -1780s era Italian Made commode. The commode is made of Olive wood and designed in the Louis XV style. The piece has its original patina and o...
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1740s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Olive

Comò intagliato Luigi XV, con due cassetti mossi e intagliati del 1700
Located in Cesena, FC
Comò intagliato Luigi XV Epoca : Prima metà del Settecento Comò intagliato Luigi XV, con due cassetti mossi e intagliati sul massello di Noce. Di origine emiliana (Italia) della met...
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1720s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV chest of drawers patinated curve
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
very pretty curved Louis XV patinated chest of drawers dating from the 18th century opening with 4 drawers very pretty patina high quality hardware
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Paint

Louis XV galbée chest of drawers 2 Color patina 18th century
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent Louis XV chest of drawers patinated and curved very good work superb patina opening mar 3 drawers
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Paint

Louis XV patinated curved chest of drawers 18th century
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
very pretty galbee galbee patinated Louis XV chest of drawers dating from the 18th century beautiful polychromy
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18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Paint

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top Commode combines elegance, premier craftsmanship and timeless hand-selected materials to create a special piece your family will consid...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV period tomb chest of drawers stamped (small Parisian chest of drawers)
Located in Somme-Leuze, BE
magnificent tomb chest of drawers small Parisian model Louis XV period 18th century stamped Jean Charles Ellaume (1714-1763) received master on November 6, 1754 very pretty chest of ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

Louis XV Period Walnut and Bronze Commode
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Louis XV period chest of drawers in walnut. Bronze handles. Three large drawers. Condition of use. Minor loss on the base.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning and rare 18th century walnut commode or chest of drawers that embodies the elegance and sophistication of 18th century French design having bronze sculpted bird handles or p...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XV Chest of Drawers, stamped COULON, Paris circa 1750
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings Paris around 1750 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 132 x 64 cm Description: Very beautif...
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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 Cabinet
Located in Stockbridge, GA
It is a very interesting piece. It is a cabinet confiturier 2 corps, it comes in 3 parts: the base, the top and the crown. It has an extension that slides out and when it is out the ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

French 18th Century Commode Sauteuse
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This chest is made of marquetry and inlay with different wood. It has bronze ornaments on the feet and the base. Beautiful work.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Venetian dresser shaped on the front and sides, 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Venetian chest of drawers with a contoured shape both on the front and on the sides, veneered in walnut and walnut root on both the front and on the sides and threaded in maple wood....
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Italian 18th century Louis XV period Giltwood, Ormolu and patinated wood chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and extremely decorated Italian 18th century Louis XV period patinated, Giltwood and Ormolu chest. This wonderful two door chest is raised by four square patinated legs di...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest Snail Feet Gorgeous piece, has been painted over the years.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech

18th Century Important Wooden Commode of King Louis XV by Pierre Migeon 1740
Located in Roma, RM
Rare and incredible French commode, city of Paris and signed P.M. ,Pierre Migeon EBENISTE 1701-1758. Commode of great quality and finesse, coeval marble of great thickness, mounts gi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV period Kingwood Commode
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Outstanding example of 18th century Louis XV commode Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped in kingwood veneer, with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, the front opening with four draw...
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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 Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Classic Louis XV French commode of provincial style with two top drawers over two bottom drawers. The drawers are decorated with carved, lozenge shaped decoration and have hardware w...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Commode by Roger Vandercruse, known as Lacroix (1727-99) Louis XV/XVI
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This form of commode or chest of drawers, with a 'breakfront' or projection section in the middle, was particularly favoured by the Parisian cabinet-maker Roger Vandercruse (1727-179...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Wonderful Louis XV Period Commode Sauteuse made of plain walnut.
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Regence - Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood, France, circa 1730
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XV chest of drawers with fire-gilt fittings France (Paris) Rosewood Louis XV around 1730 Dimensions: H x W x D: 85 x 137 x 66 cm Description: Early Louis XV commode, so-call...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Large Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Blue Lacquered Commode with Chinoiserie
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Mid 18th Century French Louis XV Blue Lacquered Commode with Chinoiserie Decoration & Serpentine Shape
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Regence Period Carved Walnut Lyonnaise Commode 'Arbalete'
Located in Dallas, TX
Furniture from the Regence period of the early 1700s incorporates elements from the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, the preceding and subsequent styles, respectively. A beautiful e...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Bronze

French LXV Period Shaped Walnut 2 over 2 Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular serpentine shaped top atop a conforming case case housing two small drawers over two large drawers all retaining period brass hardware, the corners carved with c...
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV Provincial Commode In Walnut
Located in London, GB
An XVIII Century French Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in gilt bronze, carefully restored with a great patina.
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1760s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Commode In Veneer And Gilded Bronzes, Rance Marble, 18th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Commode In Veneer And Gilded Bronzes, Rance Marble, 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet. Very old and unique piece. See pics
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1740s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Beech

