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
Recognized Seller Listings
A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris.
The finely proportioned bombé-shaped commode is veneered with floral marquetry in precious timb...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Marble Top Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Commode by Emmanuel Zwiener.
The keyhole escutcheon stamped with the ‘ZN’ mark from the bronze master model. The back of the bronze...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
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
'Commode Médallier' After Antoine Gaudreaux
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, After Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier'.
The serpentine Vert Maurin marble top above a conforming case set with two cupbo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Meuble Soleil Commode by François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of only three of its kind, this commode was crafted by the famed and highly celebrated ébéniste François Linke. Blending the stunning marquetry of the Louis XV and XVI styles with the elegance of Art Nouveau, the commode exemplifies Linke's skilled craftsmanship. Inspired by François Alix's iconic "Meuble Soleil" design, Linke's creation showcases his signature genius in every aspect of the commode's construction.
The superior quality of the breche marble shelves and top, marquetry and ormolu that form the undulating body of the cabinet serve as a testament to Linke’s unwavering dedication to perfection. The craftsman spared no expense, investing significant time and utilizing only the finest materials to create this work of art. Tens of thousands of hand-wrought chisel marks are visible within the ormolu frieze of scrolling foliage. The breathtaking marquetry landscape on the front is perhaps the commode's greatest feature, depicting a radiant sun bursting from behind trees, elegantly enhanced by Linke's unmistakable signature on the lower right molding and on the inside of the inner cabinets.
For Linke, winning the coveted Gold Medal at the 1900 Paris Exhibition Universelle confirmed his already solid reputation as France's leading ébéniste. His work had long been admired for its exceptional quality and unique interpretation of the Louis XV style. Born in Bohemia in 1855, Linke moved to Paris in 1881 where he established his now-famous workshop and showroom. Word of Linke's superior work spread quickly through France, and he soon eclipsed even the finest furniture houses in Paris. Today, Linke is counted among the most important furniture makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his work is dearly coveted by collectors.
As one of the most masterful furniture designers and bronziers of his time, François Alix would only supply designs and bronze pieces to the most skilled of his contemporaries. Linke chose this unique design personally and only produced three versions of this remarkable piece, with the first one crafted in 1910. A similar commode is housed in the Royal Collection Trust...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Period Ormolu and Marble Mounted Commode
Located in London, GB
A Louis XV period ormolu and marble mounted commode.
French, 18th century.
Measures: height 84cm, width 122cm, depth 68cm.
With a veined grey marble top set above two small and ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Marble Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marble commodes.
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 82 cm ,width 134 cm ,depth 59 c...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
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
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Black Chinoiserie Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (20th Century) black lacquered Chinoiserie decorated commode with a bombe shape and 4 drawers with bronze trim.
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Commode
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze Mounted Marquetry inlaid commode by Gervais Maximilien Eugène Durand.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'G. DURAND'.
This fine co...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Italian Louis XV Roman Bombe' Shaped Commode with Original Marble Top, 1730
Located in CH
Italian Louis XV Roman Bombe' shaped commode with original marble top, Circa 1730
This Italian Roman Louis XV commode of a Bombe' shape is inlaid with various precious woods (maple...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marquetry Commode, Possibly by François Linke, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry commode with marble top, possibly by François Linke.
French, circa 1900.
Stamped 'Mon LEGER' to the back of the commode for the retailer Émile Léger...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Mahogany Coiffeuse Attributed to François Linke, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Coiffeuse attributed to François Linke.
François Linke
François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet maker...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Veneer Bedside Table
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (20th Century) tulipwood veneered small bedside table / commode with a gallery and three drawers.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commode, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted parquetry commode.
French, circa 1880.
This fine commode has a Breche d’Alep marble top above two shaped d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Style Late 19th Century Rosewood Commodes by Cressent
By Charles Cressent
Located in New York, 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
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century with some mount replacements) kingwood commode with 3 drawers and bronze trim with a marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode with a Marble Top by Sormani, circa 1880
By Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style marquetry inlaid commode with a Breche d'Alep marble top by Sormani.
French, circa 1880.
Stamped 'Sormani Paris' twice to the carcass, signed 'Sormani 13...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XV Kingwood Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (mid-19th Century) kingwood veneered serpentine shaped commodes with 2 front doors and a brown marble top with gilt bronze trim feet and escutcheons (PR...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Chest with Rouge Royal Marble
Located in Austin, TX
French Louis XV style chest with rouge Royal marble top and serpentine shape. This piece features rosewood and tinted rosewood in a floral ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Commode in the Louis XV Manner by Maison Rogié
Located in London, GB
A fine commode in the Louis XV manner after a model by Jacques Dubois By Maison Rogié of Paris.
Constructed in book-matched kingwood veneers, inlaid with floral motifs, and richly decorated with fine ormolu mounts; of bombe serpentine...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Commode
Located in New York, 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
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Veneer Table Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV-style (19/20th Century) tulipwood veneered small bedside table / commode with three drawers, a gallery, and a floral marquetry top.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood
French Louis XV Style Transitional Style Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (circa 1880) transitional style gilt bronze mounted kingwood & satinwood 3 drawer commode with floral inlaid design and a fleur de peche...
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1880s French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Parquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) inlaid parquetry 2 drawer commode with bronze trim and shaped marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Mahogany, Gilt and Red Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A pair of French commodes in the Louis XV manner.
Constructed in mahogany, dressed with gilt bronze mounts and having Languedoc rouge marble platforms...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Style Jansen Red Lacquered Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (1940s) red lacquered chest having 3 drawers with gilt and bronze trim (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Louis XV - Louis XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine transitional Louis XV - Louis XVI style, three drawer commode d'apparat. Extensively inlaid with floral decoration and geometric marquetry, fitted with fine gilt bronze mounts a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
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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