Teakwood Chinese Painted Storage Trunk

Painted Swedish trunk, the dome top with painted flowers and foliage, steel strap hinges and center steel handle. The front and sides have similar floral decoration.

Painted steel bound trunk, with hand wrought steel straps on all sides, open interior with candle box on right, original steel hinges. The top has ''bread ...

Painted leather camphor wood trunk, the top is double brass studded with brass framing. It is painted with a floral center cartouche and borders and...

English brass studded painted trunk has steel support strapping and the original steel carrying handles. It appears that the original covering is leather...

Chinese red lacquer pig skin trunk, the interior is lined with sea blue fabric. Inside the top there is an applied calligraphy tablet. The brass lock hi...

Inlaid mother of pearl truck , the top with multiple cast iron studs and the corners feature an interesting pattern of tiny brass beads. The sides have wrought iron carrying handles ...

Simple lacquered Chinese trunk in vivid color.

An unusual and larger size Chinese Export leather trunk with beautifully hand painted European pastoral scenes in the Barbizon style, pain...

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscel...

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscel...

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscellaneous items, trunks were found in every room in the home and were often stacked on top of one another. This early 19th century storage trunk has a simple, rectangular form, wrapped in a layer of softly worn hide and accented by a square brass lock plate decorated with double coins and subtle floral motifs. Likely originally coated in dark oxblood-brown lacquer, the hide exterior has been stripped and bleached to a neutral, pale blonde color. The interior is lined with colorful fabric printed with pink...

Rare 19th century Chinese pigskin trunk featuring a black lacquered finish. Beautiful distressed patina with a smooth soft finish. Brass-mounted ...