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Material: Iron
A Beech Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An extremely good example of an early beech coffer with original escutcheon and hinges. The warm, rich patina is indicative of its age and long-term use. The chest features hand-for...
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17th Century French Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
17th Century Spanish Walnut Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish walnut chest with original iron fittings.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Petite Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or toy storage trunk. Made of pine featuring rectangular form painted red exterior, hand dovetailing, forged iron h...
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Primitive Pine Iron Banded Studded Dome Top Storage Trunk Chest 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique chest / trunk / box, made of pine with lightly curved dome top, with iron banded edges and studded details. Two black leather handles at sides. Interior re-papered at least t...
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Late 19th Century Primitive Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
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 are typical Gothic ornaments such as trefoil, mouchette, and trace.
This diminutive chest was probably made in the 15th century Netherlands. It has the typical construction of very early European furniture as is also seen on the German Stollentruhe.
The chest has only a small lid with forged hinges...
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15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Stunning Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Elm Wood Blanket Chest / Trunk 1750
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood.
This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and...
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Early 18th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Beech Chest
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An extremely good example of an early beech coffer with original escutcheon and hinges. The warm, rich patina is indicative of its age and long-term use. The chest features hand-for...
Category
17th Century French Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique 17th Century Spanish Chestnut Carved Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful trunk or coffer from Northern Spain that was made in the first part of the 17th century.
It features a rectangular hinged molded top over a deeply carved base. The front...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Kentucky 18th Century Stage Coach Trunk
Located in Louisville, KY
If this trunk could speak, it would tell a story of its many journeys from Frankfort, Kentucky to many parts of the country, beginning in the mid to late 1700’s. It would tell tales about its owners Jephthah and Peter Dudley...
Category
Late 18th Century American Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Silver Chest, English, Oak, Iron Bound, Lined Storage Trunk, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver chest. An English, oak and bound iron storage trunk, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Superb living room or bedroom storage with fine Georgian ap...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th Century Barrel-Stave Steamer Trunk
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique barrel-stave steamer trunk dating from the mid 19th century. Made of oak, it has a domed lid with gold painted brass corners, black leather strapping and original iron hin...
Category
19th Century American Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th Century Italian Chest Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Italian chest, circa 1800, is a beautifully crafted piece that reflects the rustic elegance typical of Italian craftsmanship from this period. Constructed from soli...
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Early 1800s Italian Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique 17th Century Carved Oak Dutch Renaissance Maids Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This solid oak carved chest was made in the Netherlands during the Renaissance period.
It was made in the finest quality oak and high quality carving. The carvings are deep and met...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
18th Century European Rustic Dovetailed Pine Chest or Coffer
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rustic dovetailed pine chest or coffer, Europe, late 18th century.
Likely Austrian or German, this rustic European, hand-crafted chest is loaded with character and has a wonderful, ...
Category
Late 18th Century European Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
17th Century French Oak and Iron Money Chest with Original Lock and Key
Located in Dallas, TX
Adorned by an impressive lattice of strapwork, this oak and iron money chest from 17th-century France is both functional and aesthetically appealing. An elaborate, stylized iron fleu...
Category
17th Century French Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique 17th Century Carved Oak Dutch Renaissance Maids Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This solid oak carved chest was made in the Netherlands during the Renaissance period.
It was made in the finest quality oak and high quality carving. The carvings are deep and met...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
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
19th Century Chinese Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
A large 18th Century Balkan Adriatic Coast Bridal Chest
Located in Belgrade, RS
This is an exquisite example of bridal chest showcasing all the features of a distinctive Balkan
type produced alongside the Adriatic coast. This type of bridal chest was connected t...
Category
Late 18th Century Balkan Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Large and Richly Carved 17th Century Walnut and Oak Trunk from Spain
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and robust Spanish trunk, the carvings on the front façade are large and vibrant, accented by a deep brown patina. The trunk was hand-carved in the 1600s by a master craftsman, using both oak and walnut woods. Large dovetail joineries, visible on the sides, add character to the trunk, without taking away from the magnificent carvings.
