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Antique Mahogany Desk Top Organizer or Storage Chest with Perpetual Calendar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This solid antique mahogany desk top document chest is completely unsigned, but presumed to have
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 12 in W 15.25 in D 9.5 in
Vintage European Leather Flatware Box Display Chest
Located in Forney, TX
, including as a decorative table box, letter / document chest, storage of serveware / barware / dinnerware
Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Master Specimen Chest, English, Satinwood, Document Archive, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master specimen chest on stand. An English, satinwood document archive or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Cabinets
Materials
Satinwood
H 33.08 in W 30.12 in D 20.48 in
Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 10.24 in W 18.51 in D 10.63 in
Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
Located in Forney, TX
chest, important document or valuables casket, atop a large table or console as a monumental table box
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Monumental Mid-Century P.E. Guerin NY Signed Cartonnier File Cabinet Table Chest
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Forney, TX
for easy travel and placed on a desk) document storage chest feature luxurious golden colored
Category
Mid-20th Century American Shelves
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
H 18.5 in W 39 in D 18 in
Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Located in Houston, TX
, Arabesque decorative box, document box, coffer, trunk or chest is a versatile piece that could also be used
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
chests and iln document boxes, and below the compartment a small drawer. It bears a label at the
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Amboyna
H 4.73 in W 12.05 in D 7.01 in
Antique early 18th century Dutch blacked oak two door table cabinet for TV
Located in Casteren, NL
important documents, money chests, and administrative records. Dutch furniture makers were among the most
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Brass
H 76.19 in W 56.7 in D 22.05 in
Korean Persimmon Wood Document Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
Small Korean document chest with four drop front panels made of persimmon wood; the panels fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 16th Century Spanish Plateresque Chest, Cedar with Boxwood Inlay
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Renaissance furniture.
Undoubtedly a tabletop valuables or document chest judging by the
excellent
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak, Cedar
H 24.75 in W 34.63 in D 17.38 in
Documented 1937 André Arbus Chest of Drawers
By André Arbus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Extremely rare commode by André Arbus made for the Paris 1937 fair.
Six drawers and one central door.
Walnut outside and oak inside.
The central door present a decorative painting...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Walnut
18th Century German Chest, circa 1740
Located in Los Angeles, CA
time, was used to keep coins, letters and documents. At the sides, the chest has heavy iron handles, in
Category
Antique 1740s German Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
William and Mary Oysterwood Chest
Located in Skipton, GB
A fine and documented William and Mary period chest of drawers.
The top is veneered in well chosen
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Commodes and Chests o...
Materials
Olive, Sycamore
Blanket and Document Storage Chest Cabinet Korea, 18th Century, Rare
Located in Monterey, CA
This very rare blanket and document storage chest is made from Persimmon and Zelkova
and was made
Category
Antique 18th Century Korean Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Document Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood document chest with 9 drawers and brass
Category
Early 20th Century Dressers
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Document Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese elmwood document chest with nine drawers and brass hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Document Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese elmwood document chest with twelve drawers with brass hardware
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Late 19th Century Oak Tabletop Document Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, turn of the century, tabletop, oak, document chest or cabinet with brass cup pulls and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Small Documents Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for product description.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chinese Camphor Document Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Just like contemporary flat-file storage, this tall camphor chest once provided a Qing-dynasty
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Deposit Box, English, Metal, Document Chest, 20th Century, circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deposit box. An English, metal document chest, dating to the mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
H 9.85 in W 16.15 in D 12.01 in
Late 19th Century French Industrial Style Mulit Drawer Map or Document Chest
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Tall French oak ‘industrial’ style multi-drawer document or map chest with thirty four shallow
Category
Antique Early 1900s Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
H 71.5 in W 31 in D 20 in
Eight-Drawer Chinese Document Chest, late 19th century
Located in Chicago, IL
Just like contemporary flat-file storage, this handsome late 19th century chest provided an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Cinnabar Document Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th century document chest once provided a Qing-dynasty administrator in old Canton with
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Pine
Chinese Hide Document Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dynasty scholarly wares, this document chest links the present to the past with its timeless form.
From
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Miniature English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MINIATURE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLETOP DOCUMENT BOX
England, circa 1785
Item # 011BMA19P
An
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
H 13.13 in W 26 in D 11.25 in
17th Century Carved Oak Document Box
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An exceptional fine 17th Century small chest / document box retaining its original iron work. A
Category
Antique 17th Century British Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century Chinese Document Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese elmwood document cabinet with ten drawers.
