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Antique Cedar Chest: Value And Identification Guide
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Chest have their early origins as far back as the Egyptian era and Middle Ages. Primarily, chests were portable storage devices that held the possessions a family owned. Sometimes the chest was the only furniture a family possessed and hence, it served multiple purposes, including a table and a chair.
However, in the 18th and 19th centuries, cedar chests were popularized because of their ability to repel insects and moths from beddings. The characteristic smell of it also gave fabrics made well sought-after.
As the years advanced, the chests took on an even special purpose. As a young lady approached marriageable age, her family would gift her a chest containing items standing as contributions to the marriage. Eventually, a bride’s chest has attributed the name ‘hope chest’ for she would carry in items she hoped will support her marriage.
Discovering an impressive cedar chest that was manufactured before the 20th century is a lucky find. And if you were fortunate to come across such pieces, you could rack in some hundreds of dollars and at times, thousands.
But how do you identify such rare pieces? This identification guide will help you classify an antique cedar chest for value.
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