Bombe Chests

Bombe chests' popularity can be traced to the French Regency period in the early 1700s. Furniture of the time was distinguished by decorative elements drawn from both mythology and the Orient, and many of today's bombe chests hark back to that trend with Chinese-inspired lacquer or paint work called chinoiserie.

Bombe chests are characterized mainly, though, by their signature structure. Boasting a convex frontispiece and serpentine top, bombe chests traditionally have either drawers or doors, Queen Anne or bun feet, ornamental hardware, and hand-carved or hand-painted patterns.

Contemporary bombe chests employ the use of mixed modern materials as well, including metals, studs, distressed leather, and marble.

Shapes and styles of bombe chests vary as well; half-moon, or demilune, and credenza chests can find happy homes in your dining and bedrooms, and small accent bombe chests can serve as side or end tables.