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Blanket Chests For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Early 1900s
17th Century Carved Oak Chest
Located in Allerum, SE
17th century Baroque carved oak chest / trunk with wrought iron handles and hinges. Ca 1650, Northern Europe.
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Mid-17th Century German Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

18th Century Spanish Large Carved Wood Coffer Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish 18th century large size carved-wood coffer. This Spanish trunk from the 18th century features a long rectangular-shaped top which rests above a beautifully carved case adorn with a leaf motif moldings and geometrically designed panels with decorative accents within their centres. Front paw feet project out beneath the thickly molded skirt. The trunk's interior offers a large open storage space. This 18th century Spanish chest is an overall rich, brown color with beautiful aging throughout. The back-side of this piece remains un-decorated, therefore best use would be against a wall, bed, or sofa. This 18th century coffer from Spain would be perfect at the foot of a bed, or within in a family/living room, with plentiful storage for blankets and pillows...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

18th C. Italian Baroque Cassone or Blanket Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wonderfully rustic early Italian hand carved cassone with egg and dart moulded frame, time-softened wood and solid panels on the front and sides. Although this chest has suffered w...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

18th Century German Baroque Chest
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original German baroque round-lidded chest from the 18th century. Made of solid oak wood and richly decorated with hand-forged fittings. Monogrammed with ‘BLSG’ and the year 1798. T...
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

18th Century French Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Blanket Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Magnificent 18th-century French carved chest coffer sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid walnut, it features an intricately hand-carved linenfold compos...
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Late 18th Century French Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

18th Century Small French Oak Coffer, Strong Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century Small French Oak Coffer, Strong Box
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18th Century Gothic Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Late 17th-Early 18th Century Carved Blanket Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1690-1710 oak blanket chest from England with wonderful color and carving. The top has a beveled edge and is banded with hand carved lunette designs, over a wonderfully hand ca...
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Italian 18th Century Walnut Coffer with Lift Top, Marquetry and Bracket Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut coffer from the 18th century with lift top, geometric marquetry décor and bracket feet. This exquisite Italian walnut coffer from the 18th century features a lift t...
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18th Century Italian Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

Early Italian Cassone
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A very large and beautiful solid early Italian walnut cassone / wedding chest with carved figures on panels and paw feet below an elaborate carved layered base.
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17th Century Italian Other Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

17th Century William and Mary Brass Studded Leather Chest
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Late 17th century 1680- 1700 , lovely deeply patinated leather exterior , created through centuries of polishing , handling and use , unpolished original patinated exterior metalwork...
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17th Century British William and Mary Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass

Georgian 5 Plank Oak Coffer
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Georgian 5 plank oak coffer These charming chests are known as 5 plank because it takes 5 planks to make one, front, back, top and bottom and the last plank is cut in half to fo...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Mid 18th Century Hand-Carved Sabino Wood Trunk found in Jalisco / Western México
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This Mexican Colonial trunk is hand crafted with Sabino wood, it features hand iron forged handles and hinges and has an amazing dovetailed joints. The piece in general shows wear b...
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Mid-18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

Three Locks Chest, Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Town hall chest. Walnut wood. XVII century. Rectangular carved chest of walnut wood, with a flat lid, and simple decoration on its fronts with smooth moldings of different widths. ...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Other, Iron

Burgalesan Chest, Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century Baroque Burgalesan Walnut and Iron Rectangular Spanish Blanket Chest Rectangular chest with a flat lid made of carved walnut wood, with corners and bolts in front to loc...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron

England 1900 Victorian Large Army Officer Travel Chest in Leather and Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A British military officer chest. Exceptional rectangular British military officer's travel trunk chest, superbly rebuilt and refurbished in beautifully patinated antique leather ...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass, Bronze

Arcon, Chest, Coffer, Leather, Spanish, Baroque, Brass Studwork, Domed, Travel
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Exceptional, early 17th century, Spanish, leather, ‘Arcon’ or domed travelling coffer ornamented with brass studwork Surviving utalitarian pieces such as travelling coffers from t...
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1620s Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Leather

Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Wood Coffer with Brass Nail-head Adornment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque studded coffer from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-shaped body, has been ...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Metal

Late 18th Century William & Mary Pine Lift Top Blanket Chest with Two Drawers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine William & Mary pine lift top blanket chest in original finish, with two faux drawer fronts and two drawers, all with brass tear drop pulls, original cotter pin hinges and hard...
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Late 18th Century American William and Mary Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass

