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Painted Hope Chest circa 1855 with Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dowry chest painted to celebrate a wedding in 1855. The floral design represents the "Tree of Life
Category
19th Century Latvian Country Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Birch, Pine
Antique 18th-Century German Paneled Solid Watered Oak Dowry Trunk of Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
chest has an extra compartment inside meant for storing jewelry. This dowry chest would have held a
Category
Early 18th Century German Renaissance Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Steel
Ancient Kafiristan Nuristan Dowry Treasure Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ancient Kafiristan (Nuristan) dowry treasure chest
Approximate dimensions: 37" wide, 26" high
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18th Century Afghan Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood
German Pine Wedding Chest from 1842
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Picturesque German dowry chest made for one Anna Barbara Hegi in 1842. These chests were typically
Category
1840s German Rustic Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Iron
4.6x5.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Dowry Rug, 100% Soft Wool
Natural Dyes
Located in Spring Valley, NY
kept in a dowry chest for decades without being used on the floor and passed on to daughters and
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Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wool
Pair of Major Celebrity Owned Rare 19th Century Zanzibar Chests, Nightstands
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This pair of 19th century "Zanzibar" chests also know as "Dowry" chests are from the Palm Springs
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Early 19th Century Zanzibari Antique Dowry Chest
18th Century Scandinavian Hand-Painted Pine Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
. Many of the 19th century Scandinavian chests like this were 'Dowry Chests' and many had the name of the
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine
19th Century Likely North Indian Mughal School Painted Chest with Hunting Scenes
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A museum quality 19th century North Indian (Rajasthani) painted dowry chest with stunningly
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood
Antique Brass Indian Gothic Mediterranean Dowry Trunk Storage Treasure Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique brass-clad Indian Gothic Mediterranean dowry trunk storage treasure chest. Item features
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19th Century Indian Gothic Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Brass
Late 19th C. Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bridal Mirror
Located in Morristown, NJ
Greek times. Often a gift given to the bride, along with a dowry chest, silver, and linens. A bridal
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Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Early American Folk Art Pine Parquetry Star Dowry Blanket Chest Trunk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early American pine Folk Art farmhouse dowry or blanket chest featuring striped geometric
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine
Neoclassical Oak Dowry Coffer with Architectural Detail, English 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grand dowry coffer in the Neoclassical taste, the panel and molded top above architectural panels
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Oak
19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
decorated with brass studs and fretwork
Dowry chests like this were often used in the export of spices
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Brass
Syrian Chest, 19th Century
Located in Ballard, CA
century mother-of-pearl inlaid Syrian dowry wedding chest.
Very fine intricate, detailed, stunning
Category
19th Century Syrian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
$10,238
Antique Austrian/ Hungarian Folk Art Chest of Drawers w/ Original Painted Finish
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A charming dowry or wedding chest with the original folk-art, painted finish. Features tooling
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine
Antique
Star Anise
Hand Carved Dowry Textile Chest, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking antique chest from the Nuristan province of northeast Afghanistan, dating to the late
Category
Late 19th Century Afghan Modern Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Steel
Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique marriage chest. An Asian, Chinese elm carved dowry trunk, dating to the 19th
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Elm
Antique Syrian 19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlay Wedding Dowry Trunk Chest
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare antique 19th century mother of pearl inlaid Syrian blanket wedding chest. Very fine intricate
Category
19th Century Syrian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Pennsylvania German Folk Art Painted Pine Toy Blanket Chest Castle
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Pennsylvania German painted pine Folk Art dowry, toy or blanket chest / trunk, decorated
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine, Paint
Diminutive Welsh Coffer
Located in Greenwich, CT
traditionally associated with marriages - a dowry or love chest which was held in high esteem and usually
Category
Mid-18th Century Welsh Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Oak
$3,900
PAINTED DOWRY CHEST
Located in San Francisco, CA
A BEAUTIFUL PAINTED PANELED DOWRY CHEST MADE IN SWEDEN EARLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY. ORIGINAL
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19th Century Swedish Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
$5,500
DOWRY CHEST
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful paneled Dowry chest with original painting and iron hardware. Made in Sweden about
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Iron
$4,500
Continental Oak Dowry Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique continental oak dowry chest with carved front of vines and flowers, dated 1719. Dimensions
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1710s Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Oak
Indonesian dowry chest
Located in Sagaponack, NY
teak wood, dowry chest on wheels
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19th Century Indonesian Antique Dowry Chest
$4,600
Green Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handsome old teakwood Indian dowry chest on wheels reconstructed from a 19th century camel cart
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19th Century Indian Antique Dowry Chest
$2,650
Baroque Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully painted 17th century paneled dowry chest. Made in Sweden dated 1685. Painted in
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Metal
$3,950
19th C. Louis XVI dowry chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th C. French Louis XVI wedding dowry chest with original blue paint, and original date, Provence
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19th Century French Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th C Dowry Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted Dowry Chest
Category
19th Century Antique Dowry Chest
$1,700
Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Indian dowry chest (ldd)w
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Iron
Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nail studded Moroccan velvet dowry chest.
Category
19th Century Moroccan Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stylish velvet studded Moroccan dowry chest.
