What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?

The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

French Painted Serpentine Commode

$4,587

French 19th Century Painted Commode With Hints Of Sage Green.

Located in Round Top, TX

This is a cute French 19th century wood painted commode with a great modern feel to it.

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19th Century Painted Commode With Hints Of Sage Green.

$3,200

19th Century French Painted Transitional Commode with Marble Top

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Transitional style commode has been painted in a soft oyster white, with accents of greys, and

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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Painted Transitional Commode with Marble Top

$4,995

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Marble-Top Commode

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century French Louis XVI painted marble-top commode features a lovely distressed painted

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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Marble-Top Commode

$6,750

19th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Commode Arbalete

Located in Charleston, SC

19th century LXV style small, charming commode in worn light blue/gray patina with rounded corners

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Style Painted French Commode Arbalete

$3,900

Pair of Late 19th Century French Blue Painted Commodes with 3 Drawers

Located in London, GB

A pair of late 19th century blue painted commodes, each with three long drawers to the front and

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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century French Blue Painted Commodes with 3 Drawers

$14,445

French 19th Century Mahogany Painted Wood and Ink Work, 6-Drawer Chiffonier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An outstanding and most unique French early 19th century Neoclassical st. mahogany, polychrome, and

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Painted Wood and Ink Work, 6-Drawer Chiffonier

$18,500

19th Century French Century Grey Shop Counter 3-Drawer Chest with Brass Shelf

Located in Berlin, DE

This beautiful 19th century French century grey shop counter has got three drawers and on top a

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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century French Century Grey Shop Counter 3-Drawer Chest with Brass Shelf

$2,136

Pair of Antique Louis XVI Painted Commodes Chests of Drawers

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of 19th century Louis 16 painted commodes chests of drawers with faux marble top, circa 1880

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of Antique Louis XVI Painted Commodes Chests of Drawers

$10,500

Antique French Bombé Shaped Two-Drawer Chest Raised on Sabre Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French painted wood two-drawer raised chest from the late 19th century to early 20th century

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique French Bombé Shaped Two-Drawer Chest Raised on Sabre Legs

$3,895

19th Century Empire Period French Oak Commode

Located in Austin, TX

A beautiful 19th century Empire Period French Redesigned Commode with a stunning black marble top

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

19th Century Empire Period French Oak Commode

$3,650

19th Century Cast Iron Paper Press on Painted Stand

Located in Dallas, TX

This 19th century cast iron paper press on painted stand is amazingly well preserved, and still

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Antique 1870s French Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Paper Press on Painted Stand

$749

Napoleon III Style Small French Chest of Drawers in Oak and Marble Top

Located in Prato, Tuscany

period that France was living then. The chest of drawers has small dimensions, but the symmetry and

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Brass

Napoleon III Style Small French Chest of Drawers in Oak and Marble Top

$2,017

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers in Rose Pink Patina

Located in London, Park Royal

A Late 19th century Italian Bombe commode made in the Louis XV style Painted in a warm rose pink

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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Bombe Chest of Drawers in Rose Pink Patina

$3,765

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Red Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Antique Louis XV provincial style red chinoiserie decorated chest of drawers, 19th century

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Red Chinoiserie Decorated Chest of Drawers

$1,639

19th Century Green Chinoiserie Marble Top Commode

Located in Richmond, VA

Late 19th century French marble top commode in incredibly vibrant green chinoiserie paint

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Green Chinoiserie Marble Top Commode

$7,600

19th Century Green Chinoiserie Commode with Marble Top

Located in New York, NY

This late 19th-century French commode is a beautiful and unique piece of furniture that reflects

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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Green Chinoiserie Commode with Marble Top

$9,500

Black Painted Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Commode

Located in Washington, DC

Black painted Louis XVI style three-drawer commode.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Black Painted Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Commode

$4,248

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Coromandel Commode, 19th Century

Located in Cypress, CA

Impressive 19th Century French Louis XV/XVI style Chinoiserie coromandel commode. The mottled

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Coromandel Commode, 19th Century

$8,500

French Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1900

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Charming French painted chest of three drawers with a beautiful worn distressed finish. Double

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Antique 19th Century French Country Dressers

