19th Century Louis XIV Style Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century or earlier Louis XIV style four drawer walnut commode.
19th Century Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.
When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.
Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.
The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.
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19th Century Louis XIV Style Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century or earlier Louis XIV style four drawer walnut commode.
Bronze
French 18th Century Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XIV style Commode is nicely carved in the wood with beautiful thick iron handles. It is walnut wood and has been refinished.
Walnut
Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Commode
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century Louis XIV Period commode with three large drawers, reeded side post, on carved feet. Charming old piece for any your decor. Here are few examples, surprising piece...
Bronze
An Important Louis XIV Marquetry Italian Bureau Cabinet
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This extraordinary early 18th-century Italian Bureau Cabinet is a masterful representation of the refined Louis XIV style and regional craftsmanship, combining the functions of a com...
Fruitwood, Maple, Walnut
French Louis XIV Bombe Commode, Cherry Wood, Teal Finish, Circa 1800
Located in Arundel, GB
A painted French commode. In a Bombe' form with distressed original Teal paint finish. Comprising 3 long drawers with carved recessed detail, further panelled details reflected in th...
Cherry
Italian LXIV Period Walnut Veneer and Band Inlaid 3-Drawer Commode, ca. 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a recantgular top with rounded edges and walnut veneers and band inlay atop a conorming case housing three drawers with raised molded edges, the drawer fronts with burl walnut...
Walnut
Italian, Piemontese, Late LXIV Period 3-Drawer Commode, 2nd quarter 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a serpentine shaped top with molded edge above a rectangular case housing three drawers with decorative brass hardware, raised on shaped bracket feet
Walnut
Chest of Drawers in Solid Italian Walnut with Maple Inlays, late 18th century.
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This late 18th-century Italian chest of drawers is crafted from solid walnut and decorated with refined maple inlays. The top, drawer fronts, and side panels feature elegant floral m...
Bronze
Louis XIV Style Chest of Drawers "Gillodes" in Rosewood and Oak Frame, 20th C.
Located in NAVILLY, FR
A Louis XIV style commode stamped GILLODES, veneered in rosewood and mounted on an oak frame with rich bronze ornamentation. Functional keys and locks. Additional information: Peri...
Oak, Rosewood
The Royal Boulle Marquetry Commode By Blake
By Robert Blake
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu, Marble & Satinwood Inlaid Bombe Commode 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu and Satinwood Inlaid Bombay Commode with Green Marble Top 20thC Measures - 32.75"H x 48"W x 19"d A striking Louis XIV style bombe commode craf...
Marble, Ormolu
$4,377Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Antique Chest of Drawers, Restored
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this elegant antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the 17th century, Louis XIV period. An extremely refined chest of drawers, whose characteristics suggest its c...
Walnut
Late 18th Century, Antique Italian Commode Chest of Drawers, Walnut, with Inlaid
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 18th century, important Italian antique commode chest of drawers, in solid walnut, with inlaid on front drawers. Polished to wax Chest of dr...
Walnut
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Carved Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XIV chest of drawers, 1680. On the front three large and useful drawers. The first drawer has a very rare feature, the front op...
Walnut
Louis XIV Style Commode with Rosewood Marquetry Décor and Red Griotte Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style commode from circa 1950 with rosewood marquetry décor, four drawers, red griotte marble top and gilt bronze hardware. Crafted in the timeless French Louis XI...
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Important and rare antique Italian of the period Louis XIV chest of drawers, 1680. On the front four large and useful drawers. Characterized by front of the drawers with relief decor...
Walnut
French Louis XIV Commode, Flamed Walnut & Bronze Hardware, Circa 1710
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This French Louis XIV Commode is made of a beautiful flamed walnut. It wears bronze hardwares. It is very solid and thick wood.
Walnut
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Inlaid Antique Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this imposing antique Italian chest of drawers dating back to the second half of the 17th century Baroque period, Louis XIV. An extremely refined chest of drawers, its fea...
Walnut
Italian, Genovese, Louis XIV Walnut & Inlaid 4-Drawer Commode, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a reverse plinth-form rectangular top above a conforming case housing 4 drawers all with horizontal lozenge-form inlay, retaining original hardware and raised on bracket feet
Walnut
Louis Seize Marquetry Chest of Drawers, late 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI chest of drawers with three drawers and large finely cast bronze mounts. Raised on tapered square legs, the piece features carved relief decorations in the form of Greek ke...
Cherry, Walnut
$3,430Sale Price|30% Off
1900s Venetian Baroque Commode Chest of Drawers in Burl Walnut with Ebonized Det
Located in Miami, FL
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand carved walnut and walnut veneered, drawers and top with molded edges, raised on a plinth base re...
Bronze
$60,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Chinese Lacquered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany Chinese lacquered double door cabinet embellished with C...
