Tibetan Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

An Indonesian antique wooden decorative box from the early 20th century, with red lacquered interior lid, lateral handles and bracket feet. Created in Indonesia during the early years of the 20th century, this charming wooden box features a linear silhouette beautifully accented with dovetailed joints on the sides. The lid opens to reveal a convenient storage area with side box, but it is the lid's red and black lacquered decor...

Large size of Tibetan Box with painted foo lion playing and chasing ball. Original painted motif

This is an antique travel trunk. An English, pine and zinc lined carriage chest dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900. A substantial, appealing ...

6-legged armor box made of red lacquer with crest design in gold, and bronze mounted feet. Comes with original lock and key.

Charming Chinese chest in lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century. This trunk is strongly marked by its Asian appearance, particularly at the l...

A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising from a plinth base, the lockable single door having an inset panel in the manner of Jean Berain, enclosing a shelved interior, and flanked by narrow vertical conforming panels; the apron being dressed with three bronze rosettes, and the Jura Jaune marble is dressed with a three quarter arcaded brass gallery, circa 1830 The cabinet is illustrated and discussed in Christopher Payne’s “British Furniture 1820 to 1920” published in 2023. Payne singles out the rarity of the olivewood timber used as well as the necessity for hand cutting the large marquetry panel. Literature: Payne, Christopher. British Furniture 1820 to 1920 : The Luxury Market. ACC Art Books, 2023, pp. 38-39 (illus. fig. 1.33). Town and Emanuel Recorded in the 'Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840', published by the Furniture History Society, as being situated at 103 New Bond Street between 1830 and 1840, and apart from being manufacturers of furniture, also dealt in 'curiosities and antiques'. The late renowned connoisseur Christopher Gilbert records in his 'Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture' London 1997, also published by the Furniture History Society, a writing table in the Transitional manner with similar plaques. Their label reads 'Town and Emanuel, manufacturers of Buhl Marquetrie, Resner (sic) & Carved Furniture, tripods, screens & c. of the finest and most superb designs of the Louis 14th. Splendid cabinets and tables inlaid with fine Sevres and Dresden china...

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...

Storage trunk by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, c.1960s, Denmark. The teak chest features a brass hinged lid and brass lock with key. The inside of the chest showcases a large...

Catalan Baroque carved walnut cassone or trunk, 18th century.

A Swedish Biedermeier curved corner cupboard in oak with richly hand carved fruit decorations from the Mid Early 19th Century. This two-piece hand-crafted corner cabinet has its own ...

A vintage Chinese blanket chest from the Mid-20th Century with red lacquered leather, brass hardware and blue fabric lining on the inside. Created in China during the midcentury peri...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, circa 1900 hand painted Romanian clothes trunk or marriage coffer chest depicting a large Church to the front I have recently purchased a very large collection of these original, antique painted wardrobes...