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Petite Empire Commode, Cherry, South Germany circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant, petite original Commode/Chest of Three Drawers from about 1815, marking the
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Antique 1810s German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold
19th Century Petite French Walnut Commode Louis XV
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Petite French Walnut Commode Louis XV
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Petite Dutch Serpentine Oak Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The petite Dutch serpentine oak commode with 4 drawers and brass hardware terminating in ogee
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Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Walnut Petite Commode - Louis XVI
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Walnut Petite Commode - Louis XVI from Provence, One of a kind. Visit our site
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Louis XVI French Oak Petite Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Louis XVI French oak petite commode with carved fluted detail, 4 drawers with raised paneling
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Petite 18th Century French Louis XV Fruitwood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Petite Louis XV fruitwood commode with serpentine shape, ormalu mounts, 2 drawers and shaped
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Italian 18th Century Petite Size Four-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Italian petite size four-drawer commode with chamfered and molded top as well as
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Petite Italian Olive Wood Commode with Cross-Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Petite Italian olive wood commode of narrow size with crossbanding detail, 3 sliding drawers and
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fine Neoclassical Petite Italian Inlaid Commode, ca. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine petite Neoclassical commode with inlay, 2 sliding drawers and brass hardware. Dating the end
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood
18th Century Period Walnut Louis XVI Petite Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
An 18th century Louis XVI period petite commode handcrafted from solid and beautifully patinated
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Rare Louis XV Petite Commode with Interior Safe
Located in Doylestown, PA
An 18th century French Louis XV petite commode in grey paint with faux marble wood top, circa 1770
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Petite Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite 19th Century Louis XVI style commode hand-crafted in France circa 1860. This stylish case
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Phenomenal Petite Ebonized French Louis XVI 4 Drawer Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
stunning finish, polished brasses, and original marble top. Although petite in size, this fine chest has
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century, French Louis Philippe Style Petite Painted Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century French Louis Philippe style petite commode handcrafted of walnut near Avignon in the
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Antique 1890s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Drexel Chest of Drawers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great petite scaled chest of drawers by Drexel. Top drawer has built in compartments / dividers
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Vintage 1950s American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Maple
$1,400
Danish Modern Occasional Chest
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This petite, teak, two-drawer occasional chest sports uniquely squared features from the pulls to
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Period Petite Walnut Commode
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine mid-18th century Louis XV period petite commode handcrafted by talented artisans in Bordeaux
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Petite Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful Louis XVI style mahogany commode features a stunning marble top over a bank of three drawers flanked by turreted and fluted corners. All three locking drawers are trimmed...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Marble top Marquetry Commode, C.1920
s
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Louis XV style commode. Double edge marble top with beautiful cast gold gilt brass mounts.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
SATURDAY SALE. Petite LOUIS XV style Bombee COMMODE
Located in Miami, FL
Rosewood and ammarante LOUIS XV commode, 19 century, original bronze and original Languedoc grey veined marble top.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Petite Commode by Lardin
By Andre Antoine Lardin
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite small Louis XV commode made by Andre-Antoine I Lardin (1724-1790), "maitre a Paris 1750". Kingwood and rosewood marquetry on oak with original gilded bronze fittings and a ...
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
Italian Walnut 8-Drawer Petite Cassettone, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian walnut 8-drawer petite Cassettone, late 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Elegant French Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Petite Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Absolutely beautiful walnut French Louis XVI style marquetry inlaid petite commode with marble top
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20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Neoclassical Style Petite Italian Inlaid Fruitwood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
The neoclassical style petite Italian fruitwood commode with black marble top, 4 drawers with inlay
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Petite Ebonized Vintage French Louis XVI 4 Drawer Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
home. This charming chest of drawers packs a lot of fascinating function and elegant opulence within
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Brass Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A neoclassical petite mahogany 2 drawer commode with marble top, canted corners, brass inlay and
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Drawer Petite Commode
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century Louis XVI style three-drawer petite commode from Paris, circa 1860. This commode is
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Petite French Directoire Style Commodes or Nightstands
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Southampton, NJ
An especially refined pair of solid Mahogany petite French Directoire style commodes or nightstands
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Petite Serpentine Commode with Marble Top
Ormolu, ca. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Louis XV serpentine commode with moulded grey marble top over a serpentine front with 2
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Petite Louis Philippe Commode with Bookmatched Front and Marquetry Inlay
Located in Birmingham, AL
Petite Louis Philippe commode having a moulded top with chamfered corners above four locking
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Antique 1870s French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Petite French Louis Philippe Period Commode with Book Matched Front
Located in Birmingham, AL
. Raised on short turned feet. This petite commode has nice proportions and is small enough in scale for
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Antique 1830s European Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Bone Chest
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Norwalk, CT
Petite oval two-drawer chest completely clad in bone tiles, with carved bone tassel-form pulls.
