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Chinese Engraved Chest

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Incline Village, NV
Ironstone China" above and beneath the crown in blue. The ironstone process was patented by Charles Mason
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Antique 1770s English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ironstone, Hardwood

20th Century Chinese Elm 14 Drawer Apothecary Herb Medicine Chest Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
"20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie apothecary herb or medicine chest. Made of Elm featuring fourteen
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Soapstone

An Exceptional 18th Century Japanned Chest on Stand With Important Provenance
Located in Benington, Herts
A Superb and Rare 18th Century European Japanned Chinoiserie Chest on Stand with important
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Antique 1780s English Cabinets

Materials

Lacquer

Victorian Siver 4-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
By Barnard Brothers
Located in London, GB
other on the teapot in the form of a Chinese man seated on a tea chest (to represent the Chinese origin
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Antique 1840s English Victorian Tea Sets

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Sterling Silver

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Attributed to G. Viardot, France, Circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
, composed in the Japanese 'zen' spirit, the cabinet stands on four legs joined by a engraved stretcher
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Paint

Japanese Style Cabinet-Secretary Att. to Perret & Vibert, France, circa 1880
By Perret et Vibert
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese « zen » spirit, the cabinet stands on four legs joined by an engraved stretcher. The great
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires

Materials

Wood

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By Christian Siriano
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24 Saint Louis Gilt Crystal Champagne Red White Wine Water Glasses Thistle 1950s
By Moser Glassworks, Saint Louis, Baccarat
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Exquisite and luxurious set of 24 St. Louis "Thistle" handcrafted gilt faceted crystal glasses for Champagne, red wine, white wine, and water made in France, circa 1950. The four com...
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Eloquence by Lunt Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 82 Pieces Huge!
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By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
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Porcelain

Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large, industrial catalog cabinet with multiple flat drawers was made during the 1930s and comes from Artist's Atelie. It is made of high-quality oak wood, which is considered a...
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Brass

Fine Important Lady De Rothschild Hermes Paris Farming Wicker Chrome Picnic Set
By Hermès
Located in GB
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Chrome

British Colonial Teak Filing Apothecary Cabinet wt Metal Pulls & Lock Mechanism
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare solid teak multi-drawer apothecary/file cabinet with locking mechanism and hardware in original patina. Beautifully aged metal pulls. Authentic and functional conversation piece...
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Teak

Apothecary / Medicin Chest of Drawer Furniture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Medicine chest in original red lacquer with 40 drawers. with Chinese calligraphy in lacquer. These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the drawers were labeled accord...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Apothecary /  Medicin Chest of  Drawer Furniture
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H 65.36 in W 46.86 in D 20.48 in
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Located in Glasgow, GB
A good quality large oak collector’s cabinet with mahogany interior and dating to circa 1930. With three full length locking doors concealing a total of 36 drawers with inset militar...
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Cabinets

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Brass

Louis XVI Style Black and Gold Japanned Chinoiserie Demilune Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With red and gray, white demilune marble top over a conforming case with two drawers with ring handles and side doors. Raised on square tapered legs. Waldorf Towers NYC with original...
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Tiffany & Co. English King Gilded Flatware Service, 216 Pieces
By John C. Moore, Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This timeless 216-piece flatware set from the famed Tiffany & Co. includes place settings for 12, housed in its original Tiffany & Co. fitted chest. The set is further heightened by ...
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19th Century 3-Piece Diminutive Lacquer Secretary Desk with Nice Chinoiserie
Located in Milford, NH
A fine three-piece diminutive black lacquer secretary desk with extensive chinoiserie or japanned decoration, including a base table, brass-handled lap desk, and two door cabinet wit...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Desks

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Mahogany

Chinese Jumu Wood Apothecary Medicine Chest
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese elm apothecary / pharmacy medicine chest with 20 drawers. Made in Jumu wood, also called "Southern Elm". Jumu wood has a dramatic grain and lovely finish which makes it very...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Furniture

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Chinese Jumu Wood Apothecary Medicine Chest
Chinese Jumu Wood Apothecary Medicine Chest
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Export Camphor Brass-Mounted Chest of Large Size
Located in Fresno, CA
A camphorwood brass-mounted storage chest of large size. The solid plank exterior of wonderful
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Superb Early 19th Century Anglo Chinese Camphor Wood Campaign Secretaire Chest
Located in Suffolk, GB
consist of finely painted and engraved designs of floral and foliate decoration, the chest being supported
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Secretaires

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Wood

Chinese Japanese Export Claw & Ball Vintage Chest Trunk Box Cranes Rural Schenes
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Chinese or Japanese Export carved wood trunk with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

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Henredon Chinese Style Chest of Drawers, 20th C
Located in New York, NY
Henredon Chinese style engraved brass-mounted walnut chest of drawers, 20th century, with Henredon
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Late 20th Century East Asian Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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20th Century Chinese Ebonised Chest of Drawers with Top Lid, C.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Striking mid-20th century Chinese export black lacquered trunk with engraved brass banding and
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20th Century Chinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlaid Chinese Lacquer Brass Engraved Cabinet Chest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite 19th century circa 1860 Chinese mother of pearl
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Antique 1860s Chinese High Victorian Furniture

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Wood

Antique Southern Chinese Scholar's Chest with Carvings
Located in Somis, CA
and good fortune. Beautiful engraved hardware complete the look of an elegant sophisticated chest
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wood

China Trade Camphor Wood Trunk or Campaign Chest, circa 1800
Located in Milford, NH
A China trade camphor wood trunk or campaign chest, circa 1800, with brass corner guards and flush
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

Chinese Elmwood Blanket Chest with Original Brass Fittings, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Chinese Blanket Chest dates to the early 20th Century and features original brass fittings
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Brass

