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French Directoire Style 4-Drawer Chest in Solid Cherry Wood - Commodinette
Located in Landivy, FR
This 4-drawer chest is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the
Category
2010s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1980s Vintage French Style Chest of Drawers with Aged Finish and Ornamental Pull
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant French-style chest of drawers with a charming antiqued finish that highlights its vintage
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Directoire Style Handcrafted Customizable 4-Drawer Chest in Solid Wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This 4 drawer chest is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the
Category
2010s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Chiffoniere ~ Commode with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Chiffoniere ~ Commode with Carrara Marble is a true marvel of
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Dresser Commode Chest of Drawers Marble Top Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Early French 1920s hand-painted two-drawer commode with Marble Top.
The drawers have brass pulls
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Commode with Galbé Facade
Bronze Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
century French furniture, Louis XV commode, painted French chest, galbé front commode, Régence style
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique 1790s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedroom or living room with this elegant antique chest of drawers. Crafted in France
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI Style Chest Of Drawers With Gilt Work by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A beautifully handcrafted French Louis XVI–style chest of drawers, created by the master artisans
Category
2010s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
French Directoire style 4 Drawer Chest in cherry and a white-cream finish
Located in Landivy, FR
This 4 drawer chest is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the
Category
2010s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XV/XVI Transitional Hand Painted Marble Top Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Louis XV/XVI transitional hand painted marble top commode.
Two drawers with original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Large 4-Drawer Chest in Wood Designed by Eric Gizard - handcrafted in France
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This large 4-drawer chest is presented here in ash wood and also available in French oak.
No
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Vintage French Style Bombé Commode with a Great Faux Marble Top and Aged Paint
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
could possibly do. Nicely detailed painted interior in a traditional French color just adds a nice
Category
1990s Unknown Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique English Pine Dresser With Painted French Line Motif and Marble Top
Located in Centennial, CO
A classic antique late 19th century English pine chest of drawers with painted black French lining
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique European Pine Dresser With Red Distressed Paint and French Line Motif
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique (late 1800s or early 1900s) rustic European pine chest of drawers dresser that
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Porcelain, Pine, Paint
French 3-Drawer Hand-Crafted Chiffonnier in Wood by Eric Gizard, Paris
By Éric Gizard
Located in Landivy, FR
This 3-drawer chiffonnier is presented here in ash wood and is also available in French oak.
No
Category
2010s French Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
19th Century Louis XVI Style Painted Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Charming, small painted French Louis xvi style commode with three drawers.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
18th c. Provencal Painted Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century baroque commode from Provence retaining wonderful dove grey painted surface. The
Category
Antique 1730s French Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Poplar
Louis XIV-Style Painted Venetian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
An early Louis XIV-style painted Venetian commode. Faux painted top above two drawers painted with
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Painted Louis XVI Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
Painted Louis XVI commode hand-made in southern France in the mid 1700s using oak. The commode
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Charming Early 20th Century Half-Moon Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming early 20th century half-moon chest.
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Period Painted Petite Commode
Located in Doylestown, PA
over 3 carved drawers with patinated bronze hardware, retaining the original locks. Cream painted
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut, Paint
$3,600 Sale Price
58% Off
Antique Marble-Top Commode with Paint Decoration
Located in New York, NY
is 19th century continental possibly Italian, or French in origin. The chest has two deep drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
The 18th century French commode is a stunning example of furniture from that era. It features three
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood, Paint
Louis XV Period 1780’s Commode, Original Painted Finish
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XV period 1780’s commode, original painted finish.
