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Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

ROCOCO STYLE

Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.

The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.

When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.

The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.

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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Rococo
Italian Midcentury Rococo Style Bombé Chest with Three Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombé crossbow chest from the mid 20th century with serpentine front, three drawers, cabriole legs and exquisite veneer. Add a touch of elegan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Rococo Blue Painted Chest of 3 Drawers, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish dresser in Gustavian blue paint with three drawers and original 19th century Bronze Hardware. This Rococo style chest or drawers is from the mid 1800-hundres. The simplicit...
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1850s Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines. With two roomy drawers, this piece is...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

18th C. Swedish Rococo Period Black Painted Commode with Original Brass Hardware
Located in Wichita, KS
An exceptional 18th century Swedish commode from the Rococo period with original brass hardware, ormolu, and locks. This commode has a serpentine front, shaped top and apron to the f...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes
Located in Salisbury, GB
This is a rare pair of genuine early period antique Italian bombe shaped chests of drawers - with gorgeous chinoiserie and flower painted decoration to fronts and both sides with ori...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century mahogany marble top commode circa 1960. Good quality chest of drawers in the rococo taste Beautiful red and white marble top which is loose fitted.  Single dra...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Midcentury Ornate Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality 1960s ormolu, mahogany and marble top commode. Single drawer below the top, with a drop down front that conceals 2 fitted drawers. Beautifully applied ormolu and bras...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Fine Paint Decorated Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Italianate design bombe chest in a speckled finish in black and red on pale tan. With carved neoclassical motifs- swags on the drawers, bows and ovals in between, and complementar...
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20th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

18th Century Swedish Serpentine Front Chest in Original Color
Located in Charleston, SC
An exceptional 18th century Swedish chest in original time worn paint with beautifully carved serpentine drawer fronts with original handsome bronze hardwares and shaped top. The che...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

A Rococo Style Commode, Chest, Dresser with a Marble Top, Carved
Located in Stamford, CT
A Rococo Style Commode, Chest or Bedside Stand having a Marble Top, Carved A finely carved two drawer commode or chest. The drawers themselves ...
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Late 20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Dutch Pine Serpentine Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 18th century Dutch cottage commode handcrafted in pine with four drawers having a scalloped top over a dramatic serpentine form case ...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

20th Century Italian Ebonized Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Graceful and ornate, this vintage wooden chest of drawers offers a Rococo fantasy in a somber ebonized finish. Made in Italy in the 20th century, ...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Dutch Mahogany Bombe Petit Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine top and conforming bombe form case section with three drawers with brass bail handles, raised on bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

18th Century Dutch Rococo Period Serpentine Front Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a beautiful Dutch Rococo commode, circa 1760 in white wash paint with original bronze hardware. The commode has a double serpentine front,...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Antique Rococo Large Oak Chest of Drawers Painted Yellow, Denmark, circa 1800s
Located in Round Top, TX
Large rococo oak chest of 4 drawers with serpentine front resting on cabriolet feet. The four drawers each have 2 brass pulls and key ho...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Oak, Paint

Portuguese Rococo Style Ebonized Three-Drawer Chest, 2nd Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Portuguese Rococo Ebonized three-drawer chest, 2nd Available Cabinet made by Quatrain Furniture Company Each of one generous proportions in the Portuguese Rococo style fitted w...
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Late 20th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

19th-C. Hand Painted and Carved Venetian Commode or Chest
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a breathtaking 19th century Venetian Rococo style commode. It is hand painted and beautifully done. The piece depicts birds, ribbons and instruments as well as floral swags. ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair of 20th Century Rococo Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of Mid 20th Century black lacquer commodes in the rococo revival manner. Both are fitted with three drawers and brass hardware wi...
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20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Elegant 18th C. Italian Late Rococo Style Chest W/Beautiful Book-Match Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian late Rococo style chest of drawers with serpentine form and book-match veneers, circa 1780. This 18th century chest from Italy features a shapely serpentine top and body, ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Large Blue Pained Rococo Chest of Drawers from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the striking blue painted finish that draws one to this handsome large oak chest of drawers. Later professionally painted in blue and teal shades...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Oak, Paint

