Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 22

19th Century, Swedish Floral Painted Dome Top Wedding Trunk

About the Item

Charming mid-19th century Swedish wedding trunk or dowry trunk featuring floral painted reserves over a blue background. This dome-top oak trunk is the largest we have ever come across at nearly 60 inches wide. The chest is constructed with 1 inch thick pieces of solid oak reinforced with iron strapping and hardware. The front is dated 1842 with initials O.F.L. The lock plate hardware and latch appear to be working. The chest is very heavy and strong with a lovely aged patina on the finish. Provenance: Purchased from the Yager Gallerie in Calistoga, CA. Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022) used this trunk as a prop in his studio.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 59 in (149.86 cm)Depth: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1842
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Beautifully crafted with a lovely aged patina as seen in photos. Age appropriate wear and fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Rio Vista, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1555232403422
More From This SellerView All
  • 18th Century Swiss Polychrome Decorated Blanket Chest Trunk
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Colorful 18th century Swiss blanket chest or trunk featuring a polychrome decorated finish. Beautifully decorated with blue painted iron strapping and a floral motif on top. Dated 17...
    Category

    Antique 18th Century Swiss Folk Art Blanket Chests

    Materials

    Iron

  • 19th Century Chinese Black Lacquered Pigskin Trunk
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Rare 19th century Chinese pigskin trunk featuring a black lacquered finish. Beautiful distressed patina with a smooth soft finish. Brass-mounted ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Brass

  • 19th Century Country English Pine Blanket Chest or Trunk
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Rustic 19th century country English farmhouse blanket chest or storage trunk crafted from thick pine. The chest has a tapered form topped with a hinged padded flat top. The top has n...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century English Country Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Iron

  • 19th Century Rattan Leather Covered Steamer Carriage Trunk by Mendel
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Rare late 19th century large American leather covered rattan basket steamer trunk manufactured by Mendel. The trunk features a rattan frame covered with leather and naugahyde having ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century American Victorian Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Brass

  • 19th Century French Grand Tour Style Eight Panel Painted Screen
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Fantastic monumental late 19th century French painted oil on canvas folding eight-panel screen. The large screen measures over 14 feet long and features neoclassical and grand tour t...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Screens and Room Dividers

    Materials

    Canvas, Wood

  • WWI Era Military Trunk Painted by Artist Ira Yeager
    By Ira Yeager
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Amazing folk art military radio trunk with a painted bust of an native American Indian by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). WWI era canvas covered trunk used to store radio parts...
    Category

    20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

    Materials

    Brass

You May Also Like
  • Antique Original Hand Painted Green Dome Top Trunk with Flowers, Sweden Dated 18
    Located in Round Top, TX
    Original green painted dome top oak trunk from Sweden. Monogram of PMS and date "1857" indicate this trunk may have been for a dowry or wedding present. Traditional hand-painted de...
    Category

    Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests

    Materials

    Iron

  • 18th Century Walnut Dome Top Peasants Trunk
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    18th century walnut dome top peasants trunk Hand made trunk with iron hardware Measures: 29" wide x 16.5" deep x 17" high a the front x 18" high at the top Good antique cond...
    Category

    Antique 18th Century American Blanket Chests

    Materials

    Walnut

  • 19th Century French Walnut & Bone Floral Inlaid Trunk
    Located in Southampton, NY
    19th Century French walnut & bone floral inlaid trunk. A smaller size trunk with beautiful floral inlaid bone design on the top, front and sides. The back left plain. Brass hardware looks original cut into the wood. The top wrought iron straps look to be added later, though old. A small rectangular box...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Wrought Iron

  • 19th Century European Hand Painted Wooden Coffer Trunk
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    A European storage chest from the 19th century. This antique trunk, with it's rectangular-shaped body, features it's original hand painted decorations about the top front sides in a ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century European Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Metal

  • 19th Century Wooden Chest or Floor Trunk, Original Paint
    Located in Praha, CZ
    19th century antique wooden chest or floor trunk.
    Category

    Antique 1890s Czech Industrial Trunks and Luggage

    Materials

    Wood

  • Early 19th Century French Oak Trunk
    Located in High Point, NC
    This fanciful trunk was built in the early 19th century in France. The front flaunts a captivating miscellany of eclectic patterns exquisitely carved on the black-patinated wooden su...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Blanket Chests

    Materials

    Oak

Recently Viewed

View All