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Monks Chest

Italian 16th Century Pair of Curios Chest Feet The Sea Monk Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
a ecclesiastical piece like a chest. They remind me of the early imagery of the Sea Monk from the
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Antique 16th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

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
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Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects

Materials

Paper

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Impressive French Carved Heavy Oak Profile Plaque of a Monk, circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
monk’s cloak were also given careful consideration. On the monk’s chest is a sun that has been
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Reproduction Monk's Chest
Located in Westport, CT
Painted Monk's chest with 3 drawers.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Reproduction Monk's Chest
Reproduction Monk's Chest
H 38 in W 58 in D 22 in
Monks Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th century Burmese Sadiak Chest, thayo work with gold leaf, used to hold Buddhist prayer
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

Materials

Gold Leaf

Monks Chest
Monks Chest
H 27 in W 35 in D 17 in

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19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
$2,792
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese Buddhist teaching painting, set of four paintings with 24 Buddhist stories with Japanese written characters in each story on one screen. Provenance: Purchased from Christie'...
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Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
Japanese Buddhist Teaching Painting
$3,800
H 26.5 in W 64 in D 0.75 in
Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The chest is constructed of teak covered in lacquer and gold leaf with a hinged lid and detailed decoration on four sides. The high relief thayo lacquer depicts narrative scenes, bor...
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
$6,000
H 15.5 in W 28 in D 19.75 in
19th Century Anthropomorphic Taxidermy Boxing Squirrels by Edward Hart
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very rare anthropomorphic taxidermy scene of two red squirrels boxing, housed in its original pine and glazed case with hand painted backdrop. The squirrels have their original s...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Introducing an Exquisite and Rare Gilded Buddhist Manuscript This remarkable piece presents a truly exceptional find—a gilded Buddhist manuscript of immense beauty and rarity. The...
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
$1,515
H 0.5 in W 5.5 in D 22 in
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript Storage Box Burma 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century. This wooden box is entirely covered in moulded lacquer-work in relief (known as thayo work) and gilding (gold leaf) and ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Thai Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the monks chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A monks chest — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a monks chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A well-made monks chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Onnaing are consistently popular.

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A monks chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,846, while the lowest priced sells for $475 and the highest can go for as much as $41,051.