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Place of Origin: French
Vintage Regency French Societe Nouvelle Atlantic Hand Painted Bombe Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Regency bombe chest of drawers. A chic hand painted pastoral scene. Imported from the Societe Nouvelle Atlantic in France. Gorgeous beveled stone top. Acquir...
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Mid-20th Century Regency French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone
18th Century Continental Commode With Marble Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
18th century Continental commode featuring a serpentine front and richly molded drawer fronts, topped with an expressive veined marble surface. The case is detailed with gilt bronze ...
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Late 18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
1800
s Antique French Louis Philppe Period, Marble-Top, Mahogany Commode!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique French Louis Philppe Period, Marble-Top, Mahogany Commode!!
Antique Commode, French Louis Philppe Period, Marble-Top, Mahogany, 19th, 1800s!
FRENCH LOUIS PHI...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th Century style Marble Topped French Commodes
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 18th century style parquetry inlaid bombe fronted marble topped commodes, each with Rococo influenced gilded ormolu mounts two Oak lined drawers and rai...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Classic Beautiful Large Sideboard in Art Deco Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Exotic Indian rosewood on softwood. Rectangular, elongated body on rectangular base plate. In the front center a drawer below open compartment flanked by a double door. Behind each o...
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20th Century Art Deco French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Style Petite Commode with Bronze and Porcelain Mountings
Located in El Monte, CA
This is a handsome Louis XVI style petite commode, featuring bronze and porcelain mounts and a freeform marble top that sits perfectly above a bronze cast ribbon egg-and-dart style r...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Style Fine Kingwood and Marquetry Ormolu Mounted Bombe Commode
Located in Miami, FL
French Louis XV style kingwood veneer commode, the shaped marble top above a bombe case with ormolu bronze mounts, highly decorated throughout with marquetry inlay with two drawers, ...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique French Semainier Ormolu Marble Chests of Drawers by Kahn
Cie 1895
By E. Kahn
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique French Semainier chests of drawers, inlaid kingwood with veined golden ochre colored marble tops & gilt bronze mounts, by E. Kahn & Cie, Paris, circa 1895...
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1890s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Transition Style Petite Commode with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming French transitional style 'table de chevet', or bedside table, the façade of which features two drawers magnificently inlaid with a diamond motif across their fronts. The ...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant cabinet is a striking example of the refined aesthetic that characterized the Napoleon III period in France. The cabinet showcases a masterful combination of materials a...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
$12,897 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Commodes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated commodes. Each three drawer chest is raised by fine circular tapered fluted legs below striking fluted columns extendin...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Regency 19th Century Carved French Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Regency chest of drawers. A beautifully carved heavy Walnut cabinet with gorgeous brass hardware. Lots of great patina from time. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 19th Century Regency Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French, Louis XV-Louis XVI Transition Kingwood Marble Top Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
This classic French transition marble top chest with drawers features satinwood, kingwood, is inlaid with burl walnut, and sports detailed marquetry alongside bronze mounts and a marble top. The piece features a body classic to the Louis XVI style, and legs unique to the Louis XV style.
The piece is part of the collection from The French Antique Shop...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Rococo Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of Mid 20th Century black lacquer commodes in the rococo revival manner.
Both are fitted with three drawers and brass hardware wi...
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20th Century Rococo French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$5,978 / set
Chest of drawers in elmwood, France circa 1970-1980
Located in Paris, FR
Commode in elm with four drawers in very good condition, with a nice assembly and an original shape.
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1970s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century painted French 5-drawer commode, 1760
Dimensions:
50 inches (127 cms) wide
22 inches (56 cms) deep
31 inches (79 cms) high.
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$4,436
Gilt-Bronze and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet, by Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Vernis Martin gilt-bronze mounted side cabinet with a marble top, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener.
Stamped to the carcass beneath the marble top 'E. ZWIENER'.
This model of ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Commode by Pierre Roussel
By Pierre Roussel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Matchless style and high-quality craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Pierre Roussel's furniture, and this exceptional Louis XVI-era commode epitomizes this master craftsman's skill. Crafted of rosewood veneer with a violet wood frame and intricate parquetry inlay, the cabinet's graceful design is also highly practical. The compact form holds two drawers, one of which can be locked for added security. A specimen of marble provides the perfect surface, while bronze ormolu mounts add an additional hint of luxury to the drawers and body. Elegantly curved cabriole legs with bronze ormolu shoes complete this impeccable piece.
