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
German Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers with Carvings and Marquetry, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Antique classicist chest of drawers
Germany
Walnut
around 1780
Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 111 x 61 cm
Description:
Two-tier chest of drawers with fine carved decoration, created ...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An 18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode with three drawers was built in France. The veneers of walnut and nutwood and ribbon inlays with lime wood and black bog oak on a spruce w...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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
Louis XVI Dresser, Eastern France 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
This unique Louis XVI Chest of Drawers dates back to around 1780 and comes from Western France. The three drawer commode has a cherry veneer and is decorated with plum inlays on the ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
Louis XVI Dresser
Located in Firenze, IT
Elegant walnut chest of drawers threaded with "organ pipe" motif with bone vents, Siena, Louis XVI.
The structure of the cabinet features truncated pyramidal legs and consists of f...
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16th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Pair Of Italian 18th c. Louis XVI Period Mahogany, Marble, & Ormolu Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Satinwood, Mahogany, Ormolu, and Rosa Alicante marble commodes. Each two drawer chest is raised by square ta...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Antique Carved Chest of Drawers from Belgium
Located in Houston, TX
Stepping into the world of Belgian craftsmanship, the Antique Carved Chest of Drawers epitomizes the grace and grandeur of the Louis XVI style. With its intricate carvings and meticu...
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Languedoc in the south of France, this late eighteenth century Louis XVI period commode or chest of drawers is constructed of walnut, cherry wood, and chestnu...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, 1790-1800
Located in Leimen, DE
Explore the timeless elegance of a late 18th-century French Louis XVI chest of drawers. This exquisite piece stands gracefully on slender cabriole legs and features two drawers adorn...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
Antique French Intarsia Oak Commode witt Marble top by Joseph Schmitz ca 1770
By Joseph Schmitz
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique intarsia oak commode with geometric patterns. Transition Louis Seize, Paris, ca. 1770. Stamped / signed under the marble top Joseph Schmitz, furniture maker or ébéniste in Pa...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Period Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional 18th century French Transition period three-drawer commode that embodies the transitional period between the reigns of Louis XV (1723-1774 and Louis XVI (1774-1792). H...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This 18th century Louis XVI Commode is made of walnut. It has a slider in the front which is unusual.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI French Commode In Walnut
Located in Houston, US
Classic Provincial Louis XV to Louis XVI transitional commode in walnut with original hardware. Straight traverse, two drawers over two long drawers. The commode is hand constructed ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Fine Original Finish Italian Provincial Inlaid Walnut and Fruitwood Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine and rare walnut and fruitwood inlaid figural Italian commode. The piece dates to teh 1770-90s era and is in its original finish with inlaid maidens. The commode has no...
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Pair of "Louis XVI" bedside tables, inlaid with various woods, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient pair of precious and rare "Louis XVI" bedside tables, finely inlaid with various woods and light and dark effects, from France, original from the mid-18th century, in good st...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French 18th Century Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This chest is made of oak and is nicely carved. It wears a mixture of dressy and rustic.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Handpolished 1780s Louis Seize XVI Chest Of Drawers In Nutwood
Located in Ulm, DE
Louis XVI chest of drawers in nutwood
shellac hand polished
Original Louis XVI (also: Louis-seize), France around 1780
Dimensions:
Width: 77 cm
Height: 77 cm
Depth: 43 cm.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Nutwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Tall Narrow Chiffonier Chest Of Drawers Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming and elegant pair of period Louis XVI (1774-1792) French chiffoniers. circa 1780
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the late 18th century, most likely Parisian work, hi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XVI Period
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Louis XVI French 18th century Commode with grey marble-top .Above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts.
Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
Rustic 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Period Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A handsome rustic antique Italian walnut chest of drawers commode. circa 1780
Hand-made in Italy in the second half of the 18th century, styled in Neoclassical inspired Louis XVI pe...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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
Italian 18th Century Louis XVI Period Walnut, Burl Walnut, And Tulipwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian 18th century Louis XVI period Walnut, Burl Walnut, and Tulipwood commode. The four door chest is raised by fine square tapered legs below the straight frieze. At t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Tulipwood, Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI Commode
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Louis XVI Commode. gorgeous burl and hardware in great shape. See pics
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Burl
French Louis XVI Period Cherrywood and Brass Mounted 3-Drawer Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with rounded front corners above a conforming case housing three drawers trimmed in brass and retaining original brass handles, the front corners flute carve...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Commode Sauteuse is made of blond mahogany with a wonderful original marble top.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Cherrywood Semanier
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a mellow 18th century walnut French Louis XVI semanier with a marble top over seven long drawers, the faces within a raised frame, raised on short round tapered legs.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode, Stamped Jean-Baptiste Lependu
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry commode, expertly crafted by master ébéniste Jean-Baptiste Lependu from solid oak secondary wood with tulipwood, kingwood and satinwood...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
French Commode Chest of Drawers Louis XVI 18th - Black Marble Marquetry - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful French chest of drawers from the Louis XVI period, 18th century, with a rectangular black marble top surmounting two drawers, each with two ring handles, resting on square ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th Century Chest of Drawers from Italy
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present you with this wonderful Italian chest of drawers originating from the Louis XVI period. Its top displays stunning marquetry that enhances its aesthetic ap...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Veneered in Rosewood with Gray Marble Top
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century
Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets
Good conditions
Coeval marble
Dimensions: W103 x D56 x H85 cm.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marble Top & 3 Drawers, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XVI Walnut Commode with Marble Top & 3 Drawers, ca. 1790
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Danish Louis XVI Chest of Drawers with Original Paint
Located in Kastrup, DK
Very beautiful Louis XVI chest of drawers, crafted in pine in original polychrome color, with a fantastic natural age-related patina.