Sicilian Rococo Olivewood Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine bombe form with inset marble top over two drawers raised on cabriole legs. Brass handles. Very cute table.
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1770s Sicilian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Dutch Marquetry Chest of Drawers or Commode, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch marquetry chest of drawers. Century XVIII. Requires restoration. Chest of drawers with four front drawers with key lock and ...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Other

Chest of Drawers, Hand Polished Mahogany, 1890s
Located in Lejre, DK
Small chest of drawers in hand-polished mahogany from around the 1890s This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by our educated employees, who assure...
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1890s Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Small Rococo Style Chest of Drawers or Nightstand, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Small Rococo style chest of drawers or nightstand, France 19th century. This beautiful small dresser has a gorgeous kingwood veneer and is decorated with Rococo Style bronze fittings...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Kingwood

Italian Rococo Floral & Butterfly Painted Chest of Drawers, Mid 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Italian Rococo polychrome painted chest of drawers with faux marble top - hand painted in cream and blue with scrolls, flowers and butterflies - solid pine wood construction ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Softwood, Paint

Swedish 1920s Rococo Style Painted Wood Two-Drawer Chest with Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood chest from the early 20th century, with two drawers, carved apron and cabriole legs. Created in Sweden during the first quarter of the 20th centur...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Italian Rococo Serpentine Form 2-Drawer Inlaid Chest with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid ol...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

18th Century Period Rococo Commode
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Rocco commode. The top section with three drawers and below are three further drawers. This piece has been re-painted.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th C. Rococo Swedish Bureau Chest
Located in Houston, TX
1770's Swedish rococo Bureau chest. Serpentine front chest with drop front secretary. interior fitted in drawers and a 1 door cabinet. Hand scraped to th...
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Swedish Rococo Parquetry Bombe Commode, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent three-drawer bombe commode dates to the mid-18th century and exemplifies the Swedish Rococo furniture style. The commode has a pleasing curvilinear shape, a sinuous line drawn by the high knees, flared legs, and outward swell of its three drawers. The serpentine shape is characteristic of Swedish Rococo commodes, as is the distinctive parquetry veneer and thin gilt handles. Each of the three wide drawers is decorated with parquetry borders...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers, Louis XV, circa 1760
Located in Greven, DE
Heavily built rococo chest of drawers Sweden Elm, maple, walnut around 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 121 x 58 cm Description: Exceptionally strongly built rococo chest...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Elm

French Rococo Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful French 18th Century rococo painted commode. This charming commode features a serpentine facade with three long drawers. The drawers retain their original decorative hardw...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Rococo Period Serpentine Carved-Wood Chest of Drawers, 18th Century, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French period rococo serpentine chest of drawers from the 18th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular shaped top, with softly-rounded corners and serpenti...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

18th Century Italian Neapolitan Inlaid Nightstand Bed Side Tables Commodini
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 18th century Italian Rococo gilt bronze-mounted walnut and fruitwood inlaid bedside Comodini commodes bedside chest of drawers / side tables. Very elegant work, with original...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French, 18th Century, Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful French 18th century five-drawer commode. This commode features an un-usual serpentine front that offers three long drawers and two hidden central drawers, with decorative...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Rococo Style Bombé Chest of Four Drawers with Grey, Blue, Green & Beige Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American Bombé style painted wood chest. This American Bombé chest from the late 20th century is ornately decorated with a shell carving on the skirt and cartouche outline around the drawers and chest sides. This Bombay style chest...
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20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

