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English Sea Chests

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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
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Antique 18th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century English Two-Toned Wrought Iron and Wood Sea Chest on Metal Legs
18th Century English Two-Toned Wrought Iron and Wood Sea Chest on Metal Legs

18th Century English Two-Toned Wrought Iron and Wood Sea Chest on Metal Legs

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest

H 14 in W 36 in D 23.5 in
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
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Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects

Materials

Fruitwood, Rope

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770

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
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Antique 19th Century English Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

English Camphorwood Sea Trunk
English Camphorwood Sea Trunk

English Camphorwood Sea Trunk

H 16 in W 35 in D 17.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Paint

Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest
Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest

Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest

H 18.75 in W 34.75 in D 17 in

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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...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Other

Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk
Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk

Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk

H 14 in W 31.5 in D 15 in
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...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
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 ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed

H 102.37 in W 99.61 in D 72.84 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...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass-Bound Camphorwood Chest
19th Century Brass-Bound Camphorwood Chest

19th Century Brass-Bound Camphorwood Chest

H 20 in W 41.5 in D 22 in
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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

1920s Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Natural Patina
1920s Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Natural Patina

1920s Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware and Natural Patina

H 17.75 in W 35 in D 18.5 in
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware

Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware

H 9 in W 9 in D 9 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...
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Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut

Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed

Oak and Walnut Tester Bed

H 117 in W 79 in D 93.5 in
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...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano

H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
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...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century
Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century

Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century

H 24 in W 45 in D 24 in
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...
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Early 20th Century British Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Fruitwood

Campaign Chest In Camphor Camphor Wood
Campaign Chest In Camphor Camphor Wood

Campaign Chest In Camphor Camphor Wood

H 18.9 in W 40.16 in D 22.05 in
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 ...
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Decorated Sea Chest
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest

19th Century Decorated Sea Chest

H 17.25 in W 37.5 in D 17.13 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...
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Antique Early 1600s German Renaissance Painted Furniture

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

H 18.9 in W 28.35 in D 15.75 in
18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent George III period seven door breakfront library bookcase. Constructed in the finest quality figured mahogany, having a moulded cornice above seven astragal glazed doors...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster

18th Century English Antique Library Bookcase Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster

H 113.39 in W 166.93 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...
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Antique 1770s Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770
Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770

Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770

H 32 in W 41.5 in D 26.5 in
English Oak Trunk with Metal Accents and Lateral Handles, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period oak trunk from the late 19th century, with metal accents and lateral handles. Born in England during the last decade of the 19th century, this handsome oa...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal

English Oak Trunk with Metal Accents and Lateral Handles, Late 19th Century
English Oak Trunk with Metal Accents and Lateral Handles, Late 19th Century

English Oak Trunk with Metal Accents and Lateral Handles, Late 19th Century

H 15.5 in W 21 in D 14 in
Royal Blue Sofa in Exclusive Massive Wood and Blue Velvet Capitonné Upholstery
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Graceful and luscious, this sofa posies itself with the feminine curve and the visual sensory of the sumptuous dark indigo upholstered velvet. Crafted with high-quality materials and...
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2010s Italian Baroque Sofas

Materials

Gold Leaf

Royal Blue Sofa in Exclusive Massive Wood and Blue Velvet Capitonné Upholstery
Royal Blue Sofa in Exclusive Massive Wood and Blue Velvet Capitonné Upholstery

Royal Blue Sofa in Exclusive Massive Wood and Blue Velvet Capitonné Upholstery

H 38.59 in W 157.49 in D 43.31 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 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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.