Manuscript Chest
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest. A rectangular wooden hinged lid box painted red with
Category
Late 20th Century Burmese Other Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
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
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
$2,200 / item
H 5.25 in W 26.75 in D 8.25 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
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.15 in W 34.45 in D 12.13 in
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Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
Monastery Manuscript Trunk
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Enamel, Other, Copper
H 9.26 in W 6.89 in D 0.99 in
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
H 11 in W 14.25 in D 0.75 in
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
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
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
Located in Cambridge, GB
manuscript label inscribed 'This medicine chest presented me by my good aunt Mrs Bahiel on the 17th day of
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Cabinets
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Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
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The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
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Materials
Bone
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Art Deco Style Sofa in Velvet with Toned Piping
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
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Materials
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Circle Candle
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
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2010s American Modern Candelabras
Materials
Brass
Hermanos Calavera Jefe in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Wooda, Miguel Silva
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
$670 / item
H 10 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Creel and Gow Rattan Trellis Chair
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Rattan Trellis chair made for Creel and Gow in Tangier Morocco
Measures: 29" x 27" x 38".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
V Brass Bench by Soraya Osorio
By Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
V brass bench with black hair on hide cushion and finished in a linear aged brass, transforms the everyday bench into a luxurious objet d'art.
Customization available. Please inquir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Moorish Style 1920s Table with Hexagonal Top and Polychrome Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style drinks table from the early 20th century, with painted geometric motifs, hexagonal top, polychrome décor and carved flaming motifs. Created in Morocco during...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,250
H 19 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Six-Panel Decorative Folding Screen, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Chinese six-panel folding screen with decorative carved forest with standing and flying cranes, with reverse side depicting village and figures of people, terminating on brass square...
Category
Antique 1780s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Italian Burl Elm Credenza by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Houston, TX
An Italian burl elm chrome brass and chrome credenza by Willy Rizzo, circa 1968.
Category
20th Century Italian Credenzas
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs
Materials
Walnut
Nest of Four 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality nest of four 19th century Chinese hardwood tables. Having carved foliate decoration to the frieze.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Hermanos Calavera Jefe in Oiled Walnut by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Miguel Silva, Wooda, Ilse Silva
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera ...
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Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
$670 / item
H 10 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Checkered Tulu Rug, 100% Natural Wool, Cream and Brown, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural hand-spun wool of finest quality.
These beautiful hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the wo...
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2010s Turkish Tulu Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
$972 Sale Price / item
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W 60.24 in L 96.46 in
Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
By Japanese Studio
Located in Milano, IT
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Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Shells Table Cups in Porcelain and Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Table cups shells in hand-painted porcelain
and with structure in bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rich in culture is intricately handwoven with reed and leather. Tuareg mats are a must-have on your collections that the Berber symbols together with the diamond patterns are incredi...
Category
Vintage 1940s North African Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
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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.
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