Louis XVI Style Lacquer Commode After Riesener, France c.1880
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A superb Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and black lacquer commode inspired by Jean-Henri Riesener’s celebrated model for Queen Marie-Antoinette.
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI style 6-drawer black lacquered Chiffonier in cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This chiffonnier or 6-drawer chest belongs to our Melaine collection that proposes handcraft modernized reinterpretated pieces of furniture from the French Directoire style at the en...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Custom Ebonized Louis XVI Style Chest/Commode on Tapered Legs
Located in New York, NY
Custom ebonized Louis XVI style chest/commode on tapered legs with ebony escutcheons. Please note that this chest is customizable and can be made in the wood of your choice- cerused ...
Mahogany
$5,529Sale Price|31% Off
Louis XV Black Lacquer Commode, Late 19th Century
By Faubourg
Located in Lisbon, PT
An oval shaped black color refinished commode, a bedside type piece in transition between Louis XV and Louis XVI style. Three drawers, gilded bronze hardware and friezes. With metal...
Brass, Bronze
Signed Maison Jansen Brass Mounted Chinoiserie Marble Top Louis XVI Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Each panel is framed with gilt trim and fitted with Louis XVI–style bronze rosette pulls and escutcheons, adding refined detail and authenticity.
Marble, Brass
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Louis XVI French Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
Antique Louis XVI French Marble Top Commode Chest. Late 19th Century, France, Louis XVI Style.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Walnut Chest Of Drawers With Bronze Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as we strive to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces. This ele...
Walnut
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
These mounts are all hand-cast and chased, consistent with French decorative bronze work of the Louis XV to early Louis XVI period. The form and structure of these commodes corresp...
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers Lingerie Jewelry Chest
Located in North York, ON
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers, a striking jewelry and lingerie chest that embodies elegance and sophistication. Crafted ...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux
By Hubert-Joseph Heubès
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany And Lacquer Commode à Vantaux After The Model by Weisweiler, by Hubert-Joseph Heubès.
Marble, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquer Commode, Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson A beautiful shaped Rosso Levanto marble top above two long and deep...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Directoire Style 4-drawer Chest - Commode in solid oak
Located in Landivy, FR
This chest of drawers is part of the DIRECTOIRE collection, based on the world-renowned DIRECTOIRE style of the late 18th century in France. This range is characterized by straight, ...
Brass
French Louis XVI Style Black Ebonized Cabinet with Distressed Mirrored Panels
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 34 in W: 43 1/4 in D: 14 1/2 in Elevate your interior design with this rare and refined early 20th-century French Louis XVI style black ebonized cabinet or server, ...
Brass
French Louis XVI Maison Forest Marble Top Cabinet with Inset Chinoiserie Panels
By Maison Forest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Established by Maison Forest & Cie, the firm became renowned for producing exceptional furniture in the Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, Régence, and Neoclassical styles while also e...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Transition Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
We present a rare and elegantly sophisticated Louis XV - Louis XVI Transition style chinoiserie black and gold lacquered and gilt bronze mounted breakfront chest of drawers.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 59.85 in W 38.19 in D 15.16 in
A French 19th Century Lacquered Louis XVI Style Semainier
Located in Madrid, ES
A french black lacquered and brass details Louis XVI style semanier.
Wood
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 72.05 in D 24.81 in
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode
By Maison Millet
Located in Rome, IT
Late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted lacquer commode. Signed Millet. Mison Millet was established by Blaise Millet in 1857 and operated until 1902 from premises at 11...
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI reproduction Commode in Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bedford, NY
!" thick white background with multi colored veins marble top- Black lacquer with gilt trim- Brass handles and trim Stamped "made in France" under marble - commode was attributed ...
Black Lacquer Semainier In Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bedford, NY
White Italian White marble top with cove edge and cut corners. Black lacquer with gilt trim on legs- brass hardware.A Semainier has seven drawers which hold lingerie, for a week of...
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
Louis XVI style black lacquered commode chest. Restored by the Carrocel artisans in a hand polished black lacquer finish.
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 34 in W 35.25 in D 16.5 in
French Louis XVI Style Commode Dresser, Ebonized, Black Lacquer, Mid-Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI style commode dresser, ebonized, black lacquer satin finish.
Bronze
Sold
H 33.86 in W 35.44 in D 14.97 in
Comelli, Chinese Style Lacquered Louis XVI Style Small Commode, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Walter Comelli, stamped. Half-moon Louis XVI style commode in black lacquer, standing on four tapered legs and opening by two door leaves in front, discovering a red lacquered com...
