19th Century French Empire Chest of Marble Topped Drawers Lion Hairy Paw Feet
By Empire Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning French Empire, circa 1860 solid mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gold leaf painted lion hairy paw feet A very good lo...
Marble
$2,672
Empire Commode
Located in London, England
Small sized French " Empire " style mahogany commode with marble top and original brass fittings.
Marble
Empire Walnut & Black Marble Top Commode, circa 1815
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Walnut and Black Marble Top Commode, circa 1815. 35" H x 48" W x 23" D.
Marble
19th c. Empire Walnut Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking example of French Empire craftsmanship, this 19th-century walnut commode combines bold architectural lines with the warmth and richness of beautifully figured walnut.
Marble, Brass
Mid 19th Century French Empire Commode With Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique French Empire three-drawer mahogany commode, circa 1840, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and balanced proportions characteristic of the Empire period.
Marble
French Empire Style Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very mellow, stylish mahogany French Empire chest of drawers with a light gray marble top with straight edge over frieze drawer and three long, graduated drawers flanked by...
Marble
Circa 1805-1815 Empire Period French Marble Top Commode
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Empire period French marble top commode, circa 1805-1815.
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
French, early 19th century, in the Empire / Neoclassical style A refined antique chest of drawers crafted in rich mahogany, featuring elegant neoclassical details. The piece is accen...
Marble, Bronze
Italian Empire Style Commode
Located in Houston, TX
1900s Italian Empire mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze ormolu, keys and black marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Empire Mahogany Marble Top Chest of Drawers / Commode
Located in Carmine, TX
18th Century French Empire Commode from France. Made of Mahogany, with a black marble top, the wood has been finished with a lustrous French polish, it has four drawers with beautifu...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Petite Empire Neoclassical Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This wonderful Empire mahogany commode was hand crafted in 19th century France; four drawers and neoclassical details comprise this outstanding chest of drawers or commode.
Marble, Brass
$5,900
French Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire flame mahogany commode with Carrara marble.
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Empire Commode in book matched flame mahogany and Black Marble Top
Marble, Brass
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1810 Petite French Empire Commode with Grey Marble Top Ormolu Mounts Unique piece purchased in France.
Marble, Ormolu
Majestic 19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Found in the South of France, this exquisite burled walnut commode from the early 19th century features a dark grey marble top over four drawers.
Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Empire REvival Commode
Located in Kent, Dover
A French Napoleon III, Empire Revival four drawer commode in pickled mahogany.
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Commode "Chiffonnier"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Empire ctyle commode "Chiffonnier".
Marble
Antique French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Ormolu Commode Chest of Drawers 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality early 19th century antique French Empire mahogany marble top commode, with Neo-Classical ormolu mounts, circa 1810.
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers / Dresser With Marble
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire commode / chest of drawers hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut.
Marble
Empire Style Demi Lune Marble Topped Two Door Commode with Two Drawers
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1910 empire style demi lune commode is made of mahogany with a marble top.
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Commode with Marble Top and Column Shaped Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, with white marble top, four drawers, butterfly veneer, bronze mounts and column-shaped posts.
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Commode or Dresser with Marble Top & Bronze Lion Head Pulls
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite French Empire style commode or dresser offering three drawers.
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
The cabinet features three drawers across the front with the original bronze pulls and key holes escutcheons, and a fourth additional drawer under the marble top. The surface is dres...
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Commode Caryatid Bronze Figural Columns & Pink Marble
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable petite commode with wonderful grained veneer and blackened flat columns on the sides which have a bronze woman's head on the top and bronze feet on the bottom. It...
Walnut
19th Century French Painted Empire Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century French Empire painted commode. Beautiful grey color along with a marble top.
Marble
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Empire Provincial Ash Commode with Black Marble Top
Ash
French Empire-Style Commode / Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handsome chest of drawers having four drawers that Draw easily. A column flanks each side and is accented with Original bronze dore mounts. The drawers are dove tailed an...
Mahogany
French 1930s Empire Style Walnut Commode with Grey Marble Top and Black Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut commode from the early 20th century, with grey veined marble top four drawers and black columns.
Marble, Bronze, Brass
French Empire Commode w/Black Marble Top & Stunning Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire painted commode, with marble top and brass accents, from the mid 19th century.
