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Manuscript Chest

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.

$6,000

H 15.5 in W 28 in D 19.75 in

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Burmese manuscript chests are with an undecorated lid. The decoration usually depicts scenes from the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk

$2,240Sale Price|30% Off

H 14.5 in W 33.5 in D 18 in

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk

Located in New York, NY

A 19th century Buddhist Manuscript Chest - Trunk. Antique Burmese Sadaik Chest of the Mandalay

Category

Antique 1890s Thai Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Teak

Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts
Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts

Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Theravadin Vinaya, that relates to the traditional ceremonies of monks. Together with a manuscript chest of

Category

Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects

Materials

Paper

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest
19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.15 in W 34.45 in D 12.13 in

19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest

Located in Sampantawong, TH

Thai manuscript wooden chest with gilded gold. Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century

Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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Manuscript Trunk
Manuscript Trunk

Manuscript Trunk

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H 27 in W 32 in D 22 in

Manuscript Trunk

Located in New York, NY

Monastery Manuscript Trunk

Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

Burmese Manuscript Chest
Burmese Manuscript Chest

Burmese Manuscript Chest

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H 25.5 in W 42.5 in D 26 in

Burmese Manuscript Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous manuscript chest is from Burma and is made from gilt wood and beautiful glass inlay.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Blanket Chests

Materials

Giltwood

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest
Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest

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H 43 in W 36 in D 23 in

Lanna Thai Manuscript Chest

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant Lanna Thai manuscript chest features red lacquer with gold motifs. It was made in the

Category

Early 20th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

Materials

Teak, Lacquer

Burmese Manuscript Chest with Red Cinnabar Lacquer and Gold Leaf
Burmese Manuscript Chest with Red Cinnabar Lacquer and Gold Leaf

Burmese Manuscript Chest with Red Cinnabar Lacquer and Gold Leaf

Located in Chicago, IL

This impressive manuscript chest is from Burma and made from teakwood, red cinnabar lacquer, and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Gold Leaf

Teak Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf Manuscript Chest
Teak Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf Manuscript Chest

Teak Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf Manuscript Chest

Located in Tulsa, OK

19th century teak Burmese manuscript chest. Made from teak and lacquered red with gold leaf

Category

Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Burmese Carved and Gilt Buddhist Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)
A Burmese Carved and Gilt Buddhist Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)

A Burmese Carved and Gilt Buddhist Manuscript Chest (Sadaik)

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and rare Burmese temple chest, known as a sadaik, made of heavy teak, with carved and molded

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak

Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850
Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850

Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850

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H 31.5 in W 43.25 in D 0.75 in

Burmese Shwe Zawa Painted Panel, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This fantastic gilt painted panel was originally the front of a 19th-century Burmese manuscript

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Crucifix ‘Corpus Christi’ Neogothic Frame, 20th Century, Limoges
Crucifix ‘Corpus Christi’ Neogothic Frame, 20th Century, Limoges

Crucifix ‘Corpus Christi’ Neogothic Frame, 20th Century, Limoges

By Limoges

Located in Madrid, ES

these figures were made to be placed in processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items

Materials

Enamel, Other, Copper

Crucified Christ ‘Corpus Christi’ Copper, Enamel, Jet Limoges, 12th-13th Century
Crucified Christ ‘Corpus Christi’ Copper, Enamel, Jet Limoges, 12th-13th Century

Crucified Christ ‘Corpus Christi’ Copper, Enamel, Jet Limoges, 12th-13th Century

By Limoges

Located in Madrid, ES

processional crosses, tops of illuminated manuscripts, chests, etc., and that, frequently, only the Christ has

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items

Materials

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Two Panels from a Buddhist Sadaik Manuscript Chest, Burma, Circa 1790-1850
Two Panels from a Buddhist Sadaik Manuscript Chest, Burma, Circa 1790-1850

Two Panels from a Buddhist Sadaik Manuscript Chest, Burma, Circa 1790-1850

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Two panels from a Buddhist sadaik manuscript chest. Teak coated with black thitsi lacquer onto

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Burmese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Burmese Kammavaca Giltwood Box, Stand, and Manuscript, 18th/19th Century
Burmese Kammavaca Giltwood Box, Stand, and Manuscript, 18th/19th Century

Burmese Kammavaca Giltwood Box, Stand, and Manuscript, 18th/19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

18th or early 19th century, Burma. The manuscript chest is heavily rococo influenced, speaking to the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Rococo Lacquer

Materials

Foil, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Ming Dynasty Sancai Glaze Dignitary Tomb Attendants 16th Century
Ming Dynasty Sancai Glaze Dignitary Tomb Attendants 16th Century

Ming Dynasty Sancai Glaze Dignitary Tomb Attendants 16th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

sancai glaze wearing robes and carrying a chest and manuscripts. Attendees have detachable and

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Manuscript Trunk
Manuscript Trunk

Manuscript Trunk

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H 20.5 in W 41 in D 24 in

Manuscript Trunk

Located in New York, NY

manuscripts. Removable top lid (no hinges)

Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Teak, Mirror

Rare George-III Period, Satinwood Medicine Chest
Rare George-III Period, Satinwood Medicine Chest

Rare George-III Period, Satinwood Medicine Chest

Located in Cambridge, GB

manuscript label inscribed 'This medicine chest presented me by my good aunt Mrs Bahiel on the 17th day of

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Antique Early 1800s English Cabinets

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Manuscript Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the manuscript chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every manuscript chest was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer manuscript chest, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A manuscript chest, designed in the mid-century modern or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made manuscript chest over the years, but those crafted by De Coene Frères and Gordon Bunshaft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Manuscript Chest?

A manuscript chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $1,200 and the highest can go for as much as $23,570.