Welsh Sailor's Sea Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Welsh sailor's sea chest with canted sides. Painted red chest has black canvas top embossed with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Sailors Chest
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Decorated Sea Chest, second half 19th Century, a large six board
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
19th Century China Trade Brass Bound Camphor Wood Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
chests were used by sailors as sea chest, and for carrying precious cargo like silks and other fabrics
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th century traditional Dutch hand painted grain measure container bowl
$883Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.52 in Dm 11.42 in
Antique 19th century traditional Dutch hand painted grain measure container bowl
Located in Casteren, NL
often decorated their homes with intricately crafted oak furniture. Some pieces, like sailors' chests
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Decorative Bowls
Materials
Steel
Chinese Camphor Wood Sailor's Large Brass-Bound Sea or Campaign Chest & Lock
$3,000
H 21 in W 40.5 in D 20.5 in
Chinese Camphor Wood Sailor's Large Brass-Bound Sea or Campaign Chest & Lock
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Sailor's Large Brass-bound Camphor Wood Sea or Campaign Chest, Mid-19th Century. A
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Personal Writing Chest or Sailor's Ditty Box in Pine with Handles and Lock
$675
H 9 in W 14 in D 10 in
Personal Writing Chest or Sailor's Ditty Box in Pine with Handles and Lock
Located in Doylestown, PA
Personal writing/document campaign style chest or sailor's ditty box in pine with carry handles
Category
Early 20th Century Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
$1,393Sale Price|30% Off
H 22.5 in W 41 in D 20.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
$1,666Sale Price|50% Off
H 24 in W 41 in D 22 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed two tone
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Dragon Camphor wood Hope Chest
$1,442Sale Price|51% Off
H 24 in W 40 in D 22 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Dragon Camphor wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it. This chest has detailed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Early 19th Century Sailor’s Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine early 19th century sailor’s or sea captain’s chest of canted form, the top with molded edge
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
19th Century Sailor's Chest with Original Paint and Rope Beckets
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century sailor's chest in original green-blue paint with red shoe and top moldings. Finished
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Antique Mid-19th Century North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Rope, Pine, Paint
Leather and Brass Sailor's Chest
Located in Montreal, QC
Chinese Export small leather covered wood box with brass strapping and nailheads, the compartmented interior lined in velvet.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th century continental mahogany maritime chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century continental mahogany maritime chest circa 1870. Rare german maritime sailors chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Carved Antique Camphor Chest Chinese Sailors Trunk
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A heavily carved Chinese camphor wood chest, circa 1930. Great interiors piece, can work as a side
Category
Vintage 1930s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Maritime Painted Chest with Sailors & 3 Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Maritime Painted Chest with Sailors & 3 Drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Becketed Maine Sea Chest in Original Blue Paint
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H 15 in W 40 in D 16 in
Antique Early 19th Century Becketed Maine Sea Chest in Original Blue Paint
Located in Westfield, MA
. Inside the chest, the till features charming pencil decorations hand-drawn by the sailor, offering a rare
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Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Sailor's Decorated Sea Chest, signed.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Sea Chest, Late 19th Century, a British sailor's sea chest made from tropic
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
American White Pine Sailor's Nautical Traveling Chest, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American white pine sailor's nautical traveling chest with upper hinged top, exposed dovetailing
Category
Antique 1810s American American Colonial Nautical Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Antique Dusky Peachy Pink Painted Sailor's Sea Chest, 19Th Century
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H 21.26 in W 40.16 in D 25.2 in
Large Antique Dusky Peachy Pink Painted Sailor's Sea Chest, 19Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE PAINTED SEAMAN’S TRUNK/COFFEE TABLE A decorative and useful chest of large proportions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Seaman's Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
sailor who took this chest to sea. These chests contained all the worldly possessions a sailor would take
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Japanese Elm Tansu Small Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Also known as "ship's chests" because sailors and merchants used them. Black iron hardware, keyaki
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
well constructed with a lot of brass angle inside chest to reinforce the joint. It was sailor's hope
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Camphor Wood Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
well constructed with a lot of brass angle inside chest to reinforce the joint. It was sailor's hope
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Carved Camphor Wooden Trunk, Hope Chest
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H 20 in W 43 in D 20 in
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Carved Camphor Wooden Trunk, Hope Chest
Located in Pomona, CA
100 years old history. It was sailor's hope chest with all the sailor's best wishes and hopes in it
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Seaman's Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 19th century sailor's chest in richly patinated teak, the top opening to reveal a candle till
Category
Antique 1830s English Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
19th Century continental mahogany maritime chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century continental mahogany maritime chest circa 1870. Rare german maritime sailors chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
19th Century Teak Seaman's Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
handles were generally tied by the seaman who owned the chest and would illustrate the sailor's seamanship
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign chest, WW I or WW II vintage, a sailor's camphor
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Antique Pine Wood Sailors Sea Chest Dovetailed Constructed Trunk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique pine wood sailors sea chest dovetailed constructed trunk box. Item features dovetail
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
1800s British Sailors Sea Chest Trunk Painted Whaling Scene Flags Rope Beckets
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H 16.63 in W 36 in D 18 in
1800s British Sailors Sea Chest Trunk Painted Whaling Scene Flags Rope Beckets
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique British monogrammed sailors sea chest / trunk with original very detailed braided rope
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Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Welsh Seaman's Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century Welsh seaman's chest with original painting of the sailor's ship on the underside of
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Painted Sailor's Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Sailor’s chest in original blue paint, with hand-forged iron hinges. The chest is decorated with a
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Antique Compact Chinese Seaman’s Chest with Locks and Key
Located in San Francisco, CA
A compact and portable antique Chinese seaman’s or sailor’s chest with drawers, locks, and rare
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Sailors Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Amazing 19th century Folk Art Sailor's Chest. The exterior of chest is entirely covered with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Antique Middle Eastern Brass-Clad Wood Sailor’s Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An enchanting Middle Eastern antique wood chest with drawers that features wonderfully executed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Islamic Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
$115,067
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bleached blanket chest trunk, France, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Description: This exquisite bleached oak chest blanket, crafted in France during the 1940s, is a stunning example of Gothic-inspired design. The chest combines the timeless elegance...
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Vintage 1940s Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850
$2,794
H 13.39 in W 30.71 in D 13.59 in
Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique studded Zanzibar chest. An African, mahogany and brass decorated carriage trunk, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. A fine example of 19th century t...
Category
Antique 1850s Zanzibari Tribal Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk
$10,336Sale Price|41% Off
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 27.17 in
Rare 15th Century Solid Oak Medieval Dutch Gothic Chest or Trunk
Located in Casteren, NL
A very rare chest that was completely made of solid oak from the Netherlands middle ages. It is a joined chest with hand carved geometric gothic front panels. The ornaments used ar...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Monumental Antique Trunk Giant Blanket Chest
Located in Somis, CA
This is an extremely heavy, substantial, over scale trunk from Shan Xi province, China's ancient frontier. The completely solid wood trunk has a thick top that displays beautiful pat...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
1747 Six Plank Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 18th century English oak six plank chest, the simple top with original iron strap hinges and lock hasp over bootjack sides having arched feet and scroll carving, the front decor...
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
$33,843
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the sailors chest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, cord and fabric, every sailors chest was constructed with great care. Find 13 options for an antique or vintage sailors chest now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sailors chest — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A sailors chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art, modern and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. 1847 Rogers Bros., International Silver and Studio Greytak each produced at least one beautiful sailors chest that is worth considering.
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Prices for a sailors chest start at $650 and top out at $10,100 with the average selling for $2,673.
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