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19th Century French, Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Kingwood Marble Top Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This classic French transition marble top chest with drawers features satinwood, kingwood, is
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,500
H 32.5 in W 32 in D 16 in
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St. Anne marble top (1 1/8
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$6,600 Sale Price
32% Off
H 34.25 in W 48.5 in D 21.5 in
19th Century Transitional Marquetry Chest Of Drawers, Mahogany, FR circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
. An absolutely masterpiece of a transitional commode, perfectly restored, impressing with its
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Brass
$8,400
H 34.25 in W 50.79 in D 21.65 in
Antique Continental Transition Style Parquetry and Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
An exquisite French antique chest showcasing a breakfront design, featuring its original Marquina
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Antique 1760s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,626
H 35.44 in W 45.28 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Beautiful High Chest of Drawers / Chiffoniere, Louis XVI/Transition
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century beautiful high chest of drawers / Chiffoniere in Louis XVI / transition.
Solid oak
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$4,362
H 57.09 in W 30.32 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI Transition Style Cabinet or Nightstand with Marble Top, Table De Salon
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style transition cabinet or nightstand with marble top, bronze gallery.
Table de salon
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$4,200
H 29.63 in W 23.25 in D 12.25 in
19th Century Commode with Breccia Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A refined 19th century French Louis XVI or transition style commode, crafted with a beechwood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$3,930
H 37.01 in W 18.12 in D 33.08 in
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood and Kingwood Marble Topped Comm
Located in Benington, Herts
violet marble topped commode, in French Transitional style dating to the late 19th-early 20th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble
$16,083
H 35.63 in W 51.38 in D 21.86 in
French Transition Commode Stamped by Gilbert
Located in Paris, FR
A French transition period marquetry commode with ruins and landscapes probably influenced by the
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Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Transitional Style Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Salisbury, GB
A French transitional style marble-topped commode on short cabriole legs with ormolu mounts
Category
Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Transitional Marble Top Commode
Located in New Haven, CT
This exquisite Louis the XV/XVI Period transitional Kingwood three over two-drawer commode has an
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Transitional Tulipwood Rosewood
Parquetry Commode
By Jean-Georges Schlichtig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TRANSITIONAL TULIPWOOD ROSEWOOD & PARQUETRY COMMODE STAMPED SCHLICHTING
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood, Rosewood
A French 1940s Transitional Style Red
Black Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Armadale, Victoria
A French 1940s transitional style Chinoiserie lacquered and gilt bronze mounted breakfront commode
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$26,000
H 34.26 in W 57.09 in D 22.05 in
Transitional Louis XV-XVI Period Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Transitional Louis XV-XVI period marquetry commode with grey marble top. Three upper drawers over
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV-XVI Transitional Kingwood and Ormolu-Mounted Commode
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Surmounted by a moulded brèche d'Alep marble top, containing three short and two long drawers veneered à quatre faces, applied with ormolu handles and key plates, the short cabriol...
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Louis XV or Louis XVI Transitional Commode, "à la grecque"
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare ormolu-mounted satiné-wood Commode, "à la grecque".
The slightly breakfront marble top with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fine Louis XV-XVI Style Transitional Marquetry Inlaid Commode with Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An absolutely exquisite piece of craftsmanship, this antique French commode is done in the Louis XV
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$18,500
H 34.5 in W 48.5 in D 22 in
18th Century French Commode in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
18th century French transitional Louis XIV/Louis XV commode in walnut.
Established in 1979
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Chest of Drawer Transition Louis XV-XVI, 18th Century, France
Located in Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Chest of drawer with two drawers without crosses, period Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI, 18th
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood
PAIR OF FRENCH TRANSITIONAL STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED AND PARQUETRY I
Located in New York, NY
PAIR OF FRENCH TRANSITIONAL STYLE BRONZE MOUNTED AND PARQUETRY INLAID TULIPWOOD SEMAINAIRES, C
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Tulipwood, Rosewood
$11,000 / set
H 47 in W 15 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Dresser, Transition Period 18th Century by Jacques Dautriche
By Jacques Dautriche
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pair of dressers "The Tweedmouth Commodes"
Jacques Van Oostenryk, known as Dautriche (1725 - 1778
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
$415,744 / set
H 35.44 in W 57.88 in D 23.63 in
Rosewood and Amaranth Chest of Drawers, Transition Louis XV / Louis XVI Style –
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Beautiful three-drawer chest of drawers in rosewood and amaranth veneer, topped with Brocatelle marble.
The first of these drawers, in the upper section, features a raised front, inl...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$7,869
H 33.47 in W 46.07 in D 21.66 in
Rosewood and Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Louis XV / Louis XVI Transition – Late 1
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Three-drawer chest of drawers veneered with rosewood, mahogany, and various woods, topped with Aleppo breccia marble.
