Antique Merchant Chest

Magnificent antique Indonesian Maduran smaller merchants chest or treasure trunk composed of hand carved, painted, & gilded camphor wood with patinated brass hardware & handles & new...

Constructed from Cypress and Elm, this merchant’s chest features blackened iron hardware with two thick handles on the top of the piece for ease of transport.

A Japanese Meiji period merchant's chest from the late 19th century, with wheels, sliding doors and dark patina.

Japanese Merchant’s chest (choba-dansu), Toyama, the front entirely constructed of keyaki (Zelkova serrata), original fuki-urushi lacquer finish, completed with hinoki (Chamaecyparis...

Very pretty blanket chest on wheels for an Indonesian merchant from the end of the 19th century, from Madura.

Wonderful early 20th century merchants chest/trunk. Chest features solid wood construction, ornately carved decoration, iron hardware, and wheels.

Large Fitted Iron Banded Merchants Chest This is a large heavy and very strong piece, the interior is fitted with compartments to hold the merchants samples and there’s also a secre...

Antique iron bound merchants chest with hidden compartments. The chest is very heavy, it has a great deal of thick iron banding and brass and iron studs both for strength and decor...

An antique Indian merchant's chest from the 19th century, with pierced brass geometric decor and weathered patina.

With traces of original blue paint to exterior. This chest was originally made for European merchants to use as a secure chest for transporting valuables on the arduous journeys aro...

Antique Japanese Tansu box chest of drawers, which is originally as Gyosyo tansu (Peddler's chest), product of late Edo - Meiji era (estimate 1860s-1910s). Used by Gyosyonin (peddler...

Japanese Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Early Showa Period Tansu Japan, early to mid-Showa period, c. 1930s–1940s 36"H × 32"W × 16.5"D (91 × 81 × 42 cm); [weight lb/kg — please...

Japanese Sugi Wood Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1850s  42.5"H × 37"W × 17"D (108 × 94 × 43 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29.5 kg) A well-propo...

Japanese Kiri and Sugi Chobadansu Merchant Chest Late Edo Period Tansu Japan, late Edo period, c. 1830s–1860s 32.5"H × 35.5"W × 18"D (83 × 90 × 46 cm); approx. 65 lbs (29.5 kg) A ...

An Indonesian 19th century merchant's blanket chest on wheels from Madura, with hand-painted and carved front showcasing tribal designs.

18thC teak iron bound chest. Originally this merchant chest was made to be used as a very secure chest for transporting valuables on the arduous journeys around the East.

A Japanese Meiji merchant's tansu chest from the late 19th century with iron hardware.

A rare storage chest with a beautifully sectioned interior, likely used as a writing slope or merchant’s chest.

Attribution: In the manner of late 19th-century Rajasthani or Goan iron-bound merchant chests.

A Japanese Meiji period merchant's Kuruma tansu chest from the 19th century, with four large drawers and a lateral door concealing additional drawers.

This is an antique merchant's tool chest. An English, stained pine craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Antique Japanese Ishodansu Merchant Chest with Iron Locking Bar 38"H Japan, Meiji period 1868-1912 Dimensions: 38"H × 37"W × 16"D This antique Japanese ishodansu is a compact merch...

Six deep drawers provide substantial storage, while the broad top surface reflects its original role as functional merchant furniture. Today, it can also be used as a low console, st...

Crafted from solid cedar and elm, its warm patina showcases expressive wood grain, while the hand-forged iron hardware and decorative carved panel add an artful touch. Unlike merchan...

Trained by his father with whom he worked for a time, he then became independent to establish himself as a master tablet maker and merchant. Elegant small chest of drawers with cent...

Historically used in merchant homes, these chests served both as practical furniture and as a clever way to navigate multi-level interiors.

Antique Rajasthani Shekhawati Merchant's Footed Chest Box India 1900's. Early 20th Century Indian carved wood storage cash footed box used by merchants in their stores and also in e...

- Dimensions: (approx) Overall: 54.25" Tall, 38" Wide, 13.5" Deep; Cabinet: 21.5"h, 35"w, 10.5"w; Stand: 33.25"h, 38"w, 13.5"d; Keywords: Similar to a coffer cassone collecto...

This compact cabinet would have originally served to store medicines, herbs, or valuable small items in a merchant or healer’s household. The chest comprises nine drawers—seven of s...