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Antique Merchant's Tool Chest, English, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique merchant's tool chest. An English, stained pine craftsman's trunk, dating to the
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Workman's Chest, English, Pine Tool Chest, Coffee Table, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's chest. An English, pine tool chest or coffee table, dating to the
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Amazing Handmade Machinists 75 Draw Oak Tool Chest
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is it best machinists tool chest we have ever found. It really shows the pride that both the
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest. Circa Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Metal

Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Teak

19th Century Carpenters Pine Tool Chest and Tools The chest is in pine
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Carpenters Pine Tool Chest and Tools The chest is in pine with metal banding, it is
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

1906 Antique Pine Carpenters Tool Chest Trunk Strong Box Disston Saws Planers
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and rare antique pine carpenters tool chest or trunk featuring five Disston hand
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Early 1900s Rustic Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Metal

Primitive Antique 19th C. Oak Carpenters Tool Chest Trunk Dovetailed Steamer 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
A charming late 19th century tool chest from M.J. Gallagher of North Carolina, Dated 1888. The
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1880s Rustic Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

Antique Craftsman's Trunk, English, Carpentry, Maritime, Tool Chest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique craftsman's trunk. An English, pine carpentry or maritime tool chest, dating to
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Shipwright's Trunk, Pine, Craftsman, Tool Chest, Victorian, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique shipwright's trunk. An English, pine craftsman's tool chest, dating to the late
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Carpenter's Chest, English, Pine, Tool Trunk, Coffee Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carpenter's chest. An English, pine tool trunk, dating to the Victorian period
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Antique Master Craftsman's Chest, English, Pine, Mahogany, Tool Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy antique master craftsman's chest. An English, ebonised pine and mahogany tool trunk
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Antique Cabinet Maker's Chest, English, Tool Trunk, Fitted Interior, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master cabinet maker's chest. An English, heavy tool trunk with mahogany and
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine, Walnut

19th Century Indian Brass over Wood Bridal Chest with Hand-Tooled Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian brass over wood bridal chest from the 19th century, with hand-tooled décor. Created in
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19th Century Indian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Victorian Military Campaign Chest / Cabinet Green Leather & Brass Tooled Top
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Victorian military campaign three drawer chest with green leather tooled top finished with brass
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Regency Mahogany Chest with Tooled Leather Slide, England, C 1830
Located in Norwalk, CT
Regency Chest, beautifully French polished mahogany with original solid brass pulls. Flared French
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18th Century English Regency Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

American Eastlake Victorian Oak 36 Drawer Industrial Tool Machinist Tall Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Eastlake Victorian 36 drawer industrial tool machinist tall work chest. Believed
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Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

Walnut chest on chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut chest on chest, of slender proportions, the moulded top above two short and three long
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Early 20th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

Walnut chest on chest
Walnut chest on chest
H 61.5 in W 30 in D 20 in
Semi Antique Figured Wood Secretary Chest On Chest for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The classic lines with a cornice on top and canted corners with ribbed supports. The upper chest
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Early 20th Century Georgian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Seven Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, original label, two keys, seven
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting antique campaign chest crafted in mahogany with dramatic wood grains, brass inlays and
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Early 20th Century American Campaign Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
Antique Campaign Chest with Desk
H 38 in W 36 in D 19.5 in
19th Century Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Campaign Chest of Drawers, circa 1860, a brass-bound teak chest made in two parts: the
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Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Campaign Chest of Drawers
19th Century Campaign Chest of Drawers
H 38.5 in W 40 in D 18.5 in
19th Century Mahogany Military Secrétaire Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
a lift up writing slope with a leather writing surface with blind and gold tooling, the chest has
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1880s British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century camphor wood secretaire military chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 19th Century camphor wood secretaire military chest made for the Chinese export market
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1840s Chinese Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Teak

Pair of Victorian Walnut Wellington Chests
Located in Essex, MA
Each with squarish rectangular tops over six green tooled leather faced drawers with cast bail
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1870s English Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Victorian Walnut Wellington Chests
Pair of Victorian Walnut Wellington Chests
H 45.88 in W 26.25 in D 18 in
Edwards and Roberts Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Edwards and Roberts serpentine chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite taste. The shaped serpentine top
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique miniature Victorian Wellington chest of drawers in burr walnut. This dates from
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

Handcrafted English Mahogany and Burl Maple Miniature Wellington Chest
Located in Doylestown, PA
Mahogany and burl maple miniature Wellington chest, England, c. 1890-1900. Rare, handcrafted
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany, Maple, Burl

Near Pair of Edwards and Roberts Chest of Drawers
Located in Cheshire, GB
Near pair of Edwards and Roberts chest of drawers in the Hepplewhite taste. The shaped tops one
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Campaign Era Military Secretaire Chest of Drawers C1840
Located in London, GB
This is beautifully crafted antique early Victorian teak military campaign secretaire chest of
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1840s Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Wood

Excellent Chest of Drawers, 1st Half 19th Century, ~ 1830, France
Located in Wien, AT
This excellent chest of drawers was manufactured in the 1st half of the 19th century, in France. It
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Bronze

Charles II Oak Chest of Drawers with Original Handles c. 1670
Located in Heathfield, GB
A really good and original solid oak 17th Century English chest of drawers with bolection moulded
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17th Century Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Commode ~ Chest of drawers was considered an essential
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Twelve-Drawer Chest, Taisho Era'Early 1900s', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
organizing small items or storing tools. The aged handles add an antique touch to this cabinet, offering a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Cedar

