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Burma Chest

Early 20th Century Burmese Wood Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A four-drawer chest in teak wood from old Burma, now Myanmar. Early 20th Century, circa 1925
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Vintage 1920s Burmese British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

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
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

19th Century Burmese Gilded Chest or Trunk Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite 19th century Burmese Mandalay period gilt chest or trunk table. Decorated Buddhist scenes
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer, Hardwood

Antique Dowry Chest, Burmese, Teak, Trunk, 19th Century, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dowry chest, a Burmese, teak trunk dating to the late 19th century, circa 1890
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Trunks and Luggage

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Teak

Large Vintage Carved Chest, Burmese, Solid Teak Decorative Trunk, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage carved chest. A Burmese, solid teak decorative trunk, dating to the Art
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Furniture

Materials

Teak

Burmese Hand Carved Peacock Sewing Table Cupboard Chest Open Top, circa 1880
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original circa 1880 Burmese hand carved
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Antique 1880s Burmese Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

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
H 14.5 in W 33.5 in D 18 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
Mid-20th Century Burmese Chest, Blanket Box, Wooden Trunk, circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a mid-20th century Burmese chest. A hard wood teak trunk contemporary to the Art Deco
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Burmese Actor Chest With Compartments
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full product description.
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Vintage 1940s Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Burmese Actor Chest With Compartments
Burmese Actor Chest With Compartments
H 17 in W 26.5 in D 14.5 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
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 Teak Actor's Chest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unassuming wooden trunk is an early 20th century actor's chest from Mandalay, Burma. Used by a
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Early 20th Century Asian Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Burmese Teak Actor's Chest, circa 1900
Burmese Teak Actor's Chest, circa 1900
H 24 in W 35.5 in D 20.5 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

Vintage Teak Actors Chest from Burma, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Teak Actors Chest from Burma. Early to Mid-20th Century This chest traditionally would
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Vintage 1930s Burmese Other Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Wood chest of drawers
Located in New York, NY
A Burmese wood Chest of Drawers, 80 yrs old,
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Early 20th Century Burmese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Wood chest of drawers
Wood chest of drawers
H 42 in W 40 in D 17.5 in
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
These Art Deco chest of drawers are from Burma, circa 1950. They are made from teakwood and each
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
H 33.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
These Art Deco cabinet is from Myanmar and is made from teakwood. It features four drawers for
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Art Deco Chest of Drawers
Art Deco Chest of Drawers
H 33.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
Antique 19th Century Damchiya Anglo-Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
Monumental antique Anglo-Indian Damchiya, or dowry chest. Carved Burmese teak with hand forged iron
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

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

Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaar-Nielsen Five Drawer Tall chest
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Burmese teak five drawer tall chest refinished in dark mahogany. Carved and recessed teak wood demi
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Vintage 1960s Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

19th Century Burmese Mandalay Gilt Chest or Trunk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century Burmese Mandalay period chest or trunk. Decorated with Buddhist gilt relief
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

British Colonial Trunk with Nail Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome British Colonial trunk is from Rangoon, Myanmar and is made from teak wood. Made in
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Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Blanket Chests

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Teak

British Colonial Valet Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A British officer likely used this petite washstand in his private quarters; the top rail—used for draping clothes or towels—is raised above a central tabletop with a large drawer be...
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20th Century Burmese British Colonial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Valet Table
British Colonial Valet Table
H 49 in W 30 in D 18 in
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Chest with Gilded Gold and Glass
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden chest with gilded gold and glass. Age: Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century Size
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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
Golden Artist's Chest
Located in New York, NY
An artist's wooden chest with painted pictorial studies in gold on black. From Burma.
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20th Century Burmese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Golden Artist's Chest
Golden Artist's Chest
H 21 in W 30 in D 21 in
Southeast Asian Side Chest with Three Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
This Southeast Asian side chest is from Myanmar and is made from teakwood. It features a shelf with
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Cabinets

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Art Deco Display Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This Art Deco display cabinet is from Mandalay, Burma and made from Teak Wood. Towards the end of
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Vintage 1930s Burmese British Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Tapered Side Chest with Marble Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This British Colonial Tapered Side Chest has wood paneling with a dark finish on all four sides, a
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20th Century Burmese Cabinets

Materials

Marble

A Pair of British Colonial Side Chest with Stone Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of beautiful British Colonial side chest made from teak wood with marble top.
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Vintage 1950s Burmese Night Stands

Materials

Marble

19th Century Burmese Carved Chestnut Trunk Coffee Table with Inside Compartments
Located in Dallas, TX
officer or government official in the British Raj or military in Burma while on campaign, circa 1860. Made
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Clean Lined Danish Modern Chest by by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern Burmese teak chest, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Denmark, circa
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

19th Century Burmese Gilded Chest or Trunk Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite 19th century Burmese Mandalay period gilt chest or trunk table. Decorated Buddhist panels
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Furniture

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer, Hardwood

19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Chest with Gilded Gold
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden chest with gilded gold. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century Size: Height
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

British Colonial Document Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Burma Early 1900’s This unique British Colonial tall chest of document drawers is made from solid
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Early 20th Century Burmese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Document Cabinet
British Colonial Document Cabinet
H 92.5 in W 32 in D 16 in
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

Gold Leaf, Foil, Silver Leaf

Monks Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th century Burmese Sadiak Chest, thayo work with gold leaf, used to hold Buddhist prayer
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Gold Leaf

Monks Chest
Monks Chest
H 27 in W 35 in D 17 in
Heavily Carved Chest of Drawers Dresser Hardwood Burmese Antique Style
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A fabulous and interesting seriously carved hardwood chest of drawers, possibly of Burmese origin
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Hardwood

Colonial Teak Iron Bound Merchant Chest
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
the first half of the 19th century using Burmese teak. This chest was originally made for a European
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Antique 1820s Indian Colonial Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Hardwood

Colonial Teak Iron Bound Merchant Chest
Colonial Teak Iron Bound Merchant Chest
H 18.75 in W 49 in L 18.75 in
Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Teak Box with Gold lacquered etchings and mirrors. Traditionally used to house religious texts and 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
17 th CENTURY BURMESE WOODEN CHEST(darker than shown)
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
WOODEN CHEST INLAID WITH COLORED GLASS,GOLD LEAF, RED LACQUER (ALMOST GONE) ON THE FLOWER THRONE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Console Tables

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Burma Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the burma chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every burma chest was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the burma chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each burma chest bearing Art Deco or Victorian hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Burma Chest?

Prices for a burma chest start at $763 and top out at $9,000 with the average selling for $2,800.