Trunks and Luggage
17th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
15th Century and Earlier French Other Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century German Primitive Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Late 18th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
1770s German Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Oak
18th Century French Elizabethan Antique Trunks and Luggage
Oak
Late 18th Century Norwegian Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century European Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal, Brass
Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Mid-18th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Late 18th Century German Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
18th Century Italian Other Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
17th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Trunks and Luggage
Walnut
1780s Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Industrial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Trunks and Luggage
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Oak, Paint
1780s Scandinavian Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Pine
17th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal, Brass
Early 1700s French Louis XIV Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal, Iron
17th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron, Wrought Iron
17th Century Elizabethan Antique Trunks and Luggage
Oak
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Pine
16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
16th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
1780s Indian George III Antique Trunks and Luggage
Hardwood
18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 18th Century European British Colonial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century American Antique Trunks and Luggage
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Walnut
Mid-18th Century French Medieval Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal
Late 18th Century German Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wrought Iron
Early 1700s Spanish Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather
18th Century European Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass, Wrought Iron
17th Century English Antique Trunks and Luggage
Oak
17th Century French Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Trunks and Luggage
Metal
1780s German Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century French Primitive Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
18th Century German Baroque Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Antique and Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Add a charming piece of travel history to your space. Antique and vintage trunks and luggage can make a statement as decorative accents and practical furnishings in nearly every room of your home.
There have been many types of trunks and luggage over the years, with availability of these wares broadening as train travel expanded during the 19th century. Antique steamer trunks — named for their use on steamships — mostly date from around 1880 to 1920. These pieces of luggage fit a steamship’s luggage size regulations and essentially doubled as wardrobes, ensuring that a traveler’s evening dresses and suits were kept wrinkle-free on a journey from city to city.
In 1858, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton introduced the world to the now-iconic Louis Vuitton trunks. During this early period of railroad travel, Louis Vuitton trunks solved common travel problems. Instead of the traditional round shape, these handcrafted rectangular trunks stored better on trains. To discourage burglars, the French craftsman and his son, Georges, also eventually patented a revolutionary sophisticated lock for the trunks. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted travel trunks.
Even if no longer used for travel, the vintage luggage is a popular item among collectors for its historical value and charm. At home, an old wood trunk is a durable storage solution as much as it is a versatile surface. It’s a coffee table in the living room of your farmhouse-style home or rustic loft apartment and a nightstand or blanket chest at the foot of your bed in your bedroom.
From Victorian trunks to Art Deco traveling jewelry cases, journey through history today with an extensive collection of antique trunk suitcases and vintage luggage on 1stDibs.