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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
A Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Small Gilt-Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode With a Grey Marble Top. This fine commode has a shaped grey marble top with canted corners, above a frieze with a gilt-...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Late 18th Century Painted Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A classicistic Louis XVI chest of drawers from around 1800. Solid oak wood with later paint. Half-high side-cassetted corpus with slightly overhanging fluted profiled top and flute...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Poplar

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

18th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century German Louis XVI style marquetry commode, or chest of drawers, with inlaid veneers of walnut, mahogany and maple. Pine as secondary wood. The top has an inlaid pi...
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18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut and Tulipwood Marquetry Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period walnut and tulipwood marquetry commode, in the manner of Maggiolini. The three drawer chest is raised on four square tapered leg...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Tulipwood, Walnut

Antique Ormolu Mounted Mahogany and Chinese Lacquer Commode by Maison Forest
Located in London, GB
Antique ormolu mounted mahogany and Chinese lacquer commode by Maison Forest French, Late 19th Century Height 95cm, width 166.5cm, depth 61cm Crafted in late 19th century France by...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Louis XVI 18th Century French Fruitwood Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 18th Century French fruitwood 5 drawer commode. 1790
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Buffet ~ Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Buffet ~ Commode with Carrara Marble combines the size and proportions of a chest of drawers with the functionality of a buffet, and does it with in...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Two Drawer Chest of Drawers in Inlaid Woods LuigiVXI Sicily with Marble
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Two-drawer chest of drawers inlaid with fine woods, recessed upper marble top, original luigixvI 1780.
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1780s Sicilian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers features a facade en arbalette lavished with superb neoclassic carved detail that is visually captivating! When viewed from ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Northern Italian Louis XVI Walnut Inlaid Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Louis XVI commode hand-made in Italy in the mid 1700s using walnut and pegged construction. The commode features three overlay drawers of roughly the same size, all showing beautiful...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser, Marble-Top with Bronze Frieze, Pale Golden Wood
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style commode dresser, marble-top with bronze frieze, pale golden wood, with bronze frieze mounts. Dimensions: 47.5 in. W x 21 in. D x 33....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Louis XVI style marquetry cabinet made of mahogany with inlaid veneers of various exotic woods. In one piece, the top part has a cabinet above two small ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Neoclassical Marquetry Gilt Bronze Commode or Sauteuse
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French large Louis XVI neoclassical breakfront marquetry gilt bronze commode or sauteuse, attributed ti Etienne Avril (1748-1791):...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780, Cherry and Walnut Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI Dresser, South German 1780. This original 18th century Louis XVI dresser has three drawers and stands on four square tapering feet. It is embellished with beautiful walnut ...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry, Walnut

Late 18th Century North Italian Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century ash, tulip, and kingwood Northern Italian commode. The top has deep crossbanding and delicate inlaid motifs in the corners. It has three beautifully panelled drawers wit...
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1790s Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ash

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

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

Louis XVI Style Kingwood and Marquetry Commode
Located in Miami, FL
Kingwood and marquetry commode, in Louis XVI transitional style, of serpentine bombe form, fitted three drawers above a shaped apron and tall angular splayed legs, inlaid with panels...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

18th Century Louis XVI Chiffonnier
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XVI Chiffonnier. Gorgeous
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Four-Drawer Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period four drawer walnut chest. The chest is raised by square tapered legs below the straight frieze. At the center are three drawers, Sans...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Whitewashed Commode was considered an essential furnishing in the 1700s as closets were virtually non-existent. This example, rendered from solid oak wit...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany, Ormolu Commode À Porte
By Benneman and Stockel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, ormolu Commode à Porte, after a model by Joseph Stöckel and Guillau...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Transitional Style Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani, After the Model by Charles Topino. Stamped beneath the marble top to one commode ‘SORMANI’...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood and Sienna Marble Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of Italian 19th century Louis XVI st. kingwood, tulipwood and Sienna marble commodes. Each two drawer small scale chest/side table is raised by fine square tapered le...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Siena Marble

Small Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Vista, CA
Small Louis XVI style commode.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian Maggiolini chest of drawers early 20th century, richly inlaid, Louis XV
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Milanese dresser by Meroni & Fossati, early 20th century. Louis XVI-style Maggiolini cabinet richly inlaid in walnut woods, rosewood, maple, beech and fruit woods with decorations ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Nutwood

French 19th Century, Styl Louis XVI Commode
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant chest of drawers is a fine example of the enduring appeal of the Louis XVI style, even in the 19th century. It showcases a harmonious blend of classicism and refined cra...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an expertly crafted kingwood and mahogany and some of the finest jewelry quality cast bronze ormolu ever seen. The combination of the elaborate and dazzling figured marble to...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley, 1898
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and lacquer mounted mahogany commode À Vantaux by Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis Beurdeley. Stamped to the carcass with a 'marque au feu' for ‘A BE...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century Louis XVI Style Epoque Mahogany Officer's Commode
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XVI Style Epoque Mahogany Officer's Commode. Unique piece purchased in France. See detailed photos.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Mahogany

