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Antique Turkish Transitional Red and Blue Wool Kilim by Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
innermost wrapping border bears key geometric depictions resembling dowry chests and bridal hair bands
Category
Vintage 1920s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
HUGE ANTIQUE 1631 DATED HAND CARVED OAK DANISH WEDDING DOWRY LiNEN TRUNK COFFER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Antique hand carved solid Danish Oak trunk or coffer which is dated 1631
Please ...
Category
Antique 1630s Dutch Charles II Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Chinese Antique Carved "Long Life" Wedding Marriage Chest, 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
, hand carved, and hand lacquered wooden traveling wedding marriage or Dowry chest with detailed Shou
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,400 Sale Price
50% Off
An Indian Wedding Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
. The chest originally contained dowry items (such as clothing and blankets) and was subsequently used
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
A Timber Gilt-Metal Embellished Box, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Width: 31.5cm
Depth: 22cm
It is known as a dowry chest or strongbox. These chests are typically made
Category
Antique 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Meticulously Detailed Hand Crafted Indian Dowry Damachiya Bridal Chest Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An antique Indian Damachiya hand carved bridal cabinet having meticulous decoration and inlaid mirrors, figural and animal forms. A pair of small doors open in the center to storage...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1920s Anglo-Raj Hand-Painted Rajasthani Dowry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rajasthan, India, this vaulted dowry or trinket chest showcases exceptional folk artistry characteristic of
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1960
s Earth-Tone Persian Mazandaran Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
the home: to warm the floors of a family dwelling, to layer a bride’s dowry chest, to embody the
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 18th Century Irish Folk Art Armchair, Circa 1780, Ireland
Located in Girona, Spain
furniture such as a corner cupboard and a dowry chest (or bride’s box); a storage chest designed to hold
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Irish Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Folk Art Wedding Chest, dated 1718
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
tulips and a village scene on the sides. The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been
Category
Antique 1710s German Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk art wedding chest from 1849
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been in the clean room of the house with the
Category
Antique 1840s German Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Himalayan Cabinet Rustic Tribal Design Bar Cabinet or Chest Hand Carved
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pakistan, it was probably a dowry or granary chest. Beautiful hand carved motifs. This piece is a versatile
Category
Antique 19th Century Pakistani Tribal Cabinets
Materials
Metal
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in Forney, TX
altar tabernacle ballet box tea caddy marriage dowry apothecary chest of drawers architecture model
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter
Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Large carved chest/sideboard, believed to be an Indian dowry chest.
Inside is one large space
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Other More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,461
Pennsylvania Blanket Box/ Dowry Chest
Located in Culver City, CA
This piece is a Classic example of a Pennsylvania blanket box or dowry chest with painted elements
Category
Antique 18th Century American Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Carved Dowry Chest Dimchiya
Located in Redruth, GB
Beautiful Indian Dimchiya dowry chest with ornately carved decoration. Single small central door
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Bohemian Cupboards
Materials
Wood
West African Berber Medium Dowry Chest
Located in Alton, GB
A medium sized Berber dowry chest of West African origin featuring bulbs of metal elaborately
Category
Antique 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Teak and Iron Damchiya Dowry Chest, circa 1870
Located in Hudson, NY
Damchiya, or dowry chests (often indicated by wheeled feet), were used to store and deliver fine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Italian Walnut and Marquetry Dowry Chest or Cassone
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A dowry chest or cassone, from the second half of the 18th century, the front of somewhat
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Blanket Chests
Materials
Walnut
West African Berber Large Dowry Chest
Located in Alton, GB
A larger sized Berber dowry chest of West African origin featuring bulbs of metal elaborately
Category
Antique Early 19th Century African Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Hungarian Dowry Chest, in Beech, with Carved and Painted Decorative Design
Located in Raalte, NL
Beautiful designed Old Hungarian dowry chest with carved and painted geometric motifs and a wrought
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Blanket Chests
Materials
Beech
Indian Dowry Chest Carved Detailing with Wheeled Base
Located in Old Romney, Kent
This wheeled dowry chest is beautifully carved but very delicate in structure suffering
Category
Antique 1860s Indian Anglo Raj Furniture
Materials
Wood
Old World Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest, Black with Floral Motif and Date "1910"
Located in Memphis, TN
Old world Swedish domed-top dowry chest painted black with floral motif and date "1910". This
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Solid Teak Wood Dowry Chest from the Holy Town of Varanasi
Located in Houston, TX
This 1810s solid teak wood superbly crafted dowry chest comes from the holy town of Varanasi in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
Dowry Chest from India
Located in Hudson, NY
A Dowry storage chest. Steeple shaped box.
