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Place of Origin: French
French Art Deco Golden Gilt Commode With Marble Top, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A three-drawer commode featuring a sleek golden gilt finish and high-gloss varnish in walnut complemented by elegant metal hardware. This sophisticated piece is crafted from rare red...
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20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Early 18th Century French Regence Commode in Fruitwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century French Regence Commode in Fruitwood with Carved Apron, Scroll Feet, & 2 Drawers.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

French Antique Raised Two Drawer Bleached Wood Chest with Star Inlay Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bleached-wood raised commode with two drawers, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique chest from France has been designed in nice, clean/linear lines, allo...
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Early 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Antique Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, France, circa 1890
Located in Chorzów, PL
French walnut chest of drawers from circa 1890 Origin: France Very good condition. Dimensions: height 97 cm / width 121 cm / depth. 60 cm.
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1890s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

19th Century Painted and Gilded Petit Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully painted and gilded petit commode.
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Giltwood

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Walnut Commode with Red Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style walnut commode from the 19th century, with red marble top, gilt bronze accents and drawers. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut commode fe...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Louis XIV-Style Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French commodes exhibit exceptional marquetry inlay of the finest woods portraying a chinoiserie scene. It is late 19th century, each having a shaped and bowed top tha...
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Late 19th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Rosewood

Antique Gray Painted Oak Chest of 3 Drawers from France
Located in Round Top, TX
The soft gray paint adds a romantic touch to this serpentine oak chest of drawers. While the paint was added later, the carved panel drawers, curved front, cabriolet feet and scalloped skirt are gently distressed adding to the vintage feel of the dresser. Expected age-related separation of wood is seen in the top and drawers, but does not impact the strength nor functionality of the dresser. The three long drawers all function and each have 2 (newer) pulls but due to age not all close flush to the frame. This lovely large French chest of drawers...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Oak, Paint

Antique 5-Foot Long French Commode in Sculpted Oak, Original Marble Top, C. 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
A rather unusual French commode, given the approximate width of 60 inches, this sculpted oak chest of drawers was hand-carved circa 1860. A relatively thin (1 1/8 inch in depth) orig...
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Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Stone, Marble

Super Pair French Marquetry Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A pair of French tulipwood bedside cabinets, having shaped gallery to the inlaid top above 3 flower inlaid drawers fitted with original brass knobs and string inlaid sides, all stand...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Tulipwood

French Miniature Louis XV-Style Commode in Walnut, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th-century French miniature commode in walnut, constructed with the same vocabulary found on full-scale provincial furniture. The case is shaped with a softly rounded top, chamfe...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Victorian Fruitwood Demilune Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (20th Century) fruitwood and parquetry inlaid demilune shaped narrow chest of drawers / semanier with bronze trim.
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20th Century Victorian French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

17th Century Leather Trunk, 17th Century Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very unique piece,this 17th century trunk features brown leather and a wonderful job of flowers drawing made with little brass studs. It has got 2 iron side handles and an iron lock...
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17th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Leather, Wood

Directoire Commode In Mahogany With A Grey Marble Top
Located in Kent, Dover
A French mahogany, three drawer Directoire commode, with brass mounts and inlay and a shaped variegated pale grey marble top.
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1790s Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut commode from the 19th century, with butterfly veneer and grey marble top. Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut commode features a grey veined marble...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Brass

Pierre Cardin signed commode black lacquered and brass 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Paris, IDF
A timeless Pierre Cardin vintage piece made in the 1980s, this French commode feels imposing and glamourous, with a playful mix of straight lines and rounded shape, and brass handles...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Grenoble, FR
Charlotte Perriand wall sideboard with doors and drawers Steph Simon from the famous Les Adrets residence. Certainly the most accomplished residence and the closest to the aspiration...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Plastic, Pine

Late 18Th Century French Commode Chest of Drawers Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
French country commode with a slight Serpentine front. This beautiful piece has a wood top and a painted rustic finish that feel smooth to touch. 2 smaller drawers over 3 very ampl...
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1780s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900. Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
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1890s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Ormolu

Art Nouveau French Off White Chest of Drawers, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Art Nouveau Cabinet in sleek off white (color reference: #F2F0EF) lacquer high-gloss finish dates back to the early 1900s and is crafted in rich walnut wood, showcasing the ...
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20th Century Art Nouveau French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
French Louis Quinze chest of drawers with two drawers and a brown marble top with gray veins. The fire-gilded, asymmetrical fittings with rocaille and wing motifs adorn the front, th...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XVI Style Jansen Mahogany Chest
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (1940s) mahogany and gilt bronze trimmed chest with 3 drawers having ring handles and a marble top. (stamped: JANSEN)
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1940s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