The first of these drawers, in the upper part, features a raised...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,048
H 35.63 in W 50.4 in D 20.48 in
Tombeau chest of drawers in marquetry, Transition style – Part 1 of the 20th cen
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This kingwood chest of drawers opens with three drawers of identical dimensions, curved and rounded.
The fronts of these drawers are inlaid with kingwood veneer elements arranged ver...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$4,513
H 33.47 in W 50.79 in D 22.05 in
Elegant French Transitional Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Elegant, early 20th Century French Kingwood transitional parquetry commode. Having gilt bronze
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Transitional Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Excellent quality 19th century Transitional marble top and kingswood commode. The two drawers with
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Antique 1870s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Antique French Transitional Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century French Louis XV style shaped front commode with original Breccia marble top
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
French Transitional Commode from Paris
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French transitional 20th Century commode with marble top. Beautiful detailing, quadruple-edge
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
19th Century French Transitional Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Sensational 19th century French Transitional mahogany three-drawer commode. Having gilt bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Transitional Commode with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully patinated French Transitional style mahogany commode with a black marble top above
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Transitional Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Transitional Louis XV / XVI marble-top block front commode with black lacquered
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Antique Early 1800s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
a circa 1780 French transitional mahogany commode with original gilt bronze mounts and marble top.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Transitional Style Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine quality French inlaid marquetry ‘transitional’ style three drawer commode, upper section
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
French Inlaid Transitional Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Transitional commode in rosewood marquetry. It’s two drawers are decorated with bronze pull handles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 40
s Transitional Commode
Located in North Miami, FL
A French marble top commode in the louis lxvi transitional style. Finish has a distressed pickling
Category
Vintage 1940s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
French Transitional Marble-Top Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Transitional (Louis XV - XVI) marble-top blocked front chinoiserie decorated two-drawer
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Kingswood Transitional Inlaid Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century French transitional marble-top commode inset with three long kingswood and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Transitional Marble-Top Commode
Located in Greenwich, CT
Exceptional French Louis XV/XVI style commode with original shaped and molded breche de benou
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Transitional Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century French Transitional black lacquered marble top commode, circa 1920. Perfect for
Category
20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Transitional Style Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Sofia, BG
A gorgeous French commode of transitional style with grey marble top shaped to fit gracefully over
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Transitional Mahogany Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome three-drawer transitional commode with original marble top from 19th century, France
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French 19th Century Transitional Walnut Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular four-drawer walnut commode, done in a transitional style, from 19th century France
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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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Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV / XVI Transitional Style Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
French Louis XV / XVI transitional style four-drawer marquetry-veneered commode with gilt brass
Category
20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
A French Transitional Marble Top Inlaid Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
A fine Transitional marble top commode with a breakfront. This piece id inlaid with Kings wood
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A 19th Century Transitional French Inlaid Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
An outstanding Louis XV-Louis XVI Transitional marble top inlaid commode with gold ormolu mounts
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Commode Chest Transitional Style C.1900.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine French bombe commode with a shaped rectangular marble top over the conforming case, fitted
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Oak
French Early 19th Century Transitional Oak Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine two-drawer, hand-carved oak commode from the early part of the 19th century, France
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Antique Early 19th Century French Primitive Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Fruitwood Transitional Directoire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This attractively restrained French Directoire-style four-drawer commode, features two short
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Transitional Inlaid Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 18th century French Transitional inlaid walnut commode with a beautiful marble top
Category
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Transition Style Marble-Top Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique French marble-top commode of the early Louis XVI transitional period style. The piece has
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of Transitional French Louis XV Style Commodes
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of late 19th or early 20th century Louis XV Style Transitional Commodes. Each having a
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XV-XVI Transitional Period Marquetry Commode
Located in Pembroke, MA
A petite, very high quality Louis XV-XVI transitional period commode, with intricate marquetry and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Painted Transitional Louis XV/XVI Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French transitional Louis XV/XVI commode in painted finish with two drawers, fluted
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Antique 1770s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French 19th Century Transitional Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stately three-drawer transitional walnut commode with original marble top from 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
$4,895
H 34.25 in W 38.38 in D 19.25 in
Antique Louis XVI Transitional Marble Top Commode from France
Located in North York, ON
the late 19th century, this transitional styled commode takes design aspects from classic Louis XVI
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
A French 1940s Transitional Style Red
Black Chinoiserie Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French 1940s Transitional Style Red & Black Chinoiserie Commode
A French 1940s transitional
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
$55,000
H 34.26 in W 57.09 in D 22.05 in
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French Transitional Commode For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic French transitional commode available at 1stDibs. Each French transitional commode for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and marble. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French transitional commode, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A French transitional commode is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. A well-made French transitional commode has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Albert Gouverneur, Sauliner and Paul Sormani are consistently popular.
How Much is a French Transitional Commode?
Prices for a French transitional commode start at $1,295 and top out at $118,194 with the average selling for $7,096.
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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