Known for his superior craftsmanship, Roussel was a highly respected maître ébéniste of the 18th century. His furniture pieces were favoured by grand patrons such as the Prince de Condé and the Princess of Monaco...
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18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Philippe Marble-Top Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Louis Philippe period commode featuring a dark marble top over a case of matched veneer drawers with rounded corners and brass drop pulls. The bold grain and restrained design are ch...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French 18th century Chest of Drawers
Located in Leimen, DE
This exquisite small Louis XV Chest of Drawers is a true standout piece, boasting a captivating veneer decor that adds to its allure. The drawers ...
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1760s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Belle Epoque Period Mahogany and Sèvres Porcelain Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French mahogany period Belle époque commode. Fine ormolu mounts and Sèvres Porcelain plaques.
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Cabinet with metal inlays
Located in Miami, FL
This 19th-century cabinet is a beautiful example of the Napoleon III style, characterized by elegance and refinement. It is crafted from black lacquered wood, likely ebony, and adorn...
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Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1880s French Wood Patinated Chest of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
1880s French Wood Patinated Chest of Drawers With Marble Top. This late 19th-century French chest exudes rustic elegance, featuring a beautifully distressed patinated finish that sho...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Wash-Room Five-Drawer Chest with Two Panel Doors
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French wash-room five-drawer chest with two panel doors.
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
French 19th century inlaid walnut chest of drawers with marble top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
French 19th century inlaid chest of drawers with marble top circa 1880.
We are pleased to offer this rare tallboy 8 drawer chest of drawers, which offers plenty of storage for such ...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Brass Server Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style mahogany and bronze trimmed sideboard with mirrored side shelves centering a pair of doors and drawers under a white marble top
Good condition consistent with...
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20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Chest of Three Drawers in Solid Elm by Pierre Chapo. France 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Paris, FR
Rare model of three drawers chest in elm by Pierre Chapo, 1970 period.
The pull handles are made of leather.
Perfect condition.
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1960s Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Leather, Elm
20th Century Side Table Chest of Drawers Napoleon III Marquetry
Located in Berlin, DE
Transition side table chest of drawers Napoleon III marquetry
Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round mirror veneer and marquetry on beech wood. Set with finely chased, very decorative, pie...
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20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Low Chest of Drawers in Black with Chrome Accents, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
A beautifully preserved piece of French Art Deco from the 1930s: This low chest of drawers combines refined symmetry with striking material contrasts, making it an elegant yet highly...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Transitional Style Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Pair of Transitional Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, by Paul Sormani, After the Model by Charles Topino.
Stamped beneath the marble top to one commode ‘SORMANI’...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Superb Marquetry Luis XV Commode, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stamped R. DUBOIS (Maitre in 1755)
With three drawers to the front, veneered in satin and amaranth.
Motif of musical instruments to the front and bouquets to the sides.
Ormolu ...
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18th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Restauration Period Light Walnut 3-Drawer Brass Mounted Commode, ca. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a slightly canted edge rectangular top above a conforming case housing three drawers all mounted originally exceptionally cast brass hardware, paneled sides, raised on shaped ...
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1820s Restauration Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis Philippe French Chest Commode
Located in Houston, TX
Discover the timeless elegance of a 19th-century Louis Philippe French chest commode crafted from rich cherrywood. Featuring clean lines and a war...
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19th Century Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Cherry
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Located in Long Branch, NJ
French Marble Top Louis XV Style Carved Circassian Walnut Buffet Chest Commode
Dimensions : 55" Wide X 22" Deep X 37" Tall
This gorgeous marble top commode was made in France in th...
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1920s Louis XV Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Stone commode. This highly detailed three drawer commode is raised on four Mahogany legs supported...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Commode, Attributed To Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. mahogany, tulipwood, rosewood, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble commode, attributed to Henry Dasson. The three...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of French Empire-Style Demilune Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Empire-style demilune cabinets. The white marble tops supported by rosewood bases with two cabinet doors. The bases accented with gilt classical figure heads and sta...
