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Antique Six Board Chest

17th Century Six Board Sword Chest
Located in High Point, NC
17th century oak period Charles ll sword chest from England made from six boards. The top has pie
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Antique 17th Century Six Board Sword Chest
17th Century Six Board Sword Chest
H 24 in W 40 in D 13 in
19th Century American Six Board Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century American pine blanket chest made from six boards. The color is a brick reddish
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19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Antique 19th Century American Six Board Blanket Chest
19th Century American Six Board Blanket Chest
H 21.75 in W 47.63 in D 21.25 in
19th Century Faux Grain Painted Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Faux Grain Painted Chest, second half 19th Century, a diminutive six board chest with
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Antique Tudor Elizabethan Henry VIII Oak Sword Six Plank Coffer Chest Trunk 1540
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Tudor/Elizabethan oak six plank boarded coffer/sword chest, circa 1540. The coffer from
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16th Century English Tudor Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Chippendale Blanket Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A great example of a large Pine six board 18th century Chippendale blanket chest. This piece has an
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Antique Chippendale Blanket Chest
Chippendale Blanket Chest
H 29 in W 50 in D 23 in
French Gothic Linenfold Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, this six-ply napkin chest is actually very beautifully crafted and refined. This type of storage box
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16th Century French Gothic Antique Six Board Chest

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Walnut

Antique French Gothic Linenfold Chest
French Gothic Linenfold Chest
H 25.99 in W 76.78 in D 25.2 in
18th Century, Nantucket Origin, Coffin Family Stand-Up Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
18th CENTURY, NANTUCKET-ORIGIN, STAND-UP BLANKET CHEST, EXUBERANTLY PAINT-DECORATED, OWNED BY THE
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18th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Hardwood

Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
Pfoutz. The painting is produced on artist board and comes complete with what appears to be an original
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Six Board Chest

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Canvas, Paint

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Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique mahogany counter / display case with curved glass. Equipped with adjustable shelf and 4 doors. Entirely in good and completely original condition. Origin: Englan...
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Early 1900s British Antique Six Board Chest

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany bombé vitrine by François Linke. Signed to the corner clasp 'F. Linke'. This elegant bombé shaped vitrine has a shaped brèche...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Six Board Chest

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Ormolu

Antique Charles II Carved Oak Coffer / Chest / Trunk, circa 1670
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Charles II carved oak coffer / chest / trunk, circa 1670. The coffer having a three-paneled top which corresponds to the three panels to the front, the front carved with oval...
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1670s English Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice suite of antique military officer Royal Horse Artillery (1 Cannon - 1873-1901) 18mm ball button with Queen Victoria's Crown brass Mi...
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Early 1900s British High Victorian Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Catalan Baroque carved walnut cassone or trunk, 18th century.
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

18th Century American Hanging Cupboard
Located in Carmel, CA
This small country Chippendale cupboard is finely crafted. The22. pair of two raised panel doors with outer molding. The cupboard has crown molding and rests on a base with apron. Th...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Antique 19th century Baroque Spanish Desk ‘Bargueño’ in solid walnut
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful Spanish baroque desk (bargueno) is made in solid walnut wood and was made around 1880. This typical Spanish desk with drop down front has been decorated with many bras...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

Antique 16th Century Islamic Safavid Al Jazari Combination Locking Brass Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A highly important engraved Islamic combination locking brass casket, based on a design by the 12th Century Arab inventor & artist Ismail Al Jazari. Circa 1550. The casket from the m...
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16th Century Iraqi Islamic Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

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...
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18th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Walnut

Tudor Style Trunk
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Tudor style carved oak trunk, made of 18th century and later elements. Most likely assembled circa 1920's.
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1920s Unknown Tudor Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

Tudor Style Trunk
Tudor Style Trunk
H 19.25 in W 28.5 in D 22 in
Portrait Of A Cavalier, 17th Century European School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Cavalier, 17th Century European School Large 17th Century European School portrait of a Cavalier, oil on canvas. Early portrait of the bearded gentleman painted at b...
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17th Century Antique Six Board Chest

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Oil, Canvas

Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk
Located in Casteren, NL
A very rare chest that was completely made of solid oak from the Netherlands middle ages. It is a joined chest with hand carved geometric gothic front panels. The ornaments used ar...
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15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Antique Six Board Chest

