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China Trade Chest

Anglo-Chinese Hardwood Naval Officer’s Campaign Chest
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, Suffolk, 1991, p. 227, pl. 80 shows an earlier chest
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Antique 1820s Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Hardwood

Chinese 1920s Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese camphor wood blanket chest from the early 20th century, with brass hardware
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Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

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Brass

Antique Red Leather, Brass and Camphor Wood Chinese Export Trunk
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful, antique (mid 1800s) Chinese red leather and brass over camphor wood export trade trunk
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century due to the rise in trade with China and the rest of East Asia.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Ormolu

Arabescatto Marble Console Delphes by Hervé Langlais 2019
Located in Paris, FR
National Grand Theater of China in Beijing and the Oriental Art Center in Shanghai. In parallel to his work
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2010s European Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

17th Century, William and Mary Chinoiserie Trunk on Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
is japanned with red lacquer and was hand painted with Chinoiserie scenes of life in China. There are
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Antique 1690s Dutch William and Mary Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Chinese Export Gold Decorated Black Lacquer Storage Box on Plinth Base
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
China Trade lift-top chest in black lacquer decorated on all four sides and top with landscape and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Five Extremely Rare Chinese Drawings of Foreigners, 18th Century, Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Five Chinese paintings of western people by an unknown artist China, circa 1760, captions later
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique and exceptional Japanese miniature or dollhouse export lacquered chest Kyoto, circa
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Shagreen, Cypress

Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
a doctor in China and came to Yokohama to trade in 1859 when the Harris Treaty first opened the port
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Wood

Two Palembang Peranakan Lacquerware Bridal Boxes and a Tray
Located in Amsterdam, NL
in the south of China, it was a major port for Chinese vessels trading in pepper. In the 18th-century
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Vintage 1950s Indonesian Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Two Palembang Peranakan Lacquerware Bridal Boxes and a Tray
Two Palembang Peranakan Lacquerware Bridal Boxes and a Tray
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H 16.15 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Bureau Desk Fall Front Japanning Tortoishell Gilding Chinoiserie
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
this piece is a bureau, a clear reference to Anglo-Chinese trade, commercial ventures and exploratory
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Antique 17th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Lacquer

17th Century Spanish Vargueno with Decoupage Exterior on Baroque Style Base
Located in Milford, NH
Trade" - many forms of early Chinese design were adopted into Continental furniture making; particularly
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets

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Wrought Iron

Northwest Coast Wooden Doll with Thunderbird, Eagle Mask
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
trade wool outlined with pearl buttons. Eyes are old Chinese brass coins with pearl button pupils. Coin
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Vintage 1920s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Charles II Walnut, Mulberry Marquetry Cabinet, Gilt Stand, 17th C H.F. du Pont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
table, trestle stand or chest. Although known in England from Tudor times, cabinets were not widely
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Antique Mid-17th Century British Charles II Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

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19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental 19th century country French provincial farmhouse trestle dining table or refectory table hand-crafted from walnut. The massive table has a 1.25 inch thick plank top with b...
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Late 17th Century Tuscan Italian Walnut Cassone
Located in Hudson, NY
This nicely detailed walnut Italian cassone or chest is from the late 17th century approx. circa 1680 to 1700. Formally part of the collection of a Frick museum board member the piec...
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

English Camphor Wood Military Campaign Chest with Recessed Brasses, C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English camphor wood five-drawer military campaign chest with the original recessed brasses, key hole escutcheons, brass corner mounts, and terminating on the original bracket feet, ...
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Antique 1820s English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th century camphor wood campaign chest, This is a beautiful looking and fine quality camphor wood campaign chest, the interior shows signs of the old green base that has been...
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Antique 1870s Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Vintage Korean Dark Brown Distressed Leather Blanket Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Korean dark brown leather blanket chest from the mid 20th century with iron hardware and distressed appearance. Created in Korea during the mid 20th century period, this le...
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Mid-20th Century Korean Blanket Chests

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Iron

Brass Mounted Camphor Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th century Brass mounted camphor chest w/ key & provenance.
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Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Brass Mounted Camphor Chest
Brass Mounted Camphor Chest
H 11 in W 24.75 in D 12.25 in
Painted Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This pine blanket chest is hand painted. The interior lid is painted with stylized spruce trees. The hardwood is original, including the key.
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Antique 1860s Romanian Blanket Chests