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Walnut Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and walnut commodes. Each chest is raised on tapered legs with walnut and maple inlay, that continue up ea...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XVI Directoire Style Mahogany 4 Drawer Commode Chest of Drawers C. 1940's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 32 1/4 in W: 31 in D: 16 1/4 in Introduce understated sophistication and timeless beauty into your space with this Louis XVI Directoire style mahogany commode, craf...
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20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Louis XVI Black Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Rooted in 18th-century design, this commode features an ebony-painted case, fluted stiles, and square tapered legs, elements that echo classical French artistry. Classic brass accen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Commode À Portes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Commode à Portes. Each chest is raised by square tapered fluted feet below the straight...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Inlaid Chest of Drawers with double secret compartments, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Inlaid Chest of Drawers with double secret compartments, 18th Century
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18th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved and White-Washed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice 19th century French Louis XVI carved and white-washed commode. Beautiful clean lines and lovely patina. This piece also has 3 drawers for storage and unbleached wood top. S...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

21st Century Brocart Chest of Drawers with Hand-carved Legs
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The chest of drawers of the Brocart line is a piece of furniture with a refined and luxurious charm. The base, with hand-carved legs and antique gold leaf finishing in pure classic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

A 19th c French marquetry and gilt bronze mounted commode signed Henri Picard
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French Louis XVI kingwood marquetry inlay and marble top commode . Fine gilt bronze mounts . The bronzes are stamped Henri Picard ( HP) .
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode, Chest of Drawers or Dresser, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and perfectly sized 19th Century French Louis XVI style commode, chest of drawers or dresser. This mahogany two-drawer commode has gilt bronze hardware and mounts. Inlaid on...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Period Cherrywood Commode with Verde Antico Marble Top
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI period cherrywood commode with Verde Antico marble top and decorated with brass handles and diamond-shaped locks.
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cherry

French Louis XVI style 6-drawer black lacquered Chiffonier in cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This chiffonnier or 6-drawer chest belongs to our Melaine collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the en...
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2010s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cherry, Oak

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Marquetry 2-Drawer Commode This glowing kidney shaped fruitwood Marquetry commode in the Louis XVI style is richly adorned with gilded br...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Carved Wood Bread Dough Chest
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic 19th century, French carved wood bread dough chest style Louis XVI.  
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Chestnut

Louis XVI Style Four Drawers Abattant Secretaire. France, 19th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest of four drawers with a hinged lid hidden beneath trompe l'oeil drawers. It is made of solid mahogany with bronze handles and applications and a top in French red marble. Louis ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, exotic wood, ormolu and white Carrara marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by impressi...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Kingwood and Tulipwood Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely elegant pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Kingwood, Tulipwood, Bronze, and Gris St. Anne marble chests from Tuscany. Each three drawer chest i...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

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 St. Mahogany & Blue Turquin Marble Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, flamed mahogany and bleu turquin marble commode à vantaux possibly by Henry Dasson after a model by Je...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Directoire Style Commode Chest of Drawers with Brass Accents
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 34 1/2in W: 35 1/2in D: 22in This Antique Louis XVI Directoire Style Commode, Chest of Drawers In the Manner of Maison Jansen is a nice example of high quality furni...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Carrara Marble Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany commode. The chest is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with fine ormolu sabots and top caps. Each leg is connected by a ma...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

Louis XVI Style Commode after the Model by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany commode, with a blue turquin marble top after the model by Jean-Henri Riesener. French, circa 1880. The gilt bronze mounts s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Demi-Lune Cabinet with Marble Top and Bronze Gallery
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI Style cabinet or commode chest of drawers with marble top and bronze gallery. Demi-lune white marble top with rounded corners surrounded by a bronze pierced gallery. The ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique Maison Jansen French Commodes With Original Marble Tops
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Antique Maison Jansen French Commodes With Original Marble Tops
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century French Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Stamped J. Chastel
By J. Chastel
Located in Brussels, BE
18th century French marquetry chest of drawers, stamped J. Chastel The marble has been replaced.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Bronze Gallery
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI Style cabinet or commode chest of drawers style nightstand with marble top and bronze gallery. White marble top surrounded by a bronze pierced gallery. The cabinet is fro...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Vernis Martin Style Hand-Painted Commodes, Signed A. Mancini
By Antonio Mancini
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of French Vernis Martin style painted commodes, each having marble tops over single doors with pained scenes framed by bronze mounts. Painting signed A Mancini and Kaufman. Su...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu, Bronze

Castleworthy French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis XVI Style Baroque inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side walls broadly framed fillings with richly inlaid blooms of different noble wood, l...
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18th Century French Antique 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

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

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI 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 XVI 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 Maison Jansen, François Linke, Baker Furniture Company, and John Widdicomb. 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 $796 and tops out at $280,500 while the average work can sell for $6,461.

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