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19th Century Toy Chest or Coffer Carved Chestnut Ancient Baby Cradle, French
Located in Labrit, Landes
French old baby bassinet or cradle.
Can be used in a baby or a child room for storing toys and comforters.
Very decorative and full of character
Good condition
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Chestnut
$1,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 17th Century Figural Carved Griffin Gothic Coffer or Blanket Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Gothic coffer / bench, believed to date back to the 1600s. Item features ornate, hand-carved, detailing on the front panel, a very thick and solid carved wood lid and an attrac...
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17th Century European Gothic Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Chest of drawers, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chest of drawers made of pine wood from Hungary, circa 1920. The original paint shows crackle due
Category
1920s Hungarian Rustic Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
$1,717
English Georgian Period 1800s Oak Mule Chest with Lift Top and Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period oak mule chest from the early 19th century, with lift top, three drawers
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Chest on Stand
Located in London, GB
This exceptional Queen Anne chest of drawers is a beautifully preserved example of early 18th
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Early 18th Century Queen Anne Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
$5,121 / set
Antique Pine Coffer or Mule Chest With Diamond Shaped Panels. 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pine coffer
Diamond shaped panels
Lovely rich colour of pine
Great for a ski lodge.
I can see it being used for logs by a fireplace
Free UK shipping
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1860s English Rustic Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
French Carved Painted Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Carved and painted narrow chest of drawers. Circa 1880. A fine addition to any
Category
19th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut chest of drawers, bedroom chest of drawers, central Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
ancient chest of drawers in walnut, from central Italy, 1600s, measuring cm L 163 x H 102 x D 64
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Walnut
$4,547 Sale Price
20% Off
1700s Antique English Georgian Period, Oak, Cornice, 8 Drawers, Chest-on-Chest!
Located in Austin, TX
multiple drawers for lots of storage
English Georgian period oak chest-on-chest, late 18th/ early 19th
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Chest Coffer Spanish Chip Carved Folk 18th Century Pine Ironwork Small 3ft long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small size, would work as a sofa or low table with the advantage of storage space
Category
1720s Spanish Baroque Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
Late 19th C. Renaissance Florentine Bench Chest in Solid Carved Ebonized Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1890s Revival Renaissance Florentine bench chest in solid hand carved ebonized walnut , polished to
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1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Green Painted Wood Steamer Trunk or Blanket Chest, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early 19th-century American wood steamer trunk. A fabulous antique trunk painted in a muted green. Created from wood, the sides are reinforced with wood and metal clasps. Metal ha...
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Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Metal
English Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Faversham, GB
A good mahogany rectangular chest of drawers of large stature with two short over three long smooth
Category
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Early American Style Refinished Pine and Metal Blanket Chest / Trunk, Circa 1920
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century American Rolling pine Blanket Trunk. Textile lined interior. Functional Leather handles. Measures 30" in width, 16" in depth and stands 18.5" tall.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Metal
Georgian Mahogany Bachelor
s Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III mahogany bachelor's chest, the vividly grained top with thumb molded edge, over
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Late 18th Century English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
What a delightful little chest of drawers! Clear wood, a beautiful grain pattern and a great color
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Early 20th Century Danish Country Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
19th Century Campaign Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Tall campaign chest with brass hardware and fittings.... two-pieces stacked, the lower with feet.....
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
What a gorgeous chest of drawers! A step-down routed edge and nicely chamfered front corners
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Early 20th Century Danish Country Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique BK Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese small drawer.
This furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of cedar wood.
The drawer is tasteful, rustic, simple and beautiful.
There is no wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Cedar
Early Victorian Satinwood Wellington Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine quality early Victorian satinwood wellington chest with eight graduated mahogany
Lined
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1850s English Victorian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Satin
George II Mahogany Chest Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780
George II Mahogany Chest Drawers
sku 2151
W70 x D40.5 x H76.5 cm
Weight 19Kg
Category
18th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
English 18thC Oak Chest Drawers
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780
English 18thC Oak Chest Drawers
sku 2148
W96 x D52 x H90.5 cm
Weight 50Kg
Category
18th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Oak
English 19thC Mahogany Campaign Chest
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
English 19thC Mahogany Campaign Chest
sku 2152
W91.5 x D50.5 x H96 cm
Weight 30Kg
Category
19th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis Philippe Commode Pull Out Secretary Hidden Storage Restored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Spectacular 19th century French Louis Philippe book-matched mahogany commode, dresser or chest of
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique English Edwardian Burled Walnut Chest on Chest, Circa 1900-1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Edwardian Burled Walnut Chest on Chest, Circa 1900-1910.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Walnut
George III Chinoiserie Painted Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
This George III Chest Later Painted features the blue and white 'Willow" pattern, a popular style
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Dutch Colonial Mahogany Chest on Stand with Brass Hardware and Key
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Dutch Colonial mahogany chest.