Two large, pierced iron straps support the massive trunk lid, which is embellished with several thin moldings. Both sides have an ovate handle affixed by a pierced floral mount, above an arbalete apron. The sinuosity continues on the front apron, but in more dramatic fashion, with a series of counter curves. Above the apron is a raised area (also seen on the sides) adorned with a winged angel mascaron inside of a shaped console, flanked by a large rosette atop a vine that is surrounded by a foliate border. A similar foliate carving can be seen on the recessed section of the façade, encircling another well-carved cartouche. The upper scene consists of a heart surmounting flowering leaves (beneath a shaped escutcheon), flanked by a pair of niches filled with sunbursts over flowering vines, which are in turn flanked by larger sunbursts personified with a mascaron center. All four sunbursts are incorporated with a cross, which, when depicted with the heart, symbolizes “love for all mankind”.
Our richly carved Spanish trunk...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal, Iron
Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Catalan Baroque carved walnut cassone or trunk, 18th century.
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Chest or Coffer Painted & Carved Pine, End of Bed Spain circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Spanish coffer or chest made circa 1960.
This pine and wrought iron chest has been fully painted, even inside.
Bunches of grapes, lemons, melons, apples and watermelons adorn this co...
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Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Spanish Trunk, Blanket Chest with Raised Wooden Panels and Iron Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
20th Spanish trunk with raised wooden panels and original iron hardware
A Spanish carved wood blanket chest from the 20th century. This an...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Eastern European Natural Waxed Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming and functional antique eastern European rustic pine blanket chest. Pilasters at the corners and applied mouldings give this piece such character. Old iron keyhole and hand...
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Early 20th Century Czech Rustic Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Rare Gothic German Oak and Iron Chest Known as "Stollentruhe"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This large chest stands on high legs prolonging the lateral jambs. Presenting a sober and severe appearance the chest still belongs to the Medieval tradition. The piece is made from very high quality Hungarian wood.
The jambs are joined to the facade and the lateral sides thanks to pegged mortise and tenon securing a great stability and squareness between each parts. The upper lid is made of two joined parts and so is the facade.
The ironwork is present all over the surface of the chest and brings both an additional stability to the construction as well as a rich decor. The lid is secured with hinges. Hinges also run all over the chest in horizontal and vertical lines, ending in a floral motif. The hasp lock is also very ornamental.
Those chests always present important proportions especially when they are made early in the period. This model was very popular in Germany and stayed in vogue until the 16th century. However the feet Gothic decor...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Monumental Antique Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique metal-bound solid teak wood damchiya marriage dowry chest with hidden compartments and beautifully aged patina!
Hand-crafte...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique German Pine Blanket Chest with Original Paint
Located in Centennial, CO
Antique late 19th century German or Eastern European pine blanket chest with original paint. Beautifully hand painted red and blue flowers and tan medallions on a green/blue backgro...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most unusual and very large silver or dowry chest made entirely from solid and thickly hewn teak with large exposed dovetails and with iron bound corners, iron bindings, original double heart shaped hasp and keep and large carrying...
Category
1770s Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Refinished Early American Steamers Dome Top Pine and iron Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Germantown, MD
A gorgeous, completely Refinished Early American Steamers Dome Top Pine and iron Trunk / Blanket Chest Trunk on wheels and lined with American Colonial...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Jacobean Oak Coffer
Located in Essex, MA
A fine example of the predecessor of the chest of drawers. These were used in the 16th and 17th century British Isles to store clothing and valuables. Kept in a bedroom and today oft...
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1680s English Jacobean Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Swedish mid 19th century hand painted oak dome top coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century hand painted oak dome top coffer circa 1852.
Vibrant and beautiful dome top trunk of grand proportions. Hand painted by jons persson (1811-1866) who was ba...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Silver Chest, English, Oak, Cast Iron, Storage Trunk, Victorian, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique silver chest. An English, oak and cast iron storage trunk, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Delightfully stout craftsmanship and appearance
Display...
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1860s British Victorian Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
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 Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Primitive Painted Pine Petite Chest Storage Trunk
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique 19th century primitive pine farmhouse blanket / hope chest or toy storage trunk. Made of pine featuring rectangular form painted red exterior, hand dovetailing, forged iron h...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
18th Century New England Country American Queen Anne Blanket Chest Of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive early American Queen Anne style blanket chest, dating to the 18th century, found in New England, having a molded pine case fitted with rectangular iron pin-hinge top, opening to a deep storage compartment interior with faux drawer facing, over two lower drawers with hand cut dovetail joinery, rising on shaped bracket feet, early grain-paint over original red paint, adorned in later brass fittings, all enhanced by beautifully aged distressed original patina. circa 1750, Northeastern United States
Provenance / Acquisition:
O'Neill-Leonard Antiques...