Bronze
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb French Louis XVI style black lacquered tall chest with brass hardware. A beautiful decorative accent with lots of storage as well. This piece would mix well with a variety of ...
Brass
Antique Louis XVI Style Marble Top Commode in Black
Located in North York, ON
Exquisite antique Louis XVI style Marble Top Commode, a testament to the enduring elegance of French craftsmanship.
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI Style Lacquered Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully scaled midcentury black lacquered chest with gilt bronze trim and pulls. Made in France, circa 1940. 30.5 inches wide x 30 inches height x 17 inches deep
Bronze
Burton- Ching Louis XVI Style Black & Gold Chinoiserie Commode
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Burton- Ching Louis XVI Style Black & Gold Chinoiserie Commode.
Giltwood, Lacquer
French Louis XVI Design Black Lacquered Tall Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb French Louis XVI style black lacquered tall chest with brass hardware. A beautiful decorative accent with lots of storage as well. This piece would mix well with a variety of ...
Brass
Marble Top Louis XVI Style Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
This chest is designed in the timeless Louis XVI style and is brand new and made in the USA.
Marble, Brass
Mid 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Nice mid 20th century French Louis XVI style Fruitwood commode with black lacquered top.
Fruitwood
Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Russian or Swedish style Louis XVI mahogany, lacquer and brass chest of drawers, circa 1980's. With a rectangular carrera marble top with brass banding, 3 drawers the top and bottom ...
Marble, Brass
Antique Louis XVI Marble Top Commode in Gray
Located in North York, ON
The aged patina on the marble top adds a touch of history and character, while the three pullout drawers, felted in black, provide ample storage. This exceptional commode is a testam...
Marble, Brass
Small black lacquer commode by Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic 3 drawer Louis XVI style commode by Jansen. Also the perfect proportions for a large night stand...
Marble
Carrara Marble Topped Louis XVI Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style chest of drawers with a beautiful Carrara marble top. The case is constructed of solid mahogany with a black lacquer and hand-rubbed French polish fini...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Vintage French Louis XVI Style Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Louis XVI style black lacquered and brass chest. Circa 1940.
Marble, Brass
c.1820 Antique French Louis XVI Commode w/Bronze Trim
Located in Highwood, IL
Unbelievable antique French Louis XVI style commode with a stunning black lacquered finish and dynamite bronze highlights.
Marble
c.1850 Antique French Louis XVI Commode w/Brass Trim
Located in Highwood, IL
A true classic, this unbelievable antique French Louis XVI style commode has a stunning black lacquered finish, dynamite brass hardware and trim, and fluted details, too.
Brass
Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers Lingerie Jewelry Chest
Located in North York, ON
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Vintage Louis XVI Style Tall Chest of Drawers, a striking jewelry and lingerie chest that embodies elegance and sophistication. Crafted ...
Brass
Sold
H 33.75 in W 40 in D 16.88 in
French Neoclassical Style Commode Signed by Maurice Hirsh in Dark Green Lacquer
By Maurice Hirch
Located in Highwood, IL
The Neoclassical style French commode, is stamped "M. Hirsch" on the backside and is finished in an extremely dark green lacquer and at first glance, appears to be black, unless unde...
Brass
Sold
H 40.25 in W 53.75 in D 19.75 in
French 19th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Cabinet in the Chinoiserie Style
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Louis XVI Style Commode Firmly attributed to Henry Dasson of Paris Of gentle breakfront form having radiused corners, being constructed in ebony, inlaid with brass f...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Maison Jansen Stamped Commode
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This beautiful Maison Jansen ebonized commode with bronze mounts in the Louis VXI style, is interpreted in black lacquer in the spirit of Hollywood Regency. Tapered legs are topped w...
Marble
Sold
H 35.44 in W 43.31 in D 19.69 in
Neoclassical Black Lacquer Chest of Drawers by Jacques Quinet, France, 1948
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine chest of drawers with brass details, Louis XVI style. Black lacquer, three drawers, elegant neoclassical feet with brass sabots. By Jacques Quinet, France, 1948.
Mahogany
Chest of drawers with Arte Povera apllied decor
Located in PARIS, FR
A true testament to French decorative artistry, this exquisite Louis XVI-style commode from the 19th century showcases the delicate beauty of Arte Povera. With its elegant polychrome...