French 18th century Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Belmont, MA
Indulge in the timeless allure of this exquisite 18th century French Louis XV Bombe Commode, a true embodiment of opulence and sophistication. Elevated on gracefully curved legs ado...
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1770s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This commode is made of plain walnut with amazing hardware. The feet are finished with a form of deer feet.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Louis XV Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XV chest of drawers, 1750. On the front two useful drawers. Featuring a beautiful shade of walnut with decoration on the front ...
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1750s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Three-Drawer Commode Chest from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or entry with this elegant antique "Commode Lyonnaise". Crafted in Lyon, France circa 1760, the large fruitwood cabinet stands on cabriole feet over a scallope...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Fruitwood Five Drawer Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis XV style fruitwood five drawer commode, 18th/19th c. This commode features two short drawers over three long drawers, rising on short cabriole legs, restorations...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

18th Century Louis XV Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis XV Polychrome slight serpentine, bombe commode or commodini, 18th Century, faux marble painted serpentine top over conforming two drawers, having early and possibly original, r...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Louis XV French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoiseshell Boulle Commode/Drawer
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Amazing French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoise Shell Boulle Drawer Table. Drawers on both sides, one side is operational and the other is fixed. It has beautiful bronze angels on the si...
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17th Century Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Tortoise Shell, Wood

18th Century Inlaid Veneered Walnut And Marble Antique French Dresser, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French chest of drawers from the mid-18th century. Louis XV furniture of great elegance and quality inlaid and veneered in walnut, bois de rose and maple. Chest of drawers wi...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XV Walnut Commode, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Louis XV carved walnut commode, 18th Century. Five drawers with three smaller drawers including a hidden drawer over two large drawers. Provenance: Estate of T. Boone Pickens (J....
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French Antique Louis XV Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stylish and petite Louis XV style two-drawer marquetry commode, with a curved front and sides and a shaped and polished grey-veined marble top. This very attractive chest of drawer...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Serpentine Fronted Tombeau Shaped Kingwood Commode, 18th Century The moulded Rouge de Maine marble top above two short and two long drawers, each centred by foliated es...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV Commode Gable Painted Blue
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 18th Century French Louis XV Commode with a Painted Finish. French Louis XV period five drawer commode with blue and grey tones and antique white painted finish. This beautifu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

1770s Louis XV Important Roman Marquetry Flap Dresser
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Louis XV flap dresser with drawers and secrets hand-carved and inlaind wood in the second part of 18th century in Rome. The furniture it's in original conditions with signs of use and age, our work philosophy is not to restore antique furniture...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

18th Century French Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century French Louis XV Period Commode en Arbelete in bleached oak finish. The front facade having an arbalete with s...
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18th Century Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Louis XV Chest of Drawers end 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
French Louis XV Chest of Drawers end 18th century moved veneered with geometric inlays with three drawers France Dimensions: cm 80x103x53 Wavy forehead and hips. Enriched with gilded...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Louis XV Mathieu Criaerd Commode 18th Century
By Matthieu Criaerd
Located in Lisbon, PT
Rosewood 18th Century Commode by the great Artist Mathieu Criaerd with gilded bronze mounts. Devonian of the Ardennes Marble Top. Rare Example. Chest of drawers with curved front ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Inlaid Kingwood Marble Top Lingerie Chest - B
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique semainier chest in the French Louis XV style, unbranded. Constructed of kingwood with a bowed front, inlaid floral designs on the dr...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Curved Louis XV Sauteuse Commode in Floral Marquetry, 18th Century
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this wonderful 18th-century chest of drawers in the transitional style of Louis XV features a curved design and delicate floral marquetry patterns. It comes with two f...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XV Period Chest Of Drawers - Amaranth & Violet Wood - 18th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional Louis XV period chest of drawers in amaranth and violet wood. This high chest of drawers opens with 4 drawers spread over 3 rows. It is inlaid with sycamore fillets and t...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Chest of Dravers Venetian Commode 18th Century Urn Shaped in Walnut Louis XV
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Important original venetian commode of 18th Century in walnut. This original Venetian Commode is a unique valuable piece from the 18th century italian furniture...
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1720s Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Five Drawer Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Louis XV style fruitwood five drawer commode, 18th/19th c. This commode features two short drawers over three long drawers, rising o...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Beautiful Roman Marquetry Commode, 18th Century Period
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful chest of drawers from the 18th century, in marquetry, curved on the front and on the sides, 2 drawers, and topped with a marble marquetry top in quadrifoglio of yellow...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XV Period French Country Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, Country French commode with three drawers above two long drawers, raised panels, and a nicely carved apron. Original bronze pull handles and escutcheons. Circa 1780. Serpen...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis Xv commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.

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