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Shallow Chest

Lovely Vintage Meubles Gautier Made in France Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
By Meubles Gautier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
shallow chest so it doesn’t take up much room and it a very popular style We have cleaned waxed and
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20th Century French Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Thomasville Fine Shallow Low Profile 5 Drawer 34" High Chest Dresser Console
By Thomasville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thomasville Fine Shallow Low Profile 5 Drawer 34" Campaign High Chest Dresser Console MINT
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20th Century American Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

German 19th C. Chest w/Shallow Breakfront Design, Rich Veneer & Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A German chest of drawers, with furniture maker mark by Konz Lagerhausen, from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
is a shallow, oak till. Construction The chest is of joined, 'clamp-front' construction
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Antique 16th Century German Gothic Blanket Chests

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Oak

18th Century Italian Three-Drawer Chest w/Attractive Burl Veneer & Inlay Banding
Located in Atlanta, GA
has a slight raise up off the floor upon its shallow bun carved feet. The chest is adorn throughout in
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Antique 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

1840s-1860s Edo Japanese antique wabi sabi desk organizer Tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique shallow Tansu chest of drawers with 4 shelves - made of quality red pine &
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood, Chestnut, Pine

Italian Mid-Century Modern Maple 6-Drawer Highboy Chest
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Mid-Century maple highboy dresser / chest with two shallow top drawers and four deeper
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Lewis & Conger Pine Wood Cedar Lined Blanket Chest Of Drawers Dresser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
drawers, shallow blanket chest top, side handles, solid pine wood construction, cedar lined throughout
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Dressers

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Cedar, Pine

Mid-18th Century George II Period Tea Chest, Manner of Abraham Roentgen
Located in Richmond, London
-mounted and/or inlaid chests - is a shallow drawer for teaspoons in the base; in the present example the
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

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Shallow depth 18c. commode
Located in New Orleans, LA
A three drawer chest with serpentine front and scalloped apron with a finely carved scallop shell
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Shallow depth 18c. commode
Shallow depth 18c. commode
H 36.5 in W 50 in D 20.5 in
19th C Tuscan Commode
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great shallow cabinet or chest of drawers with wonderful dark walnut patina
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

19th C Tuscan Commode
19th C Tuscan Commode
H 35 in W 28 in D 12 in
Italian, Tuscany, Baroque Walnut Shallow Chest on Stand, 17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of two piece construction the upper section with a cornice above a cabinet housing one drawer over one door, the interior with a shelf, the upper section resting atop the lower, the ...
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Mahogany Campaign Style Box-On-Stand Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Unexpected campaign style coffee table on stand with a shallow chest top that opens to reveal a
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Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bleached Wood Chest of Nine Drawers w/Shallow Break-Front Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage American bleached wood chest of nice drawers. This larger-sized case has a shallow break
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20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Late Baroque Walnut Commodini, Very Shallow
Located in Atlanta, GA
bases and bracket feet, very shallow which is nice, and perfect for bedside.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of ...

A French Restauration Period 4-Drawer Figured Walnut Shallow Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a rectangular top with rounded edges above a conforming case of figured and matched walnut veneer housing one drawer without pulls and three drawers below it with original bra...
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique French Petite Commode w/Original Marble Top & Shallow Break-Front Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French small-sized chest of drawers with original marble top, from the early 20th century. This
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Italian Walnut Louis XV Style Shallow Two-Drawer Commode, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the mid-19th century or earlier, shaped top above a conforming case housing two drawers and raised on cabriole legs.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

French 19th C. Commode w/ Faux Marble Top & Elegant Shallow Break-Front Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved-wood chest of drawers with faux painted marble top, from the 19th century. This
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern Low Chest
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This Danish low teak chest features three shallow drawers with elegant pulls atop tapered teak legs.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Danish Modern Low Chest
Danish Modern Low Chest
H 24 in W 25.5 in D 12 in
Lavender Purple Lacquer Shallow Dresser Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Vintage dresser in style of late 19th Century cabinet, likely fabricated in 1950's. Custom modifications include a reduction in the overall depth. Custom hand-applied lacquer finish ...
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Mid-20th Century American Early Victorian Dressers

Materials

Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century 4-Drawer Shallow Dresser Chest, Pair
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders mid century blonde oak lighted 4-drawer shallow dresser chest - pair
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Maple

Korean Keyaki Storage Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
decorative panels on the cabinet front have been modified into shallow drawers. The chest is elevated by a
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Early 20th Century Korean Furniture