Below the top plate red painted dental mouldings...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wrought Iron
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Natural Oak Four-Drawer Commode with Carved Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period natural oak commode circa 1790 with four geometric carved drawers. Enhance your living space with this exquisite French Louis XVI period natural oak commode...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, Southern Germany 1780
Located in Leimen, DE
Uncover the historical charm of our Antique Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece dating back to 1780 and hailing from Southern Germany. Crafted with precision from solid walnut,...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Provincial Oak Commode, 18th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very nice 18th century Louie XVI French Provincial Oak Commode with a curved facade and nicely carved drawer fronts. Chest has three drawers with lock entry ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
French Louis XVI Period 1790s Walnut Six-Drawer Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period walnut commode from circa 1790 with six drawers, rounded and fluted side posts, and turned elongated toupie legs. This French Louis XVI period walnut commod...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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
18th Century Ebonized Oak French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Large, three drawer 18th Century patinated French oak commode.
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XVI Walnut 3 Drawer Commode, France ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI Walnut 3 Drawer Commode, France ca. 1790
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode shows beautiful straight lines with some depth...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century French Serpentine Ebonised Commode
Located in Edenbridge, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French serpentine commode with original handles.The later ebonised paintwork has given this piece a super contemporary look and an amazing storage solution.Wit...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally beautiful marquetry inlaid commode 'à Ressaut' opening with two wide drawers, and crafted in the Louis XVI style.
This very decorative late 18th century chest of dr...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XVI nightstand
Located in Milan, IT
18th century, Louis XVI
Bedside table with Jupiter and eagle
Inlaid wood, 79 x 56 x 40 cm
The piece of furniture under consideration constitutes a splendid example of a Louis XVI-...
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18th Century Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Neoclassical Commode ~ Chest of Drawers is a timeless reminder of the everlasting splendor of the classical style, founded by the ancient Greeks...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century Lombard Venetian Louis XVI Lacquered Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic Louis XVI painted and lacquered chest of drawers - Lombard-Venetian , 18th century ( 1770-1780 circa)
Fir wood frame, faux marble painted top, two drawers on painted front ...
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1780s Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Poplar
Pair of Louis XVI nightstands
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of Louis XVI three-drawer nightstands with geometric inlays
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Louis XVI 3-Drawer Commode in Carved Walnut, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a two board rectangular top above a conforming case with fluted corners front and back, the three drawers with carved panels, circular brass pulls and brass escutcheons, raise...
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1780s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Period Marquetry Rosewood Commode, Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Found in the region of Normandy, France, this rare smaller scale late eighteenth century Louis XVI period sauteuse chest features a geometric marquetry facade of rosewood, lemon wood...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Oak Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This chest is arrestingly beautiful due to the gentle carving of garlands and flowers on the drawer fronts. Perfectly symmetrical design on beautiful raw oak. Another fine feature is...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Oak
Louis Seize Chest of Drawers with Side Lock, Nuremberg, late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers in oak with three drawers and socketed square pointed feet. The chest of drawers is set in root burl on the front and the top shows inlay work in the for...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Elevate your living space with our exquisite Louis XVI Chest of Drawers, a masterpiece from 1780 originating in Germany. Crafted with precision and adorned with the finest walnut ven...
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1780s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French Louis XVI Period Painted Oak Chest Of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning period Louis XVI (1774-1793) French commode in the original paint finish.
Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, exceptionally executed in refined luxurious Neocl...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Carrara Marble
18th Century Louis XVI Carved & Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or a living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1780, the cabinet stands on tapered and fluted feet over a straight apron dec...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Louis Seize Commode 1790, Germany
Chest of drawers veneered in walnut, top panel fielded in 2 compartments, with beautiful bandwork also on the dr...
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1790s German Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Cherry
Fine Louis XVI Walnut & Marble Top Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine French Louis XVI walnut commode of three drawers, with brass filleting, handles, sabot, and match strikers. The shaped top of variegated grey fossil marble, overall, with very...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Belgian Black Marble, Brass
French 1750s Louis Seize XVI Commode by Jean-Baptiste Tuart in Wood and Marble
By Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart
Located in Ulm, DE
Chest of drawers with three drawers
signed "J B TUART" (Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart)
cherry and mahogany, shellac hand polished
inlays in various fruit woods
marble top
Original Louis ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XVI Period Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers, commode, French, Louis XVI period, of figured mahogany, five dovetailed drawers, oak as a secondary wood, gilt brass and hardware throughout. The chest is finished ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, 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 commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
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