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French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Commode by Boudet
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Impressive French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted 
Marquetry Commode by Boudet
French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted 
Marquetry Commode by Boudet
$38,360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 34.5 in W 55.5 in D 24 in
Fine Quality Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marble Top Commode by to François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Two door cupboard bombe front with gilt bronze mounts, cabriole capped feet. The doors with diamond
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Rare Fine Pair of French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique fine French rare pair of early 20th century mahogany, fruitwood marquetry and gilt bronze
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Early 20th Century English Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze, Other

A French 19th-20th C. Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Commode Vitrine Server
By Maison Forest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany and Satiné
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

An Important 19th Century French Henry Dasson Commode in the Louis XVI Style Aft
By Henry Dasson
Located in Benington, Herts
An Important French Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Commode in the Louis XVI Style by Henry Dasson (1825
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV/Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode
Located in Houston, TX
blossoming rose rinceaux pierced bronzes over paired doors inlaid with rosewood and satinwood lozenge
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Marble Top Mounted Commode
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV-style gilt bronze mounted highly important commode surmounted by a breche violate marble
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood

A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Heinrich Pallenberg, Cologne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Heinrich Pallenberg, Cologne. The original
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Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XV French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoiseshell Boulle Commode/Drawer
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Amazing French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tortoise Shell Boulle Drawer Table. Drawers on both sides, one
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Antique 17th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Wood

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode
$75,950 Sale Price
20% Off
H 38.75 in W 57 in D 38.75 in
A pair of French 19th c mahogany and gilt bronze mounted commodes by F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare pair of late 19th century French mahogany and gilt bronze mounted mounted by F
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV style Chinoiserie ebonized lacquered gilt bronze-mounted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pr. Mid-Century Gilt Bronze 3-Drawer Side Cabinet/Commodes w/ Chinoiserie Decor
By Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of Mid-Century Gilt Bronze Three-Drawer Side Cabinets/Commodes with Chinoiserie
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Accents
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser with marble top and gilt bronze mounts. Rare "Roi Soleil
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Fruitwood Marquetry and Parquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
A French ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, sycamore and fruitwood marquetry and parquetry commode
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Fruitwood

French Regency 19th/20th Century Louis XV/XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Regency Revival 19th/20th Century Transitional Louis XV/XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted
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Antique Early 1900s French Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode 19th Century Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted commode 19th century marble top of breakfront form having three
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode 19th Century Marble Top
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode 19th Century Marble Top
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35.5 in W 52 in D 23 in
19th Century French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Tarzana, CA
marquetry armorial commode with Sycamore Marquetry and magnificent quality gilt bronze mounts. (Please view
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Period Louis XVI Painted Two-Drawer Commode with Gilt Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Period Louis XVI commode, having an ivory-painted finish with gilt accents, two stacked drawers
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Antique 1780s European Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Commode, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The finely
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Kingwood Marquetry Decorated Commode
Located in Tarry Town, NY
. Beautifully complemented by gilt bronze hardware and trim, the commode exudes timeless luxury and fine
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Antique 1860s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Régence Style Marquetry Commode Dresser, Marble Top, Bronze Mounts
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Style Commode dresser, Bronze mounts, four drawers.
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Antique 19th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze-Mounted Marble-Top Commode
Located in New York, NY
A fine very quality tall French Louis XVI style kingwood, marquetry inlaid bronze-mounted marble
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A Fine and Rare Pair of French Chinoiserie Lacquered & Gilt Marble Top 2-Drawer Commodes
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Antique Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Murano Glass and Gilded Brass Consoles, Circa 1960/70
Located in NICE, FR
Pair of Murano Green Wavy Glass and Gilt Bronze Commodes, Italy, circa 1960/1970 Pair of Murano
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Brass

