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Chest of Drawers, Austria / Italy, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawered chest of drawers with bronze and black paint, standing on round ebonized feet. The
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chest of Drawers, Austria / Italy, 18th Century
Chest of Drawers, Austria / Italy, 18th Century

Chest of Drawers, Austria / Italy, 18th Century

$14,240
18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Lacquered wood chest of drawers This refined neoclassical chest of drawers
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

18th Century, Italian Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

$100,871
18th Century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
18th century, Italian baroque lacquered wood chest of drawers This rare and particular baroque
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
18th Century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

18th Century, Italian Baroque Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

$38,271
Antique Venetian Painted Commode Chest Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
in Italy and other European countries, where it was used c ontinuously throughout the 18th century
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Early 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique Venetian Painted Commode Chest Early 20th Century
Antique Venetian Painted Commode Chest Early 20th Century

Antique Venetian Painted Commode Chest Early 20th Century

$3,354
18th Century, Two Italian Polychrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
N.1 Polychrome lacquered wood Chest of Drawers with floral decorations, 18th century, Italy Genoa
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

18th Century, Two Italian Polychrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
18th Century, Two Italian Polychrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

18th Century, Two Italian Polychrome Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers

$109,178
Italian or Venetian painted armorial boiserie panel or headboard
Located in Nashville, TN
/ commode or part of a larger headboard grouping. Very colorful ....
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian or Venetian painted armorial boiserie panel or headboard
Italian or Venetian painted armorial boiserie panel or headboard

Italian or Venetian painted armorial boiserie panel or headboard

$4,800
18th Century Large Pair of Delft Blue and White Signed Ginger Jars
By Delft
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful pair 18th century Delft blue & white lidded urns are hand crafted, decorated and
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Vases

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Large Pair of Delft Blue and White Signed Ginger Jars
18th Century Large Pair of Delft Blue and White Signed Ginger Jars

18th Century Large Pair of Delft Blue and White Signed Ginger Jars

$5,340
Fine Italian Mobili Bertelè Germany Rococo Chinoiserie Mirrored Chest Of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
furniture maker Mobili Bertelè. Born in Italy in the late 20th / early 21st century, hand-crafted of the
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Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Fine Italian Mobili Bertelè Germany Rococo Chinoiserie Mirrored Chest Of Drawers
Fine Italian Mobili Bertelè Germany Rococo Chinoiserie Mirrored Chest Of Drawers

Fine Italian Mobili Bertelè Germany Rococo Chinoiserie Mirrored Chest Of Drawers

$9,500
Late 18th Century Roman Neo - Classical Four Drawer Commode
Located in Larkspur, CA
Late 18th Century Roman Neo - Classical Four Drawer Commode with Original Hand Painted Chariot
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Late 18th Century Roman Neo - Classical Four Drawer Commode
Late 18th Century Roman Neo - Classical Four Drawer Commode

Late 18th Century Roman Neo - Classical Four Drawer Commode

$34,000
18th Century Italian Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th Century Italian Painted Commode 23''w X 15''d X 29.5''h
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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

18th Century Italian Painted Commode

$8,500
Italian Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th Century Italian Painted Commode. Circa 1790.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Night Stands

Italian Painted Commode
Italian Painted Commode

Italian Painted Commode

$8,500
18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
This exquisite 18th century Italian commode features a serpentine front with three functional
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Antique 18th Century 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

$5,995
18th. Century Painted Northern Italian Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome Northern Italian commode in painted pine with chestnut top. Bracket feet , iron drawer
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th. Century Painted Northern Italian Commode
18th. Century Painted Northern Italian Commode

18th. Century Painted Northern Italian Commode

$15,500
An 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Commode
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Commode, with Two Small Drawers and Two Large Drawers, Marche
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

An 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Commode
An 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Commode

An 18th Century Italian Faux Painted Commode

18th century Venetian painted commode
Located in Tacoma, WA
A good 18th century Italian(Venetian) painted and faux marble top commode with serpentine shape and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th century Venetian painted commode
18th century Venetian painted commode

18th century Venetian painted commode

$8,495
18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie White Gold Commode, Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian painted Chinoiserie white and gold commode, three drawers.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie White Gold Commode, Three Drawers
18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie White Gold Commode, Three Drawers

18th Century Italian Painted Chinoiserie White Gold Commode, Three Drawers

$9,500
18th c Italian Painted Commode
Located in Summerland, CA
18th c Central Italian painted Commode with faux-veneered paneling; Marche region, circa 1730
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Poplar

