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Antique Dowry Boxes

19th Century Indian Malabar Dowry Jewelry Box in Lacquered Teak with Handcrafted
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique South Indian Malabar Dowry Jewelry Box, 19th Century Teak with Brass – Kerala, India A rare
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Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Indian Mughal Wood Dowry Chest with Carved Patterns, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Mughal dowry chest with carved patterns from India. This chest wooden chest with a
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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Antique Asian Ornate Craved Wood Damchiya Dowry Box
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Antique Indian Damchiya with extensively carved wood. The traditional box was used as a dowry for
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Cupboards

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Hardwood

Antique Carved Oak Dutch Trunk, Dowry/Blanket Box, Coffer, Holland 1790, H346
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique carved oak Dutch trunk, dowry or blanket box, coffer, Holland 1790, H346 Holland 1790
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Antique 1790s Dutch Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Antique Copper Brass Banded Domed Strongbox Treasure Chest Dowry Keepsake Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English copper and brass banded domed keepsake / storage / jewelry / dowry / wedding or
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Early 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Copper

Indian Antique Wooden Dowry Box with Geometric Motifs and Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian wooden dowry box used by a merchant, with geometric design. Charming us with its
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Indian Red Lacquered Dowry Box from Rajasthan with Pierced Brass Braces
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian red lacquered dowry box from Rajasthan, with pierced brass motifs. Born in the
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Early 20th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Chinese Brown Elmwood Dowry Chest Decorative Box with Bronze Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese brown elmwood dowry chest from the 19th century, with bronze hardware. Born in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Bronze

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
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Antique 1820s Syrian Islamic Blanket Chests

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Brass

Antique Chinese 3 Tier Rosewood Rattan Stacking Wedding Box Dowry Basket
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Chinese figural three tier rectangular wedding box with rattan sides and intricately
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Baskets

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Rattan, Rosewood, Paint

Antique Hope Chest, Blanket Box or Dowry Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial dowry chest in pine with wrought iron hinges. All original.    
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Antique 19th Century Latvian Trunks and Luggage

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Wrought Iron

Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts
Located in London, GB
Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts A Superb large 19th
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Antique 1880s Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Wood

Superb Large Antique South Indian dowry box Interior Design Décor
Located in London, GB
A Superb Large Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box This Fine example shows a vast amount of
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Antique 1880s Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Indian Kerala Dowry Box, Malabar, Northern Kerala
Located in New York, NY
Antique Indian Kerala dowry box, Malabar, Northern Kerala (formerly Madras province of British
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

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Early 20th Century Carved Cabinet from Fujian, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An early 20th century carved 2-tier cabinet from Fujian province, China. The carvings on the front are mostly through carvings, which are carved very deep and lively, featuring human...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

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Fir

Early 20th Century Carved Cabinet from Fujian, China
Early 20th Century Carved Cabinet from Fujian, China
$2,940
H 76.38 in W 37.8 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Malabar Jewelry Box Lacquered with Ornate Brass Accents from Kerala
Located in Yonkers, NY
This South Indian jewelry box, known as a Malabar box, hailing from Kerala, is a magnificent piece of cultural artistry and historical significance. Its deep orange lacquer finish ev...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese export, circa 1820. An exceptional quality and rare form. Featuring figural landscape decorations in gilt to the main black lacquer doors, which open to reveal 13 separated c...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Giltwood, Lacquer

Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
Exceptional Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Decorated Lap Desk
$2,072 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5.75 in W 23.25 in D 13.625 in
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree. Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry dressi...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Jewelry Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Shanxi Painted Lacquer Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning and rare black lacquered Chinese cabinet featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie scenes. The two-door cabinet has two drawers and three shelves inside, along with a lower compa...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Brass

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Shanxi Painted Lacquer Cabinet, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Shanxi Painted Lacquer Cabinet, 19th Century
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 64.5 in W 40 in D 18.5 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people and structures.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

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Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
$4,880
H 6 in W 11 in D 14 in
Early 20th Century 2-Tier Cabinet from Fujian, China
Located in Singapore, SG
An early 20th century 2-tier carved cabinet from Fujian province, specifically Quanzhou city, China. This is a very unusual cabinet as it is much more decorated than usual. On th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Fir

Early 20th Century 2-Tier Cabinet from Fujian, China
Early 20th Century 2-Tier Cabinet from Fujian, China
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 81.89 in W 39.38 in D 23.23 in
Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box. Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. Handcr...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

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Fruitwood

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
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Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Brass, Bronze

Chinese Peranakan Inlaid Hardwood Pagoda Display Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive pagoda form carved hardwood display cabinet with bone and boxwood inlay, crafted for the Peranakan (Straits-Chinese) community in Southeast Asia, mostly likely Malaysia...
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Vintage 1910s Asian Chinoiserie Furniture

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Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood

Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box. Incredibly intricate, highly detailed and deeply carved beautiful handcrafted and carved wooden box with Mu...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A notable late 19th century carved wood altar table in old red and black paint now worn to a nice patina with a particularly decorative form. The plank top with tenons and carved edg...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
$3,450
H 38.75 in W 98 in D 18.25 in
1950s Anglo Indian Style Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950's Anglo Indian, Indo Persian style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Large vintage intricate inlaid middle Eastern Persian style box with floral and geometric Islamic Mo...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Late 18th Century Indian Teak Dowry Box with Brass Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
A richly detailed Indian dowry box dating to the late 18th century, crafted during the final decades of the Mughal Empire. This pyramidal casket is constructed from solid teak and fe...
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Metal

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Antique Dowry Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique dowry boxes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique dowry boxes — often made from wood, hardwood and fabric — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique dowry boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. folk art antique dowry boxes are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Antique Dowry Boxes?

Antique dowry boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,649, while the lowest priced sells for $495 and the highest can go for as much as $5,737.
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