Paper
Sold
H 32 in W 78 in D 19.5 in
Hollywood Regency Ebony Lacquer Sideboard / Commode, Jansen Style, Baker
By Baker Furniture Company, Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Hollywood Regency ebony lacquer sideboard / commode, Jansen Style, Baker Custom Baker Hollywood Regency Dressers / Sideboards Jansen Style Ebony Lacquered A fine Baker Furniture Co...
Brass
Art Deco chest of drawers, France around 1930
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Elm burl and maple with black lacquer, flanked by volutes on the sides; splayed legs, black polished top, and curved lower edge.
Elm
Secrétaire à Abattant by Molitor
By Christian Dell
Located in New Orleans, LA
This led to other orders from the queen and members of the aristocracy, including furniture for “Mesdames Tents,” the aunts of Louis XVI, for the chateau at Bellevue, which made use ...
Marble, Ormolu
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H 32 in W 60.5 in D 19.25 in
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Commode in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning and decorative French Directoire style dresser or credenza in the manner of Maison Jansen. This chest sits on gilt trimmed sluted and tapered legs ending in brass ...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
A 1940s French black lacquered Louis XVI style chest of drawers with rouge marble top with bronze ormolu and handles.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI style black lacquered chest with beautiful marble top. Nice brass hardware and details as well. A Classic piece!!
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered and Brass Trim Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant French Louis XVI style black lacquered chest with a Carrara marble top and brass trim. Beautiful finish on this piece with 3 drawers for storage. A true Classic!!
Carrara Marble, Brass
Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful chinoiserie 2 drawer commode with marble top. Black lacquer with incised gilt decoration and ormolu mounts. Very nice quality with dovetailed drawers. Marble top has an old...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Louis XVI Ebonized Marble Top Commode Chest
Located in North York, ON
Antique Louis XVI Ebonized marble top commode chest. Late 19th century, France, Louis XVI style.
Marble, Metal, Brass
19th Century Louis XVI half cabinet with Chinese lacquer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Louis XVI style half cabinet with Chinese lacquer, Rosewood, France 1850 A very unusual and decorative rosewood half cabinet or commode, raised on cabroile legs with o...
Rosewood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 34 in D 16.5 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Bombe Demilune Marquetry Commode with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite classic French elegance into your home with this Louis XVI style fruit wood bombe chest of drawers from Paris, circa 1870.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 35 in W 33 in D 21 in
Ebonized French Country Louis XV Style Three Drawer Commode Night Stand Chest
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
When a French country piece has been ebonized in black lacquer all of the sudden it becomes a focal point and rather chic. This gorgeous stand or commode, has a tuxedo finish with ru...
Wood
Maison Jansen Stamped Commode with Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This wonderful Maison Jansen French ebonized commode with bronze mounts in the Louis XVI style, is interpreted in black lacquer in the spirit of Hollywood Regency.
Marble
Sold
H 37 in W 50.75 in D 22 in
Pair Ebony Hollywood Regency Jansen Style Commodes / Nightstands, Marble Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A simply stunning and finely crafted pair of commodes or bedside stands in the Louis XVI style with a fine white and gray veined marble top set in a bronze pierced gallery frame.
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 52 in W 29 in D 18 in
Rare French Art Deco Signed Mercier & Francisque Chaleyssin Chest of Drawers
By Mercier Freres, Francisque Chaleyssin
Located in Forney, TX
In 1920s the first pieces are from English style or with some Louis the XVI reminiscences and with Paul Follot’s influence style.
Marble, Brass
A Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Moderne Commode
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Moderne Commode with Brass Handles and Caps, France c. 1950
Brass
Black Lacquered Dresser by Baker on the Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Louis XVI style dresser by Baker has been professionally restored, is made out of mahogany wood, and features a newly black lacquered finish with elegant gilt molding details. T...
Brass
20th Century Louis XVI Style French Commode
Located in Thoree les pins, FR
Louis XVI Parisian style French commode lacquered in black.
Wood
Antique Louis XVI Gilt Marble Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary antique Louis XVI-style commode is in great condition beautifully crafted out of mahogany wood and completely restored by our craftsmen team. This sideboard is eye-c...
Marble, Stone
Pair Of Louis XVI Reproduction Bedside Commodes
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bedford, NY
In the style of Maison Jansen, famed designer and manufacturer from Paris (1880 thru 1989)-. Style is Louis XVI reproduction with drawer and two doors. Doors are framing antique ...
