English Sea Chests
18th Century English Two-Toned Wrought Iron and Wood Sea Chest on Metal Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English two-toned wrought iron and wood sea chest from the 18th century mounted on custom metal
Category
Antique 18th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
$9,600
H 23 in W 30 in D 17 in
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS 19C English Naval Captain’s Sea Chest.
Made in Britain, probably England
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
$7,000
H 17.5 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
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English Camphorwood Sea Trunk
Located in Nantucket, MA
brassbound camphorwood trunk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
This large sea chest has everything one looks for in such a trunk. From the rope handles to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Paint
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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$116,114
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Mid 19th Century Camphor Wood Military Campaign Trunk, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Lift Up Lid Enclosing Storage Space, Original Brass Bound Decoratio...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Other
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has
developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous
architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the R...
Category
2010s British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Maple
Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful large 19th century campaign chest in camphor wood from the English navy.
With typical brass ornamentation and dovetail joints of this style of furniture and its carrying h...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
$2,400
H 24 in W 45 in D 24 in
19th Century Brass-Bound Camphorwood Chest
Located in New York, NY
This antique camphorwood chest is a Classic. Hand-crafted in China in the late 19th century, the chest is brass-bound on the corners and edges, with bail handles mounted to the sides...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest, having a hinged lid with breadboard edges, above a dovetailed case with applied molding around base, the original wooden beckets with relief carved ...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau
Year: 1900
Country: French
Material: Iron
It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages
Materials
Iron
1920s Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese camphor wood blanket chest from the early 20th century, with brass hardware, natural patina and dovetail construction. Created in China during the first quarter of...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
$1,590
H 17.75 in W 35 in D 18.5 in
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Campaign Chest In Camphor Camphor Wood
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb large navy chest oe campaign chest from the beginning of the 20th century in camphor wood
English navy chest with its typical fittings of this style of furniture and its carry...
Category
Early 20th Century British Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Fruitwood
Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Safe box. Iron. XIX century.
Rectangular safe made of iron, with a rectangular base, two handles on the sides and classicist-influenced molding decorations on the fronts and top. It...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other, Iron
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings.
The exterior ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Gold Leaf
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
American Federal Four Poster Mahogany King-Size Bed, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant New York poster bed has some of the finest hand carving and delicate details making it a very fine example of a Federal bed. The solid mahogany post have opposing twist ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Poplar, Mahogany
$38,500
H 91 in W 77.5 in D 88.25 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 original, naïve, painted decoration on later sledge feet
This is a rare, small, e...
Category
Antique Early 1600s German Renaissance Painted Furniture
Materials
Iron
$11,611
H 18.9 in W 28.35 in D 15.75 in
Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most unusual and very large silver or dowry chest made entirely from solid and thickly hewn teak with large exposed dovetails and with iron bound corners, iron bindings, original d...
Category
Antique 1770s Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
$1,297
H 32 in W 41.5 in D 26.5 in
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English Sea Chests For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of English sea chests available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique English sea chests was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. There are all kinds of English sea chests available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of English sea chests to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Arts and Crafts and neoclassical English sea chests are of considerable interest. English sea chests have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Wallace Silversmiths and John Bridge are consistently popular.
How Much are English Sea Chests?
Prices for English sea chests start at $411 and top out at $368,000 with the average selling for $1,737.
Questions About English Sea Chests
- What is a sea chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A sea chest, typically seen onboard ships, is a storage chest for a sailor’s personal property. The first known sea chest was used in 1613. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic sea chests from some of the world’s top sellers.
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