Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
Italian Rococo Floral
Butterfly Painted Chest of Drawers, Mid 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Italian Rococo polychrome painted chest of drawers with faux marble top - hand painted in cream and blue with scrolls, flowers and butterflies - solid pine wood construction ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Softwood, Paint
$5,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Italian or Dutch Small Rococo Bombe Secretary Desk w/ Marquetry, c 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite 19th century Rococo secretary in mahogany with bombe front & sides, with floral & foliate inlays in tulipwood, kingwood & satinwood on the top, front panels of the drawe...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany, Satinwood, Kingwood, Tulipwood
Elegant Dutch Rococo Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers with Secret Drawer
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Dutch Rococo commode or chest of drawers with undulating form and secret top drawer! Chest of drawers with stunning walnut veneer: the drawer at the top is "secret" and the o...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century French walnut marble-top commode circa 1950.
Good quality french bombe shaped commode in the rococo taste. 3 drawers fitted with ornate handles and key plates. Parquet ...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Early 18th century Rococo inlaid plum bombe chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 18th century rococo parquetry plum bombe commode circa 1730.
We are pleased to offer one of the finest commodes we have dealt in. Rococo period and unusually veneered in plum...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Small Oak Rococo Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
A small oak rococo chest of three drawers with brass key escutcheons. The scalloped edge is carried down through the 3 drawer fronts and bottom apron resulting in an elegant chest al...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, Bronze Handl
Located in Catania, IT
Louis XV, Sicilian Chest of Drawers in Rio Rosewood, Three Drawers, bronze handles.
Amazing Chest of drawers with three drawers in Rio Rosewood, with d...
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1780s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
$10,460 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Genuine Antique Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare genuine antique Swedish rococo chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is made by hand in Swedish solid pine around 1770. It has c...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Authentic 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
18th century chest of drawers from northern Sweden. The chest is Rococo with pronounced and curved sides and front. The profile is characteristic for the Rococo era and this is an au...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
18th Century Danish Commode Circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Danish commode, circa 1780, showcases the graceful curves and refined elegance typical of Scandinavian Rococo design. Crafted from wood, likely beech or pine, it fe...
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18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
National Inc. Fine Furniture French Style Commode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rococo-style commode presenting as a classic example of French Provincial design, featuring elegant curves, ornate hardware, carved side panels with floral motifs, gilt embellished t...
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20th Century American Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Venetian Hand Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and incredibly decorative Italian 18th century Venetian hand painted polychrome chest of drawers. The two drawer chest is raised upon eleg...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Pine
Venetian Bombe Commode Polychromed and Painted
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Polychromed Venetian Commode with bombe front, creating a rounded, convex shape. Commode features a vibrant blue polychromed paint that has gracefully aged over tim...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rococo Period 1770s Swedish Gray Cream Painted and Carved Three-Drawer Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period three-drawer commode from circa 1770 with light gray cream painted finish, carved skirt and serpentine front. This Swedish Rococo period three-drawer commode,...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Italian Rococo Serpentine Form 2-Drawer Inlaid Chest with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
The serpentine marble top above a conforming body having two drawers fitted with foliate bronze hardware all over a scalloped apron. adorned overall with floral and foliate inlaid ol...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
$13,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Louis XV Provincial Walnut Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Shaped serpentine top over three conforming paneled drawers, shaped apron, ending on cabriole legs and hoof feet. In unusually fine condition.
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1760s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Other
Pair of 18th Century Italian Commodinis with Marble Tops, Sicilian, Circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th Century Italian walnut and fruitwood inlaid commodinis or bedside tables with the original inset verde marble tops. The tables of Sicilian origin, Circa 1780, have a dis...
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1780s Sicilian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
18th Century Dutch Rococo Period Serpentine Front Painted Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a beautiful Dutch Rococo commode, circa 1760 in white wash paint with original bronze hardware. The commode has a double serpentine front,...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Italian Midcentury Rococo Style Bombé Chest with Three Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut veneered bombé crossbow chest from the mid 20th century with serpentine front, three drawers, cabriole legs and exquisite veneer. Add a touch of elegan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Chest of drawers with intarsia and marble top, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
French chest of drawers with two drawers. Produced in France around 1880. made of walnut wood and marble top. Decorated with brass handles and floral inlay.
Very good condition.