Materials

Steel

Painted Pine Blanket Chest
Painted Pine Blanket Chest
H 24 in W 47.75 in D 20.75 in
English Mahogany Two over Three Drawer Campaign Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
English mahogany two over three drawer campaign chest in two sections, with inset military style pulls, brass insert escutcheons, mahogany secondary wood(drawers) , resting on turned...
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Antique 1870s English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Charming 19th Century French Trunk or Blanket Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming 19th century French trunk or blanket chest.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Vintage Campaign Style Brass Banded Camphor Trunk Blanket Storage Chest 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century campaign style camphor chest. Features a rectangular frame with brass banded hand hardware and traditional campaign / anglo indian recessed pulls along the front. ...
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Late 20th Century Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Large Vintage Chinese Wooden Blanket Chest with Brass Medallion Lock
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage large wooden blanket chest from the mid 20th century with brass hardware. Created in China during the midcentury period, this chest features a rectangular lid openi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Camphor wood campaign chest
Located in Salisbury, GB
Antique camphorwood campaign chest This Antique camphorwood campaign chest was made circa 1840. This example most likely would have been made for a naval officer to use in the East. ...
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Antique 1840s English Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Hardwood

Camphor wood campaign chest
Camphor wood campaign chest
H 20.5 in W 41.5 in D 18 in
19th Century British Colonial Brass Bound Teak Campaign Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Great quality late 19th century British colonial brass bound teak campaign chest in 2 parts.
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Antique 19th Century British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Military Campaign Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
English military officer’s Campaign chest of drawers. Made solid mahogany with original brass fittings. In two parts. Traditional formation with three over two drawers. The locks o...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Military Campaign Chest
English 19th Century Military Campaign Chest
H 37.01 in W 36.23 in D 15.75 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign chest, WW I or WW II vintage, a sailor's camphor wood chest with brass binding and clasps, with original key and period decals. It i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Large Thai 1950s Green Glazed Ceramic Planter with Brown Lip and Tapering Body
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Thai green glazed ceramic jar from the mid 20th century with brown lip and nicely weathered appearance. Charming us with its large proportions and slightly weathered appearan...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

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George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
'Furniture and China belonging to Mr Barlow at Hampton House, left to George Howard 1853 & kept at 56 Park
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Camels
Located in Seattle, WA
that are painted with red and white pigments and laden with trade goods. All with etched details and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Very Fine and Rare Chinese Export Black and Gold Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, Middlesex
, trading port at which Europeans were permitted to buy Chinese goods. A formalised commercial system
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Antique 1730s Chinese Chinese Export Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Ming Wooden Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
historians alike, as it is based upon a series of genuine and mythical personages from Chinese and Buddhist
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368. As emperor, he
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

China Trade campaign chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine early 19th Century China Trade camphorwood campaign chest in two sections, with molded edge
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

China Trade campaign chest
China Trade campaign chest
H 41.5 in W 39 in D 19 in
China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
A large, China-trade, camphor wood campaign chest with secretary, circa 1860. It retains its
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
China Trade Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
H 52.75 in W 45.5 in D 20.5 in
Early 19th Century China Trade Camphor Two-Part Secrétarie Military Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
This early 19th century British Colonial China trade campaign chest with butler's desk is made with
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

China Trade Leather Covered Camphor Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A labeled Chinese leather brass bound camphor wood chest circa 1880-1900.
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Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

China Trade Secretaire Campaign Chest
Located in Conwy, GB
A mid-19th century China trade amboyna veneered camphor wood secretaire campaign chest. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Secretaires

Materials

Amboyna

China Trade Secretaire Campaign Chest
China Trade Secretaire Campaign Chest
H 41.8 in W 37.8 in D 20 in
China Trade Camphor Wood Trunk or Campaign Chest, circa 1800
Located in Milford, NH
A China trade camphor wood trunk or campaign chest, circa 1800, with brass corner guards and flush
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

English "China Trade" Camphor Wood and Ebony Campaign Chest on Chest
Located in Montreal, QC
19th century English "China Trade" camphor wood and ebony campaign chest on chest , fitted with
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Hollywood Regency Brass Clad Two Drawer Chest by Sarreid LTD of Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Hollywood Regency brass clad two drawer chest by Sarreid LTD of Spain, circa 1970s. The
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Vintage Biedermeier Walnut Ebonized Harrods Chest of Drawers, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A rare and truly magnificent vintage walnut & ebonized Biedermeier revival chest of drawers
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Vintage 1980s English Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Chinese Wood Carved Seated Buddha Statue
Located in Torino, IT
Wooden sculpture of the Vairocana Buddha, China probably Ming dynasty, 1600 AD. The Ming dynasty
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Wood Carved Seated Buddha Statue
Chinese Wood Carved Seated Buddha Statue
H 25.4 in W 19.1 in D 13.59 in
Important 18th Century Nagasaki Lacquer Chest with Marble Top
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
severed in 1639, the country preserving only very limited trade relations with China and the Netherlands
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Antique 18th Century Cabinets

