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Painted Country Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted country hope chest.
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19th Century Latvian Baltic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Original Swedish Painted Hope Chest
Located in Kramfors, SE
Black Swedish hope chest from the first years of the 19th century. This chest is in original
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
Painted Hope Chest, Blanket Box or Dowry Chest, circa 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with images of a rooster, a hen, a dog and a hare. There are stylized "tree of
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19th Century Latvian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
Large Hope Chest Blanket Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large dowry chest with great hardware. Original paint was feather brushed for a wood grain texture
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19th Century Estonian Country Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Primitive Fir and Pine Small Blanket Hope Chest with Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
Primitive fir and pine small blanket or hope chest with drawer, late 19th century.
This charming
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Late 19th Century Primitive Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Brass
H 17.75 in W 27.5 in D 16.5 in
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Inlaid Hope Chest Trunk, circa 1836
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique early 19th century Italian inlaid hope chest trunk. Beautifully inlaid decoration including
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Early 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Dragon Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
American Civil War Era Barrel Top “Hope Chest”
Located in Middletown, MD
Circa 1860-1870’s this antique wooden chest is a real treasure. Handcrafted of red pine native to
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
Delightful Antique Painted Hope Chest with Handpainted Dutch Figures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful folk art hand painted antique trunk or chest in a yellow gold having charming male and
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Early 1900s North American Folk Art Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Baroque Oak Brass Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An extraordinary and extremely rare primitive early 18th Century Baroque trunk or chest. Made of
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Brass
H 34 in W 24.5 in D 48.75 in
18th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming hope chest with many decorative details. Original paint. Interior candle box, mid-1700s!
Category
18th Century and Earlier Latvian Country Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
Dowry Chest, circa 1874
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with stylized "Tree of Life," dated 1874. The style of this chest is typical of
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19th Century Latvian Baltic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Petite Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or toy storage trunk. Made of
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron
No Reserve
H 10 in W 21 in D 12 in
English Carved Oak Coffer Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
as a hope chest. This particular chest has a lid that opens to reveal an interior fully outfitted for
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Oak
Antique Country Swiss Immigrants Trunk Folk Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Forney, TX
different uses, including as a blanket chest, coffee table, low cabinet, marriage box - wedding hope chest
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Country Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron
Small Antique Faux Bamboo Chest
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small English chest of drawers with good faux bamboo detail and mouldings. The old paint has
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
Tennessee Antique American Hand Built Primitive Blanket Chest Relic Cow Feeder
Located in Atlanta, GA
built primitive blanket chest relic which served as a trough for a cow. I'll be the first (maybe) to
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
H 23.5 in W 40.75 in D 21 in
SCOTTISH 93RD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS REGIMENT OF FOOT MiLITARY CAMPAIGN CHEST
Located in GB
, fully signed, 93rd Lancers (Regiment of Foot) military campaign chest of drawers circa 1850
Please note
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1880s English Campaign Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Hardwood
H 35.44 in W 41.54 in D 19.1 in
Sublime Victorian Pine Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Original Brass Fitting
Located in GB
chest of drawers with original fittings
A very well made and functional chest of drawers. These are
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1880s English Campaign Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Brass
H 31.3 in W 43.9 in D 20.87 in
Fine Chinese Export Camphor Wood Military Secretaire Campaign Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
export, military campaign chest with sliding Secrataire desk and writing slope
A very rare and
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Brass
H 41.15 in W 37.41 in D 18.12 in
Japanese Antique Tansu Chests of drawers, Late Edo Period'Late 1800s', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique chests of drawers.