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19th Century Moroccan Antique Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Moroccan dowry chest in velvet and studs.
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19th Century Moroccan Antique Dowry Chest
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful velvet covered Moroccan dowry chest with studs.
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19th Century Moroccan Antique Dowry Chest
Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early 19th Century Antique Damachiya Dowry Chest
A rare and one of a kind antique, dated from the
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood
19th Century Green and Red Teakwood Damchiya Dowry Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Damchiya or dowry chests were used to store and deliver fine linens and other valuables were given
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Teak
Large Indian Colonial Dowry Chest with Iron Strap Work
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A beautiful Indian carved wood and iron strapwork dowry chest on wheels. Probably from Gujarat in
Category
1910s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Iron
Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest
Located in London, GB
Of three-panel mule chest form
with Classic regional carved and painted decoration
joined
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17th Century British Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Oak
Carved Vintage Dowry Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Highly decorated cabin with intricate decoration
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Metal
Spanish Basque Baroque Dowry Chest or Coffer, circa 1680
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and well carved Basque dowry chest or coffer in oak with what looks like the original
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Metal
Monumental and Unusual 18th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1770
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most unusual and very large silver or dowry chest made entirely from solid and thickly hewn teak
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1770s Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Iron
Period Jacobean Dowry or Trousseau Chest
Located in Southfield, MI
Magnificent English early 17th century Jacobean period dowry chest rendered in English oak in it's
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Dowry Chest
Moravian/Bohemian dowery chest, 18th century
Located in Norwalk, CT
Moravian/Bohemian dowry chest, 18th century, with superb folk art design and paintwork. This chest
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Dowry Chest
A Large Baroque Walnut Cassone / Coffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and large Baroque walnut cassone / dowry chest / coffer, made in Italy during the 18th
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood
Baroque Italian Walnut Cassone / Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare small scaled Italian Baroque carved walnut dowry chest / Cassone Nice old surface with
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19th Century Italian Antique Dowry Chest
19th Century Teak Brass-Studded Zanzibar Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
excellent coffee table. These dowry chests were often used in the export of spices, rugs, and silks to the
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1870s Tanzanian Tribal Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Brass
19th Century Teak Brass-Studded Zanzibar Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
excellent coffee table. These dowry chests were often used in the export of spices, rugs, and silks to the
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1870s Islamic Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Brass
Italian 17th Century Walnut Renaissance Cassone
Located in CANTELEU, FR
dowry chest, this piece offers both functional storage and a glimpse into Italian cultural heritage
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1650s Italian Renaissance Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Paneled Coffer or Dowry Trunk, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
A useful high quality coffer – dowry trunk in walnut, Spain, circa 1800. Nice storage at the foot
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Walnut
Antique Scandinavian Decorated Wedding Dowry Dome Top Trunk, Sweden 1812, B2060
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Scandinavian decorated wedding dowry dome top trunk, Sweden 1812, B2060.
Sweden 1812
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine
Pine Blanket Chest with Original Painting and Hardware
Located in New York City, NY
A beautiful East Coast Pine dowry or blanket chest with original hinges and handles. Painted in a
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Metal
Early 1800s Swedish Mora-Style Floor Clock by G. Hörlin of Christianstad Brand
Located in Memphis, TN
versions were given as wedding presents, with the newlyweds receiving a clock, bed and dowry chest cupboard
Category
1810s Swedish Gustavian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Metal
Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Floral Motif with Domed Top, Date 1823
Located in Memphis, TN
front face with the origin year of 1900, and on all three sections of the domed top. Dowry chest
Category
1820s Swedish Gustavian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rare Welsh Oak Coffer Bach
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
traditionally associated with marriages, a dowry or love chest which was held in high esteem and handed down
Category
Mid-18th Century Welsh Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Brass
$10,258
19th C. Austrian Dowry Chest
Located in New York City, NY
Late 19th-century paint decorated Austrian Dowry Chest.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Dowry Chest
19th Century Danish Dowry Chest, 1863
Located in Nyborg, DK
Large Danish 19th century dowry chest. On the front it is marked with the owner's initials, and the
Category
1860s Danish Victorian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Pine
19th Century Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful and painstakingly handwrought Indian dowry chest with magnificent hammered iron detailing
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Wood
English 17th Century Oak Coffer c.1630 (blanket chest / dowry chest)
Located in San Francisco, CA
example of an English coffer. Blanket Chest / Dowry Chest c.1630
Category
18th Century and Earlier British Baroque Antique Dowry Chest
Materials
Oak
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Antique Dowry Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique dowry chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, every antique dowry chest was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique dowry chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique dowry chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Folk Art and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Antique Dowry Chest?
Prices for an antique dowry chest start at $278 and top out at $16,500 with the average selling for $2,775.
Questions About Antique Dowry Chest
- What is an Indian dowry chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Crafted out of rosewood, teak or jackfruit wood, Indian dowry chests are used for storing jewelry, textiles and money as a wedding dowry from the bride's family to the groom’s family. Every chest holds sentimental value, and can be used in the home to store linens or used as a coffee table. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Indian dowry chests from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.
In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.
On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.
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