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18th Century Italian Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th century, Italian three-drawer commode in original black paint, pulls and lock.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Three-Drawer Commode
18th Century Italian Three-Drawer Commode

18th Century Italian Three-Drawer Commode

$6,290
Rare, 18th Century Italian Demilune Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very special piece: a rare Italian polychrome commode, in demilune shape, having three drawers
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chest...

Materials

Wood

Rare, 18th Century Italian Demilune Commode
Rare, 18th Century Italian Demilune Commode

Rare, 18th Century Italian Demilune Commode

$18,500
18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a superb late 18th century Italian neoclassical painted faux porphyry and Carrara marble
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Antique 1780s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780
18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780

18th Century Neoclassical Painted Italian Commode/Chest of Drawers, circa 1780

$8,500
Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo cream painted floral decorated commode with scalloped apron, cabriole legs ending
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode
Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode

Italian Rococo Cream Painted Floral Decorated Commode

$22,000
18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
18th c. Louis XVI Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Commode from Lombardy (Torino)
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests o...

Materials

Marble

18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode
18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode

18th c. Lombardy Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Louis XVI Commode

$52,000
A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany
Located in New York, NY
The overhanging top above three long drawers, raised on square tapering legs; the whole painted in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany
A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany

A Fine Italian Neocassical Painted Commode, Tuscany

Genoa Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
A Genoa Rococo painted commode decorated with "chinoiseries" and flower borders. Original bronzes
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Genoa Rococo Painted Commode
Genoa Rococo Painted Commode

Genoa Rococo Painted Commode

$56,132
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Painted Chest
Located in Millerton, NY
. Faux marble top. Original finish a rarity for Italian painted furniture of this era. Each drawer with
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Pine

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Painted Chest
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Painted Chest

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Faux Painted Chest

$5,900
Rare Pair of Important 18th Century Venetian Polychrome Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare pair of Important 18th century Venetian polychrome commodes, retaining their original subtle
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Rare Pair of Important 18th Century Venetian Polychrome Commodes
Rare Pair of Important 18th Century Venetian Polychrome Commodes

Rare Pair of Important 18th Century Venetian Polychrome Commodes

$214,300 / set
Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode
Located in Hollywood, FL
, with toupie ends - the whole in original blue paint and white gold, minor restorations to the surface.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode
Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode

Important Italian Neoclassic Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commode

$95,000
Elegant Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Luccan Louis XVI Polychrome Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant pair of 18th century neoclassical Luccan Louis XVI polychrome commodes, with faux marble
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Elegant Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Luccan Louis XVI Polychrome Commode
Elegant Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Luccan Louis XVI Polychrome Commode

Elegant Pair of 18th Century Neoclassical Luccan Louis XVI Polychrome Commode

$214,300 / set
Painted Commode
Located in Seattle, WA
A high quality hand-painted reproduction of an 18th century Italian commode decorated with
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Louis XV Commodes and Chest...

Materials

Wood

Painted Commode
Painted Commode

Painted Commode

$11,600
Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode. Three drawers each painted a creme background with countyside
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode

Painted Poplar Louis XVI Commode

$8,500
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Firenze, IT
late 18th century. This characterful piece of furniture in great solid condition.
Category

Antique 1790s Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Painted Chest of Drawers
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Painted Chest of Drawers

Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Painted Chest of Drawers

$14,240
18th c Italian chest
Located in Houston, TX
18th c Italian painted 2 drawer chest with faux marbre top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th c Italian chest
18th c Italian chest

18th c Italian chest

$6,825
Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Located in Hollywood, FL
The rectangular top above two drawers and paneled sides above square tapering legs, overall painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese
Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese

Italian Neoclassic Painted an Parcel-Gilt Two-Drawer Commode, Piedmontese

$14,000
Early 19th Century Italian Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful hand painted pine 19th century Italian commode in a robins egg blue with yellow, grey and
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Italian Commode or Chest of Drawers
Early 19th Century Italian Commode or Chest of Drawers

Early 19th Century Italian Commode or Chest of Drawers

$6,400
Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in New York, NY
/> Painted and parcel gilded wood with gilded bronze mounts and a white marble top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts
Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts

Painted And Parcel Gilded Wood Commode With Gilded Bronze Mounts

$185,000
Hand-Painted 18th Century Style Chest Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted three drawer chest featuring a curved front accented with fretwork carving and faux
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted 18th Century Style Chest Design
Hand-Painted 18th Century Style Chest Design