Materials

Brass

Korean Keyaki Storage Chest, c. 1900
Korean Keyaki Storage Chest, c. 1900
H 39 in W 34.75 in D 17 in
Pair of Jim Rose Ming Steel Chests
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
this pair of small square cabinets, each with two doors and a shallow drawer. The chests are crafted
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Pair of Jim Rose Ming Steel Chests
Pair of Jim Rose Ming Steel Chests
H 24 in W 22 in D 18.5 in
Hepplewhite Mahogany Bookcase-on-Chest of Elegant Proportions
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegantly proportioned English mahogany Hepplewhite period bookcase-on-chest of shallow
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Antique Early 1800s English Hepplewhite Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

19th Century French Bleached Oak Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
molded cornice, the chest features three shallow drawers and two square panel doors held up by a pair of
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Buffets

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Bleached Oak Buffet
19th Century French Bleached Oak Buffet
H 45.9 in W 56.7 in D 18.1 in
Chinese Six-Sided Red Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
and six round legs. The hexagonal chest features one shallow drawer and two small doors that open to a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
jewelry chest has two shallow drawers and opens to a large mirror and interior tray. A latch in the shape
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
H 26.25 in W 11.25 in D 13.75 in
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
, and hair pins. Crafted of fine hardwood, the jewelry chest features two shallow drawers faced with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
but at 23” deep it is more shallow than most chests as tall and wide as this one. The front corners
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Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Pine

Pine Chest of Four Drawers
Pine Chest of Four Drawers
H 49.5 in W 50 in D 23 in
Neoclassical Styled Painted Tall Console Table with Greek Key Decoration
Located in Nashville, TN
And detailed faux marble top. Tall with slightly more shallow than a chest or commode. Probably
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
jewelry chest has two shallow drawers and opens to a large mirror and tiered interior compartment. The
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
Chinese Jewelry Box Side Table, c. 1900
H 26 in W 9.25 in D 11.75 in
Antique French Stripped Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
construction and are approximately the same size, with the top shelf being just slightly shallower. Chest
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Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Japanese painted commode shallow
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Japanese painted commode shallow A hand-painted Japanese chest of drawers with beautiful garden
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Japanese painted commode shallow
Japanese painted commode shallow
H 30.12 in W 54.14 in D 13.98 in
Chest of Drawers
Located in New Canaan, CT
This capacious chest has three shallow drawers across the top and five graduated drawers below.
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American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers
H 50 in W 36 in D 13.5 in
Half Campaign Chest for Silver
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
practical. It will sit on top of standard chest, is shallow enough to go on a table or desk and can be used
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Half Campaign Chest for Silver
H 16 in W 30 in D 12 in
Biedemeier Period Chest of Baltic Ash
Located in Chamblee, GA
shallow drawer above two deeper drawers recessed in the frieze. The top of the chest is supported by two
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Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ebony

A Rare George II Period Mahogany Bachelor's Chest
Located in Cambridge, GB
A rare George II period mahogany bachelor's chest of shallow proportions and fine quality; with a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Danish Teak Six Drawer Dresser
Located in Crockett, CA
chests with very shallow drawers.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Danish Teak Six Drawer Dresser
Danish Teak Six Drawer Dresser
H 30.5 in W 62 in D 16.5 in
Poul Cadovius Wall System with Desk from the 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Sint Oedenrode, NL
deep shelves and 18 shallow shelves 12 narrow shelves: of which three deep shelves and nine shallow
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, Wisconson; and because of the dimensions of the boxes the chest is quite shallow. The drawers do not have
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Early 20th Century American Painted Furniture

Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
Diminutive Tramp Art Set of Drawers
H 20.5 in W 19.75 in D 6 in
Continental Three Drawer Pine Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this pine chest has a shallow serpentine shape on the front and sides. The top patina
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Antique 1860s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Pine Three Drawer Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The top and sides of this chest have a shallow serpentine shape. The corners have fluted chamfers
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Antique 1850s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Pine Three Drawer Chest
Pine Three Drawer Chest
H 33 in W 40.38 in D 21.88 in
Central European Three Drawer Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this three drawer chest has a shallow serpentine shape on the front and sides. The front
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Antique 1850s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Central European Three Drawer Chest
Central European Three Drawer Chest
H 31.25 in W 42 in D 21.5 in

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Shallow Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the shallow chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every shallow chest was constructed with great care. There are 60 variations of the antique or vintage shallow chest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the shallow chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right shallow chest, those designed in mid-century modern, Louis XVI and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shallow chest over the years, but those crafted by Drexel, Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall and Arne Wahl Iversen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shallow Chest?

The average selling price for a shallow chest at 1stDibs is $4,675, while they’re typically $1,197 on the low end and $151,711 for the highest priced.

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