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.
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Style: Louis XVI
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
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Onyx Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Onyx Top Commode represents a timeless expression of classical style that has remained popular for millennia! Topped with beveled onyx for car...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Onyx, Brass
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
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
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 adorned with rudent grooves, also projection on the rear uprights still decorated with rudent grooves, the whole finished with four sheathed feet presented in alignment with the uprights, which constitutes a rather rare assembly.
White veined Carrara marble top molded.
Refined work with lines and details in a very Parisian style, the inventory marks on the back accentuate the mystery of the origin and ancient provenance...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
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
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
Located in Queens, 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
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. Gorgeous storage!
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Giltwood
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s. The marble top a beautiful blend known as "Rouge Lanquedoc". The body composed of Ki...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French 19 century 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
French Louis XVI Style Tulipwood Commode with Marble Top
By Decour
Located in Queens, 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
Chest of drawers with Arte Povera apllied decor
Located in PARIS, FR
A true testament to French decorative artistry, this exquisite Louis XVI-style commode from the 19th century showcases the delicate beauty of Arte Povera. With its elegant polychrome...
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19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Paper
French Louis XVI Provincial Style 4-Drawer Beige and Gray Painted Commode
Located in Queens, 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
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers, France, 19th Century
Elegant Louis XVI style chest of drawers, crafted in France during the 19th century, featuring a stunning combination of satin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Birdseye Maple, Cherry, Satinwood
Louis XVI-Style Kingwood and Marble Top Side Table/Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
This is a signed French cabinet by the maker “Krieger” which makes
This piece special. It is signed at the top of the drawer. The marble top
Is in shades of cream and beige with ta...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
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
Materials
Brass
A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné Parquetry Vitrine Commode-Server, attributed to Maison Forest. The rectangular body s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI. Commode, Walnut, Cherry and Gold-Plate, Vienna, Austria circa 1790
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Louis XVI. or austrian 'Josephine' Commode / Chest of 3 Drawers from Vienna about 1790, late 18th Century.
Walnut and cherry veneer on softwood with rich inlays in plum, m...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Gold Plate, Iron, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Oak Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated oak commode. The five drawer commode is raised by fine square tapered fluted legs above block rosettes and elegant fluted desig...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century Louis XVI half cabinet with Chinese lacquer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Louis XVI style half cabinet with Chinese lacquer,
Rosewood,
France 1850
A very unusual and decorative rosewood half cabinet or commode, raised on cabroile legs with o...
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1850s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rosewood
Pair Louis XVI style marble topped commodes.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 18th Century style marble topped Bombe shaped Louis XVI style commodes, each with gilded ormolu rococo style mounts and handles to the two drawers and raised o...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode with Chinoserie Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode with Chinoserie Decoration & Breche d’Alep Marble Top
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Dutch Mahogany and Satinwood Neoclassical Cabinet, 19 Th C
Located in Houston, TX
This unique piece is 19 th century with a banded, quarter-veneered top
With a full raised edge and canted corners, above a case fitted with three
Drawers over two cupboard doors each door banded and centered
By an ebonized panel...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers and Fluted Legs, Late 18th Century
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, South West Germany, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI chest of drawers, South West Germany 1780.
This chest of drawers is a gorgeous original piece of the 18th century. It is made of massif walnut and is decorated with hand ...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
French Chiffonier
Located in Austin, TX
“Chiffonier” French cabinet in the Louis XVI style. The solid hand carved cherry wood chest features five dovetailed drawers, a traditional peg construction, tapered legs and decorat...
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1920s French Vintage Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Country French Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant country French 19th century Louis XVI style three-drawer commode with a wonderful patinated finish and faux marble top. The commode is raised by square tapered legs be...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Chest of Drawers made of Oak
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Provincial classicist Louis XVI chest of drawers. Aachen/Liège, late 18th century. Solid oak, florally and ornamentally carved.
Traditionally crafted in the gallery construction met...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style, Chest of Drawers with Parquetry
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Chest of drawers, late 18th century, Louis XVI style, France
A spectacular French commode from late XIX, marble topped ,bombe fronted with wonderful parquetry inlaid decoration to t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XV-Style Chest of Drawers, Dark Oak, Hand Carved 19th C.
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that pull
Easily. Hand carved with scrolling designs make it
Special. A shaped top that bows slightly in the front
Center adds intere...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Rosewood and Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Louis XV / Louis XVI Transition – Late 1
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Three-drawer chest of drawers veneered with rosewood, mahogany, and various woods, topped with Aleppo breccia marble.
The first of these drawers, in the upper part, features a raised...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Louis XVI side Table, Germany 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
This beautiful side table from the Louis XVI Period dates back to 1780 and comes from southern Germany. The side table has two drawers. It is decorated with a pretty walnut veneer an...
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1780s European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Stunning French Parquetry Veneered Three Drawer Commode
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing early -20th century French walnut parquetry veneered three-drawer commode, the shaped marble top above a graduated bombé body with brass mo...
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Early 20th Century British Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cherry Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A classicist chest of drawers in Louis XVI style. Made from solid cherry wood around 1800.
Cherrywood body standing on 4 tapered square feet with coffered sides and an overhanging t...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761), 18th c. and later elements, three drawers flanked by flu...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Rosewood
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
French Louis XVI Style Jansen Ebonized Chest
Located in Queens, 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
French Louis XVI Style Satinwood and Parquetry Commode
Located in Queens, 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
Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Louis XVI Cylinder Desk, South German, 1780-1800, with beautiful walnut veneer on the outside and on the inside, including the writin...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Italian Made Louis XVI Style Ormolu Inlaid Marble Top Dresser Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Italian Made Louis XVI Style Ormolu Inlaid Marble Top Dresser Chest Commode
Dimensions : 56" Wide X 22" Deep X 38" Tall
This gorgeous commode was hand made in Italy and is excelle...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood
Louis XVI Emilian dresser
Located in Cesena, FC
Louis XVI dresser from Emilia, from the second half of the 1700s.
Particular dresser from the Louis XVI Emilian (Bologna) period, of moderate size and with 2 large chests of drawers...
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1760s Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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
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
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Parquetry Meuble d’Appui Cabinet by Paul Sormani
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
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
19th Century Louis XVI style marble topped commode.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive French Louis XVI style, 19th Century Marble topped commode, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts and mouldings, quartered veneers to the drawer fronts and sides. H...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
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
Pierre-Antoine Foullet Attr., French Louis XV, Important Commodes, 19th Century
By Pierre-Antoine Foullet
Located in Manhasset, NY
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
Louis XVI Style Drawer Chest
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a Louis XVI style drawer chest. It features three drawers, solid brass hardware and faux key holes. The top, drawer fronts and sid...
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2010s Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
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 Carved Walnut Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
Louis XVI Carved Walnut Commode, late 18th century. The rectangular top above two short drawers centering a leaf carved decoration over two long drawers, the drawer fronts fitted wit...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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 Commode Bombe Chest Drawers Parquetry
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Walnut Louis XVI Style Serpentine Commode.
Circa 1900 on this fine French antique commode
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Early 1900s Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Petite Commode with Bronze and Porcelain Mountings
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Louis XVI style petite commode, featuring bronze and porcelain mounts and a freeform marble top that sits perfectly above a bronze cast ribbon egg-and-dart style r...
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19th 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
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
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
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.