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Iron Strong Box Treasure Chest
Located in Ferndale, MI
Iron strong box treasure chest, nicely crafted case and mechanism.
Category

19th Century American American Classical Antique Strong Box

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron, Iron

Antique Iron Strong Box Treasure Chest
Iron Strong Box Treasure Chest
H 15 in W 24 in D 15 in
18th Century Welsh Strong Box with Carved Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.  
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18th Century Welsh Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian hand painted 19th century pine strong box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian hand painted 19th century pine strong box circa 1840. Good example of traditional
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal

19th century Swedish hand painted oak strong box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish hand painted oak strong box circa 1820. We are pleased to offer this
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Early 19th Century Swedish Baroque Revival Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Regency Period Steel Strong Box
Located in New York, US
Our late Regency period strongbox features gilt neoclassical mounts including lion masks and rosettes at the sides, Roman Tuscan style columns at the front corners, figurative panel ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Strong Box

Materials

Steel

Antique Regency Period Steel Strong Box
Regency Period Steel Strong Box
H 14 in W 14.5 in D 11.25 in
Antique English Iron Milner's Strong Box With Inscription (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique English iron Milner's strong box painted green with John Layton inscription
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Spectacular American Grain Painted Strong Box, New England Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Likely New Hampshire or Massachusetts, circa 1800. This stunning quality antique strong
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Early 1800s American Primitive Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Strong Box, English, Brass, Bronze, Secret Letter, Ladies Safe, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique strong box. An English, brass and bronze secret letter or valuables case
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Mail Carriage Strong Box, English, Oak, Security Chest, Early Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mail carriage strong box. An English, oak security chest, dating to the early
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Early 18th Century British Georgian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

18th Century Brass Mounted Mahogany Strong Box with Spring Lock Interior Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid 18th century mahogany strong box with applied brass edges centering a central applique on the
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Safe box. Iron. XIX century. Rectangular safe made of iron, with a rectangular base, two handles
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Strong Box

Materials

Other, Iron

Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
H 13 in W 18.9 in D 11.82 in
18th Century Small French Oak Coffer, Strong Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
18th Century Small French Oak Coffer, Strong Box
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18th Century Gothic Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Strong Box / Coffre Fort on George
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional 17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort of Excellent
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Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Strong Box

Materials

Kingwood, Walnut

Italian 17th Century Coffre Forte, Strong Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 17th century Coffre Forte - Strong Box from the Lombardy area of Italy. Expertly
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

English ships or country house carved oak and steel bound strong box, circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare Ships or Country House Carved Oak and Steel Bound Strong Box This fabulous and richly
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

Unusual English Iron Strong Box by W. Graham & Son, London
Located in Essex, MA
Paneled case with top lifting handle and side handles. Signed on top with working lock and key.
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

17th Century English Oak Strong Box c. 1640
Located in Heathfield, GB
A rare English oak strong box retaining original and elaborately forged iron lock plate and lock
Category

17th Century Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

A mahogany strong box made for the Ovenden Female Society, Instituted May 1809
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A mahogany strong box made for the Ovenden Female Society, Instituted May 1809, of deep rectangular
Category

Early 1800s English Antique Strong Box

Materials

Mahogany

Ebony Veneered Captain's Chest or Strong Box 'Coffre Fort', 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A strongbox was a type of travelling chest and these types of boxes were more common in England
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Late 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

C. 1900 Indian Strong Box With Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden strong box is heavily reinforced with iron banding and can be secured with an exterior
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Teak

C. 1900 Indian Strong Box With Original Patina
C. 1900 Indian Strong Box With Original Patina
H 24.5 in W 31.75 in D 18.75 in
18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood
Category

18th Century Spanish Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

William and Mary Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort Converted to a Teacaddy
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with brass strapping and side handles. Lock plate and flap. Fitted sometime in the 19th century as a tea caddy. Labeled Orange Pekoe and Black tea. Turned wood covers.
Category

1690s Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

Extremely Rare Pair of Regency Cast-Iron Sarcophagus Shaped Strong Boxes
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely rare pair of Regency cast-iron sarcophagus shaped strong boxes. Regency, circa 1820
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

17th Century French Coffer, Oak Silver Treasure Chest, Strong Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
17th Century French Coffer, Oak Silver Treasure Chest, Strong Box A Very Rare piece, this Oak
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17th Century Elizabethan Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

Rare Dutch Colonial Solid Teak Brass Inlay Strong Box With Padlock & Handles
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare Dutch East India Strong Box uncompromisingly made from solid teak. This was meant to be a
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1870s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

Green painted Southern Yellow Pine 19th century carriage strong box forged iron
Located in Mobile, AL
Green folk painted Southern yellow pine carriage trunk or strong box. The size is just about
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1840s American Folk Art Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal, Iron

18th Century French Cast Iron Bound Strong Box, c.1740
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
on the Orient express, also used as diplomats lock boxes when traveling on the continent, beautifully
Category

18th Century French Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Stunning Antique Arts & Crafts Bronzed Strong Box, Firewood Bucket w. Tudor Rose
Located in Lisse, NL
ago. The strong and straight lined handles on the sides and the striking Tudor rose symbol in the
Category

Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Antique Hobnail Safe Strong Box Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship, this antique studded safe with typical all-around hobnails and great wrought iron details, pr...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

1906 Antique Pine Carpenters Tool Chest Trunk Strong Box Disston Saws Planers
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and rare antique pine carpenters tool chest or trunk featuring five Disston hand saws, a bunch of planers and various extras. Marked along the upper lid, "Erected Janu...
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Early 1900s Rustic Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal

Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine decorative box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine strong box circa 1842. Beautiful small Scandinavian
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal

Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790. Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal

19th Century Russian Gilt Iron-Bound Box with Original Key
Located in Stamford, CT
extended to fashioning iron-bound trunks. Some of the most sophisticated personal strong-boxes created for
Category

Early 19th Century Russian Other Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th C. Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel
Located in New York, NY
coffre-fort or strong box conceived in the neo renaissance style of the late 1830s is decorated with the
Category

1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Strong Box

Materials

Gold, Steel

Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
. The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form
Category

19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Strong Box

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box
Category

16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Strong Box

Materials

Metal, Bronze

A Fine 17th C. William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
horse-drawn carriage. Strong boxes veneered in oysters of Princewood such as this were luxury objects
Category

17th Century English William and Mary Antique Strong Box

Materials

Kingwood, Oak

Scandinavian 18th Century Wooden Box, Dated 1752
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and big strong perfectly working lock dated
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1750s Norwegian Baroque Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Victorian 1880 Oval Desk Box in .925 Sterling Silver with Brown Faux Tortoise
Located in Miami, FL
with a strong hinge and a push boxed lock with the interiors perfectly refurbished with navy blue
Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Rare Pair of Arts & Crafts Glass and Brass Boxes with Hand Engraved Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
. The result is something of true beauty and a joy to own and look at. Both boxes are as strong and
Category

Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Travelling Jewellery Box, Chinese, Lacquered, Campaign Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
jewellery box, with strong Chinese taste to the bold lacquer form. Delivered waxed, polished and ready for
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1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Strong Box

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Micromosaic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The plaque is mounted within a gilt bronze and ebonized wood box. Strongly evocative of classical
Category

19th Century Neoclassical Antique Strong Box

Materials

Bronze

Micromosaic Snuff Box
Micromosaic Snuff Box
H 1 in W 3.13 in D 2.25 in
French Antique Solid Wrought Iron Red Safe Box with Marble Top, circa 1900
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare red wrought iron safe strong box with original key and marble top above. It is very heavy
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Late 19th Century French Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Fitted Iron Banded Merchants Chest This is a large heavy and very strong
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
these (to hide his money?) This is a very good quality and strong box it has iron banding for extra
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19th Century Country Antique Strong Box

Materials

Teak

Very Strong Industrial Look Iron Banded Log Box A good Strong Metal Log Box wit
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very Strong Industrial Look Iron Banded Log Box A good Strong Metal Log Box with large handles and
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19th Century Industrial Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Old Wooden Printers Storage Box, Log Box A good Strong Wooden Storage Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Old Wooden Printers Storage Box, Log Box A good Strong Wooden Storage Box with reinforced corners
Category

Early 1900s Industrial Antique Strong Box

Materials

Pine

Rare Louis XV Secretaire in Rosewood & Burl, c. 1770
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
removable “strong box”, supported on cabriole legs. Purchased in Paris. Circa 1770.
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Strong Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Iron Safe
Located in High Point, NC
Originally used as a safe or strong-box, this antique iron trunk remains a trustworthy vault for
Category

19th Century French Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Iron Safe
19th Century French Iron Safe
H 12.8 in W 18.9 in D 12.8 in
An Indian Wedding Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
for household valuables of all kinds. The particular piece is build like a strong box and elaborately
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Teak

An Indian Wedding Chest
An Indian Wedding Chest
H 45.5 in W 62.5 in D 21 in
19th Century Traveling Silver Chest by Smith and Nicholson
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
strong box, the chest is made by Smith of Smith and Nicholson, the chest was intended for world travel
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

19th Century Baroque Traveling Silver Chest by Mappin and Webb, Distressed Paint
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
quality sliver chest or strong box, the chest is made by Mappin and Webb and intended for world travel, it
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Strong Box

Materials

Oak

Victorian English Bib Necklace Garnets with Pearl Accents, circa 1870
Located in Vero Beach, FL
to end. 8 cm pendant drop The largest garnet measures 14mm Closure: Open box clasp Weight: 49.23
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Strong Box

Materials

Silver

Broadwood 'Manxman' Oak Piano Arts and Crafts Designed by M. H. Baillie Scott
By Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Located in Leeds, GB
stand and is reminiscent of an old strong box from the Elizabethan period. Cabinet entirely encloses the
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Strong Box

Materials

Brass

Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
merchant ships during the Edo and Meiji periods. Used as strong boxes to store money, paperwork, and other
Category

1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
private papers are recorded as being kept in strong boxes, which were also used to safeguard items of
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Early 1600s German Renaissance Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
papers are recorded as being kept in strong boxes, which were also used to safeguard items of personal
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron

French Elm CannonBall Box with Iron Hasps and Carrying Hoops
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
very heavy piece but it necessarily has to be very strong to carry cannonballs The box is in excellent
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19th Century Campaign Antique Strong Box

Materials

Elm

Vintage Cartier Enamel Boxes Limited Edition Bilston & Battersea World Wildlife
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Enamel Boxes, a limited edition collaboration with Bilston & Battersea as part of their World Wildlife
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Strong Box

Materials

Enamel, Gilt Metal

IMPORTANT MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE 1680 TO 1720 GERMAN SiLVER SAFE STRONGBOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
day For a similar strong box signed to the interior by Dittman and Gatchen and worthy of comparison
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1680s Charles II Antique Strong Box

Materials

Iron, Nickel

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Antique Strong Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique strong box you’re looking for. Each antique strong box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wood. Your living room may not be complete without an antique strong box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique strong box, those designed in Baroque, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique strong box over the years, but those crafted by Bauche are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Strong Box?

An antique strong box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,411, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $32,700.
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