Category
Vintage 1920s Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Tribal Dowry Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
dowry trunk is made with a hinged lid overlaid with bone and wood. It features stamped and rope metal
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
17th Century Oak Dowry Chest, Coffer, Trunk
Located in Alella, ES
Rectangular hinged molded top over a deeply carved case with rosettes, foliate pattern and geometric motifs over a scalloped apron, molded panelled sides, the whole retaining traces ...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Monumental and Unusual 19th Century Teak and Iron Bound Dowry Chest c. 1840
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most unusual and very large silver or dowry chest made entirely from solid and thickly hewn teak
Category
Antique 1770s Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th Century India Iron-Bound Hardwood Dowry Chest
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful 19th century, Anglo-Indian solid teak trunk with original iron bindings.
It has a hinged top with two iron hasps that would have been pinned close with an iron or steel pi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
19th Century Solid Teak Wood Dowry Chest Modified as Storage Bench for Bed
By British Colonial
Located in Houston, TX
This chest was originally crafted as dowry chest in the 19th century but later modified as a
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Teak
Green Swedish Domed-Top Dowry Chest with Hand Painted Flourishes, Date ca. 1860
Located in Memphis, TN
Green Swedish domed-top dowry chest with hand-painted flourishes and date ca. 1860. Old world
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Large Teak Wood Early 19th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Houston, TX
This chest was custom-made for a rich landlord and is reinforced with hand beaten iron bars. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Furniture
200 Years Old Solid Teakwood Dowry Chest from Goa, India
Located in Houston, TX
This is a quintessential example of old world carpentry. Made in the early 19th century it has all the features of great cabinetry such as dovetail joints, reinforced by hand forged ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj More Asian Art, Objects and ...
Materials
Teak
Large Teak Wood Early 19th Century Dowry Chest on Four Wooden Wheels
Located in Houston, TX
This chest was custom-made for a wealthy landlord and is reinforced with hand beaten iron bars
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Cherry and Chestnut Basque Arms Chest "Kutxa"
Located in Santa Fe, NM
imposing arms / dowry chests on the property.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Rustic Blanket Chests
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Antique Hand-Carved Oak Camphor or Blanket Chest, circa 1708
Located in Birmingham, AL
AD 1708 carved by Claus Kron. This Danish hand-carved blanket, camphor, family jewels, Dowry chest
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Danish Blanket Chests
Materials
Metal
Antique Teak and Brass Trunk/Chest
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Handsome metal trunk/dowry chest with wheels,brass strapping, hand stamped geometric design amidst
Category
Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass, Copper, Mixed Metal
Green Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Tan Colored Initials, c.1830
Located in Memphis, TN
initials "ADS" and date "1882". Swedish dowry chest features a domed top with original steel trim, hardware
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
Grand Scale 19th Century Syrian Wedding Chest
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Impressive, grand scale 19th century Syrian dowry wedding chest, beautifully inlaid with mother of
Category
Antique 19th Century Syrian Blanket Chests
Materials
Lead
Hand-Painted Swedish Marriage Trunk with Floral Motif, Scripted "ANNO", c.1823
Located in Memphis, TN
. This dowry chest features a wood-grain painted effect along with a wreath of flowers and vines
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Pine Marriage Trunk with Gorgeous Wood Graining, Dovetail, 19th Century
Located in Memphis, TN
dovetailed corners and edges of this dowry chest. The hardware, handles, lock, and lid knob are all original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Pine
Original Painted Dowry Chest
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small late 19th C original painted dowry chest. 1890.