Wo...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
French Chest in Lacqered Gilt Chinoisoire
Located in Savannah, GA
French chest in lacquered gilt chinoisoire, made circa 1910. This is a beautiful chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. Beautiful moldings and carvings on the front ...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Marble Top 3-Drawer Commode. Handsome serpentine form with rouge de fer marble top, in the Rococo taste. Parquetry veneers of kingwood & mahogany. Bronze mounts & h...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Bronze
18th Century Serpentine Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English mahogany serpentine fronted chest with fluted canted corners, the well figured top with segmented under edge molding over three short drawers, the center on...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany
Fine Pair of 18th Century Venetian Rococo Bombe Bedside Chests of Drawers
Located in Richmond, VA
Fine pair of 18th century Venetian Rococo bombe bedside chests of drawers. Serpentine form, scrolled feet, carved drawers, original locks. The heig...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional Bombé Marquetry Chest With Belgian Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extravagant and large three drawer chest with extensive floral marquetry decoration, heavy bronze mounts, pulls and escutcheons (False), Belgian marble top with fine color and exc...
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20th Century European Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
French 1880s Rococo Style Three-Drawer Bedside Chest with Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Rococo style painted bedside chest from the late 19th century, with serpentine front and three drawers. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A three drawer bow front Swedish Rococo commode with slide out shelf. Sits atop ball front feet. Original ornate brass hardware and 19th century replacement locks. Tastefully repaint...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian, Piemontese, Rococo Period Walnut 2-Drawer Commode, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded front corners and a slight molded edge, the top above a conforming serpentine shaped case housing two drawers and retaining antique (replaced) h...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Bombé Shaped Swedish Rococo Chest Drawers with Øland Stone Top, 1760-1770
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bombé shaped Swedish Rococo chest of drawers.
Elegantly veneered in walnut, mirror-cut walnut and line marquetry in lemon wood. With exceptionally beautiful original top of Øland stone...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Stone, Bronze
18th Century Italian Naples Inlaid Walnut Chest of Drawers, circa 1750
Located in Cagliari, IT
Exquisite chest of drawers walnut finely inlaid in lighter wood, serpentine front, bracket feet. Naples, half of 18th century.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXPORT AUTHORIZATION BY THE ITALI...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
$15,452 Sale Price
35% Off
Italian Rococo Lacca Povera Painted Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine faux marble top over three conforming drawers. Raised on cabriole legs. Painted with vignettes of country scenes on a yellow ground.
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
Italian Painted Two-Drawer Rococo Commode
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Rococo manner painted white commode. The shapely chest comprises two-drawers with fanciful bronze handles supported on cabriole legs. An exuberant and elegant shape whi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Rococo Style Satinwood Marquetry Burl Mahogany Commode/Dresser
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This is a Dutch Rococo style commode, featuring intricate satinwood marquetry on a burl mahogany background. The commode has a serpentine front, ornate with floral and foliage inlays...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Burl
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Rococo Chest of Drawers, Copenhagen, 1760
By Mathias Ortmann
Located in Copenhagen, K
Period 18th century Rococo dresser with white, beveled marble-top and brass hardware by Mathias Ortmann.
Furniture by M. Ortmann urniture is of exceptional quality and represent t...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Scandinavian Rococo Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Huntington, NY
A two drawer Scandinavian Rococo style chest. Serpentine drawer fronts and cabriolet legs. Original brass hardware and iron locks. Older cream colored paint.
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Marble Top Bombe Chest
Located in Portland, OR
Antique French Louis XV marble top bombe chest imported from Europe. Incredible intricate patterned inlay veneer drawer faces and sides. Featuri...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Small Rococo-Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Greding, DE
Charming hand-painted chest of drawers in the Louis XV style, featuring a serpentine front, scalloped apron, and elegantly curved legs. The newly applied beige finish is adorned with...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Circa 1735-55 French Rococo Period Commode from Provence
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1735-55 French Rococo period commode from Provence. Walnut. Serpentine front; two drawers with triple asymmetrical shaped, molded cartouches; pierced, carved apron ending in we...
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1730s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian Painted Bombe Commode ca. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine 18th Century Polychrome-Painted Serpentine Bombe Commode, originating in Italy during the third quarter of the 18th Century.
The serpentine bombe commode consists of two long...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Paint
Yellow Bombay Chest of Three Drawers with Marble Top, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the bombay curves and saber feet turning gently outwards that draws one to this charming small chest of three drawers.
