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Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble-Top Marquetry Inlaid Commodes
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of exquisite Louis XVI style commodes -- Demilune -- Original marble tops -- Neoclassical -- Kingwood, fruitwood and walnut.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

French Louis XVI Jansen Style Brass-Mounted Mahogany Commode
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely three-drawer commode made of light and dark stained mahogany with brass mounts in the style of Maison Jansen's early 20th century work. Drawers feature brass trim, key escut...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style 19th Century Parquetry, Bronze, and Beige Marble Commode
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI-style (19th century) commode with parquetry veneer, a beige marble top, two drawers with brass hardware, and bronze corner embellishments.
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 20th century Louis XVI style mahogany chest with brass mounts and oak interior construction.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Cylinder Desk, Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI cylinder desk, Germany circa 1780, so called "Zopfstil". Walnut, rosewood and maple veneer and intarsia. In very good refinished cond...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Maple, Rosewood, Walnut

Louis XVI Commode by Pierre Roussel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Matchless style and high-quality craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Pierre Roussel's furniture, and this exceptional Louis XVI-era commode epitomizes this master craftsman's skill. Crafted of rosewood veneer with a violet wood frame and intricate parquetry inlay, the cabinet's graceful design is also highly practical. The compact form holds two drawers, one of which can be locked for added security. A specimen of marble provides the perfect surface, while bronze ormolu mounts add an additional hint of luxury to the drawers and body. Elegantly curved cabriole legs with bronze ormolu shoes complete this impeccable piece. Known for his superior craftsmanship, Roussel was a highly respected maître ébéniste of the 18th century. His furniture pieces were favoured by grand patrons such as the Prince de Condé and the Princess of Monaco...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Commode, having a top of Breche d'Alep marble, on conforming case, inlaid decoration of festooning and a trio of neoclassical urns; round pulls and escutcheons of gilt bronze, the tr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble

18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was considered a luxury during its era, when closets had yet to be invented and having lots of clothes was re...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Antique Transformation Chest of Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
The French antique transformation furniture chest of drawers, originates from Paris and dates back to around 1800. The special feature of this...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A fine very quality tall French Louis XVI style kingwood, marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble-top commode. The front door inlaid with a basket of flowers.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Antique 18th Century Small Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and unusually small Louis XVI chest in mahogany offering four drawers with bowed front, and featuring a fluted tambour molding on the top drawer resting under characterist...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style Marquetry and parquetry inlaid bronze mounted tall marble-top commode . Inlaid with musical instruments and flowers motif.   
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Louis XVI Fall Top Secretaire, France, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Stunning Louis XVI Falltop Secretaire, made in France, circa 1780-1800, rosewood, kingwood and walnut veneer and beautiful flower marquetry. The kingwood veneer parts are framed by a...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Rosewood

French Louis XVI 18th Century Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Fluted Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period painted two-drawer commode from the late 18th century, with fluted accents and bronze hardware. Born in France at the end of King Louis XVI's reign, this pa...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Fontainebleau Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, fruitwood and sycamore marquetry and parquetry commode with a Brèche Violette marble-top, after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1880. The finely detailed commode with rounded sides three apron drawers with wreath ormolu pulls and an acanthus plate...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Palatial French Louis XVI Style Marquetry & Gilt-Bronze Armorial Commode
By Bronzes By Leon Kahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French late 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, Kingwood Bandings and fruitwood marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marq...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui Cabinet by Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui by Sormani The rectangular D-shaped Breccia marble-top over a gilt bead banded parquetry frieze mounted with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode 19th Century Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted commode 19th century marble top of breakfront form having three drawers with working key. The bronze mounts depict leaf and berry design. The si...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

French 1940s Directoire Style Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Buchanan, NY
A beautiful three drawer Directoire style French 1940s chest of drawers in light colored fruitwood with contrasting darker wood inlays. In very good vintage condition, it has been re...
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Pair 19th Century King and Queen Compatible Marble-Top Commodes or Chest
By Pierre-Antoine Foullet
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century king and queen compatible marble-top commodes. Each having a white and grey serpentine marble top above two deep drawers decorated sans traverse and ormolu mount...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century, Louis XVI Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century, Louis XVI Commode, France, 1780, decorated with beautiful flower and geometrical marquetry made of kingwood and rosewood veneer, two drawers, raised on cabriole legs wi...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

19th Century Italian Marquetry Inlaid Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stylish and artful Italian marquetry rosewood commode with aggregate marble top. The commode is inlaid with satinwood figures and geometric details on a bank of three-over-...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Military Armor Commode Attr. Mâison Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style burr-walnut and mahogany marquetry and ormolu-mounted Military armorial Meuble D'Appui with a Veined Brèche Violette marble top, attri...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900. Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI 19th Century Marble-Top Chest of Drawers or Commode, Mahogany
Located in Houston, TX
Finely made marble top French cabinet with white marble top. Bronze doré accents and bead work, bronze mounts to the Upper sides. The drawe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Walnut Semanier
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Fine French Louis XVI walnut Semanier tall chest with bronze escucheons and scalloped apron.
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode After Jean Henri Reisener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19th century Louis XVI style, Harewood and Kingwood commode after the model made by Jean Henri Reisener. We are of the opinion that our Commode is a mid to late 19th century copy of the original Reisener commode...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Harewood