Bronze
Italian, Piemontese, Walnut, Inlaid, & Ebonized 4-Drawer Commode, early 18th cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded front corners and centering an inlaid medallion trimmed with ebonized banding, the top on a conforming case housing 4 drawers with brass pulls a...
Walnut
$5,314Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Commode from the Louis XIV Regency Period
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this rare chest of drawers hailing from the Louis XIV Regency era in the 18th century. It has a gracefully curved facade which unfolds with four drawers arranged ...
Marble
$7,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Louis XIV-Style Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Commodes, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of French commodes exhibit exceptional marquetry inlay of the finest woods portraying a chinoiserie scene. It is late 19th century, each having a shaped and bowed top that ...
Mahogany, Rosewood
Louis XV Period Chest of Drawers in Solid Walnut with Carved Shell Handles
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XV period commode in solid walnut with its beautiful carved shell handles! Entirely original! Some minor marks on the top... A very beautiful piece in exceptional original c...
Walnut
$7,500Sale Price|37% Off
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Walnut Dresser with Fruitwood Inlay & Brass
Located in Encinitas, CA
Early 18th century Italian Louis XIV style 3 drawer walnut dresser with lovely carved fruitwood inlay. Stately architectural form and striking ...
Brass
$3,430Sale Price|30% Off
1900s Venetian Baroque Dresser with mirror in Burl Walnut with Ebonized Details
Located in Miami, FL
A elegant serpentine Venetian 1900s Baroque commode chest of drawers in ebonized hand carved walnut and walnut veneered, drawers and top with molded edges , raised on a plinth base r...
Bronze
French Louis XV Period Commode
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautifully carved French walnut commode (Louis XV period, circa 1720) with three drawers in arbalete form, all four carved snail feet, cartouche at th...
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Marble Top Commode ~ Chest of Drawers exudes a stately elegance that is truly timeless! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak, it features a casework...
Marble, Bronze
Large 18th Century Flemish Serpentine Bleached Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large early 18th Century Régence period Flemish four drawer commode.With beautiful hand carved detail to the serpentine front with original brass fittings. Circa 1715.
Oak
Pair of Exceptional Antique French Marble Top Figured Wood Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 19th c. Notable figured wood cabinets, with rounded front corners and double doors with arch shaped banded panels opening to a single shelf. With keys. Overall brass decorative ...
Marble
Parisian Regency Period Walnut Chest Of Drawers - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Regency period commode in solid walnut from the early 18th century. A very beautiful curved commode with five drawers, one of which is hidden between the two top drawers. Supe...
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers in Stripped Oak is a study in the French masculine form, rendered from oak to last for generations! The contoured facade is frame...
Brass
Louis XIV Period Chest of Drawers in Solid Oak, 18th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Louis XIV period chest of drawers in solid oak. No key - sound and in good overall condition. Additional information: Period: 18th century Style: Louis XIV - Regency Condition: Goo...
Oak
Italian, Tuscany, Louis XIV Period Walnut 4-Drawer Cassettone, early 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with a gadroon-form molded edge below above a conforming case housing one hidden drawer above three larger molded edge drawers, the drawers with cast bronze ...
Walnut
19th Century Liegoise Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Liegoise Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers represents the grandeur of the era, yet rendered in solid oak with brass only as an accent, making it much more compatible ...
Brass
20th Century Inlaid Wood Italian Commode Louis XIV Style, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Small Italian commode from the 20th century. Furniture inlaid wood in walnut, maple, beech and fruitwood of beautiful lines and pleasant decor. Chest of drawers equipped with two dra...
Wood
Louis XIV Arbalette Chest of Drawers
Located in London, Park Royal
Hand-carved Louis XIV style Arbelette chest of drawers. Hand finished in a textured two tone patina of distressed paint work over silver gilding.
Wood, Paint
$35,772Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century, Louis XIV Carved Walnut Wood Drop-Leaf Cabinet
Located in IT
This elegant drop-leaf cabinet was made in the early eighteenth century in walnut wood finely carved with rocaille motifs. It has a particular patina of the carvings, slightly darker...
Bronze
1950s French Louis XIV Style Carved Pine Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! You don’t often see pine with such elaborate carving! It is a French pine three drawer chest with Louis XIV styling. The drawers are lined with paper. The only condition...
Brass
Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV Period Carved Walnut Cassettone, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular deeply molded edge top above a conforming case housing 3 large drawers, the drawers retaining antique cast bronze handles and flanked by foliage-form pilasters, ...
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIV Chest of Drawers, JME H. Hansen
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A mid-18th century French Louis XIV chest of drawers from Paris. Stamped “JME H. Hansen” for Hubert Hansen (master from 1747, died 1756). Slightly trapezoidal, double-curved body wi...