French Oak Shop Counter / Desk or Kitchen Island, 1950s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This shop counter was made around the 1950s in France. It features two glass sliding doors on the front and two shelves to display items. On the back it features 10 drawers and place...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

19th Century French Inlaid Two Drawers Rosewood Commode in Louis XV Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French two drawers bombe commode with curved front and sides in rosewood veneer and violet wood with inlaid decoration of flowering branches and bottomless cubes. Ornamentation of Ro...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Rosewood

18th Century Painted French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Handsome 18th Century French serpentine front commode. With carved details on the drawers and paneled sides. Retaining its original hardware, including flower motif fastenings to th...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Transitional Chinoiserie Commode with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This antique French Louis XV Style – Transitional commode features hand-painted chinoiserie lacquer panels depicting figural scenes in a romanticized Eastern landscape, set within a ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Louis XV Period Walnut Commode with 3 Drawers, France, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-18th century French Louis XV period 3-drawer commode in walnut on cabriole feet.
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Wooden Cabinet Louis XV
Located in Milano, IT
Rare 18th-century wooden cabinet in the style of Louis XV, fine French manufacture. The cabinet is made entirely of fine dark wood, four legs for support. The two legs at the front are more worked and thin, very important, those at the back have classic square strong dorma. The cabinet is developed in height rather than width. Centrally there is only one door all decorated with sinuous wood inlays and squiggly fretwork, very true to the French Baroque style. At the top we see a semi-curved frieze, which lends even more majesty to the product. Inside, it is all covered with antique pink wallpaper...
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Early 1700s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique Wooden Cabinet Louis XV
Antique Wooden Cabinet Louis XV
$2,868 Sale Price
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A Shapely French Bombé Commode w/Nice Rococo Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bombé style painted wood chest of drawers from the mid 20th century. This vintage commode from France has a rectangular top with subtle serpentine front, atop a shapely body...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

French Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Chest of Drawers. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French mahogany marble top chest with graduated book matched drawers, original gilt floral ormolu mounts, and terminating on rounded block feet. Early 19th Century
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1810s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

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. Linke. The locks signed . Original Breche D' Alep marble tops. ( Pictured in the 19th ...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

eye catching roche bobois chest of drawers / room divider
By Roche Bobois
Located in Munich, DE
elegant and eyecatching sideboard or chest by famous french company roche bobois. mirrored walnut burlwood with 14 drawers. very well made and with real back - can be used as a room ...
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1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Chest of Drawers This stunning French Art Deco chest of drawers from the 1930s is an exquisite blend of form and function. Crafted with beautiful Bubinga veneers on oak, th...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bubinga

Art Deco Amboyna Burl Wood Commode Attr. Maurice Dufrène 1940s
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful 1940s Art Deco chest of drawers attributed to Maurice Dufrène imparts a cosy, glowing mood to any space. The warm amboyna burl wood remains looking healthy and smooth some eighty years later. Gilded carved feet and solid brass handles adorn the front of the commode, and one of the signatures of Maurice Dufrène during his lead at La Maîtrise. This commode feels delightfully modern for the period and charmingly vintage now...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass, Gold Leaf

18th C. French Louis XV Carved-Wood Serpentine Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved-wood commode, with subtle serpentine front, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with scalloped sides and serpentine front...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Circa 1820 French Restauration Commode in Flame Mahogany, Gilt Bronze Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Topped by a one-inch thick marble top, this commode has a beautiful mahogany veneer with flame graining and foliate and floral gilt bronze hardware. Hand-carved in France, circa 1820, the stunning chest of drawers is from the Restauration period, which is the transitional era of French history following the first defeat of Napoleon. The gray marble top with white and black veining has a subtle embellishment often seen during the Restauration: rounded front corners. Directly underneath is a drawer with flared tulip molding (molding of Restauration furniture is almost always thin and delicate), with an elaborate rinceaux mount, adorned with a shell, palmettes, and a supple floral swag drop handle. The drawer is segmented into four compartments, allowing the storage of smaller items. Three tiers of taller drawers form the main body, each embellished with a volute leaf keyplate flanked by a pair of swag drop pulls. The apron is also adorned with a lovely bronze mount of a foliate margent with a center rosette that spans between a pair of half-bun feet in the front (the two back feet are blocked). A beautiful example of Restauration period furniture...
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Early 19th Century Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Stone, Metal, Bronze

French 19th C. Neoclassical Commode, Grey Finish w/Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style carved and painted wood chest of drawers from the 19th century. This antique commode from France features a rectangular-shaped top which slightly overhang...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Commode
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style tulipwood commode, circa 1930s, the veined rouge marble atop a conforming case fitted with three drawers, the front decorated with parquetry inlaids, raised on ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19 Century French Empire Marble top Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This handsome 19th-century French Empire commode was crafted from figured fruitwood and features finely detailed brass ormolu and escutcheons. There are three keys for the five worki...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Fruitwood

