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Early 20th Century Madurese Treasure Chest with Hand-Carved Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian floral hand-carved wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century, with
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Early 20th Century Javanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Indonesian Madurese 19th Century Polychrome Merchant's Blanket Chest on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesian 19th century merchant's blanket chest on wheels from Madura, with hand-painted and
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Wood

Merchant's Chest on wheels in carved and painted wood - Madura Indonesia 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Madura, off the northeast coast of Java, in the late 19th century, this merchant's chest attracts
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Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Wood

Antique Madura Hand Carved Wooden Blanket Chest with Red, Brown and Gilt Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
gilt accents. This 19th-century Indonesian blanket chest from Madura, an island off Java, is a
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Wood

Antique Madura Hand Carved Wooden Treasure Chest with Red and Gold Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian floral carved wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century, with red and
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Polychrome Three-Drawer Chest from Madura with Carved Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
Madura, an island known for its rich cultural heritage off the northeastern coast of Java. This exquisite
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

19th Century Madurese Polychrome Three-Drawer Dresser with Carved Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
; it's an enchanting tale from the northeastern coast of Java. The dresser's rectangular top, adorned
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Large Antique Javanese Teak Wood Blanket Chest on Wheels with Iron Nailheads
Located in Yonkers, NY
the Island of Java during the early years of the 20th century, this large blanket chest, made of
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Early 20th Century Javanese Furniture

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Iron

Central Javanese Cast Silver Transcendent Buddha, 9th-12th Century, Indonesia
Located in Austin, TX
Akshobhya, early classical Javanese period, 9th - 12th century, Java, Indonesia. Cast in silver, the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Silver

Asian Finely Hand Carved Sideboard from Java, Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
chest of three drawers with two doors. Very interesting work, Anglo-Indian style flower designs all
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Moorish Sideboards

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Wool

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A 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Bombé Commode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Austin, TX
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Vintage Wooden Blanket Chest with Carved Foliage and Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
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Wood

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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique Tibetan Painted Leather And Iron Chest or Trunk
Located in Bradenton, FL
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Empire Dresser Chest of Drawers Solid Cherry
Located in Cookeville, TN
Beautifully crafted Empire style solid cherry wood chest of drawers. Dovetail joints, turned legs and drawer pulls. Amazing aged patina. In classic empire style, the top drawer is th...
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Early 20th Century American Empire Dressers

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Empire Dresser Chest of Drawers Solid Cherry
Empire Dresser Chest of Drawers Solid Cherry
No Reserve
H 47 in W 43.5 in D 22 in
Chinese Early 20th Century Red Lacquered Leather Trunk with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique lacquered leather trunk from the early 20th century, with brass hardware and fabric lining. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lacque...
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Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Cabinet with Butterfly Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered cabinet from the 19th century with four doors, two drawers and hand-painted butterfly and foliage motifs. Created in China during the Qing...
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Indonesian 19th Century Carved and Painted Trunk with Architecture and Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesian carved and painted trunk from the 19th century, with architecture and foliage. Created in Indonesia during the 19th century, this trunk, ideal to be used as a blanket c...
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Wood

Indonesian 19th Century Wooden Blanket Chest with Detailed Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesia antique wooden blanket chest from the 19th century, with detailed brass hardware. Created in Indonesia during the 19th century, this unusual blanket chest features a woo...
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Chinese Peranakan Inlaid Hardwood Pagoda Display Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive pagoda form carved hardwood display cabinet with bone and boxwood inlay, crafted for the Peranakan (Straits-Chinese) community in Southeast Asia, mostly likely Malaysia...
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Vintage 1910s Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

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18th Century Dutch Indonesian Colonial Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Fine Java Indonesian Dutch colonial Blanket chest or trunk ca 1750-80. Teak, retains its original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Teak

Milo Baughman Lingerie Chest for Glenn of California
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Chicago, IL
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Mid-20th Century Teak Chest on Wheels from Java. Original Color and Hardware.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century teak chest on wheels from Java. Original color and hardware. Measures: 56" wide x
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Teak, Paint