Pagoda Red
Category
Early 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ten Drawer Document Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite chest of drawers is an example of the multi-functional boxes used tabletop in lieu of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1964 Documented Tito Agnoli for Bonnacina Bureau
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Aspen, CO
1964 documented Tito Agnoli for Bonnacina bureau. Bureau is woven wicker with a stained wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Chinese Painted Orange Lacquer Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted wooden box dates to the mid-19th century and was likely used as a document chest in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Massive Vintage Document Cabinet, English, Oak, Specimen, Art, Archive, Cupboard
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a massive vintage document cabinet. An English, oak specimen collector or art storage
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
H 75.2 in W 73.23 in D 58.67 in
18th Century New England Tiger Maple Highboy with Document Drawer
Located in Milford, NH
surmounting a long thin document drawer near the top over two fitted drawers and four graduated long drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Federal Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the pinwheel, which is found with identical feet to the chest on several documented tall case clocks
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Inlaid Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful small Louis XIV Italian chest of drawers in walnut with geometric decorative inlay
Category
Antique 1680s Italian Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
export documents of the chest.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
export documents of the chest.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Malabar Document Safe Chest, 19th Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare Malabar document safe chest from 1870s from Ceylon.
Hand painted safe chest used during the
Category
Antique 1870s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlay Wood Marble Top Chest of Drawers
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
export documents of the chest.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 38.19 in W 23.63 in D 47.25 in
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
month to have the export documents of the chest.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 41.34 in W 46.86 in D 22.05 in
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Inlay Wood Chest of Drawers with Secretaire
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
month to have the export documents of the chest.
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 46.07 in W 49.61 in D 23.63 in
17th Century inlaid travel document/valuables chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Ausburg travel chest, the simple fruitwood inlaid exterior hiding a profusely inlaid
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets
Materials
Wrought Iron
Small Antique Box, English, Mahogany, Document, Keepsake, Chest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique box. An English, mahogany document or keepsake chest, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
H 6.5 in W 14.97 in D 10.04 in
Dutch Colonial Miniature Commode Dressoir in Coromandel Wood, Ceylon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
materials, such as pens, inkpots, paper, etc. Like document boxes, miniature table cabinets, chests and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Commodes and Chest...
Materials
Sterling Silver
Exceptional Queen Anne Burr Walnut Tallboy
Located in Lymington, GB
sides.
Locks, mounts and feet are original.
This actual chest is well documented in Percy Macquoid, 'A
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Studded Leather Document Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
smaller chests for documents and other valuables.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century European Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Antique Printer's Cabinet, Industrial, Plan Chest, Specimen, Art Vault
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique printer's cabinet. An English, rare pitch pine industrial typeface chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
H 49.41 in W 35.04 in D 16.54 in
Rare William & Mary circa 1690 English Oak Barley Twist Bureau Desk on Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
century, away from chests and document boxes, to purpose-made furniture for the growing numbers of people
Category
Antique 1690s English William and Mary Desks
Materials
Oak
H 38.78 in W 37.41 in D 20.67 in
Small 17th Century Burr Walnut Marquetry Bureau on Stand
Located in Lymington, GB
chests and document boxes, to purpose-made furniture for the growing numbers of people learning to read
Category
Antique 1690s British Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Style Ornate Leather & Nail Heads Document Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
dome top document chest.
Newer Interior red felt liner. Metal drop down handles working properly. Very
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
H 10.75 in W 16.5 in D 9.5 in
British Colonial Document Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Burma
Early 1900’s
This unique British Colonial tall chest of document drawers is made from solid
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
Striking Mid-Century Modern Documents Cabinet / Wellington Chest of Drawers
Located in Lisse, NL
chest of drawers is very much like a small travelers cabinet. This midcentury and all handcrafted piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
H 33.5 in W 19.5 in D 16 in
Antique Japanese Late Edo Era 3 Drawer Funadansu Sugi & Iron 16.5"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
Known as a kakesuzuri (portable document chest) or a funadansu (ship's chest) from the late Edo
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Petite Chinese Apothecary Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century petite chest of drawers is an example of the multifunctional boxes used
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique American Chippendale Style Bookcase
By Rockford National Furniture Company 1
Located in Forney, TX
small drawers, and one lacking drawer in the center now a large document pigeonhole cubby.
Over a
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Chinese Document Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique chinese document chest from southern China.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Shanxi Document Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Shanxi document chest refinished in french style. Stripped to patinated wood with original lacquer
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Buffets
Materials
Wood
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the document chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and elm, every document chest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect document chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right document chest, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made document chest over the years, but those crafted by Tito Agnoli are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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