While the painted finish is old, it is likely not origina...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with a slide-out tray over three bow front drawers. Decoratively carved apron. Repainted in soft grey with original locks and old (but not original) brass ha...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1930s Italian Bombé Chest of Drawers, Olive wood
Walnut Marquetry
Located in London, GB
This is a rare 1930s Italian Baroque style bombé chest of drawers with burl olive wood and burl walnut marquetry. The beautiful exaggerated curves and the elongated shape of the ches...
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1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Olive, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A diminutive bow front Swedish Rococo commode. Three drawers over a carved skirt; sits atop cabriole feet. Original brass hardware and locks. Tastefully repainted in pale greyish-whi...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Rococo Commode
Located in Ljungby, SE
Painted Rococo chest of drawers from the 1760s with a wooden top. The chest features gilded Rococo fittings from the period. It has three drawers, each equipped with a snap lock. One...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
$15,000
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A three drawer Rococo commode with original cherub adorned brass hardware and iron locks. Featuring a bow front and cabriolet legs. Tastefully repainted in soft white-grey.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Walnut Serpentine Commode, 18th Century
Located in CH
Italian Walnut Serpentine Commode
Emilian Baroque, 18th Century
An 18th-century Italian Emilian Baroque commode, crafted in walnut and burr (burl) walnut, featuring a serpentine fro...
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1720s Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
An 18th Century Swedish Period Rococo Serpentine Chest with a Lovely Elm Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Swedish period Rococo Serpentine chest of three drawers. This antique commode from Sweden has a shapely serpentine body with beautiful elm veneer. The skirt is heav...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode with original brass pulls and keyhole covers and later locks. Later soft white paint.
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo commode repainted in faint pale grey with original brass hardware and locks. Three bow front drawers over cabriolet legs.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
FRENCH PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS 19th century
in carved and gilded wood.
Upholstered seats.
small defects.
Dim.: 71 x 69 x 53 cm
good conditions
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$4,160 / set
Rococo chest of drawers In Walnut, Danish Design from 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Bring an antique elegance into your home with this rococo bombé-shaped walnut dresser of Danish origin, dating to around the 1880s. This chest of drawers represents an era of opulent...
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1880s Danish Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
$3,566 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Rococo Style Chest of Drawers or Nightstand, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Small Rococo style chest of drawers or nightstand, France 19th century. This beautiful small dresser has a gorgeous kingwood veneer and is decorated with Rococo Style bronze fittings...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
18th Century South European Walnut Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th Century South European walnut commode.
Most probably Italian from the mid-18th Century.
Fabulous carved detail to each drawer and sides. With all the original brass ha...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Vintage Venetian Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Augusta, GA
Vintage miniature chest of drawers used for storing jewelry
Made in the Venetian Rococo Style
Beautiful gold leaf painted details and colors
Unusual, exquisite piece
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
18th century English oak chest on stand
Located in London, GB
C18th English bleached oak chest on stand.
An understated useful English two part oak three drawer chest on stand with drop handles.It sits on a base with two narrow deep side drawer...
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1780s British Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
18th c Swiss Rococo Fruitwood Serpentine Commode with Tumbling Block Parquetry
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Continental Rococo fruitwood three drawer commode with serpentine front, probably Swiss in origin, dating to the 18th century, with exceptional tumbling block par...
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18th Century Swiss Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood, Satinwood
18th Century Venetian Painted Chest
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Venetian Painted Chest. Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Late 18th to Early 19th Century Hand-Painted Serpentine Commode/Chest of Drawers
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Antique commode, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, is a prime example of period craftsmanship and decorative artistry. It features a distinguished serpentine front, an...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Small Italian 19th century Rococo Style Commode
Located in Troy, NY
Small Italian 19th century Rococo Style Commode of petit size, Rococo style, serpentine shape, on cabriole legs with wo drawers. Beautiful, rich patina.
Our pieces are left in lived...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Neapolitan Chest of Drawers Rococo Red Marble Poplar Bronze, Italy, 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripar...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rococo commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage commodes and chests of drawers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original commodes and chests of drawers, popular names associated with this style include Irwin Furniture, Lam Lee Group, Mathias Ortmann, and Modenese Gastone. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for commodes and chests of drawers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $808 and tops out at $180,000 while the average work can sell for $5,861.
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