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Place of Origin: Tanzanian
Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850
Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850

Antique Studded Zanzibar Chest, African, Carriage Trunk, Victorian, Circa 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique studded Zanzibar chest. An African, mahogany and brass decorated carriage trunk, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. A fine example of 19th century t...

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1850s Tribal Antique Tanzanian Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century Zanzibar Trunk With Studded Copper Decoration
Antique 18th Century Zanzibar Trunk With Studded Copper Decoration

Antique 18th Century Zanzibar Trunk With Studded Copper Decoration

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A rare 18th century North African Zanzibar trunk, fashioned of cedar with studded decoration and clad with pierced copper panels. Used in Kenya and Zanzibar to store valuables and sp...

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18th Century Folk Art Antique Tanzanian Blanket Chests

Materials

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