Antique Chinese Export Silver Hors D'oeuvre Dish
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver hors d'oeuvre dish; part of our
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Silver

Antique George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy 1771 Georgian Chinese Design
By Aaron Lestourgeon
Located in London, GB
style of a traditional Chinese tea chest. Each of the exterior surfaces features an engraved silver
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Tea Caddies

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Chinese Japanese Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Massive 142 Pieces Chased
Located in Big Bend, WI
Handmade sterling silver (tested) Chinese or Japanese flatware set with fabulous scrolling engraved
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20th Century Tableware

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Sterling Silver

A rare George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest. Made by Augustin Le Sage.
Located in London, GB
imported from China. As you will see from the photographs, the sides are engraved with vertical lines to
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Tea Caddies

An important George III Tea Caddy modelled as a Tea Chest made in London in 1769 by Parker & Wakelin.
Located in London, GB
imported from China. The sides are engraved with vertical lines to simulate the planks of the chest and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Furniture and Collectibles

Rare George III Tea Caddy Made in London in 1767 by Augustin Le Sage
By Augustin Le Sage
Located in London, GB
chests in which tea was imported from China and is one of the rarest designs of English Tea Caddy to be
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Antique 1760s English George III Tea Caddies

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Sterling Silver

19th Century Victorian Walnut Domed Topped Cut Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
opens to reveal two beautiful lidded compartments for tea, one engraved black the other green. There
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Tea Caddies

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Brass

Antique & Perfectly Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Boat Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Chinese 'blanket chest' could be perfect. By the way, just because it is called a blanket chest this does
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Blanket Chests

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Antique and Complete, Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Fan Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Chinese 'blanket chest' could be perfect. By the way, just because it is called a blanket chest that does
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Vintage Oriental Brass Decorative Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Korean chest with decorative brass accents is made out of solid wood and has been
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Vintage 1960s Korean Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Vintage Decorative Linen Basket, Chinese, Oak, Brass, Sofa Side Store, C.1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative linen basket. A Chinese, oak and brass sofa-side store, dating to the
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Blanket Chests

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Oak

Fine Japanese Meiji Period Lacquered Karabitsu Trunk Hiramakie and Nashiji Gilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
/2 inches Depth: 31 inches The karabitsu (literally, Chinese chest) is a rectangular lidded chest
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Blanket Chests

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Wood, Giltwood

Vintage Chinese Export Claw and Ball Chest Trunk Box with Dragon Rural Scenes
Located in Van Nuys, CA
We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Chinese export carved wood trunk with claw and ball
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

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Elm

18th Century Chinese Lacquer Chest on an English Giltwood Stand
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
brass strapwork and lockplates, engraved in conforming Chinese taste, with carrying handles to the sides
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Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Cabinets

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Giltwood, Lacquer

Early 20C The Queen Playing with Sword Camphor Dowry Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Kong circa 1920 by the You On & Co. furniture makers of Hong Kong for the China Gift Chest Co of
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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

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Hardwood

Early 20th Century Oriental Camphor Wood and Teak Chest
Located in Macclesfield, GB
stood on cabriole feet. The chest retains its original engraved brass back plate and latch and comes
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Blanket Chests

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Teak

Early 20th Century Oriental Carved Camphor Wood Chest with the Eight Immortals
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An extremely good quality early 20th century oriental freestanding camphor wood chest profusely and
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Blanket Chests

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Other

China Trade Camphor Wood and Red Leather Trunk, circa 1850
Located in Louisville, KY
Engraved plaque for 'Mary Otis,' top, sides, and back covered in leather with brass tacks
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Leather

China Trade Camphor Wood and Red Leather Trunk, circa 1850
Located in Louisville, KY
Trunk with engraved plaque for 'Mary Otis,' top, sides and back covered in leather with brass tacks
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Antique 19th Century Asian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Tea Chest
Located in Middleburg, VA
An impressive black and gold Chinese Export tea chest with an engraved metal interior liner
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

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Wood

Chinese Export Tea Chest
Chinese Export Tea Chest
H 8.5 in W 13.25 in D 10.25 in
Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
engraved bronze medallion depicting animals of the Chinese lunar calendar on front
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets

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Bronze

Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Chest
Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Chest
H 68 in W 41.5 in D 24 in
Antique Chinese Butterfly Lacquer Tea Caddy Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
dragon feet. The Chinese tea chest contains two engraved canisters and one small, the smaller to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

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A 17th C. Chinese Rosewood Carved Chest On Later Stand
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully carved with dragons and cloud decoration and mounted with finely engraved brass lock
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese End Tables

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Export Melon Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
conforming fitted paktong metal liner, embellished with engraved decoration, the chest raised on carved
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19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
unique Chinese tea chest comes with a fully working lock and tasselled key.
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
19th Century Lacquer Chinese Tea Caddy
H 5.25 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
A George I Parcel-Gilt Decorated Black Japanned Cabinet on Chest
Located in New York, NY
A George I Parcel-Gilt Decorated Black Japanned Cabinet on Chest. Decorated with Chinese figures in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wardrobes and Armoires

Chinese Lacquer Melon Shaped Tea Chest Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
dragon’s feet. The interior of the chinese tea chest houses a engraved paktong tea caddy with bone
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Victorian Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

Chinese Export Red Lacquer Paktong Bone Tea Chest, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A rare Chinese export lacquer tea chest, with beautiful red panels decorated with Chinese figures
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

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Lacquer

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Chinese Engraved Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese engraved chest you’re looking for. A Chinese engraved chest — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese engraved chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese engraved chest made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Edward William Godwin, Mason's Ironstone and Wang Hing & Co. each produced at least one beautiful Chinese engraved chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Engraved Chest?

Prices for a Chinese engraved chest start at $268 and top out at $68,686 with the average selling for $6,087.