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Vintage Shipwright's Tool Chest, English, Cedar, Pine, Craftsman's Trunk, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shipwright's tool chest. An English, cedar and pine craftsman's work trunk
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Cedar
H 15.56 in W 40.56 in D 16.54 in
Large Vintage Tool Chest, Oriental, Carriage Trunk, Campaign, Mid 20th, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage tool chest with secret drawers. An Oriental, mahogany carriage trunk
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Wood
H 19.49 in W 35.83 in D 18.12 in
Vintage Steel Metal 11 Drawer Garage Fish Tackle Box Tool Chest Parts Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Steel Metal 11 Drawer Garage Fish Tackle Box Tool Chest Parts Storage Cabinet Item features
Category
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Steel
H 37.5 in W 27.5 in D 20 in
Regency Style Faux Bamboo & Tooled Leather Lingerie Chest Att. Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a regency style faux bamboo lingerie / jewelry chest comprised of tooled leather, fruitwood
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Bronze
H 42.5 in W 20 in D 18 in
Carpenter's Chest Bossche School Style, The Netherlands 1960s
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Carpenter's Chest Bossche School Style, The Netherlands, 1960s.
This is a very unusual and unique
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Secretary Military Campaign Chest Of Drawers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this beautiful two part secretaire campaign chest of drawers circa
Category
Mid-20th Century British Campaign Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Military Campaign Style Bedside Chests
Located in London, GB
A smart and very useful pair of antique military campaign style bedside chests. They were made in
Category
1950s British Campaign Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.
This
Category
1980s French Empire Revival Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Bombay Chest Commode Leather Wrapped Nightstand Bedside Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Bedside Table Bombay Chest Commode
With solid brass paw feet and wrapped in tooled leather.
Approximate
Category
1980s Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Brass
Vintage Empire Revival Burr Maple Tall Chest 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Empire Revival burr maple tall chest dating from the late 20th Century.
This
Category
1980s Empire Revival Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Black Lacquer and Gilt Chest on Stand with Leather Drawers
By Frederick P. Victoria & Son, Inc.
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully made black lacquer and parcel-gilt cartonnier, or chest on stand, with tooled leather
Category
1960s American Régence Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Kennedy for Harrods Military Campaign Four Drawer Chest with Brass Corners
By Kennedy Furniture For Harrods London
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A 20th Century Kennedy For Harrods Military Campaign four drawer chest with brass corners, tooled
Category
1950s English Campaign Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Brass
H 23.23 in W 18.12 in D 12.01 in
Maitland Smith English Regency Style Leather Stacked Books 4 Drawer Chest. Item
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith English Regency Style Leather Stacked Books 4 Drawer Chest. Item features tooled
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 32.5 in W 34 in D 20 in
George Nakashima Triple Chest of Drawers in American Black Walnut & Laurel
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, triple chest of drawers or sideboard, American black walnut, Indian laurel
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Walnut
H 32.29 in W 100.01 in D 20.87 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Mid-Century Leather Covered Chests of Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
bronze mounts. These impressive chests are covered in leather with tooled gilt diamond pattern decoration
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Bronze
H 34 in W 65 in D 24.375 in
Hale Walnut Barrister Style Stacked Bookcase Display Cabinet Mid Century Modern
By Hale
Located in Dayton, OH
Manufacturing built tool chests, then piano parts, and finally library furniture. Today, the company builds
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 45 in W 34.5 in D 17 in
A pair of Mickey Mouser Chest of Drawers by Pierre Colleu for Disney by Starform
By Pierre Colleu 1, Starform, Walt Disney
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
prototypes in various materials, the production of complex tools, the development of new techniques and a
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Wood
H 46.07 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
Substantial Carved Oak Trunk with Iron Accents
Located in Evergreen, CO
intentionally appears to be splitting. A tool was used to open up the deep grain to create even larger, more
Category
Mid-20th Century European Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Iron
Wooden drawer used by old Japanese lacquerware craftsmen/Made in 1963/Showa era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
plate, resulting in this pattern.
When a craftsman goes out of business, tools like this become
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Cedar
H 8.27 in W 13 in D 17.8 in
Rare Harold Ionson Seymour Federal Demilune Birdseye Commode Console Cabinet
By Thomas Seymour
Located in Dayton, OH
time; mostly he planned, designed, and invented needed tools for precise fabrication, such as a hand
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Satinwood
H 51.5 in W 39.25 in D 24.5 in
French Walnut Cartonniere Wellington Chest Filing Cabinet, Reception Greeter
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French walnut Cartonniere wellington chest filing cabinet, reception hostess greeting station
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Leather
Tommi Parzinger Leather Front Chest of Drawers for Charak Modern
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant chest of drawers designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern. Drawer fronts feature
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Leather, Wood
An Early 20th Century Cigar Store Indian, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
chest ornament, apron, trousers, mocassins, shield and arrows. The original Polychrome decoration has
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 37.01 in W 13.78 in D 11.82 in
Osvaldo Borsani Modular Rosewood Bookcase Wall Unit with Removable Panels
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Brooklyn, NY
).
Includes
-four-drawer chest
-locking storage/bar cabinet with glass door and two removable, adjustable
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
H 108.63 in W 139.75 in D 14 in
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 8 Set 41 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
. Introduced in 1964, the finely tooled design incorporates deeply carved borders with lavish scrollwork
Category
1960s Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 8 Set 32 Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
forks, 7 1/2"
8 salad forks, 6 1/2"
8 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 24 Pieces Dinner Size
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 6 1/4"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Dinner Size Flatware Service Set 40 Pcs, New
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
. Introduced in 1964, the finely tooled design incorporates deeply carved borders with lavish scrollwork
Category
1960s American Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Still Life of Gourds with Japanese Celadon Vase & Dragon Decorated Plate, 1944.
By Denis Mitchell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
War II).
Interestingly, the painting is on a cut plywood panel of a tea crate/chest.
The painting is
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Denis MitchellStill Life of Gourds with Japanese Celadon Vase & Dragon Decorated Plate, 1944. , 1944
H 22.25 in W 17.92 in D 1.38 in
Vintage Adel Rootstein Standing Female Display Mannequin London England 69"
Located in Dayton, OH
typically narrow waisted with a size 34 chest, modelled on Hollywood personalities of the 1930s and 40s
Category
Late 20th Century Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Composition
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon 91-Pieces
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, not monogrammed. This set will be
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Tool Chest
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Retro Tool Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the retro tool chest you’re looking for. Each retro tool chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. There are many kinds of the retro tool chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each retro tool chest bearing Art Deco, Louis XVI or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made retro tool chest over the years, but those crafted by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Charak Furniture Company and Frederick P. Victoria & Son, Inc. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Retro Tool Chest?
Prices for a retro tool chest start at $676 and top out at $16,500 with the average selling for $2,633.
Questions About Retro Tool Chest
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The best tool chest to buy is really a matter of preference. Tool chests are the perfect storage option for those looking to organize their tool collection. Shop antique tool chests on 1stDibs.com.
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