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Place of Origin: French
Fine Pair of Napolian iii Boulle Side Cabinets, circa 1860
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of Napoleon III boulle ebonised, cut-brass inlaid and gilded ormolu-mounted two door side cabinets.
In the manner of; Andre-Charles Boulle
Batch 71 SUZZZN 54522.
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Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Oak Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Oak Commode was considered an essential part of many rooms of a proper home during the 1700s, not just used for clothing, but for linens and other items for daily...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Walnut Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was considered a luxury during its era, when closets had yet to be invented and having lots of clothes was re...
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1790s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maison Regain. Elm chest of drawers. Circa 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Regain.
Chest of drawers with 4 drawers in natural blond elm.
French work realized circa 1970.
Dimensions: H 85 x W 120 x D 59 cm
Reference: LS6157909P
Category
Late 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Louis XV Secretaire, France, 1770
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XV secretaire, France, 1770.
Beautiful walnut veneer with plum, satinwood and kingwood marquetry.
Exquisite figural marquetry on the outside of the writing top.
The writing ...
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1770s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood, Satinwood, Walnut
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, exotic wood, ormolu and white Carrara marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by impressi...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Neoclassical Period French Commode w/Marble Top
Brass Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical carved wood commode with marble top and brass trim, from the early 19th century. This antique chest from France features a re...
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Chest of Drawers By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers By François Linke
François Linke
Surmounted by a Brèche d’Alep marble top above a pair of short drawers, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
AMAZING CHEST OF DRAWERS French, 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
CHEST OF DRAWERS
French, 18th century
rosewood and jacaranda.
Oak interior.
Curved chest with three drawers, pink marble top. Embossed bronze hardware, inlaid decoration.
Minor defe...
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Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
20th Century Maison Jansen Style Chinoiserie Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A striking 1950s French, Maison Jansen style, red lacquer and marble topped chinoiserie commode.
The red lacquer decorated with gilt chinoiserie figures and pavilions in a wooded l...
Category
1950s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pierre Chapo Drawer in Elm model r14, made in France
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Pierre Chapo Drawer in Elm model r14, made in France
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
19th Century French Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French Provincial oak commode.
With a serpentine front and retaining it's original handles.
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
André ARBUS (1903-1969), chest of drawers known as “Pantalonnière”
By André Arbus
Located in Paris, FR
André Arbus (1903-1969), a French cabinetmaker and decorator, is recognized for his refined neoclassical style that blends elegance and tradition. Trained at the Beaux-Arts and roote...
Category
1930s Neoclassical Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Elegant French 18th Century Commode Louis XVI Period
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Louis XVI French 18th century Commode with grey marble-top .Above two drawers decorated sans travers and ormolu mounts.
Fine detailed floral inlay with various noble woods...
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Style Fruitwood Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Poitou region of France, circa 1800. Built of fruitwood, the serpentine-front commode stands on short curved legs over a scal...
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Early 19th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French faux bamboo and burl wood semainiers from the second quarter of the 19th century, with conforming marble tops and geometric design. Born at the end of the reign of F...
Category
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
False Art Deco “Semainier” with Doors in Solid Oak - France, 1920-25
Located in Girona, Girona
False Art Deco “semainier” with two doors (instead of drawers), structure in solid oak veneered with walnut, fluted uprights and feet in solid walnut. Oak interior. Nickel-plated bra...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Period Marquetry Inlaid Cherrywood Commode, Late 18th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant French Louis XVI period commode crafted in cherrywood with fine geometric marquetry inlay, dating from the late 18th century, circa 1780. This refined piece features two spac...
Category
18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Veneered French Chiffonnier from Le Dauphiné, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted near the base of the French Alps, circa 1850, this veneered chiffonier hails from the former province of Le Dauphiné. During the reign of Napoleon ...
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1850s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Louis XVI French Commode w/the Original Marble
Brass Trim, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style commode, with its original marble top, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France, designed in Louis XVI style, features a slightly overhanging to...