Gorgeous Antique Italian Wooden Case, 18th Century 'Year 1753'
Located in Budapest, HU
Wedding chest, coming from a Florentine family, with a renaissance villa in Frascati, Italy. Totally handmade and composed of single pieces of wood, cut with a hatchet. Finely decora...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Blanket Chests

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Pine

Lidded Chest, North German, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A Baroque dome-top chest from Northern Germany, dating to the mid-18th century. The chest rests on compressed bun feet and is fitted with a large iron lockplate, decorative escutcheo...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

18th C Bleached Oak Coffer
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 18th C bleached oak coffer. 1720. Dimensions 45 inches (114 cms) Wide 19 inches (48 cms) Deep 22.5 inches (57 cms) High.
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Early 18th Century George I Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Arcon Chest Coffer Leather Armorial Spanish Baroque Gilded Brass Studwork Domed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, early 17th century, Spanish, leather, ‘Arcon’ or domed travelling coffer with a gilded armorial & ornamented with brass studwork. Surviving utalitarian pieces such as travel...
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1620s Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Leather

Italian Renaissance Walnut Chest - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Italian Renaissance chest from the end of the 16th century in walnut Very beautiful chest with a superb molding work on its face as well as a very beautiful base. Th...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

1901 Dated Love Heart Antique Original Paint Romanian Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, circa 1901 dated hand painted Romanian clothes trunk or marriage coffer chest depicting a large love heart with flowers I have re...
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Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Blanket Chests

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Pine

Antique 17th Century Italian Cassone Wedding Chest with Hand-Carved Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
The cassone (plural "cassoni") was a large decorated wooden chest, primarily made in Italy. Cassoni were traditionally given to a bride by her parents, and were often placed at the f...
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17th Century Italian Rustic Antique Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An 18th century Chinese Export Lac de Bergaute tea chest, of octagonal shaped form with hinged lid and red paper-lined interior. Decorated in mother of pearl with figures in a garden...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Blanket Chests

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Mother-of-Pearl

Antique English 17th Century Jacobean Oak Mule Chest Blank Chest Trunk, C.1660
Located in London, GB
A Jacobean oak mule chest Antique English 17th century Jacobean Oak Mule Chest circa 1660 A Charles II Jacobean oak mule chest 17th...
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

A George II Red Japanned Coffer on Stand, attributed to Giles Grendey
Located in London, GB
Of perfectly modest form, with a domed lid decorated with dignitaries on their horses, accompanying hounds, long tailed exotic pheasants, butterflies, all set within a landscape with...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood, Paint

Gothic 16th Century Wood Chest
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gothic oak chest from 16th century with paneled lid and 4 linenfold panels in the front, circa 1500-1530 From the low countries, (Netherlands). In good original condition, with min...
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16th Century Dutch Gothic Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Gothic 16th Century Wood Chest
Gothic 16th Century Wood Chest
$7,107 Sale Price
40% Off
17th Century English Leather Travel Trunk on Later Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This interesting period trunk, circa 1680-1700 is constructed of wood that has been banded in iron then covered with embossed leather and brass tacks and spandrels creating a decorat...
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Late 17th Century Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood, Leather

16th Century Gothic Chest, Pinewood, Metal
Located in Madrid, ES
The relief of folded cloths was common in the Gothic furniture, coming from Flanders in the 15th century and used in Spain in a common way well into the 16th century, although 17th c...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Metal

Three Locks Trunk, Spain, circa 1600
Located in Madrid, ES
Trunk with three locks, made in wood, leather and wrought iron. This type of trunks and chest with three locks were very common in town halls. The decoration links the piece with the...
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Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

Spanish Gothic Oak Cathedral Chest / Coffer Circa 1600
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Spanish Gothic Cathedral Chest, Circa 1600, decorated with Gothic motifs and a central cross. Built from solid oak , showcasing a beautiful aged patina. It shows reassuring signs of ...
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16th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

18th Century, Country French Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Trunk is a marvelous reminder of the traditional craftsmanship so important to those living in the era, much to...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Blanket Chests

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Steel

Cassone, Chest, Coffer, 17th Century, French, Louis XIV, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lovely cassone with classical form, the beautiful figuring of the oak creates subtle, decorative patterning and the simple mouldings give a light, contemporary feel. The rich, lustr...
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Blanket Chests

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Walnut

Mid-18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Cassone Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this colorful antique coffer at the foot of a king size bed to store your extra blankets! Crafted in Italy, circa 1760, the rectangular cabinet sits on front paw feet over a bo...
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Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Giltwood, Paint