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Wrought Iron

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
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18th Century Antique Six Board Chest

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Watercolor, Engraving

Late 18th Century English Oak Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Late 18th century oak blanket chest from England. The chest has a quadruple paneled top with molded edges, which lifts to an open interior. The four front panels are hand carved with...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Late 18th Century English Oak Blanket Chest
Late 18th Century English Oak Blanket Chest
H 24.13 in W 56.25 in D 23.13 in
18th-19th Century American Ladder Back Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th-19th century American ladder back chair Classic ladder back chair with rush seat Measures: 18" wide x 14" deep x 15" high at the seat x 42" high at the back. Good antiq...
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Early 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Rush, Wood, Paint

1747 Six Plank Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 18th century English oak six plank chest, the simple top with original iron strap hinges and lock hasp over bootjack sides having arched feet and scroll carving, the front decor...
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1740s English George II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

1747 Six Plank Chest
1747 Six Plank Chest
H 18.25 in W 42 in D 11.75 in

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Early 18th Century New England Six Board Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Pine six-board chest, the lift-top opening to an interior of three compartments, the box with
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1710s American Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

Pine Blanket Box in Prussian Blue
Located in Woodstock, NY
Early American pine six board chest with lidded glove till and original painted surface. Simple
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Six Board Chest

Antique Pine Blanket Box in Prussian Blue
Pine Blanket Box in Prussian Blue
H 17.5 in W 47.5 in D 17.5 in
English Elm Coffer
Located in Kirkland, WA
. It is a small coffer made with six wide boards and is what they call a six board chest. The whole
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Six Board Chest

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Elm

English Elm Coffer
English Elm Coffer
H 24.5 in W 43.75 in D 15.5 in
Elizabethan Oak Boarded Plank Chest
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Rare and unusual Mid Elizabethan oak boarded low chest. The six plank boarded chest with lightly
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16th Century Great Britain (UK) Elizabethan Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Elizabethan Oak Boarded Plank Chest
Elizabethan Oak Boarded Plank Chest
H 15.25 in W 36 in D 13 in
Early American Six Board Blanket Chest
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Early American six board blanked chest Hudson Valley, circa 1830. Original red paint, with nice
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1830s American Antique Six Board Chest

Sienna and Ochre Gain-Painted Six-Board Blanket Chest
Located in New Hope, PA
A large-scaled six-board blanket chest with the original sienna and ochre grain-painted finish and
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1820s American Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Oak dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Six drawer oak dresser. Two board top, pine interior. Intricate stringing inlay detail, and
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

Oak dresser
Oak dresser
H 45.5 in W 45 in D 21 in
Painted Blanket Chest
Located in New York, NY
Fine American six-board blanket chest in beautiful, dry green paint over original red. Molded top
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood

Painted Blanket Chest
Painted Blanket Chest
H 23 in W 42.5 in D 14.75 in
George III Trompe L'Oeil Chimney Board
By Biagio Rebecca
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
). The central oval on this chimney board shows Apollo, god of the arts, playing a finely-arched, six
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1770s English Antique Six Board Chest

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Canvas

James II Oak Chest of Small Size
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 17th century James II oak six board chest of small size with a rich color and excellent old
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17th Century English James II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

James II Oak Chest of Small Size
James II Oak Chest of Small Size
H 22 in W 28 in D 14 in
19th Century Cherry Raised Panel Artisan's Tool Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century English cherry raised panel tool chest, circa 1870, a fine quality rectangular six
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Six Board Chest

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Cherry

19thc Original Salmon Painted Blanket Chest From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
painted chest has a undercoat of blue paint and early cut nail construction.This six board chest does not
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19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

American Federal Blanket Chest with Bracket Base and Original Blue Paint
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal blanket chest with original painted surface and molded bracket base. This six
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Late 18th Century American Country Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

19th Century Leather-Covered Pine Trunk with Steel Tacks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pine six-board chest covered with what appears to be cowhide secured with steel tacks. This trunk
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19th Century Unknown Antique Six Board Chest

Six Board Blanket Chest in Original Old Blue Paint, circa 1830
Located in Essex, MA
A six-board blanket chest in original, old blue paint with boldly shaped bracket feet and
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1830s American Country Antique Six Board Chest

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Wrought Iron

American Mid 19th Century Six Board Seaman's Chest with Original Finish
Located in Wells, ME
American mid 19th century six board seaman's chest with interior till, molded top, dovetailed
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Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

