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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Oak Trunk or Coffer, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the beautiful hand-carved details that make this oak trunk or "coffer" so impressive. Please examine detailed photos to appreciate the craftsmanship that went into the impressi...
Category
Danish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
17th Century French Leather Coffer with Nailhead Detail
Located in Houston, TX
17th century French leather coffer, chest or trunk with nailhead detail from burgundy on newer wooden base.
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 17th Century Spanish Chestnut Carved Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
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...
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Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Swedish bentwood box that once was used for storage. Real rare piece
Sweden, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
Category
Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
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 features a heavy solid wood construction, with cast iron hardware and remnants of the h...
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Unknown Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
Catalan Baroque Carved Walnut Cassone or Trunk, 18th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Catalan Baroque carved walnut cassone or trunk, 18th century.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Antique Gothic Blanket Chest / Trunk with Amazing Patina & Original Lock ca 1700
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelously hand-crafted chest from the late 1600s or early 1700s.
One of the things that make antiques so appealing & attractive is the fact that most pieces were handmade in recognizable styles, with proven techniques AND with natural materials that could and would stand the test of time. The longer back in time we go, the more that seems to be the case. This amazing chest from circa 1680-1720 is clearly made in the Gothic Style with Gothic church window-like carvings. With Gothic style chests of this age being very rare, we were (and still are) very enthousiastic about finding it. Put together and strengthened with hand-forged, wrought iron brackets, nails AND with very large dovetails, the master carpenter provided the techniques that would guarantee the owner a chest that would last him (or her) a lifetime. As it turned out, his workmanship, in this case, created a chest that has already served some 15 generations. This heavy quality chest is made of solid elm and wrought iron only and the centuries of usage and natural aging have given this Gothic antique a patina that is simply heavenly. The striking and deeply hand-carved Gothic cathedral-like windows, but also the hand forged lock...
Category
Spanish Gothic Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Spanish 17th Century Coffre, Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome 17th century Coffre - Trunk from the Catalan region of Spain. Wonderfully constructed with solid boards of walnut. Perfect at the base of a bed, under a picture windo...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Walnut
Large 18th Century carved oak chest linen trunk, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1800 / linen trunk / oak / Romanic / Antique / Rustic
Antique French oak chest trunk from the late 18th Century. Hand crafted from solid oak wood with wrought iron handles ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
Syrian 18th Century Blanket Chest or Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Rare 18th century Syran blanket chest, beautiful art work and nice proportion.
Category
Syrian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
18th Century Italian Iron Safe - Coffre Forte
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very striking 18th century Coffre Forte - Safe - from Northern Italy. Masterly crafted from iron and wood. Wonderful patina and storage. A fabulous piece to serve as a coffee ta...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations.
Rare find.
France, circa 1600-1700
Weathered and some losses.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made for the safekeeping of money, important documents and pr...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Late 16th Century Venetian Cedar Wood Cassone Nuptial Chest Garden of Eden Theme
Located in Encinitas, CA
Late 16th century Venetian cedar wood cassone wedding chest featuring finely detailed carving in the champleve decorative style on both the front...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
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 mounted braided beckets, and terminating on the original rectangular molded edge base....
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Fruitwood, Rope
Astounding Ancient British 17th Century Bible Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
British 17th century bible box - early oak with beautiful carvings. Six solid wood slab sides. Bought in the north of England.
#5329.
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
Early 17th Century Medieval Handcrafted Black Iron Coffer or Box
Located in Brescia, IT
The iron coffer, fully original in every part of it, was forged and handcrafted in German in the 1610. Complete with key. Full working iron mechanisms. It ...
Category
German Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak.
The wood is richly carved with rosettes.
The bottom of the trunk is pierced with holes...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Hand Painted Bavarian Dowry Chest Dated 1767
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century hand painted Bavarian dowry chest dated 1767
Offered for sale is a Bavarian hand painted dowry chest with cast iron handles, e...
Category
German Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Carved Cassone Trunk with Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Place this elegant antique coffer at the foot of a king size bed. Crafted in Italy, circa 1680, the rectangular trunk stands on bracket feet. Heavily carved on all three sides with a...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
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 with intricate ironwork as is the case with this museum quality extra large, hinged,...