Hand-Painted 18th Century Style Chest Design

$7,995
1950s Italian Painted Commode with its Original Mirrored Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very elegant, circa 1950s Italian commode in the 18th century taste, retaining the original pale
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Vintage 1950s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

1950s Italian Painted Commode with its Original Mirrored Top
1950s Italian Painted Commode with its Original Mirrored Top

1950s Italian Painted Commode with its Original Mirrored Top

$4,313
Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Florence, Italy. France, 18th century.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Three-Drawer Commode

Three-Drawer Commode

$22,950
Italian Baroque Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commodini
Located in Natchez, MS
Italian Baroque painted and parcel-gilt commodini with bronze inlaid onyx top. From a roman noble
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Baroque Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commodini
Italian Baroque Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commodini

Italian Baroque Painted and Parcel-Gilt Commodini

$12,500
A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest
Located in New York, NY
A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest with two drawers. Fine penwork details and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest
A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest

A " Pompeian " Neo-Classical painted Italian chest

Beautiful 18th C Northern Italian Vanity
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful carved gilt wood and paint decorated vanity with lift top mirror in the center, white
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Beautiful 18th C Northern Italian Vanity
Beautiful 18th C Northern Italian Vanity

Beautiful 18th C Northern Italian Vanity

$9,800
18th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant Italian polychrome commode, with a shaped and molded top and two drawers over tall
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode
18th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode

18th Century Italian Two-Drawer Commode

$12,000
Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice
Located in Hollywood, FL
Overall painted in green with parcel-gilt carved details, five drawers, over short cabriole legs
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice
Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

Italian Rococo Green Painted and Parcel Semainier, Venice

$19,500
18c. Polychrome Genovese Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A painted, rococo Italian commode with serpentine front and sides and shaped apron. The piece with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Wood

18c. Polychrome Genovese Commode
18c. Polychrome Genovese Commode

18c. Polychrome Genovese Commode

$18,500
An Amusing Petite Painted Chest of 19th Century Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
one long drawer above four deep drawers; each painted with 18th century style landscape and figural
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

An Amusing Petite Painted Chest of 19th Century Drawers
An Amusing Petite Painted Chest of 19th Century Drawers

An Amusing Petite Painted Chest of 19th Century Drawers

$2,500
A Painted Commodino with Faux Painted Green Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A painted commodino with faux painted green marble top, two-drawers above a shaped apron resting on
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Wood

A Painted Commodino with Faux Painted Green Marble Top
A Painted Commodino with Faux Painted Green Marble Top

A Painted Commodino with Faux Painted Green Marble Top

$12,800
Antique Venetian Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Antique venetian chest of drawers with breathtaking original painted decoration. Resplendent in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of ...

Antique Venetian Painted Chest of Drawers
Antique Venetian Painted Chest of Drawers

Antique Venetian Painted Chest of Drawers

$17,500
A lacquered and gilded wood credenza laccata con alzata
Located in New York, NY
finely painted floral and bird motifs. Outlined with gilded pastiglia in relief. The preferred colors
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A lacquered and gilded wood credenza laccata con alzata
A lacquered and gilded wood credenza laccata con alzata

A lacquered and gilded wood credenza laccata con alzata

$36,000
Chest of drawers
Located in Houston, TX
18th C. Tuscan chest, circa 1780
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chest of drawers
Chest of drawers

Chest of drawers

$4,750
A Two-drawer Lacquered Commodino
Located in New York, NY
decoration; with a greenish/blue painted faux marble top Sicily, Italy circa 1740 Size: 33” high x 28
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Wood

A Two-drawer Lacquered Commodino
A Two-drawer Lacquered Commodino

A Two-drawer Lacquered Commodino

$38,000
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Pasadena, CA
) as his most remarkable work. The rooms were dismantled in the Late 18th century and their
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle
Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces After André-Charles Boulle

$25,000
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian Painted small Commode, Venice, early 18th century, of serpentine form, the shaped top with
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$7,800
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian Renaissance style hand-painted three-drawer commode with later hardware. Decorated
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$38,500
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful 18th century long commode is extremely rare and I have never seen one like it.It is
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$12,500
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good decorated 18th C Italian three drawer painted pine commode. 1790. Reference: 8389 Dimensions
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$5,545
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Italian commode. With original paint, handles and a faux marble top.
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$6,503
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very good 18th C Italian serpentine front two drawer commode with original polychrome painted
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$6,079
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautiful 18th Century Italian commode with lovely old paint. Made from oak which has then been
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak, Paint