Pair of 3-Drawer Java Tone Bachelor Chests by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Toledo, OH
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Late 20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Late 19th Century Commode, Java Indonesia
Located in Esbeek, NL
Very special commode with 5 drawers. The handles depicted animal heads, (monkey) Highly refined carving in hardwood in good condition and quality. The commode consists of 2 parts...
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Late 19th Century Commode, Java Indonesia
Late 19th Century Commode, Java Indonesia
H 41.74 in W 50.79 in D 21.66 in
A west Java Dowry Chest with inlay & metal studs.
Located in New York, NY
A west Java Dowry Chest with inlay & metal studs.
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20th Century Javanese Trunks and Luggage

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Metal

Indonesian Blanket Chest from Madura with Geometric Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Yonkers, NY
island of Madura off of the northeastern coast of Java, this exquisite blanket chest attracts our
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique Madura Blanket Chest with Red Geometric Decor and Inlaid Mother-of-pearl
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique 19th century Indonesian blanket chest from Madura, with red and brown accents and mother
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Antique Grobog Trunk on Wheels, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
From Central Java, this dark teak chest has mortise and tenon joinery, an undulating skirt, heavy
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Antique Mid-19th Century Javanese Blanket Chests

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Teak

Javanese 19th Century Teak Carved Trunk with Green and Red Painted Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
painted accents, shield-shaped escutcheon and dovetail construction. Created on the island of Java in the
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Teak

Asian Finely Hand-Carved Sideboard from Java, Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Three-Drawer Dresser from Madura with Richly Carved Floral Decor and Greek Key
Located in Yonkers, NY
Meander motifs, and red and brown patina. Born in Madura off of the northeastern coast of Java during the
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest from Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest from Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage teak storage chest from Java, mid-20th century. This beautifully patinated old teak wood
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest from Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest from Java Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage teak storage chest from Java, mid-20th century. This beautifully patinated old teak wood
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest with Carved Design from Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage teak storage chest with carved design from Java, mid-20th century. This old teak wood
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest with Heavily Grained Top, Java Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage teak storage chest with heavily grained top. Java mid-20th century. This rust teak chest
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Vintage Teak Storage Chest with Original Color from Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Antique Javanese Teak Grobog Blanket Chest on Wheels
Located in Centennial, CO
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Blanket Chests

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Iron

Wooden Blanket Chest from Madura with Geometrical Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Yonkers, NY
island of Madura off of the northeastern coast of Java, this charming blanket chest features a
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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Lacquer Commode by François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Bantam work, rather than Coromandel, in reference to the Dutch trading post in Java from which lacquer
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Large Dutch Colonial Style Late 19th Century Teak Trunk with Brass Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
table. Made in Java during the 1880s in a Dutch Colonial style, this large teak trunk features a simple
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Brass

Javanese Wheeled Heirloom Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine wheeled rice storage chest (grobog) from East Java, Indonesia. Constructed of solid teak
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in New York, NY
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Japanese Kiriwood Tansu on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
originally as a document chest. New shelf and custom made wood stand. Place next to a sofa or use as a bed
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Vintage 1920s Javanese Furniture

Japanese Kiriwood Tansu on Stand
Japanese Kiriwood Tansu on Stand
H 30 in W 26.25 in D 18.5 in
Large Javanese Wheeled Teak Cabinet
Located in Seattle, WA
A large wheeled kitchen cabinet (lemari roda) from Central Java, Indonesia. Constructed of solid
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Brass

Large Javanese Wheeled Teak Cabinet
Large Javanese Wheeled Teak Cabinet
H 48 in W 66 in D 29.5 in
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Java Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Java chest available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every Java chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a Java chest — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Java chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Java chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Henredon are consistently popular.

How Much is a Java Chest?

A Java chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $500, while the lowest priced sells for $340 and the highest can go for as much as $9,043.

Finding the Right storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.

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