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Brass hinges and a chain are certainly the classical way and absolutely appropriate. You can make the chain long enough to hold the lid open while it is a bit behind the chest, or you can use a stick to hole the lid open in a forward position (stick screwed to the front corner or the chest, quite like the stick that holds the lid of a grand piano).
The brusso hinge looks nice too, and it is a very compact solution! But the lid will have quite a leverage to pull out the hinge and might be safer on hard wood.
And there are these lid supports: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-Bright-Brass-Lid-Support-Right-Hand-Hinges-19844/204485796 This is one model, if you google for “lid support”, you will find many others, more complicated up to really sophisticated.
My opinion: I would use simple brass hinges or even a piano hinge and a stick. It is simple and very reliable.
Please let us all know, what you will go for.
Dieter