Marble
An Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode, Marble Top, French, ca. 1820
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An Empire Commode in figured mahogany with a Belgian black fossilized marble top above a frieze drawer and three uniform drawers flanked by two squared columns, each with ormolu moun...
Ormolu
French 19th Century Painted Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire commode from the 19th century, updated more recently with paint in layered & scraped faux finish that wouldn’t look out of place with Gustavian style furnishings.
Marble, Brass
Italian Empire Commode in Walnut with Black Columns Mirror White Carrara Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Italia, 1810 Walnut veneer Top in white Carrara marble Columns in ebonized wood Bases, capitals and paw carvings gilded in pure gold Good conditions Chest of drawers W126 x D56...
Carrara Marble
1980s French Empire Style Commode with Ebonized Frame and Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
1980's French three drawer commode in the style of the French Empire. Three natural color elm wood drawers with ebonized frame.
Marble
French Empire Period Commode w/Black Marble Top, Revival Accents, & Paw Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period wooden commode, with marble top and revival accents, from the early 19th century.
Wood
Antique Empire Style Chest of Drawers or Commode Burl Wood, Bronze, Marble Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and spectacular, late 19th century chest of drawers. This beautiful Empire style commode has obviously been used, but the condition is good to excellent.
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Solid Walnut Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A robust French Empire walnut commode from the 19th century, topped with an incredible slab of Saint Anne marble.
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet.
Marble, Brass
Empire Commode, France, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire commode. Mahogany, oak, ormolu bronze, Saint Anne marble.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Chest Commode
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire Style Marquetry Inlay Commode Chest of Drawers Gorgeous French Empire style commode/chest of drawers featuring intricate inlaid marquetry with a finely detaile...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in GB
A fantastic quality 19th Century Empire mahogany and ormolu commode with marble top.
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire walnut commode with Belgian black marble top.
Belgian Black Marble
Period Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Pomona, CA
An Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Dresser An Empire Chest of Drawers from the period (1820). Flame mahogany front and fitted with gilded escutcheons, pillar ends, and classical f...
Marble
19th Cent Ebony Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished, Bronze Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century, Hollywood Regecny Style Commode, Chest or Nightstand. Bronze Mounted Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished in a fine ebony finish to suite the Hollywood Regency Dec...
Marble
A mahogany Empire commode à l'anglaise, Attributed to Jacob Frères
By Jacob Frères
Located in Wijnegem, BE
A top quality Empire commode made in beautiful mahogany veneer (acajou moucheté) on solid oak.
Marble
French Empire Commode / Chest of Drawers, Walnut & Bronze Mounts, 19th century
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Odense, DK
A grand yet grounded piece, this antique Empire commode dates back to the early 19th century.
Marble
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments. Nice patina and finely carved. Constructed in cherrywood with originals brass handles and bleu turquin top....
Marble, Bronze
Empire Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Empire burl walnut chest of drawers with marble top, circa 1820. With a rectangular marble top, a small burl walnut top drawer with dolphin escutcheon (no lock), 3 lower burl walnut ...
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Marble-top Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A substantial French commode from the 19th century wrapped in finely-grained mahogany trimmed with inlaid brass that frames the drawer-fronts and chamfered corners. The original marb...
Brass
French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French Empire, Flame Mahogany chest of drawers features four graduated drawers with bookmatched mahogany veneer panels, fitted with original gilt bronze ring pulls decorated wit...
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Wood with Marble Top Italian Empire Style Dresser, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Cantù production furniture carved and veneered in walnut, burl, beech, mahogany and fruitwood in Empire style. Commode with four large drawers and original marble top of excellent si...
Marble
Empire Period Chest of Drawers - Chiffonier with a Marble Slab, 19th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire period walnut chest of drawers topped with a marble slab at waist height. Fully restored. Interior drawer height 15.5 cm. Marble slab height 81/75 cm. Additional inf...
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Fruitwood Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique chest of drawers was crafted in France, circa 1870, in the refined Empire style. Built in richly figured fruitwood over elm, the petite commode features clean ar...
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Chest of Drawers in Walnut and Green Marble, 20th Century
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Empire style chest of drawers in walnut and walnut veneer (some minor veneer loss). Functional key and lock - marble top in perfect condition. Restoration services available upon r...
Marble
French Empire Commode Chest of Drawers - Antique with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgeous French Empire antique chest of drawers or commode - Very elegant piece perfect for a Parisian apartment - or your home wherever you are - Inlay work exquisite to the fro...
