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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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Walnut Three Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut commode circa 1790 with three drawers, linear brass hardware, cylindrical tapered legs and rounded fluted side posts. Step into the elegance of the F...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735-1807) Petite Louis XVI Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
a petite period Louis XVI two-drawer commode black lacquer with gold Chinoserie decoration, gilt bronze mounts, elegant round / ring pulls, beaut...
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Mid-17th Century English Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of drawers was considered an essential furnishing of any respectable home, and was often gifted to a newlywed couple who were est...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Danish Louis XVI Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Danish Louis XVI mahogany chest of drawers. This elegant and masterfully crafted 18th century chest is offering four drawers resting under characteristically 18th century dental m...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Gustavian Hand Painted Italian Chest of 3 Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century Italian Louis XVI grey hand painted chest of drawers with brass handles. This Gustavian solid oak dresser from Northern Italy, most likely the Piemonte region, bordering...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XVI. Commode, Walnut, Cherry and Gold-Plate, Vienna, Austria circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant straight-lined neoclassical Austrian 'Josephine' or Louis XVI. period Commode or Chest of Three Drawers from Vienna, Austria from the late 18th Century about 1790. Walnut and...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gold Plate, Bronze, Iron

18th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Louis XVI Fruitwood Chest with the ORIGINAL blue paint. The Specimen Marble is beautiful and the Original Hardware is Stunning. Pictured urns on top are not in...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Period French Commode or Perruquière 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine Transition Style (between Louis XV and Louis XVI Period) commode, or 'Perruquière', featuring a design of inlaid precious wood veneers and opening with a single, wide dra...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th C. French Louis XVI Tall Secretaire (Retains Original Leather on Desk-Top)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful French Louis XVI carved-cherry wood tall secretarie cabinet, with original leather on desk, from the 18th century. This antique "secret...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

1780s Louis XVI French Petite Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very fine marble-topped commode, with elegant marquetry-fronted drawers and bronze ormolu mounts. This handsome little chest of drawers dates from the Louis XVI Period, late 18th c...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Chest of Drawers, Late xviii Century, Louis XVI Style, France
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Very beautiful Louis Seize chest of drawers in solid walnut, 3 drawers with carvings, 2 compartments raised in the middle, 3 box locks, 3 keys, side walls with cassette filling, body...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Walnut

Italian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, Lombardy 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian Louis XVI chest of drawers from Lombardy, 1780-1790. Three drawers. Original thick mirror-cut walnut veneer with marquetry work on top, sides and and front with stylized f...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Commode from the Louis XVI period in blond mahogany veneer with beautiful ornamentation of gilded and chiseled bronze. Central projection, front uprights with a cutaway ad...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Side Table in Cherry Wood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI side table in cherry wood Cherry, other fruitwoods and ash, shellac hand polished Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780 Dimensions: Width: 67 c...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cherry

Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Secretary in Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Secretary Nutwood, shellac hand polished Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780 Dimensions: Width: 106 cm Height: 106 cm Depth: 55 cm Working height: 7...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nutwood

French Louis XVI Provincial Style 4-Drawer Beige and Gray Painted Commode
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI Provincial commode with a painted beige and gray finish, two smaller upper drawers and two wider lower drawers with antiqued bronze ring...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Pair of Louis XVI Chests of Drawers, Piacenza, Late 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of chests of drawers with walnut veneer, walnut root and bois de rose, maple and boxwood trim; inlaid rosettes with shading on tops, sides and fronts with three drawers. Retract...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Boxwood, Maple, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl

18th century French Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century French Louis XVI period chest of drawers with chest of three sizeble drawers with raised panel drawer fronts, original hardwares on tapered carved legs. Hand painted re...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode inlaid with veneers of mahogany, walnut and rosewood. Original Languedoc marble top. Two...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Large Commode Transition with Marquetry of Quartefeuille
Located in BARSAC, FR
Exceptional commode from the transition period in rosewood veneer in amaranth frames and green tinted wood threads. Superb marquetry decoration with a beautiful upper frieze on the front and on the sides with quarte-leaf motifs, always on the front three panels of rosewood in butterfly wings delimited by double Greek friezes. Saint Anne gray...
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode with Saint Anne Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI period commode de port handcrafted of Cuban mahogany by skilled artisans from the Bordeaux region of France, circa 1770s, having a moulded cookie...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XVI Roll Top Desk, France 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Louis XVI Roll Top Desk was made in France around 1780. The outside of the secretary desk has a kingwood veneer with a gorgeous mar...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood, Yew

Pair of 18th Century Continental European Commodes
Located in Pomona, CA
Elegant pair of 18th century Louis XVI period fruitwood commodes. Each two-drawer commode is raised by tapered legs. Above are two drawers with oval ormolu pulls and flower decoratio...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique Louis XVI Chest, Mahogany, Copenhagen, 1780-1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest, Mahogany with 4 drawers. Carved dentil under top plate. Top drawer and sides with geometric molding work. Sides flanked by fluted quarter columns. This type is...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century Naples Consoles in gilded and lacquered wood
Located in Napoli, IT
Neapolitan console, Louis XVI with portoro marble. Dimensions: 100 x 155 x 70 cm.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany. Copenhagen 1780 - 1790.
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers made of solid mahogany. Profile molding under top plate and sides with fluted quarter columns. Four drawers with original bronze fittings. Refinished with...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis Seize Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Walnut veneered, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis seize chest of drawers with three drawers and rectilinear body with central risalit. The chest of drawers stands on socketed square feet and shows half-moon shaped fittings on ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Whitewashed Commode represents the essence of the neoclassical revival in France during the latter half of the 1700s. Utilizing dense, old-growt...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Demilune Commode or Table Chiffonière
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th Century Louis XVI walnut demilune commode or table chiffonière A demilune or semi-ellyptical commode with a straight front and curved sides: The commode is raised by fou...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French 18th Century Carved Oak Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome and impressive French commode from the 1780’s. Made of solid oak, this case piece is simply designed from the Louis XVI style. The drawers have intricately hand carved des...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal, Brass