Early 18th Century Inlaid & Carved English Coffer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 18th century inlaid & carved coffer or lift top trunk, English. Coister carving across frieze beneath the well molded lift top and incorporated in elongated stop fluting form i...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

Early 18th Century oak coffer
Located in Martlesham, GB
Early 18th Century oak coffer with the hinged three panelled top opening to reveal a large compartment space, the three panelled front having wonderful decorative carving, panelled s...
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1720s British Georgian Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Wedding Chest, Salamanca Area, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wedding chest. Wood, textile, metal, polychrome. Salamanca, Spain, 17th century. Area of rectangular body with flat top made in carved wood that preserves remains of original polychrome, corners and other metal fittings and textile details in certain places. It is decorated to the outside with a molding in its lower area based on curved motifs and a simple carved decoration of vegetable theme arranged according to a rigid symmetry enhancing an inscription in capital letters on the front ("Viva María / Fernandez") allusive to the owner original of the piece. The interior has no decoration or more elements than the parts of the fittings of the corresponding hinges and the wood seen. The model of a flat-topped ark, with a rectangular shape, was very common in Spanish art as early as the Middle Ages, varying in its decorative elements as time and styles progressed. The metallic elements of the furniture (corner corners on red textile, lock shield on the front, hinges on the inside, handles on the sides to move it, etc.) have a decoration of waves and auctions that refers to models of the Baroque, in addition to columns (flanking the keyhole). The carved decoration of the front (flowers, leaves stems and birds simplified posadas, with simple polychrome in three colors -red, green, yellow-) is not too fine (something usual in popular specimens), and follows a composition and very colorful habitual in the popular coffers of the area of Salamanca, being common the use of walnut for its realization (as in all the Spanish furniture, for the resistance of the wood and its abundance then). The addition of a feminine name in capital letters (detail that would indicate that the present piece of furniture is an ark made to keep a wedding trousseau, hence the abundance of decoration in a popular utilitarian piece and the presence of a lock with a key) is another element to be highlighted in this piece of furniture. Similar model is mentioned in one of the most used reference books of the Spanish furniture, ENRIQUEZ ARRANZ, Maria Dolores. The Spanish furniture in the 15th, 16th and 17th century. 1951. p. 39; cat. no. 74; The m. 74; Beautiful example of chest or ark of bridal, popular Spanish style of century XVII...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Metal

Antique 18th Century Coffer / Mule Chest In Oak ( REF AF-3195 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
Transport your living space to a bygone era with this exquisite 18th century oak coffer, crafted circa 1790, boasting enduring beauty and exceptional quality. This remarkable piece o...
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18th Century Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Spanish Baroque Leather-Wrapped Coffer Adorn with Brass Accents, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque leather-wrapped coffer brass accents from the 18th century. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-shaped body, has been o...
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Leather, Wood

17th Century Nurenberg Chest in Wrought Iron
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Nuremberg chest or corsair chest from the 17th century from Germany Nuremberg Very elegant chest with a beautiful patina In his original state The l...
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17th Century German Renaissance Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron

Oak Panneled Chest With Inlays - 17th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 17th century oak panneled chest composed of 3 molded panels Very beautiful rare chest our first with lemon and pear tree inlays on its front. We can also find geometric and f...
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17th Century British Jacobean Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sympathetically restored, 1642 Charles I / Jacobean, hand carved English oak coffer, trunk or chest This piece is stunning, its hand carved t...
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1640s British Jacobean Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Large Swedish 'Knekt' Chest from the mid-18th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish 'Knekt' Chest from the mid-18th century 'Knekt'-chest was used by soldiers to store personal belongings and military gear. This chest rests on a legged base frame tha...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Blanket Chests

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Pine

17th Century French Walnut Coffer with Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French walnut coffer with exceptional hardware. This coffer is made of solid pieces of walnut. This piece would be ideal for a large room, behind a sofa, in a hall or stair landing...
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass

A Georgian 5 Plank Oak Coffer
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Georgian 5 Plank Oak Coffer These charming chests are known as 5 plank because it takes 5 planks to make one, front, back, top and bottom and the last plank is cut in half to form...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

