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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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Gothic Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
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
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Handcrafted Moorish Dowry Trunk Cabinet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century handcrafted Indo Portuguese dowry wooden dowry cabinet.
Detailed heavy carving gives
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Blanket Chests
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
Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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
Antique 19th Century Syrian Blanket Chests
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
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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
Antique Late 19th Century Afghan Modern Cabinets
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
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
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
Antique 19th Century Syrian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Moroccan Moorish Wedding Large Trunk Coffer Inlaid with Bone and Brass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
and brass.
Moroccan Moorish wedding dowry floor chest finely detailed and hand-carved all-over with
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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
Antique Mid-18th Century Welsh Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Blanket Chests
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
Antique 19th Century Swedish Trunks and Luggage
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
Category
Antique 1710s Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Indonesian dowry chest
Located in Sagaponack, NY
teak wood, dowry chest on wheels
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Carts and Bar Carts
$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
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage
$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
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Trunks and Luggage
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th C Dowry Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted Dowry Chest
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
$1,700
Iron Mounted Indian Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Indian dowry chest (ldd)w
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Nailed Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nail studded Moroccan velvet dowry chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stylish velvet studded Moroccan dowry chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Moroccan dowry chest in velvet and studs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful velvet covered Moroccan dowry chest with studs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
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
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Blanket Chests
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
Vintage 1910s Indian Anglo-Indian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Substantial 19th Century Mexican Dowry Chest
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
Large 19th century painted pine Dowery chest
Category
20th Century Mexican Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest
Located in London, GB
Of three-panel mule chest form
with Classic regional carved and painted decoration
joined
Category
Antique 17th Century British Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Anglo Indian Rosewood Coffer / Dowry chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Anglo Indian brass mounted rosewood coffer probably made during the 18th century in India.
The pierced brass hardware is great and probably original.
The pierced brass hardware is great and probably original.
Category
20th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Wood
Carved Vintage Dowry Chest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Highly decorated cabin with intricate decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Antiquities
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
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Cabinets
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
Category
Antique 1770s Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Nail Studded Moroccan Velvet Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Terrific Moroccan velvet covered and nail studded chest.
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood, Velvet
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
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Blanket Chests
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
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Blanket Chests
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
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique 1870s Tanzanian Tribal Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique 1870s Islamic Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Wedding Chest/Dowry
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large and impressive chest on stand. Finely refinished with original hardware.
Category
20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
$9,800
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
Category
Antique 1650s Italian Renaissance Blanket Chests
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
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Baroque Blanket Chests
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
Antique 1810s Swedish Blanket Chests
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
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests
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
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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
Antique 1820s Swedish Gustavian Trunks and Luggage
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
Antique Mid-18th Century Welsh Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
$10,281
19th C. Austrian Dowry Chest
Located in New York City, NY
Late 19th-century paint decorated Austrian Dowry Chest.
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Blanket Chests
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
Antique 1860s Danish Victorian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful and painstakingly handwrought Indian dowry chest with magnificent hammered iron detailing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Furniture
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
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Baroque Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
Rustic Swiss Baroque Coffer or Dowry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular hinged top with compound moulded edge, over conforming case enclosing a small side box for valuables, raised on bracket feet, the whole enriched with geometric patterns.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swiss Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
19th Century 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
Category
Antique 1870s Zanzibari Islamic Blanket Chests
Materials
Teak
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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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