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Welsh Sailor's Sea Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
Welsh sailor's sea chest with canted sides. Painted red chest has black canvas top embossed with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest
This a good and interesting piece, the box has been
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Rustic Blanket Chests
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS 19C English Naval Captain’s Sea Chest.
Made in Britain, probably England
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Antique European Oak Dome Top Blanket Storage Sea Chest Immigrants Trunk 50"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century oak chest or trunk. Designed to serve as a container for sea transport
Category
Antique 19th Century Early Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
H 28.5 in W 50 in D 25 in
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest, having a hinged lid with breadboard edges, above a dovetailed
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Two-Toned Wrought Iron and Wood Sea Chest on Metal Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English two-toned wrought iron and wood sea chest from the 18th century mounted on custom metal
Category
Antique 18th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Becketed Maine Sea Chest in Original Blue Paint
Located in Westfield, MA
This remarkable early 19th-century sea chest from Maine is steeped in maritime history, as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Danish Teak and Brass Sea Chest, Circa 1960's
Located in Norwalk, CT
This handsome sea chest is an iconic storage piece, bringing the style of life on the sea into your
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
LOST AT SEA Chest of Drawers
By Jake Phipps
Located in Richmond, GB
from the sea.
Their shape, once crisp and clear, soon becomes blurred and secondary as the sea-life
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese Meiji Period Elm and Iron Bound Table Tansu or Sea Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Norwegian Colonial Oak Iron Bound Dome Top Sea Chest Immigrants Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
Designed to serve as a container for sea transport, sea chests were sometimes elaborately adorned
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
H 24 in W 47 in D 21 in
Victorian Pine and Iron Bound Sea Chest, Iron Bound Silver chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A large Victorian pine and iron bound sea or silver chest.
This the heaviest and best quality
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Colonial Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Sea Chest with Great Beckets and Canvas Top
Located in Norwell, MA
Sturdy seamans chest with a fine pair of intricately knotted beckets, canvas covered top, ditty box
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Japanese sea chest, funa tansu, crafted of keyaki wood with iron fittings
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 18.25 in W 12 in D 16 in
Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain's Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Painted Walnut Iron Coffer Chest Trunk 1784
Located in Portland, OR
Antique German Baroque dome top painted walnut sea chest, dated 1784.
The chest having a hinged
Category
Antique 1780s German Baroque Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
H 24.5 in W 47.5 in D 23.5 in
Chinese Carved Camphor Chest Luggage Trunk Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Europe
Prior to their use in sea trade, camphor chests were used in Chinese households as storage units
Category
Antique 18th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Chinese Luggage Chest Camphor Hand Carved Antique Box 1930
Located in Potters Bar, GB
silks from China to Europe Prior to their use in sea trade, camphor chests were used in Chinese
Category
Vintage 1930s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
A highly refined Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan inlaid box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. 30.6 x D. 17.8 cm
Inside it has a lockable compartment, similar to compartments found in large sea
Category
Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Amboyna
H 4.73 in W 12.05 in D 7.01 in
Early 19th C. Italian Chest W/Original Painted Faux-Marble & Underwater Scenery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian three-drawer chest, with its original artistic hand-painted finish, from the early 19th
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
H 37.25 in W 49 in D 22 in
Customizable 218 Chair Bentwood Chair by Gebrüder T, 1819
Located in New York, NY
– especially in South America. Disassembled into its individual parts, 36 chairs fit into a sea chest, allowing
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Sea Shell Encrusyed Columbus Treasure Chest Box
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage wood treasure chest richly encrusted with sea shells and with metal lock. Columbus
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Barberini Deep Sea Blue Chest of Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
Introducing Barberini Chest with sunflower decor in deep sea blue and parma blue tones. The ribbon
Category
2010s Italian Dressers
Materials
Wood
Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique European Painted Large Wooden Dome Top Sea Trunk Treasure Chest (Locked, no key). Item
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Nautical Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
H 17.5 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
Chinese Camphor Wood Sailor's Large Brass-Bound Sea or Campaign Chest & Lock
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Sailor's Large Brass-bound Camphor Wood Sea or Campaign Chest,
Mid-19th Century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
H 21 in W 40.5 in D 20.5 in
Italian 16th Century Pair of Curios Chest Feet The Sea Monk Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
a ecclesiastical piece like a chest.
They remind me of the early imagery of the Sea Monk from the
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Iron Bound Merchants Chest with Hidden Compartments
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
.
Chests needed to be durable to stand up to the long and difficult journeys by sea and land.
The chest has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Museum-Quality Empire Mahogany Dressing Chest with Psyche Mirror -1X36
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the past with this museum-quality Empire dressing chest featuring a psyche mirror
Category
Antique 1880s Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
H 23.23 in W 51.97 in D 78.75 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Barberini Chest with Drawers.