Marble
French 19th century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble chest/side tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Giallo Fossil marble night stands/chests.
Marble, Ormolu
French Early 19th Century Empire St. Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu, and Bleu Turquin marble chests. Each three-drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapere...
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Antique Mahogany, Marble Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique French single chest of drawers made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, veneered on Oakwood in good condition. The rectangular cupboard is composed with ...
Marble, Metal, Brass
French Empire Commode with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire commode in matched mahogany veneer front with bronze gilt mounts and original marble top.
Marble
Provincial French Empire Marble-Topped Commode
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Of beautiful honey toned light figured walnut, a handsome four drawer case piece with its original fossil marble top. Half columns flank the drawers, with good original hardware moun...
Marble
French Marble Top Empire Commode with Paw Feet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, period, Empire commode with marble top over four drawers, the top, "frieze" drawer having gilt bronze palmettes, and the column flanked drawers with gilt bronze capitals, all...
Marble
Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A front-rank example of Empire commode in well-figured mahogany with a charcoal marble top and dore mounts.
Marble
Unavailable
H 34.25 in W 51 in D 24.5 in
French Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top and Ormolu Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
An Empire commode with well-matched mahogany veneer.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Empire Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Alexandria, VA
More than fifty years ago the exceptionally beautiful faux marble top on this 4 drawer chest replaced the original marble. The proportions, ormolu mounts, and flame mahogany on this...
Mahogany
French Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire "Egyptian Revival" mahogany commode with Pyrenees marble top.
Marble
French Empire Period Mahogany Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany commode with four drawers, bronze dore mounts and pulls and "gris de Ste.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 35 in W 51 in D 22.5 in
French Empire Period Flame Grain Mahogany Commode Chest with Black Marble Top
Located in Wells, ME
French Empire period commode (chest) in matched flame grain mahogany, Egyptian caryatid columns with ormolu head and feet, swan ormolu mount to lower frieze, laurel leaf escutcheons ...
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
French Empire frutwood commode with original marble top
Marble
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 53.94 in D 23.63 in
Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Grey and White Veined Marble, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
With carved paw feet and a gris Saint Anne marble top. Finely incised gilt bronze handles, France, circa 1810.
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 18.9 in W 51.97 in D 22.84 in
French Empire Walnut Gilt-Bronze Mounted Four-Drawer Commode with Marble Top
Located in Ljubljana, SI
It was made in France in the beginning of 19th century. It has a Classic shape with three visible drawers which has wooden pull and gilded bronze decorative key holes. The upper invi...
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 36.82 in W 48.82 in D 24.02 in
Late French Empire Period Blonde Walnut Commode with White Marble, circa 1815
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers, one without handles, flanked by walnut columns surmounted with carved walnut balls. Finely incised ormolu handles, mounts and escutcheons, the latter depicting a d...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 51.38 in D 22.45 in
Empire Period Mahogany Commode with Ebonized Paw Feet and Black Fossil Marble
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers under a Belgian black fossil marble top. The bottom three drawers with brass lion ring pull handles and escutcheons in the form of masks. Supported on two squared l...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Commode
Located in Nashville, TN
This early 19th century French Empire mahogany commode features five drawers and pilasters with bronze mounts.
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Directoire-Style Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
French Commode, with original a “gris de ste. Anne” marble top, and covered in Flemish mahogany veneers on the drawers, sides and bottom. Has turned columns with bronze capitals and ...
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Commode with Original Marble Top and Original Escutcheons
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Mahogany and Bronze Marble-Top Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire mahogany and bronze marbl-top commode.
Wood
Early 19th Century Continental Empire Walnut Commode
Located in London, GB
Four long drawers, three of which are framed with a gilt bronze insert. Gilt bronze handles with masked heads in the centre, gilt bronze escutcheons cast in the shape of putti. The d...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode
Located in New York, NY
An Empire period 3 drawer mahogany commode with lion’s mask pulls, fine gilt bronze capitols, carved and ebonized paw feet, with a petite granite black marble top, French c.1810
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 36.03 in W 50.79 in D 23.43 in
Antique French Empire period Walnut Commode /Chest of Drawers
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Good quality French Empire period commode with original black fossil marble top and fine quality ormolu mounts.
