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Antique French Empire Bombe Commode or Chest of Drawers, circa 1880
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous French Empire bombe commode or chest of drawers.
I love this piece, so eye catching and
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1880s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
19th Century, French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest
Located in London, GB
A 19th century, French empire flame mahogany chest of four drawers. The lower three drawers
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood
First Empire Mahogany French Chest of Drawers
Located in Moncalvo, IT
First Empire mahogany French chest of drawers. Wonderful marble top and very wonderful bronzes.
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Early 18th Century French First Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Ebonized Pear Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Midlothian, VA
Fine Empire Ebonized Pear Wood Chest of Drawers with Parcel Gilt Trim Work & Full Bodied Caryatids
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19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French Empire commode or chest of drawers, circa 1850. The flecked, rectangular grey marble top is
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19th Century Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Oak
Neoclassical Antique Italian Empire Ebonized Black Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Houston, TX
A striking antique Italian Empire ebonized neoclassical chest of drawers, circa 1820. The superb
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Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Oak
Empire Inlaid Mahogany Dutch Chest of Drawers with Bronze Handles, 1820s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
Measures: 160 width, 67 depth, 260 height.
It is restored,
bronze handles.
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1820s Dutch Empire Antique Empire Chest
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Marble Chest of Drawer
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
French Empire commode, early 19th century. Flame mahogany, marble, bronze details, with three
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th century French Empire Commode chest of drawers
Located in Penzance, GB
Top quality French Empire commode in superb condition c. 1840. With a detachable marble top above
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1850s French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French Early 19th Century Empire Grey Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a rather stylish tall French early 19th century Empire period grey painted seven-drawer
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1820s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Beech
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire satin walnut tall chest of drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French Empire satin walnut tall chest of drawers flanked by ebony Corinthian columns having a pull
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Walnut and Marble Chest of Drawer RESTORED
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Empire French dresser commode, early 19th century. Flame walnut, Marquinia marble, bronze
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Empire Style Four Drawer Commode/Chest
Located in Alexandria, VA
. This chest has a narrow drawer over three large drawers. Stone top appears to be original with rear
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Empire Chest
French Empire Marble Top Chest with Bronze Mounts circa1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire marble top chest with bronze mounts, beautiful patina.
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Empire style four-drawer walnut chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century Empire style four-drawer walnut chest with veined white marble top and bronze
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Empire Trumeau Commode
Located in New York, NY
A fine Empire trumeau commode.
Ebonized pear veneer with flanking Doric columns supported by
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Empire Chest
$18,000
Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
A fine walnut Empire commode.
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
$7,500
A terrific mahogany Empire child
s chest of drawers, New York
Located in Sharon, MA
A wonderful mahogany Empire child's chest of drawers, probably New York, circa 1840. This miniature
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19th Century American Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Provencial French Empire Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
half columns and square Empire feet.
The beautiful handles and escutcheons were put on this chest in
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
French Empire Commode
Located in Austin, TX
1st Empire French Commode comprised of 4 drawers and original brass hardware. Key included as well
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
$5,600
Empire Period Cherrywood Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
Empire period cherrywood commode.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Empire Commode
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A 19th century French sandpapered oak commode, with three drawers.
Inside the drawers covered with a fabrique of flowers motive.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Oak
Empire Style Mahogany Bowfront Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Empire style mahogany commode, early 20th c., bow front case fitted with pull-out leather brushing
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Early 1900s European Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning Empire period commode in walnut featuring three drawers.
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Empire 19th century walnut four-drawer commode.
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1820s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice warm fruitwood patina 19th century French Empire four-drawer commode.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire Period Mahogany Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany commode with four drawers, bronze dore mounts and
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire commode in matched mahogany veneer front with bronze gilt mounts and original marble
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A front-rank example of Empire commode in well-figured mahogany with a charcoal marble top and dore
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
$7,500
Mahogany Empire Bureau, Maine, circa 1820
Located in Providence, RI
This bureau of highly figured mahogany has robustly turned columns and Sheraton style turned legs. It is notable in its exhibition of exuberant carving and detail, i.e. the carved ap...
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19th Century American Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Provincial French Empire Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Of beautiful honey toned light figured walnut, a handsome four drawer case piece with its original fossil marble top. Half columns flank the drawers, with good original hardware moun...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
Small Empire Commode, Vienna, circa 1800
Located in Vienna, AT
Measures: Height 79 cm, width 70 cm, depth 39 cm.
