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Large 19th Century Spanish Leather Trunk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large rectangular shaped, 19th Century Spanish leather trunk with a domed top. Having its
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19th Century European Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

Continental painted wood and leather trunk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental painted wood and leather trunk
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Early 20th Century European Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Walnut and Velum Chest of Drawers
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco walnut veneer and velum tall chest of drawers. France, Circa 1935.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Late 19th Century French Ebonized Oak Linen Chest
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1890s oak chest has an ebonized finish and ten removable suitcase style drawers. Drawers are
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Late 19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

20th Century Leather Dome Top Trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine handmade all leather dome top trunk with a nice wool grey flannel liner. This is in fine
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Wood, Leather

17th Century Royal French Leather Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
French "Malle" or travelling trunk from the 1600s. This beautiful leather domed trunk has been decorated
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17th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique French Leather Trunk, Early 20th Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French leather trunk. From the early part of the 20th century. Leather and brass studs make
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Early 20th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Spanish Leather Trunk with Brass Studs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Domed leather coffer with brass studs, patterned in four quadrangles. Carved feet. All original
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18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

Vintage Campaign Style Secretary or Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage campaign style chest with the iconic brass corners and inset handles, this piece also
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1920s English Campaign Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Beautiful English Oak Campaign Style Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful oak campaign style chest of two long drawers, the top
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Early 20th Century British Campaign Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Traveller s chest, France, 2nd half of the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
surface covered with brown leather and gold trim. The chest of drawers stands on volute legs with a curved
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Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Bronze

A Leather Tibetan Trunk with Leopard Skin Decoration
Located in NYC, NY
A well made trunk with leopard applied at the front and sides.
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

Rare Antique Chinese Decorated Leather Camphor Wood Trunk
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare antique 'one of a kind' storage trunk. Camphor wood lined with leather hand painted on all
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique English "Fiddle Grain" Mahogany Campaign Style Secretaire Chest
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Chest with Exquisite Fitted interior in satinwood, marquetry inlay and leather writing surface
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Satinwood, Cedar

Large 17th Century Leather Studded Coffer Dated 1678
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Impressive Large Leather coffer, studded and dated 1678, unusual lower section with flap and
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Late 17th Century English Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Wood

Large Chinese Export Leather Trunk, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large and highly decorative Chinese Export leather trunk that dates to the first quarter
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Spanish Leather-Wrapped Coffer with Nail Head Decor Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish coffer wrapped in leather and adorn with studs from the turn of the 18th and 19th century
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Leather Top Storage Box on Legs
Located in London, GB
A most unusual and useful antique Georgian leather top storage box on legs. This was made in
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Tooled Leather Trunk
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Spanish Colonial hand tooled leather covered wood trunk w/ original hand wrought iron
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Early 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Iron

Antique Leather Trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather covered pine storage trunk. Original lock and studs of iron on base of later date.
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19th Century Spanish Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Limed Oak and Velum Chest of Drawers
By Jean-Charles Moreux, Jean Pascaud
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco limed oak and velum chest of drawers, adorned with carved laurel leaves, on an
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

British Antique Campaign Chest of Drawers with Desk, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite mid-19th century British campaign chest crafted in two self-contained parts with a
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Large 19th Century Leather Coffre or Trunk with Monogram
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a large chest or trunk that would be a unique side table and impressive accent for storage
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19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Spanish Baroque Style Leather Covered Trunk with Nailhead Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
in leather and decorated in brass nailheads and brass panels, with two large brass carrying handles
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1870s Spanish Baroque Revival Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

19th Century Brass Bound Campaign Secretaire Chest of Drawers Bramah
Located in Norwich, GB
A 19th century brass bound, short drawer secretaire campaign chest of drawers. Circa 1875. The
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Rare French Louis XVI Drop-Front Desk/Chest of Drawers
Located in Austin, TX
French antique Louis XVI style chest of drawers with drop-front desk in solid, ebonized cherry wood
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair Antique 19th Century British Brass Mounted Leather Military Trunks
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique 19th century British brass mounted leather military trunks.
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19th Century English Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

Antique Leather Bound and Studded Trunk from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This magnificent leather over wood trunk traveling trunk has three different sizes of nail heads
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIII Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century Two-Part Camphor Wood Campaign Chest and Secretary Desk
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Campaign chest of drawers was crafted by a Hong Kong-based cabinet maker in the
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Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

American Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk Chest of Drawers, circa 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
in the upper over a large fall-front that opens to reveal a gilt-tooled leather writing surface
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19th Century American Federal Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century Studded Leather Trunk
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century brass trimmed studded leather trunk with slightly domed top, well patinated tobacco
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Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Leather Chest

19th Century English Camphor Boat Chest of Drawers with Table for Desk
Located in Valladolid, ES
A very cute small 19th century English camphor boat chest of drawers with leather on the top and an
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1860s Swiss Victorian Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