Marble
Empire French Alpine Commode, Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire French Alpine Commode. Early 19th. Century Columns and drawers in front and two side doors with small compartments. Nice patina and finely carved. Constructed in cherrywood...
Marble, Bronze
Period Empire "Egyptian Revival" Mahogany Commode with Pyrenees
Located in Atlanta, GA
Period Empire "Egyptian Revival" Mahogany Commode with Pyrenees Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 39.77 in W 60.44 in D 26.38 in
Large Important Empire Period Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted 'Commode A Vantaux'
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A single wide drawer above two doors that open to reveal a single shelf, with double columns either side. Black fossil marble top. With fine quality gilt bronze mounts with good orig...
Marble, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 33.5 in D 15.5 in
Italian Fruitwood and Fossilized Marble Top Commode, circa 1890
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Northern Italian Fruitwood and Fossilized Marble Top Three-Drawer Chest of Drawers, Circa 1890
Marble
Unavailable
H 36 in W 51 in D 24 in
French Empire Flame Mahogany Five-Drawer Napoleonic Commode, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very fine quality early 19th century, French Empire period flame mahogany five-drawer Napoleonic Commode, retaining its original black fossil marble top and original handle...
Marble
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 50.4 in D 18.12 in
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Mahogany and Marble Chest of Drawer
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
French Empire commode, early 19th century. Flame mahogany, marble, bronze details, with three working keys and four drawers.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 35 in W 51 in D 23 in
19th Century Napoleonic Commode Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, circa 1820
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a wonderful French 19th century Napoleonic Empire period mahogany commode chest of drawers, displaying great color and complete with original marble top and beautiful brass h...
Marble, Brass
Unavailable
H 33.86 in W 46.46 in D 24.41 in
Early 19th Century Empire Flame Walnut and Marble Chest of Drawer RESTORED
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Beautiful Empire French dresser commode, early 19th century.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 24.75 in W 17.75 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Maison Jensen Commodes with Marble Tops, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great pair of commodes with gold details and shaped marble tops. As pictured, one has a single drawer over a single door and the other has a single drawer over a half door. Origina...
French Empire Marble Top Chest with Bronze Mounts circa1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire marble top chest with bronze mounts, beautiful patina.
Marble, Bronze
Empire Mahogany Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Empire style mahogany chest with marble top.
Marble
19th Century Empire Style Drawers on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Empire style commode with three drawers of walnut burl.
Marble, Bronze
French Country Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Toronto, ON
The chest of drawers has a very rustic look. Well aged wood with a lot of character and tarnished metal. The marble top was added in the resent years, is dark brown with white and or...
Marble, Brass
Miniature Empire Commode
Located in Toronto, ON
Miniature form mahogany French Empire chest with marble top.
Marble, Brass
Fruitwood Continental Chest circa 1815 with Marble Top
Located in Glencarse, GB
An Empire chest circa 1815 comprising three long drawers and one concealed drawer. All drawers are intricately carved with griffins, foliage and other mythological figures. Flanking ...
Fruitwood
Unavailable
H 37.41 in W 65.75 in D 28.35 in
Stunning, Louis XV French empire chest of drawers, fantastic bronze detailing
Located in Worthing, GB
A matching pair of fantastic bronze mounted chest of drawers. Priced individually. The quality is exceptional.
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 33.27 in W 48.82 in D 22.05 in
Antique Black Ebonized Silver Empire Chest of Drawers from France, 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
The commode has four drawers and an original marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 34.5 in W 45.5 in D 23 in
Pair of 19th Century French Ebonized Marble-Top Empire Four-Drawer Commodes
Located in New York, NY
French 19th century Empire commodes. Marble tops. Bronze hardware and trim.
Wood
Commode Empire France Napoleon III, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Commode Empire France Napoleon III 19th century Wood and marble Perfect condition - Original Measures: 88cm x 63cm x 130cm Never restored.
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Style Commode
By Empire Furniture
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 1820's Empire style commode. Original old marble top sits over burled and bookmarked walnut front with 4 drawers all with shield escutcheon plates, 3 drawers with knobs.
Russian Empire Marble Chest or Commode
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular Russian Empire chest or commode with ormolu mounts, birch veneers, full front corner columns, black marble top, circa 1820.
Marble
Period Empire Mahogany Marble-Top Commode
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Period Empire mahogany and bronze, marble-top commode with exceptional detailing, condition, and colour.
