Painted Sea Chest
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest, having a hinged lid with breadboard edges, above a dovetailed
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
19th C. Paint Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine sea chest in original finish. Exterior of lid decorated with incised and painted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Paint Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine seachest with original green over blue base paint and red and white star and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
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
$934
H 21.26 in W 40.16 in D 25.2 in
Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest (Locked, no key). Item
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,800
H 27 in W 49 in D 25 in
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Painted Walnut Iron Coffer Chest Trunk 1784
Located in Portland, OR
Antique German Baroque dome top painted walnut sea chest, dated 1784.
The chest having a hinged
Category
Antique 1780s German Baroque Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
$1,695
H 24.5 in W 47.5 in D 23.5 in
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American Painted Sea Chest, Mid-19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Orange-painted sea chest with original hinges, interior till, iron handles and bone escutcheon. All
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century original painted Sea Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great 18th century butter milk painted Sea Chest. Super nice patina. Hand forged iron work
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
This large sea chest has everything one looks for in such a trunk. From the rope handles to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Paint
1840 Pine Tapered Sea Chest in Original Paint
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful first paint sea chest from eastern Canada. Near Perfect condition with original hinges
Category
Antique 1840s Canadian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19THC ORIGINAL BLUE&SALMON PAINTED SEA TRUNK W/ ORIGINAL PAINT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL BLUE AND SALMAN PAINTED SEA CHEST WITH ORIGINAL ROPE HANDLES .ALL DOVETAILED AND
Category
Antique 19th Century American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century American Sea Chest with Compass Star Decoration
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great Folk Art paint decoration in the form of multiple compass stars. Appears to be constructed of
Category
Antique 1790s American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Domed Topped Sea Chest with Painted Decoration
Located in Norwell, MA
Showing the America's cup yacht enterprise. Chest is old, paint is new. Old paper interior
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
Antique Sea Chest
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique sea chest with painted decoration of the HMS York from 1847. Hinged top, painted red
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
Antique Early 19th Century Becketed Maine Sea Chest in Original Blue Paint
Located in Westfield, MA
This remarkable early 19th-century sea chest from Maine is steeped in maritime history, as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
18th Century French Chest of Four Drawers with Hues of Sea Green Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century four-drawer painted wood chest. This antique French chest is good sized and
Category
Antique 18th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Sea Chest in Green Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sea chest in green paint with natural wood top.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Nantucket Miniature Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Nantucket miniature decorated sea chest, likely circa 1940s or earlier, a classic six
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Miniature Whaling Decorated Sea Chest, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Miniature Whaling Decorated Sea Chest, circa 1920s, the top painted with the tail flukes of
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Brass Stud Decorated Leather Sea Captain's Chest on Stand, circa 1810-1820
Located in Essex, MA
An antique brass stud decorated sea captain's chest on stand, circa 1810-1820, ideal as a side
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tables
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 22.75 in D 12.75 in
American Pine and Leather Nautical Sea Chest with Braided Rope Beckets, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American pine and leather brass studded Nautical sea chest with braided rope beckets, wrought iron
Category
Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 18.5 in W 39.5 in D 16.5 in
Painted Sea Chest with Rope Beckets
Located in Norwell, MA
Sea chest in green paint with red trim and later painted decoration with regard to "America's
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
Painted Sea Chest from H.M. Gunboat Cockatrice
Located in Norwell, MA
Sea chest with extensive nautical decoration relative to H.M. Gunboat Cockatrice of the Royal Navy
Category
Vintage 1920s European Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Long Sea Chest in Sky Blue Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century long sea chest in sky blue paint, the rectangular top having applied lip, above dove
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
H 16.63 in W 36 in D 18 in
Antique Painted Sea Chest
Located in Port Chester, NY
A great old blanket chest, probably used for storage at sea, with the original thick rope handles
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Blue Painted Sea Chest, American, Mid-19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great-looking, blue painted sea chest with till, flat bottom, dovetail construction, American, mid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Paint Decorated Sea Chest
Located in New York City, NY
Antique paint decorated sea chest. 'United we stand-Liberty & Justice' 1857. Hinged top.
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
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Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand painted vintage steamer trunk with nautical decoration depicting a ship date 1870 for Capta...
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
$1,151
H 16.93 in W 33.08 in D 18.71 in
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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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Materials
Wrought Iron
$115,109
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Vintage Hand Painted California Line San Francisco Steamer Trunk Chest Toy Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Category
20th Century English Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
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H 20.48 in W 30.32 in D 12.6 in
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
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Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
$7,000
H 17.5 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
19th Century Grain Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine blanket chest with traces of blue-green and grain paint as well as original gilt scalloped design. Interior with single til and wrought iron strap hinges. No key.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wool
$4,800
H 21.13 in W 26.13 in D 1.25 in
1930's Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Blanket Chest with Family & Museum Provenance
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Two Drawer Blanket Chest with Family and Museum Provenance, mid 1930s, a late 18th or early 19th Century New England pine blanket chest with hinged rectan...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
$5,400
H 38.5 in W 39 in D 17.5 in
Mahantango Valley Pennsylvania Blanket Chest with Unicorns, ca 1820-1840
Located in York County, PA
Diminutive blanket box, in windsor green paint, with rare and beautiful unicorn stencils. Made ca 1820-1840, the chest was found in the Mahantango Valley of Pennsylvania. Very likely...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,500
H 16.25 in W 30.5 in D 16 in
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Painted Sea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic painted sea chest available at 1stDibs. A painted sea chest — often made from wood, metal and pine — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the painted sea chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A painted sea chest made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular.
How Much is a Painted Sea Chest?
The average selling price for a painted sea chest at 1stDibs is $1,917, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $7,900 for the highest priced.
Questions About Painted Sea Chest
- What is a sea chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A sea chest, typically seen onboard ships, is a storage chest for a sailor’s personal property. The first known sea chest was used in 1613. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic sea chests from some of the world’s top sellers.
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