In a Deep Sea Blue color background with our sunflower decor in captivating
Category
2010s Italian Other Dressers
Materials
Wood
H 35.04 in W 44.89 in D 16.15 in
Eagle Stencilled Sea Chest, circa 1800
Located in Providence, RI
This sea chest has an asymmetric form which obviously was made to fit within the confines of a ship
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Blanket Chests
American Painted Sea Chest, Mid-19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Orange-painted sea chest with original hinges, interior till, iron handles and bone escutcheon. All
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Decorated Blanket or Sea Chest
By M. Duvenet
Located in York, ME
. Dovetailed chest has original becket handles, with newish ropes, original strap hinges, and till with cover
Category
Antique 19th Century American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Angela Adams Sea Chest Sidecase, White Oak, Handcrafted, Modern
By Sherwood Hamill
Located in Portland, ME
Inspired by a love of the sea, the Sea Chest is a four-door, three-drawer sidecase that also
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Credenzas
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Chinese Export Camphorwood Sea Chest or Campaign Trunk
Located in Long Island City, NY
The rectangular lidded top with brass-mounted edges and sides with brass pull handle and lock, brass side handles.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests
Late Victorian Campaign Sea Chest
Located in London, GB
Finely made chest with stunning Mahogany interior. 4 layers of sliding compartments, all with fine
Category
Antique 19th Century British Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron, Brass
A Large Chinese Export Camphorwod Sea Chest or Campaign Trunk
Located in Long Island City, NY
The rectangular lidded top with brass-mounted edges and sides with brass pull handle and lock, brass side handles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Blanket Chests
Wooden Sea Chest with Admiral "E.W Eberle" Stamped on Front and Back
Located in Billerica, MA
Wooden sea chest with admiral "E.W Eberle" stamped on front and back, late 19th century. Piece was
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Chest of drawers storage "Lost at Sea" by Jake Phipps
By Jake Phipps
Located in Richmond, North Yorkshire
This chest of drawers is inspired by objects that have been left exposed to incrustation from the
Category
2010s British Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Resin, Lacquer
Custom 5 x 2 Locker Basket Unit in Monochrome Sea Foam Green
By Rehab Vintage Interiors
Located in Alhambra, CA
and baskets in Sea Foam Green (RAL 6027)
Please note: These images are a sample of our custom work
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Steel
Large Japanese Sea Captains Chest
By Sado Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large ships chest from Sado Island. Nice original patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Antique Sea Chest
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique sea chest with painted decoration of the HMS York from 1847. Hinged top, painted red
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
1840 Pine Tapered Sea Chest in Original Paint
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful first paint sea chest from eastern Canada. Near Perfect condition with original hinges
Category
Antique 1840s Canadian Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Sea Chest in Green Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sea chest in green paint with natural wood top.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Late 19th C. British Campaign Camphor Wood Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th C. British Campaign camphor wood sea chest with brass straps and handles, replaced lock
Category
Antique 19th Century British Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Camphor Wood Sea Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Nantucket, MA
Handsome camphor wood sea chest with original brass hardware. Great dovetails and burl wood front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests
Late 19th Century British Campaign Camphor Wood Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century British Campaign camphor wood sea chest with dovetails, brass strap corners
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests
Late 19th Century British Campaign Camphor Wood Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Beautiful late 19th century British Campaign period camphor wood sea chest. This has been
Category
Antique 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
18th Century original painted Sea Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great 18th century butter milk painted Sea Chest. Super nice patina. Hand forged iron work
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Large, English, Black Painted Sea Chest
Located in Woodbury, CT
This large sea chest has everything one looks for in such a trunk. From the rope handles to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Paint
Japanese Iron Bound Sea Chest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This fantastic iron-bound lock box is a 19th-century Japanese sea chest known as kakesuzuri. Used
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Iron
17th Century Dutch Oak Sea Chest
Located in Evergreen, CO
A substantial Dutch oak sea chest with beautifully detailed hand-forged and cut iron embellishments
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Sea Chest with, Brass Handles, Coffee Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large 19th century sea chest with. Brass handles, coffee table
This is a beautiful looking and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Mahogany
Long Victorian Pine Carpenters Box or Sea Chest Coffee Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Long Victorian pine carpenters box or sea chest coffee table
This is a good quality pine box it
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Late 19th C. British Campaign Camphor Wood Sea Chest or Trunk
Located in Nantucket, MA
A classic British Campaign camphor wood sea chest with brass strap corners and brass handles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Nantucket Miniature Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Nantucket miniature decorated sea chest, likely circa 1940s or earlier, a classic six
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor's Decorated Sea Chest, signed.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Sea Chest, Late 19th Century, a British sailor's sea chest made from tropic
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Diminutive Leather Sea Chest on Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th century studded leather sea trunk of diminutive scale in nicely worn leather and
Category
Antique 1830s English Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
18th Century Naval Officers Sea Chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
This a heavy quality box, it has heavy iron banding on the outside, and rope carrying handles
The interior of the box has an open candle box, the front of the box is carved with n ...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
Late 19th Century British Campaign Camphor Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Classic British campaign camphor wood sea chest. Brass straps and handles, recessed brass pull and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
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Sea Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal sea chest for your home. Each sea chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 44 options for an antique or vintage sea chest now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a sea chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right sea chest, those designed in Folk Art, Victorian and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made sea chest has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jake Phipps and Sherwood Hamill are consistently popular.
How Much is a Sea Chest?
The average selling price for a sea chest at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $20,996 for the highest priced.
Questions About Sea Chest
- What is a sea chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A sea chest, typically seen onboard ships, is a storage chest for a sailor’s personal property. The first known sea chest was used in 1613. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic sea chests from some of the world’s top sellers.