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1880s Empire Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$15,000 / set
18th c. Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful 18th c. Walnut Commode
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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$28,000
Painted Provencal Commode
Located in New York, NY
A charming commode from Provence in the Louis XV style. This lovely piece is painted in a soft creamy gray with stunning peacock blue accents. The commode has two drawers with origin...
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20th Century Louis XV French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style gilt bronze Mounted Commode after a Model by Jean-François Leleu.
French, circa 1870.
This important commode has a moulded rectangular Brocatelle Violette du Jura marble top above a frieze drawer with a pierced foliate cast panel, above two panelled long drawers quarter-veneered sans travers. The fluted angles of the commode are headed by scrolled acanthus cast clasps and it is raised on turned tapering legs with toupie feet.
The commode is based on the celebrated 18th century model, by Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807), now conserved at the Petit Trianon at Versailles. It was placed there in 1867 following an exhibition organised at the request of Empress Eugénie in memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette. The commode was further exhibited in Paris in the retrospective part of the Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs in 1882.
Literature:
Exposition de l' Union centrale des arts décoratifs, (Paris), 1882.
De Champeau & Others. Les arts du bois, pub. Quantin, 1883; p. 80.
P. Arizzoli-Clementel. Versailles Furniture...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Bombe Fronted Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style Bombe fronted two-drawer commode, having its original marble top, gilded ormolu Rococo influenced mounts and handles, the draw...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$6,006 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Style Commodes Attributed to Krieger, France, Circa 1880
By Antoine Krieger
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style commodes attributed to Krieger, in veneered wood and gilded bronze ; opening with three drawers, including one on the belt forming a writing desk and concealing two small side drawers. The commodes are decorated with an interlacing marquetry set with a double net on a green tinted wood background decorated in its center with florets. Rich ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes decorated with acanthus friezes on the belt and garlands of flowers and frieze of posts at the corners, molded frames of water leaves on the side panels.
They rest on four fluted feet surmounted by Corinthian capitals, and with a Griotte marble top.
These commodes are inspired by those created by Jean-François Leleu delivered by order n° 32 of May 1st, 1773, with a third commode kept in London (Wallace Collection) for the bedroom of the Princesse de Condé at the Palais Bourbon in Paris. The central diamond, originally inlaid with a lily flower pattern, was changed during the Revolution. The pair is now exposed in the Petit Trianon in Versailles (see photo n°1 attached).
Jean-François Leleu (1729-1807), Parisian cabinet-maker, began his career as an apprentice in Jean-François Oeben’s workshop. Installed on the chaussée de la Contrescarpe, he became Maître ébéniste in 1764 and moved to rue Royale-Saint-Antoine. He worked for an aristocratic private clientele, including the prince de Condé for whom he delivered furniture between 1772 and 1777, or the comtesse du Barry...
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1880s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$72,847 Sale Price / set
30% Off
1940 Commode Maison Dominique
By Andre Domin
Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Beautiful and original chest of drawers made by Andre
Domin and Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
There is a stamp in the structure under the drawers
The chest is made of s...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Commode After the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener, Black Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Commode after the Original Model from Jean Henri Riesener
in Transition Style
Lightly modified model after an original by Jean Henri Riesener
(1734 – 1806). Ebonized solid Beech....
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21st Century and Contemporary French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Marquetry Commode Chest 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI walnut and ormolu mounted commode, circa 1790 in date.
It has a stunning shaped Italian Breccia marble top above a serpentine front hav...
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1790s Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Commode Marquetry and Bronze Transition Louis XV Louis XVI
By Maison Soubrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV, louis XVI transition style chest of drawers, marble top marquetry and bronze
stamped twice by the cabinetmaker P.Chorier and also by maison Soubrier one of the famous retai...
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1880s Napoleon III Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sormani Antique Petite Commode
By Paul Sormani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb petite commode signed "SORMANI" under the marble at each corner and also on the lock "SORMANI 134 Blvd Hausmann Paris", exquisite ormolu mounts a...
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Early 1900s Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
French Louis Philippe chest of drawers with pink marble top, 1850s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / chest of drawers / wood, marble / Louis Philippe / Antique
Stunning and elegant French chest of drawers with impressive pink marble top from the 1950s. This chest ha...