Fine Dutch Colonial chest with original brass work and surviving
Category
19th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mahogany
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
This delightful little chest is plain, simple and versatile as well as being very attractive. The
Category
Early 20th Century German Country Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Pine
Italian neoclassical Inlaid Chest
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (possibly Venetian, 18th Century) burl wood and inlaid chest with 2 drawers having
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique British Colonial Campaign Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome antique British Colonial campaign chest of drawers crafted in camphor wood in a two piece
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19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
Antique Walnut Wellington Chest
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Antique Walnut Wellington Chest
A good Victorian figured walnut Wellington chest with well carved
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Mahogany Bow-Fronted Chest on Chest
Located in London, GB
A George III period figured mahogany bow-fronted tallboy of attractive small proportions, having moulded and kingwood crossbanded cornice above seven cock beaded drawers supported on...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Kingwood, Mahogany
Paris France Antique Hide Wood Iron Dome Trunk Chest, Signed, Early 18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
Trunkmaker of the House of Condé: Makes & sells all Fortescue of Chests, Trunks, Valifes, Hat Cases, Piftolet
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
An Indian Wedding Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This massive wooden wedding chest was made the earliest part of the 19th century in Gujarat, India
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Teak
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
19th Century Pine Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely antique pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina
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1880s English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Hardwood
$2,275
Japanese Antique Wabisabi Drawer 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Storage Tansu Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese drawer.
It was built from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1820-1912).
It is furniture that was used in shops rather than being used in ordinary hom...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Cedar
Georgian 18th Century Elm Coffer, Chest, Blanket Box, Trunk with a Hinged Lid
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
chest, blanket box has a nice patina, the condition is very good can be used as coffee table
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1820s English George III Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Elm
French Charles X Maple Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X bird's eye maple chest with 5 amaranth marquetry inlaid drawers and supporting a
Category
19th Century French Charles X Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Marble
$15,000
Biedermeier Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Biedermeier Style Neoclassical Chest of Drawers. Chest features three ample drawers with
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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chest of Drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century chest of drawers with four graduated drawers, each fitted with oval brass pulls and
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19th Century English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
carved English oak coffer, trunk or chest
This piece is stunning, its hand carved to the front with the
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1640s British Jacobean Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Oak
English Military Campaign Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Good 19th C English camphor wood military campaign chest. 1860.
Reference: 8365
Dimensions
38.5
Category
19th Century English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Other
Antique Connecticut Sunflower Chest
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Antique Colonial Revival Sunflower Chest. This hand-crafted chest was manufactured in Grand Rapids
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Oak
$2,864 Sale Price
66% Off
19th Century English Miniature Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century English miniature chest with five drawers and geometric inlay along the front. Turned
Category
19th Century English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique Campaign Secretary Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique British Colonial Chinese campaign chest crafted in teak wood in two piece
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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
Salon Boulle Chest of Drawers Chest of Drawers Napoleon III, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Salon Boulle chest of drawers Napoleon III Paris circa 1850-1880
Rectangular and curved body
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
$6,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Neo-Classical Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century Swedish Neo-classical carved and painted chest. Circa 1890. A fine addition to
Category
19th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century Antique Walnut Chest on Chest or Highboy
Located in Naples, IT
Chest of drawers in walnut wood and walnut root with extractable desk.
England, 18th century.
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Early 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Chest
Located in Nashville, TN
This is such a beautiful little French chest! For a small piece this chest carries itself well. It
Category
1820s French Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Hardwood
Chest of Drapers Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Really useful 19th C chest of four drapers drawers. Lovely architectural handles. 1890.
Reference
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Beech
$4,506
English Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English painted oak chest of drawers with a harlequin design. 1790.
Internal
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18th Century English George III Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Oak
English Regency Mahogany Chest / Desk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Either English regency or American Federal mahogany chest of drawers, 19th century. With a
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19th Century English Regency Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Trunk Chest with Mirror, Entry Furniture in Mahogany Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1920s Art Deco trunk chest with bevelled mirror, entrance furniture in mahogany polished to
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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Baroque chest, 18th C.
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Scandinavian Baroque chest in beautiful patina, original lock, 18th Century.
Category
18th Century Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
$2,605
1820s French Oak Chest Of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
functions beautifully as a bedroom chest, entryway storage, or statement piece in a living space, offering
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Early 19th Century French Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Oak
English Regency Chest of Drawers
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century English Chest of Drawers is a beautifully designed piece of furniture, featuring
Category
1880s English Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Wood
Italian Birdseye Maple Bombe Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Bombe Birds-Eye Maple Chest. Chest features a classic serpentine Bombe form with two
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Storage Chest
Materials
Birdseye Maple
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Antique Storage Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique storage chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, every antique storage chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique storage chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique storage chest made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique storage chest that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Gillows of Lancaster
London and Europa Antiques produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Storage Chest?
An antique storage chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,759, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $845,000.
Finding the Right Commodes-chests-of-drawers for You
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.
Questions About Antique Storage Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
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