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Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 Empire style mahogany chest of four drawers has a new ebonised
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers
Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers

Early 20th C Ebonised Mahogany Empire Style Chest of Drawers

$4,995
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with paint in layered
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode

French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode

$5,200
French Empire Painted Commode With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble Top. Commode features the elegance of fine
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

Antique French Empire Painted Commode With Marble Top
French Empire Painted Commode With Marble Top

French Empire Painted Commode With Marble Top

$3,400
19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interior with the grandeur of the 19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode, a
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode
19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode

19th Century French Empire Style Painted Commode

$6,800
French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire three-drawer commode from the 19th century with its original marble top. A more
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode
French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode

French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode

$5,200
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire walnut commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with blue paint in
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Stone, Brass

Antique French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode

French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode

$5,400
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-drawer commode. Restrained, elegant design typical of the period. Subtly
Category

1810s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Bronze

Antique Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode

Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode

$3,900
French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French marble top commode made of bookmatched burl mahogany and decorative Empire style ormolu
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
French 19th Century Empire Style Commode

French 19th Century Empire Style Commode

$3,795
French Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire flame mahogany commode with Carrara marble. This commode is the epitome
Category

19th Century Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique French Empire Commode
French Empire Commode

French Empire Commode

$5,900
A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Empire-style demilune cabinets. The white marble tops supported by rosewood bases
Category

1880s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets
A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets

A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets

$15,000 / set
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top France, 1810 Walnut Antique Chest
Category

1810s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top
Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top

Early 19th Century Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble on top

$3,107 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Empire mahogany semainier featuring artful neoclassical hardware. Hand
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Semainier

$4,500
Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, French Polished
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Commode with wonderful lion paw feet, in the Empire style, although we have seen
Category

1890s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, French Polished
Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, French Polished

Antique French Empire Mahogany Commode with Lion Paw Feet, French Polished

$4,800
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode The solid wood body is painted in a textured
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode
19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode

19th Century Period French, Empire Painted Commode

$5,800
French 19th Century Chest of Drawers - Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
A French Empire Period Fruitwwod commode or chest of drawers of rectangular shape, the three
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Fruitwood

French 19th Century Chest of Drawers - Commode
French 19th Century Chest of Drawers - Commode

French 19th Century Chest of Drawers - Commode

$2,850
19th Century French Empire Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful French Empire Period Commode. This commode is made with mahogany wood and was
Category

Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Period Commode
19th Century French Empire Period Commode

19th Century French Empire Period Commode

$4,250
Large Early 19th Century Empire Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, Ormolu, Paris, 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Large Empire chest of drawers Paris Mahogany Early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 97 x 136 x
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large Early 19th Century Empire Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, Ormolu, Paris, 1810
Large Early 19th Century Empire Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, Ormolu, Paris, 1810

Large Early 19th Century Empire Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, Ormolu, Paris, 1810

$11,913
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode

Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode

$3,800
Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique French Empire three-drawer mahogany commode, circa 1840, showcasing the refined
Category

Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top
Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top

Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top

$6,240 / item
19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode with black Belgian marble top. Nice patina and
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble
19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble

19th Century French Empire Painted Commode with Marble

$7,800
Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
EMPIRE chest of drawers cherry wood with black colones and black marble top
Category

1820s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top
Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top

Empire Chest of Drawers Cherry Wood with Black Colones and Black Marble Top

$5,277
French Empire Walnut Commode with Ebonized Columns, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Empire walnut commode presents the clean architectural lines and restrained
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Brass

French Empire Walnut Commode with Ebonized Columns, Early 19th Century
French Empire Walnut Commode with Ebonized Columns, Early 19th Century

French Empire Walnut Commode with Ebonized Columns, Early 19th Century

$4,995
Empire Commode, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire commode. Mahogany, oak, ormolu bronze, Saint Anne marble. France, 19th century. Rectangular
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire Commode, France, 19th Century
Empire Commode, France, 19th Century

Empire Commode, France, 19th Century

$2,978
French Empire Walnut Commode with Bronze Mounts, Early 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French Empire commode dates from the early 19th century and exemplifies the refined
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Walnut Commode with Bronze Mounts, Early 19th Century
French Empire Walnut Commode with Bronze Mounts, Early 19th Century

French Empire Walnut Commode with Bronze Mounts, Early 19th Century

$5,630
19th Century French Empire Style Bleached Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century French Empire style commode exudes elegance and sophistication, featuring
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century French Empire Style Bleached Commode with Marble Top
19th Century French Empire Style Bleached Commode with Marble Top

19th Century French Empire Style Bleached Commode with Marble Top

$6,400
19th Century French Empire Style Commode With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Commode With Marble Top. Constructed with burled veneer
Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Style Commode With Marble Top
19th Century French Empire Style Commode With Marble Top

19th Century French Empire Style Commode With Marble Top

$3,995
French 19th Century Empire Petite Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French 19th century Empire commode having lovely bookmatched walnut and gray fossil marble top that
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Empire Petite Walnut Commode with Marble Top
French 19th Century Empire Petite Walnut Commode with Marble Top

French 19th Century Empire Petite Walnut Commode with Marble Top

$3,200
Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. Very good condition, after professional renovation
Category

1890s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Walnut

Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. After renovation.
Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. After renovation.

Eclectic chest of drawers, France, circa 1890. After renovation.