Sold
H 22.84 in W 37.41 in L 22.84 in
18th Century France Louis XVI Lacquered Chinoserie Chest of Drawers Marble JME
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic black lacquered chinoserie chest of drawers, the scenes are in relief and of the highest level of execution. Furniture in the Louis XV style but from the Louis XVI period, ...
Wood
Sold
H 36 in W 60 in D 23 in
Marble-Top French Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers in Black Lacquer Finish
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A stately marble-top long chest of drawers in the transitional Louis XV to Louis XVI style having a visually stunning hand applied black lacquer finish of Holland Lac by Fine Paints ...
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
20th century French Louis XVI style black lacquered chest of drawers or commode.
Brass
Louis XVI Style Black Lacquer Semainier
By Maison Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis XVI style black lacquer semainier with brass mounts, in the manner of Jansen, France circa 1940. The case has a round fluted column at each corner and holds seven drawers embe...
Marble, Brass
French Louis XVI-Style Ebonized Marble-Top Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1930s, French, Louis XVI-style commode is made of wood ebonized in a rich black color with a lacquered finish.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful tall Empire-style chest of drawers. White marble-top, made from solid wood, newly refinished in a rich black lacquered color. Features six drawers, with duel brass design h...
Marble, Brass
French 1900s Ebonized Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique chest of drawers in Louis XVI-style. White marble-top with gray vines and beautiful brass gallery, made from solid walnut wood, newly refinished in a rich black lacquered col...
Marble, Brass
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$3,489Sale Price|24% Off
H 32.49 in W 34.45 in D 17.92 in
Small Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet with Drawer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant small Biedermeier half cabinet from Southern Germany, circa 1830. The charming piece is veneered in richly grained walnut on a solid spruce body, displaying the warm tones an...
Walnut, Spruce
$2,603Sale Price|25% Off
H 58.27 in W 89.77 in D 20.08 in
Italian Sideboard Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Budapest, HU
A wonderful multifunctional Italian sideboard cabinet bar style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s.
Wood
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
$125,000
H 39.5 in W 49 in D 4 in
A 19th C. Italian Oil on Canvas "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci
By Arturo Ricci
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas titled "The Cardinal's Present" by Arturo Ricci. This oil on canvas is truly incredible and one of Ricci's best works of art. The sce...
Canvas, Wood
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
$78,950Sale Price / set|36% Off
H 116 in W 74 in D 9.13 in
Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Pier Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine, palatial and important pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style giltwood carved pier mirrors. The elongated intricately carved frames with carvings of tropical f...
Mirror, Wood
$70,959Sale Price|20% Off
H 61 in W 49 in
Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) Holy Family with the Young St John The Baptist and St Elizabeth Oil on canvas A Royal Coat of Arms lower left Canvas size...
Oil
$6,046
H 33.86 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Antique French, Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Commode, Carrara Marble
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique French, Louis XVI style chest of drawers topped with a white Carrara marble in very good condition, fluted legs finished with golden bronze clogs. Dovetailed drawers with br...
Carrara Marble
$8,185Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 95.67 in D 24.41 in
Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, I hope You can understand what it is from some photos only. Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry: everything perfectly restored.. Uni...
Wood
$4,800
H 33.88 in W 45.13 in D 22.88 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Commode with an Ebonized Finish 200-Years Old
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Commode restored with an Ebonized Finish over 200-years-old. Our French Louis XVI Ebonized Commode was hand-sanded to the bare wood and given an old Ebonized...
Brass
$8,400 / set
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 13 in
Pair of Ebonized French Marble-Top Petite Commodes with Brass Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ebonized French marble-top petite commodes with brass gallery and pull-out drawers.
Mahogany
$28,800 / set
H 38 in W 50.75 in D 22.75 in
Pair of Italian 18th Century Walnut Four-Drawer Commodes with Bookmatched Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian 18th century walnut commodes with bookmatched veneer, four drawers and petite carved feet. Immerse yourself in the historical grandeur of this pair of Italian 18th-...
Brass
Three-Drawer Ebonised Chest
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1940s three-drawer chest has a new ebonised finish, silver tone hardware and is solidly constructed with dove tailed drawers. This versatile piece can be...
Wood
Pair of French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Paintings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century oil on canvas paintings attributed to Jean-Baptiste Huet. Each painting is set within its original giltwood frame with a fine mottled design an...
Canvas, Wood
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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