Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
19th Century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Vista, CA
19th century painted Italian commode. An Italian polychrome faux-marble top neoclassic commode 19th century the faux-marble top above three drawers all resting on tapering legs. Deco...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bespoke Radica 7-Drawers Commode, Baroque Inspired by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Clearly bespoke 7-drawers chest of drawers by Modenese Gastone Luxury Interiors, premium decorations include appealing radica wooden surfaces and silver leaf decorations on edges, ba...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
Northern Italian Neo Classic Painted Commode with a grey painted finish and ivory accents, this hand-painted two drawer commode has a simple modern look and roots in Northern Italy in the 19th century.
Two long drawers with antique key...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Late 1700s Swedish Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Chest of drawers in two parts from late 18th century, northern Sweden. The chest is from circa 1790 which is the Swedish Gustavian era, otherwise known as neoclassical. Typical to th...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
French Neoclassical Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Accents, Custom Midnight Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with black marble top and brass accents, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounce...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Swedish Painted Commode, Antiqued White
Located in Westwood, NJ
Swedish painted commode, this neo-classic painted commode in an antiqued white London mist finish with three long lockable drawers, canted corn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French neoclassical style painted commode.
Stunning 19th century French Neoclassical walnut commode or chest of drawers...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Neoclassical Chest of Drawers, Scandinavia, around 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Large Neoclassical chest of drawers with four drawers and quarter columns at the corners standing on fluted cut-out feet. The drawer fronts are decorated with rounded panels. The che...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode with 2 Drawers & Ivy Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Commode with 2 Drawers & Ivy Detail
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Italian Neoclassic Style Two-Drawer Chest w/Fluted and Wreath Carved Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Neoclassic style painted wood raised chest from Italy. This lovely chest from Italy, circa late 20th century, is a very well made piece with lots of nicely carved details. It has been designed in Neoclassical influences; with canted side posts which are flute-carved, a wonderful ribbed texture at side panels, delightful tulip trimming about the drawers with their wreath and bow-tie carved centers, and spiraled ribbon trimming about the skirt. There is a pull-out shelf recessed between the top and the upper drawer. There is a custom finish in taupe and grey. This Italian Neoclassic-style chest would be great for a bedroom dresser with mirror...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Neoclassical Walnut Commode, France, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and handsome French late Neoclassical /early Directoire walnut three drawer commode with elegant brass lion head ring drawer pulls, the whole supported on plinth block fe...
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1790s French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Pair of French 19th Century Three-Drawer Walnut Commodes with White Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Neoclassical style walnut commodes from the 19th century, with white marble tops, three drawers, fluted side posts, tapered legs and brass hardware. Created in Franc...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
Antique Italian Hand Painted Neo Classical Style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful antique Italian hand painted neo classical style commode. Decorative designs painted in a blue grey color. Gorgeous patina as well. A great piece for the modern farmhouse l...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was made...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Nutwood
French Neoclassic Commode, Cornflower Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style painted wood commode from the mid 20th century. This mid-century chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top, which rests above a neoclassical sty...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
2-Drawer Coffee Table in Solid Cherry, Stained and Light-Grey Lacquered
Located in Landivy, FR
This coffee table with 2 independent drawers belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcrafted modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire sty...
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2010s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry, Oak
An Italian Neoclassic Style 2-Drawer Side Chest w/Pull Out Shelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Neoclassic style painted wood two-drawer side chest from Italy. This small sized chest from Italy, circa late 20th century, is a very well made piece with lots of nicely ca...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
2-drawer coffee table in cherry, a French Directoire Style interpretation
Located in Landivy, FR
This coffee table with 2 independent drawer belongs to our MELANIE collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style ...
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2010s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry, Oak
Neoclassical Period French Bleached-Wood Commode w/Nice Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bleached wood commode with nice hardware from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top over the case which houses three full-...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
19th C. Neoclassic French Painted Commode W/Marble Top & Lion's Head Ring Pulls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-drawer Neoclassic commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France retains its original marble top which sits atop a Neoclassical case that has been designed in clean/linear lines, and raised upon spaded legs at front and squared legs at rear. The four drawers have elaborate lion's head ring bail hardware, and are flanked at each end with set-back column side posts, with beautifully embellished tops. The gray, black and white marble top is complimented with a the case having a sophisticated vintage white/gray wash, with charcoal and brass accents. This 19th century French Neoclassical commode...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis Philippe Style 5 Drawer Chest in French Oak, 100% Made in France
Located in Landivy, FR
This chest of drawers is a handmade reproduction of the French Louis Philippe Style in the mid 19th century in France caracterized by its curved moldings, hand-curved feet and rounde...