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$8,954
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This delightful 18th century Italian commode features a serpentine front with three functional
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$19,550
18th Century Italian Painted Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Superb pair of 18th century painted commodes in the Neo-Classical taste. These commodes have an
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

18th Century Italian Painted Commodes
18th Century Italian Painted Commodes

18th Century Italian Painted Commodes

$30,397
Italian Painted Commode, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Painted Commode, 18th Century
Italian Painted Commode, 18th Century

Italian Painted Commode, 18th Century

$9,500
18th Century Painted Venetian Commode
Located in New York, NY
Remarkable 18th century Italian painted commode with excellent detailing. Skillfully painted Queen
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century Painted Venetian Commode
18th Century Painted Venetian Commode

18th Century Painted Venetian Commode

$14,500
18th Century Painted Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Painted Commode: serpentine block front in mortise and tenon construction
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

18th Century Painted Commode
18th Century Painted Commode

18th Century Painted Commode

$15,800
18th century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 18th century Italian 3-drawer commode "Piemontese" in old painted finish, faux marble top.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

18th century Painted Italian Commode
18th century Painted Italian Commode

18th century Painted Italian Commode

$16,500
18th Century Painted Italian Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th century North Italian commode with two drawers. Featuring tapered Legs with painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Commodes and Chests of...

Materials

Wood

18th Century Painted Italian Commode
18th Century Painted Italian Commode

18th Century Painted Italian Commode

$11,364
Painted 18th c. Italian Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Painted 18th century Commode with scrubbed top and three drawers.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of...

Materials

Wood

Painted 18th c. Italian Commode
Painted 18th c. Italian Commode

Painted 18th c. Italian Commode

$6,800
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Buchanan, MI
Exceptional 18th century commode with original painted decoration. Amaizing details and color.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Commode
18th Century Italian Commode

18th Century Italian Commode

$28,000
18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 18th century Italian painted Chinoiserie Commode with five drawers. This very handsome
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode

$11,500
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Italian Painted Commode
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th century neoclassical Italian painted commode.
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Antique Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...

Late 18th Century Neoclassical Italian Painted Commode
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Italian Painted Commode

Late 18th Century Neoclassical Italian Painted Commode

$5,200
18th Century Italian Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A fantastic pair of 18th century Italian ( Modena ) lacquered, gilt and painted commodes.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Commodes
18th Century Italian Commodes

18th Century Italian Commodes

$68,000
18th Century Painted Italian 2 drawer Commode
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Painted Italian 2 drawer Commode with serpentine top, floral motifs, scalloped
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Painted Italian 2 drawer Commode
18th Century Painted Italian 2 drawer Commode

18th Century Painted Italian 2 drawer Commode

$4,695
Hand-Painted 18th Century Venetian Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period commode, having a painted and parcel gilt finish, its rectangular molded top, with shaped
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted 18th Century Venetian Commode
Hand-Painted 18th Century Venetian Commode

Hand-Painted 18th Century Venetian Commode

$12,500
18th Century Italian Painted Neoclassical Commode
Located in Hastings, GB
Absolutely exceptional 18th century Italian two drawer commode, hand decorated in the neo-classical
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Antique 1740s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Neoclassical Commode
18th Century Italian Painted Neoclassical Commode

18th Century Italian Painted Neoclassical Commode

$19,101
Hand-Painted Venetian 18th Century Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional Venetian commode, having a faux painted, serpentine molded top, on conforming case
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Hand-Painted Venetian 18th Century Commode
Hand-Painted Venetian 18th Century Commode

Hand-Painted Venetian 18th Century Commode

$11,000
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Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century Italian painted commode available at 1stDibs. A 18th century Italian painted commode — often made from wood, paint and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a 18th century Italian painted commode, we have 91 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century Italian painted commode, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A 18th century Italian painted commode made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — is very popular. A well-made 18th century Italian painted commode has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Porte Italia are consistently popular.

How Much is a 18th Century Italian Painted Commode?

Prices for a 18th century Italian painted commode start at $2,685 and top out at $120,000 with the average selling for $11,541.

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.

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