18th c Italian Painted Commode

18th c Italian Painted Commode

$16,000
18th c. Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
farm landscape, flanked by arabesque painted panels, above a conforming case with two long frieze
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th c. Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode
18th c. Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode

18th c. Italian Neoclassical Paint Decorated Commode

$11,500
Pair of Mid 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid 18th Century Italian Commodes with original paint and marble.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of Mid 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes
Pair of Mid 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes

Pair of Mid 18th Century Painted Italian Commodes

$23,000
Italian Polychrome Painted Commode. Late 18th C
Located in New York, NY
Italian polychrome three drawer commode, the rectangular top centered with a painted compote
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Polychrome Painted Commode. Late 18th C
Italian Polychrome Painted Commode. Late 18th C

Italian Polychrome Painted Commode. Late 18th C

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of late 18th century Italian polychrome painted commodes with painted faux black marble tops
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Commodes
Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Commodes

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Painted Commodes

$36,000
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
We were very excited to find this wonderfully decorated Italian commode in Tuscany this past
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Commodes and Ch...

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Commode
18th Century Italian Commode

18th Century Italian Commode

$4,990
18th Century Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century Venetian Painted Two Drawer Commode
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Commode
18th Century Commode

18th Century Commode

$14,500
Italian painted commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian painted commode with three drawers. The painted decorative scheme features colorful panels
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian painted commode
Italian painted commode

Italian painted commode

$10,500
18th Century Italian Painted Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Painted Chest with cut-out appliques of Italian Scenes. Faux Marble Top in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Iron

18th Century Italian Painted Chest
18th Century Italian Painted Chest

18th Century Italian Painted Chest

$9,500
18th Century Italian Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The top is a painted faux marble finish that is orginial.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Commode
18th Century Italian Commode

18th Century Italian Commode

$12,500
18th Century Italian Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
Italian painted two-drawer commode with faux marble painted top.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top
18th Century Italian Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top

18th Century Italian Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top

$5,250
Italian Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully painted serpentine front chest of drawers. Very primitive painted country scenes on all
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Painted Commode
Italian Painted Commode

Italian Painted Commode

18TH CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTED BUREAU
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century Italian Painted Bureau. Probably Genoa. Original Paint.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18TH CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTED BUREAU
18TH CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTED BUREAU

18TH CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTED BUREAU

$14,500
Painted Italian Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
great painted italian commode with faux marbe top and griffins with acanthus garlands. Paint
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Painted Italian Commode
Painted Italian Commode

Painted Italian Commode

$15,000
Painted Italian Commode
Located in New York, NY
Painted three drawer commode on tapered legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Painted Italian Commode
Painted Italian Commode

Painted Italian Commode

$11,000
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Painted Commode/Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice Italian painted three drawer chest/commode. Decorated with floral garland swags and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Painted Commode/Chest
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Painted Commode/Chest

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Italian Painted Commode/Chest

$9,895
18th c Genovese Painted Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
Unbelievable 18th c. Painted Genovese commode all original.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

18th c Genovese Painted Commode
18th c Genovese Painted Commode

18th c Genovese Painted Commode

$28,000
Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of blue painted Italian commodes, circa late 18th century.  
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodes
Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodes

Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodes

$9,500
18th c Genovese Commode original paint
Located in Natchez, MS
Wonderful 18th c Genovese Bombe' commode with original paint and decoration with faux marble top
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Paint, Wood

18th c Genovese Commode original paint
18th c Genovese Commode original paint

18th c Genovese Commode original paint

$28,000
18th c Italian Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful large Italian commode, nice simple wood knobs. Paint has been worn/scraped to the first
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th c Italian Commode
18th c Italian Commode

18th c Italian Commode

$14,000
Painted Italian Commode
Located in New York, NY
Painted four-drawer yellow commode with shaped apron and legs
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Painted Italian Commode
Painted Italian Commode

Painted Italian Commode

$13,750
Italian Cream Painted Commode
Located in New York, NY
Two drawer cream painted commode with painted pastoral scenes on drawers & sides.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Cream Painted Commode
Italian Cream Painted Commode

Italian Cream Painted Commode

$16,800
Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair 18th Century Venetian Painted and Decorated Two Drawer Commodes with Carved Apron and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes
Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes

Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes

$130,000
Italian Rococo Painted Commode
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian painted commode with serpentine top above three drawers. Painted surface added later.
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Antique 1790s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Painted Commode
Italian Rococo Painted Commode

