Softwood Blanket Chests

A grey painted Baroque chest of drawers, curved front with three drawers, 18th century.

Featured is an extremely rare 17th century Dutch William & Mary Chinoiserie style coffer trunk on stand. This gorgeous piece was constructed of oak in the traditional William and Mary style. The trunk is japanned with red lacquer and was hand painted with Chinoiserie scenes of life in China. There are two iron straps that mount the top to the case. There is also one iron lock, although the key is absent the latch closes and holds the top securely in place. The lacquer is 90% complete with only small losses around the edges and in various places. The top has been reinforced with oak straps underneath to prevent the jointed board from moving. The lacquer has a warm patina throughout and shows very well. The lower stand is fitted with a pair of drawers that are also japanned and hand-painted with Chinoiserie scenes on the drawer fronts. Both drawers are fitted with Dutch style brass tear drop pulls. The stand itself is built of oak with turned legs that are pinned together with traditionally carved Jacobean Influenced leg stretchers on both the right and left sides as well as one main lower center stretcher. If you are looking for a very rare and well preserved piece this is the one. This item was almost surely on a Dutch East India Trading company...

Antique Hand Painted Pine Chest for Storage / Linens This Antique Chest from North Carolina, USA is hand painted with original patina. This chest can be used for linen storage and ...

This pine blanket chest was constructed with three dummy drawer fronts. The interior has the original heavy strap hinges and working lock and key. The interior also has a lift top ca...

An antique mid to late 19th century William and Mary style Mule Chest with a hinged lid that opens to a blanket chest storage area with two false drawer fronts at the top. Underneath, there are three graduated drawers. Brass escutcheons and pulls. A bit of history on the Mule Chest from the Columbia Daily Tribune website, "This unique piece of furniture has a lid that lifts from the top and a drawer or drawers below. A mule chest stands on legs or brackets and off of the floor, and most have locks. In Colonial homes, closets were virtually nonexistent. A mule chest was often the only case piece of furniture that a family owned." And to understand a bit about William and Mary style furniture...

An unusual pair of inlaid dowry or wedding chests. Beautiful inlay of different color glass patterns and carved areas. The entire surface has been painted then has gold leaf splotche...

A Fine Pair of 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Dore Bronze Mounted Lacquered Chests/Trunks. Each chest is beautiful with a fine black lacquer which is heavily detailed and hand-p...

A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used one for each day of the week), has ebony inlay aro...

Syrian mother of pearl inlaid wooden wedding or dowry chest. The trunk is profusely inlaid with intricate geometric and floral designs in...

1285 Scandinavian hand painted storage original hand forged hardware. Angled sides with hand dovetail joinery with remnants of original paint.  

Multifunctional hanger, storage and shelf in solid wood and exotic rope pattern, packs may functions in one solution to organize the outdoor and indoor space, this object is part of ...

The interior of this pine lift top commode has been painted brown, it has been refinished to a nice warm color, excellent storage.