18th Century Important and Rare Louis XVI Genoese Trumeau
Located in Napoli, IT
Important and rare Louis XVI Genoese trumeau in tissue paper and rosewood embellished with refined antique inlays (G.B. Piranesi), original silvered glass, nozzles and handles in gil...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Rosewood with Siena Yellow Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets Good conditions Marble with Carrara base veneered with Giallo di Siena from a later period Dim...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Add timeless flair to your decorating with this superb 18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Painted Commode! Featuring a wonderfully distressed painted finish with pati...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Gentleman Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
Louis XVI marble-top commode featuring Tulip wood, rose wood and King wood veneers throughout. Built using oak secondary woods. The highly polished granite marble top...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Antico Cassettone Luigi XVI - Tre Cassetti - Intarsio Floreale - XVIII Secolo 🇮
Located in Milano, MI
Antico Como Luigi XVI Tre Cassetti XVIII Secolo Descrizione: Antico Cassettone Luigi XVI a tre cassetti realizzato in Italia nel XVIII Secolo , il casset...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antico Cassettone Luigi XVI Tre Cassetti Lastronato Intarsio Frontale XVIII Sec
Located in Milano, MI
Antico Cassettone Luigi XVI Descrizione: Antico cassettone Luigi XVI realizzato in Italia nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo, il cassettone e composto d...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century French Transition Louis XVI Small Writing Cabinet Meuble Ecritoire
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French transition Louis XVI small writing cabinet Meuble Ecritoire Rectangular cabinet with canted corners standing on four high cabriole legs with gilt bronze sabots; a sliding door underneath a frieze drawer revealing a removable writing slide with green leather lining and compartments for ink bottles opens to one large compartment. The bottom of the cabinet consists of another, hidden drawer which opens to the side. The cabinet is topped by a red marble slab...
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1760s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Chest of Drawers or Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 18th century German neoclassical chest of drawers or commode Straight rectangular body standing on four downward tapering legs with two drawers extending across the entire fr...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antica Ribalta Luigi XVI Con Intarsio E Lastronatura XVIII Secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Antica Ribalta Luigi XVI Descrizione: Antica ribalta Luigi XVI realizzata in Italia nella seconda metà del XVIII secolo, la ribalta è composta da due cas...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Important Louis XVI Transitional French Marquetry 18th Century Commode
Located in Hastings, GB
An important Louis XVI transitional French Marquetry and gilt bronze mounted 18th century commode after Roussel This exceptional oak frame commode is presented with the original brêche d'alep marble-top above a breakfront frieze set over 3 drawers. The central marquetry panel of a typical 18th century French rural landscape set out in tropical wood veneer. The apron and uppermost drawer mounted with finely cast swag, entwined rings...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French Louis XVI 1790s Two-Drawer Sauteuse Commode with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period wooden sauteuse from the late 18th century, with two drawers and tapered legs. Created in France at the end of King Louis XVI's reign, this wooden commode f...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers in Cuba mahogany veneered on oak. Three drawers with original gilded bronze fittings flanked by canted corners with flutings. Key of later date. Denmark...
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18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI period commode, or chest of drawers, made of solid walnut. Three panels on the sides, rounded fluted corners and short tapered legs. Four dovetailed ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Demilune Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted demilune kingwood commode: The marble top over three frieze drawers with two further drawers in the centre flanked by ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode in Stripped Oak exudes a timeless elegance, featuring hand-carved detailing across the drawer facades and cast bronze neocl...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Country French Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Period Commode was hewn from solid planks of old-growth oak to literally last for centuries! The casework was crafted using pegged mortise & ten...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Danish 1790s Louis XVI Period Painted & Carved Demilune Two-Drawer Chest LiL
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish Louis XVI period painted wood demi-lune chest of drawers from the late 18th century, with two drawers, carved dentil molding, fluted accents, tapered legs and distressed pat...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze Mounted Geometrical Marquetry Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Geometrical Marquetry commode A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted geometrical marquetry commode or chest of drawers with a shaped mou...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South German 1780, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Louis XVI chest of drawers dates back to 1780 and comes from the southern part of Germany. The three drawer commode has a sleek design and stands on four pointed feet...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Boxwood, Walnut

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, or chest of drawers, with bookmatched and inlaid veneers of walnut, mahogany...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Dutch Chest of Drawers Made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 18th century Dutch chest of drawers. Two-bay oak corpus with ornamental and floral carving and profiled marble top standing on curved ca...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique Danish Chest of Drawers in Oak, Made in Late 18th Century, Louis 16
Located in Odense, DK
Romantic antique chest of drawers, made by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1790-1810.. Louis XVI. This chest features great curves and carving skills and undoubtful high quality. Made in so...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date. It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front h...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Small Cabinet or Nightstand, End of 18th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This small chest of drawers or nightstand dates back to around 1790-1800. It comes from Germany. The small chest of drawers stands on four slender pointed legs. It has two drawers an...
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1790s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

1750s Louis Seize XVI Golden Console Table with Marble and original Mirror
Located in Ulm, DE
Console Table with Mirror detailed ornaments wood, gold leaf  marble  original mirror with blind spots  Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France, Mid 18th Century Mirror dimension...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, France 1800, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This original French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers dates back to around 1800. The three drawer commode has a sleek design and stands on four square fluted feet. The fluted decor continu...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 18th century Louis XVI period small commode.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode is a phenomenal example of the neoclassic revival that occurred after 1770 in France. Only select, finely grained old-growth indigenous w...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

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

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