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1850s Louis Philippe Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis XV Style Scriban
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV Style Scriban, in solid oak. Hand-carved with Provincial carving and hand-painted in an aged ecru on the outside with a dark midnight blue patina on the inside writing section.
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$2,252 Sale Price
29% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Marble Commodes
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany and marble commodes.
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 82 cm ,width 134 cm ,depth 59 c...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 599
Brèche d’ Alep marble top above one long bronze mounted drawer, the center two drawers bronze mounted with floral wreath and bird, the base mounted with a tambourine and flowing curtains.
Signed F. Linke to the right-hand chute, locked stamped Ct. Linke and the number 599.
Pictured on Page 493 and Daybook Entry on Page 477 in “François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture” By Christopher Payne.
Designed in 1900, this model commode was conceived en suite with a dressing table, index number 600, and a double bed, number 601. Although clearly started in 1899, a note in the Blue Daybook shows that the ciseleur enriched the chasing on the bronzes much later, in September 1902, and with a fleur de pêcher marble top costing 110 francs. Whereas two of the matching beds and dressing tables were made, Linke made five versions of this commode between 1899 and 1910, with one example made for the compagnie nationale de Buenos-Aires in 1908.
Linke was born in Pankraz in Bohemia and was celebrated by the French as one of the greatest ébénistes of meubles de style at the turn of the century. He began his apprenticeship with a Bohemian master at the age of thirteen. Four years later, he toured Austria, settling and working in Vienna for two years. Linke arrived in Paris in 1875, and by 1881 he had established his own small workshop at 170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke produced fine quality furniture, steadily expanding his business during the next 20 years. He firmly established his reputation after receiving a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900 for his extraordinary Grand Bureau. He continued to use international fairs as a means of exploring new markets, exhibiting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the Liege in Belgium and the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London. Linke’s highly original designs sprang from the Régence and Rococo styles but were imbued with something quite new – Rococo curves were laden with gilt-bronze sculptural mounts in the tradition of A.-C. Boulle (1642-1732) or Charles Cressent (1685-1758). Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’. The Revue called Linke’s creations entierement nouveau, and continued to say that ‘Linke’s stand...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$104,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu-Mounted Wood Commode After Leleu
By Jean-François Leleu
Located in London, GB
This fine, delicately ornamented commode was built by French designers Myrtil Dennery and Paul Alexandre who were active in the early 20th century, after the 18th Century model by ce...
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19TH C French Marble Top Commode manner of Henri Dasson
By Paul Somani
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C French Lois XVI style Commode Attributed to Henri Dasson Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Commode with Ormolu Mounts
Add timeless elegance to your space with this exqui...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Provincial Style Dresser w/ Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a charming 19th century French chest of drawers with attached mirror, crafted in a French Provincial style, likely dating to the mid-to-late 1800s. The piece features the qui...
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Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Fantastic Dore
Bronze Mounted Breche Violette Maison Roudillion Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic Doré bronze mounted Brèche Violette commode by Maison Roudillion exemplifies the elegance and artistry of 19th-century French craftsmanship. The piece features a strik...
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1880s Louis XV Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
$10,396 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Transitional St. Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome mid 19th century French Transitional st. mahogany commode/secretary. The commode with all original hardware and the marble top is raised by cabriole legs all below fo...
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19th Century Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XV French Provincial Commode - Arles
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare, early 18th Century Louis XV French Commode, from Arles. Scroll feet and elegant curved front. Two drawers with brass pulls.
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18th Century French Provincial Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Chest Carved with Angels / Cherubs - Circa 1600 - XVIIth France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large Renaissance period oak chest decorated with cherub heads surmounting panels framed by columns.
Very beautiful period furniture.
French work late 16th-early 17th century.
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Early 17th Century Renaissance Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
$2,483 Sale Price
20% Off
Spectacular Late 17th Early 18th Century Ebonized Commode with Boulle Decoration
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Buchanan, MI
Spectacular late 17th early 18th century Ebonized commode with Boulle decoration. Great scale and color. Very good condition with all brass inlay intact. Very dramatic piece which co...
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Late 17th Century Régence Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Commode Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and perfectly sized 19th Century French Louis XVI style commode.
This fine quality mahogany two-drawer commode has gilt bronze hardware and mounts. Inlaid on all sides, ad...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.
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