Early 20th Century Elizabethan Style Hand Carved Oak Storage / Blanket Chest

Large 48 inches one of a kind antique carved wood chest / trunk / cedar chest. Features intricate hand carved details and a unique style and character. Solid carved wood frame and with great patina and finish. Spacious enough to hold many items and perfect to double as a coffee table or put at the foot of a bed or in an entryway, photo shoot prop, wedding decor...

A 1940s West Branch Novelty Mahogany Cedar Lined Blanket Chest. Measures 28.5" in width, 18.5" in depth and stands 30.5" tall.

Based on the facing portrait cartouches on the front facade, this chest was most likely presented to a couple for their wedding in 17th-century Northern France. The oak wood has a deep brown patina that accentuates the hand-carved frontage, depicting a man (on the left) facing a woman (on the right), surrounded by scrolls and a sprawling foliate margent. A quarter-round edge embellishes the lid, which can be opened to reveal deep storage, including a 5 ½ inch tall side compartment. Several thin layers of molding can be seen on the low profile apron above small bracket feet. A chest like this would have been offered as a wedding dowry, most likely commissioned by the parents of the bride or possibly even by the husband himself. The chest would have been used to store valuables for the couple’s new life together, with the wrought iron handles on the sides allowing the chest to be easily transported. Our 17th-century wedding chest can be used functionally as a small storage chest for a bedroom or bathroom or displayed as a well-carved room...

18th century European hand carved wood blanket chest with the initials "RP" and date of "1727"