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Louis XV Kingwood Commode
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Louis XV kingwood commode of a good color and patina: attractive serpentine and bombe shape
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV Period Sauteuse Commode
Located in Charmes, FR
veneered wood chest of drawers opening with three drawers in two rows, gilded and chiseled bronze ornamentation, marble top generally in good house condition
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Provincial crème painted chest of drawers commode with beautifully aged original
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
French oak Baroque Commode, Chest of drawers , known as the Parisienne.
Located in Valladolid, ES
A superb and elegant 18th-century French oak commode called the Parisienne. The oak top features a
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Antique 1780s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Commode With Projecting Sides, In Rosewood Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
A beautiful rectangular commode with projecting sides, inlaid in rosewood with a butterfly wing
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Regence - Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood, France, circa 1730
Located in Greven, DE
the wood still speak the language of the Regence period, i.e. the early 18th century. The fact that
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Antique 1720s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Creme Painted French Directoire Style Commodes
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
-century French design.
These commodes showcase the hallmark characteristics of the Directoire period
Category
Vintage 1950s American Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Transition Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1780
Located in Greven, DE
Small Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
France
Rosewood and others
Transition around 1780
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Period Painted Petite Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming and rare 18th century petite commode, Louis XV period. The conforming ebonized wood top
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Paint
$3,600 Sale Price
58% Off
Louis XIV-Style Painted Venetian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
half of the 18th century / circa 1725
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Satinwood Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Louis XV/XVI transitional period commode is satinwood and serpentine in form standing on elegant
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th c. Louis XV Fall Front Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Inlaid Walnut Secretary
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Baroque, French Louis XV, Provincial Cabinet, Walnut, Patinated Brass, 18th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Baroque, French Provincial Commode, Cabinet or Dresser, Stained Walnut, Patinated Brass, France
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Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Late 18th C. Curvy Bombé Front Chest w/Fabulous Paw Feet w/"Fur" Ankles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bombé style painted wood commode from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique
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Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XV Serpentine Shape Period Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
upon request .
No working key , light wear . Mid 18th century.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,400 Sale Price
41% Off
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Three Drawers and Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the 18th century with three drawers, carved apron and ornate hardware
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Antique 18th Century French Dressers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Transition Mable Top Marquetry Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Louis XV Bombé two drawer commode with marble top, bronze escutcheon and mounts
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Walnut 18th Cent French Chest of Drawers Louis XV Typical from the Lyon Region
Located in Miami, FL
Commode "Lyonnaise" 18th century in solid walnut very fine and specific carvings. Perfect design
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Louis XV Period Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
An unusual and very high quality Louis XV period commode with two drawers and elegant cabriole legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Amboyna
Louis XV Period 1780’s Commode, Original Painted Finish
Located in Vero Beach, FL
three drawer commode from the third quarter of the 18th century. This chest of drawers has its original
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Period Louis XV Commode by Jacques Dubois
By Jacques Dubois
Located in Dallas, TX
a circa 1750, Louis XV commode stamped IDUBOIS (several times) and JME (at least 5 times), the
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Provincial Chest
Located in Cambridge, US
France, ca. 18th century. A charming Louis XV chest or commode most likely from late 1700s
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Louis XV Chest with Snail feet. Very old and unique piece. See pics
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Antique 1740s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Beech
$4,192 Sale Price
25% Off
A fine pair of late 18th century Marquetry demilune cabinets with marble tops
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine pair of French Louis XVI mahogany and marquetry inlayed demilune side cabinets with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A very rare three-drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A very rare three--drawer Louis XV Olive Wood Commode with Albalette front. Probably from Lyon
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut
18th Louis XV Period Tomb Chest of Drawers in Kingwood Veneer and Gilt Bronze
By François Mondon
Located in Marseille, FR
Tomb chest of drawers in kingwood veneer and gilt bronze mounts, Louis XV period, stamped Mondon (twice) in domed front opening with five drawers in three rows, arched uprights cente...
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Louis XV period miniature apprentice commode from the early 18th century, with
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Regence period Walnut Provencal "Linen-fold" Commode, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Louis XV period commode on raised cabriole legs, and with a solid Walnut front in
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Important Louis XV Inlaid Kingwood Commode by Pierre Migeon
By Pierre Migeon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important Louis XV inlaid kingwood commode by Pierre II Migeon, circa 1745, having original shaped
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood
Purplewood Inlaid Commode by Crepi
By Francois Crepi
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Kingwood with Tulipwood
& Purplewood Inlaid Commode
18th Century
Stamped Crepi
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of...
