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Painted Country Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted country hope chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Baltic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Dovetailed Painted Antique 19th Century Hope Chest Trunk Storage
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Dovetailed Painted Antique 19th Century Hope Chest Trunk Storage
Category
Antique 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Large 19th Century Original Swedish Painted Hope Chest
Located in Kramfors, SE
Black Swedish hope chest from the first years of the 19th century. This chest is in original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Walnut Cedar Lined Mid-Century Modern Hope Chest by Lane
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut cedar lined hope chest.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Walnut, Cedar
Cane & Burnt Bamboo Compact 16x23 Decorative Hope Chest Trunk MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cane & Burnt Bamboo Compact 16x23 Decorative Hope Chest Trunk MINT
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Cedar Walnut Hope Chest Bench Naugahyde Upholstery Tufted
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Cedar Walnut Hope Chest Bench Naugahyde Upholstery Tufted MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$3,200
H 17 in W 53 in D 18 in
Queen Anne Cedar Hope Chest by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple yet ornate, this traditional cedar hope chest has all the features that made Virginia’s Lane
Category
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Cedar
Mid Century Modern Lane Brutalist Mosaic Hope Chest Paul Evans Style
By Lane Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Lane Brutalist Mosaic hope chest Paul Evans Style
Fabulous Lane Brutalist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique c1880s Dovetail Joints Double Lid Bench Shape Hope Chest Box Storage
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique c1880s Dovetail Joints Double Lid Bench Shape Hope Chest Box Storage
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Blanket Chests
Materials
Maple, Cherry
$2,800
H 20 in W 75 in D 18 in
Painted Hope Chest, Blanket Box or Dowry Chest, circa 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with images of a rooster, a hen, a dog and a hare. There are stylized "tree of
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Large Antique Pine Two Bottom Drawers Trunk Hope Chest Blanket Chest Keyed MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Antique Pine Two Bottom Drawers Trunk Hope Chest Blanket Chest Keyed MINT!
Category
20th Century American Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
$2,200
H 40 in W 49.5 in D 22.5 in
Faux Grey Suede Brass Trim Truck Hope Chest Storage Box Cardin Style
By Pace Collection, Pierre Cardin
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux Grey Suede Brass Trim Truck Hope chest storage box Cardin Style.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Carved Teak Cedar Lined Brass Latch c. 1920s Trunk Hope Chest CLEAN!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ebonized Carved Teak Cedar Lined Brass Latch c. 1920s Trunk Hope Chest CLEAN!
Category
20th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
$3,400
H 20 in W 48 in D 20 in
1960's Traditional style Cedar Hope Chest - Queen Anne style by Lane Altavista
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Traditional Queen Anne style Cedar Hope Chest by Lane Altavista. Beautifully carved. Very
Category
Vintage 1960s Queen Anne Blanket Chests
Materials
Cedar
$980 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 19.5 in D 45 in
Large Hope Chest Blanket Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large dowry chest with great hardware. Original paint was feather brushed for a wood grain texture
Category
Antique 19th Century Estonian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Hand-Carved Indian Hope Chest with Intricate Detailing
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th-century Indian hope chest is a masterfully crafted piece that embodies traditional
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Bohemian Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal
Tufted Cedar Hope Chest by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bench chest by Lane Furniture, with black cushioned bench top. Flip top action with cedar wood
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Walnut, Wood, Cedar
Mid Century Modern Cedar Lined Hope Chest w/ Brass Pulls One Bottom Drawer
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice one drawer cedar hope chest.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
$1,800
H 33 in W 37 in D 19 in
Very Fine Carved Ebonized Mahogany Trunk Hope Chest Dated 1903 Super Clean MINT!
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Carved Ebonized Mahogany Trunk Hope Chest Dated 1903 Super Clean MINT!
Category
20th Century American Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$3,800
H 23.5 in W 48 in D 22.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Dragon Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Delightful Antique Painted Hope Chest with Handpainted Dutch Figures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful folk art hand painted antique trunk or chest in a yellow gold having charming male and
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
$1,250
H 17.5 in W 35 in D 16.75 in
Antique 18th Century Oak Brass Banded Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An extraordinary and extremely rare rustic early 18th Century Baroque trunk or chest. Made of oak
Category
Antique 18th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
$2,520 Sale Price
43% Off
H 34 in W 24.5 in D 48.75 in
18th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming hope chest with many decorative details. Original paint. Interior candle box, mid-1700s!
