$6,600Sale Price|32% Off
18th Century French Walnut Commode with Marble Top Stamped "N. Petit"
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Pembroke, MA
French 18th century transitional style walnut commode with a thick Gris St. Anne marble top (1 1/8" thick) and very nice patina. The commode is stamped "N. Petit" and "JME" for the g...
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Rosewood Commode
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI rosewood commode, attributed to Nicolas Petit (French, 1732-1791, master 1761), 18th c. and later elements, three drawers flanked by fluted corner posts, rising on t...
Rosewood
French Louis XVI Commode by Nicolas Petit
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Hilversum, NL
Veneered with tulipwood and mahogany. The grey marble top above three quarter veneered drawers, canted corners with ormolu mounts on tapered legs with ormolu shoes. Stamped N.PETIT...
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Parquetry Commode Stamped N. Petite
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LOUIS XVI TULIPWOOD FRUITWOOD PARQUETRY COMMODE STAMPED N PETITE WITH GREY MARBLE TOP
Marble
French Louis XVI Parquetry Commode, Manner of Nicolas Petit, circa 1790
By Nicolas Petit
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine late 18th century high quality Louis XVI commode, richly veneered in fine veneers of amaranth and tulipwood, the commode consisting of three long drawers, each with drop ring ...
Oak, Purpleheart, Tulipwood
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H 32.68 in W 51.19 in D 25.6 in
18th Century French Louis XV Chest, Rosewood, Ormolu, Stamped N.PETIT, c. 1765
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Greven, DE
Louis XV chest of drawers - stamped N.PETIT France Rosewood Louis XV around 1765 Dimensions: H x W x D: 86 x 130 x 65 cm Description: Outstanding and absolutely collectable French...
Ormolu
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H 34.65 in W 48.82 in D 21.26 in
French 18th Century Transition/Louis XVI Love Symbols Marquetry Commode
By Pierre Roussel (1723-1782), Nicolas Petit
Located in Berlin, DE
All leads to a cabinetmaker of Parisian background at a level of cabinet-makers such as Pierre Roussel (1723-1782) or Nicolas Petit (1732-1791). A very fine 18th century transitio...
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI period Console Table in Mahogany, France c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
Another closely related demi-lune commode by Nicolas Petit (maître in 1761) is illustrated in P.
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H 33.47 in W 37.8 in D 18.51 in
French Louis XV Period Commode in Rosewood Parquetery Sign by Nicolas Petit
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nicolas Petit (1732-1791): Master January 21, 1761.
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Walnut Marble-Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the eighteenth century and made in France, this Louis XVI chest of drawers is constructed in walnut and opens at the front with three drawers fitted with drop handles. A tu...
Marble
$3,995
H 36 in W 49.75 in D 22 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Louis XVI style commode or chest of drawers features a marble top and solid walnut paneled sided with fluted rounded corners. Its three drawers of ...
Marble, Bronze
$4,061
H 32.29 in W 46.86 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Scrubbed Mahogany Marble Topped Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French scrubbed mahogany marble topped commode in Louis XVI style. Circa 1880.
Mahogany
19th Century French Directoire Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a 19th century French Directoire Walnut Commode with a Marble Top. It features a French style design, with a beautiful walnut finish. The commode includes a marble top adding...
Marble
$7,500
H 34.13 in W 50.25 in D 22.5 in
Louis XVI Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Brass Trim, Circa 1870
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI style marble-topped mahogany commode from France, circa 1870, with transitional details that could suit a wide range of decorating tastes today. The white marble...
Marble, Brass
Venetian Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Walnut, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Venetian Louis XVI chest of drawers crafted in walnut, dating to the 18th century. With its soft bow-front profile and balanced proportions, the piece captures the refined ne...
Walnut
$5,600
H 35 in W 50.75 in D 25.25 in
Antique French Louis XVI Commode with Walnut & Marble, Circa 1780
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome walnut & marble commode from France, an 18th century original in the Louis XVI style, fitting with traditional to transitional interiors equally well. The removable stone ...
Marble, Brass
French Walnut 19th Century Louis XVI Style Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A solid walnut commode from France, 19th century, with all the signature elements of the Louis XVI style exhibiting curious patina to blend with interiors from rustic to more refine...
Brass
$3,900
H 31.5 in W 46.5 in D 22 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful 19th-century French Louis XVI commode crafted from solid walnut with elegant geometric paneling and a rich, warm patina. This three-drawer chest features classic bronze rin...
Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Louis XVI Commode with Marble Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Louis XVI-style commode with a grey marble top. The original stone top has stunning, streaky white veining and offset round corners. It is in good condition with minimal...
