Chinese Dowry
Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s
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Category
Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
Small Antique Dowry Basket with Distressed Brown Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small antique Chinese dowry basket from the early 20th century, with brown patina and weathered
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
Materials
Wood
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A phenomenal hand carved and painted wooden antique wedding dowry stacked drawer carriage chest
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Chinese Export Dowry Box / Trunk On Stand Or Coffee Table Depicting Horses.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export style dowry trunk on ebonized base. It is beautifully painted and depicts
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese 19th Century Dowry Chest with Fretwork and Carved Gilt Characters
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period dowry chest from the 19th century, with fretwork, carved giltwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Dowry Chest, Oriental, Nesting Box, Ceramic, Art Deco, Storage, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a charming vintage dowry chest. An Oriental, lacquered nesting box with ceramic inset
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Lacquer
H 15.36 in W 15.95 in D 8.86 in
1920s Asian Dowry, Blanket or Storage Chest, Bronze Decorated J. L. George
Located in Manhasset, NY
1920s Century Asian Dowry, blanket or storage chest. Bronze decorated having strong bronze hinges
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
Late Qing Dynasty Large Dowry Chest with Arching Lid, Carved Panels and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period antique dowry chest from the early 20th century, with carved panels
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 45 in W 59.5 in D 24 in
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Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s
Located in Brussels , BE
Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ethnic Minority Dowry Textile Pillow, Dong
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dong, Chinese ethnic minority Dowry textile pillow
Measure: 21 in. x 16 in.
Three available
Pink
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Vintage Dowry, Ethnic Chinese Minority Textile Cushions
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand-loomed dowry textile, Guizhou, Southwest China. Sand colored with hints of khaki with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Miao Dowry Cushion, Tan Square
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pale tan Chinese ethnic minority pillow composed in panels with olive green highlights
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Miao Dowry Cushion, Tan Large
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pale tan Chinese ethnic minority pillow composed in panels with olive green highlights
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen
19th Century Q’ing Dynasty Wedding Dowry Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century Q’ing Dynasty lacquered wedding dowry cabinet with Classic brass hardware.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Dong Dowry Cushions in Ecru and Indigo Lumbar
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lumbar vintage faded Dong dowry cushions in ecru and indigo.
Linen on reverse--see image.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Wabi Walnut Dressing Table with Storage
Located in London, GB
Once used as a bride’s dowry in Ancient China, the dressing table has a rich history that extends
Category
2010s Asian Organic Modern Vanities
Materials
Walnut
A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A vividly painted Chinese dowry or wedding chest of strong elm wood.
The main image
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Chinese Tall Lacquered Dowry Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in northern China during the mid-19th century, this tall cabinet was likely part of wedding
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export, Storage Trunk, Dowry, Walnut, Carved, Burn Mark, China, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinese Export, Storage Trunk, Dowry, Walnut, Carved, Burn Mark, China, 1930s
A 19th or 20th
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Walnut, Cedar
H 24.5 in W 44 in D 22 in
Chinese Trunk or Dowry or Blanket Chest
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine antique dowry chest or trunk. Chinese depicting an Asian scene. The overall truck case
Category
Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Bronze
H 21.5 in W 21 in D 21 in
Pillow Shpaed Dowry Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
Black Lacquer Pillow Shaped Dowry Box, Tradtionally used for family of the bride to place her dowry
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Baskets
Materials
Paint, Rattan, Rosewood
Petite Chinese Two Door Wedding Cabinet Maquette
Located in Chicago, IL
carpenters sample to show how joinery and timbers come together in a traditional Chinese wedding dowry
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Antique Black Lacquered Dowry Chest with Polychrome Ceremonial Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique black lacquered dowry chest with polychrome ceremonial figures and iron hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
H 24.5 in W 35 in D 22 in
Antique Chinese Cabinet Two Tone
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Two Tone Chinese Dowry Pantry Lacquered Cabinet
These types of cabinets were frequently filled with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Chinese Heavily Carved Camphor Dowry Chest or Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Mid-20C Chinese heavily carved camphor dowry chest or coffee table.
