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Bow Top Trunk

Heavily Carved Oak Coffer or Large Trunk, Denmark circa 1750
Located in Round Top, TX
large trunk is ready to be placed and enjoyed. Three support brackets were added to the interior top at
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Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Trunks and Luggage

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Oak, Paint

Antique Alaska Gold Rush Bath Tub / Trunk / Table Circa 1880s
Located in New York, US
Silver Bow Basin. The top is finely painted, depicting various artifacts from the adventure, such as axe
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Antique Late 19th Century American Painted Furniture

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Metal

19th Century Antique Bow Front Barometer by J. Somalvico & Co of London
Located in Devon, GB
A good William IV period rosewood and mother-of-pearl bow fronted stick barometer with its original
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Antique 19th Century English William IV Scientific Instruments

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Rosewood

Vintage Hand Painted Folk Art Decorative Wood Box, Trunk or Stool in Pink
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
toy storage or small miscellaneous items. The top of the piece is hand-painted with the silhouette of
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20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Paint

18th century, Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in IT
rectangular top with rounded corners is lacquered in faux marble. Through a folding opening system, the top
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Nightstand ~ Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
appearance, the top opens up trunk-like to reveal the upper jewelry drawer and sports a beveled mirror built
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Night Stands

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Bronze

Study of the Apollo Belvedere, Graphite Sketch, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
depicted with lines of deep shadow. His hair is tied on the top with a band and his curls hang down his
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19th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Antique Bleached Oak Louis XVI Style Demoiselle Clock Case, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
galbee sides. The bonnet rests on top of an hourglass shaped trunk that is festooned with two shaped
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Glass, Oak

Diana de Gabios marble sculpture 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
life size.2 The entire weight of her body rests on her right leg, supported by a tree trunk, while her
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Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Diana de Gabios marble sculpture 19th century
Diana de Gabios marble sculpture 19th century
H 24.41 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
17th Century, Italian Painting with Still Life with Fruit, Dogs and Cat
Located in IT
white and black grapes and some white flowers. On the top are described pears, plums, a pomegranate and
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Rare Antique Victorian Irish Killarney Ware Nest of Marquetry Tables
Located in Glasgow, GB
turned legs with trestle ends joined by a bow stretcher and ring turned stretcher to the smallest. Good
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Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

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Other

French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
gracefully bows her head towards a tempestuously approaching Cupid, grasps his right hand with her left and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze, Enamel

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Large Gothic Revival Style Carved Oak Blanket Chest in the Style of A.W.N. Pugin
Located in London, GB
Large Gothic Revival style carved oak blanket chest in the style of A.W.N. Pugin. This has been very well made probably around the turn of the century from original Gothic Revival de...
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Antique Early 1900s British Gothic Revival Blanket Chests

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Oak

20th Century Eero Saarinen Knoll Table mod Tulip in Calacatta Marble, 70s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Turin, Turin
Eero Saarinen, born in Finland in 1910, moved to the US in 1923, where he grew and graduated from Yale in 1934. He met Charles Eames, with whom he collaborated and won the 1st prize ...
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Dining Room Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Antique Haviland & Co Limoges 106 Pc Amstel Schleiger 497A Dinner Service China
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive antique 106 piece set of Limoges porcelain dinnerware produced by Haviland & Company in The Amstel pattern (aka Schleiger, number 497A), for the Jones, McDuffi...
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Early 20th Century Tableware

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Porcelain

Vintage Hand Painted Folk Art Chest Box Floral Birds Traditional Medium Storage
Located in Greer, SC
Vintage hand painted and hand crafted domed chest with an elaborate folk art scene throughout the entire box. Stunning artwork with florals, birds, and a courting scene on wood. This...
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20th Century Unknown Folk Art Painted Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Mid Century Mustard Yellow Flowers Stool, Poland, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Space Age style plastic stool was made in Poland by Krynwald ERG fabric around the 1960s-1970s. The futuristic shape is tapered and aerodynamic, with a tulip foot and an yellow musta...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

20th Century American Amish Bars Crib Quilt in Purple, Blue, Green. Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
20th century hand-stitched and quilted American Amish Crib Quilt in a "Bars” pattern from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The quilt has a very fine hand stitching with primary colo...
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Mid-20th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Antique French Painted Wedding Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming early painted large wedding box, with flowers and ribbons, in beautiful colors, on a dark charcoal-color base paint. The delightful hand made hinge to hold the lid open, an...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Boxes

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Metal

Antique French Painted Wedding Box
Antique French Painted Wedding Box
H 9 in W 14.5 in D 8.75 in
Maurice Burke Red & White Tulip Base Stool by Arkana, United Kingdom, 1960s
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture, Eero Saarinen
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful space age stool from the 1960s, featuring a white tulip base and vibrant red faux leather upholstery. This piece, designed by Maurice Burke for Arkana in the United Kingd...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