Pair of Italian 3 Drawer Hand Crafted Bombe Commodes Night Tables, C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant 3 drawer Rococo style bombe chests perfect for bedside or a living room. Created from walnut and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Beautiful curves with origi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century, Italian Policrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Policrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers This small and elegant chest of drawers was made in Genoa, northern Italy, around the middle of the eighteenth century. This model of dresser is inspired by the models that spread in France in the Louis XV period and to which all the cabinet makers were immediately inspired. It consists of four drawers, of which two smaller upper. It has a wooden structure entirely lacquered in light ocre decorated with floral and foliate decorations and compositions of still life of fruit in shades of red. The handles and mouthpieces of the locks are in finely chiseled burnished bronze, typical of the Louis XV era. The molded top is in Rosso Francia marble, a marble from abroad that at the time was very precious and expensive. The dresser has the front and the sides moved by the move line, legs thin and slightly curved. The front legs are embellished with burnished bronze chiseled tips shaped like acanthus leaf. This piece of furniture is quite rare because of its small size that make it easy to fit into any environment. Very decorative due to its sinuous lines and its fine decoration, it is suitable both next to antique furniture...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Rococo Style Chest of Drawers from around 1920, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Elegant chest of drawers - rococo style belly, finished with politron after renovation. Wood: rosewood, Year: around 1920 Origin: Northern Europe, Dimensions: height 82 c...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, Bronze Handl
Located in Catania, IT
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, bronze handles. Amazing Chest of drawers with three drawers in Rio Rosewood, with d...
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1780s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A beautiful 18th century Swedish Rococo Chest of drawers from Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. The Chest of drawers has wonderful curvaceous and beautiful Shaped legs. The Chest ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Bombé Shaped Swedish Rococo Chest Drawers with Øland Stone Top, 1760-1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bombé shaped Swedish Rococo chest of drawers. Elegantly veneered in walnut, mirror-cut walnut and line marquetry in lemon wood. With exceptionally beautiful original top of Øland stone...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Bronze

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality 18th century mahogany chest having well figured top over dressing slide and four long drawers with replacement rococo design brass swan neck handles raised on ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany

Italian 18th Century Régence Commode
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian régence two-drawer marquetry commode. Top in solid walnut, bottom section veneered in walnut. Fronts inlaid with geometric motif borders. Standing on saber legs ending in f...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut, Pine

Rococo Chest of Drawers in Walnut from Southern Germany Around the 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Rococo chest of drawers in walnut from Southern Germany around the 1780s. The chest is in great antique condition.
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1780s German Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Fine Pair of 18th Century Venetian Rococo Bombe Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine pair of 18th century Venetian Rococo bombe bedside chests of drawers. Serpentine form, scrolled feet, carved drawers, original locks. The height on these beauties are perfect to...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Stunning 18th C. Italian Rococo Bombe Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th C. Italian Rococo bombe commode with marble top, walnut with burr veneer, finely crafted and highly ornate gilded metal mounts, escutcheons a...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Country Louis XV Style Carved "Bombe" Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
French country carved "Bombe" walnut chest in the Rococo style. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, finely carved details, working lock an...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Period Commode Styl Rococo
Located in Warsaw, PL
French 19th century Louis XV Period commode styl Rococo. This cabinet is after very good quality renovation.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Italian Green Painted Commodes
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative pair of Italian Rococo style commodes, painted light green over all, serving as background for a central figure depicting musical instruments, supported by ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Jumbo Collection Antique Italian Ormolu-Mounted and Lacquered Cabinet
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
An important and richly decorated Italian ormolu-mounted and lacquered cabinet, ca. 1930. The cabinet structural frame is in hardwood, darkened by painting. The bombé case has its s...
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1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Italian Rococo Crotch Mahogany Marble Bombe Lingerie Commode Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Italian bombe chest, commode or entry side table. Made of crotch mahogany with a green marble top and Rococo styling.  
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Early 20th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 20th Century, Miniature Rococo Style Dutch Chest of Drawers Oak and Beech
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and hand crafted in 1900-1920. This beautiful miniature looks much nicer both in shape and in color when it is not in a picture. Somehow the lens makes it look less wide from t...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Chest of Drawers Swedish Rococo Light Wood, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers Swedish Rococo light wood, Sweden. A beautiful chest of drawers with amazing inlays and construction. Made in Sweden during th...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Venetian Rococo Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With paneled and crossbanded serpentine top over two drawers with oval brass handles, raised on carved cabriole legs.
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1780s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French 1880s Rococo Style Three-Drawer Bedside Chest with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style painted bedside chest from the late 19th century, with serpentine front and three drawers. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Neapolitan Chest of Drawers Rococo Red Marble Poplar Bronze, Italy, 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripar...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Oak Bomb Chest of Drawers with Claw Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Dutch chest of drawers with an amazing patina. We have sold many rare pieces of furniture, but never before did we own an original, 18th century, Dutch Rococo chest of drawer...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

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

Find a broad range of unique Rococo 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 Rococo commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, 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 Irwin Furniture, Lam Lee Group, Mathias Ortmann, and Modenese Gastone. 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 $808 and tops out at $180,000 while the average work can sell for $5,861.

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