What is a marquetry marble top commode?

A marquetry marble top commode is a decorative chest of drawers or cabinet featuring patterned wood veneers and a fitted stone top. These storage pieces function as focal points in living spaces and bedrooms. Originating mainly from French and Continental traditions, they combine functional drawer space with ornamental bronze mounts and contrasting timber designs.

How do I style a commode at home?

These cabinets suit hallways, drawing rooms and bedrooms where their decorative surfaces can be appreciated. The flat stone top provides a stable platform for lamps, decorative objects or mirrors. Pairing a commode with complementary antique or modern furnishings allows the wood tones and gilt mounts to stand out within a room.

How do I tell an 18th-century piece from a 19th-century revival?

Eighteenth-century originals display construction methods and timber ageing consistent with the period of manufacture, often bearing historical workshop marks. Nineteenth-century revival pieces utilise similar materials and styles but reflect nineteenth-century joinery techniques and mass production of gilt mounts. Examining the interior drawer construction and the underside of the carcass helps reveal the true age of the cabinet.

What woods are used in these commodes?

Craftsmen utilised a foundation of oak or walnut for the internal structure, applying decorative veneers across the exterior surfaces. Kingwood, rosewood, tulipwood and walnut provide the varied tones needed for detailed marquetry patterns. Contrasting woods are selected specifically for their natural colours to highlight floral and geometric designs without relying on artificial stains.

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A marquetry marble top commode brings together decorative wood veneers, gilt mounts and stone surfaces in a practical storage piece.

1900 - 1920

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Pair of Marble Topped Bedside Cabinets

From Merchant House Antiques

£495

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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Super French Two Door Cupboard

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£1,295

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th C. French Rosewood Marquetry Commode, Chest of Drawers

19th century

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19th C. French Rosewood Marquetry Commode, Chest of Drawers

From The Old Yard

£685

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Commode with Doors

From Tom Scott Antiques

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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French Marble Top Marquetry-inlaid, Scagliola Marble-top Walnut Commode

1900 - 1920

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French Marble Top Marquetry-inlaid, Scagliola Marble-top Walnut Commode

From Georgian Antiques

£2,350

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

Louis XV Style Marble Top Neat-sized Side Free-standing Table

18th century

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Louis XV Style Marble Top Neat-sized Side Free-standing Table

From Georgian Antiques

£1,550

3+ MONTHS AGO

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French Serpentine-fronted Marble Top Inlaid Mahogany Commode

1900 - 1920

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French Serpentine-fronted Marble Top Inlaid Mahogany Commode

From Georgian Antiques

£1,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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19th Century French Vernis Martin Painted Side or Music Cabinet

From Elmgarden

£2,200

3+ MONTHS AGO

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French Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers

19th century

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French Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers

From Rams Head Antiques

£985

3+ MONTHS AGO

chest of drawers

19th century

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Exceptional 19th Century French Kingwood Side Cabinet by Maison Millet, Paris

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£4,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Listings feature commodes spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, utilising marble, kingwood, rosewood, walnut, ormolu and gilt bronze.

1900 - 1920

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Antique French Marble Top Cabinet

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Exceptional Quality Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble-top Side Cabinet

19th century

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Exceptional Quality Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble-top Side Cabinet

From London City Antiques

£12,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

sideboards

19th century

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French Louis 16 Th Style Commode

From Michael Youll Antiques

£1,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

1920 - 1940

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Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique French Floral Marquetry Marble Topped Side Cabinet Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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Antique French Floral Marquetry Marble Topped Side Cabinet Circa 1900

From Regent Antiques

£3,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Pair of Late 19thc French Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Bedside Cabinets

19th century

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Pair of Late 19thc French Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Bedside Cabinets

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Marquetry Marble Top Commode

Pair of Marble Topped Bedside Cabinets

Super French Two Door Cupboard

19th C. French Rosewood Marquetry Commode, Chest of Drawers

Early 19th Century Commode with Doors

French Marble Top Marquetry-inlaid, Scagliola Marble-top Walnut Commode

Louis XV Style Marble Top Neat-sized Side Free-standing Table

French Serpentine-fronted Marble Top Inlaid Mahogany Commode

19th Century French Vernis Martin Painted Side or Music Cabinet

French Marquetry Commode Chest of Drawers

Exceptional 19th Century French Kingwood Side Cabinet by Maison Millet, Paris

Antique French Marble Top Cabinet

Exceptional Quality Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble-top Side Cabinet

French Louis 16 Th Style Commode

Antique French Inlaid Marquetry Marble Top Sideboard

Antique French Floral Marquetry Marble Topped Side Cabinet Circa 1900

Pair of Late 19thc French Walnut Inlaid Marble Top Bedside Cabinets

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