18th Century Dutch Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
18th century Dutch chest made from Oakwood. This chest is hand-carved and has an extra, small storing unit on the inside. Original wrought iron hardware. Originates Netherlands, d...
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Blanket Chests

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Oak

18th Century Dutch Chest
18th Century Dutch Chest
H 27.56 in W 58.27 in D 23.63 in
English Oak Jacobean Decorative Carved Three-Panel Hinged Coffer, Circa 1720
Located in Hollywood, SC
English oak Jacobean hinged coffer with carved molded edge top, three decoratively carved panels consisting of pinwheels, diamonds, and foliage motif while resting on the original ca...
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Antique 1720s English Jacobean Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

Big Library Stairs Mid-20th Century Library Steps Ladder Carved Wood Leather
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Impressive & luxurious 1960s old classic Library steps, the circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a central post embellished with a decorative brass finial at the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ladders

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Leather, Wood

Early 19th Century Americana Primitive Painted Farm Table from Maine
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful primitive antique painted maple farmhouse table having tongue in groove top with curved ends, all supported on early hand turned legs. Its original yellow milk paint is st...
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Farm Tables

Materials

Maple

19th Century Hand Stitched American Amish Crib Quilt in Pink, Ivory, Navy Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
19th century hand-stitched and quilted American Amish Crib Quilt in a” Diamond in a Square” pattern from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The quilt has a very fine hand stitching w...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts

Materials

Cotton

Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Tibetan painted leather storage trunk, 18th century, Tibet. Of smaller size, the softwood construction of the trunk covered by a richly tanned yak leather. The central p...
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Antique Late 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
H 15.5 in W 29.25 in D 12.5 in
Antique Scandinavian Pine Baroque Folk Art Carved Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Scandinavian carved Baroque Folk Art dowry chest, Circa 1780. The chest having a gently domed top with a hinged lid having the original 'snipe' hinges, the edge ...
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Antique 1780s Scandinavian Baroque Blanket Chests

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Pine

Black and Gold Metal Box with Roses for Jewelry Box or Trinket Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black and gold box with roses. A stylish little box which can be used as jewelry box or trinket box or make-up box. Box has black color with embossed gold roses and lines in the sha...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal

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Pair of Birds in Branches, Bow Porcelain, circa 1749
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An important, early example of Bow animal figures. Two pairs of feeding birds, each bird on a
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Original Painted Swedish Dome Top Trunk Dated 1818
Located in Round Top, TX
domed top trunk is a perfect example of Swedish country craftsmanship. The paint is all original, and
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Antique Early 19th Century Hungarian Trunks and Luggage

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Iron

Painted Pine Trunk
Located in Baltimore, MD
A small pine dower chest in a very interesting polychrome paint design of stylised flowers and bows
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Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests

Painted Pine Trunk
Painted Pine Trunk
H 18 in W 37 in D 21 in
17th Century Walnut Wood Trunk from Alsace, France
Located in Dallas, TX
large iron handles on either side. The top of the trunk is plain except for a lock and key. We have
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Blanket Chests

George III Yew and Cherry Lowboy
Located in London, GB
A George III yew wood and cherrywood lowboy with three drawers above Cupid’s bow frieze with fret
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Lowboys

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Cherry, Yew

George III Yew and Cherry Lowboy
George III Yew and Cherry Lowboy
H 27.96 in W 30.32 in D 15.95 in
Fitting out
By George Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
bearing Frederick Marryat's anchor moniker. Two large bows of light-colored dampstain, extending
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints

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Etching, Watercolor

Geoffrey Beene Dress & Bolero Jacket Ensemble, 1980's
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in Atlanta, GA
with a midnight blue lace and gold braid trim accented with a velvet bow. The lace and gold braid is
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1980s American Evening Dresses

Cased Ventriloquist’s Dummy, ‘The Davenport No.2’ by Leonard Insull
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
tweed suit with two war medals including the “Defence Medal” with check bow-tie and black leather shoes
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition

1990's GIANNI VERSACE Passementerie silk satin boots
By Gianni Versace
Located in Newport Beach, CA
spiral, floral patterns atop sheer netting around trunk of boots. The main foot, rear bow, and top rim
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Late 20th Century Italian Shoes

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Bow Top Trunk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bow top trunk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every bow top trunk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bow top trunk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. Each bow top trunk bearing Baroque, Louis XVI or Empire hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one bow top trunk that is appealing in its simplicity, but George Cruikshank produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bow Top Trunk?

The average selling price for a bow top trunk at 1stDibs is $5,434, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.