Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
LOUIS XIV STYLE
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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Style: Louis XIV
French Louis XIV Style Hand Painted Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Chest / Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a hand painted French Louis XIV style chinoiserie chest. I love the vivid pastoral scenes, particularly the top. The key escutcheons are faux. The drawers have dovetail const...
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Late 20th Century American Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Commode or Chest
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late-eighteenth century Louis XIV style hand carved walnut commode or chest of drawers was found in the region of Normandy, France. This piece features three drawers of dovetail...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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 ...
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1890s Belgian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Régence Bronze Mounted Rosewood Commode
Located in New York, NY
The shaped brèche d'Alep marble top, above a bombé form body with two short and two long drawers spaced with brass insets and with bronze pulls, the corners mounted with bronze Grecian mask...
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1720s French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze, Ormolu
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...
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20th Century Egyptian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Ormolu
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
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1710s Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Red Lacquer Painted Bombay Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Maslow Freen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bombay painted dresser chest of drawers.
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20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Hardwood, Lacquer
Antique Louis XIV Style Kingwood & Satinwood Parquetry Marble Top Commode c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style commode offers shaped and beveled marble top over bombe chest having allover kingwood and satinwood parquetry inly, cast foliate ormolu mounts, two...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
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.
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Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak features four full width drawers! Perfect for keeping things organized and in their place, and doing it in style, this pi...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu, Marble & Satinwood Inlaid Bombe Commode 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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French Louis XIV Style Kingwood, Ormolu and Satinwood Inlaid Bombay Commode with Green Marble Top 20...
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20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XIV French Buffet with Original Hardware
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Louis XIV chest of drawers from the 18th century with doors opening from two leaves. The crossbow shaped facade simulates drawers. This piece features interesting moulding to the fro...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers was hand-crafted from solid oak and accented with cast brass drawer pulls by obvious master craftsmen! The top features a...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Cassone, Chest, Coffer, 17th Century, French, Louis XIV, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lovely cassone with classical form, the beautiful figuring of the oak creates subtle, decorative patterning and the simple mouldings give a light, contemporary feel.
The rich, lustr...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Grand Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak features no less than eight drawers! Perfect for keeping everything organized and in its place, and doing it in sty...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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 ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
18th Century French Louis XIV Marquetry Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XIV style commode from Grenoble with fine marquetry inlay of cherry, walnut and mahogany. Three dovetailed drawers with slightly serpentine front. Top ha...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis XIV, 18th Century Chest with Marble Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite 18th Century Louis XIV chest is a perfect example of the opulence and grandeur associated with the reign of the Sun King. The chest features a richly patterned marquet...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
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...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Antique French Regence Style Commode with Bronze Dore Hardware, Circa 1875
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning commode with bronze dore hardware, this French chest of drawers dates to circa 1875 and is in the Regence style. The beautiful parquetry veneer has a rich sheen and a warm...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Metal, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Four-Drawer Chest Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This traditional, antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Poitou region of France, circa 1800. The fruit wood commode stands on curved feet over a scalloped apron decorated with a center bronze mount; it features four serpentine drawers across the front dressed with the original ornate bronze handles and matching escutcheons. The cabinet is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina. Place this elegant and versatile cabinet in a bedroom, a living room or an entry for additional clothing storage...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Italian, Inlaid Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
Italian (from Lombardia Region) Louis xvi period chest of drawers.
Inlaid with different wood essences. Original back and inner parts besides h...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Antique French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Commode ~ Chest of Drawers is a great choice for adding timeless style with superb functionality to any room!...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Serpentine Commode in Stripped Oak features three drawers plus side cabinets! Perfect for keeping things organized and in their place, and doing it in style...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
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 tha...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Mahogany, Rosewood
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 ...
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19th Century Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble
Louis XIV-Style Painted Venetian Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
An early Louis XIV-style painted Venetian commode. Faux painted top above two drawers painted with fanciful flowers on the front. The sides of the commode are painted with birds and ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Paint
Italian Louis XIV Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this beautiful Louis XIV style chest of drawers made in Italy in the second half of the 20th century. Made of walnut veneer with briar and maple decorations that create a ...
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20th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Antique Country French Regence Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Regence Walnut Commode was hand-crafted from the premier indigenous hardwood of Europe, sumptuous French walnut! The bev...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
French Victorian Fruitwood and Parquetry Chest with Cupid Figures and Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian 20th century fruitwood and parquetry inlaid chest with a single front door and bronze trim with cupid figures and a beige marble top.
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20th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Fruitwood
Antique Louis XIV Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique French Louis XVI ormolu mounted marble top commode. This was made in France and dates from around the 1780-1800 period.
It is of outstanding quality, ...
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1780s French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Marble, Ormolu
Venetian Louis XIV Bombay Burl Walnut Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Walnut Venetian Louis XIV Burl Walnut Bombe Chest. Chest features two small upper drawer and two larger lower drawers with antique hardware. Chest has bombay front curvi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Burl
Fine Louise Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Elm Wood from 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
A small and exquisite Louise Seize chest of drawers crafted from elm wood, originating from Copenhagen and dating back to the late 1780s. This charming piece epitomizes the elegance ...
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1780s Danish Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Elm
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...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
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...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut, Oak
French Louis XIV Style Custom Painted Chests / Commodes By Dixie - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a timeless pair of French Louis XIV style chests with a custom finish by Dixie Furniture. The body is a blush with gray trim and ivory tops. They are marked with dovetail con...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Brass
French 18th Century Louis XIV Commode
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.
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
19th Century Louis XIV Style Walnut Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century or earlier Louis XIV style four drawer walnut commode.
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19th Century Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Walnut, 2-Door and 2-Drawer Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period walnut commode, from the Pietmont region. This two-door and two-drawer commode are raised on an ebonized fruitwood moulded...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bombe Commode
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century marquetry inlaid kingwood commode, having its original marble-top, two large drawers, ormolu mounts and handles and raised on out swept legs.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Kingwood
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.
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2010s British Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood, Paint
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Four-Drawer Walnut Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period four drawer walnut chest from the Piedmont region. The chest is raised by lightly scrolled carved legs. Each of the four drawer...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Mazarine Chest Of Drawers / Commode From The Beginning Of The 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb Louis XIV period Mazarine chest of drawers in thuya burl, rosewood, boxwood and walnut veneer
It opens with four drawers on four rows with crosspieces
museum quality piece fro...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
French 17th Century Louis XIV Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 17th century Louis XIV commode.
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Late 17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Louis XV Commode by Hubert Roux
Located in Dallas, TX
a signed Louis XV commode with three drawers above two long drawers, they have raised panels with carved c curves, a heavily carved apron, signed H. ROUX on the left side in the uppe...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
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...
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1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Walnut
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Painted Oak Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A handsome and robust 18th Century French Louis XIV oak commode.
With a later pale grey finish.
Two small drawers over two wide drawers. Ornate brass handles, fielded sides and decor...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Oak
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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Bronze
Louis Xiv commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage commodes and chests of drawers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV commodes and chests of drawers made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original commodes and chests of drawers, popular names associated with this style include La Maison London, and Mellier & Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for commodes and chests of drawers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,320 and tops out at $237,297 while the average work can sell for $5,822.