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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
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French Neoclassical Nicely-Carved Side Chest w/Lower Shelf, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassical style raised two-drawer side chest, with lower shelf, from the 19th century. This antique small-sized commode from France has a rectangular-shaped top with roun...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

2-Drawer Coffee Table in Cherry, a French Directoire Style Re-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

Petite Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Commode with Marble Top and Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period walnut commode from the 18th century, with grey marble top and marquetry. Created in Italy during the 18th century, this petite Neoclassical walnut com...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Pair Mahogany Up Russian Neoclassical Style Commodes / Nightstands
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of mahogany double step up Russian neoclassical style commodes. Each of these custom quality commodes have fine polished mahogany finishes decorated with bronze mounts. The tape...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

French Neoclassic Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Neoclassic style mahogany and cerejeira veneered chest of drawers, the rectangular crossbanded top above two short frieze drawers and two ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Painted Neo Classic Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
A NeoClassic inspired six-drawer chest of drawers. With three frieze drawers atop three more long graduated drawers, with bold brass handles. Flanked by spiral turned columns and set...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Late 18th Century Inlaid Comodini or Night Stands
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of diminutive Italian Neoclassical Comodini or night stands, the walnut veneer with a rich, deep patina, shaped tops over three drawers, on cabriole legs. Elegant, petit, unders...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

European Neo Classic Nightstand
Located in Westwood, NJ
A flame mahogany, Movingue and rosewood banded nightstand, the rectangular top with canted corners and a three quarter brass gallery, three drawers with fine brass handles and on pan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Inlayed Cabinet Commode, Italy, 1860s
Located in Chorzów, PL
An inlayed chest of drawers, produced in Italy, in mid-19th century XX century. Very good condition. Made of walnut wood, finished with marble top.  
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

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

Directoire Style 3 Drawer Console Table in French Cherry, 100% Made in France
Located in Landivy, FR
This Console table is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire Style at the end of the 18th century. This period style is remarkable with its straight, classical and timel...
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2010s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

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

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Walnut and Ebonized Commodinis
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top over a drawer with lions head pull over a pair of pair of doors on one and drawer on other flanked by ebonized columns, raised on square tapered legs.
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Lovely Neoclassical Cuban Hardwood Marble Topped Side Tables Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning neoclassical Cuban mahogany side table with marble top, circa 1860 A very good looking and well made piece. The timber is Cuban ma...
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1860s English Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

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

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

Pair of Neoclassical Faux Painted Commodes by Nierman Weeks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of faux painted Neoclassical three drawer dressers by Nierman weeks. Black finish with a faint garland design on drawers & sides.
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20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Italian Neoclassical 1800s Three-Drawer Commode with Gilt and Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Neoclassical period painted three-drawer commode from the early 19th century, with marble top, gilt and carved motifs. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. flamed Mahogany, Maplewood, Olivewood ebonized Fruitwood and ormolu chests. The his and hers pai...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

19th Century Excellent Semicircular Wall Chest of Drawers, Neoclassicism
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Excellent semicircular wall chest of drawers. Neoclassicism Semicircular solid wood body, finely carved. Extremely high quality workmanship. French neoclassicism arou...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Directoire 4 Drawer Chest in solid Cherry, white and grey lacquers, wood stain
Located in Landivy, FR
This 4 drawer chest is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable for its straight, classical and timeless lines...
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2010s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Italian Serpentine Neoclassical Walnut Commode with Scalloped Skirt
Located in Nashville, TN
Classic simplicity , clean sweeping lines, almost contemporary in feel, with very good color and time faded patina. Canted Corners in a herringbone pattern .warm mottled color and patina. Reds ,golds , tans , browns colors swirl through out . Scalloped skirt...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Northern European Style Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Northern European style distress painted dresser with a molded edge rectangular top, three long paneled drawers with lozenge detailing and antique pewter handles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Marble Topped Comm
Located in Benington, Herts
An outstanding gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and sycamore parquetry breakfronted breche violet marble topped commode, in French Transitional style dating to the late 19th-e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu, Fruitwood Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely decorative Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, Fruitwood, and ebonized Fruitwood inlaid chest and original matching mirror. The four-drawer chest in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini is raised by elegant square legs with fine mottled feet and decorated with lovely foliate inlays. At the center are three drawers each displaying a stunning and wonderfully executed array of intricately inlaid scrolled foliate designs of amphora, vessels, musical instruments, staffs, and roaring lions with ormolu keyhole escutcheons and flanked by striking columns with elegant ormolu top and bottom caps. The top drawer also displays a fine richly chased ormolu keyhole escutcheon with a tied berried laurel design set on additional stunning inlaid designs of charming cherubs...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Fine Italian Piranesi Topographical Polychromed Marble Top Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Italian Piranesi topographical Polychromed marble top commode. Painted with various views of Rome after Piranesi, with bronze hardware inscrib...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Italian Neoclassic Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with string banded inlay over three drawers, flanked by a framed case with carved corners and central carving on apron, raised on circular tapered fluted legs headed ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Swedish 1865 Neoclassical Style Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Guilloches
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style painted wood chest of drawers from the mid-19th century, with guilloche motifs and fluted side posts. Created in Sweden during the third quarter of the 1...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian Neoclassical Period 1800s Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical period fruitwood commode from the early 19th century, with four drawers and marquetry décor. Created in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Marquetry Inlaid Commode in Neoclassical Style, Mahagony and Maple Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany and maple on softwood. Three-sided and on the cover plate, inlaid decor of vases. Decorative fittings with vase crown in Ajourwork with bent handles. Beautiful patina and...
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20th Century German Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Maple, Softwood

