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Burl Bombay Chest

Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Walnut Venetian Louis XIV Burl Walnut Bombe Chest. Chest features two small upper
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
$3,600
H 30.5 in W 39 in D 20 in
Baker Bombay Commode Chest
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Fantabulous Burl and Walnut Bombay Commode
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Vintage 1980s French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Baker Bombay Commode Chest
Baker Bombay Commode Chest
$2,956 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 48 in D 20 in
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
By Bloomingdale s
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Style Burl Wood 3 Drawer Marble Top Console Dresser Chest MINT
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20th Century Italian Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Baker Furniture Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Italian Louis XV Burl Wood Bombay Form Bedside Chest
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest commode or nightstand By
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Burl Wood and Walnut Bombay Form Bedside Chests, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian or French Provincial style bombay chest commodes or nightstands By
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest MINT
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20th Century Italian Biedermeier Dressers

Materials

Olive

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1950s Italian Petite Olive Wood and Walnut Burl Bombay Chest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage miniature Bombay chest, made in Italy, c. 1950's. Charming Louis XV style commode in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Italian Burl Bombay Side Stand Commode 20th C
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Italian side stand by Bombay offers burl construction with three drawers and raised on cabriole
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl

Italian Louis XV-Style Venetian Burl Veneer Bombay Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Louis XV-style Bombay chest is made of wood covered in burl veneers in a beautiful golden
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Baker Furniture Burled Walnut Bombay Chest Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French style Bombay chest or commode by Baker Furniture. The chest features gorgeous
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA
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Vintage 1980s American Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chest or Commode
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dresser or chests of drawer By Henredon USA
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Vintage 1980s American Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble-Top Bombay Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Louis XV style mahogany Bombay chest or commode. The chest features stunning
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble Top Bombay Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Louis XV style mahogany Bombay chest or commode. The chest features stunning
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Bronze Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, Early 20th century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Dutch Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, dresser, or commode By Baker
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Ornate French Louis XV Style Inlaid Mahogany Marble Top Bombay Chests, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of French Louis XV style mahogany bombay chests or commodes. The chests feature
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Baker Furniture Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Dutch or French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker
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Late 20th Century American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest or commode By Baker Furniture USA
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Marble-Top Bombay Chest Commode with Mounted Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique French Bombay commode or chest of drawers France, early 20th century
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Bombay Small Dresser Walnut Burl
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely and striking commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous burled veneers and inlays, featuring two upper small drawers and two larger lower drawers with fancy bronze hardware, ea...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode. Featuring a Bombay style design
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode
Vintage Baker Burled Wood Bombay Commode
H 29.5 in W 44.5 in D 18 in
Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes, Italy 1900 s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enhance your home decor with this exquisite Pair of Vintage Olive Wood Bombay Commodes from Italy
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Restauration Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Bombay Form Burl Wood Gentleman s Chest
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form highboy dresser By Romweber Retailed
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Vintage 1940s American French Provincial Dressers

Materials

Brass

Elegant French 1940 s Bronze Mounted Burl Wood Dresser
Located in New York City, NY
French Art Deco fine burl wood chest. The bombay front bearing a geometric frieze of three drawers
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Vintage 1940s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Bow Front Burl Wood 3 Drawer Carved Bombay Chest of Drawers Dresser Commode
By Baker Furniture Company, Berkey Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bow front burl wood 3 drawer carved bombay chest of drawers dresser commode mint.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl

Pair of Bombay Style Italian Commodes with Burl Wood Veneer
Located in North Miami, FL
These nightstand scale commodes with three drawers each and elegant cabriolet legs are clad in burled wood and original hardware.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Henredon Italian Baroque Burled Mahogany Bombay Chests or Commodes, Pair
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Italian Baroque Louis XV style bombay form dressers or chests of drawers By
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Vintage 1980s American Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Form Chest of Drawers
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture USA
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Vintage 1960s American Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Burled Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay chest, commode, or dresser By Baker Furniture
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Bombay Chest Olive Burlwood Petite
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Louis XV Style Bombay Chest with Olive
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Side Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage scalloped burl Bombay Chest by Glenn Don
Located in Hollywood, CA
Beautiful half moon bombay chest with 4 drawers, scalloped frontage and brass hardware on top of
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Vintage 1970s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl, Walnut

Dutch Bombay Commode, End, Side, Console Table, Early 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dutch Bombay Burl Walnut Commode; one of the finest antiques I've acquired in over 50 years
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Burl, Walnut

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By R.J. Horner Co.
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$5,500
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Burl Bombay Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the burl bombay chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, burl and walnut, every burl bombay chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a burl bombay chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A burl bombay chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV styles are sought with frequency. A well-made burl bombay chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Burl Bombay Chest?

Prices for a burl bombay chest start at $1,995 and top out at $24,000 with the average selling for $2,995.

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 Burl Bombay Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Bombay chest is a piece of wooden furniture — a chest that bulges outward in the front and on the sides and then curves in at the base. This style of chest was popularized in 17th century French design.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The chest of drawers with a curvy frame is called a Bombay chest due to a misunderstanding about its name. Its proper name is "bombe" which is correctly pronounced similarly to the word "bomb." However, some people say "bom-BAY." This has led to confusion over how the name of the chest is actually spelled. Find a selection of bombe chests on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bombay chests originated in France during the 18th century. Their name is actually a misspelling of the real name for the furniture, the bombe chest. Bombé is the French word for curved, and describes the wavy lines of the chests. You'll find a selection of Bombay chests on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bombay chests are also called bombe chests and are a chest of drawers that feature a distinctive curved or bowed shape. The term bombe is French for a curved piece of furniture, meaning bomb-shaped. This shape of chest originated in the early 1700s in an attempt to soften the lines of furniture and create a more comfortable and casual look. Shop a collection of Bombay chests from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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