Enhance your interior with this early 20th-century varnished wood trunk, hand-restored by a professional trunk maker: both the interior and exterior have been carefully worked on, and the original labels have been preserved to maintain its history. Ready to be placed, it transforms into a convivial coffee table or elegant storage chest, bringing generous proportions and an authentic presence to a living room or bedroom. The care taken in the restoration respects its original spirit. Length: 85 cm Width: 45 cm Height: 40 cm A brief history of the trunk One of the oldest known trunks dates back to the golden age of the Egyptian pharaohs. Many chests have indeed been found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Even the Greeks and Romans used them for all important journeys. At that time, the trunk was a wooden and bronze chest, sometimes adorned with ivory and precious metal ornaments. The lid was flat to allow for stacking trunks in the mode of transport used. Upon the discovery of America in 1492, trunks filled with all the new fruits and products from the New World crossed the ocean to reach the Old World. The industrial revolution swept through the 19th century with the emergence of a new concept of travel trunks. Little by little, the chest found its way into interiors, becoming the perfect container for childhood memories or a very practical coffee table!