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Swedish Gustavian Dowry Chest with Exceptional Interior Painting, Dated 1782
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Swedish Gustavian dowry chest with original paint on the interior and exterior. The
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
H 22.17 in W 49.22 in D 25.79 in
Country Pine Blanket Chest with Inner Cedar Lining
Located in Germantown, MD
This brilliant Cedar Trunk chest is made of cedar wood, pine cedar, and is in good vintage
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Blanket Chests
Materials
Cedar, Pine, Paint
1860 ITALIAN ORIGINAL PAINT EXTRA LARGE STORAGE TRUNK OR CHEST CHERUB PAINTINGs
Located in GB
circa 1860's Italian hand painted storage trunk or chest depicting Cherubs
Please note the delivery
Category
Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
H 28.35 in W 37.8 in D 21.26 in
1930's Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Blanket Chest with Family & Museum Provenance
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Two Drawer Blanket Chest with Family and Museum Provenance, mid 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
H 38.5 in W 39 in D 17.5 in
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Central European Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
original paint which is typical for these chests, sides have grain painting and retain the original steel
Category
Antique 1880s Romanian Blanket Chests
Materials
Steel
Blue Floral Painted Chest dated 1848
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue Painted Chest dated 1848
Measurements: Height 63 cm – Width 129 cm – Depth 65 cm
Period: 1848
Category
Antique 1840s Italian Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Fir
When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
about who they are and what they want to show off themselves.
The artist about this painting:
I like
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
Pine Portfolio Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
The top of this English portfolio chest is faux painted to simulate white marble with gray and tan
Category
Antique 1820s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Made between 1800-1820
The Chest of Drawer has a beautiful exquisite painting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
H 40.95 in W 48.04 in D 17.72 in
Early 19th Century Blue Floral Panted Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue Painted Chest
Measurements: H.58 - L.133 - P.63
Period: 1848
Origin: Tyrol
Essence: Fir
Category
Antique Early 1800s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Blanket Chests
Materials
Fir
German Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Top and Columns from 1820
Located in Heiligenberg, DE
lot painting, probably Munich around 1820. This top chest of drawers is in restored condition with
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Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Italy Lacquered Wooden Belle Epoque Style Chest of Drawers with Bronzes
Located in Brescia, IT
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We can find in this important chest of drawers the antique technics of realization about processing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belle Époque Commodes and Chests o...
Materials
Bronze
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H 35.44 in W 64.57 in D 24.81 in
17th Century English Carved Oak Dowry Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and historic 17th century English carved oak dowry chest.
Made
Category
Antique Early 17th Century English Jacobean Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Fine English George III Mahogany Chest on Chest, circa 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
England, circa 1800
Item # 905KUB29A
Crafted of a dark and
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Antique 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pair of Swedish Neoclassical Style 19th Century Chests with Painted Greek Keys
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Neoclassical style chests from the 19th century with marbleized tops, painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 30 in W 38.5 in D 19 in
English Grain Painted Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English grain painted chest, this two over three drawer chest has nicely faux wood painting
Category
Antique 1860s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Porcelain, Pine, Paint
Fallen Angel - Blond, Bare Chested Winged Male, Contemporary Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
chested, his mane of hair snaps in the wind. His posture appears reposed, but each muscle is flexed with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rare Art Deco Chest of Drawers / Filing Cabinet with Stunning Coromandel Handles
Located in Lisse, NL
Art Deco chest one could keep a collection of drawings, paintings, magazines, swords, medals etc. and
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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H 38.8 in W 29.7 in D 20 in
Antique Louis XV Style Painted French Chest of Drawers with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
the back.