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Vintage 1970s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Petite Italian Marquetry Bombe Commodes w/Marble Tops
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Opulent pair of petite vintage Italian bombe style commodes with marble tops and ormolu trim. A
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Late 20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Louis XV Style Petite Parquetry Kingwood Commodes
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Elegant lines, petite proportions and parquetry surfaces make this pair of French Louis XV style
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Dynamite Petite 18th C. Orig. French Louis XVI Cherry Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
nightstand in the master bedroom, as a fine hall chest in the foyer, or as the perfect spot for storing your
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Petite Bleached French Empire Style Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of petite bleached French Empire style four-drawer commodes, early 20th century. Height
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Early 20th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier 19th Century Bleached Three-Drawer Commode with Petite Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
petite columns. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier period, this freshly bleached commode features
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Petite Marquetry Inlaid Two Drawer Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An exquisite inlaid petite commode on stand having an intricate marquetry top and body above two
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Walnut LXV Petite Commode with 2 drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Walnut LXV Petite Commode with 2 drawers, One of a kind. Please Note This Item
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Petite Commode in Walnut with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI petite commode in walnut with grey marble top, canted fluted corners, three sliding
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Petite Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Neoclassical inlaid petite commodes in walnut with 3 drawers and brass pulls
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Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
c.1880 Petite Louis Philippe Book-Matched Burled Walnut Commode
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Charming petite Louis Philippe style book-matched burled walnut commode with the original ribbed
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique French Chest of Drawers
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique petite French country pine chest of drawers with its original distressed mirror and
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Petite Louis XVI Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Petite Louis XVI Style Walnut Two Drawer Commode with Grey Marble Top, dating from the 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Petite Italian 1930s Rococo Style Walnut Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite Italian Rococo style walnut commode from the mid-20th century, with butterfly veneer
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV-Style Walnut Petite Serpentine Commode Sauteuse
Located in Birmingham, AL
Nimes, circa early 1900s. This lovely petite commode has two drawers single drawers with faux drawer
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Petite Empire Period Walnut Commode with Saint Anne Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
Classic early 19th Century French Empire period commode or chest of drawers handcrafted by rural
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI/Directoire Style Petites Commodes or Nightstands
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very hard-to-find pair of French Provincial petites commodes. The commodes feature solid
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian Petite Walnut Veneered Commode with Four Drawers, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This petite Italian walnut commode from the very early 19th century features a rectangular top with
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Striking Petite French Cherry Louis XV 2 Drawer Commode-Signed
By Christian Robert
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
as a splendid nightstand in the master suite. Wherever you choose, this fine chest with all its charm
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Venetian Hand Painted Small Commode, Side Table or Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical style small commode or stand, c. 19th century.
Gorgeous petite chest
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Tables
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Bleached Petite Commode with Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome early 20th century French Louis XVI style petite bleached mahogany commode, circa 1920s
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Petite French 19th Century Commode with Three Drawers and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French commode from the 19th century, with three drawers, tapered legs and brass hardware
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Continental Figured Walnut and Gilt Metal‑Mounted Petite Commode, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Continental figured walnut and gilt metal-mounted petite commode, 19th century, lockplates stamped
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Brecht, BE
small and elegant this "petite" French chest of drawers ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Rustic Petite Pine Commode with Paquetry Inlay, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rustic French Petite Commode in Pine with Parquetry inlay, 3 drawers and tapered legs.
William
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Small Italian Three Drawer Bombe Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut and walnut burl veneer petite three drawer Italian bombe chest.
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20th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
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Petite Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the petite chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, every petite chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer petite chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A petite chest, designed in the louis xv, Louis XVI or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made petite chest over the years, but those crafted by Milo Baughman, Henning Korch and Lane Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Petite Chest?
Prices for a petite chest start at $1 and top out at $76,633 with the average selling for $2,943.
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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