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Joseph Gerte Boston Mahogany Burled Walnut Serpentine Hand Painted Cabinet
By Joseph Gerte
Located in Milford, NH
the frieze drawer, and a locking key is included. The chest dates to the 20th century and is in very
Category

20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Burl

Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
locking draws with key. Chest has a serpentine front with cabriole legs and scrolled feet. Marble top has
Category

Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

Substantial 19th C. Rajasthan Iron-banded Damchiya Dowry Chest with Rare Lock
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A very substantial Indian dowry chest in teak and rosewood, very decorative metal repoussé work
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Rustic Furniture

Materials

Copper, Iron

Antique Korean Bandaji Style Brass Mounted Dovetail Elm Wood Chest w/ Fish Lock
Located in Forney, TX
clothing. The large fish-form lock, common on chests from the provinces of northern Korea, symbolizes
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Viennese Cold-Painted Bronze Orientalist Figurative Lamp of a Dancer by Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
detailing. A locked chest is displayed by the bamboo construction. The piece is signed ‘SALAT’ on the rug
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

DAYTIME KEY Signed Lithograph, Mini Beachscape, Red Box, Sand, Sea, Blue Sky
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
, blue sky, and vibrant red locking chest box with a giant vintage key resting horizontally across the
Category

1990s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lock. Wrought iron. Spanish School, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
's escutcheon area. Compare this work with, for example, the lock shields of ancient Spanish chests such as
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wrought Iron

Agresti Oro Jewelry Chest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Lockable jewelry chest with 5 drawers, two pullout / pull-out necklace bars, and lined in ultra
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Agresti Oro Jewelry Chest
Agresti Oro Jewelry Chest
From $4,500 / item
Red BurlwoodEbonyWhite Bird
s Eye Maple
Antique French Napoleon 13 Drawers File Chest Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon 13 Drawers File Chest Cabinet Our exceptional French Napoleon Lock-Side
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Continental Miniature Wooden Bombe Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Belgian wooden jewelry box shaped like a bombe chest with three lockable drawers and ornate
Category

20th Century Belgian Other Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Metal

Antique Metal Hinged Wood Box Distressed Transport Chest
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Wood Covered Box Hinged Latched Distressed Keyhole Lock transport chest 6.5 h x 10 d x
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Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Presentation Insignia Box, Italian, Campaign Chest, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, accessible via fall-front door Lock escutcheon to the outer chest in working order — key present Pair of
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak, Walnut

Wedding trunk / chest with coat of arms - Renaissance - 1600
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
small sculpted patterns, the fittings are original with a hasp lock. This wedding chest is a wonderful
Category

Antique Early 17th Century European Renaissance Buffets

Materials

Wood

Pair of Edwardian Marquetry Chests of Drawers in Hardwood Satinwood
Located in Malibu, CA
chests. Provided are decorative keys with tassels but they do not lock the chests. Slender tall
Category

Antique 1850s European Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood, Satinwood

Polished White Jewel Chest in Birdseye Maple, Gold-Plated Hardware
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
necklace bars. The two doors lock the whole chest.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest (Locked, no key). Item
Category

Antique 18th Century Unknown Other Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Paint

Kittinger 5 Drawers Pull Out Tray Mahogany Federal Style Bachelor Chest Dresser
By Kittinger, Williamsburg Restoration Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kittinger 5 drawers pull out tray mahogany federal style bachelor chest dresser. Lockable drawer.
Category

20th Century American Federal Dressers

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century French Carved Oak Chest Trunk Side Table on Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
sturdy, Baroque style trunk is dressed with iron side handles and features the original iron lock on the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Norwegian Colonial Oak Iron Bound Dome Top Sea Chest Immigrants Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
. The chest has high quality, detailed, decorative forged iron edging. Includes a working lock. The top
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Circa 1650 Sheet Iron Money Chest from Southern Germany with Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
. These chests usually featured complicated locking mechanisms (visible on the underside of the lid) with
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century German Baroque Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

Bloch Eschwege - 273pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Chest
By Maison Bloch Eschwege 1, Jorgen Bloch
Located in Wilmington, DE
, Original 5 Drawer Lockable Storage Chest and 25 Amazing Serving Pieces by Two of France's Premier
Category

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Louis XV Walnut Carved Chest with Silver Plated Christofle Flatware - 181 Pieces
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional five drawer chest is an entertaining essential that keeps your flatware organized and well
Category

Early 20th Century European Louis XV Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian 19th Century Carved Walnut Cassone Chest with Putti and Winged Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
probably not the case at the time. For example, a forziere probably denoted a decorated chest with a lock
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Cabinet 1816
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
interior layout is still original, with one shelf and coat hooks. The chest can be locked with the original
Category

Antique 1810s German Folk Art Cabinets

Materials

Pine, Paint

Black Lacquer Hand Painted Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Secretary Writing Desk
By James Mont, Edward Wormley
Located in Chattanooga, TN
itself. This desk is a magical treasure chest of locking drawers, dividers and charming hidden
Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Curved Armoire in Wavy Matte Canaletto Walnut
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
This lockable jewelry chest features a refined curved exterior design, crafted from fine walnut
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood

Vintage Art Deco Style Walnut Wardrobe from Alfred Cox for Heals, 1950s
By Heal s, Alfred Cox
Located in South Shields, GB
, and a top, and is decorated with decorative metal lock plates. Matching chest of drawers are also
Category

