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Maison Jansen Off-White Chest of Drawers Designed by Alain Delon, Cinema Star
By Maison Jansen
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding off-white lacquered wood French chest of drawers Hollywood Regency style, plenty of
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Off-White Chest of Drawers Designed by Alain Delon, Cinema Star
By Maison Jansen
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding off-white lacquered wood French chest of drawers Hollywood Regency style, plenty of
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

French Provincial White Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial White Painted Dresser with a distressed antique finish, with three long drawers
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Provincial White Painted Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Provincial White Painted Dresser with a distressed antique finish, with three long drawers
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique White French Commode with Brass Hardware
Located in South Salem, NY
Painted French commode with six drawers and oversized brass hardware, circa 1890s. The piece also
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Antique 1890s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Swedish Gustavian White Grey Gold Painted Chest of Drawers Commode C.1790
Located in Lewes, England
) Gustavian White Grey painted chest of drawers commode with classic rococo style feet and drawer front detail
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

White Marble-Top Commode in the Style of French Empire, France, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
1980s French three drawer commode in the style of French Empire Walnut with ebonized trim
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Vintage 1980s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and White Washed Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 18th century French Louis XVI style carved and white washed commode. Beautiful intricate
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French Provincial Wooden White Painted Buffet, Authentic Rustic Sideboard
Located in Sofia, BG
French Provincial wooden white painted commode, authentic rustic sideboard, circa 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century French Rustic Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French 1790s Louis XVI Three-Drawer Commode with Faded White Patina and Fluting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period three-drawer commode from the late 18th century with faded white patina
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Black and Brown Bureau With White Marble Top, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950's French three drawer bureau. Black and brown combination with a white marble top. Brass
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Vintage 1950s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Mid-19th Century White Painted and Carved French Commode
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century white painted commode with decorative carving throughout, the three drawers to
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

French White Washed Oak Dresser of Bombay Shape, 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French white washed oak dresser of Bombay shape, 4 drawers, 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Neoclassic Style Commode W/White Marble Top and Brass Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassical-style three-drawer commode with brass accents and white marble top. This
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20th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

A French Neoclassical white washed and carved oak commode, C. 1850.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French neoclassical commode, a stunning blend of elegant refinement and rustic charm. Handcrafted in the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Neoclassical 1810 White Painted Three-Drawer Commode with Bronze Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
French 1810 chest-of-drawers a stylish choice for any living room, bedroom or foyer.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Wood

Antique French Directoire Brass Mounted Mahogany Commode with White Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
French Directoire chest of drawers, with galleried original top in gray veined white marble
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Louis-Philippe 19th Century Walnut Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe commode from the 19th century, with white marble top, butterfly veneer and
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Farmhouse Bedside Tables - Nightstands in Black and White Patina
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Set of two French chest of drawers - nightstands in Neoclassical style. These bedside tables are
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Late 18th Century French Pale Mahogany Commode with White Marble Top
Located in London, GB
original handles and white streaked marble top, surrounded by a pierced brass gallery, all supported on
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Antique Late 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French 1870s Louis-Philippe Style Bleached Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe style bleached wood commode from the late 19th century, with new white
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Marble

Neoclassical French 1810s White Painted Five-Drawer Commode from Aix-en-provence
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French neoclassical early 19th century white painted five-drawer commode from Aix-en-Provence
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique French Commodes with Geomtric Pattern in Black and White Patina
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Pair of antique french commodes – chests of drawers with geometric pattern in black-white patina
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Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

French Regence Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany, White Marble-Top Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Impressive cabinet with intricate marquetry work throughout. A beautiful white marble-top with
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Early 20th Century French Regency Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Elm, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Walnut Four-Drawer Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood chest of drawers was crafted in France circa 1820. The traditional
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

French White-Washed Carved Walnut Louis XV Style Faux Marble Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an outrageously carved French commode or dresser with a fantastic faux painted marble top
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style White Painted French Two Drawer Commode
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century Louis XV Style White Painted French Two Drawer Commode Bronze mounted. France
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

French 1800s Directoire Three-Drawer Walnut Commode with White Veined Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Directoire period three-drawer walnut commode from the early 19th century, with white
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

French 1870s Napoléon III Commode with Butterfly Veneer and White Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period veneered four-drawer commode from the late 19th century, with white
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

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Marble

Black Lacquer White Marble Top French Louis XV Style Bombe Commode Dresser
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Beautiful painted ebonized black laqcuer case and nice white marble top. The piece measures 40 wide
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Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