Category
Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Antique 18th Century Oak Brass Banded Dome Top Hope Chest Trunk Coffer Box 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
An extraordinary and extremely rare rustic early 18th Century Baroque trunk or chest. Made of oak featuring a domed top with brass bound hardware and pegged wood wheels...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
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 dome top with iron strapping, the interior of the lid having hand-forged strap hinges and original hand-forged iron lock...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
IMPORTANT MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE 1680 TO 1720 GERMAN SiLVER SAFE STRONGBOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, Museum Quality German safe circa 1680-1720 attributed to Johann Gottlied Dittman and Sigmund Gatchen
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
Where to begin, if you are looking at this listing then the chances are you know something about antique safes, if you do, then you will recognise just how rare this piece is, I have in all my online research only found one other that was in a terrible condition, it sold in the Sotheby’s Carlton Towers sale on the 4th November 2009, the sale price was £73,250 plus commission which at the time was 30% making the final sale amount £95,225 This example was missing the original key, all the silver finish had polished off and it was rusty, mine by comparison is in absolutely sublime order throughout
The original key is present, it operates the exceptionally heavy top lock which has 22 separate locks, each lock works independently so if a thief tried to force one open, it would have no affect on the remaining 21 locks
The front of the safe depicts a bird possibly an eagle, the top has a medieval locking plate cover which splits down the middle to reveal the entrance to the lock, it looks similar to a fleur de lis, it springs closed when the key is removed and has its own lock, it has a secret to unlock it, if you don’t know it, you can never fit the key. The sides have oversized handles as they need to be, the safe must weight in excess of 100kgs, the rear has a similar medieval crest
The finish is sublime, truly exquisite, this is a work of art and will be the centre piece and pride of any collection, I have absolutely no desire to sell it whatsoever, if it stays in my collection forever so be it, I will never have the chance to own such a piece again and it is an absolute pleasure to see it each day
For a similar strong box signed to the interior by Dittman and Gatchen and worthy of comparison see a very fine example from The Alphonse de Rothschild Collection which was sold on the 26th of March 1973 at the De Rede sale in Monaco as lot 167. The Rothschild box...
Category
Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Antique 17th Century Carved Oak Dutch Renaissance Maids Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This solid oak carved chest was made in the Netherlands during the Renaissance period.
It was made in the finest quality oak and high quality carving. The carvings are deep and met...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Spanish Renaissance Oak Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Cent) large oak camel top floor trunk with wrought iron trim.
Category
Spanish Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wrought Iron
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, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and unique church collection box from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from thick planks of walnut with intriguing carving detail. A wonde...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Walnut
Superbe 17th Century French Blanket Chest or Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superbe 17th century French blanket chest or trunk.
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
17th Century French Walnut Coffer with Brass Hardware
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French walnut coffer with exceptional hardware. This coffer is made of solid pieces of walnut. This piece would be ideal for a large room, behind a sofa, in a hall or stair landing...
Category
French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
George I Studded Leather Trunk on Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George I period studded leather travel trunk, dated 1723, on stand, the domed lid studded with brass and iron tacks in a foliate and vine pattern, with the initials "I.M." and "...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather
17th Century Spanish Walnut Trunk with Original Hardware
Located in Houston, TX
This 17th century Spanish walnut includes original lock and handles. Boasts a beautiful patina and solid construction, would make a great coffee table, end of hall or end of bed (no ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
French 1700's Stage Coach Messenger Box with Horse Hair and Iron
Located in Louisville, KY
This whimsically charming 18th c. French messenger box is quite the unique find. The outside is covered in horse hide with a bit of the hair still intact. The leather is held in plac...
Category
French George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Bronze, Iron
18th Century Italian Carved Cassone Trunk with Inside Carved Raised Panel
Located in Miami, FL
Antique carved walnut cassone coffer on paw feet from Spain, circa 1880.
Very versatile as well: Could be used as a seating bench, or an entry piece o...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Walnut
Mid 18th Century Hand-Carved Sabino Wood Trunk found in Jalisco / Western México
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This Mexican Colonial trunk is hand crafted with Sabino wood, it features hand iron forged handles and hinges and has an amazing dovetailed joints.
The piece in general shows wear b...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Norwegian painted pine coffer top trunk with original painted decoration, 1783
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Norwegian painted pine coffer top trunk with original metal strapping and painted decoration. The base color is red with light blue boarder detailing and floral accents throughout.
...