Pair of Murano Glass and Gilded Brass Consoles, Circa 1960/70
Pair of Murano Glass and Gilded Brass Consoles, Circa 1960/70
$12,827 / set
H 35.44 in W 35.04 in D 17.33 in
Danish Louis XVI Commode in Mahogany with Fluted Columns and Bronze Capitals
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Louis XVI commode crafted in rich Cuban mahogany. The top features a moulded edge above
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
with intricate floral marquetry and mounted with gilt-bronze ormolu. The commode features three
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
Beautifully Inlaid French Bronze Mounted Marble Top Bombe Commode
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36.5 in W 46.25 in D 20.25 in
Pair Louis XV Commodes Bombe Chest Drawers Gilt Linke
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of French Louis XV revival commodes Ormolu (gilt bronze) mounts
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Vintage 1980s Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Commode By Maison Forest
By Maison Forest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 33 3/4 in W: 57 1/4 in D: 21 in An extraordinary French Louis XVI style bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Acajou Tulipwood Gilt Commode in the Style Paul-Charles Sormani
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Acajou and Tulipwood Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode in the Style of Paul
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Superb Inlaid French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
inlaid urn overflowing with flowers, framed by ornate gilt bronze mounts that emphasize the commode
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Superb Inlaid French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Superb Inlaid French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
$2,156 Sale Price
20% Off
H 33.65 in W 52.75 in D 21 in
Scagliola Inlaid Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dramatic, hand-carved, four drawer, ebonized Italian commode. The entire front inlaid with
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Antique 1890s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Scagliola Inlaid Commode
Scagliola Inlaid Commode
$28,300
H 38.25 in W 55.5 in D 25.5 in
19th Century Louis XVI Bronze, Wood and Marble Commode by François Linke, France
By Jean-François Leleu, François Linke
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Louis XVI bronze, wood, and marble commode by François Linke after a Model by
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Chinese lacquered double
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
$60,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 49.5 in W 40.15 in D 16.15 in
Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top
Located in Lisse, NL
, marvelous in shape and the beautiful, gilt bronze Empire style elements also are wonderful to look at. The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Inlaid Commode with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 36in W: 60in D: 22in This 18th C. French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Mounted
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Regency Period Tombeau Commode
Located in BARSAC, FR
framed with rosewood fillets. Rich gilded and chiseled bronze ornamentation. Opening four drawers in
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Antique Early 18th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Regency Period Tombeau Commode
Regency Period Tombeau Commode
$9,382
H 85 in W 133 in D 63 in
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
and ornamental beauty. Raised on tapered legs with gilt bronze sabots, this commode balances elegance
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
Fine Quality Bronze Mounted Marble Top French Commode Manner of Paul Sormani
$6,396 Sale Price
50% Off
H 34.5 in W 50.25 in D 23 in
Antique, Tuscan, Clipped Corner Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ebonized wood commode with two doors opening on to a three-drawer interior. Original, gilt bronze hardware
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Antique 1830s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Antique, Tuscan, Clipped Corner Commode
Antique, Tuscan, Clipped Corner Commode
$29,500
H 35 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
black lacquered base with finely cast gilt bronze mounts and reassuringly heavy gauge handles within
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Vintage 1940s French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Commode
Maison Jansen Black Lacquered Commode
$22,452
H 33.08 in W 46.86 in D 24.41 in
19th Century, Canted Corner Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scrolling apron and sitting on petite, cabriole legs. Original gilt bronze hardware.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, Canted Corner Commode
19th Century, Canted Corner Commode
$19,500
H 36.25 in W 47 in D 20.25 in
20th Century Royal Francois Link chest of drawers, oak with gilt bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
grandiose and opulent commode is Linke's second version (bis) of his famous 'Commode coquille: Coquetterie
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
quality gilt bronze details.
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Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
19th Century French Maison Krieger Commode
$37,500
H 35 in W 57 in D 24 in
Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
commode in the bombé style, with rounded legs terminating in ormolu feet. The whole richly decorated in
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Bronze

Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
Exceptional, Period Chinoiserie Commode
$42,500
H 36.5 in W 54 in D 26.75 in
18th Century French Walnut Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
ornately decorated with gilt bronze handles and escutcheons. While there has been some ancient restoration
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Walnut Commode
18th Century French Walnut Commode
$5,264 Sale Price
62% Off
H 32.29 in W 50.01 in D 26.78 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Commode
Located in London, GB
also high quality gilt bronze mounts and handles. There is plenty of storage in the generous drawers
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Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Commode
Antique French Louis XV Style Commode
$1,598
H 29.93 in W 33.08 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Walnut Petite Chiffonnière Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant 18th century walnut chiffonnière or petite commode is a testament to fine
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Walnut Petite 
Chiffonnière
 Commode
18th Century Walnut Petite 
Chiffonnière
 Commode
$2,040
H 31.5 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Northern Italian (late 18th Century) Neo-classical walnut and marquetry inlaid gilt bronze
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commodes
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Walnut Commodes
$110,000 / set
H 37 in W 48 in D 25 in
French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
recent artistic update with a Caribbean-blue painted finish compliments the gilt bronze accents. The top
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode
French 19th Century Empire Painted Commode
$5,200
H 33.88 in W 42.25 in D 20.75 in
Pair Italian Marquetry Marble Top Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair walnut and pear-wood veneered, marquetry commodes, with medallions on the 2 drawers and
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Pair Italian Marquetry Marble Top Commodes
Pair Italian Marquetry Marble Top Commodes
$58,000 / set
H 37.75 in W 52.75 in D 26.5 in
French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
patterned marquetry designs, gilt bronze handles and rounded ebonized escutcheon plates. All locks are in
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
French 18th Century Marquetry Commode
$3,995
H 32 in W 31.75 in D 19.5 in
Antique Venetian Painted 2 Drawer Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, hand-painted, Venetian, Bombay shaped commode with original gilded bronze hardware.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Venetian Painted 2 Drawer Commode
Antique Venetian Painted 2 Drawer Commode
$23,800
H 35 in W 50 in D 21.75 in
A pair of early 20th c French walnut gilt bronze mounted chests by E. Schmidt
By Eugen Schmidt
Located in Dallas, TX
commodes signed E. Schmidt Paris. . Original Breche Violette marble tops. Fine quality gilt bronze lions
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

19th Century Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian Fruitwood Commode provides a delightfully artistic look that remains tailored
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Antique 1870s Italian Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Commode
19th Century Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Commode
$3,450
H 31.5 in W 45 in D 29 in
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
finely chiseled gilt bronze, while the chest is topped with a shaped and polished top of grey-veined
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Commode
$3,680
H 30.52 in W 33.47 in D 19.1 in
Pair of French Victorian Mahogany and Brass Marble Top Commodes
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Victorian style (20th Century) mahogany 2-door commodes with gilt bronze trim and
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20th Century French Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Walnut Demilune Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This refined French demilune commode is a superb example of late 19th Century Louis XVI revival
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Walnut Demilune Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
Walnut Demilune Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
$3,810
H 30.32 in W 27.56 in D 13.39 in
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Gilt Bronze Commode For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the gilt bronze commode you’re looking for. A gilt bronze commode — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the gilt bronze commode you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right gilt bronze commode, those designed in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire styles are of considerable interest. A well-made gilt bronze commode has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by François Linke, Sormani and Carlo De Carli are consistently popular.

How Much is a Gilt Bronze Commode?

The average selling price for a gilt bronze commode at 1stDibs is $12,000, while they’re typically $1,054 on the low end and $638,555 for the highest priced.

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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