18th Century French La Forest Signed Wood Hide Iron Travel Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce nearly 300 year old antique Parisian travel trunk / storage chest by La Forest. Exquisitely hand-crafted in Paris, France in the first half of the 18th century, during the remarkable King Louis XV period (1715-1774), fine quality craftsmanship, construction and luxurious materials, featuring a solid wood frame with patinated metal mounts wrapped in animal hide binding to top and front, dual rolled iron carry handles at sides, slatted back and sturdy plank boarded verso, having a hinged dome top, open to original plaid flannel fabric lined interior, retaining maker's label under lid, signed La Forest. circa 1725 The label reads: Aux Armes De France Rue Saint Barthelemy, au bas du Pont-au-change, vis-a-vis l'Horloge du Palais La Forest, Maitre Coffretier- Malletier ordinaire de la Maifon de Condé : Fait & vend touted Fortescue de Coffres, Malles, Valifes, Etuis de Chapeaux, Fourreaux de Piftolets, Malles de Rouffi, & autres Marchandifes concernantles Voyages, Cantins, Caves, Malles de Lits, Coffres a Vaiffelles, Paniers de Bagages, & toutes Fortescue d'Equipages d'Armees. Le tout a jufte prix A Paris Translated: Street Saint Barthelemy, at the bottom of Pont-au-change, opposite the Palace Clock...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron, Wrought Iron

18th Century Country French Neoclassical Trunk ~ Blanket Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French neoclassical trunk ~ Blanket Chest is a reminder of a bygone era in which none of the modern conveniences we take for granted had been invented or develop...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Antique 18th Century Good Quality Coffer In Oak ( REF AF-3511 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
This stunning 18th-century antique coffer, crafted from rich golden oak, is a remarkable piece that combines functionality with timeless elegance. Standing on sturdy square legs, thi...
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18th Century British Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

17th Century Hand Carved Oak Coffer with Lid and storage
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
17th Century Jacobean Hand Carved Oak Coffer lift up top opening to reveal a large storage compartment, carved frieze, two marvellous carved panels to the front standing on original ...
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Mid-17th Century British Jacobean Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Exceptional Cathedral Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
EXCEPTIONAL CATHEDRAL CHEST ORIGIN: GERMANY PERIOD: 15th CENTURY Height : 77 cm Length : 147 cm Depth : 58 cm Perfect state of preservation This rare Gothic Cathedral Chest with...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron

18th century Dutch chest of drawers
Located in MADRID, ES
Dutch chest of drawers from the 18th century with its original patina and three bombé drawers with period iron handles and claw feet.
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Early 1700s Dutch Antique Blanket Chests

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Wood

Arts and Crafts Panelled Oak Coffer This is a lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Panelled Oak Coffer This is a lovely piece, with a good patina, the chest has two panels on the front, these have a geometric ...
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Large Antique 3 Panel Mule Chest, English Oak, Storage Trunk, Georgian, C.1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine Georgian period mule chest, offering generous storage and country house appeal, dating to circa 1770. This large antique trunk is a characterful addition to interiors,...
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1770s British Georgian Antique Blanket Chests

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Brass

French Baroque 17th Century Iron Bound Leather Chest or Coffer
Located in Troy, NY
Decorative rare Coffer / Blanket Chest. Covered with the Original Leather and beautiful, Decorative Wrought Iron Work. Fitted interior. Equally suited for storage or as side / small ...
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Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Walnut Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish walnut chest with original iron fittings.     
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17th Century Spanish Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron

Welsh Oak Blanket Chest with Two Drawers, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century welsh oak blanket chest. The hinged rectangular top opening to a well above a panelled front over two short drawers, the stiles continue to form the feet.  
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Blanket Chests

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Oak

Walnut and Iron Chest, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular chest with base and lid with moldings and iron fittings and corners in forge metal on a red cloth background made with stylized and simplif...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Blanket Chests

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Iron

Vintage, New and Antique Blanket Chests

Antique and vintage blanket chests go by many names. You may have heard them called hope chests, dowry chests or Lane cedar chests, with the latter referring to the now-famous case pieces manufactured by the Lane Furniture company.

No matter the name, these were initially large crude wooden boxes with hinged lids where you stowed away your blankets, household linens and possibly some valuables. Everyone can always use a bit more storage in our bedrooms or guest bedrooms, and blanket chests can be a stylish solution to help you stay organized, particularly if you’re short on closet space.

Blanket storage trunks are still typically equipped with hinges on their lids for easy access to their large storage capacity. They’re often rectangular pieces, but in the hands of today’s furniture designers, contemporary blanket chests take on many shapes and are made of varying materials. Most antique blanket chests are made out of wood, from rich mahogany to oak.

Find a wide range of antique, new and vintage blanket chests available for sale on 1stDibs.

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