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Carpenter
s Chest
Located in Culver City, CA
This Carpenters chest has 4 sliding trays, with brass knobs, and other compartments for the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$2,950
Mongolian Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Painted mongolian side chest.
Category
Vintage 1940s Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$2,450
Painted Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red painted chinese side chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$1,250
Campaign Trunk / Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large classic campaign chest or trunk probably made about 1830. Nice brass that appears to be
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Camphorwood Campaign Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
deliciously aeromatic camphorwood chest with tray
copper bound corners / brass handles
Category
Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Large Wooden Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
Heart pine chest on legs with iron hardware: two iron bands with latches encircle the chest, iron
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
$1,375
Red Fujian Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique chest from Fujian province in southern China. The top lists up for storage. Handpainted
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$2,150
Swedish Domed Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pale gray domed chest with metal detailing
Category
20th Century Swedish Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
$3,000
Painted blanket chest
Located in Boston, MA
A wonderful blue & oxblood red painted blanket chest with great patina and dovetailed sides
Category
Antique 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$1,650
Italian Cassone Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 16th C. Italian cassone (Marriage Chest). Chest is 16th C., base molding are feet are later
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$6,900
Baroque Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully painted 17th century paneled dowry chest. Made in Sweden dated 1685. Painted in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
$3,950
Shanxi Rice Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting depicts a bird sitting on a lotus. Pine wood.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$1,650
Pirate
s Treasure Chest
Located in Treasure Island, CA
That's right matey's, you'd be stowin' some booty aboard this beauty. Folk art style, built like a tank. Excellent as child's toy trunk. Hand wrought iron work is quite nice. Reputed...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron, Brass
French Antique Louis XIV Chest
Located in Austin, TX
An antique Louis XIV Style Chest in walnut wood with carvings of fleur de lys, water leaves and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Black Lacquer Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique black lacquer side chest from the Shanxi province in China. Original lacquer finish with
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$1,450
Black Butterfly Side Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand painted black butterfly chest from China.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Campaign Style Chest
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany Campaign Style Chest, with Ten Drawers, Recessed Brass Handles, Raised on Bracket Feet,
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Large lacquerd leather chest
Located in New York, NY
Large lacquered leather chest with blackened asian inspired base.
A pair of large brass
Category
20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th Century Campaign Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rugged and well worn authentic military chest perfect as coffee table or at the foot of the bed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Style "Rustico" Blanket Chest
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Reputely an old railway trunk. Excellent patina of just the right amount of wear and tear.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Steel
French Pine Ice Chest Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
The ancestor of the modern cooler, this charming "Glaciere" (ice box) and made of pine wood with
Category
Vintage 1920s French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Indian dowry chest (ldd)w
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Wonderful Wooden Tea/Coffee Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
WONDERFUL WOODEN ENGLISH TEA/COFFEE CHEST WITH ORIGINAL OLD PAINT AND SHELVES ON THE INSIDE. THIS
Category
20th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small Antique Domed Top Chest
Located in Culver City, CA
This old chest has traveled far and wide. It might have held many a coin of the realm, important
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Steel and Brass Mounted Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Steel and brass mounted camphor trunk, India circa 1870. Mounted on a later custom wooden stand
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Tour of Duty Wooden Footlocker Chest
Located in New York City, NY
Midcentury WWII Tour of Duty Footlocker Chest
Category
20th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
c.1850 Needlework Chest or Trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This needlework chest/trunk is the epitome of fadedaristocracy. It is tattered but so soulful! The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Hand Carved Wooden Chinese Chest / Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a nicely carved wooden chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nail studded Moroccan velvet dowry chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Terrific Moroccan velvet covered and nail studded chest.