Pair of French Louis XVI Style Mid-Century Leather Covered Chests of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome and elegant pair of large-scale French Louis XVI style leather wrapped commodes with bronze mounts. These impressive chests are covere...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Green Marble Bedside Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) oval mahogany bedside commode with open stretcher and green marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Marble Top French Bronze Ormolu Demilune Console Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Roslyn, NY
A very fine Louis xvi style gilt dore bronze oval cherub plaque ormolu mounted mahogany & marble top, demilune dessert commode / sideboard console in the manner of franc¸ois linke.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized high chest having 6 bronze trimmed drawers with handles and a white marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Transitional Marble Top Commode
Located in New Haven, CT
This exquisite Louis the XV/XVI Period transitional Kingwood three over two-drawer commode has an original grey marble top and retains all its original ormolu mounts. The short cabri...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

French Louis XVI Painted Commode, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style painted two-drawer commode with thick beige marble top, all on cabriole legs.    
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top
By Decour
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Century) transitional style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood marble top commode with 2 Chinese coromandel lacquer side panels & 2 front doors. (signed: DECO...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) mahogany veneered chest with 2 large drawers under a Pair of drawers embellished with bronze mounts & brass fluted trim with a brown marble top.
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Pair of French Commodes with Marquetry Inlay and Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French commodes with marble in shades of pale violet and cream color. They are inlaid in a foliate design and the wood is a combinatio...
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1910s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Danish Louis XVI Pedestal Storage Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A Danish Louis XVI mahogany pedestal storage cabinet, circa 1790s, with a rectangular stepped top above a single paneled cupboard door with a recessed...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Chic Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Commode by Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Louis XVI style neoclassical commode by Maison Jansen. Elegant and simple. The last picture gives an example of how this commode could look in situ.
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany and gilt bronze trimmed chest with 3 drawers having ring handles and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Period Walnut Chest of Drawers Dresden Germany circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
A fine Louis XVI period chest with three drawers from Dresden, Germany circa 1780. The top, front and sides feature walnut and walnut burl enhanced with an oval marquetry medallion o...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Pair of French Commodes with Marble Tops and Extensive Ormolu Mounts
Located in Houston, TX
French commodes with ormolu mounts with marble in shades of cream and Pale violet. Bronze ormolu mounts decorate these commodes in a lovely Design. Each commode has two drawers and...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

A Fine Louis XVI Parisian Mahogany Marble Top Commode, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Parisian Mahogany Marble Top Commode 18th Century The molded rectangular grey marble top above three drawers with bronze handles and escutcheons ,on square legs ...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian Neoclassical Lemonwood and Amaranth Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassical lemonwood and amaranth chest of drawers commode. Italian neoclassical chest of drawers Louis XVI antique com...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany, satinwood, tulipwood and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode, after a model by Jean H...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) ebonized bronze trim chest with 6 drawers having ring handles and supported on small tapered square legs. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French signed Maison Krieger Louis XVI commode. Original marble top with the finest quality gilt bronze details.
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Louis XVI Dutch Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI period Dutch commode with central urn and floral carved motif on the drawers flanked by circular rosette hardware with a barley twist round handle. Each drawer has rosettes...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Paint, Wood

French 18th Century Transitional Marquetry Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Louis XV-XVI transitional period commode with lovely marquetry in satinwood, rosewood and tulipwood, Gris Sainte Anne marble top and three drawers. The commode features a cent...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Provincial Fruitwood Commode or Chest of Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century Louis XVI style Provincial fruitwood and marble-top commode or chest of drawers, the rectangular variegated charcoal marble top above a case fitted with three long drawe...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th C. Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI Marquetry Marble Topped Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine formal transitional commode is of the period circa 1770 is crafted from oak secondary woods with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood veneers. The break front form is enl...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) satinwood and parquetry inlaid small commode with three drawers and gilt bronze trim.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany chest of 6 drawers having bronze ring handles with parchment veneer and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Inlaid Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI 6 drawer commode with bronze trim and marquetry inlaid veneer with a marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and impressive French 19 century Louis XVI style ormolu mounted marquetry inlaid marble-top commode.
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Painted Swedish Commode
Located in Carmel, CA
This two part, four drawer Gustavian commode with double edge molding, a dental and strie band detail around the top is both simple and refined. There are Corinthian columns on front...
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Two Door Painted and Giltwood Map Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century two door painted and giltwood French Louis XVI map chest with two pull-out shelves
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Giltwood

A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode by Crepi
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood & Purplewood Inlaid Commode 18th Century Stamped Crepi Francois Crepi maitre 1778 Reference: Similar Commode, Versailles Illustr...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Superb Louis XVI Commode, Stamped "J. Manser", France c. 1770
By Jacques Manser
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI period Commode, with intricate inlaid designs of exotic wood, and stamped inside one upper drawer "J MANSER" & "JME". French in origin, and dating from the thir...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

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

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