English Campaign Trunk of Brass-Bound Leather and Camphor Wood, circa 1820
Located in Southampton, GB
Two large leather camphor trunks, circa 1830. One dark green and one black leather, both bound and
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Black Leather Trunk with Brass Edge Trim and Brass Studs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French black leather trunk with brass studs and trim, and retaining its original
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Late 19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

Early 19th Century English Leather-Clad Traveling Trunk with Brass Tack Accents
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An English traveling trunk clad in vivid red leather and trimmed with brass tacks and banding
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Early 19th Century British Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Poplar, Leather and Metal Travel Trunk by J. Penet, Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
, and original leather handles adorn each side. Metal hardware and wood slats run across the top and
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Late 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Leather Chest

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Brass, Iron

Leather and Brass Tack Adorned Camphor Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
English leather bound with brass accents camphor shipping trunk.
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1890s European Antique Leather Chest

18th C. Leather Trunk on Wooden Base
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century leather trunk with nail heads on wooden base (circa: 1760)
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18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Antique Leather Chest

WWI British Royal Navy No.58 III BH G.Ltd Shot Bucket Leather Armorial Crest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
bucket fully stamped to the base NO.58 III BH & G.Ltd in leather with the Royal Armorial crest A good
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather

George III Style Painted Leather Commode
Located in Cypress, CA
English George III style floral painted laminated leather commode. Beautifully painted laminated
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Early 20th Century English George III Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century Cartonnier file cabinet with tooled leather drawers
Located in Charlottesville, VA
blocked frieze, fluted side locks enclosing a bank of tooled leather clad cartonnier drawers, paneled base
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19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century French Poplar, Iron and Leather Trunk Luggage from "Viers-Doazan"
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Dallas, TX
, the fruitwood trunk with side leather handles, features decorative brass mounts in the corners, metal
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Late 19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Iron

18th Century French Bombe Leather Trunk with Bronze Mounts and Decorative Nails
Located in Dallas, TX
Store blankets or other bedding in this beautiful antique leather trunk. Crafted in the Pyrenees of
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Late 18th Century French Gothic Antique Leather Chest

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Brass, Bronze

English Turn of the Century Leather Three-Drawer Commode with Nailhead Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English leather three-drawer commode from the turn of the century, with brass hardware and
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Early 20th Century English Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Trunk
Located in Wainscott, NY
Unusual wooden chest from Zhejiang Province, covered with leather and geometric iron studs.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Trunk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century French dome-top leather trunk in very good condition, with interior trays and
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Late 19th Century French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Canvas

Unusual Orange Vuittonite Courrier Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This unusual orange Vuittonite canvas courrier trunk has got all leather trim and handles,brass
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Early 20th Century Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Cassone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian Renaissance style walnut cassone with a tufted leather top and nail head trim
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Early 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Walnut

1930s Louis Vuitton Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
lozine trim. All solid brass LV stamped studs and locks as well as solid brass corners. Leather handles
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

1920s Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
lozine trim. All solid brass LV stamped studs and locks as well as solid brass corners. Leather handles
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

1930s Stenciled Monogram Louis Vuitton Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
lozine trim. All solid brass LV stamped studs and locks as well as solid brass corners. Leather handles
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

1930s Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
lozine trim. All solid brass LV stamped studs and locks as well as solid brass corners. Leather handles
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

1920s Louis Vuitton Cabin Steamer Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful Louis Vuitton trunk is stenciled monogramm canvas and lozine trim. It has brass hardware and has a beautiful warm patina. Its interior is all original except the lid...
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Canvas, Leather, Wood

1920s Louis Vuitton Courrier Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful Louis Vuitton trunk is all stenciled LV monogram canvas, with all brass hardware and lozine trim. It has got a very warm and rich patina. Its interior features a remo...
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1920s French Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass

Restored Louis Vuitton 1920 Col Victor Jones 14th King Hussars Steamer Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
France” and the serial number on the locking plate. The leather strap mounts read “Paris Louis Vuitton
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Brass, Steel

Victorian Pine Ottoman, Blanket Toy Box or Window Seat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
re upholstered in studded and buttoned Burgundy leather The Chest would make a superb window seat
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Pine

Writing Commode, Johann Wilhelm Vetter, Neuwied, 1830s
Located in Greding, DE
of the top drawer consists of a sliding writing surface with green leather and small compartments and
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1830s German Antique Leather Chest

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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Antique Leather Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique leather chest for your home. An antique leather chest — often made from animal skin, leather and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique leather chest — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique leather chest made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique leather chest over the years, but those crafted by Gillows of Lancaster London, Army Navy CSL and Boston Wharf Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Leather Chest?

Prices for an antique leather chest start at $361 and top out at $204,166 with the average selling for $3,233.

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.

Questions About Antique Leather Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To 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, 2024
    To 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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