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Primitive Handmade Red Cross Medical Chest
Located in Madison, WI
This primitive mobile Red Cross medical chest was handmade from ponderosa pine and hand painted
Category
20th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Brass Two-Drawer Chest by Sarreid
Located in North Miami, FL
A versatile and handsome 2-drawer chest by Sarreid, Ltd. Brass-clad on all sides, it serves equally
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare Standing Chest Trunk by Goyard
By Goyard
Located in Waltham, MA
Seldom seen Goyard standing chest trunk covered in Classic chevron canvas, with brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass, Metal
Laminated Ice Chest from Luxury Yacht
Located in Hudson, NY
A Unique Storage Piece Lined in Aluminum for Cold Storage
Stainless Hinges, Handles and Closures
Label as Sold by ARMSTRON & GALBRAITH NYC
Category
Vintage 1940s American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
“Safari” Treasure Chest Trunk by La Barge
By La Barge
Located in New York, NY
A small treasure chest trunk painted on the exterior in a safari zebra print and the interior in a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
1920s Continental Wooden Chest With Wooden Rollers
Located in Pasadena, CA
1920s Continental Wooden Chest With Wooden Rollers. Beautiful design with figural carvings on the
Category
Vintage 1920s Ethiopian Adirondack Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Antique Compact Chinese Seaman’s Chest with Locks and Key
Located in San Francisco, CA
A compact and portable antique Chinese seaman’s or sailor’s chest with drawers, locks, and rare
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Carpenter
s Tool Chest in As-Found Orange and Green Paint
Located in Madison, WI
Carpenter's tool chest with side handles and interior removable tray. As-found orange and green
Category
20th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Camphorwood Russian Sea Captain
s Military Campaign Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A 19th Century Campaign style sea captain's military trunk, unbranded. Solid camphorwood, brass accents to protect corners & sides, brass side handles, distinctive side joinery, work...
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
1970s Chinoiserie Handwoven Wicker Trunk or Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage Asian storage chest and trunk in natural handwoven wicker. Campaign style design featuring
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique Treasure Chest or Trunk by Au Touriste, France, Early 20th Century
By Au Touriste, Paris
Located in Retie, BE
Louis Vuitton, Goyard, Moynat, Lavolaille.
This chest is made of wood covered with black canvas
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Copper
Moroccan Chest / Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fashioned with elaborate applied brass work, nail head design as well as brass
handles - the trunk is also designed with four bottom drawers and has 4 attachable
feet to raise th...
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Moorish Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Camphorwood Canted Sea Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Camphorwood canted sea chest, circa late 19th century. Original sailor-made beckets and carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Antique English Naive Chinoiserie Red Mule Chest
Located in Port Chester, NY
A delightful antique blanket box from England in the original rusty red paint, this charming trunk was recently painted with naive chinoiserie decoration, looks charming! Top lifts u...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Rustic Swiss Baroque Coffer or Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular hinged top with compound moulded edge, over conforming case enclosing a small side box for valuables, raised on bracket feet, the whole enriched with geometric patterns.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swiss Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
1970s Chinoiserie Handwoven Wicker Trunk or Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage Asian storage chest and trunk in natural handwoven wicker. Campaign style design featuring
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
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Wood Chest Trunks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of wood chest trunks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, all wood chest trunks available were constructed with great care. Wood chest trunks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Victorian, Art Deco and Baroque wood chest trunks are consistently popular styles. Wood chest trunks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ali Naeeni, Au Touriste, Paris and Goyard are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Trunks-luggage for You
Add a charming piece of travel history to your space. Antique and vintage trunks and luggage can make a statement as decorative accents and practical furnishings in nearly every room of your home.
There have been many types of trunks and luggage over the years, with availability of these wares broadening as train travel expanded during the 19th century. Antique steamer trunks — named for their use on steamships — mostly date from around 1880 to 1920. These pieces of luggage fit a steamship’s luggage size regulations and essentially doubled as wardrobes, ensuring that a traveler’s evening dresses and suits were kept wrinkle-free on a journey from city to city.
In 1858, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton introduced the world to the now-iconic Louis Vuitton trunks. During this early period of railroad travel, Louis Vuitton trunks solved common travel problems. Instead of the traditional round shape, these handcrafted rectangular trunks stored better on trains. To discourage burglars, the French craftsman and his son, Georges, also eventually patented a revolutionary sophisticated lock for the trunks. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted travel trunks.
Even if no longer used for travel, the vintage luggage is a popular item among collectors for its historical value and charm. At home, an old wood trunk is a durable storage solution as much as it is a versatile surface. It’s a coffee table in the living room of your farmhouse-style home or rustic loft apartment and a nightstand or blanket chest at the foot of your bed in your bedroom.
From Victorian trunks to Art Deco traveling jewelry cases, journey through history today with an extensive collection of antique trunk suitcases and vintage luggage on 1stDibs.
Questions About Wood Chest Trunks
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024The difference between a chest and a trunk is mostly portability. Both terms describe storage furniture often crafted out of wood, but their functions are different. A chest normally goes in a bedroom, living room or other space and serves as a permanent piece of furniture in a home. On the other hand, a trunk usually features heavy-duty craftsmanship and a more portable design. Originally, trunks were used as luggage for travel. However, today, many people use them as permanent furniture, just like chests. Find a wide range of chests and trunks on 1stDibs.
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