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Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Step Back Chest of Drawers This Antique Empire style

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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Commodes and Chests ...

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Antique American Empire Chest of Drawers
Antique American Empire Chest of Drawers

Antique American Empire Chest of Drawers

$2,495

H 54 in W 47 in D 23.5 in

Antique American Empire Chest of Drawers

Located in Bradenton, FL

An American Empire period step back chest of drawers in mahogany. Three over four drawers are hand

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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Commodes and Chests ...

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers flanking a marble insert and three larger lower hand dovetailed drawers with paneled trim, glass knob pulls,...

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Antique 1880s Victorian Dressers

Materials

Marble

Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Step Back Tall Chest Dresser w/ Paw Feet
Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Step Back Tall Chest Dresser w/ Paw Feet

Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Step Back Tall Chest Dresser w/ Paw Feet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Step Back Tall Chest Dresser w/ Paw Feet. Item features column

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Antique Late 19th Century Empire Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

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Federal Cookie-Corner Step-Back Chest, New England, circa 1810
Federal Cookie-Corner Step-Back Chest, New England, circa 1810

Federal Cookie-Corner Step-Back Chest, New England, circa 1810

Located in Alexandria, VA

This Sheraton chest is French polished mahogany and mahogany veneer with pine and poplar secondary

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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Handsome Federal Step Back Chest with Barley Twist and Pineapple Balusters
Handsome Federal Step Back Chest with Barley Twist and Pineapple Balusters

Handsome Federal Step Back Chest with Barley Twist and Pineapple Balusters

Located in Hopewell, NJ

As found in Maine, this lovely Sheraton Federal step back mahogany chest presents two drawers on

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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Sheraton Step Back Burled Mahogany Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers
19th Century Sheraton Step Back Burled Mahogany Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers

19th Century Sheraton Step Back Burled Mahogany Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Sheraton step back chest of drawers with three top drawers over four large drawers, Maine origin

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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Gorgeous Sheraton Step Back Barley Twist Chest of Drawers
Gorgeous Sheraton Step Back Barley Twist Chest of Drawers

Gorgeous Sheraton Step Back Barley Twist Chest of Drawers

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Lovely Sheraton transitional chest of drawers, Maine origin, mahogany, circa 1830-1850. Full barley

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Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Antique 19th Century Victorian Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest
Antique 19th Century Victorian Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest

Antique 19th Century Victorian Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest

Located in Dayton, OH

an elegant step back design featuring two glove box or handkerchief drawers and a backsplash. Drawers

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Antique 1870s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest w Glovebox Drawers
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest w Glovebox Drawers

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest w Glovebox Drawers

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers over three larger lower drawers. Features ovular shaped drawer trim, leaf carved pulls and serpentine cut lo...

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Antique 1880s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Glovebox Drawers Chest

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers over four larger lower drawers. Features ovular shaped drawer trim, fruit and nut carved pulls, downward tur...

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Antique 1880s Victorian Dressers

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Walnut

Vintage Saks Fifth Avenue Silver Plated Regency Lion Head Lidded Ice Bucket
Vintage Saks Fifth Avenue Silver Plated Regency Lion Head Lidded Ice Bucket

Vintage Saks Fifth Avenue Silver Plated Regency Lion Head Lidded Ice Bucket

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique American Empire Crotch Mahogany Chest Drawers Step Back Dresser with Paw Feet. Item

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Mid-20th Century Regency Barware

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Silver Plate

American Late Federal Chest of Drawers
American Late Federal Chest of Drawers

American Late Federal Chest of Drawers

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H 53 in W 41 in D 22 in

American Late Federal Chest of Drawers

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Mahogany bow front step back chest with splat, two drawers and twist supports. The lower cabinet

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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Mahogany Wood Step Back Glove Box Chest on Chest Dresser
Antique Victorian Mahogany Wood Step Back Glove Box Chest on Chest Dresser

Antique Victorian Mahogany Wood Step Back Glove Box Chest on Chest Dresser

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Victorian Mahogany Wood Step Back Glove Box Chest on Chest Dresser with Backsplash. Item

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dressers

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Antique Victorian Carved Pine Step Back Dresser & Mirror Glovebox Drawers Chest
Antique Victorian Carved Pine Step Back Dresser & Mirror Glovebox Drawers Chest

Antique Victorian Carved Pine Step Back Dresser & Mirror Glovebox Drawers Chest

Located in Dayton, OH

. Features a swivel mirror along the back flanked by shelves. Accented by round brass pulls and lower bale

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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Step Back Dresser Chest Marble Glovebox Drawers

Located in Dayton, OH

circa 1880s Victorian dresser. Made from walnut with two glovebox drawers flanking a marble insert and three larger lower hand dovetailed drawers. Features paneled drawer trim, chamf...

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Antique 1880s Victorian Dressers

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Marble

1950s Restored Mid-Century Walnut "Sahara" Gentleman's Chest
1950s Restored Mid-Century Walnut "Sahara" Gentleman's Chest

1950s Restored Mid-Century Walnut "Sahara" Gentleman's Chest

Located in Las Vegas, NV

1950s Restored Mid-Century Walnut "Sahara" Gentleman's Chest Step back in time with this stunning

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Walnut

Boston Classical Step-back Bureau
Boston Classical Step-back Bureau

Boston Classical Step-back Bureau

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H 53 in W 47 in D 21 in

Boston Classical Step-back Bureau

Located in Woodbury, CT

To the 'Egyptian Taste', an 8 drawer stepback chest or bureau, with multiple contrasting crotch and

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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Commodes and Chests of ...

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Pine

Early 19th Century Miniature Chest in Original Blue Painted Finish
Early 19th Century Miniature Chest in Original Blue Painted Finish

Early 19th Century Miniature Chest in Original Blue Painted Finish

Located in Hudson, NY

A very charming and unusual early 19th century miniature step-back chest raised on tapered legs

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Antique 19th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Salem Massachusetts Late Federal Period Chest of Drawers
Salem Massachusetts Late Federal Period Chest of Drawers

Salem Massachusetts Late Federal Period Chest of Drawers

Located in Woodbury, CT

its companion step-back chest which we simultaneously offer, share the same fine provenance and

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Antique 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

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Step Back Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the step back chest you’re looking for. Each step back chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. There are 79 variations of the antique or vintage step back chest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a step back chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right step back chest, those designed in Art Deco, Georgian and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. American of Martinsville, Ambrose Heal and Ethan Allen each produced at least one beautiful step back chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Step Back Chest?

Prices for a step back chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $350 and can go as high as $153,694, while the average can fetch as much as $3,138.

Finding the Right Storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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