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Marquetry Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The enduring elegance of French design is beautifully expressed in this 19th century antique commode, where graceful symmetry, luxurious materials and refined craftsmanship come toge...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XIV Commode, Oak with Bronze Hardware, Circa 1740
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This beautiful mid-18th century French commode is made of oak with its original patina. It has original bronze hardware too.
Oak
Commode Mazarine, Regence Chest of Drawers, France, Early 18th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique chest of drawers - so-called Commode Mazarine France Walnut, burl wood, etc. First half of 18th century. Dimensions: H x W x D: 84 x 115 x 66 cm Description: French Regence chest of drawers...
Walnut, Burl
Northern Italian Late LXIV Period Walnut Two Drawer Commode, ca. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded corners above a conforming case with paneled sides and paneled drawer fronts, the drawers retaining antique hardware, the case raised on cabriol...
Walnut
17th Century Lombard-Piedmont Area, Chest of Drawers, Inlaid Walnut Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian antique precious mid-1600, Lombard-Piedmont chest of drawers all in massive walnut, with maple inlays, wax-polished. Restored the working locks ...
Walnut, Maple
Red Lacquer Painted Bombay Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Maslow Freen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombay painted dresser chest of drawers.
Hardwood, Lacquer
18th Cent French L XIV Commode Marble Top Exotic Wood Veneer original hardwares
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite small commode, beautifull LXIV original hardwares, excellent proportions. Condition as is, needs few small restaurations in the veneer.
Wood
$3,000Sale Price|53% Off
Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza circa 1880
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian Venetian Louis XIV Rococo Walnut Burl Veneer Credenza, circa 1880. Lovely and striking two-tone serpentine shaped credenzino commode of carved walnut solids, gorgeous matching burled veneers and inlays, featuring 1 upper smaller and 2 larger lower drawers with antique hardware. Late 19th century Louis XIV Baroque Rococo Revival. Perfect Bombay cabinet as bedside stand or hallway commode...
Walnut
Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV Period Carved Walnut 5-Drawer Commode, early 18thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming case housing two over three drawers the upper front with carved details, raised on bracket feet
Walnut
$1,113Sale Price|47% Off
Louis XV Style Vintage Pair of Ormolu Parquetry 1950s Nightstands
Located in Lomita, CA
This pair of French style Louis XV nightstands are spectacular. The silhouette is beautiful with the elegant legs that rest on "little shoes." They are from the mid 20th century. The set is constructed from kingwood veneered banded inlaid wood, and accented with ormolu, mounted on bombe two-drawer stands. They were made in Egypt...
Ormolu
Louis XIV Period Dauphiné Region Chest Of Drawers In Olive Wood Marquetry
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Louis XIV commode from the early 18th century, slightly curved on the front, with flat sides, decorated with geometric marquetry. We can find a marquetry of olive woo...
Wood
Late 17th Century, Lombard Louis XIV Walnut Canterano with Writing Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional Lombard chest of drawers, or canterano, from the Brescia region, dating to the full 1600s. Crafted entirely from solid walnut, this imposing piece is a rare example of...
Walnut
Louis XIV Nightstand - French Ebonized Noir
By Century Furniture, Tara Shaw
Located in New Orleans, LA
The 18th-century inspired Louis XIV ebonized three-drawer chest with elaborately detailed handles and escutcheons exemplifies the grandeur and opulence characteristic of French furni...
Brass
Louis Style Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, commode chest you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful commode is statement p...
Bronze
Louis XIV Cherrywood Commode from France, Early 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
The straight grain and rich color of the cherry tree made it a desirable wood for constructing luxury furniture during the 18th century. One beautiful example is our period Louis XIV commode, which was hand-carved in France in the early 1700’s. Augmenting the lovely reddish-brown color of the commode is an arbalete top that slightly hangs over the three stacked drawers below. Each drawer has three bronze foliate fittings set inside geometric panels with recessed molding (two pierced foliate swag pulls flanking a small keyplate surrounded by a parted leaf). There is a unique, shallow pullout drawer with two concentric circle pulls built into the molded frieze. This drawer was most likely used to store jewelry and other small valuables. Canted corners can be seen along the front of the shaped top, with elongated asymmetrical panels beneath that flank the tiers of drawers...
Bronze
Antique Liégeoise Louis XIV Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liégeoise Louis XIV Marble Top Commode is a beautiful example of timeless design bringing together the warmth of carved wood, richly veined marble, elegant movement, and the ...
Marble, Bronze
C19th French Walnut Cameo Plaque Chest
Located in Dereham, GB
C19th French Walnut Cameo Plaque Chest Shaped Figured Walnut top with cross banding, 2 shaped front drawers, Handles with inset oval Cameo porcelain Plaques Ormolu Gilt Bronze Fra...
Ormolu