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A Leather and Camphor, Chinese-export Traveling Trunk
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A Leather and Camphor, Chinese-export Traveling Trunk

19th century
Sold 24 November 2025 · W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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A red leather trunk with hand-painted floral decoration and having nailhead trim over a carcass of solid camphor wood. This colour is the rarest and most desirable of the Chinese export trunks. It bears a paper label from Willards Hotel, Washington D.C. 420mm high, 920mm wide and 460mm deep. Chinese. Circa 1830.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Chinese Export Traveling Trunk to the 19th Century.

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SA611340
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A red leather trunk with hand-painted floral decoration and having nailhead trim over a carcass of solid camphor wood. This colour is the rarest and most desirable of the Chinese export trunks. It bears a paper label from Willards Hotel, Washington D.C. 420mm high, 920mm wide and 460mm deep. Chinese. Circa 1830.
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
92cm (36.22")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Chinese Export Traveling Trunk to the 19th Century.

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SA611340
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.

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A rectangular red leather-covered Chinese export traveling trunk decorated with hand-painted white floral motifs and brass studding. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular red leather-covered Chinese export traveling trunk decorated with hand-painted white floral motifs and brass studding. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Leather and Camphor, Chinese-export Traveling Trunk

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Archive VIII A rectangular red leather-covered Chinese export traveling trunk decorated with hand-painted white floral motifs and brass studding. View VIII
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07712 651231
Location
Unit 1
Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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A rectangular red leather-covered Chinese export traveling trunk decorated with hand-painted white floral motifs and brass studding.
A leather and camphor, Chinese-Export Traveling Trunk
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A rectangular red leather-covered Chinese export traveling trunk decorated with hand-painted white floral motifs and brass studding.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTrunks and Chests
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChinese Export
  • MaterialCamphor Wood, Leather, Brass
  • ColourRed
  • MotifsHand-painted floral scrolls, Brass studding, Central lock plate
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 92 cm (36 in) x D 46 cm (18 in)

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Chinese export traveling trunks were custom-made furniture pieces crafted in China primarily during the 18th and 19th centuries for Western merchants, diplomats, and travellers returning to Europe and America.

These trunks typically feature a lightweight, insect-repellent camphor wood core, often wrapped in leather or lacquered canvas, and decorated with hand-painted motifs, brass tacks, and traditional Chinese hardware.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit period-appropriate hand-stitched leather, natural wear patterns, traditional dovetail joinery, camphor wood aroma, and characteristic hand-painted floral or figural motifs typical of treaty port workshops.

Such trunks function well as striking coffee tables in a living room, at the foot of a bed for extra storage, or as a statement accent piece in an eclectic or globally influenced interior.

Preservation involves keeping the piece away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity, occasionally treating dry leather with specialist museum-grade conditioners, and avoiding harsh chemical cleaners on painted surfaces.
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