This tansu chest is a valuable antique piece made
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 31.5 in W 32.09 in D 15.95 in
Fine Antique William & Mary Cir 1700 Pine Oyster Laburnum Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolute work of Art of a nightstand sized Chest of Drawers
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Early 1700s English William and Mary Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
H 24.61 in W 21.46 in D 14.57 in
R Crosby & Son Victorian Burr Elm Wellington Chest of Drawers 160 Crests Seal
By Crosby & Sons
Located in GB
Aesthetic Movement, Burr Elm and Oak Wellington Chest of Drawers housing 160 Sulphur casts of Royal and
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Elm, Oak
H 52.96 in W 33.08 in D 20.48 in
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Tansu 1860s-1900s / Storage Box Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
furniture was used as a rice chest.
This is simple, rustic and beautiful.
There is no need for unnecessary
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Cedar
H 31.11 in W 56.3 in D 24.41 in
Japanese Antique Huge Tansu 1800s-1860s / Storage Cabinet Sideboard Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
this furniture with the hope that I can leave it to the future.
Weight approx. 60 kg.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood, Cedar
H 41.34 in W 62.21 in D 33.47 in
Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
-1763). After the early death of his master, he hoped to be entrusted with the running of the workshop
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Good & Unique Biedermeier Period Inlaid Ash Commode, Germany Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
symbolic of Love (Heart), Hope (Anchor) & Faith (Cross), flanked on either side by the initials P & F in
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 33.5 in W 47 in D 23.5 in
Pair of George IV Cabinets
By George Smith
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of George IV collector’s cabinets in the Grecian manner popularized by Thomas Hope and
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Marble
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode Signed Haentges Fres
By Haentges Freres
Located in New York, NY
-1763). After the early death of his master, he hoped to be entrusted with the running of the workshop
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Adirondack Twig Work Chest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
– we hope to be your trusted source.
lodge furnishings lodge furnishings other adirondack boxes lodge
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Late 19th Century American Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Amber-o-Latum Medical Chest Ointment Advertisement 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique medical print ad for Amber-o-Latum Laboratory Chest Ointment. “The Family Chest
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Paper
Antique circa 1900 Indian Teluga Kavidpetti Marriage Dowry Campaign Chest Wheels
Located in GB
Marriage Dowry chest with campaign handles and original wooden wheels
A very well made and decorative
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Early 1900s Indian Arts and Crafts Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron
H 21.66 in W 33.08 in D 17.72 in
Very Rare circa 1720 Trunk Chest Coffer on Stand Sideboard Carved Cherub Figures
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind circa 1720 Sideboard sized chest
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1720s English George I Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Oak
H 31.5 in W 68.9 in D 27.17 in
Edwardian Sterling Silver Budgerigar Pepper Shakers
By George Bedingham
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the original bead eyes.
The underside of each budgie features a hinged cover/stopper.
The chest and
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Kazak Blue and Beige Geometric Wool Runner by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
hosts a unique all over field design with many variations of the ram’s horn and dowry chest symbols
Category
1880s European Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wool
Monumental Antique Saint Patrick Garden Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
hand painting.