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Iron
Red Lacquer Blanket Chest with Gilt Lions, Floral Motifs, and Storage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This red lacquered blanket chest stands out with its vibrant finish and intricate gilt decoration. The rectangular lid is richly adorned with floral motifs and rosettes, opening via ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
16th Century Flemish Oak Strong Box Trunk with Iron Strapwork
Located in Dallas, TX
The beautifully carved front façade is not the only impressive element of this oak strongbox trunk; the interior is reinforced with an iron strapwork “cage”, strengthening the alread...
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16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made for the safekeeping of money, important documents and pr...
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16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th century Swedish folk art hand painted pine coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish folk art hand painted pine coffer circa 1841.
Fine quality piece of Scandinavian folk art. Made from solid pine with a slight dome top lid. Base coated in...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Spanish Colonial Period Leather Carved Cedar Travel Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 300-year-old Spanish Colonial period leather clad and carved travel chest with beautifully aged patina. circa 1725
Born in the first half o...
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17th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th century hand painted Swedish oak coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century hand painted swedish oak coffer circa 1852.
Beautiful dome top coffer made from solid oak. Hand painted using traditional methods in a green, brown and yellow sche...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
17th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Oak and Iron Chest With Original Key
Located in Stamford, CT
17th century Spanish or Spanish Colonial oak chest with wrought iron hinges and mounts, original key and working lock. The front panel with chip carved surface, scalloped gardrooning...
Category
Early 17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Large Swedish Chest from 1800 century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Chest from 1800 century
Beautiful patina, iron joinery, and working lock and key.
Made out of pine wood.
Height: 41 cm/16.1 inch
Depth: 62 cm/24.4 inch
Width: 111 cm...
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18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Empire Period Officer's Trunk
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb officer's trunk in wood and iron from the Empire period 19 century
Very beautiful and rare trunk covered with a thin layer of iron and resting ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
American Federal Mahogany and Spanish Cedra Sugar Chest on Stand, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany and Spanish cedra one drawer hinged sugar chest on stand with carved molded edge, exposed dovetails, wooden knobs, silver escutch...
Category
1820s American Federal Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Silver, Iron
16th century large chest strongbox iron and walnut
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A quite large 16th century Italian so called 'coffre fort' . Coffers or chest like these were specifically made for cities or large villages to safegueard the gold and valuables. The...
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16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Fully Renovated American Dome Top Cedar Trunk, circa 1880s
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th Century (1880s) Restored Antique Dome Top Trunk For Sale! Unique Features Include Polished Silvery Hardware Contrasting Beautifully Ag...
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Country Swiss Immigrants Trunk Folk Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, one-of-a-kind antique, circa 1860, country Swiss folk decorated wood immigrant's travel trunk.
Handmade in the Meilen region of Zürich, Switzerland, in the mid-19th century, crafted of solid oak and pine, rectangular steamer chest...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Country Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Massive Antique Indian Carved Wood Dowry Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The entire chest with framed square panels in three rows on the top, and four on the front, sides, and back. The front panels have added X form decorative pieces and all frames have ...
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19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Unique Small Size & Quality Hand Carved Tiger Oak Gothic Revival Chest, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and practical size, multi purpose Gothic chest / box from a monastery.
This here Gothic chest is one of the smallest yet most stylish we ever had the pleasure of offering. ...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration
This is a rare, s...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
17th Century Northern France Wedding Chest in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Based on the facing portrait cartouches on the front facade, this chest was most likely presented to a couple for their wedding in 17th-century Northern France. The oak wood has a deep brown patina that accentuates the hand-carved frontage, depicting a man (on the left) facing a woman (on the right), surrounded by scrolls and a sprawling foliate margent. A quarter-round edge embellishes the lid, which can be opened to reveal deep storage, including a 5 ½ inch tall side compartment. Several thin layers of molding can be seen on the low profile apron above small bracket feet.