Italian Rococo Painted Commode

$7,500
18th Century Italian Arte Povera Commode
Located in London, GB
An 18th century Arte Povera commode with a simulated marble top above three polychrome painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century Italian Arte Povera Commode
18th Century Italian Arte Povera Commode

18th Century Italian Arte Povera Commode

$17,115
Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pair of 18th Century Venetian Painted Commodes.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes
Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes

Pair 18th Century Venetian Commodes

$12,500
18th. Century Genoese Painted Louis X V Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Louis XV Painted commode from Genoa. Slightly serpentine front and sides, scalloped skirt
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th. Century Genoese Painted Louis X V Commode
18th. Century Genoese Painted Louis X V Commode

18th. Century Genoese Painted Louis X V Commode

$18,750
Italian Painted and Decoupage Commode
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A fine painted and decoupage decorated commode with an overhanging faux marble top above three long
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Italian Painted and Decoupage Commode
Italian Painted and Decoupage Commode

Italian Painted and Decoupage Commode

$4,600
Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century Italian Two Drawer Painted Commode. Circa 1780.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Painted Commode
Painted Commode

Painted Commode

$8,500
18th Century Painted Italian Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Period Late 18th Century Century Italian Neoclassic Chest With Original Painted Finish.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chest...

Materials

Wood

18th Century Painted Italian Chest
18th Century Painted Italian Chest

18th Century Painted Italian Chest

$5,800
Pair Italian Painted Directoire Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pair of painted commodes of the Directoire period from the Piedmont region of Italy. Two
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cedar

Pair Italian Painted Directoire Commodes
Pair Italian Painted Directoire Commodes

Pair Italian Painted Directoire Commodes

A period 18th century Venetian commode
Located in Tacoma, WA
A fine mid 18th century Venetian three drawer painted commode in totally original condition with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint, Gesso

A period 18th century Venetian commode
A period 18th century Venetian commode

A period 18th century Venetian commode

$13,500
A Rare 18th Century Lombardy Commode
Located in London, GB
A Rare 18th Century Lombardy Commode in Original Paint with Original Locks
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

A Rare 18th Century Lombardy Commode
A Rare 18th Century Lombardy Commode

A Rare 18th Century Lombardy Commode

$18,400
Italian Faux Amboynoa Wood Painted Commode
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 18th century two drawer commode with "faux" amboyna wood painting. This is a very high style
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Amboyna

Italian Faux Amboynoa Wood Painted Commode
Italian Faux Amboynoa Wood Painted Commode

Italian Faux Amboynoa Wood Painted Commode

$9,800
Exquisite 18th Century Sicilian Commode
Located in Carpinteria, CA
An 18th century polychrome Sicilian commode with two drawers, painted with faux-palisander and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Exquisite 18th Century Sicilian Commode
Exquisite 18th Century Sicilian Commode

Exquisite 18th Century Sicilian Commode

$87,000
Venetian Painted Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant Venetian Painted Green and Giltwood Commode from a private collection in Cannes - Mid 18th
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Venetian Painted Commode
Venetian Painted Commode

Venetian Painted Commode

$4,900
An Extraordinary 18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Arbalette Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Extraordinary 18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Arbalette Commode, with two drawers, with the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

An Extraordinary 18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Arbalette Commode
An Extraordinary 18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Arbalette Commode

An Extraordinary 18th Century Sicilian Polychrome Arbalette Commode

$95,000
Painted Commode
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Italian painted commode
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests o...

Painted Commode
Painted Commode

Painted Commode

$9,447
18th Century Italian Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted Cabinet with Original Finish and Brasses Great Detail
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Cabinet
18th Century Italian Cabinet

18th Century Italian Cabinet

$34,000
ON SALE Commode 18th C. Venetian Yellow Lacquered Pine with Painted Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century Venetian commode yellow lacquered pine with painted flowers and foliage, splayed legs
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

ON SALE Commode 18th C. Venetian Yellow Lacquered Pine with Painted Flowers
ON SALE Commode 18th C. Venetian Yellow Lacquered Pine with Painted Flowers

ON SALE Commode 18th C. Venetian Yellow Lacquered Pine with Painted Flowers

$600
Italian serpentine commode
Located in Houston, TX
Very impressive Italian commode with hoof feet. Paint has age, a handsome piece!
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian serpentine commode
Italian serpentine commode

Italian serpentine commode

$18,500
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18th Century Italian Painted Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

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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