His unmistakable miter hat, iron cross pendant on chest, 13 inch detachable halo, and
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
hoped that his own pupils would continue the unfinished business of writing the definitive history of
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Engraving
Portrait of a Melancholic Gentleman, 17th century Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
opened low down onto chest while being closed at his neck with a black ribbon. An orange cloak has also
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17th Century Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A French 19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Large Curule Stools
By Georges Jacob, Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, zebra sofas and leather Louis XVI style chests of drawers decorated the most fashionable apartments of
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Gothic Revival Bronze Candle Holder w. Saint Christopher & Child Jesus
Located in Lisse, NL
they purchased/acquired theirs. We very much hope we are wrong about this though. Anyway, the most
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
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H 12 in Dm 5.5 in
Late 19th Century Milky White Opaline Bohemian Box. France 1850-1920
Located in Queens Village, NY
wealthy family's hidden treasures from the late 1800s. A hint about the family's forgotten antique chest
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
with the palm of the hand facing upward and drawn toward the carver’s chest. While this may sound
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Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Khmer Bronze Buddhist Triad, Style of the Bayon, 12th-13th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
hooded heads until the storm passed. The image conveys the protection Buddhist practitioners hope to
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15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Bronze
Northwest Coast Wooden Doll with Thunderbird, Eagle Mask
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(red) spruce root as simulated mask harness over shoulders and across the chest. Dance apron; Seated
Category
1920s American Native American Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Cedar
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Chair, India, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Bench or Settee. These Chests were designed to hold the bride’s
Category
Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron
Large Antique 17th Century European Hand-Carved Wood Trunk/ Hope Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is a beautiful antique 17th century trunk or hope chest. These we often used for storage or
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17th Century European Rustic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Sabino Wood Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
orifice on one side wa used to affix the locked chest and prevent its theft.Great Folk art piece with
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19th Century Mexican Antique Hope Chest
Green Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest with Hand Painted Flourishes, Date ca. 1860
Located in Memphis, TN
the betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests, occasional and coffee
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Iron
H 28.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
Green Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Tan Colored Initials, c.1830
Located in Memphis, TN
betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests, occasional and coffee tables
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1880s Swedish Gustavian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 27.48 in W 48.25 in D 24.25 in
Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Floral Motif, Scripted "ANNO", c.1823
Located in Memphis, TN
date and the initials of the betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests
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1820s Swedish Gustavian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 22.48 in W 43 in D 21 in
Swedish Pine Marriage Trunk with Gorgeous Wood Graining, Dovetail, 19th Century
Located in Memphis, TN
well as hope chests, occasional and coffee tables, attractive and interesting storage, or as a
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Pine
H 22.99 in W 42.25 in D 21.25 in
Continental Walnut Marble-Top Commode, circa 1920
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
have a loyal customer base and hope that you will join them.
This Continental marble-top commode
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1920s French Louis XV Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Walnut
Monumental Antique Wooden Dowry Trunk, made in India
Located in Blacksburg, VA
hope chests, were sometimes made of teak wood and covered with bronze and tin accents. The intricacy of
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18th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian 18th Century Bow Perl Garnet Necklace, Georgian Era Rococo Bow
Located in Rottedam, NL
combined - bati & betto (translating from Italian - knock on a chest).
A classic example of assymetric
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Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 2.5 in L 4.5 in
Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hungarian hope chest with raised panels and hand painted floral decoration. Great hand wrought iron
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19th Century Hungarian Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wood
Hope Chest dated 1852
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hope Chest, could be used as coffee table (could be 22" high).
This chest was given
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19th Century Latvian Antique Hope Chest
Hope Chest dated 1831, Coffee Table Height
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hope chest in original blue paint, great wrought iron hardware. Height is 22", could be used for
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19th Century Swedish Antique Hope Chest
Hope Chest, Dowry Chest dated 1864. Coffee table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming hope chest in a beautiful blue color with orange floral design and great hardware. All
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19th Century Swedish Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Country Farmhouse Poplar Blanket Trunk Hope Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique country pine blanket trunk or hope chest, circa 1830s. Features primitive styling with hand
Category
1830s Rustic Antique Hope Chest
Materials
Poplar, Pine
H 17.5 in W 43.25 in L 17.5 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique hope chest for your home. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every antique hope chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique hope chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique hope chest, designed in the Folk Art, Baroque or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Antique Hope Chest?
Prices for an antique hope chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $635 and can go as high as $5,750, while the average can fetch as much as $1,888.
Questions About Antique Hope Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021An old cedar chest’s worth is based on its age, condition or rarity -- starting at $99 and as high as $700 or more. If the hardware is original then it is worth more and can fetch about $200 to $400. Find a collection of old cedar chests on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Traditionally, the point of a hope chest was to help a woman prepare for married life. Women would place textiles and household items inside, so that she had a collection of belongings to take to her husband's home when she got married. Today, people still use hope chests to store blankets, pillows and other items. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage hope chests.
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