A chest like this would have been offered as a wedding dowry, most likely commissioned by the parents of the bride or possibly even by the husband himself. The chest would have been used to store valuables for the couple’s new life together, with the wrought iron handles on the sides allowing the chest to be easily transported. Our 17th-century wedding chest can be used functionally as a small storage chest for a bedroom or bathroom or displayed as a well-carved room...
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17th Century French Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
19th Century Brass Bound Wood Campaign Trunk
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
19th Century Brass Bound Campaign Trunk / Chest. Beautiful desirable patina.
Category
19th Century Unknown Campaign Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Iron
European Walnut Storage Chest, Early 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
European Walnut Storage Chest, early 19th Century. An early chest with triple brass locks and hand-forged iron strap hinges.
Category
Early 19th Century European Country Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Iron
17th Century Spanish Baroque Savoy Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 17th century chest in brown chesnut. Hand carved facade panel with geometrics decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware.
Add a re...
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Antique Georgian Period Dovetailed Oak Mule Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A Georgian era (1714-1837) English oak mule chest.
Born in the late 18th / early 19th century, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820), fine quality craftsmanship and constr...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Dallas, TX
We have the pleasure to present a rare late medieval 16th century German wrought iron oak chest or Stollentruhe.
This is an early 16th century, ci...
Category
16th Century German Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
German Pine Blanket / Marriage Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Antique painted German pine blanket/marriage chest. Wonderful folk art flowers and geometric designs on facing front. Colors are still vibrant after 200 years.
Two handles for easy ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
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. ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Other, Iron
18th Century Domed Venetian Chest with Crimson Velvet and Wrought Iron Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to the 1700s, this beautiful Venetian chest, which is covered in crimson velvet, has brass embellishments in the style of the Renaissance. The beautiful color of the velvet an...
Category
18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron, Brass
Late 16th Century Venetian Cedar Wood Cassone Nuptial Chest Garden of Eden Theme
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 16th century Venetian cedar wood cassone wedding chest featuring finely detailed carving in the champleve decorative style on both the front...
Category
16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th Century Spanish Baroque Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 19th century chest in brown chestnut. Hand carved facade panel with heads decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware.
Add a real s...
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1890s Spanish Renaissance Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest
Located in PARIS, FR
Large leather and iron bound travel chest, very rare in its dimensions
Late 15th century, Northern France
Dimensions: h.103 cm, w. 178 cm, d. 77cm ( (H. 40.55 in, w. 70.08 in. d. 30.31 in)
Our rectangular-shaped chest opens with a rounded lid. It is entirely covered in leather veneered on a wooden core, and decorated with wrought and crafted iron frames and hinges.
It is garnished on all sides with iron hinges cut at the ends of Gothic trefoils.
On the facade two lock plates with cut-out cloverleaf borders fitted with a hasp (one missing) attached to the cover.
The iron bands serving as reinforcements on all sides as well as the central bands are decorated with plant and floral friezes and geometric patterns. These strips are attached to the wood using daisy-headed nails, typical of the French Renaissance.
Given its size and loaded weight, our trunk has four carrying handles: two wrought iron side handles, but also two front handles.
The interior has a stretched fabric dating from at least the 17th century, we find on the interior sides of the cover the original raspberry-colored vellum.
This is a rare model in leather and iron of very large dimensions. Expensive materials, which were only used on small Gothic boxes (20 cm to 50 cm in length) like those in the public collections of many museums.
Large chests exceeding 1 meter in length for the sake of economy and simplicity were generally made of wood sometimes covered with iron cladding.
We found a large chest in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, but still smaller than ours (inv. 47.144, dim. H: 22 1/2" W: 50 1/2" D: 21").
There are also two similar large chests (with flat or slightly domed lids) in the collections of the Barcelona Leather...
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15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
American White Pine Decorative Floral Painted Blanket Chest , NY, Circa 1819
Located in Charleston, SC
American White Pine hand painted floral blanket chest with original wrought iron strap hinges, interior till, and locking mechanism with key. New York,...
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1810s American American Colonial Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Superbe 17th Century French Blanket Chest or Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe 17th century French blanket chest or trunk.
Category
Mid-17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Iron Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
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