A late 17th Century Six Board Sword Chest in Original Condition c. 1690
Located in Heathfield, GB
In superb original condition, a six board oak coffer with original split hinges and lock plate. All
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17th Century Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Antique Coffer in Oak, Six Plank Sword Chest, English, Mid-17th Century Trunk
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique coffer in oak, a six plank sword chest. English, dating to the mid-17th century
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17th Century Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

American Federal Period Chippendale Tall Chest of Six Graduated Drawers
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal period Chippendale maple tall chest of six graduated drawers, with original
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Six Board Chest

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Maple

17th Century Diminutive Boarded Coffer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine mid-17th century diminutive six plank coffer having a single plank top with molded edge
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1630s English Jacobean Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Folk Art Nantucket Miniature Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Nantucket miniature decorated sea chest, likely circa 1940s or earlier, a classic six
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood

Small 19th Century American Red Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th century American small scale six board red painted blanket chest with bread board top and
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1830s American Country Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Blue Painted New England Blanket Chest, circa 1790
Located in Essex, MA
A late 18th century New England six board blanket chest, retaining its original, beautiful pale
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Late 18th Century American Country Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

New Mexican Chest, circa 1840-1860, Spanish Colonial, Wood, Iron, Dovetail Joint
Located in Denver, CO
19th century Spanish Colonial, New Mexican six board wood chest with till, circa 1840-1860. Hand
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Mid-19th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

Antique Coffer, English 6 Plank Sword Chest, Oak, Late 17th Century, circa 1680
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
circa 1680. Classic six board construction English oak with desirable aged patina Raised on
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Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Rare Early Renaissance Wrought Iron Mounted Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The large rectangular standing chest with full-height stiles, extensively mounted with wrought
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

19th Century German 3-Drawer Walnut Biedermeier Chests of Drawers, circa 1840
Located in Berlin, DE
got six drawers but there is ac just three. The chest of drawers is made out of walnut veneer and
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1840s German Biedermeier Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine, Walnut

Fine American Pennsylvania Chippendale Cherry Tall Chest of Drawers c. 1790-1810
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The entirety of this fine tall chest of drawers is preserved in nearly untouched condition. All
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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

Trunk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A delightfully diminutive pine trunk featuring six board construction, original brass lock and iron
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19th Century English Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Trunk
Trunk
H 13 in W 26 in D 14 in
Rare Charles I Oak Child’s Coffer with Excellent Colour and Patination c. 1630
Located in Heathfield, GB
A substantial but small and beautiful six board oak coffer with original split pin iron hinges and
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17th Century Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

American Chippendale Style Mahogany Lowboy, Philadelphia circa 1910
Located in Shippensburg, PA
back with the bottom board chamfered along the edges and set in grooves in the frame. The top drawer
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Antique Six Board Chest

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Bronze

19th Century Carved Grain Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Dovetailed throughout and each of the six sides are constructed of one wide board. Carvings are of stylized
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19th Century Guatemalan Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

19th Century Carved Grain Chest
19th Century Carved Grain Chest
H 27 in W 48 in D 26 in
Pennsylvania Blanket Chest in Yellow & Orange Paint w/ Sponged Decoration
Located in York County, PA
with opposing, stylized fans. The six-board, wide plank construction is of poplar with hand-dovetailed
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood

Maine Blanket Chest in Blue Paint with Beautifully Scalloped Feet
Located in York County, PA
Six-board Maine blanket chest, found at an estate in Gardiner, Maine, with reverse sweetheart
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Early 19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

American Federal Mahogany Sideboard Cupboard Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A work of highly precise and imaginative craftsmanship, the casework on this chest of drawers is
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Six Board Chest

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Birch, Cherry, Mahogany, Pine

Early Red Paint-Decorated, Maine Blanket Chest ca 1790-1810
Located in York County, PA
THAT INCLUDES A REPEATING, STYLIZED “M” Six-board, State of Maine blanket box, with plank sides that
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Late 18th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood

American Federal Period Pennsylvania Dutch Trunk Original Painted Decoration
Located in Wells, ME
American federal period Pennsylvania Dutch six board pine chest or trunk with original painted
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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
served on the board of the Sun Assurance group. He was also a director of the White Star Line, and was
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Six Board Chest