Mahogany veneered, gilt bronze mounts, one door, rounded sides, with black marble top, tapering legs with sabots.
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Early 1800s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
This early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode features five drawers and pilasters with
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Drawers on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Empire style commode with three drawers of walnut burl. Fine detail carved brass, escutcheons, head
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Marble Top Empire Commode with Paw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, period, Empire commode with marble top over four drawers, the top, "frieze" drawer having
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
French Wellington Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A very handsome Mid-19th century French mahogany and brass-mounted Wellington chest of drawers
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Directoire-Style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
French Commode, with original a “gris de ste. Anne” marble top, and covered in Flemish mahogany veneers on the drawers, sides and bottom. Has turned columns with bronze capitals and ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century French Empire commode with veneered fruitwood
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
$4,800
French Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire "Egyptian Revival" mahogany commode with Pyrenees marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
$9,800
Empire Ebonized Semanier
Located in Midlothian, VA
Fine Empire Ebonized Pearwood Semanier with Original Parcel Gilt Trim Work
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19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Chest
$12,500
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Burl Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
A 19th century three-drawer commode with highly figured veneers flanked by fluted ormolu-mounted pilasters and gilt banding around the top.
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19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Chest
1820s Empire Era Burl Commode with Marquetry Works
Located in Senden, NRW
Original antique Empire era commode made of unique and high end burl wood. A very special piece
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1820s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
French Directoire/Empire Period Ebonised Commode, circa 1810
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a most handsome ?French early 19th century Directoire/Empire period ebonised three-drawer
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Continental Empire Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers, three of which are framed with a gilt bronze insert. Gilt bronze handles with masked heads in the centre,
gilt bronze escutcheons cast in the shape of putti. The d...
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Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Empire Inlaid Olive Wood Dutch Cabinet, 1820s
Located in Wyboston Lakes, GB
Empire olive wood inlaid cabinet
It comes from Netherlands
Measures: 185 width x 56 depth x 241
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1820s Dutch Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Wood, Olive
French Empire Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique commode with marble top and brass hardware, France, circa 1810.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
$8,000
French Empire style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
French Empire frutwood commode with original marble top
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble
French First Empire Commode
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Banbury, GB
A VERY FINE QUALITY FRENCH 1ST EMPIRE PERIOD EGYPTIAN REVIVAL MAHOGANY COMMODE IN ORIGINAL
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19th Century French Egyptian Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
An Empire commode with well-matched mahogany veneer. Three of the four full drawers feature the
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Victorian campaign chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
The Victorian campaign chest would have been commissioned / purchased from a specialist military
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1870s English Victorian Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Teak
$5,271
Antique Swedish Painted Five-Drawer Chest, Anno 1848
Located in BOSTON, MA
Antique Swedish painted chest featuring five dovetailed drawers with original brass hardware
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1840s Swedish Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Paint, Pine
19th Century Empire Period Commode
Located in Paris, FR
19th century Empire commode in mahogany, with gilt bronze fittings and mercury mirror.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Bronze
Large Important Empire Period Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted
Commode A Vantaux
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A single wide drawer above two doors that open to reveal a single shelf, with double columns either side. Black fossil marble top. With fine quality gilt bronze mounts with good orig...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Escritoire
Located in Bedford, NY
Flame Mahogany wood. It has a fully fitted interior flanked by Corinthian columns and with secret drawers.It was made in Paris between 1860 and 1880. The writing surface is 31"from f...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Grey and White Veined Marble, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
With carved paw feet and a gris Saint Anne marble top. Finely incised gilt bronze handles, France, circa 1810.
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1810s French Empire Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode
Located in New York, NY
An Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode with lion’s mask pulls, fine gilt bronze capitols
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19th Century French Antique Empire Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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Antique Empire Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique empire chest for your home. An antique empire chest — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique empire chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique empire chest, those designed in Empire, Neoclassical and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique empire chest over the years, but those crafted by Emile Puiforcat, Empire Furniture and Boston Wharf Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Empire Chest?
The average selling price for an antique empire chest at 1stDibs is $4,914, while they’re typically $568 on the low end and $95,000 for the 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 Antique Empire Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
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