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2010s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Cherry, Oak
French Neoclassical Commode w/Marble Top & Brass Accents, Early 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassic painted wood chest, with its original marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features its original white marble top, which rests ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Commode / Dresser
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using walnut and decorated with alternating walnut inlay. The commode features two overlay drawers with ogee edges and beautiful...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Pair of Light Oak Parquetry Dressers
Located in Westwood, NJ
A light oak parquetry chest of drawers in dawn finish. It has mirrored herringbone oak parquetry drawers, classically tapered legs, and six Verde Bronz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Pair of 1820s Italian Neoclassical Carved Walnut Bedside Tables with Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian neoclassical walnut bedside tables from the early 19th century, with banding and fluted tapering legs. Born in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of bedside tables features a rectangular top adorned with diamond-shaped banding surrounded by a double frame and resting on a façade presenting two drawers. Decorated with thin banding as well, the drawers are flanked with foliage-carved side posts that lead our eyes down to the tapered fluted legs on which the tables are resting. With their clean neoclassical lines and lovely walnut décor...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French 19th C. Neoclassical Painted Wood Commode w/Six Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic style carved and painted wood chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular shaped top, with case beneath which houses ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
French Commode w/Nice Hardware & Carved Accent Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved and bleached oak commode from the 19th century. This antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top, with Neoclassical case which houses three full-sized draw...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Pair of Dark Oak Parquetry Dressers
Located in Westwood, NJ
A dark oak parquetry chest of drawers in Dusk finish. It has mirrored herringbone oak parquetry drawers, classically tapered legs, and six Verde Bronze...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Italian Pair Vintage Cassetteire w/a Neoclassical Inspired Urn Motif Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of Neoclassical inspired, hand-painted console chests, with faux-marble tops. This pair of vintage cassettiere (Italian for chests of drawers) from Italy each feature...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Cherry Chest of Drawers / Dresser with Inlay
Located in Carmine, TX
Neoclassical chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the late 1700s using cherry and decorated with cherry bookmatched veneer and poplar inlay. The dresser features two large overlay ...
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Late 18th Century Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Satinwood, Walnut
Italian Piemontese 1890s Three-Drawer Walnut Commode with Dark Green Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical style Piemontese walnut commode from circa 1890 with three drawers and dark green marble top. This Italian Neoclassical style Piemontese walnut commode, datin...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
19th C. French Neoclassic Commode w/Original Marble Top & Brass Trim/Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode with its original marble top from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounced rounded fro...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Brass
French Neoclassical Style Hand Painted Commode
Located in Montreal, QC
Neoclassical style painted chest of drawers.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neo-Classical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The early 19th century Walnut Italian Neo-Classical Commode is a vintage piece of furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication. This commode features a beautiful inlaid pattern ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Gorgeous French Neoclassical-Style Commode w/Fantastic Carvings, Mid 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style, uniquely-carved and bleached-wood chest of three-drawers from the mid 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped top with...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Italian Neoclassical Petite Side Chest w/Black Column Accents, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical style wooden side chest from the turn of the 19th century. This antique smaller-sized cabinet from Italy houses two drawers with a middle door sandwiched betw...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Late 18th Century American Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well figured American walnut
Four drawer chest
Supported by high bracket feet
Early open bale brass hardware
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Late 18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Pair of Neo Classic Incurved Commodes
Located in Westwood, NJ
Made of mahogany and finished in our Antique French Oak finish, this commode showcases the timeless beauty of classic design with a contemporary twist.
The warm tones and rich grain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Pair of French Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
An 18th century Neo Classically inspired three drawer commode with figured walnut panels to the top front and sides, with crossbanding and inlays.