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Oil

English Georgian Elm Six Board Blanket Chest 18th Century
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian elm six board blanket chest with original shaped feet, wrought iron strap hinges
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Late 18th Century George III Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

Antique 18th/Early 19th Century New England Six Board Painted Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A terrific, estate-discovered New England six board painted pine blanket chest. With a lovely
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Six Drawer Bowfront Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This bowfront chest has an ogee molded top edge. The top is a solid 24 inch wide single board with
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1780s English Antique Six Board Chest

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Brass

Six Drawer Bowfront Chest
Six Drawer Bowfront Chest
H 30.75 in W 43 in D 24 in
Antique Coffer, Six Plank Sword Chest, English Oak, 17th Century, circa 1670
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique coffer, a six plank sword chest in English oak dating to the 17th century, circa
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17th Century Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

Antique Coffer, 6 Plank Sword Chest, English, Oak, 17th Century, circa 1660
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Classic six board construction English oak with desirable aged patina Raised on extended stiles to the
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

18th Century Tuscan Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers (Canterano) hand-made in the Tuscany region of Italy in the early 1700s using
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Early 18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Six Board Chest

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Walnut

18th Century Tuscan Walnut Chest of Drawers
18th Century Tuscan Walnut Chest of Drawers
H 38.86 in W 53.35 in D 23.15 in
Spatter Decorated Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
American Six Board Chest Spatter Decorated in Monochromatic Colors Rare if Possibly
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19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood, Paint

Spatter Decorated Chest
Spatter Decorated Chest
H 19.5 in W 39 in D 19.25 in
Painted Six-Board Blanket Chest
Located in Litchfield, CT
, missing interior till, minor imperfections. The chest having a molded lift-top above boot-jack ends is
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Painted Six-Board Blanket Chest
H 25 in W 40 in D 17.75 in
Large Colonial Mexican Six Board Ceder Blanket Chest
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
18th centuy Mexican colonial six board blanket chest
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18th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Six Board Chest

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Steel

Large Mexican Colonial Six Board Ceder Blanket Chest
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
18th century Mexican colonial six board ceder blanket chest, made between 1760 and 1810. The metal
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18th Century and Earlier Mexican Folk Art Antique Six Board Chest

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Iron

Oversize Chest / Trunk
Located in Culver City, CA
This 19th century six board chest has "C de C Hughes" boldly painted in black letters across the
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19th Century English Antique Six Board Chest

Oversize Chest / Trunk
Oversize Chest / Trunk
H 14 in W 65 in D 14 in
Six Board Coffer Dated 1676
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English six board coffer initialled IW and dated 1676 on the front. It has an original old
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17th Century English British Colonial Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Six Board Coffer Dated 1676
Six Board Coffer Dated 1676
H 20 in W 50 in D 12.5 in
Primitive Wide-board Dovetail Chest
Located in Alexandria, VA
Simple blanket chest. Six-boards, dovetail construction, forged iron hinges. Recently refinished.
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19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

Primitive Wide-board Dovetail Chest
Primitive Wide-board Dovetail Chest
H 18 in W 62 in D 20.5 in
Tudor, Elizabethan Boarded Oak Chest, English, circa 1540-1560
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
oak six plank boarded chest, with lightly incised, decorated and molded lid above a front panel with a
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16th Century British Gothic Antique Six Board Chest

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Oak

Six-Board Saver Chest
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Six original boards, carved front, shaped side boards, and bevelled top
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Six Board Chest

Six-Board Saver Chest
Six-Board Saver Chest
H 21.5 in W 44 in D 13 in
19th c Grain Bin
Located in Hudson, NY
beautifully worn six board grain bin - hand wrought nail construction - boot jack feet - leather
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19th Century American Antique Six Board Chest

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Wood

19th c Grain Bin
19th c Grain Bin
H 26.5 in W 73 in D 19.5 in
India Rajasthan or Gujarat Dowry Blanket Chest Horse and Bird Finials art
By Indian Cottage Industries
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A beautiful accent piece, full of character, usable as a storage chest, side board, or simply for
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Late 19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Six Board Chest

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Metal

Antique English Georgian Pine Chest of Drawers, circa 1860
Located in Houston, TX
the person behind this chest lies in the six original turned wooden knobs and their hand-painted
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Six Board Chest

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Pine

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Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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