Vintage 1950s British Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Merton Gershun Mid Century Walnut Bar for American of Martinsville w/ Barware
By American of Martinsville
Located in Cincinnati, OH
favorite cocktails . The lower chest has a locking liquor cabinet which includes the original key and the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Carved Oak Tabletop Tabernacle Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
right side row of drawers feature a concealed wooden locking mechanism with handles inside the niche
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
to hold a lock The chest is 23” high on its stand, 37” long and 16” wide GB631.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
. To keep it safe, people would store it in a lockable Tea Chest or Tea Box, which eventually became
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Tin

22 Karat Gold Key Ring
By Romae Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
"Securitas" ring is based on an ancient Roman ring that was actually a key! The Romans locked their chests
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Fashion Rings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Fine Antique English Toulmin Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box
By Toulmin Gale
Located in Forney, TX
in period Victorian taste with nods to Gothic Revival, featuring a dome-top chest form, locking with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Osvaldo Borsani Modular Rosewood Bookcase Wall Unit with Removable Panels
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Brooklyn, NY
). Includes -four-drawer chest -locking storage/bar cabinet with glass door and two removable, adjustable
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Victorian Walnut Bonheur du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
chest style locking bar to the right hand side. The top drawer is fitted with a hinged writing board
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Walnut

Period William IV Miniature Side Lock Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
This miniature chest with right hand side lock has 4 graduated drawers. It has a 3 sided
Category

Antique 1830s British William IV Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Sabino Wood Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
orifice on one side wa used to affix the locked chest and prevent its theft.Great Folk art piece with
Category

Antique 19th Century Mexican Trunks and Luggage

Arts and Crafts Period Jewelry Chest by Gustav Stickley
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Dallas, TX
Item in the Mission collection. Wood species is oak. Comes with original key to lock chest. Mission
Category

Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Oak, Wood

A smaller Neo-Gothic solid oak chest
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
. Original hardware and lock: The chest is equipped with original hardware and a functional lock, which adds
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Gothic Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Extremely Rare 14th-15th Century Dutch Oak Iron Bound Parish Chest
Located in Oisterwijk, NL
other end of each hasp is a hole for a staple that is attached to the chest. Locking is achieved with a
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Blanket Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mahogany Inlaid Edwardian Period Antique Wellington Chest
Located in Darwen, GB
quality cast brass handles. The chest has a typical hinged Wellington chest locking mechanism retaining
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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Gentleman s Chest by J.O. Carlssons
By J.O. Carlsson
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A locking gentleman's chest or server by J.O. Carlssons. Superbly crafted in Sweden of bookmatched
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Jacaranda

Delightful and Rare 17th Century Portuguese Miniature Chest
Located in New York, NY
In mahogany and goncalo alves with original brass mounts, handles and lock. The interior of the
Category

Antique 1680s Portuguese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

A red-lacquered “Armada” wrought-iron money chest with elaborate lock, 17th cent
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
A Red-Lacquered “Armada” Wrought-Iron Money Chest with Elaborate Lock, 17th Century A striking and
Category

Antique 17th Century German Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Iron

Bo isho dansu from Matsumoto Japan.
By Matsumoto Fuko
Located in New York, NY
Isho Dansu clothing chest with locking bar from Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Hardware
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Italian Painted Commode
Located in Kirkland, WA
Italian painted commode. This is an 18th century Italian commode or chest with original hand
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Antique French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Commode with Marble Top, circa 1760
Located in Houston, TX
proportions circa 1760 with its original marble top. This important commode (the French term for chest of
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Korean Wedding Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
are all original. The chest has a locking mechanism with sliding latch.
Category

Antique 19th Century Korean Furniture

Painted and Iron-Bound Chest, Dated 1605
Located in West Sussex, GB
A domed top, leather painted, iron-bound chest with two lock plates and carrying handles. Dated to
Category

Antique Early 17th Century French Folk Art Painted Furniture

Pennsylvania Polychrome and Eagle Decorated Pine Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
Part of a distinct group of “Eagle” chest found in Centre county, Pennsylvania, this example was
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Antique chest of drawers France - Brittany 18th century Chestnut wood
Located in Würzburg, DE
: 131cm H: 103cm. D: 59cm Article: Antique chest of drawers sideboard semi-cabinet Item no.: 1077
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Baroque Dressers

Materials

Brass

Escape Artist - exotic daguerreotype reproduction Framed
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
—handcuffs, straitjackets, locked chests, and even submerged tanks of water. Each time, spectators held their
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Early 19th Century German Coffer
Located in Raleigh, NC
front of the chest and would make a great pirates chest. The lock is still operable.
Category

Antique Early 1800s German Trunks and Luggage

Mahogany 3 Portioned Satinwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, GB
lockable tea chest or tea box, which eventually became known as a Tea Caddy. As tea was too expensive to
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Tea Sets

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Rare Luigi Veronesi Desk for TECNO Italy 1990 s
By Luigi Veronesi 1
Located in Bern, CH
Back and lies on the two glossy black painted Chests. 6 lockable Drawers
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Cabinet/ Argentier/ Armoire from FRANCE
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Louis XIII. The chest has a lock with original key.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Rococo Revival Secretary Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
and rarely found in the trade form - a magnificent, locked, rococo chest of drawers with an opening
Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Secretaires

Materials

Wood

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Locking Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal locking chest for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every locking chest was constructed with great care. There are 27 variations of the antique or vintage locking chest you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect locking 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 locking chest, those designed in Art Deco, Folk Art and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made locking chest over the years, but those crafted by Agresti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Locking Chest?

A locking chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,950, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.

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