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Pewter

French Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1900

$950

Louis XV Style Early 19th Century Red Lacquer Commode with Chinoiseries Scenes

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A French Louis XV style red lacquer two-drawer commode from the early 19th century, with hand

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Early 19th Century Red Lacquer Commode with Chinoiseries Scenes

$16,800

19th Century Continental Commode with Faux Marble Top

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

A 19th century continental commode with three long drawers below a later faux marble painted top

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Metal

19th Century Continental Commode with Faux Marble Top

$6,900

Pair of French 1 Drawer Side Tables

Located in Round Top, TX

A charming pair of side tables - consoles from the South of France constructed from painted wood

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Antique Early 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of French 1 Drawer Side Tables

$7,250

19th Century Louis XIV Style Commode

Located in London, Park Royal

A French, 19th century, Louis XIV style, bombe shaped commode. Hand-carved and constructed in solid

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Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Louis XIV Style Commode

$3,628

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Painted Two-Drawer Chests Nightstands

Located in Dallas, TX

Complete your bedroom with this elegant pair of antique painted bedside cabinets! Crafted in France

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands

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Wood, Paint

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Painted Two-Drawer Chests Nightstands

$7,200

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Hand Painted Two-Drawer Chests Nightstands

Located in Dallas, TX

Complete your bedroom with this elegant pair of antique painted bedside cabinets. Crafted in France

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Night Stands

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Wood, Paint

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Hand Painted Two-Drawer Chests Nightstands

$6,900

French Louis XV Style Shell Adorned Four-Drawer Bombé Commode with Marble Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Louis XV style shell mounted four-drawer bombé commode from circa 1880. This exquisite

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XV Style Shell Adorned Four-Drawer Bombé Commode with Marble Top

$18,750

19th Century Painted Wood Chest with Neoclassical Case Raised on Conical Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French painted and carved wood chest of four drawers from the early 19th century. This antique

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Antique Early 19th Century French Buffets

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Fruitwood

19th Century Painted Wood Chest with Neoclassical Case Raised on Conical Legs

$3,920

First Empire Mahogany Commode

Located in Woodbury, CT

First Empire mahogany and oak commode painted later with Napoleonic charcoal grey. Grey marble top

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Belgian Black Marble

First Empire Mahogany Commode

$7,725

Victorian Oak Hand Painted Haberdashery Apothecary Sideboard Chest of Drawers

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

with six large drawers and the original French Country hand painted finish. This is a very good

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Sideboards

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Oak

Victorian Oak Hand Painted Haberdashery Apothecary Sideboard Chest of Drawers

$3,012

19th Century French Painted Chest

Located in Nashville, TN

This 19th century painted chest is from the South of France and has a beautiful aqua green painted

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Painted Chest

$4,600

19th C. French Painted Chest

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th Century Painted French Chest with gold gilted wood. All original with lock.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th C. French Painted Chest

$4,800

19th Century France Decoratively Painted Chest

Located in New Preston, CT

Three-Drawer Chest, 19th c French, with Later Paint in a Decorative Tonal Grey Stepped Geometric

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century France Decoratively Painted Chest

$5,200

19th Century France Decoratively Painted Chest

Located in New Preston, CT

Three drawer chest, 19th century France, with later decorative painting in a tonal grey geometric

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century France Decoratively Painted Chest

$5,200

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Painted Chest

Located in Round Top, TX

French neoclassical chest dating from the first half of the 19th century painted in green. The

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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Wood

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Painted Chest

$6,400

Large flamboyantly painted mid 19th century French chest

Located in Stamford, CT

Large chest painted with stripes and swags

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Large flamboyantly painted mid 19th century French chest

$2,200

19th Century French Painted Three Drawer Chest

Located in Stamford, CT

Circa 19th century French painted three drawer commode in the Rococo style ornamented with scrolled

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Antique 19th Century Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Painted Three Drawer Chest

$6,500

19th Century France Painted Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers

Located in New Preston, CT

Five-drawer chest of drawers, 19th century, France with painted faux bamboo decoration on the front

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century France Painted Faux Bamboo Chest of Drawers

$4,600

Mid 19th C Painted Chest

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mid 19th C Painted Chest with later paint

