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Armada Chest

An English Charles II Style Armada Chest, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Charles II Style Armada Chest, 18th Century Provenance: Private UK
Category

Antique 18th Century English Charles II Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

An English Charles II Style Armada Chest, 18th Century
An English Charles II Style Armada Chest, 18th Century

An English Charles II Style Armada Chest, 18th Century

$3,345
H 11.42 in W 23.04 in D 11.82 in
A Fine of a 17th Century Painted Armada Chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 17th century painted Armada chest with a finely engraved steel lock plate with Maidens, flowers
Category

Antique 17th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

A Fine of a 17th Century Painted Armada Chest
A Fine of a 17th Century Painted Armada Chest

A Fine of a 17th Century Painted Armada Chest

$7,558
H 25.99 in W 29.53 in D 16.93 in
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its
Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

$10,993
H 41.93 in W 26.97 in D 14.97 in
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its
Category

Antique Early 1600s German Renaissance Painted Furniture

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

$11,680
H 18.9 in W 28.35 in D 15.75 in

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An Early 18th Century European 'Armada' Iron Chest
Located in Armadale, Victoria
The flat topped chest with concealed keyhole, bound in iron, with iron strapwork punctuated by
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Antique Early 18th Century German George II Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

An Early 18th Century European 'Armada' Iron Chest
An Early 18th Century European 'Armada' Iron Chest

An Early 18th Century European 'Armada' Iron Chest

H 11.03 in W 22.05 in D 10.83 in
Spanish Armada Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
17th century Spanish wrought iron Armada chest
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Trunks and Luggage

Spanish Armada Chest
Spanish Armada Chest

Spanish Armada Chest

H 17.5 in W 31 in D 17.5 in
German 17th Century Painted Iron Armada Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive late 17th century Nuremberg wrought iron painted armada chest opening to reveal an
Category

Antique 17th Century German Baroque Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Wrought Iron

German 17th Century Painted Iron Armada Chest
German 17th Century Painted Iron Armada Chest

German 17th Century Painted Iron Armada Chest

H 20.5 in W 37.5 in D 20.5 in
Small Painted Armada Chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A small example of a steel painted strong box with engraved lock plate, a key is available but it is a later replacement.
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Small Painted Armada Chest
Small Painted Armada Chest

Small Painted Armada Chest

H 15.16 in W 30.32 in D 16.54 in
Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptional, small, late-renaissance, table-top, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or
Category

Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk
Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk

Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk

H 12.01 in W 20.87 in D 12.01 in
German Painted Strong Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of German strong box or Armada chest with the original painted decoration including
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Boxes

German Painted Strong Box
German Painted Strong Box

German Painted Strong Box

17th Century German Strongbox
Located in New Orleans, LA
an "armada chest" is enveloped in thick iron strapwork that surrounds it on all sides. The defining
Category

Antique 17th Century German Renaissance Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th Century German Strongbox
17th Century German Strongbox

17th Century German Strongbox

H 20.75 in W 35.75 in D 20.13 in
Continental Iron Strong Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
called Armada chests in the 19th century. Some were for the use of officers at sea, and would have been
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Continental Iron Strong Box
Continental Iron Strong Box

Continental Iron Strong Box

H 5 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in
Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Chests' until the Victorians applied the term 'Armada Chests' to them in the 19th century. This
Category

Antique 16th Century European Elizabethan Furniture

Materials

Iron

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand
Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

H 19.3 in W 31.7 in D 18.31 in
17th Century German Steel Strong Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good small example of a 17th century steel strongbox or armada chest with engraved lock plate and
Category

Antique 17th Century German Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

17th Century German Steel Strong Box
17th Century German Steel Strong Box

17th Century German Steel Strong Box

H 15.36 in W 30.71 in D 17.13 in
Nuremberg Late 17th Century Wrought Iron Strong Box with Elaborate Lock
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good German (Nuremberg) late 17th century or early 18th century wrought iron armada chest of
Category

Antique Late 17th Century German Baroque Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Nuremberg Late 17th Century Wrought Iron Strong Box with Elaborate Lock
Nuremberg Late 17th Century Wrought Iron Strong Box with Elaborate Lock

Nuremberg Late 17th Century Wrought Iron Strong Box with Elaborate Lock

H 20 in W 33.5 in D 19 in
17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
Located in Buisson, FR
refer to these chests as "Armada Chests" because they were found on old shipwreck sites and it was
Category

Antique 17th Century German Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

H 14.18 in W 27.96 in D 16.93 in
17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
Located in Buisson, FR
refer to these chests as "Armada Chests" because they were found on old shipwreck sites and it was
Category

Antique 17th Century German Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

H 13 in W 22.45 in D 15.75 in
17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship
Located in Dallas, TX
"Armada Chests" because they were found on old shipwreck sites and it was assumed that they belonged to
Category

Antique 17th Century German Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship
17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship

17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship

H 14.25 in W 30.25 in D 15 in
Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table
Located in Glamis, Angus
A very unusual coffee table made from a 17th century German iron 'armada' chest. The chest
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table
Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table

Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table

H 22.45 in W 37.8 in D 20.28 in
17th Century Iron Armada Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Painted iron chest bound with iron straps with hasps and pierced false escutcheon and twin writhen
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Trunks and Luggage

17th Century Iron Armada Chest
17th Century Iron Armada Chest

17th Century Iron Armada Chest

H 17.5 in W 38 in D 20 in
17th Century German Iron Armada Chest
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An iron chest of rectangular form bound in studded iron straps around decoratively painted floral
Category

Antique 17th Century German Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

17th Century German Iron Armada Chest
17th Century German Iron Armada Chest

17th Century German Iron Armada Chest

H 24 in W 44 in D 24.5 in
Rare 17th Century Spanish Baroque Iron Strong Box on Stand, circa 1660-1690
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
incredibly difficult to move. In the Georgian period people started to refer to these boxes as "Armada Chests
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Rare 17th Century Spanish Baroque Iron Strong Box on Stand, circa 1660-1690
Rare 17th Century Spanish Baroque Iron Strong Box on Stand, circa 1660-1690

Rare 17th Century Spanish Baroque Iron Strong Box on Stand, circa 1660-1690

H 23 in W 29 in D 16.5 in

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