Louis XVI Inlaid Commode with "Rouge Lanquedoc" Marble, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI (Possibly Transitional LXV/LXVI) commode, French in origin and dating from the 1780s
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Transitional Two-Drawer Commode with a Breche Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period 18th century French two drawer chest with a breche marble top, the oak carcass veneered in
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers with Secretary Drawer
Located in Eindhoven, NL
. The marble blade has a damage.
Origin: France
Period: circa 1800-1820
Size: W 132cm, D 55cm, H
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Antique Early 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Carved Cherrywood Commode Scriban from Bordeaux, France
Located in Dallas, TX
that separates the two half-drawers. Our 18th-century cherry commode scriban would make a wonderful
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry
French Semainier or Tall Chest of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French semainier or tall chest of mahogany from the late 18th century, featuring a white
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Bois de Bout Commode Stamped Chevallier
Located in Kittery Point, ME
before 1738.
This sumptuous commode with a voluptuous and supremely elegant rocaille shape was made by
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18c French Antique Mazarine White Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century French Mazarine chest features the style’s signature curved profile and
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Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Louis XVI French Demilune Marquetry Chest of Drawers Stamped Tondeur
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful French 18th century demilune (half moon) shaped sideboard or chest of drawers dating
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
French Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
because of its large size.
France, circa 1780.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Large Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Rosewood and Mahogany Marble-top 18th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large (148 cm wide) decorative Louis XV chest commode.
Rosewood and mahogany parquetry, gilt
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$18,957 Sale Price
25% Off
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Two-Door Bombee Shaped Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and unique French 18th century Louis XVI period patinated wood and faux painted marble
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th C. French Louis XIV Oak
Marble Hunting Buffet Commode Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Striking Mid 18th Century French Louis XIV style Hunting Cabinet. Made from oak with a thick ruege
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Buffets
Materials
Marble
$4,200 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Carved Walnut Louis XV Commode
Located in Austin, TX
France late 18th century carved walnut commode. The serpentine case fitted with two small and two
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Dressers
Materials
Bronze
French Provincial Wood and Brass Carved 3-Drawer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th Century) dark stained oak chest with three drawers, each having carved
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
Monumental French Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare and imposing late 18th Century French oak three drawer chest of good colour and beautiful
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Louis XV Mahogany Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial Louis XV mahogany chest of drawers with bombe shape and 3 full drawers below a
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Castleworthy French Chest of Drawers in antique Louis XVI Style Baroque inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosewood and shaded precious wood, veneered. In the front two drawers, in the front and on the side walls broadly framed fillings with richly inlaid blooms of different noble wood, l...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
By Nevers
Located in Puglia, Puglia
18th century.
The planters are in the shape of 'commodes', typical French bedside tables, which feature
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Antique 1760s French Rococo Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Majolica
French Antique Transformation Chest of Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Belmont, MA
pieces spread in the 18th century, and more artisans attempted to modify existing pieces to create
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Exquisitely Carved Walnut Louis XV Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb French Louis XV walnut commode or chest of drawers having 3 spacious drawers with exquisite
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Inlaid chest of drawers with a marble top in the Louis XV style, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
of the 18th and 19th centuries. Inlaid floral motifs and copper ornaments are characteristic elements
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Regence Period Walnut Bombé Commode, Early 18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
This exceptional walnut bombé commode from the Regence period. It has four beautifully shaped
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Dressers
Materials
Walnut
Small Louis XVI Walnut Chest Of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
to the late 18th century. The façade opens with three drawers fitted with drop handles, each drawer
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Chest of Drawers, Directoire Period, Carved and Patinated Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
A French Directoire chest of drawers, late 18th or early 19th century, in carved, painted and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Gray Painted Oak Chest of 3 Drawers from France
Located in Round Top, TX
lovely large French chest of drawers is solid, stable and ready to use and enjoy.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Antique French Provincial Walnut Bombe Chest with Metal Inlay, circa 1780-1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful piece has superb pewter, brass and exotic wood inlay. It is a very fine piece that has worn its age very, very well.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Small Regency period marquetry in-between chest of drawers, France circa 1715/23
Located in Paris, FR
Attractive LXIV-Regence period (1715 / 1723) in-between chest of drawers in several species of precious wood on an solid oak core. Original top in Aleppo breccia marble and original ...
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Antique 18th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
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18th Century French Commodes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of 18th century French commodes available for sale. Each of these unique 18th century French commodes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. 18th century French commodes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. 18th century French commodes bearing Louis XV or Louis XVI hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many 18th century French commodes are appealing in their simplicity, but Leonard Boudin, Matthieu Criaerd and Claude Charles Saunier produced popular 18th century French commodes that are worth a look.
How Much are 18th Century French Commodes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $8,500, while they’re typically $680 on the low end and $445,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
Questions About 18th Century French Commodes
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