Materials

Marble

A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.
Located in London, GB
The Tea Caddy, which is cube shaped in form, is modelled to simulate the chests in which tea was
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Tea Caddies

An important George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest made in London in 1769 by Parker & Wakelin.
Located in London, GB
imported from China. The sides are engraved with vertical lines to simulate the planks of the chest and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Furniture and Collectibles

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage
By Augustin Le Sage
Located in London, GB
chests in which tea was imported from China and is one of the rarest designs of English Tea Caddy to be
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Antique 1760s English George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pakistan, 2nd - 4th Century, Gandhara Region, Statue of Vajrapani, Grey Shale
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
slightly swaying, the athletic body like a Hercules, the bare chest, the waist surrounded by a cloth. It
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antiquities

Materials

Sandstone

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Lacquer Commode by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
originally made only in China. The complicated technique involved incising a decorative pattern into the deep
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Twelve Chinese Painting of Tea Cultivation and Processing
Located in Downingtown, PA
a ready market with Europeans. (Carl Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, Woodrbidge
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Hollywood Regency Campaign Style Brass Clad Two-Drawer Chest Sarreid Ltd., Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome two-drawer brass-clad chest in a Hollywood Regency Campaign style by Sarreid Ltd., Spain
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain's Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

A China Trade Brass-Mounted Camphorwood Trunk
Located in Long Island City, NY
lid with a recessed handle, enclosing an open interior. Handles on either side. This China trade
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

China Trade Campaign Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome late 19th Century China Trade campaign chest made for the English Market. The woods
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Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

China Trade Campaign Chest
China Trade Campaign Chest
H 37.5 in W 38 in D 18.25 in
A Good Early 19th Century China Trade Camphor Wood Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good mid 19th century China trade camphor wood chest made for the Mexican market. Hand painted
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Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
desirable on board ship where space was limited. This version, made by Chinese cabinetmakers, for the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique China Trade Cabin Table
Antique China Trade Cabin Table
H 30 in W 21 in D 18 in
China Trade Decorated Red Leather and Brass Trunk
Located in Great Barrington, MA
studs are brass. This example is similar to one illustrated in Carl Crossman's book on the China
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Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

China Trade Camphor Wood and Red Leather Trunk, circa 1850
Located in Louisville, KY
Engraved plaque for 'Mary Otis,' top, sides, and back covered in leather with brass tacks; similarly styled brass hardware, raised on bracket style feet.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather

China Trade Camphor Wood and Red Leather Trunk, circa 1850
Located in Louisville, KY
Trunk with engraved plaque for 'Mary Otis,' top, sides and back covered in leather with brass tacks; similarly styled brass hardware, raised on bracket style feet.
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Antique 19th Century Asian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
A Cantonese Chinese export lacquer tea box, decorated with gilt heightened colored volutes and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Pewter

China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
China Trade Tea Chest, 19th Century
H 8.86 in W 13.51 in D 10.04 in
Antique Campaign Chest
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
This teak Campaign Chest is fairly typical of those made in India for the British. It differs a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Antique Campaign Chest
Antique Campaign Chest
H 39.15 in W 29.75 in D 17 in
A handsome chest with four drawers from England c.1865
Located in Houston, TX
A handsome chest with four drawers from England c.1865 featuring a faux bamboo motif highlighted
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A pair of Georgian style painted pine chests from England c.1875
Located in Houston, TX
exotic Eastern empires have been popular since trade was first established between Europe and the China
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Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

18th Century Style English Chinoiserie Commode, c. 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
With travel and trade expanding eastward in the 19th century, a recurring theme of European artists
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Early 20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

French Louis XVI Period Vernis Martin Lacquer Semainier, circa 1780
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
circa 1728. It imitated Chinese lacquer and European subjects and was applied to a wide variety of items
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
early 19th century. For a complete discussion and similar examples see "The China Trade" by Carl L
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Chinese Lacquer Box
Chinese Lacquer Box
H 5 in W 14 in D 9 in
Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
. As trade with China increased throughout the eighteenth century, the Western curiosity regarding life
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Campaign Camphor Wood Chest, 19th Century
Located in Louisville, KY
China Trade, the rectangular case with brass braces; on later marlboro style legs.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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China Trade Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal China trade chest for your home. A China trade chest — often made from metal, brass and animal skin — can elevate any home. A China trade chest, designed in the Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a China Trade Chest?

The average selling price for a China trade chest at 1stDibs is $3,850, while they’re typically $895 on the low end and $12,800 for the highest priced.