Made
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
H 41.15 in W 33.86 in D 19.49 in
Early 20C The Queen Playing with Sword Camphor Dowry Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful Early 20C The Queen Playing with Sword Camphor Dowry Chest.
Made in Hong
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Washstand from Brides Dowry
Located in Bedford, NY
CEDAR WOOD CARVED WASHSTAND...FROM TAIWAN 19TH CENTURY. THIS PIECE IS PART OF A BRIDES DOWRY
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Vanities
Materials
Cedar
Vintage Dowry, Ethnic Chinese Minority Textile Cushions, Ecru and Tan
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand loomed dowry textile, Guizhou, SW China. Ecru and tan with indigo highlights
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Dowry, Ethnic Chinese Minority Textile Cushions, Indigo and Tan
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand-loomed dowry textile, Guizhou, SW China. Ecru and khaki with indigo highlights
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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
Butterfly Dowry Textile Pillow
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Dong, Chinese Minority Group, Butterfly dowry textile. Hand loomed in indigo, off white
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Diamond Miao Dowry Pillow
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand loomed Miao dowry textile in a zig zag diamond motif with a pink Hebei hand loomed
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Pink Miao Dowry Pillow
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Light peachy-pink vintage Miao dowry textile pillow. Hand loomed cotton with blue and lavender silk
Category
20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Dong Dowry Textile Pillows
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pale pink and grey and ecru background with a central diamond pattern in indigo.
Linen on reverse see image
75/25 goose feather and down inserts.
Concealed zippers.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Butterfly Dowry Textile Pillow, Lumbar
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coordinating lumbar pillow--Butterfly Dowry Textile Pillow. Vintage Dong, Chinese Minority Group
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Butterfly Dowry Textile Pillow, Charcoal
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Dong, Chinese Minority Group, Butterfly dowry textile. Hand loomed in charcoal and ecru
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Qing Dynasty Wedding Dowry Cabinet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century Qing dynasty green lacquered wedding dowry armoire with brass hardware.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Cypress
Set of Large Dong Dowry Textile Pillows
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand loomed; overall zig zag pattern.
Heavy weight linen on reverse see image
75/25 goose feather and down inserts.
Concealed zippers.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Pair of Dong Dowry, Red Jewel Tone
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Dong hand loomed textile. Mirror image in the pair of pillows.
Red jewel toned with dark purple highlights.
Linen on reverse--see image.
75/25 goose feather and down i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Miao Dowry Textile Cushion, Pale Pink and Blue
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pale pink blue and cream Miao well motif. Set of three available.
Linen on reverse see image.
75/25 goose feather and down inserts.
Concealed zippers.
Check our 1stdib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Dong Dowry Cushions in Ecru and Indigo
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large faded vintage Dong wedding blanket cushions in a hand loomed silk and cotton brocade.
Linen on reverse--see image.
75/25 goose feather and down inserts.
Concealed zippers....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Dong Dowry Textile Cushions in Indigos Pinks and Peaches
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pale Dong textile pillows.
Linen on reverse--see image.
75/25 goose feather and down inserts.
Concealed zippers.
Check our 1stdibs storefront for pillows in coordinating fabri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Zhuang Dowry Cushion in Golds Coppers and Bronzes and Blues
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Zhuang dowry cushion in in muted golds, coppers, bronzes with blue accents.
Linen on
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Miao Dowry Textile Cushions in Muted Colors Lumbar
By Simeona Leona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One vintage Miao lumbar dowry textile cushion in golds, coppers, bronzes and other accent colors
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Miao Silk Embroidery Decorative Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Chinese Maio embroidery dowry pillow, silk floss threads on linen. Grey textured linen backing
Category
Vintage 1960s Asian Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen, Silk, Down, Feathers
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Chinese Dowry For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese dowry for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every Chinese dowry was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Chinese dowry you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Chinese dowry is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Chinese Dowry?
A Chinese dowry can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,390, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $9,800.