Victorian Apothecary Campaign 4 Drawer Brass Bound Chest with Hand Painted Front
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare Victorian Apothecary Military Campaign four drawer brass bound chest finished with tooled
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

French Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Six-Drawer Cartonnier Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vert Maurin marble Cartonnier chest. The six drawer chest is raised by elegant square tapered legs with
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Japanese antique wooden drawer/1868-1920/Wabi-Sabi bedside chest/meiji-taisho
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
bed side chest. This is a highly recommended item with a great atmosphere. [We offer Japanese antique
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Wood

Large Embossed Brass Log Box, with Tavern Scenes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Embossed Brass Log Box, with Tavern Scenes This is a delightful large chest is made in
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1910s Arts and Crafts Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI French Chest of Drawers or Commode with Statuary Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commode or Chest of drawers. The wood is a gorgeous
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Statuary Marble, Brass

Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
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1820s American American Empire Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Embossed Arts and Crafts Brass Log or Coal Box with Dutch Scenes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Embossed Arts and Crafts brass log or coal box with dutch scenes This is a lovely chest is
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

17th Century French Louis XIII Oak Three Drawer Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Burton, TX
more rudimentary hand tools than were available to the prominent furniture craftsmen of Paris at the
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Iron

Embossed Brass Log Box, with Country Scenes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Embossed brass log box, with country scenes This is a delightful chest is made in brass with a
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Early 20th Century Country Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Anglo Raj Regency Campaign Chest with Desk Trimmed in Brass Banding Accents 1811
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Regency Campaign Chest with Desk, and six drawers for storage. Marked, Liverpool, 1811, on
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Early 19th Century English Anglo Raj Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Dutch Rococo Oak Bomb Chest of Drawers with Claw Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Dutch chest of drawers with an amazing patina. We have sold many rare pieces of furniture
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18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Bronze

Very Rare 15th C. Medieval English Carved Solid Oak Dowry Coffer with Drawer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
and a lovely hand tooled zigzag motif trailing the subtle edges make this a conversation piece to
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15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

17th Century Spanish Leather Trunk
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Spanish hand tooled leather covered wood trunk w/ period hand wrought iron hardware, locks
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17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Iron

17th Century Spanish Leather Trunk
17th Century Spanish Leather Trunk
H 16 in W 33 in D 21 in
18th Century Rustic Dutch Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century rustic dutch trunk was fashioned from old-growth oak using nothing but hand tools by
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1770s Dutch Rustic Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Rustic Dutch Trunk
18th Century Rustic Dutch Trunk
H 21 in W 36 in D 21.5 in
Antique Master Shipwright's Chest, English, Mahogany, Tool Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master shipwright's chest. An English, ebonized mahogany tool trunk with ornate
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Tool Box Chest Master Carpenters Ebonised Mahogany Fitted Interior Victorian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Swietenia humilis. Can be repurposed as a chest on stand in a bedroom or hallway; a coffee or low table
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Work Chest, English, Pine, Tool Trunk, Candlebox, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique work chest. An English, pine tool trunk with candle box, dating to the late
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pine

Art Deco 1930s Leather Front 5 Drawer Commode the Style of Parzinger Originals
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic art deco high style mahogany cabinet with tooled and sewn diamond pattern green leather
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Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Mahogany Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany commode, with tooled leather top, front is veneered with flame mahogany; top
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1860s English Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Pottery, Mahogany

English Mahogany Commode
English Mahogany Commode
H 18 in W 20 in D 18 in
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
inherited necessary tools from familiar materials to survive in the severe struggle against nature, and have
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Oak

Walnut Secretaire Abattant
Located in Cheshire, GB
serpentine front over a fall front secretaire, enclosing drawers and shelf with a green tooled leather
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Early 20th Century French Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Secretaire Abattant
Walnut Secretaire Abattant
H 48.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.5 in
Victorian Mahogany Commode
Located in Wilson, NC
Victorian mahogany commode, the top, which has a gold tooled leather insert, is hinged and opens to
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1850s English Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Brass

Victorian Mahogany Commode
Victorian Mahogany Commode
H 18.25 in W 19.25 in D 16.38 in
Japanese Antique Drawer / Storage / Taisho Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old small drawer in Japan. It was used to store small items such as sewing tools. Each
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese antique wooden wabisabi drawer/1868-1920/MINGEI/Meiji-Taisho
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. Weight: 27.2kg [We offer Japanese antique furniture and tools that are different from the Japanese
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Cedar

Antique French Louis Revival Marquetry Commode, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
commode, circa 1880 in date. The chest has a gonzalo alves cross banded top with decorative ormolu
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1880s French Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Ormolu

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
approx. 30 kg. Since ancient times, people have created and passed down necessary tools from familiar
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Tool Chests

Materials

Cedar

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Antique Tool Chests For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique tool chests available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique tool chests — often made from wood, softwood and pine — can elevate any home. Antique tool chests have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique tool chests bearing Victorian or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Tool Chests?

Antique tool chests can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,488, while the lowest priced sells for $288 and the highest can go for as much as $11,500.
Questions About Antique Tool Chests
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The best tool chest to buy is really a matter of preference. Tool chests are the perfect storage option for those looking to organize their tool collection. Shop antique tool chests on 1stDibs.com.

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