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of French Vintage Two-Drawer Nightstands Chests
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Substantial in size with great deep drawers, solid pegged construction.
Bronze original hardware including a central medallion.
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$3,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Dresser by Maison Regain
By Maison Regain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic three drawer dresser by Maison Regain from France, 1970's. Made of solid elm wood showing beautiful grain. Low profile, perfect as a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
$5,800
Louis XV Serpentine Walnut Commode, Provence, France, c. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XV Period Serpentine Commode in Walnut with two sliding drawers featuring gilt-bronze fixtures, and mounted atop a carved shaped apron resting on cabriole legs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Serpentine, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Walnut Marquetry Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1920, the vintage commode stands on cabriole legs, over a scalloped apron decorated with a center bronze shell and leaf motif mount. The petite fruit wood che...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Carrara Marble combines the stately, tailored elegance with a luxurious visual appeal creating the ideal choice for the discriminating ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
French 18th Century Régence Chest of Drawers with Bow Front in Grey-Blue
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large French Régence bow front chest of drawers, c. 1740–1760.
This decorative chest features a beautiful grey-blue painted finish and a faux marble top with a moulded edge, adding ...
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Mid-18th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920
s
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Louis XVI Style Marble Top Bronze Mounted Inlaid Dresser Commode C 1920's
Dimensions : 39" Wide X 34" Tall X 19" Deep
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in...
Category
1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Empire French Semainier Commode
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Empire Semainier,
Mahogany,
France, 1825-1830
,,The Empire style is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other de...
Category
1820s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
French Painted Breakfront Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning early 19th century French painted oak breakfront commode with good carved details. 1820.
Code: 8682
Dimensions:
W: 44.5" (113 cm)
H: 36.5" (92.7 cm)
D: 21.5" (54.6 cm)
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Rare French Handstitched Leather and Brass Faux Bamboo Commode by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical hand-stitched leather cabinet, dresser, commode, chest of drawers, console or sofa table by Jacques Adnet. The entire composition is subtly balanced with muted black leather and burnished brass coloration. The piece features brass faux bamboo legs, solid brass hardware, solid brass inset flush mounted drawer pulls and back plates and brass corner moldings...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Petite-Sized French Neoclassical Style End-Chest with 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style smaller-sized painted wood commode from the mid 20th century. This sweet little vintage chest from France has been designed with Neoclassical influences i...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers made with a beautiful fruitwood with brass accents. This chest of drawers is rare because of its large size.
France, circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century Burl Walnut Commode from France
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderfully grained 19th century burl walnut Louis Philippe marble top commode from France.
The top is made from lovely black and white marble with loads of matrix. The top is sitt...
Category
19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Walnut Bedside Commode Cabinet Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walnut bedside table commode / table with original marble top.
Walnut veneer over solid oak with original marble cabinet liner.
Finished on all sides so it can float away from a wall...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Mahogany Bombe Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale French Louis XV style three drawer mahogany bombe chest of drawers with inlay detail. The shapely front with original cast bronze mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine French Art Deco Mirrored Buffet or Commode with Wooden Legs and Handles
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine French Art Deco mirrored buffet / commode with refine hand painted carved wooden faun head pulls and curved legs.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of French Farmhouse Bedside Tables - Nightstands in Grey and Cream Patina
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Set of two French chests of drawers - nightstands in Farmhouse style. These commodes have been patinated with a beautiful weathered white-cream patina and finished with a charming ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Chest of drawers, Louis Seize around 1790
Located in Münster, DE
Louis Seize chest of drawers, circa 1790
Walnut and plum veneered on a softwood body, band inlays, the edges inlaid all around with maple and ebony, three drawers, original fittings...
Category
Late 18th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Nutwood
French Curvaceous Bombé Three-Drawer Chest, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French three-drawer carved and painted wood bombé chest from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique commode from France has a shapely bombé designed body, with a fluid...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Large 18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large late 18th Century French Louis XVI period three drawer commode.