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Mahogany & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire style crotch mahogany 4 drawer chest of drawers. Wonderful old marble sits over this unique and rare chest of 4 drawers all with brass hardware and flanked with columns...
First Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Empire Period commode was produced from exotic imported mahogany from the Americas, and boasts cabriole cornerposts and its original black marble top.
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Marble Top Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C Empire style Italian oak commode with 8 drawers and a thick marble top. 1940.
Marble
19th Century Empire Mahogany Commode with Marble
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 19th Century Empire Mahogny (Acajou) Commode with Marble
Marble
19th Century Walnut Empire Marble Top Commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
French, 19th c. Empire figure commode of walnut with a variegated marble top.
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Commode
Located in Hixson, TN
This beautiful French Empire commode is crafted in mahogany with flamed bookmatched drawer fronts, fabulous ormolu escutcheons, pillar mounts, and ornamentations.
Marble
Empire Commode with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant chest has many outstanding features. The top of four drawers is almost like a hidden drawer as it is shallow in depth and without pulls. The other three drawers are deep...
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Cherry Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous color on this 19th century French Empire four drawer marble top cherry commode.
Marble
French Empire Marble Top Walnut Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Empire period marble-top walnut commode, mid 19th century.
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Walnut & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Empire commode with white marble top over walnut chest.
French 19th Century Empire Walnut & Marble Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous Empire commode with original black fossil marble over commode of four drawers, flanked by free standing round columns with brass capitals and bases over round front feet.
Antique French Empire Style Marble-Top Mahogany Commode
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet.
Marble, Brass
19c Empire Commode with Marble
Located in New Orleans, LA
Empire Commode with Marble Top
Walnut
French Empire Marble Top Walnut Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
French Louis Philippe Marble Top Walnut Commode, mid 19th century. Exemplary craftsmanship of the mid nineteenth century with a facade of burl walnut and walnut side panels. Commode ...
Marble
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$15,345Sale Price / set|44% Off
H 31 in W 37.5 in D 19.5 in
Pair of English George II Style Red Japanned Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each beautifully decorated chest with concave top with canted corners above a conforming body fitted with 2 short over 2 long drawers all raised on splayed bracket feet; with overall...
Wood
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks, the domed cover with Pegas...
Porcelain
$5,495
H 79.25 in W 42 in D 17 in
Antique French Empire Mahogany Ormolu Bookcase Bibliotheque Display cabinet 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Empire Mahogany & ormolu mounted bookcase display cabinet, circa 1910. This elegant antique cabinet is made of the finest mahogany, the top with an archite...
Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century Empire Commode 19th CENTURY EMPIRE CHEST. LARGE FRENCH EMPIRE CHEST IN MAHOGANY AND DECORATED WITH GOLDEN BRONZE.130X59X89 CM
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Small Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) mahogany small chest with 4 drawers and bronze trim with a black marble top There are splits in the wood at the side of the piece.
Mahogany
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
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used one for each day of the week), has ebony inlay around each of the gilded lion’s ma...
Mahogany
$3,040Sale Price|27% Off
H 38 in W 57.75 in D 24.5 in
19th Century Bronze Mounted French Empire Cabinet
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century French Empire cabinet with bronze mounts and leather top. 2 drawers over 2 door cabinet.
Bronze
French Empire Napoleon III Commode, 19th Century
By Empire Furniture
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: French Empire Napoleon III Commode Date/Period: 19th century Dimension: 90cm x 63cm x 120cm Materials: walnut wood and marble Additional information: French. Empire Napoleon I...
Wood
$22,500
H 34.5 in W 50.5 in D 22.5 in
French Consulat Mahogany Period Commode with Paw Feet and Fossil Marble Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Consulat period mahogany commode with three-drawers, ebonized griffin feet and pilasters, and black fossil marble top. Gilt bronze escutcheons in the form of winged angels and...
Ormolu, Bronze
$6,200
H 35.04 in W 46.46 in D 23.23 in
Empire Acajou Mouchete Mahogany Mounted Commode, Attributed to Bernard Molitor
By Bernard Molitor
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine Empire acajou mouchete mahogany commode in the manner of Bernard Molitor (1755-1833). A rectangular oak corpus veneered with acajou mouchete mahogany, with a grey marble top a...
Mahogany
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.