19th C. French Commode with Newer Artisan Painted Finnish in Off-White and Black
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century chest from France has been artisan painted with a meandros trim adorning either end of the
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Commode in Blue/Grey White Highlights
Located in London, Park Royal
French Late 19th century commode Sauteuse, painted in a French grey blue with white highlights with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Louis the XV Style French Provincial White Lacquered Double Commode
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis the XV style French Provincial white lacquered double commode. This fine custom quality
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Pair of Antique 19th Century Pine Painted White Dressers With Blue French Line
Located in Centennial, CO
free white paint (often antique white paint has lead in it). The notched deep blue French line motif
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Antique Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Brass

Antique Pine Dresser Painted White With Aqua and Gray Trompe l Oiel French Line
Located in Centennial, CO
An elegant and functional antique pine dresser with bracket feet, painted white and accented in an
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Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Louis XV Style White Washed Commode with Levanto Marble Top
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Louis XV style French white washed two drawer commode in a serpentine form with conforming
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20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

A Three Drawer White Painted Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A Three Drawer White Painted Commode
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Louis XV Commode White Marble, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bleached wood chest of drawers or Commode with white marble top. Beautiful aged bronze pulls
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Louis Philippe Style White Painted Cabinet
Located in Troy, MI
Three drawer circa 1900 Louis Philippe style cabinet. Carved details include swags of ribbon on drawer fronts and reeded legs. Versatile size will work beside a sofa, chair or bed.
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Amusing commode with squares in mirror grey and white .
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Amusing commode with squares in mirror grey and white .
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Vintage 1960s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Mirror

White and Gilded Double Commode Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A spectacular White and Gilded Hollywood Regency style Double Commode attrib. to Maison Jansen
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

White Painted Two-Drawer Louis XVI Style Provencal Commode
Located in Washington, DC
A White Painted Two-Drawer Louis XVI Style Provencal Commode with Beautiful Apron
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Pair of Ebonized Commodes with White Carrera Marble Tops
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A pair of ebonized commodes with white Carrera marble tops. All in very good condition with brass
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble

Mahogany Brass Neoclassical Console Table with White Marble Top, Signed Brault
By Brault
Located in Buchanan, NY
Mahogany and brass neoclassical console drawer table with a white marble top. Signed BRAULT, French
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Vintage 1960s French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Ebonised Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1900 Louis XVI style commode of ebonised mahogany with brass mounts and white marble top
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Elegant Black and Gold Louis XV Chinoiserie Commode with White Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superbly elegant Louis XV style bombay shaped French commode having black background and glamorous
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Vintage 1930s French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Maison Jansen Style Directoire Mahogany and White Marble Top Triple Dresser
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
white. The marble top looks like a slab of pure white stone with no grain and is perfectly white in
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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Louis XV/XVI-Style King Wood and White Marble-Top Commode
Located in Houston, TX
White marble-top rounded on the corners over a rectangular Breakfront above a conforming case
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Kingwood

Pair of Pierre Cardin White Lacquer Veneer and Chrome Nightstands for Dillingham
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Pierre Cardin
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of nightstands designed by Pierre Cardin and manufactured by Dillingham, France. Made of wood
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode with White Marble Top and Pierced Gallery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XVI style mahogany and marble-top hall chest, having a rectangular marble top with turreted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass

Jansen Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Commode with White Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Louis XVI style Maison Jansen commode with marble top. A finely polished and refinished piece of history in this brilliant Louis XVI style commode. The bronze sabots leading to a t...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Pair of small cream black lacquer brass commodes by J.C. Mahey 1970s
By Roche Bobois, Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Paris, IDF
These twin small chest of drawers in a beautiful cream and black lacquer could serve spacious
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pair, White Painted Small Chest of Drawers Nightstands, France Circa 1920
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Provincial style small pine chest of three drawers perfect to use as nightstands or small
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Night Stands

Materials

Pine, Paint

French 19th Century Demilune Chest or Buffet with White Marble
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful 19th century demilune features a white Carrara marble slab, finely cast hardware and
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Buffets

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI Style Ebonized French Chest of Drawers with White Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A high quality solid mahogany chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style with a thick Carrara marble
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Marble, Brass

2 Vintage French Louis XVI White Chest of Drawers Bedside Commode Rococo Pair
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Stunning pair of late 20th century chest of drawers. Attributed to Auffray & Co. Features a blend
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Late 20th Century Louis XVI Dressers

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Directoire Style, Walnut Demilune Chest with White and Gray Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Midcentury directoire style, demilune chest in dark, beautifully grained walnut with a white and
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Vintage 1960s French Directoire Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

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White French Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic white French chest available at 1stDibs. Each white French chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, stone and marble. Find 152 options for an antique or vintage white French chest now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the white French chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A white French chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made white French chest over the years, but those crafted by Maison Jansen, John Stuart and Pierre Cardin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a White French Chest?

A white French chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,708, while the lowest priced sells for $177 and the highest can go for as much as $60,397.

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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