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Mid 19th C Painted Chest

$7,500

19th Century Painted Serpentine French Chest of Drawers

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century serpentine French chest of drawers polychrome painted, and decorated top with

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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Painted Serpentine French Chest of Drawers

$6,000

French Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in San Francisco, CA

A French 19th Century Painted Four Drawer Chest with Front Hairy Paw Feet.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French Painted Chest of Drawers

$5,250

French Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in New Preston, CT

French 4-drawer chest of drawers in the Consulate style. Distressed cream over French grey paint

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Painted Chest of Drawers

$3,900

19th Century French Painted Chests of Drawers

Located in Fairhope, AL

Louis XVI painted commode from northern France, circa 1880, comprising of three drawers with

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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century French Painted Chests of Drawers

$3,900

Antique Blanket Box Chest Trunk Coffer French Painted, 19th Century

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Antique late 19th century French hand-painted mahogany coffer blanket box with ornate painted

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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Blanket Chests

Antique Blanket Box Chest Trunk Coffer French Painted, 19th Century

$2,047

French Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Westport, CT

French painted chest of drawers with oak top, three drawers having original hardware.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak, Wood

French Painted Chest of Drawers

$4,500

Antique French Chest Recently Painted

Located in Atlanta, GA

This nicely proportioned 19th century oak chest has been painted recently and has had antique

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mirror, Oak

Antique French Chest Recently Painted

$4,400

Early 19th Century French Painted Commode Chest of Drawers

Located in Uppingham, Rutland

Good decorative French 19th century painted commode chest of drawers. Lovely color tones to this

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Antique 1850s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

Early 19th Century French Painted Commode Chest of Drawers

$1,506

19th Century French Painted Commode

Located in Nashville, TN

This 19th century French commode features four drawers with a muddy blue / green painted finish

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Painted Commode

$4,600

19th Century French Hand-Painted Marble-Top Chest of Drawers

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This is a very heavy duty solid oar hand-painted chest of drawers. The drawers are all solid oak

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century French Hand-Painted Marble-Top Chest of Drawers

$2,250

19th Century French Blue Chest

Located in Nashville, TN

19th Century French Blue Chest with three-drawers and original paint.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Blue Chest

$5,350

French Late 19th Century Dutch Style Painted Wood Bombé Chest with Four Drawers

Located in Atlanta, GA

This oversized French painted wood Dutch style bombé chest from the late 19th century features a

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Late 19th Century Dutch Style Painted Wood Bombé Chest with Four Drawers

$6,050

19th Century French Faux Bamboo Painted Four-Drawer Chest Black Honed Marble Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century French faux bamboo painted four-drawer chest with black honed marble top custom

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

19th Century French Faux Bamboo Painted Four-Drawer Chest Black Honed Marble Top

$3,675

French Neoclassical Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Essex, MA

A graphically painted neoclassical style French chest of drawers, with one top projecting drawer

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French Neoclassical Painted Chest of Drawers

$7,865

19th Century Provincial Painted French Commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century provincial painted French commode.

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...

19th Century Provincial Painted French Commode

$4,250

19th Century French Painted Commode

Located in Nashville, TN

This 19th century Louis XVI style painted commode is from the South of France. It has three working

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century French Painted Commode

$3,995

Three-Drawer Chest, 19th Century, France

Located in New Preston, CT

Three-drawer chest, 19th century, France, in original paint, with newer escutcheons and knobs.

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Three-Drawer Chest, 19th Century, France

$4,400

French Louis XV style Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Coral Gables, FL

French Louis XV style Painted Chest of Drawers with Faux Marbletop. 19th century chest, recently

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Louis XV style Painted Chest of Drawers

$6,595

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French Chest 19th Painted For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French chest 19th painted for your home. Each French chest 19th painted for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. Your living room may not be complete without a French chest 19th painted — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A French chest 19th painted is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French chest 19th painted that is appealing in its simplicity, but Henry Dasson, Maison Jansen and Tahan Paris produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Chest 19th Painted?

Prices for a French chest 19th painted can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $482 and can go as high as $233,699, while the average can fetch as much as $4,895.

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 French Chest 19th Painted

What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

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