Painting furniture in France began in the 1500s and were mixtures of chalk and pigments
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 36.75 in W 49.5 in D 24.5 in
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
We love antique trunks in original red and green paint. This small blanket chest has a worn green
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Hungarian Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
French Bombe Shaped Commode/Chest with Hand Painted Floral Design, Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
The painting on this lovely piece makes it exceptional as the combination
Of colors is unique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
H 33 in W 46 in D 20.5 in
Sophie Gallardo and Georges Cassan, "Louis XIII Period Chest"
By Sophie GALLARDO, George-Guillaume CASSAN
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
design before learning wood painting restoration. She acquired ancient technics from renowned
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Blanket Chests
Materials
Birch
French Large Trunk- Chest - Gothic oak from the 16th century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Large solid oak chest from the 16th century Gothic period
Very pretty French, Norman work
Category
Antique 16th Century French Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
H 27.76 in W 51.19 in D 22.64 in
18th Century Polychrome-Painted Marriage Chest, Scarlet Ground, Austrian, 1757
Located in Banner Elk, NC
An exceptional Austrian polychrome-painted marriage chest, with iron-hinged rectangular lid and a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
H 32.25 in W 62 in D 24.75 in
"Angry Félicia", Bare Chested Topless Woman Crossing Arms Mixed Media Painting
By Raluca Vulcan
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This piece is not framed.
Raluca Vulcan is a French-Romanian artist who likes to express the life and sensitivity of the human body, mostly through semi-abstract nudes and portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Emeka", Muscular Bare-Chested Bald Man with Bent Knee
By Raluca Vulcan
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This piece is not framed.
Raluca Vulcan is a French-Romanian artist who likes to express the life and sensitivity of the human body, mostly through nudes and portraits.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Rare pastiglia marriage chest - North of Italy, First half of 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pastiglia marriage chest
North of Italy, Liguria or Piemonte
First half of 15th century
wood
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests
Materials
Gesso, Wood
H 26.38 in W 61.42 in D 24.81 in
20th Century Chinese Lacquered Red Leather Ming Style Trunk Blanket Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Porsperity figure stamped to the left.
A popular deity, Shouxing is depicted on paintings and in
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Blanket Chests
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
1930s Decorative English Japanned Chest of Drawers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Exceptionally Decorative 1930s English Japanned Chest of Drawers of Unusual Pale Blue Colour
Category
Vintage 1930s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Paint
19th Century Country Style Chest of Drawers Painted
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
19th century chest of drawers in country style painted in pale grey colors with 2 drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Light grey baroque chest of drawers, 18th century
Located in Greding, DE
Hand-painted baroque chest of drawers in light grey with blue accents. The corpus with serpentine
Category
Antique 18th Century Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Rare Tall and Narrow Georgian Chest of Drawers
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A Wonderful Mahogany Chest of Drawers
This is a lovely tall and narrow 18th century and later
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
C Sørensen, Interior With Spinning Wheel, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist C Sorensen depicts a rustic interior with
Category
1930s Folk Art Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painted chest of drawers in baroque style, 20th century
Located in Greding, DE
Large grey painted chest of drawers with three drawers in baroque style. The painting is new and
Category
20th Century European Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Venetian Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, 18th C
Located in Houston, TX
The use of color and the unusual architectural paintings on this
Piece make it very unique. It has
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Hand-painted Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A small Biedermeier chest of drawers with three drawers and new painting. The blue setting is made
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Softwood
18th Century English Georgian Grain Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing period piece! It is an English Georgian chest of drawers. The grain painting is
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
French Neoclassical Provincial Chest of Drawers Commode circa 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Directoire chest of drawers features a fantastic Cararra marble top. The top captures the life of the chest
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th Century Dutch Baroque Style Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DUTCH BAROQUE REVIVAL CHEST OF DRAWERS
Circa 19th century
Item # 209PFT16A
A very attractive
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Birchwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANIZED-BIRCHWOOD REVERSE SERPENTINE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Massachusetts, probably