Louis XV Provincial Commode In Walnut
Located in Kent, Dover
An XVIII Century French Louis XV walnut commode, with a serpentine front and five drawers. The original handles in gilt bronze, carefully restored with a great patina.
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

18th C. French Louis XV Carved and Painted Wood Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV carved and painted wood commode, with subtle serpentine shaped body, from the 18th century. This antique chest from France has a shapely top with serpentine front a...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Hollywood Regency, French Louis XVI Style Commode, Mahogany, Oak, Marble, 1920s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Hollywood Regency, French Louis XVI Style Commode, Mahogany, Marble, France, 1920s Maison Jansen inspired Mahogany commode with bronze mounts on the foot corners and bronze framing...
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French Regency Marquetry Marble Top Three Drawer Commode w/ Orig. Brasses, 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency marquetry commode with the original flanking outset corner marble top, three book matched inlaid drawers with the original circular foliage brasses, central oval beade...
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1810s Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Petit 19th c. Walnut Secretary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely Walnut Six Drawer Chest with Desk
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Commode, Chest Manner of Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Louis XV style chinoiserie commode or chest, early 1900s, the shaped marble atop a conforming cabinet with a single do...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Art Deco semainier chest of 7 drawers wallnut
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco semainier chest of 7 drawers walnut and chrome handles lot of space for decorative items to display or books
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique French Chinoiserie Commode 19th Century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique French chinoiserie commode. 19th century black painted chest of drawers with carved details in shades of beige, red and green. With ...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

20th Century Three French Oak Lecterns with Niches and High Shelves
Located in Sofia, BG
Three French oak lecterns with niches and high shelves. Could be sold separately. France, circa 1990.
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Late 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode, French, 19th Century Height: 89.5 cm Width: 123 cm Depth: 64 cm Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

1950s French Louis XIV Style Carved Pine Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! You don’t often see pine with such elaborate carving! It is a French pine three drawer chest with Louis XIV styling. The drawers are lined with paper. The only condition...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XIV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pine chest of drawers, selected by Charlotte Perriand for Les Arcs, 1960
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This solid pine chest of drawers dates from the 1960s. It was selected by Charlotte Perriand to furnish the Les Arcs ski resort. The chest has several drawers offering generous stora...
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine

French Ebonized Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant French 20th century chest of drawers with original brass details and a beautifully veined reddish marble top. The chest of drawers has been painted black but the patina gi...
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Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Regence Style Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Regence style bronze mounted marble top cabinet.
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Early 1900s Regency Revival Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

Crocodile and Amethyst Chest of Drawers
Located in Paris, FR
Chest of drawers crocodile and amethyst with structure in solid beechwood and covered with real crocodile skin and with genuine leather sides and back. With two real Aries horns a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Amethyst, Bronze

French Small-Sized Chest w/Great Rococo Brass Hardware, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved wood commode, with its original elaborate brass hardware, from the 19th century. This smaller-sized antique chest from France has a rectangular-shaped top, with softl...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Superb Louis XVI Commode, Stamped "J. Manser", France c. 1770
By Jacques Manser
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Louis XVI period Commode, with intricate inlaid designs of exotic wood, and stamped inside one upper drawer "J MANSER" & "JME". French in origin, and dating from the thir...
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century French Regency-Style Carved Walnut Commode
Located in Surrey, BC
Classic French furniture from the early 1800s. A walnut commode has elegant hand-carved details. Acquired from a private collection, it was pu...
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Early 1800s Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

18th Century French Black Antique Chest w/Hoof Feet and Silver Hardware
Located in New Orleans, LA
A striking 18th century French Mazarine chest finished in deep black, featuring elegant hoof feet and gleaming silver hardware—an exquisite blend of bold silhouette, restrained ornam...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Directoire Walnut Commodes
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptionally stylish pair of early 19th Century three drawer chest of drawers with good use of matching walnut to fronts. Having original marbles on top. The drawers having eboni...
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Early 19th Century Directoire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

French Louis XV Style Slender Lingerie Chest w/Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style wood lingerie chest, with marble top and five drawers, from the 19th century. This antique small-sized commode from France features its original marble top, w...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Antique French Commodes for Sale on 1stDibs

Shopping for an antique French commode or 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.

During Louis XIV's reign, the commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk. 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.

At 1stDibs, find antique and vintage French commodes and chests of drawers for sale — shop Rococo-style commodes, Empire-style commodes, Louis XVI-style commodes and other antique furniture today.

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