$2,144
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Ash

19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top

19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top

$3,250
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century with ebonized columns
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns

French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns

$11,250
Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and spectacular, late 19th century chest of drawers. This beautiful Empire style commode has
Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top
Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top

Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top

$8,816 / item
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts Unique piece purchased in
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts

C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts

$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze
Category

1820s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Ormolu

An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820

An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820

$6,950
18th Century Bleached Mahogany French Empire Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire chest of drawers hand-made in France in the early 1800s using oak and decorated with
Category

Mid-18th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Bleached Mahogany French Empire Commode with Black Marble Top
18th Century Bleached Mahogany French Empire Commode with Black Marble Top

18th Century Bleached Mahogany French Empire Commode with Black Marble Top

$4,200
18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Painted French Empire Period 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue is a true testament to the
Category

1790s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Wood

18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue
18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue

18th Century Painted French Empire Style 4 Drawer Commode in Pale Blue

$4,400
French 19th Century Painted Chest Of Drawers With Bronzes Handles
Located in London, Park Royal
An antique French, Empire period, chest of drawers, circa 1820's. The solid wood body is painted
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Painted Chest Of Drawers With Bronzes Handles
French 19th Century Painted Chest Of Drawers With Bronzes Handles

French 19th Century Painted Chest Of Drawers With Bronzes Handles

$4,091
French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, with white marble top, four drawers, butterfly
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts
French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts

French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts

$5,500
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Empire marble top commode is a superlative example of fine craftsmanship during
Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode

$4,780
French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Wood

French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts
French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts

French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts

$5,850
A French Empire Style Commode with Marble Top and Gilt Mounts, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
gilt mounts are definitely in the style of Empire. French Empire-style furniture was heavily
Category

Early 1900s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Metal

A French Empire Style Commode with Marble Top and Gilt Mounts, Circa 1900
A French Empire Style Commode with Marble Top and Gilt Mounts, Circa 1900

A French Empire Style Commode with Marble Top and Gilt Mounts, Circa 1900

$4,800
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire walnut commode with Belgian black marble top. Circa 1850. This is a
Category

1850s Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode

19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode

$5,800
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and
Category

1860s Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top

French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top

$3,200
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Southall, GB
A fantastic quality 19th Century Empire mahogany and ormolu commode with marble top. This commode
Category

19th Century Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode

$17,161
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments. Nice patina and finely carved. Constructed in cherrywood with originals brass handles and bleu turquin top....
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century

Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century

$15,964
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut commode from the early 20th century, with grey veined marble top four
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Brass

French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns

French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns

$7,995
Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Napoleon III, Empire Revival four drawer commode in pickled mahogany. With good bronze
Category

1860s French Empire Revival Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode
Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode

Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode

$4,547
Early 19th Century Empire Commode
Located in London, GB
France, c. 1820 An early 19th century Empire mahogany commode with finely chased ormolu mounts
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Empire Commode
Early 19th Century Empire Commode

Early 19th Century Empire Commode

$6,260 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Marble Empire Fruitwood Commode
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1830 19th century French marble empire fruitwood commode Sourced from the South of France
Category

19th Century Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Marble Empire Fruitwood Commode
19th Century French Marble Empire Fruitwood Commode

19th Century French Marble Empire Fruitwood Commode

$5,423
French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top Stunning Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
can be viewed in the additional images. This mid 19th century French Neoclassic Empire chest-of
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top Stunning Brass Hardware
French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top Stunning Brass Hardware

French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top Stunning Brass Hardware

$6,930
19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode was crafted during the Napoleon III
Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode
19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode

19th Century French 2nd Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode

$3,980
French Empire Mahogany Small Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a
Category

Late 19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Mahogany Small Chest
French Empire Mahogany Small Chest

French Empire Mahogany Small Chest

$3,750
19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top
Located in Dallas, TX
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode with bronze mounts and a dark gray stone top
Category

1810s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Stone, Bronze

19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top
19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top

19th Century French Mahogany Chest of Drawers with a Dark Gray Stone Top

$6,000
19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Black Fossil Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Walnut Empire commode with a black fossil top features a classic and elegant
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Black Fossil Top
19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Black Fossil Top

19th Century Walnut Empire Commode with Black Fossil Top

$7,800
A mahogany Empire commode à l anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères
By Jacob Frères
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Jacob Frères, (1803-1813) Period Empire. France c.1810. Museum piece. Dimensions: H99 x W154 x
Category

Early 1800s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Marble

A mahogany Empire commode à l anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères
A mahogany Empire commode à l anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères

A mahogany Empire commode à l anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères

$33,358
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A
Category

Early 1800s French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor

Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor

$6,200
Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790
Located in Münster, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers, circa 1790 Walnut and plum veneered on a softwood body, band inlays
Category

Late 18th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Wood, Nutwood

Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790
Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790

Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790

$19,657
Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode
Located in Houston, TX
The rectangular gray and white marble top above a conforming case Having three recessed long drawers, flanked to either side by an ormolu- Mounted pilaster, raised on turreted fee...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique French Empire Chest

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode
Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode

Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Commode

$7,000
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Antique French Empire Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique French empire chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and marble, every antique French empire chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique French empire chest — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique French empire chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique French Empire Chest?

Prices for an antique French empire chest start at $1,000 and top out at $9,800 with the average selling for $3,768.

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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