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Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 33.88 in W 38.75 in D 21.75 in
Art Deco Chest of Drawers in Floral Design by Stephanie Odegard
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
"Introducing the Floral Art Deco Chest of Drawers - Inspired by the Floral Motifs of Rajasthan
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Karelian Birch Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER PARCEL-EBONIZED BIRCH ARCHITECTURAL CHEST OF DRAWERS
Cica early-to-mid 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Birch, Pine
H 39 in W 36.63 in D 19.75 in
18th Century Polychrome Painted Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century North Italian Polychrome Painted and Faux Marble Top Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 35 in W 47 in D 22 in
English Antique Mid-19th Century Three-Drawer Glazed Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH GLAZED THREE-DRAWER CHEST
Circa mid-19th century
Item # 403YEN18P
A lovely English chest
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Antique Patinated Worn Elm Chest of Drawers, Early 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ENGLISH PATINATED ELM CHEST OF FOUR DRAWERS
Raised on bracket feet; circa first quarter of the 19th
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 42 in W 35.88 in D 19.38 in
Alfonso Marina Siena Mahogany Walnut Burl Chinoiserie Chest of Drawers Commode
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional Chinoiserie chest of drawers by Alfonso Marina. A serpentine form made of mahogany
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
H 31.5 in W 37.5 in D 21.5 in
Italian 18th century Louis XV period Giltwood, Ormolu and patinated wood chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu chest. This wonderful two door chest is raised by four square patinated legs displaying hand
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
H 37.75 in W 57.5 in D 24.25 in
Miniature English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
and the drawer bottoms running perpendicular to the drawer face. The chest rests over untouched
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
H 13.13 in W 26 in D 11.25 in
Circa 1880 Irish Brass-Bound Mahogany Military Campaign Chest by Ross & Co
Located in Shippensburg, PA
IRISH BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY CAMPAIGN CHEST
Dublin, circa mid-19th century top left drawer with
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 43.25 in W 39.88 in D 19.63 in
18th Century Venetian Louis XV Chest of Drawers Walnut Tuia Venezia
Located in Sanremo, IM
Venetian chest of drawers in walnut, burr walnut, thuja and poplar interior measuring 105 x 135 x
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
American Chippendale Tall Dresser Chest of Drawers, Mid-Atlantic c. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHIPPENDALE CHERRYWOOD TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS
Mid-Atlantic States, circa 1800
Item # 209CBC16W
A
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Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 51.88 in W 38 in D 19.75 in
LOVELY ANTiQUE CIRCA 1900 GREEN PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS DEPICTING HORSE & RIDER
Located in GB
circa 1900 hand painted chest of drawers depicting rather noble looking horses with their riders
Please
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
H 29.34 in W 34.85 in D 18.9 in
20th Century Inlaid Veneered Wood Italian Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
veneered in walnut, rosewood, maple, walnut and fruitwood. Chest of drawers with three frontal drawers of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
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H 37.8 in W 51.19 in D 23.23 in
Rare French Art Deco Signed Mercier & Francisque Chaleyssin Chest of Drawers
By Mercier Freres, Francisque Chaleyssin
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular scarce French Art Deco mahogany tall chest of drawers / semainier commode by
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 52 in W 29 in D 18 in
19th CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING WITH CLEOPATRA
Located in Firenze, FI
Stunning oil painting on canvas, probably created by a talented Florentine artist active in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Italian Marquetry Chest Of Drawers Museum Quality, Milan ca. 1760
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
crafted marquetry chest of drawers out of Milan. Made around 1760 with highest attention to details, this
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Cherry, Spruce, Nutwood, Maple, Fruitwood, Ebony
H 33.46 in W 51.57 in D 21.46 in
18th Century Louis XV Italian Chest of Drawers Walnut Commode High Leg
Located in Sanremo, IM
Rare Italian Louis XV chest of drawers in walnut, walnut briar and centrally moved fillets with
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Antique 1740s Italian Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 35.44 in W 45.67 in D 22.84 in
GRANITO Chest of Drawers by Nathalie du Pasquier for Post Design Collect/Memphis
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
GRANITO chest of drawers in wood by Nathalie du Pasquier for Post Design collection/Memphis
The
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21st Century and Contemporary Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 55.91 in W 55.12 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Regencé Period Walnut Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1730-1750
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A rare and very fine 18th century commode of the Regencé period, this substantial chest of drawers
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
H 38.25 in W 53 in D 26.88 in
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