Category
Norwegian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
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 crafted from iron with side handles, iron strapping and nail head detailing. Serves wo...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Baroque Amanda Iron Strongbox With Painted Decorations
Located in Kastrup, DK
A baroque period iron armada strongbox, or traveling safe, in its original condition, showcasing a beautiful natural patina.
This coffer is richly de...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Antique Scandinavian Pine Baroque Folk Art Carved Dowry Chest Trunk Coffer 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Scandinavian carved Baroque Folk Art dowry chest, Circa 1780.
The chest having a gently domed top with a hinged lid having the original 'snipe' hinges, the edge ...
Category
Scandinavian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
Studded Leather Travel Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 18th century leather travel chest or trunk in beautiful brass and iron studded Spanish leather, having elaborate geometric floral ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather
Large 16th century carved and polychroom painted oak Venetian chest, Italy
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 16th century / Venetian chest or Cassone / oak, polychroom / antique / renaissance
A large carved and gilt painted Venetian marriage chest made in oak in the 16th century i...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Oak
18th Century Spanish Leather Trunk with Large Studded Nailhead Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
A fantastic Spanish trunk with an angular dome top, the wood has been covered in leather on all sides except the back. The deep chocolate color leather has been affixed with various ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
17th Century Leather Travelling Trunk
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 17th century leather wrapped traveling trunk with its original wrought iron carrying handles and clasp. Original hand-painted coat of arms still retained on interior of lid.
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Exceptional French 17th Century Marriage Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 17th century Marriage Trunk - Malle - from the Provence region of France. Soundly constructed from wood and clad in leather. Beautifully ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather
18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handmade oak silver chest. It was made to hold valuables such as silver coins, jewels or maps. This was the precursor to the modern day safe. It is...
Category
French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
18th Century Continental Coffer Trunk Small
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a handsome 18th century Continental trunk. This one is smaller in size. Some repairs are evident. The right side handle is not original. Warm...
Category
European Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
18th Century Peruvian Engraved Leather Decorated Dome Top Trunk Dated 1767
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Peruvian engraved leather covered wooden dome top trunk with the inscription "JUNYO 17DE767 AÑOS" i.e. 17th of June 1767. Leather engraved wit...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Leather
18th Century Welsh Strong Box with Carved Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.
Category
Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
18th Century Spanish Wooden Trunk with Iron Hardware
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 18th century Spanish wooden trunk with iron hardware.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
17th Century Leather Trunk, 17th Century Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very unique piece,this 17th century trunk features brown leather and a wonderful job of flowers drawing made with little brass studs.
It has got 2 iron side handles and an iron lock...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian Renaissance Polychromed Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style carved cassone floor trunk with polychromed and gold trim (17th Cent.)
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
18th Century Baroque Chest
Located in Wilton, CT
This large domed 18th Century Baroque Chest is made with solid oak and mounted with decorative iron strapwork and handles. It is a handsome...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly hand-carved with four quartered-wheels at each inner corner of the central panel, ...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Super Early Antique 18th Century French Carved Coffer Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exceptional early French coffer chest having a single plank top faced with a moulded edge and with a later iron hasp. The front has a beautifully carved gadrooned frieze above three ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Oak
Period Louis XIV Oak and Iron Domed Trunk, Northeast France, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
A fantastic example of a period Louis XIV trunk, the oak body, which features a domed top, is bound with ornate iron strapwork. The trunk originated in northeast France and was hand-...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal, Iron
French Early 18th Century Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This magnificent trunk is rich on carvings and Iron, it has as well its original iron bar to lock it. Just beautiful
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Japanese Namban Lacquer and Inlay Coffer Momoyama Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare Japanese Namban Lacquer domed coffer circa 1570-1610s of Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period. These types of lacquerware were made for export to ...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century Spanish Large Carved Wood Coffer Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish 18th century large size carved-wood coffer. This Spanish trunk from the 18th century features a long rectangular-shaped top which rests above a beautifully carved case adorn with a leaf motif moldings and geometrically designed panels with decorative accents within their centres. Front paw feet project out beneath the thickly molded skirt. The trunk's interior offers a large open storage space. This 18th century Spanish chest is an overall rich, brown color with beautiful aging throughout. The back-side of this piece remains un-decorated, therefore best use would be against a wall, bed, or sofa. This 18th century coffer from Spain would be perfect at the foot of a bed, or within in a family/living room, with plentiful storage for blankets and pillows...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