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Latvian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Burl Wood Light Walnut Lift Top "Dresser" on Sculptural Legs Cedar Lined Chest
By Milo Baughman, Drexel, Lane Furniture, John Stuart, Tomlinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl Wood Light Walnut Lift Top "Dresser" on Sculptural Legs Cedar Lined Hope Chest Bottom Shelf
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
$2,200
H 29 in W 47 in D 20 in
Dowry Chest, circa 1874
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted hope chest with stylized "Tree of Life," dated 1874. The style of this chest is typical of
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Baltic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Petite Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or toy storage trunk. Made of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
English Carved Oak Coffer Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
as a hope chest. This particular chest has a lid that opens to reveal an interior fully outfitted for
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Vintage Cavalier Waterfall Art Deco Flame Mahogany Cedar Blanket Chest
By Cavalier
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful place to store blankets or keepsakes, this striking Cavelier red cedar hope chest is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Streamlined Moderne Blanket Chests
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
$1,450
H 22 in W 47.5 in D 18.75 in
Mid Century Modern Tessellated Stone Chest Small Trunk on Base by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mini hope chest box on chrome base by Maitland Smith with fine brass inlay strip.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$1,800
H 27 in W 19 in D 11 in
Antique Country Swiss Immigrants Trunk Folk Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Forney, TX
different uses, including as a blanket chest, coffee table, low cabinet, marriage box - wedding hope chest
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “1st Edition” Walnut Dresser by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
after their 1956 national ad campaign encouraging young men to buy “hope chests” for their sweethearts—a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Walnut
$3,195
H 31 in W 60 in D 18 in
Louis Style Bronze Ormolu Commode Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, commode chest you could hope to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
1950s Lane Altavista Copenhagen Mid Century Modern Two Tier Walnut End Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lane, was tasked with the manufacturing of the cedar “hope” chests for which the Lane family would
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,850
H 24.5 in W 29 in D 20 in
1950's Turkish Kars Carpet with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
central forms, a garden of symbolic imagery unfolds: stars for guidance, birds as messengers of hope
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1970s Rattan MCM Glass Top Dresser Night Stand
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan and woven design chest you
Category
Vintage 1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Chair, India, 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Anglo-Indian Damchiya Hope Chest Bench or Settee. These Chests were designed to hold the bride’s
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Large Antique 17th Century European Hand-Carved Wood Trunk/ Hope Chest
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is a beautiful antique 17th century trunk or hope chest. These we often used for storage or
Category
Antique 17th Century European Rustic Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Sabino Wood Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
orifice on one side wa used to affix the locked chest and prevent its theft.Great Folk art piece with
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Trunks and Luggage
American Civil War Era Barrel Top “Hope Chest”
Located in Middletown, MD
Circa 1860-1870’s this antique wooden chest is a real treasure. Handcrafted of red pine native to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
Baker Floating Orange Dual Sided Two-Drawer Cocktail Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Bronx, NY
Baker floating dual sided coffee or side table, two-drawer hope chest.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
19C Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Late 19C chest on stand. These “hope” chests were built for a young bride to transport their
Category
20th Century Brazilian Trunks and Luggage
Late 19C Chest on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Late 19C chest on stand. These “hope” chests were built for a young bride to transport their
Category
20th Century Brazilian Trunks and Luggage
Superbly Hand-Carved Treasure Box
Located in Bronx, NY
Superbly hand-carved on all five sides treasure box? Small hope chest, outstanding relief give this
Category
20th Century Haitian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Green Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest with Hand Painted Flourishes, Date ca. 1860
Located in Memphis, TN
the betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests, occasional and coffee
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
$1,595
H 28.5 in W 51.5 in D 23.5 in
Green Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Tan Colored Initials, c.1830
Located in Memphis, TN
betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests, occasional and coffee tables
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,495
H 27.48 in W 48.25 in D 24.25 in
Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Floral Motif, Scripted "ANNO", c.1823
Located in Memphis, TN
date and the initials of the betrothed couple. In modern times, dowry trunks work well as hope chests
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,495
H 22.48 in W 43 in D 21 in
Swedish Pine Marriage Trunk with Gorgeous Wood Graining, Dovetail, 19th Century
Located in Memphis, TN
well as hope chests, occasional and coffee tables, attractive and interesting storage, or as a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
$1,095
H 22.99 in W 42.25 in D 21.25 in
Monumental Antique Wooden Dowry Trunk, made in India
Located in Blacksburg, VA
hope chests, were sometimes made of teak wood and covered with bronze and tin accents. The intricacy of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Hope Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hungarian hope chest with raised panels and hand painted floral decoration. Great hand wrought iron
Category
Antique 19th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Hope Chest dated 1852
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hope Chest, could be used as coffee table (could be 22" high).
This chest was given
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Hope Chest dated 1831, Coffee Table Height
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hope chest in original blue paint, great wrought iron hardware. Height is 22", could be used for
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
Hope Chest, Dowry Chest dated 1864. Coffee table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming hope chest in a beautiful blue color with orange floral design and great hardware. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Country Farmhouse Poplar Blanket Trunk Hope Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique country pine blanket trunk or hope chest, circa 1830s. Features primitive styling with hand
Category
Antique 1830s Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Poplar, Pine
$800
H 17.5 in W 43.25 in L 17.5 in
Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Blanket Hope Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or storage trunk. Made of pine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
$800
H 24 in W 43 in D 22.5 in
Hope Chest dated 1874
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dowry chest in original black paint with the initials AA dated 1874. Great hardware and interior
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Hope Chest dated 1852
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chest was given to a young lady in advent of her marriage. When the important day finally came
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Mid-Century Modern Cedar Hope Chest with a Drawer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern design cedar hope chest with bottom drawer.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
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Hope Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hope chest for your home. A hope chest — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the hope 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 hope chest bearing Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Lane Acclaim, Lane Furniture and Dillingham Manufacturing Company each produced at least one beautiful hope chest that is worth considering.
How Much is a Hope Chest?
A hope chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,850, while the lowest priced sells for $465 and the highest can go for as much as $5,750.
Questions About Hope Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Traditionally, the point of a hope chest was to help a woman prepare for married life. Women would place textiles and household items inside, so that she had a collection of belongings to take to her husband's home when she got married. Today, people still use hope chests to store blankets, pillows and other items. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage hope chests.
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