Charming French Louis XV period painted
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Large, Early 19th C. Chinoisserie Chests from Paris. C.1820.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
matched chests. From Paris, this incredible pair of early 19th Century (C.1800) are in exceptional
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Style Commode
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Portland, OR
Charming chest of drawers with French attitude. Finely crafted by Baker Furniture featuring a
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Bombe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
which was the rage. The hand-painted scenery on the black lacquer backdrop is a panoramic view of an
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Restauration Period Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th century French Restauration Period Commode has four drawers and a beautiful marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,325 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century French Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th-century French Louis Philippe commode has been carefully rethought by a professional
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Metal
$1,875 Sale Price
40% Off
French 1960s Hand Painted 2 Drawer Bow Fronted Chest on Carved Cabroile Legs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
fronted small chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style with the cabroile shaped front and back legs.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$875 Sale Price
35% Off
French Serpentine Three Drawer Commode with Faux Marble Top c 1760
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a French walnut three drawer commode in serpentine form, with conforming faux
Category
Antique 1760s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Mid 19th Century French side cabinet with exceptional flower painting
Located in Tetbury, GB
Exceptional Mid Century French side cabinet with exquisite flower painting. This comprises of four
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Hand Painted French Bombe Bedside / Side End Table Size Chests
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of hand painted French Bombe chests ideally
Category
20th Century French Victorian Night Stands
Materials
Oak
French Transitional Chinoiserie Commode with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This antique French Louis XV Style – Transitional commode features hand-painted chinoiserie lacquer
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Black Lacquered Louis Philippe Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century French black lacquered Louis Philippe commode. Featuring a lovely hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Style Bombe Chinoiserie Lacquered Commode
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very decorative French Louis XV style bombe chinoiserie commode lacquered overall. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Early 19th Century Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
protecting the feet. These mounts are all hand-cast and chased, consistent with French decorative bronze work
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Style Commode with an Ebonized Finish 200-Years Old
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Commode restored with an Ebonized Finish over 200-years-old. Our French
Category
Antique 1810s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Napoleon III Figural Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Side-Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French Napoleon III figural ormolu and porcelain (probably Sevres) mounted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$67,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Claude-Charles Saunier (French, 1735-1807) Petite Louis XVI Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
) Claude-Charles Saunier 1735-1807, France, circa 1780
stamped C C SAUNIER right front under
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Antique Mid-17th Century English Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Victorian Chinoiserie Gilt, Painted, and Lacquered 6-Drawer Chest Dresser
Located in Queens, NY
"French Victorian (19th Century) Chinoiserie 6 drawer chest/dresser featuring elaborately painted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dressers
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Late 20th Century French Louis Philippe Style Painted Commodes Chests
Located in Dallas, TX
piece a grounded yet graceful stance. Both retain a hand-applied painted finish in a muted blue-grey
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis Philippe Night Stands
Materials
Pine
19th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely unusual three drawer French chest
Beautifully drawn inlays of figs, grapes and pottery
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble
René and Gilbert Schmitt cabinet “Les Riches Heures du Duc de Berry” 1940s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large French sideboard from the 1940s by René and Gilbert Schmitt. Solid oak structure with a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Sevres Ceramica chest Rococo style 19th century 1870 hand painted
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres Ceramica chest
Rococo style
19th century 1870
hand painted
origin France
Perfect unrestored
Category
Antique 1870s French Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Commode Louis XVI patinée
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Très belle commode Louis XVI finement sculptée de guirlandes de feuilles de vigne sur les tiroirs et de motifs décoratifs typiques à l'époque Louis XVI. La finition patinée récente o...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Marble Top Floral Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Commode / Credenza
Located in Tarry Town, NY
designed in the French Louis XV style. This commode is not just a functional storage unit; it is a work of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Lacquer and Ormolu Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
exceptional hand-painted figures and landscape decoration.
The commode has two full-width drawers mounted
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Vintage French Chinoiserie Marble Top Chests / Dressers / Commodes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of petite vintage French chinoiserie bombe-shaped marble top commodes (dressers, chests of
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Dressers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Style French Louis XV Bombe Cerused Oak Chest of Drawers Nightstand
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking vintage French Louis XV style painted whitewashed cerused oak petite bombé
Category
Late 20th Century European Louis XV Night Stands
Materials
Wood, Oak
Large Late 19th Century Normandy Marriage Chest
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Normandy Marriage Chest France Early 19th Century. Painted Pine This painted pine Coffre de Mariage
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Pair Handpainted Chest Dressers by Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb
By John Widdicomb, Ralph Widdicomb
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
Pair of handpainted three drawer chest dressers or large nightstands designed by Ralph
Category
Vintage 1960s American French Provincial Dressers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis Philippe Style Fall Front Secretary Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship Louis Philippe style secretary chest cabinet desk in a satin / burl wood
Category
Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Hand-Painted Chest
Located in Warminster, Wiltshire
An unusual and rare late 19th century French three-drawer commode in old paint with charming hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Painted Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1900 French painted chest of drawers hand painted in cream and pale yellow with floral wreath
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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French Hand Painted Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French hand painted chest available at 1stDibs. A French hand painted chest — often made from wood, metal and oak — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a French hand painted chest, we have 175 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French hand painted chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French hand painted chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French hand painted chest over the years, but those crafted by Habersham and Porcelaine de Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Hand Painted Chest?
Prices for a French hand painted chest start at $595 and top out at $124,500 with the average selling for $3,980.
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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