The three long soft closing drawe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Pair of Painted Italian Neo Classic Bedside Chests
Located in Westwood, NJ
Italian Neo Classic Painted bedside chest. A wonderful reproduction of fine 18th-century Italian cabinetry. Linen color painted and textured with geometric gray painted designs. With...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Classic Bombe Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from premium acacia wood, this chest exudes a soothing whitewashed tone that enhances the intricate natural patterns of the wood grain. The chest offers not just visual splen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Italian or Venetian Pastel Painted Commode Carved in Relief
Located in Nashville, TN
A commode in transitional from rococo to neoclassical style. Most likely custom made to order early to mid 20th century..Presents well and has strong presence. Highly decorative. Hea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Northern Italian Neoclassic Sienna Marble-Topped Commode
Located in New York, NY
The Verde banded Sienna marble-top over a walnut veneered frieze followed by one narrow and two wide olive wood veneered drawers with original stamped brass pulls and a central escut...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Pair of Venetian Foliage Painted One Drawer Cabinet Commodes Tapered Legs C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Venetian Neoclassical foliage painted one drawer commodes with original brass pulls, flanking lower cabinets with locking mechanisms, and resting on the original tapered pain...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Northern European Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Ebony Inlay circa 1790
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a Neoclassical mahogany commode in a three over two configuration, with molded edge top with notched front surmounting a case with ebony inlaid drawer fronts, brass...
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1790s European Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic Piedmontese Beige Painted and decorated Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, (AS IS-distressed painted finish)
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Paint
Italian Fruitwood Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Italian fruitwood commode, Late 18th Century
Italian Neoclassical fruitwood commode with a black marble top, detailed with outset rounded corners above three long drawers flanked ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
Italian Neoclassical 18th Century Bleached Walnut Commode with Fluted Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical period bleached walnut commode from the 18th century, with two drawers, fluted side posts and tapered legs. Created in Italy during...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Period Neoclassic French Commode w/a Gorgeous New Custom Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical period carved wood commode, with stunning new custom marble top, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Polychromed Italian Neoclassical Style Chest, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful shades of pale green painted on this 19th century chest. The top
depicting a putti amidst a wreath band flora, the case with a bank of
three drawers, each in urn and scro...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
André ARBUS (1903-1969), chest of drawers known as “Pantalonnière”
By André Arbus
Located in Paris, FR
André Arbus (1903-1969), a French cabinetmaker and decorator, is recognized for his refined neoclassical style that blends elegance and tradition. Trained at the Beaux-Arts and roote...
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1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Parchment Paper
Russian Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Commode, Mahogany, Marble, France, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Russian Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Commode, Mahogany, Bronze, Marble, France, 19th C
A Louis XVI cabinet designed and produced in France in the second half of the 19th century. The ca...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
19th C. French Neoclassic Marble Top Commode w/Brass Hardware, Grey
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neoclassical French carved and painted wood commode, with original marble top, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features its original marble top with rounded f...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
19th Century Venetian Neoclassical style Hand Painted Commode
Located in London, Park Royal
A Late 19th Century Venetian commode, hand painted in the Neoclassical style featuring fine scroll work in hues of brick pinks, yellow ochres, olive greens and blues on an old white ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, Italian neoclassical inlaid chest of drawers with marble top
This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was made...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Mid 20th C. Chest w/Uniquely Colored Marble Top (Cream/Green)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style wooden commode, with unique and beautiful marble top, from the mid 20th century. This mid-century commode from France features a rectangular-shaped marble...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Tortoise Wood Bronze Mounted Greek Key Design Commode / Chest Manner Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A tortoise wood bronze-mounted Greek key design commode or bedside stand in the manner of Maison Jansen. This spectacular burl walnut tortoise style three drawer commode depict the H...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
18th century Italian painted chest
Located in Seaford, GB
18th-Century Italian Painted Commode Chest of Drawers
This 18th-century Italian painted commode chest of drawers perfectly blends Rococo-style furniture elegance and rustic charm. I...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Neoclassical commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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 Neoclassical commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France 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 Modenese Gastone, Carpanese Home Italia, Maitland Smith, and Venfield. 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 $550 and tops out at $175,000 while the average work can sell for $6,878.