Trunks and Luggage
19th Century Korean Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Wood
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Iron
19th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wrought Iron
1820s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass, Metal
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Other
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
1950s Korean Chinese Export Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Iron, Metal
1880s Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Trunks and Luggage
Silver
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Elm
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Trunks and Luggage
Zinc
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Soapstone, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Gold Leaf, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass, Silver Leaf
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Wood
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Trunks and Luggage
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Chinese Other Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Iron
1930s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Walnut, Cedar
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Rattan, Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Leather, Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Animal Skin
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Antique and Vintage Trunks and Luggage
Add a charming piece of travel history to your space. Antique and vintage trunks and luggage can make a statement as decorative accents and practical furnishings in nearly every room of your home.
There have been many types of trunks and luggage over the years, with availability of these wares broadening as train travel expanded during the 19th century. Antique steamer trunks — named for their use on steamships — mostly date from around 1880 to 1920. These pieces of luggage fit a steamship’s luggage size regulations and essentially doubled as wardrobes, ensuring that a traveler’s evening dresses and suits were kept wrinkle-free on a journey from city to city.
In 1858, French luxury brand Louis Vuitton introduced the world to the now-iconic Louis Vuitton trunks. During this early period of railroad travel, Louis Vuitton trunks solved common travel problems. Instead of the traditional round shape, these handcrafted rectangular trunks stored better on trains. To discourage burglars, the French craftsman and his son, Georges, also eventually patented a revolutionary sophisticated lock for the trunks. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted travel trunks.
Even if no longer used for travel, the vintage luggage is a popular item among collectors for its historical value and charm. At home, an old wood trunk is a durable storage solution as much as it is a versatile surface. It’s a coffee table in the living room of your farmhouse-style home or rustic loft apartment and a nightstand or blanket chest at the foot of your bed in your bedroom.
From Victorian trunks to Art Deco traveling jewelry cases, journey through history today with an extensive collection of antique trunk suitcases and vintage luggage on 1stDibs.