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Manuscript Chest

Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest. A rectangular wooden hinged lid box painted red with
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Late 20th Century Burmese Other Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
$400
H 5.75 in W 27 in D 5.625 in
Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burmese manuscript chests are with an undecorated lid. The decoration usually depicts scenes from the
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
$6,000
H 15.5 in W 28 in D 19.75 in
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Buddhist Manuscript Chest - Trunk. Antique Burmese Sadaik Chest of the Mandalay
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Antique 1890s Thai Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Teak

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
$3,200
H 14.5 in W 33.5 in D 18 in
Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Theravadin Vinaya, that relates to the traditional ceremonies of monks. Together with a manuscript chest of
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Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects

Materials

Paper

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Thai manuscript wooden chest with gilded gold. Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest
19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.15 in W 34.45 in D 12.13 in

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Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Monastery Manuscript Trunk
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Early 20th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Manuscript Trunk
Manuscript Trunk
H 27 in W 32 in D 22 in
Burmese Manuscript Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous manuscript chest is from Burma and is made from gilt wood and beautiful glass inlay.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Blanket Chests

Materials

Giltwood

Burmese Manuscript Chest
Burmese Manuscript Chest
H 25.5 in W 42.5 in D 26 in
Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant Lanna Thai manuscript chest features red lacquer with gold motifs. It was made in the
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Early 20th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

Materials

Teak, Lacquer

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest
Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest
H 43 in W 36 in D 23 in
Burmese Manuscript Chest with Red Cinnabar Lacquer and Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive manuscript chest is from Burma and made from teakwood, red cinnabar lacquer, and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Gold Leaf

Teak Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf Manuscript Chest
Located in Tulsa, OK
19th century teak Burmese manuscript chest. Made from teak and lacquered red with gold leaf
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Burmese Carved and Gilt Buddhist Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Burmese temple chest, known as a sadaik, made of heavy teak, with carved and molded
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic gilt painted panel was originally the front of a 19th-century Burmese manuscript
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850
Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850
H 31.5 in W 43.25 in D 0.75 in
Crucifix ‘Corpus Christi’ Neogothic Frame, 20th Century, Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Madrid, ES
these figures were made to be placed in processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items

Materials

Enamel, Other, Copper

Crucified Christ ‘Corpus Christi’ Copper, Enamel, Jet Limoges, 12th-13th Century
By Limoges
Located in Madrid, ES
processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests, etc., and that, frequently, only the Christ has
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items

Materials

Enamel, Other, Copper

Two Panels from a Buddhist Sadaik Manuscript Chest, Burma, Circa 1790-1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Two panels from a Buddhist sadaik manuscript chest. Teak coated with black thitsi lacquer onto
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Antique Late 18th Century Burmese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Burmese Kammavaca Giltwood Box, Stand, and Manuscript, 18th/19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
18th or early 19th century, Burma. The manuscript chest is heavily rococo influenced, speaking to the
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Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Rococo Lacquer

Materials

Foil, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Ming Dynasty Sancai Glaze Dignitary Tomb Attendants 16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
sancai glaze wearing robes and carrying a chest and manuscripts. Attendees have detachable and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
manuscripts. Removable top lid (no hinges)
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak, Mirror

Manuscript Trunk
Manuscript Trunk
H 20.5 in W 41 in D 24 in
Rare George-III Period, Satinwood Medicine Chest
Located in Cambridge, GB
manuscript label inscribed 'This medicine chest presented me by my good aunt Mrs Bahiel on the 17th day of
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Antique Early 1800s English Cabinets

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Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
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Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
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Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
$225,000
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Big Pair of Art Deco Floor Lamps, France, Materials: Wood and Alabaster, 1930
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Tibetan Golden Wheel Trunk, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of humble pine, this late 19th-century Tibetan trunk once sparkled with vibrant color and shimmering gilt embellishment. A century of use has softened its original brilliance, t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Tibetan Golden Wheel Trunk, c. 1900
Tibetan Golden Wheel Trunk, c. 1900
$1,680
H 19 in W 35.5 in D 15.5 in
Tibetan Flaming Jewel Trunk, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A lavishly decorated trunk such as this likely originated in a Tibetan monastery, where it was used to store textiles, clothing, altar objects or other precious objects. Often commis...
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Materials

Pine

Tibetan Flaming Jewel Trunk, c. 1850
Tibetan Flaming Jewel Trunk, c. 1850
$1,680
H 16.25 in W 32 in D 14 in
Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
This Tibetan trunk from the early 20th century is lavishly decorated from end to end in with a bold palette of red, orange, green and blue. A highly decorated trunk such as this was ...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Blanket Chests

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Pine

Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
Tibetan Water Dragon Kyungbur Trunk
$2,680
H 21 in W 51.25 in D 16 in
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21st Century Ej Ee Bed Upholstered Velvet Headboard Made in Portugal by Malabar
21st Century Ej Ee Bed Upholstered Velvet Headboard Made in Portugal by Malabar
$13,820 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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JMF Chair by Forsyth
$4,650 / item
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Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
$3,850 / item
H 20 in W 22 in D 22 in
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Manuscript Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the manuscript chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every manuscript chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer manuscript chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A manuscript chest, designed in the mid-century modern or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made manuscript chest over the years, but those crafted by De Coene Frères and Gordon Bunshaft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Manuscript Chest?

A manuscript chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $23,570.