With later grey gesso painted finish and original brass fittings.
Circa 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Painted Blue and White Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative French blue and white painted commode with old Carrara marble tops. Makes a beautiful statement and adds a lot of character. So pretty!!
Category
19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Mid 20th C. Chest w/Uniquely Colored Marble Top (Cream/Green)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style wooden commode, with unique and beautiful marble top, from the mid 20th century. This mid-century commode from France features a rectangular-shaped marble...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Large Commode, Black Wood, Marble, 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
Maison Jansen Style, Hollywood Regency, Large Commode, Black Wood, Brass, Marble
A simply stunning fully refinished Dresser or Sideboard from the Hollywood Regency era in the style ...
Category
1940s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers exudes a stately elegance that is truly timeless! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it features a casework...
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1890s Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mazarine Chest Of Drawers / Commode From The Beginning Of The 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Louis XIV period Mazarine chest of drawers in thuya burl, rosewood, boxwood and walnut veneer
It opens with four drawers on four rows with crosspieces
museum quality piece fro...
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Early 18th Century Louis XIV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Bleached Oak Commode
Located in South Salem, NY
This Bleached Oak Commode is a beautiful piece of furniture that exudes a classic and timeless charm. It features a stunning carved design that adds character and texture to its over...
Category
Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style from France. This piece has been ebonized and finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish with gilded ormulu throughout. Three dovet...
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1920s Louis XVI Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Vintage French Louis XV Style Olivewood Bombé Two-Drawer Chest, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French Louis XV style olivewood veneered two-drawer bombé chest from the mid-20th century, with scalloped skirt and cabriole legs. Born in France during the midcentury peri...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive
French Empire 19th Century Painted Wood Four-Drawer Commode with Gilt Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and bracket feet. Step into an era of refined eleganc...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 1970s Maison Jansen cream chest of drawers designed by Alain Delon
By Alain Delon
Located in London, GB
Glamorous substantial chest of four drawers designed by Alain Delon and made by Maison Jansen. Drawers are deep and wide making them useful for storing clothes. Signed by the artist. Rich caramel laquer and brass finishing are accentuated by the Art Deco detailing.
Alain Delon is known for his role in such films as The Leopard and Le Samurai...
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1970s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers features a facade en arbalette lavished with superb neoclassic carved detail that is visually captivating! When viewed from ...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Hand Polished Charles X Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This item is a handsome 19th Century French Charles X commode. This hand-polished chest is a classic and elegant addition to any room, showcasing the craftsmanship and style of the ...
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19th Century Charles X Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Bombe Commode Louis XV Style
This attractive French Bombe Commode features a stunning free-standing Breche marble top with a moulded outer edge. This is removable for transp...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassical Commode w/Marble Top
Brass Accents, Custom Midnight Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical commode, with black marble top and brass accents, from the 19th century. This antique chest from France features a rectangular-shaped marble top, with pronounce...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A chest of drawers, France 50s.
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
A solid wood chest of eight drawers with steel legs. France, 50s.
Category
1950s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Washstand ~ Dresser
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Washstand ~ Dresser is an ode to a bygone era, when dressing in the morning was a complete ritual. A full-sized five drawer commode serves as the...
Category
1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco French Rosewood and Sycamore Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco rosewood and sycamore chest of 6 drawers with gilt metal handles.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode
19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND DECORATED WITH GOLDEN BRONZE.130X59X89 CM
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19th Century Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th C. French Louis XV Marquetry Commode with Rouge Royale Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring timeless French elegance into your home with this exquisite antique bombe commode. Crafted in France circa 1920, the chest features graceful serpentine lines on all three sides...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century Chest Of Drawers, Port Work
Located in Charmes, FR
solid mahogany chest of drawers, port work, Regency period, curved on all sides with its original marble in good condition, no key, missing the lock on the bottom drawer
Category
Early 18th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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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