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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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

English painted chest of four drawers all with original lions head brass pulls and shield

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English 19th Century Painted Chest of Drawers

$3,250

Large 19th Century French Provincial Louis XIV Style Blue Painted Chest

Located in Middleburg, VA

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$9,000

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Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB

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A Pair of French 19th Century Hand Painted Verdigris Three Drawer Chests

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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A Pair of French 19th Century Hand Painted Verdigris Three Drawer Chests

$38,500

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Located in Houston, TX

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Antique French Painted Chest of Drawers

$3,800

French 19th Century Painted Wood Three-Drawer Chest with Soft Blue Cream Tones

Located in Atlanta, GA

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French 19th Century Painted Wood Three-Drawer Chest with Soft Blue Cream Tones

$3,650

19th Century Style French Country Painted Chest of Drawers Commode

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

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$2,560

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Neoclassical Chests

Located in Dallas, TX

Very fine late 19th century French Louis XVI style carved and painted neoclassical chests. Chests

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Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Neoclassical Chests

$6,400 / item

19th Century Blue Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in London, GB

France, circa 1880 A late nineteenth century chest of drawers, with light blue painted surface

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19th Century Blue Painted Chest of Drawers

$7,951

French Late 19th Century Blue Painted Chest of Drawers or Commode

Located in London, GB

A late 19th century chest of drawers with three drawers to the front, with brass handles and carved

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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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French Late 19th Century Blue Painted Chest of Drawers or Commode

$10,898

Pair of French Antique 19th Century Painted Chests

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of unique painted chests from the 19th century in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. These

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Pair of French Antique 19th Century Painted Chests

$9,700

19th Century French painted commode

Located in Atlanta, GA

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19th Century French painted commode

$13,950

French Painted Wood Chest w/Fabulous Neoclassic Carvings Trim, Early 19th C.

Located in Atlanta, GA

early 19th century. This antique wood chest from France features Neoclassic style design with outline

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French Painted Wood Chest w/Fabulous Neoclassic Carvings Trim, Early 19th C.

$6,160

Pair of Painted French Rococo Bombe Chests

Located in Manhasset, NY

Pair of beautiful French Louis XV style bombe commodes, late 19th century, each painted in gorgeous

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Wood

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$5,800

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Located in Houston, TX

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$4,800

French Blue and White Painted Chest of Drawers, Late 19th Century

Located in South Salem, NY

This late 19th century French chest of drawers is an exquisite piece that exudes timeless elegance

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French Blue and White Painted Chest of Drawers, Late 19th Century

$3,480

French Consulat Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Consulat period chest of drawers with dark gray Saint Anne marble top. Hand painted

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Marble

French Consulat Painted Chest of Drawers

$4,000

19th Century French Chest of Drawers

Located in Brecht, BE

This is a 19th century French chest of drawers/commode with remnants of original paint.

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19th Century French Chest of Drawers

$5,700

French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Painted Chest of Drawers Commode, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

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$1,910

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Located in Charleston, SC

19th century painted commode, classic Empire style with three deep drawers and beautiful bronze

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$4,100

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Located in High Point, NC

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$4,495

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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$9,500

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Located in Brecht, BE

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$3,325

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Located in Bradenton, FL

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$4,400

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Located in Austin, TX

French antique solid pine chest of drawers, gold leafed accents on drawers and top edge. Good size.

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French Antique Hand Painted Chest of Drawers

$1,900

Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Bedside Chests

Located in Dallas, TX

Gorgeous pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI style painted bedside chests. Very fine patina

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Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Bedside Chests

$7,800 / set

19th Century French Painted Commode Louis XVI Style

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th Century French Painted Commode Louis XVI Style

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$14,950

Red Folk Painted Blanket Chest

Located in Troy, MI

France, this piece dates from the early 19th century

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$595

19th Century French Painted Commode

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th century, French painted marble topped four-drawer commode. 1830 Dimensions 51 inches (130

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$3,358

19th Century Painted French Commode

Located in Hixson, TN

A sweet Transitional style 19th century painted commode with three drawers. The corners are reeded

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19th Century Painted French Commode

$2,800

19th Century French Painted Oak Commode

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Early 19th C French black painted 3 drawer oak commode. 1830. Reference: 7475 Dimensions 50

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$4,112

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Located in Cypress, CA

Unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style painted two-drawer commode with thick beige marble top

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French Louis XVI Painted Commode, 19th Century

$3,900

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Located in Houston, TX

Early 19th century blue-painted four-drawer commode.

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$4,500

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Located in Houston, TX

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$5,600

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Located in Gloucestershire, GB

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$1,645

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Located in Dallas, TX

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19th Century French Empire Painted Commode

$7,400

19th Century French Painted Commode

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Pretty 19th century French painted three drawer commode. 1890. Internal reference: H Code: 8889

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19th Century French Painted Commode

$3,427

French 19th Century Painted Transitional Commode

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A lovely 19th century three-drawer painted commode from France. The commode has been made in a

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Wood

French 19th Century Painted Transitional Commode

$2,995

Pair of Painted Chests of Drawers, Denmark, Late 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Pair of chests of drawers with two drawers and curved fronts. The chests of drawers rest on square

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Pair of Painted Chests of Drawers, Denmark, Late 19th Century

$9,263 / set

19th Century Louis XV Painted Bombe Chest with Original Hardware

Located in New Orleans, LA

Wooden Carved and Painted Black Bombe Chest with Original Hardware.

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Wood

19th Century Louis XV Painted Bombe Chest with Original Hardware

$7,841

French Early 19th Century Marble Top, Three-Drawer Chest

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French early 19th century marble top three-drawer chest with cabriole legs. This French chest

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Marble

French Early 19th Century Marble Top, Three-Drawer Chest

$4,588

19th Century French Art Nouveau Small Chest

Located in High Point, NC

19th century French small chest of drawers with a shaped top, banded in faux bamboo molding. There

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Cherry, Paint, Pine

19th Century French Art Nouveau Small Chest

$3,450

French Directoire Style Hand-Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Austin, TX

Charming French Directoire chest in solid fir, hand painted and patined. Great size and proportions

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Fir

French Directoire Style Hand-Painted Chest of Drawers

$2,400

A French Painted Commode, 19th C.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Featuring a warmly aged white painted surface with desirable patina and wear, the piece offers

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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Paint

A French Painted Commode, 19th C.

$2,800

19th Century French Painted Rococo Commode

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th century painted French ormolu-mounted Rococo commode with a marble top, 1880

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Marble

19th Century French Painted Rococo Commode

$3,907

19th Century French Painted Rococo Commode

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th century painted French ormolu-mounted Rococo commode with a marble top, 1880 Dimensions

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Marble

19th Century French Painted Rococo Commode

$3,907

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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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