Pair of Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut, Ormolu, and Brass Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative pair of Italian 18th century Neo-Classical st. walnut, ormolu, and brass chests. Each four drawer chest is raised by handsome block supports with ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Italian Neo-Classical Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century Italian neo-classical style painted chest of drawers. A nice decorative piece with a very fine patina.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Marble Topped Hardwood Dresser with Neoclassical Marquetry
Located in London, GB
Antique marble topped hardwood dresser with neoclassical marquetry. French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 85.5cm, width 79cm, depth 40c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Early 19th C, 3-Drawer Chest with Beautifully Carved Swags & Garlands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved wood chest of three drawers from the early 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top with rounded front corners which rests abo...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Commode in Original Neoclassical Style with Bronze Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Sober and fine French...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Sapele Wood

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Pasadena, CA
An 18th century Italian neoclassical style marble chest of drawers featuring contrasting marquetry inlay throughout the exterior as well as decorative rose colored paper lines throug...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Painted Commode with Mythological Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian neoclassical style painted wood three drawer commode from the 19th century, with mythological scenes. Created in Italy during the 19th century, this neoclassical commode d...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Neo-Classical Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 18th century Italian painted neo-classical style commode. Rusty red color with a painted grey top. A handsome piece!
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Fine Austrian Neoclassic Biedermeier Chest
Located in Westport, CT
Elegant small neoclassic two drawer chest in walnut veneer on pine with ebonized interior panels and splayed legs, all original Origin: Vienna Cond...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Period Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian Neo-Classical 18th-century walnut chest. The rectangular-shaped chest is raised by four straight tapered legs leading to the scalloped apron. Above is a door openi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble

John Stuart Mahogany Dressers
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of neoclassical meets midcentury mahogany chest of drawers with a sinuous front and featuring 4 ample drawers each with detailed brass pulls. Restored with a satin finis...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

20th Century Classicist Style Tulip Mirror Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Classicist style tulip mirror commode Noble mirror commode in classicist style. Mirror-veneered tulip on pinewood partially ebonized. (D...
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20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Pine

French 1820s Neoclassical Fruitwood Veneered Side Table with Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French neoclassical fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century. This small size French commode from the 1820s features a three-quarter wooden gallery sitting ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Baltic 19th Century Empire Style Rosewood and Mahogany Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Baltic-Continental mid-19th century neoclassical style walnut commode. The two-door and one-drawer commode is raised by square tapered legs ending with square ormolu ...
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19th Century Baltic Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Palatial Russian Neoclassical Style Demilune Console Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
Palatial Russian neoclassical style demilune console cabinet. A spectacular monumental cabinet in the demilune shape and Russian neoclassical ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Neoclassical Dresser, Northern Germany 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Neoclassical dresser, Northern Germany, 1800. This elegant dresser has an exquisite mahogany veneer. It stands on four slender legs and has two spacious drawers. The top is additiona...
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Early 1800s German Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

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 in Lombardy, Italy, around the end of the 18th century...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century, Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian neoclassical inlaid wood chest of drawers This refined neoclassical chest of drawers was done around the end of the 18th century in Genoa (Italy). The cabinet ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Boxwood, Nutwood

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

Commode - Neoclassical
Located in New Haven, CT
This beautiful late 18th century Northern Italian neoclassical Piedmontese commode has a later Cara Calla marble top with it's original ormolu. The Marquetery Inlay is of flowers an...
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1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Late 18th Century Italian Chest of Drawers
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
An Italian walnut commode, late 18th century, large proportions, with three drawers, each drawer with escutcheons and handles in brass, on later tapering feet.
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Marquetry Top Chest with Two Drawers and Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian 18th century chest features an exquisite top adorned with a diamond pattern veneer, around a central landscape scene in marquetry. ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Hollywood Regency, Commodes, Green Painted Wood, Marble, Bronze, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of paint decorated Hollywood Regency marble-top bronze mounted commodes. The green painted case with fine bronze mounts having three graduating drawers. The two bronze framed lo...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Fine Neoclassical Bow Front Chest
Located in New York, NY
A fine neoclassical bow front chest of three drawers. Karelian birch with ebonized details and keyholes.
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1810s Russian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birch, Fruitwood

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

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode or Chest of Drawers with Tulipwood
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Louis XVI marquetry commode or chest of drawers with tulipwood inlay veneer and oak and pine as secondary wood.
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Giuseppe Maggiolini Neoclassical Marquetry Chest of Drawers, Italy, circa 1960
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Miami, FL
Giuseppe Maggiolini neoclassical marquetry chest of drawers, Italy, circa 1960 Offered for sale is a fine Italian marquetry commode by the prominent cabinet maker Giuseppe Maggio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Petite Italian Neoclassical Period Walnut Commode circa 1800 with Inlaid Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian neoclassical period walnut commode from the early 19th century, with inlaid motifs and two drawers. Born in Italy during the early years of the 19th century, this ex...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Neoclassical commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.

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