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Solid Walnut Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
An elegant 19th-century French Louis XVI commode, beautifully crafted in richly figured walnut with striking bookmatched veneer across the drawer fronts. This three-drawer chest show...
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XVI Commode / Chest Of Drawers
Located in Viterbo, VT
Louis XVI / Neoclassical commode hand-crafted in France in the early 1700s using walnut and decorated with walnut, oak and fruitwood veneer. The commode is absolutely stunning. Its...
Fruitwood, Walnut
$2,921Sale Price|25% Off
H 33.5 in W 50 in D 24.5 in
19th-C. French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Marble Top Chest Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century French neoclassical Louis XVI style marble top carved fruitwood chest or commode. The marble is gorgeous and is a mottled pink and gray. It does have the key. ...
Marble, Brass
18th Century Louis XV Walnut Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Serpentine Front and Carved Walnut Louis XV French Commode.
Walnut
18thc Walnut Directoire Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Simple Walnut Commode
Marble
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Moucheté Mahogany, ormolu, and Gris St. Anne marble commode. The three drawer chest is raised by beautiful topie shaped legs with fin...
Marble, Ormolu
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Wall Light, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Amazing Murano Art Glass applique. Particular and original applique from the manufacture of Murano glassworks. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but ...
Brass
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
$1,312Sale Price|40% Off
H 35.63 in W 18.12 in D 8.27 in
19th Century Walnut Bibus or Book Case with Marble Top
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 19th century furniture piece is a charming Bibus, an open bookcase or étagère, with an elegant and understated design. Crafted from warm-toned walnut (noyer), it features refine...
Marble, Bronze
Caeli Pleated Monumental Brass Pendant Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
The contemporary handcrafted made-to-measure pendant light fixture features an expertly handcrafted brass structure and a hand-pleated white fabric shade. This piece creates a warm a...
Brass
Paavo Tynell '1972' Bamboo Pendant Lamp for GUBI
By Gubi, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paavo Tynell '1972' Bamboo Pendant for GUBI. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell, encompassing several variations of a classic 1950s Tynell design, this family of classic pendants e...
Brass
Antique Area Rug with Soft Peach Neutral Palette and All-over Floral Lattice
Located in Norwalk, CT
Elevate your space with this exquisite antique wool area rug, crafted in the timeless tradition of classic design. Featuring a rare and sought-after soft palette of muted peach, subt...
Wool
$1,995
H 58 in W 29.75 in D 15 in
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top w...
Marble, Bronze
18th century Louis XVI Dressing Table
Located in Belmont, MA
Louis XVI dressing table, France 1780. For the beautiful marquetry, the maker combined two types of veneer: Walnut and kingwood. The dressing table has one exterior drawer, a built ...
Kingwood, Walnut
$22,995
H 87.8 in W 101.58 in D 14.97 in
Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 Monumental 19thC English Ebonised Mahogany Glazed Breakfront Bookcase sku 2007 Together W258 x D38 x H223 cm Base W247 x D38 x H88 cm Base right section internal shelf dep...
Mahogany
Early 18th Century English Low Dresser
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good English oak low dresser, having molded top over three drawers over scalloped apron and standing on bold turned legs ending in original ball feet and with pleasing nutty color.
Oak
$15,600
H 121.5 in W 116.25 in D 24 in
A Grand French Antique Scaped Pine Bibliotheque Vitrine Deux Corps, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1900, the original finish of this French bibliothèque has been scraped and stripped, leaving the pine wood with a pleasing beige hue. Standing more than 10 feet tal...
Glass, Wood, Pine
Barbara Barry for Baker Regency Style Mahogany Nightstand
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent regency style mahogany veneered nightstand designed by Barbara Barry Collection for Baker. The table case is fronted by a single drawer and supported by an x-form trestle sty...
Wood, Mahogany
Paavo Tynell Large '1972' Bamboo Pendant Lamp for GUBI
By Gubi, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paavo Tynell Large '1972' Bamboo Pendant Lamp for GUBI Originally designed by Paavo Tynell, encompassing several variations of a classic 1950s Tynell design, this family of classic ...
Brass
Antique Swedish Genuine Handmade Baroque Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish baroque cabinet. The cabinet is a genuine Swedish country house furniture from the late 1700s. It is a proper statement piece made by hand in solid pine. The cabinet ...
Pine
$9,800
H 35.5 in W 72 in D 29 in
Period George III Cuban Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard of Late 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III magnificently figured Cuban mahogany sideboard. Bowfront Original finish cleaned and waxed Beautiful patina and color Sectioned central drawer Flanking side ...
Mahogany
French Art Deco Style Shagreen and Bronze Desk
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco style shagreen and patinated bronze three drawer desk, sofa table or console with four bronze legs and three drawers on the top.
Bronze
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.
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