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What is a sugar chest?
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A sugar chest is a chest, typically made of wood and featuring legs, that was designed to hold sugar in the late 1700s to early 1800s, when sugar was very valuable. Sugar chests would feature a lock to keep this sweet sign of wealth secure, and featured sections inside to separate light and dark sugars. Shop a range of antique sugar chests on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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18th - 19th century sugar chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th - 19th century sugar chest
20 x 17 x 23
Category
Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
solid cherry antique sugar chest
Located in Winnetka, IL
An antique solid cherry sugar chest with dove tail trim and turned legs. Mid 1800’s
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cherry
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
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Silver, Iron
American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut hinged sugar chest with exposed exterior dovetails and resting on the original
Category
Antique 1810s American American Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Poplar, Wood
Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
and told me her family had always used it as a sugar chest. I believe its intended purpose was likely
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Cupboards
Materials
Walnut
