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A Large China Trade Traveling Trunk
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A Large China Trade Traveling Trunk

19th century
Sold 30 April 2025 · W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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Description

A large China Trade traveling trunk. The black leather over solid camphor-wood, brass edged and double studded, with three initialed brass plates. 410mm high, 930mm wide and 500mm deep. Chinese. Circa 1840.

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
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SA879768
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Description
A large China Trade traveling trunk.
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The black leather over solid camphor-wood, brass edged and double studded, with three initialed brass plates.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

410mm high, 930mm wide and 500mm deep. Chinese. Circa 1840.

Date of Manufacture

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

Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
93cm (36.61")
Depth
50cm (19.69")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA879768
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

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

Dealer Profile

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Trade Associations

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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Archive I A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Large China Trade Traveling Trunk

Archive II A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. View II
Archive III A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. View III
Archive IV A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. View IV
Archive V A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. View V
Archive VI A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles. View VI
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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 black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles.
A large China Trade traveling trunk
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A black leather-covered traveling trunk featuring reinforced brass corners, decorative brass tacks, and side carrying handles.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectTrunks and Chests
  • Period19th century
  • StyleChina Trade
  • MaterialLeather, Brass, Wood
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsBrass corner brackets, Decorative brass tacking, Side drop handles, Central lock plate
  • SizeH 41 cm (16 in) x W 93 cm (37 in) x D 50 cm (20 in)

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China Trade trunks are historical storage chests manufactured in China during the 18th and 19th centuries specifically for export to Western merchants, diplomats, and travellers.

These chests typically feature a wooden core, often camphor wood or pine, covered in leather or hide, and reinforced with heavy brass plating, corner brackets, and brass tacking.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit period-appropriate hand-cut dovetail joints, handmade brass hardware, traditional natural adhesives, and signs of age-related wear on the interior lining and exterior hide.

Such trunks function effectively as coffee tables in a living room, at the foot of a bed for extra linens, or as standalone statement pieces that add texture and historical interest to a room.

Preservation involves keeping the piece away from direct sunlight and heat sources, periodically conditioning the leather with appropriate museum-grade wax, and dusting brass hardware gently without abrasive cleaners.
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