Dimensions
27.5 inches (70 cms) wide
Category
Antique 19th Century Romanian Blanket Chests
Materials
Beech
Indian Damachiya Dowry Chest
Located in Astoria, NY
Indian Damachiya Dowry Chest, Rajasthan, circa 1900, with finial headed rectangular top above two
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Geometric Dowry Chest, England 1716
Located in Culver City, CA
Geometric Dowry Chest, England 1716
Constructed in pine, chest with single drawer on bottom
Category
Antique 18th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Pakistani Carved Dowry Chest, 19th c
Located in San Marino, CA
Pakistani finely carved two door dowry chest, front with carved inset panels depicting a variety of
Category
Antique 19th Century Pakistani Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
18th Century Swedish Dowry Chest, Dated 1774
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish flat topped dowry chest in it's original colour and dated 1774.
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Diminutive 18th Century American Oak Dowry Chest
Located in Richmond, VA
Early American diminutive oak dowry chest, carved with floral arches and flowering urn.
Great
Category
Antique Early 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Zanzibar 19th Century Dowry Chest
Located in Nantwich, GB
design on the front, sides and top. Dowry chests have a well documented history as icons of the Eastern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Zanzibari Other Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Painted Hope Chest , Blanket Box , Dowry Chest dated 1842
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baltic dowry chest in original paint. Decorated with symbolic "Tree of Life" (for prosperity
Category
Antique 19th Century Latvian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Antique 19th Century Damchiya Anglo-Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
Monumental antique Anglo-Indian Damchiya, or dowry chest. Carved Burmese teak with hand forged iron
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Large Japanese Lacquered Dowry Chest, Late Edo Period
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large Japanese lacquered dowry chest from the Edo period, early to mid-19th century, with the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Hope Chest , Blanket Box , Dowry Chest in Pine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall dowry chest in pine with wrought iron hinges. Great patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century Estonian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Circa Pakistani Painted Dowry Chest
Located in San Marino, CA
A Pakistani painted dowry chest with two centered doors enclosing one shelf, having an exterior
Category
Early 20th Century Pakistani Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Original Painted Dowry Chest Trunk or Luggage, Dated 1840
Located in Manhasset, NY
A dated, signed, inscribed 1840 incredibly detailed original painted dowry chest or trunk with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Classical Blanket Chests
Antique Zanzibar Dowry Chest with Decorative Brass Overlay and Studs c1890
Located in Sherborne, GB
Stunning antique Zanzibar dowry chest, circa 1890. This useful chest can be used as a coffee table
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
A west Java Dowry Chest with inlay
metal studs.
Located in New York, NY
A west Java Dowry Chest with inlay & metal studs.
Category
20th Century Javanese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Islamic Dowry Chest Storage Antique Box Brass Inlay Arab Interiors, 1820
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Unique Islamic dowry chest
Profusely decorated with brassware and other metal.
Depicting
Category
Antique 1820s Syrian Islamic Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
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Find a variety of dowry chests available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, all dowry chests available were constructed with great care. Dowry chests have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Dowry chests bearing Baroque or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Dowry Chests?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,700, while they’re typically $590 on the low end and $11,995 highest priced.
Questions About Dowry Chests
- 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.
- What is a dower chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A dower chest — also called a dowry chest or hope chest — is a Pennsylvania Dutch chest, a piece of furniture traditionally used by young women to store items in anticipation of married life. Find a collection of antique and vintage dowry chests on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Traditionally, the point of a hope chest was to help a woman prepare for married life. Women would place textiles and household items inside, so that she had a collection of belongings to take to her husband's home when she got married. Today, people still use hope chests to store blankets, pillows and other items. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage hope chests.
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