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Chinese Dowry Chest

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Wedding Dowry Chest

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Chinese 19th Century Dowry Chest with Fretwork and Carved Gilt Characters
Chinese 19th Century Dowry Chest with Fretwork and Carved Gilt Characters

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

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Dowry Chest, Oriental, Nesting Box, Ceramic, Art Deco, Storage, C.1930
Vintage Dowry Chest, Oriental, Nesting Box, Ceramic, Art Deco, Storage, C.1930

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

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Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Lacquer

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Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s
Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s

Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s

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H 39.77 in W 31.89 in D 19.69 in

Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Antique Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk, 1900s Miscellaneous Object - Asian Chinese Dowry Trunk - yin

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Antique 19th Century Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

1920s Asian Dowry, Blanket or Storage Chest, Bronze Decorated J. L. George
1920s Asian Dowry, Blanket or Storage Chest, Bronze Decorated J. L. George

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

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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Chinese Trunk or Dowry or Blanket Chest
Chinese Trunk or Dowry or Blanket Chest

Chinese Trunk or Dowry or Blanket Chest

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H 22.5 in W 45 in D 16 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

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Antique 19th Century Trunks and Luggage

A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk
A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk

A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk

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H 24 in W 35 in D 22.25 in

A Chinese Painted Wedding Trunk

Located in Austin, TX

A vividly painted Chinese dowry or wedding chest of strong elm wood. The main image

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Chinese Heavily Carved Camphor Dowry Chest or Coffee Table
Chinese Heavily Carved Camphor Dowry Chest or Coffee Table

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

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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900
Antique Marriage Chest, Asian, Chinese Elm, Carved Dowry Trunk, circa 1900

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Elm

Early 20C The Queen Playing with Sword Camphor Dowry Chest
Early 20C The Queen Playing with Sword Camphor Dowry Chest

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

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Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Wedding Chest/Dowry
Wedding Chest/Dowry

Wedding Chest/Dowry

Sold

H 36 in W 77 in D 26.25 in

Wedding Chest/Dowry

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Large and impressive chest on stand. Finely refinished with original hardware.

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20th Century Chinese Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

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Chinese Money Chest in Black Lacquer and Gilt Decoration
Chinese Money Chest in Black Lacquer and Gilt Decoration

Chinese Money Chest in Black Lacquer and Gilt Decoration

Located in Dallas, TX

A Chinese black lacqured chest with gilt decoration was originally used to hold gold coins. This highly decorative cabinet is beautiflly decorated with multible children in various s...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Carved and Painted Altar Table
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

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

Materials

Wood

Rare and Beautiful Architectural Pagode Display Cabinet, China
Rare and Beautiful Architectural Pagode Display Cabinet, China

Rare and Beautiful Architectural Pagode Display Cabinet, China

Located in Antwerp, BE

Made of carved wood with transparent fences and scrollwork panels, two dragons at the front and pagoda roofs on top. A beautiful realization by the Chinese woodcarver and furniture m...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Sapele Wood, Ivory

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Located in Troy, NY

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century
Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

$2,258Sale Price|20% Off

H 47.84 in W 30.71 in D 14.97 in

Small Chinese Black Lacquered Wardrobe 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Pretty XIXth century Chinese wardrobe in black lacquered wood decorated with court scenes, opening with two doors. The interior has a shelf with two drawers decorated with golden pla...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Coromandel Red Lacquer 12-Panel Figural and Landscape Screen. Circa 1840
Chinese Coromandel Red Lacquer 12-Panel Figural and Landscape Screen. Circa 1840

Chinese Coromandel Red Lacquer 12-Panel Figural and Landscape Screen. Circa 1840

Located in Charleston, SC

Chinese Coromandel figural red lacquer 12-panel screen depicting pagoda and landscape scenes, decorative gilt floral border panels, gilt carved lower panels, and reverse side depicti...

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Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

Pair of Chinese Painted Compound Cabinets, Late Ming Dynasty
Pair of Chinese Painted Compound Cabinets, Late Ming Dynasty

Pair of Chinese Painted Compound Cabinets, Late Ming Dynasty

$52,980 / set

H 102 in W 44.5 in D 20.25 in

Pair of Chinese Painted Compound Cabinets, Late Ming Dynasty

Located in Chicago, IL

Seamlessly constructed and lacquered black, this pair of spectacular Ming-dynasty compound cabinets provided the perfect blank canvas for painted scenes of figures and horses in a ga...

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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

$21,500Sale Price|49% Off

H 88 in W 50.5 in D 19.5 in

19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Fulton, CA

Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Very Rare 19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Cabinet Cupboard Drawers
Very Rare 19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Cabinet Cupboard Drawers

Very Rare 19th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Cabinet Cupboard Drawers

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare original circa 1820 Chinese Mother of Pearl inlaid cabinet A very rare and collectable piece, it has two cupbo...

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Antique 1820s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet
19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet

19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet

Located in Martlesham, GB

A highly decorative 19th Century Japanese gilt lacquered cabinet from the Meiji period (1868-1912) the double hinged doors decorated with two eagles in relief, each standing on a pol...

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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...

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Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890
Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890

Rare and Important Japanese Meiji Period Shadona, circa 1890

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A Japanese hardwood shodana with inlaid and lacquer decoration, Meiji Period 1868-1912, by Shoso Kosen, bearing two character signature and red seal, with various shelves, cupboards,...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Chinese Large Sideboard with Everted Ends
Early 19th Century Chinese Large Sideboard with Everted Ends

Early 19th Century Chinese Large Sideboard with Everted Ends

$10,560Sale Price|20% Off

H 40.16 in W 106.3 in D 23.04 in

Early 19th Century Chinese Large Sideboard with Everted Ends

Located in Singapore, SG

A very impressive large sideboard with everted ends from Shanxi province, China. The through carvings across the front has very lively and protruding carvings of lions (12 in total) ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Pine

19th Century Gilt Painted Cabinet
19th Century Gilt Painted Cabinet

19th Century Gilt Painted Cabinet

$16,000

H 78 in W 42 in D 20 in

19th Century Gilt Painted Cabinet

Located in New York, NY

19th century gilt painted wardrobe cabinet. A very special Qing dynasty dressing wardrobe cabinet elaborately decorated with fine and exceptional gilt painting. Landscapes of mounta...

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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Chinese Lacquered Food Storage Box of Impressive Size
Fine Chinese Lacquered Food Storage Box of Impressive Size

Fine Chinese Lacquered Food Storage Box of Impressive Size

Located in Hudson, NY

This large and impressive Mandarin food storage box is very detailed and well-constructed. The case, made of finely carved wood, houses five different stackable storage boxes. Each b...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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Chinese Dowry Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese dowry chest available at 1stDibs. A Chinese dowry chest — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese dowry chest — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Chinese dowry chest, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Chinese Dowry Chest?

Prices for a Chinese dowry chest can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,400 and can go as high as $9,800, while the average can fetch as much as $3,311.