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Early 18th Century Brass Mounted Camphor Casket
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for sale €1,697     $1,842
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Early 18th Century Brass Mounted Camphor Casket

18th century
Description

A large and important brass mounted camphorwood casket. Dutch East Indies. C.1720

Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
29cm (11.42")
Declaration

Wakelin and Linfield has dated this Brass Mounted Camphor Casket to the 18th Century.

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Sellingantiques Reference
SA1224234
Dealers Internal Reference
0570
Dealers Notes

West Sussex based specialists in formal and country antique furniture, decorative items, ceramics, art and sculpture from the 16th to 20th centuries. High St, Petworth, GU28 0AU

Description
A large and important brass mounted camphorwood casket. Dutch East Indies. C.1720
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
29cm (11.42")
Date of Manufacture

Wakelin and Linfield has dated this Brass Mounted Camphor Casket to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224234
Dealers Internal Ref
0570
Wakelin and Linfield
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2026

Specialists in formal and country antique furniture and decorative items from 16th to 20th centuries

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Wakelin and Linfield is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles.
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Archive I An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles.

Early 18th Century Brass Mounted Camphor Casket

Archive II An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles. View II
Archive III An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles. View III
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Wakelin and Linfield
Telephone 07850 350829
Location
High Street
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AU
United Kingdom

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Tuesday to Saturdays
10:30 - 4:30

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Wakelin and Linfield
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Location: High Street, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AU, United Kingdom, , Opening hours:, Tuesday to Saturdays, 10:30 - 4:30, , Or by appointment.
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An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles.
Early 18th Century Brass Mounted Camphor Casket
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An early eighteenth-century rectangular camphor wood casket featuring ornate cut-out brass strapwork, corner brackets, and side handles.
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  • ObjectBoxes & Caskets
  • Period18th century
  • StyleAnglo-Chinese Colonial
  • MaterialCamphor Wood, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass strapwork, Corner brackets, Shaped escutcheon, Drop handles
  • SizeH 23 cm (9 in) x W 43 cm (17 in) x D 29 cm (11 in)

This early 18th-century Anglo-Chinese Colonial camphor wood casket stands out as a distinctive storage piece from the Dutch East Indies, dating around 1720. Constructed with a warm brown timber body, the box is heavily reinforced with ornate cut-out brass strapwork, decorative corner brackets, and a shaped central escutcheon complete with a key. Additional period hardware includes dark drop handles mounted to the sides, while the visible surface displays authentic signs of age and natural wood grain variation across the lid and panels. Measuring 23 cm high, 43 cm wide, and 29 cm deep, this practical container fits easily onto a sideboard top or accent table. Within a modern interior, this box serves as a stylish repository for documents, keepsakes, or small collections in a gentleman's library, study, or living space. The combination of warm camphor wood and decorative brass elements brings an understated colonial character to traditional and eclectic room settings alike. Its robust construction ensures it functions reliably as a decorative container while offering a tangible connection to 18th-century maritime trade and craftsmanship.

FAQs

A camphor casket is a specialised wooden storage chest crafted from camphor wood, historically used during maritime voyages to protect textiles and valuables from insects due to the natural aromatic properties of the timber.

These caskets are typically constructed from solid camphor timber and reinforced with hand-cut brass corner brackets, heavy strapwork, side carrying handles, and a secure metal lock escutcheon.

Authentic eighteenth-century examples display hand-hammered brass fittings with slight surface irregularities, hand-cut joinery, original keyholes, and a persistent scent of camphor timber inside.

Position the casket as a focal decorative object on a large sideboard top, console table, or deep shelving unit to introduce historical texture and rich wood tones to contemporary living spaces.

Keep the casket away from direct heat sources and radiators to prevent timber shrinkage, and clean the brass mounts gently with a dry microfibre cloth to preserve the natural aged patina.
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